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FLOWER SEEDS 



SALPIGLOSSIS. EMPEROR— Annual |* 



We offer a new giant-flowered race of this beautiful flower. (See 

 complete description on Color Plate, page 115.) 



SALVIA or Scarlet Sage (Perennial but grown as Annual) 



The Salvias are among our most opoular and useful bedding plants. They are easily raised 

 from seeds sown in February or March in the greenhouse or hotbed, the seedlings being trans- 

 ferred to the open garden about the end of May. They bloom profusely from July until frost. 

 Grown as annuals. 



3622 Bonfire. Very compact oval bushes, 2J4 feet high; brilliant scarlet flowers. The spikes 

 stand out stiff and erect; over 200 spikes to a plant is not unusual, and the spikes bear from 

 20 to 30 flowers each Per 1,000 seeds, 60c; per J4 oz. $1.00; Pkt. 10c 



3623 Harbinger. A very early type. Plants raised from seed sown at the end of February, 

 commence to produce long spikes of dazzling scarlet flowers early in June, and maintain a 

 blaze of color until frost. The leaves of the very compact plants are dark green. . . . 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. (See illustration.) Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; per }4 oz. $1.25; Pkt. 15c 



3626 Splendens. The old favorite bedding variety, producing during the summer and fall 



dazzling scarlet flowers in profusion. Height 2 feet. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; per J4 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. For bedding it is brilliantly 



effective, either planted alone or as a front row for the taller Salvias. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; Pkt. 15c 



3631 Salvia Farinacea Blue. 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 Pkt. 15c 



We can furnish pot-grown plants of Salvia Splendens for bedding purposes ready April 

 15th. Price 15c each; $1.25 per dozen. Purchaser pays transportation. (See page 141.) 



SAXIFRAGA (Perennial) 



3636 Mixed Varieties. 



A small perennial mossy 

 foliage plant, invaluable 

 for rock gardens. Height 

 3 to 6 inches. See also 

 Henderson's Rock Gar- 

 den Collection, on page 

 74 .Pkt. 25c. 



Henderson's Special 

 Mixed Flower Seeds 



4740 A flower garden 

 may be made in 

 any out-of-the-way 

 place by broad- 

 casting and rak- 

 ing in, at the rate of 

 1 oz.per 100 square 

 feet, mixed with 

 sand or dry soil to 

 secure even distri- 

 bution. 



Price, cz. 25c; \i 

 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; 

 postpaid. 



SCABIOSA. Maxima Plena (Annual) 



These varieties of "Sweet Scabious*' or "Mourning 



Bride" represent an improved type of this old garden 

 favorite. The brilliantly colored flowers measure 6 to 8 

 inches in circumference, are double clear to the center, 

 and have long stems. (See Color Plate, page 115) 



SCABIOSA, Hardy Varieties (Perennial) 



Perennial Scabiosa is considered one of the most 

 desirable of the hardy plants for cutting purposes. 



3656 Caucasica Alba. A large, pure white variety; 

 counterpart of the Perfecta; beautiful; the flowers 

 measure 3 to 4 inches across Pkt. 25c 



3657 Caucasica Perfecta. Recognized as one of our 

 handsomest hardy perennials, forming dense, 

 spreading plants 2 to 3 feet high, thriving in any 

 ordinary garden soil. The semi-double flowers, 3 

 to 4 inches across, are poised on stalks 1J^ to 2 feet 

 long, making them of exceptional value cut for 

 vases, etc. The coloring of the flowers is a beauti- 

 ful lilac-blue, shading to deep blue. (See illustra- 

 tion.) Pkt. 15c 



3658 Japonica. A new hardy perennial from Japan, 

 forming large bushes 2J4 to 3 feet in height and 

 breadth, with elegant light green foliage. Flowers 

 2 to 2J>^ inches across on long wiry stems 15 to 20 

 inches in length, of a beautiful mauve or lavender- 

 blue. The plants, extremely free-flowering, pro- 

 duce their lovely flowers continuously from the end 

 of June until late in the autumn Pkt. 10c 



SCHIZANTHUS (Annual) 



Showy half-hardy annuals, very decorative for garden 

 beds and unsurpassed for the conservatory. The plant 

 is a mass of brilliant flowers, in an extraordinary variety 

 of colorings. The fobage of the plant is very delicate 

 and fern-like and highly decorative in appearance. 



Our Hybrid and Wisetonensis strains are particularly 

 valuable for pots and decoration, and the taller varieties 

 produce a delightful effect when allowed to ramble on 

 suitable supports. 



3670 Dr. Badger's Giant Flowering Hybrids. A 

 super strain, robust and bushy, 1J^ to 2 feet in 

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

 flowers are unusually large, measuring from 1 to 

 134 inches across, and show an endless variety of 

 bright colorings. The light varieties, white, pink, 

 buff-rose or yellow have beautifully marked centers, 

 zcned by a deeper shade. The darker sorts are of 

 purple, mauve or red, with center lines of yellow 

 or white, margined by a deep tone of the grourd 

 color. (See illustration.) Mixed Colors. .. Pkt. 25c 

 3675 Wisetonensis Hybrids, Large-Flowering. Mixed 

 Colors. Beautiful colors and combinations in 

 great variety Pkt . 1 .■»■- 



The preparation of the soil for the vegetable garden — starting the seed — cultivation and storing are all fully covered in 

 our Garden Guide and Record. Sent free on request with an order of $3.00 or over. See page 1. 



