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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Flower Seeds 



Salvia or Scarlet Sage 



The Salvias are among our most popular and useful bedding plants. They am 

 easily raised from seeds sown in February or March in the greenhouse or hot-bed. 

 the seedlings being transferred to the open garden about the end of May. Thev 



Half- ' 



bloom profusely from July until frost. 



lf-hardy perennials. 



Rhodanthe or Straw-Flower 



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 bou- 

 quets they are indispensable. {See illus- 



tration.) 

 3563 Rose 

 3565 White 



.Pkt. 10c. 

 .Pkt. 10c. 



The following varieties are also 

 used for the same purposes as 

 Rhodanthe. 



2374 to 2391 Helichrysum 



Monstrosum Everlasting 



or Straw Flower. (For 



description see page 1 10.) 

 2290 Globe Amaranth. (For 



description, see page 109.) 



Pkt. 10c. 

 1020 Acrocltnlum Double 



Mixed. (For description see 



page 97.) Pkt. 10c. 



1079 Ammoblum Alatum. (For 



description, see page 97.) 



Pkt. 10c. 

 4760 Ornamental Grasses. Produce 



beautiful plumes for mixing with 



flowers when dried Pkt. 10c 



RicillUS or Castor Oil Plant 



Noble annual foliage plants of luxuriant and rapid 



firowth, attaining a height of from 5 to 10 feet; producing 

 arge Palm-like leaves about 3 feet across, of majestic sub-tropi- 

 cal effect; grown either as specimens or in groups. (See illustration) 



3572 Borbonlensls. Immense green foliage; 15 feet. . Per oz., 30c. i Pkt. 10c. 



3573 Cambodglensls. Maroon foliage, black stems. . Per oz., 30c. i Pkt. 10c. 



3574 Panormltanus. A cross between Ricinus Cambodgiensis and Zanzibarien- 

 sis, 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 forms a huge symmetrical bush of wonderfully ornamental 

 aspect Per oz., 30c.i Pkt. 10c. 



3580 Mixed Varieties Per oz., 25c.« Pkt. 10c. 



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



Peroz., 30c. i Pkt. 10c. 



Salpiglossis, Emperor 



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

 immense, Petunia-like flowers are borne on dwarf, sturdy branching plants, not 

 exceeding 24 inches in height, and do not require staking. The colors are intri- 

 cately 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 is strikingly beautiful. The long stemmed flowers are also 

 fine for cut flower decorations. (See colored plate, page 119.) 



3602 Light Blue. Veined gold Pkt. 10c. 



3603 Bright Crimson Pkt. 10c. 



3604 Golden- Yellow Pkt. 10c. 



3606 Lilac. Veined gold Pkt. 10c. 



3607 Pink Pkt. 10c. 



3608 Purple-violet. Veined gold Pkt. 10c. 



3610 Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, Met Pkt. 10c. 



3622 Bonfire. Very compact oval bushes, 2^4 feet high; brilliant scarlet flow- 

 ers. 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. (See illustration.) 

 Per 1,000 seeds, 60c. j per \i oz.. 73c. j Pkt. 10c. 



3624 Scarlet Dragoon. The old Saluia Splendens, 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 plants in bloom form compact bushes 3 feet across by 3 feet 

 high, and bloom from ground to summit. The waving masses of glistening 

 scarlet against green surroundings of lawn or foliage is matchless. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 73c.i per X oz., $1.00» Pkt. 13c. 



3626 Splendens. The old favorite bedding variety, producing during the sum- 

 mer and fall dazzling scarlet flowers in profusion. Height 2 feet. 



Per 1.000 seeds, 60c.« per X 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.t Pkt. 13c. 



Scabiosa Maxima Plena 



"SWEET SCABIOUS" OR "MOURNING BRIDE" 



A new, double, large-flowering annual type descended 

 from the "Sweet Scabious" or "Mourning Bride" of 

 old gardens, but are much improved in size, colors 

 and doubleness. The brilliantly colored flowers 

 of this plant measure 6 to 8 inches in circumfer- 

 ence, are doubly clear to the center, and have 

 long stems. They are very free bloomers: 

 very effective for garden decoration and 

 valuable for bouquets, vases, etc. 

 When Scabiosa plants are given plenty 

 of room and the seed pods picked off 

 as they appear the plants will keep on 

 floweiing all through the summer 

 season. Butterflies and bees find the 

 sweet flowers most attractive and 

 large numbers of them will usually 

 be found in the neighborhood of a 

 bed of "Sweet Scabiosa." The 

 plants attain a height of from one 

 to two feet. (See colored plate, 

 page 119.) 



3642 Azure Fairy. Light blue. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



3643 Cerise. Lovely cerise red. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



3646 Golden Yellow. . . Pkt. 10c. 



3647 Royal Purple Pkt. 10c. 



3648 Snowball. Pure white. 



» Pkt. 10c. 



3650 Maxima Plena. Mixed colors. 



Per 500 seeds, 3Sc.» Pkt. 10c. 



3651 Collection of above. 5 separate 

 varieties 40c. 



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361 1 Collection of the above, 6 separate colors 30c. 



For formal beds and borders, Henderson's magnificent orchid-flowering Cannas, offered on pages 158 and 159., cannot 



be surpassed 



