Salvia—Scarlet Sage 
Bushy hedge-like plants with bright scarlet flowers on spikes covering the whole plant. 
Traditional to plant in front of country porches. Start seed indoors. Blooms from July 
until frost. 
Dreer’s America, 3853. The earliest and most uniform strain with scarlet flowers. 20 inches 
tall. Pkt. 25¢; large pkt. 75¢; % oz. $1.75. 
St. John’s Fire, 3856. Compact plants 10 inches high covered with brilliant scarlet blooms. 
Pkt. 35¢; large pkt. $1.00. 
Splendens, 3851. (Scarlet Sage.) Beautiful, bright scarlet flower spikes. 3 ft. Pkt. 20¢; large 
pkt. 60¢; % oz. $1.25. 
Bonfire, 3855. (Clara Bedman.) Lovely well-rounded bushes 2 ft. tall and as wide. Brilliant 
scarlet spikes. Pkt. 25¢; large pkt. 75¢; % oz. $1.75. 
Blue Salvia 
Azurea Grandiflora Pitcheri, 3841. Stately perennial plants 3% to 4 ft. tall bearing long 
racemes set with beautiful, deep clear blue flowers from July until late September. Easy 
to grow and perfectly hardy. Pkt. 25¢. 
Farinacea, 3843. Half-hardy perennial grown as an annual because it blooms so quickly. 
Has showy light blue flowers. Requires thorough winter protection. Pkt. 20¢. 
Farinacea, Blue Bedder, 3845. More compact form with flowers of a deeper blue color. 
Hardy with protection. Blooms from August till October. 2% ft. Pkt. 25¢; large pkt. 60¢. 
Patens, 3849. Gorgeous large blooms of deep indigo blue. Half-hardy perennial. 2% ft. tall. 
Pkt. 25¢. 
Seabiosa Annual 
See page V in full natural color 
among the “Tall Stuff” for Cutting. 
Scabiosa—Perennial 
The hardy Scabiosa are long lived, 
free blooming perennials excellent 
for border planting or for cutting. 
Caucasica Perfecta, 3893. (Blue Bon- 
net.) Large, well-rounded, soft 
lavender-blue flowers from June to 
September. 3 ft. Pkt. 15¢. 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, 3895. 
(Isaac House Strain.) Vigorous 
plants with giant blooms ranging 
from light to darkest blue. June 
to September; 2% ft. Pkt. 25¢; 
large pkt. 60¢. 
Caucasica, Alba, 3894. Showy white 
flowers, 2% ft. tall. Pkt. 15¢. 
Columbaria, Pink, 3897. Soft pink. 
2 ft. Pkt. 15¢. 
Columbaria, Lavender, 3896. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢. 
Sidalcea 
25¢; large pkt. 75¢. 
large pkt. 75¢. 
cutting. 3 ft. Pkt. 10¢. 
V4 oz. 25¢. 
Red Sunflower 
ft. Pkt. 10¢. 
Salvia —Farinacea 
Schizanthus 
Butterfly or Fringe Flower 
One of the airiest and daintiest an- 
nuals. Grows 2 to 3 ft. tall and is 
practically covered with blooms 
throughout the season. 
Excelsior, Compactus Mixed, 3906. 
Very large flowers with handsome 
markings on white, buff, brilliant 
rose, blue and purple ground. Pkt. 
25¢. 
Giant-Flowering Hybrids, 3907. 
Magnificent blooms the size of a 
silver doliar in a perfect blend of 
colors. Remarkably free-flowering. 
Pkt. 20¢. 
Mixed, 3910. (Wisetonensis.) A splen- 
did mixture which forms pretty 
plants about 18 inches tall. Pkt. 
15¢. 
SIDALCEA, Stark’s Hybrids, 3920. (Prairie Mallow.) A splendid perennial con- 
taining many beautiful shades. Five petalled flowers borne on spikes above the 
foliage. Grows 3 ft. tall and blooms all summer. Pkt. 20¢. 
SHASTA DAISY, Alaska, 1949. Magnificent white, daisies averaging 5 inches 
across. Blooms all summer. 3 ft. Perennial. Pkt. 15¢. 
Diener’s Giant Double White, 1952. Pure white and quite double resembling a 
giant Aster with their long, loosely arranged flower petals. 3 ft. Perennial. Pkt. 
SILENE, Armeria, 3927. (Catchfly.) Lovely, slender annual, blooms all summer, 
showy bright rose blooms on plants 1 ft. tall. Pkt. 20¢. 
STRAWBERRY, Baron Solemacher, 4038. Runnerless, everbearing Strawberry 
of compact growth which may be included in the flower or vegetable garden. 
Bear small, long pointed fruits of delightful flavor and sweetness. Pkt. 25¢; 
Sunflower — Helianthus 
Cucumerifolius Stella, 2577. (Helianthus.) Annual. Well-branched plants with 
large yellow ray petals encircling a small dark brown center. Excellent for 
Double Sun Gold, 2582. Annual. Large, densely double, brilliant golden yellow 
flowers like giant Chrysanthemums 6 to 8 inches across. 3 to 5 ft. Pkt. 10¢; 
Red Hybrids, 2585. Reddish maroon flowers 4 to 5 inches across. Grows 4 to 6 
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