SAXIFRAGA (Perennial) 



3636 Mixed Varieties. A small, mossy foliage 

 plant, for rock gardens. Height, 3 to 6 

 inches Pkt. 25c 



SCABIOSA 



Maxima Plena (Annual) 



(See Color Plate, page 84.) 



These varieties of "Mourning Bride" represent 

 an improved type of this old garden favorite; the 

 flowers are continuous until frost. They measure 

 6 to 8 inches in circumference, are double clear to 

 the center, and have long stems. 



3642 Azure Fairy. Light blue Pkt. 10c 



3643 Cerise. Lovely cerise-red Pkt. 10c 



3644 Cattleya. The color is a rich rosy lilac 

 of the beautiful orchid tone Pkt. 10c 



3645 Loveliness. Soft, delicate salmon-rose. 



Pkt. 10c 



3646 Golden Yellow Pkt. 10c 



3647 Royal Purple Pkt. 10c 



3648 Snowball. Pure white Pkt. 10c 



3650 Mixed Colors . . Per 500 seeds, 35c; pkt. 10c 



3651 Collection of 

 varieties 



ibove 



separate 



60c 



Hardy Varieties 



(Perennial) (See Color Plate, page 3 of cover.) 



Scabiosa is one of the most desirable of the hardy 

 plants for cutting purposes. 



3656 Caucasica Alba". A pure white variety; 

 counterpart of the Perfecta; the flowers 

 measure 3 to 4 inches across Pkt. 25c 



3657 Caucasica Perfecta. Forms dense, spread- 

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

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, are poised on 

 stalks 1J^ to 2 feet long, making them of 

 exceptional value for cutting. Color a beauti- 

 ful lilac-blue, shading to deep blue. .Pkt. 15c 



3658 Japonica. A new variety from Japan, 234 to 

 3 feet in height and breadth; elegant light 

 green foliage. Flowers 2 to 214 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 Pkt. 10c 



SCHIZANTHUS (Annual) 



The foliage of the plant is fern-like and highly 



decorative. 



Our strains are valuable for pots and decoration. 



3670 Dr. Badger's Giant Flowering Hybrids. 

 A super strain, robust and bushy. 1 J-5 to 2 feet 

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

 The flowers measure from 1 to 1)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. 

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



3675 Wisetonensis Hybrids, Large-Flowering. 

 Mixed Colors. Beautiful colors and com- 

 binations in great variety Pkt. ISc 



SEDUM ACRE Stonecrop (Perennial) 



3676 A fine hardy plant for rock gardens; beautiful 

 yellow flowers. No rockery is complete with- 

 out this favorite, and it is also useful for garden 

 edgings Pkt. 25c 



SIDALCEA (Greek Mallow) (Perennial) 



3677 Stark's Hybrids. The mallow-like flowers 

 are clustered on the long spikes. The plants 

 bloom from June till September. The colors 

 include delicate blush to deep rose pink and 

 carmine; also red to deep crimson. Height, 

 2 to 3 feet Pkt. 25c 



SILENE (Annual) 



3680 Pendula Compacta, Double. An effective 

 plant forming compact bushes, 6 inches high, 

 which, during the summer, are covered densely 

 with flowers of white, pink or red. For low 

 beds or edgings. Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c 



SMILAX (Tender Perennial) 



3685 Charming, tender climber for greenhouse or 

 window gardens fthe foliage and stems are of a 

 pleasing light green; very graceful. Excellent 

 for decoration Pkt . 10c 



STATICE Sea Lavender (Annual) 



These new varieties are used when dried for winter 

 bouquets. They are also valuable for growing in 

 rockeries; plants 2 feet high. 



3692- Sinuata Atrocoeruiea. Dark blue . . . Pkt. 1 0c 



3693. Bondueili. Lemon yellow Pkt. 10c 



3694 Sinuata Carminea. Bright red Pkt. 10c 



3696 Sinuata Pride of the Chamois. 



Beautiful chamois rose Pkt. 10c 



3698 Sinuata Rose. Brilliant rose Pkt. 10c 



STEVIA SERRATA (Annual) 



3700 The plants bear a profusion of pure white, 

 fragrant flowers all summer and fall. Very 

 good to grow where flowers are grown for table 

 decorations Pkt. 10c 



STOCKS 



"Beauty" or "Giant Nice" 

 (Annual) 



The plants in flower stand about 2 feet in height. 

 The side branches each carry a tall spike, furnished 

 with large, clove-scented flowers. They do not 

 flower as quickly as Ten-week Stocks, requiring from 

 12 to 15 weeks. When grown for winter flowering, 

 sow the seed in July or August. As cut flowers they 

 are unsurpassable. 



Per 

 1,000 seeds Pkt. 



3703 Beauty of Nice. Exquisite 



flesh-pink 75c 15c 



3704 Crimson King. Brilliant 



velvety crimson 75c 15c 



3706 Light Violet. Extra fine. .. 75c 15c 



3707 Madame Rivoire. Double 



white 75c 15c 



3708 Queen Alexandra. Rosy 



lavender 75c 15c 



3709 Rose of Nice. Carmine-rose. 75c 15c 

 3720 Mixed Colors 60c 15c 



STOCKS Cont'd 

 Henderson's Colossal Ten 

 Weeks (Annual) 



This is without rival for open-ground planting, 

 attaining a height of 2% feet; the spikes of bloom 

 are long, and the individual flowers are very double. 



They are easily grown and are highly fragrant. 

 They should be given good, rich soil to grow in. 

 (See illustration.) 



3732 Blue Bells. Pretty shade of blue Pkt. 15c 



3733 El Dorado. Sulphur-yellow Pkt. 15c 



3734 Grand Rouge. Brilliant crimson Pkt. 15c 



3736 Mont Blanc. Purest white Pkt. 15c 



3737 Rosy Morn. Delicate rosy-flesh Pkt. 15c 



3740 Mixed. Brilliant colors Pkt. 15c 



3741 Collection of Colossal Stocks. One 



packet each of the 5 separate varieties . 60c 



Large-Flowering Ten Weeks 

 (Annual) 



Favorites for garden decoration; flowers double, of 

 various colors and very fragrant. 



3745 Cut-and-Come-Again Princess Alice. 



The branching plants, about 2 feet high, pro- 

 duce continuously from summer to fall, double 

 white flowers, splendid for cutting. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; pkt. 10c 



3750 Double Mixed.. Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



STOKESIA, The Hardy Perennial Corn 

 Flower 



Stokesia blooms the first year from seed sown in 

 any open, sunny position. The plants grow from 

 18 to 24 inches high, flowering from July till late in 

 October. The flowers, 4 to 5 inches across on long 

 stems, are popular for cutting. 



3762 Cyanea Blue. Lavender-blue Pkt. 10c 



FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. (See 

 Pages 53, 54, 55, 56, 57) 



We consider these offerings to be the best of 

 those introduced by the world's foremost flori- 

 culturists. Not all have been tested in our Red 

 Bank, N.J., seed trial grounds, and in such cases 

 we have printed the raiser's own descriptions. 



3721 Collection of Beauty Stocks. One packet 

 each of the 6 separate varieties 75c 



