Stokes Seed Farms Co mpan ty, Moores town, New Jersey 



PRIMULA • Chinese Primrose 



For winter decoration, the Primula is one of the most important 

 greenhouse or house plants. It does well in a cool room, and will 

 bloom freely in a shady window, where most flowers will not thrive. 

 Sow seed in shallow boxes of light soil, barely covering them. It is 

 best to keep the box shaded during the hottest part of the day; the 

 earth must be moist but not too wet; keep plants in cool, shady 

 place during summer months. 



Stokes' Standard Mixture. This mixture contains nothing Pkt. 

 but the finest free-flowering sorts, and cannot fail to give 



satisfaction $0 25 



Alba magnifica. White 40 



Peach Blossom. White and pink 25 



Cheswick Red. Brilliant red 40 



Brilliant Blue 40 



Kermesina splendens. Crimson 25 



Rosy Morn. Delicate pink 25 



Primula obconica grandiflora 



Very free-flowering, but with smaller individual flowers. Very 

 satisfactory house plants. pj^. 



Grandiflora Kermesina. Red SO 25 



Grandiflora rosea. Pink 25 



Grandiflora, White 25 



Grandiflora hybrida, Mixed 25 



Primulas, Other Varieties 



Forbesii. Baby Primrose 25 



Veris. Cowslip. Hardy Primrose 10 



Vulgaris. English Yellow Primrose. Hardy 10 



PYRETHRUM 



•Very ornamental, both foliage and flowers well adapted for bed- 

 ding and borders. 



Parthenifolium aureum. Golden Feather. Beautiful golden- Pkt. 



leaved bedding plant; flowers white; half-hardy perennial; 



1 foot oz. 50c. . .SO 05 



Roseum. Daisy-like flowers borne on long stems, 2 feet or 



more in length; fern-like foliage 10 



Golden Gem. Golden moss-like foliage 10 



RUDBECKIA, Golden Glow. A free-flowering perennial, 

 growing from 4 to 6 feet high and producing an abundance 

 of bright yellow flowers 10 



Bed of Scarlet Sage with "Dusty Miller" Border 



SALVIA • Scarlet Sage 



One of the most beautiful bedding plants, to be planted in masses 

 or in borders in front of porticos, or around beds of Cannas, etc. 

 Sow the seeds in boxes or frames and set the plants out the latter 

 part of May. 



Splendens. Scarlet Sage. The standard sort, an easy, con- Pkt. 

 tinuous and persistent bloomer J^oz. 50c. .SO 10 



Patens. One of the richest blues of all flowers 15 



Bonfire, or Clara Bedman. One of the finest and most 

 popular sorts for bedding and massing. The plants grow 

 into strong, oval bushes, and are almost hidden by long 

 spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers J4°z. 75c. . 10 



Farinacea. Silver Sage. It appears to run altogether to 

 flowers, hundreds upon hundreds of tall spikes of silvery lav- 

 ender blooms during the entire season 10 



STOKESIA Cyanea. Cornflower Aster. A most beautiful 

 and charming hardy perennial, easily raised from seed and 

 flowering the first year if seed is started early. The plants 

 grow about 2 feet high, bearing from twenty to thirty hand- 

 some lavender-blue cornflower-like flowers from July to frost. 10 I 



SALPIGLOSSIS 



One of our handsomest annuals, and should be in every garden, 

 with beautiful, funnel-shaped flowers, richly veined on a ground 

 which varies from white, crimson, yellow, orange, etc. Seed should 

 be started indoors early in the spring and set out as soon as the weather 



has become settled. p^t. 



Choice Mixed. SO 05 



Grandiflora. Large-flowering type; a splendid mixture 05 



Superbissima. Magnificently rich and beautiful flowers, 



exquisitely veined 10 



SCABIOSA • Mourning Bride 



A desirable border plant, producing in great profusion large, 

 double flowers in all the shades of white, carmine, lilac, maroon, etc. 

 Excellent for cutting. 



Tall Large-flowering. Flowers average 3 inches across; very Pkt. 



double. Choicest mixed $0 05 



Double Dwarf. Finest mixed 05 



Caucasica. Hardy perennial. Particularly adapted for cutting, 

 lasting a long time when placed in water. The peculiar soft 

 lilac-blue shade of the flowers is charming 10 



SCARLET RUNNER BEANS 



Scarlet Runner. Fine ornamental climber, with scarlet pods 



succeeding bright scarlet blossoms oz. 10c. . 05 



Butterfly Runner. This new variety of the Scarlet Runner 

 Bean is a very pretty climber, with large pink-and-white 

 blossoms borne in sprays, and produced in the greatest pro- 

 fusion from early summer till frost. The flowers are followed 



by edible pods as fine as any string beans oz. 10c. . 05 



The Czar. Similar to the above, except that the flowers are 

 pure white oz. 10c. . 05 



SCHIZANTHUS Butterfly Flower 



These beautiful Butterfly Flowers are extremely easy to grow, 

 and are among the most continuous bloomers we have. The flowers 

 are large and brilliant, and very unique in form and color, the shape 



resembling the orchid very much. Colors crimson, yellow, violet, 

 white, etc A grand pot-plant and for winter blooming we do not 

 know of a plant that will prove more satisfactory. pjj t 

 Finest Mixed SO 05 



Wisetonensis, "Excelsior." New. This will be found a very 

 useful plant both for bedding and conservatory. If sown in 

 February or March, and planted out in May, will bloom and 

 make a very effective display. For the conservatory, with suc- 

 cessive sowings they may be had in bloom nearly all the 

 year round. The "Excelsior" is a much larger-flowered strain 

 of Wisetonensis, and with markings and color of a fancy 

 pelargonium. All dark, crude flowers are carefully kept out. 

 The flowers have white, buff or rose grounds. A splendid 

 acquisition 25 



SENSITIVE PLANT. Mimosa pudica. Very curious and 

 interesting plant with pink flowers. The leaves close and 

 droop when touched or shaken 05 



SMILAX. A charming climber for house or greenhouse cul- 

 ture. Forms "strings" 6 feet or more long, which are exten- 

 sively used for decorating. Soak seeds for twenty-four 

 hours in warm water before sowing M oz - 15c. . 10 



STEVIA Serrata. A tender perennial, in great favor for cut- 

 ting puposes; large heads of small, white flowers of very 

 graceful effect; suitable for pot culture, flowering in winter, 

 or if sown early will bloom in the garden the first summer . . 10 



Stokesia cyanea 



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