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STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 



PRIMULA JAPONICA* (Japanese Primrose) 

 10 inches 



A hardy primrose, excellent for borders, blooming early in the spring. 

 Seed is sown outdoors in the spring, in permanent beds. Give pro- 

 tection with litter through the winter. 



1453 Choice Mixed — Bright colors, many shades. Pkt. 20c. 



PYRETHRUM o 

 (Golden Feather) 

 8 inches 



I Highly ornamental free 

 flowering plant, very 

 - effective in borders. 

 Culture. Sow out- 

 doors early in the 

 spring. Seed may be 

 started indoors for 

 early flowering. 

 1454 P. roseum — 

 Choice single flowering 

 mixed, red shades pre- 

 dominating. Pkt. 10c. 



RHODANTHEO 

 (Swan River Ever- 

 lasting) 12 inches 



A pretty everlasting 

 particularly decorative 

 in the garden. Suitable 

 for ribbons, edgings 

 and borders. Free 

 flowering. 



Culture. Start in- 

 doors and transplant 

 to garden middle of 

 May. 



White and rose flowers. Pkt. 10c. 



PYRETHRUM 



1455 Single flowering mixed- 



RICINUS O (Castor Bean) 6-15 feet 



A magnificent tall-growing plant with picturesque foliage and 

 brilliantly colored fruit, used in^beds and singly as ornamental foliage, 

 plants giving a tropical effect to the garden. 



Culture. Plant outdoors early in the spring and thin out to 4 feet 

 each way. 



1456 R. Gibsonii (6 feet) — Very dark leaved foliage. Pkt. 10c. 



1457 R. zanzibariensis mixed (12 feet) — Leaves 3 feet across, 

 deeply lobed. Plant pyramidal. Pkt. 10c. 



1458 R. sanguineus (6 feet) — Leaves dark green, stem red. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



ROSE CAMPION— See Lychnis 



SALPIGLOSSIS o 30 inches 



Useful for autumn decoration. The curious penciled and marbled 

 petunia-like flowers produce attractive effects in beds, borders or 

 edgings. 



Culture. Start seed in March indoors for early flowering. Set 

 outdoors in May, one foot apart each way. Begins to bloom in 

 August and continues until frost. 



1459 S. grandiflora (Emperor) mixed — Improved strain, large 

 flowering, many colors. Pkt. 10c. 



1460 S. nana (dwarf mixed) — Large flowering dwarf variety in 

 many shades and colors. Pkt. 10c. 



SALVIA* (Scarlet Sage) 18 inches 



A standard bedding and border plant, blooming from July until 

 October. The brilliant colors are very effective. 

 Culture. Start plants indoors in February or March and transplant 

 to the garden about May 15th, May be taken indoors in the fall as 

 a house plant. 



1461 Fireball — Brilliant scarlet colored flowers. Pkt. 15c. 



1469 Salvia patens (Blue Sage) — Intense blue flowers. Pkt. 25c. 



SALVIA WITH DUSTY MILLER BORDER 



SCABIOSA © (Mourning Bride) 24-36 inches 



Handsome, showy plants with beautifully variegated flowers. Useful 

 for mixed borders. 



Culture. Sow seed outdoors in April and thin to 24 inches apart. 

 May also be started indoors and later transplanted to the garden. 



LARGE FLOWERING DOUBLE 



1462 Purple 



1463 Red 



1464 White 



1465 Mixed, all colors 

 Each of above— Pkt. 10c. 



SCARLET RUNNER BEANS O $ 10 feet 



Rapidly growing climber, having bright scarlet pea-shaped flowers. 

 The beans may be eaten. 

 Culture. Like garden pole beans. 



1466 Selected beans. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, % lb. 60c, 1 lb. $1.50. 



SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower) 12 inches 



Pyramidal bushes with charming flowers used for borders. 

 Culture. May be started indoors, but usually sown in the garden 

 in April. 



1467 Mixed — Many striking colors. Pkt. 10c. 

 SENSITIVE PLANT— See Mimosa 



SMILAX* * □ 10 feet 



A graceful climbing plant with small, beautiful, glossy green foliage 

 which is used for table decoration and with bouquets. 

 Culture. Soak seed in warm water for 24 hours before planting, as 

 it germinates slowly. Even then it requires 8 weeks before the plant 

 appears. May be planted in pots or baskets. 



1468 Windermoor Standard. Pkt. 10c. 



Snapdragon — See Antirrhinum 



STOCKS O (Gilliflower) 12-18 inches 



A popular and beautiful "old-fashioned" favorite. Our improved 

 strains are the most charming of garden flowers and are equally 

 effective whether for bedding, edging, bordering or pot culture. 

 Culture. Start plants indoors in March and transplant to the 

 garden about May 15th, not closer than 10 inches. May also be 

 sown outdoors in April. 



EARLY FLOWERING BROMPTON (Beauty of Nice) 



Superior imported English strain, flowering at the same time as the 

 Ten Weeks, but having larger spikes of blooms. 



1470 Princess Alice — Snow white. Pkt. 10c. 



1471 Queen Alexandra — Lilac. Pkt. 10c. 



1472 Beauty of Nice— Flesh pink. Pkt. 10c. 



DOUBLE FLOWERING TEN WEEKS 

 Early maturing, large flowering and desirable for cutting. 



1473 Canary yellow. Pkt. 10c. 



1474 Blue. Pkt. 10c. 



1475 White. Pkt. 10c. 



1476 Rose. Pkt. 10c. 



1477 Blood red. Pkt. 10c. 



1478 Mixed, all colors. Pkt. 10c, }i oz. $1.00. 



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