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RHODANTHE or Strawflower 



Elegant garden annuals, 9 to 12 inches in height. They flower early and continue for a 

 long time, and are also used as pot plants. As an "Everlasting" for dried winter bouqueta 

 they are iildispensable. 



3563 Rose PU. lOo. 



3565 White Pkt. lOo. 



RICINUS or CASTOR OIL PLANT 



Noble annual foUage plants of luxuriant and rapid growth, attaining a height of from 

 5 to 10 feet; producing large Palm-Uke leaves about 3 feet across.of majestic sub-tropical 

 effect; grown either as specimens or in groups. 



3572 Borboniensis._ Immense green fohage; 15 feet Per oz., 30c.; Pkt. lOo. 



3573 Cambodgiensis. Maroon foliage, black stems Per oz., 30c.; Pmt. lOo. 



3574 Panormitanus. A cross between Ricinus Cambodgiensis and Zanzibariensia, 



*" "*' which inherits its maroon color from the former, and from the latter its gigantic 



dimensions. The plant has a noble, upright habit and when fully developed forma 

 a huge symmetrical bush of wonderfully ornamental aspect. Per os., 30c. ; Pkt. lOo. 

 3576 Sanguineus (Obermani) . Blood-red stems and fruit, foliage green. 



Per oz., 30c.; Pkt. lOo. 



3580 Mixed Varieties Per oz., 25c.; Pkt. lOo. 



3585 Zanzibariensis. Immense leaves, green, brown, or purplish. 



Per oz., 30c.; Pkt. lOo. 



SALPIGLOSSIS, EMPEROR 



A new, giant-flowering race of this beautiful and popular garden annual. The im- 

 mense. Petunia-like flowers are borne on dwarf, sturdy branching plants, not exceeding 

 24 inches in height, and do not require staking. The colors are intricately netted, 

 penciled and veined with golden-yellow or other colors. They are of the easiest culture 

 and flower profusely during the summer. A bed of Emperor Salpiglossis in flower ia 

 strikingly beautiful. The long-stemmed flowers are also fine for cut flower decorations. 

 (See engraving .) 



3602 Light Blue. Veined gold Pkt. 10c. 



3603 Bright Crimson Pkt. lOo. 



3604 Golden-yellow Pkt. 10c. 



3606 Lilac. Veined gold Pkt. lOo. 



3607 Pink Pkt. lOo. 



3608 Purple-violet. Veined gold Pkt. lOo. 



3610 Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, SOc; Pkt. lOo. 



3611 Collection of the above, 6 separate colors, 50c. 



SALA'IA or SCARLET SAGE 



3622 Bonfire. Very compact oval bushe.4, 2J-^ 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 14, oz., 75c.; Pkt.lOc. 



3624 Scarlet Dragoon. The old Salvia SpUndens, or Scarlet Sage, has long been a favorite, and our customers can appreciate the superiority of this new variety 

 when we state that the flowers are nearly double the size. Full-grown plant- in bloom form compact bushes 3 feet through by 3 feet high, and bloom from 

 groimd to summit. The waving masses of glistening scarlet against green surroundings of lawn or foliage is matchless." (See engraving.) 



Per 1,000 seeds, 75c.; per M oz., Sl.OO; Pkt. 15o. 

 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, 60o.; per i4 oz., 75o.; Pkt. lOo 



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 Pkt. 15c. ; per 1,000 seeds, 75o. 



PRIMROSE 



Giant Fringed Chinese. {Primula Sinensis Grandiflora Fimbriata) Chinese Primroses are among our 

 finest winter and spring blooming pot plants; of healthy, sturdy growth, 8 to 12 inches high, and free from 

 insects; while they produce for weeks large trusses of flowers, which, in our new Giant varieties, average 

 4V^ to 6 inches in circumference. 



3520 Giant, Double, Mixed Colors Pkt. SOc. 



3540 Giant, Single, Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



Giant Star. (Primula Slellata Hybrida Gigantea) This distinct and beautiful type is an unrivaled 

 winter and spring flowering pot plant for table decoration. The dark fohage on purple stems makes a 

 striking contrast to the innumerable star-shaped flowers borne in clusters. The flowers are much larger 

 than the old type Stellatas and of greater substance. 

 3530 Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



PRIMULA 



Primula Malacoides. This new race of Primroses from the moimtains of China has proven most profuse- 

 flowering for pot culture. The plants form rosettes of Ught green leaves from which numerous wiry stems — 

 8 to 10 inches in height — gracefully carry whorls of flowers lo to ?4 of an inch across. They are easily 

 grown from seed flowering in about 4 months from sowing, and continue to bloom for many weeks. A cool 

 situation indoors suits them to perfection. 



3522 P. Malacoides Alba. Pure white flowers Pkt. 25c. 



3524 P. Malacoides. Lilac-colored flowers Pkt. 25c. 



3525 Primula Obconica (gigantea. These "Ever-flowering Primroses" are favorite pot plants for house 

 and conservatory. This new giant Obconica race produces flowers of great size, many of them measuring 

 ll'i inches across, equaling the flowers of the Chinese Primrose, with the added merit of being more easily 

 grown and having a longer duration of bloom. Several colors in mixture, white, crimson, rose, violet, 

 lilac, pink-eyed sort, etc Pkt. 25c. 



3542 Primula Acaulis or Hardy Blue Primrose. A beautiful, blue-flowered type, hardy, and splendid 

 for naturalizing among shrubs, in turf or the herbaceous border Pkt. 25c. 



3545 Primula Japonica Hybrids. These grand new Japan Primroses are perfectly hardy — forming 

 stately, robust plants that carry large trusses of bloom standing 3 to 3}^ feet above the ground. The colors 

 range from pure white through shades of pink to deep crimson Pkt. 25c. 



PYRETHRUM 



3552. Aureum or Yellow-Leaved Golden Feather. Dwarf plants about 8 inches high, extensively used for 



ribbon and carpet, bedding foliage of bright yellow. Usually grown as annuals, although perennials. 



Yellow foliage, % foot Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. lOo. 



Hybridum or Painted Daisy. Valuable, hardy, herbaceous garden plants with large single or double 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, of rose, flesh, pink, white, crimson, etc., freely borne on stems about 2 feet high; 

 they remain in bloom for a long time. - "^ 



3555 Double, Large-flowering, Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



3560 Single, Large-flowering, Mixed Colors Pkl. lOc. 



The labor of keeping your garden up to maximum production can be made light by using a Hand-Cultivator or a Wheel Hoe. See pages 



153 and 154. 



Henderson's New Guide and Record for 1924 is an in- 

 dispensable "Gardening Companion," it answers the 

 101 questions that "Crop Up" about gardening. We 

 give it free with orders of $2.00 or over. (See page 6) 



