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Salvia splendens— 5car/e? Sage ® 



The Scarlet Sage is an indispensable bedding plant. Its fine 

 qualities and unusually rich color make it the most effective 

 material to bring color into the summer and fall garden. Suited 

 for beds, borders, or as individual specimens. Start the seed 

 indoors or in the hotbed early and set out when the weather has 

 become settled. 



3936 Dreer's America. No other Scarlet Sage exhibits the 

 perfect uniformity of growth, freedom of bloom, and earliness 

 of coming into flower, than Dreer's America Salvia. The 

 plants are all perfectly uniform; 2 feet high and as broad. 

 The seed we offer has been produced from cuttings taken 

 carefully from superior plants. Pkt. 2Sc; special pkt. 7Sc; 

 i oz. $1.50. 



3932 Bonfire {Clara Bedman). Lovely round bushes, 2 feet high 

 and as wide. Has brilliant scarlet flower spikes that stand 

 clear above the dark green foliage. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 

 60c; i oz. Sl.OO. 



3935 Splendens {Scarlet Sage). Beautiful bright scarlet 3 feet. 

 Pkt. 10c; special pkt. SOc; i oz. 75c. 



Salvia azurea grandiflora 



Various Salvias 



3928 Azurea grandiflora. iP| A hardy perennial with long 

 spikes closely set with sky-blue flowers during August and 

 September. 3 feet. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. , 



3929 Farinacea. H Often grown as an annual. Seed sown 

 in the open ground in May will bloom from July until frost. 

 Long spikes of light blue. 2 to 3 feet. Pkt. 10c; special 

 pkt. 50c; J oz. 7Sc. 



3931 Patens {Blue Sage), [tp] A splendid Salvia for the border 

 or greenhouse. Has magnificent ultramarine-blue flowers. 

 2 feet. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 7Sc. 



3930 Sclarea. (S) Immense, loosely arranged spikes of attractive 

 floral leaves shading from white to light rose during July and 

 August. Grows 4 feet high. Pkt. ISc; J oz. 50c. 



Salpislossis— Painted Tongue 



These are one of the very finest annuals. They are of the easiest 

 culture, succeeding in any good ordinary soil and in a sunny 

 position. The plants grow from 24 to 30 inches high and produce 

 freely from mid-summer until frost their attractive Gloxinia-like 

 blossoms in a very large and unusual range of colors. They 

 are splendid for cutting, lasting well. Seed may be started indoors 

 or in a hotbed about the end of March, or sown outdoors when 

 danger from frost is passed and the ground is in good condition. 

 For best results the plants should not be set closer than 12 inches 

 apart. 



Salpiglossis, Improved Large-flowering 



Improved Large-Flowering Varieties 



3912 Crimson. 3915 Rose and Gold. 



3913 Primrose. 3916 Scarlet and Gold. 



3914 Purple and Gold. 3917 White and Gold. 



Any of the above: Pkt. 10c; special pkt. SOc. 



3919 Collection. One packet 

 each of the above 6 sorts. SOc. 



3920 Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. lOc; i oz. SOc; oz. $1.50. 



Saponaria— 5oaptvorf ©Am 



3939 Ocymoides. [hp] A showy, hardy, rock garden plant 

 covered by small bright rose flowers during the early sum- 

 mer. Grows 9 inches high and is also fine for dwarf beds or 

 borders. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 25c. 



3940 Vaccaria. (a) This is a very pretty and useful annual 

 variety which grows about 2 feet tall and bears masses of 

 satiny pink flowers somewhat like an enlarged Gypsophila. 

 Charming to add grace to flower bouquets. Make successive 

 sowings. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 30c. 



How to grow Annuals and Perennials from Seed. Leaflet covering this subject free on request 



