SaipujLossk 



EMPEROR (A) 

 Painted Tongue 



The immense. Petunia-like flowers are borne 

 on sturdy, branching plants, 24 inches in height. 

 The colors are intricately netted, penciled and 

 veined with golden-yellow or other colors and 

 flower profusely during the summer. They have 

 excellent keeping qualities as cut flowers. 



3610 Mixed Colors. This mixture is an in- 

 spiration to those who are artistically mind- 

 ed. It is a marvelous blend of richest crim- 

 son and gold, lovely blues and royal purples, 

 etc. All are exquisitely penciled and mar- 

 bled Per 1000 seeds, 40e; pkt., 10c 



3602 Light Blue. Veined gold. 



3603 Bright Crimson. 



3604 Golden-Yellow. 



3606 Lilac. Veined gold. 



3607 Pink. 



3608 Purple-Violet. Veined gold. 

 Price ot above, per 1000 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 



3611 Collection of above, 6 separate colors .50c 



NEW DWARF GIANT FLOWERING 

 (See description, p. 56, and coJor plate, p. 57.) 



3612 Red Star Pkt., 25c 



3614 Blue and Silver ■- Pkt., 25c 



3616 Velvety Blue Pkt., 25c 



Sab 



via 



Scarlet Sage QTP^} (.but grown as an Annual) 



They are easily raised from seeds sown in 

 February or March in the greenhouse or hotbed, 

 the seedlings being transferred to the open gar- 

 den about the end of May. They bloom pro- 

 fusely from July until frost. 



3622 Bonfire. Very compact, oval bushes, 2Vi 

 feet high; brilliant scarlet flowers. The spikes 

 stand out stiff and erect; over 200 to a plant is 

 not unusual and they bear from 20 to 30 flowers 

 each. 



Per 1000 seeds, 60c; >A or., S1.00; pkt., 10c 



3623 Harbinger. Plants raised from seed sown 

 at the end of February commence to produce 

 spikes of dazzling scarlet flowers early in June 

 and until frost. 



Per 1000 seeds, SI. 00; 'A oz., $1.50; pkt.. 25c 



3624 Scarlet Dragoon. The flowers are nearly 

 double the size of the old Salvias. Fully grown 

 plants in bloom form compact bushes 3 feet 

 across by 3 feet high, and bloom from ground to 

 summit 



Per 1000 seeds, 75e; V* oz., $1.25; pkt., 15c 

 3626 Splendens. The old favorite bedding vari- 

 ety producing during the summer and fall daz- 

 zling scarlet flowers in profusion. Height, 2 feet. 

 Per 1000 seeds. 50c; 'A oz., 75c; pkt.. 10c 

 3628 Tom-Thumb Zurich. Of dwarf, compact 

 growth, forming oval bushes 15 to 18 inches 

 high, thickly studded with fine spikes of scarlet 

 flowers. 



Per 1000 seeds. $1.00; 'A oz., $1.50; pkt., 15c 



The Popular Blue Salvia 

 3631 Farinaeea Blue Bedder. The plants grow 

 from 4 to 5 feet tall, having long spikes of 

 light blue flowers. Seed sown indoors in 

 February will bloom in August. This is quite 

 distinct from Salvia Splendens. 



Per 1000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 15c 



Scki 



Lzanlhiu (A) 



i 

 Butterfly Flower or Poorman'sOrchid 



Our strains are valuable for pots and decora- 

 tion. In the garden sow the seed directly out- 

 doors late in spring where the plants are to 

 grow, as they do not transplant readily. The 

 plants begin blooming in about two months' 

 time. The Schizanthus is a superb cut-flower. 

 Arranged in a vase, it resembles sprays of or- 

 chids and keeps in splendid condition for a week 

 or more. 



3670 Dr. Badger's Giant Flowering Hybrids. A 

 super strain, robust and bushy, li/ 2 to 2 feet in 

 height, with bright green, fern-like foliage. The 

 flowers measure from 1 to 11/4 inches across. The 

 light varieties, white, pink, buff-rose or yellow, 

 have marked centers. The darker sorts are of 

 purple, mauve or red, margined by a deep tone 

 of the ground color. Mixed Colors. 

 ,.,, „,. Per 1000 seeds. 75e; pkt.. 25e 



\t yi. x \* tonensis Hybrids. Large-flowering. 

 Mixed Colors. Beautiful colors and combinations 

 in great variety Per 1000 seeds. 50e; pkt 15c 



86 



Scablosa (A) 



MourningBride or Pincushion Flower 



Annual Varieties 

 These varieties of Maxima Plena represent an 

 improved type of this old garden favorite; the 

 flowers are continuous until frost. They mea- 

 sure 6 to 8 inches in circumference, are double 

 clear to the center, and have long stems. Their 

 delicate fragrance make them favorites in the 

 garden or for cutting purposes. 



3650 Mixed Colors. A pleasing array of har- 

 monious colors. Lovely in combination in beds 

 or in the hardy border for summer flowers. 

 Per 500 seeds, 40c; pkt., 10c 



3642 Azure Fairy. Light blue. 



3643 Cerise. Lovely cerise-red. 



3644 Cattleya. The color is a rich rosy lilac of 

 the beautiful orchid tone. 



3645 Loveliness. Soft, delicate salmon-rose. 



3646 Golden Yellow. 



3647 Royal Purple. 



3648 Snowball. Pure white. 



Price of above, per 500 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 

 3651 Collection of above 7 separate varieties 60c 



Perennial Varieties 



Scabiosa is one of the most desirable of the 

 hardy plants for cutting purposes. 



3656 Caucasiea Alba. A pure white variety; 

 counterpart of the Perfecta; the flowers measure 

 3 to 4 ins. across Per 500 seeds, 75c; pkt., 25c 



3657 Caucasiea Perfecta. Forms dense, spread- 

 ing plants 2 to 3 feet high. The semi-double 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, are poised on stalks 

 lVz to 2 feet long, making them of exceptional 

 value for cutting. Color a beautiful lilac-blue, 

 shading to deep blue. 



Per 500 seeds, 75c; pkt., 15c 



3658 Japonica. A new variety from Japan, 2Vi 

 to 3 feet in height and breadth; elegant light 

 green foliage. Flowers 2 to 2 1/2 inches across on 

 long, wiry stems 15 to 20 inches in length. Color, 

 mauve or lavender-blue. The plant flowers from 

 the end of June until late in autumn. 



Per 500 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 



SMIL AX QTP') 



3685 Charming, tender climber for greenhouse 

 or window gardens; the foliage and stems are 

 of a pleasing light green; very graceful. Excel- 

 lent for decoration Per 500 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 



STATICE. Sea Lavender (A) 



These new varieties are used when dried for 

 winter bouquets. They are also valuable for 

 growing in rockeries; plants 2 feet high. 



3691 Puberula. Flowers 5 months after sowing, 

 grows only 4 to 6 inches high and forms large, 

 magnificent dark violet blooms. It can be used 

 for pots and in the open, also in rock gardens. 



Pkt.,25e 



3692 Sinuata Atrocoerulea. Dark blue. 



3693 Bonduelli. Lemon yellow. 

 3698 Sinuata Rose. Brilliant rose. 



Price of above, per 'A oz., 40c; pkt.. 10c 



