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e (Flowering Sage) Among the most brilliantly colored of garden flowers and extremely useful for bedding; 
also valuable for pot culture and cutting. Blooms are borne in long spikes well above the foliage and are of 
a Via fiery red, crimson or blue, continuing in flower a long time. The densely filled flower spikes are often eight 
to ten inches long and include thirty or more tube-like florets, one to two inches in length. 
Start early in heat and transplant into light soil one to two feet apart; or seed can be sown outdoors after danger from 
frost is past. Tender perennial, but blooms the first season; height one and one-half to three feet. 
Splendens. The large, brilliant scarlet flowers are in very striking contrast with the rich, dark green background of dense 
foliage. This variety is most generally used in parks and on extensive lawns, as it is more vigorous than the dwarf varieties. 
One of the most distinct and effective bedding plants. Two and one-half to three feet high. 4Oz. 60c.,....... po00dd0000 Pkt. 10c. 
Bonfire. Many strains of Salvia Splendens have been offered under different names claiming they are larger flowered or more 
floriferous than the old type. We have found none more valuable than this strain in which the plant is more uniformly 
dwarf, and comes into bloom earlier than most sorts. Height of plant about two feet. 14Oz. 60c....... oon00000000 od00000 Pkt. 10c. 
Patens. One of the finest blue flowers known; not as well suited for bedding as the other varieties of salvia,but very attractive 
in the mixed border or in the green house. Height of plant, about one and one-half to two feet...........eeeee eevee eens Pkt. 15c. 
SCABIOSA—(See Mourning Bride) 
SCARLET FLAX—(See Linum) 
A rapid growing annual climber, bearing sprays of brilliant scarlet pea shaped blossoms. Used 
Scarlet Runner Beans Bionee as a snap or shell bean for eating as well as being desirable for ornamental purposes. 
Seed may be planted out of doors as soon as danger of frost is past. Vines ten to twelve feet high. Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c..... Pkt. 10c. 
S hi th Retusus Mixed. Also known as Butterfly Flower or Poor Man’s Orchid. Dainty compact branching plants 
CHiIZaNthnus vith finely cut foliage, covered when in bloom with clusters or spikes of brilliantly colored butterfly-like 
flowers. Valuable for garden decoration or pot culture. Petals bright yellow with margins and tube of carmine or purple-rose, 
shading from lighter to darker shades. “ 
The seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is past, where the plants are to remain; or start inside and transplant 
when weather is suitable. Hardy annual; about twenty inches high..............sccecceeecseceectceee ec eeseerecseceees Pkt. 15c. 
S| Splendid perennial plants with large single white flowers with yellow centers. The flowers are borne on 
Shasta Daisy Taare sone and arereecellont for Caine! The plants SRO Ea abundance of bloom, making them 
very desirable for the hardy border. 
Seed may be sown in the open ground early in spring but better results are usually obtained from sowings made in boxes 
indoors and plants set. out after they have made some growth. Well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam should be used 
and the seed covered one-fourth inch........... Goacnon ceecceverecs eee ceecscccscnsecececssececes telee see tae ccereeseeeennee Pkt. 10c. 
SENSITIVE PLANT—(See Mimosa Pudica) 
e (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) Notwining plant in cultivation surpasses this in graceful beauty of foliage. 
mil ax Indispensable to florists for table and house decoration. The hard texture of its small glossy green leaves 
permits the long delicate sprays of foliage to be kept without wilting several days after being cut. 
Planted in spring it makes a fine pot plant for fall and winter. The seed germinates very slowly. The process may be 
hastened somewhat by soaking the seed in hot water for ten hours before planting, but even then it is often six or eight weeks 
before the plants make their appearance. Tender perennial climber, ten feet high...:..........sseeeceeceeees p0d0DD00b0K" Pkt. 10c. 
(Antirrhinum) (Large Flowering) This border and bedding plant of long blooming season 
is one of the best perennials suitable for flowering as an annual. The long showy spikes of 
na Ya on curiously shaped tubular flowers with spreading lobes and finely marked throats are 
fragrant as well as brilliantly colored. They are very desirable for cutting as the spikes 
of bloom are borne well above the dark glossy leaves and keep fresh for a long time. 
For blooms the first season outdoors, sow seed very 
early under glass and transplant to open border as soon 
asthe ground is warm and dry, in rich loamy soil in a 
sunny situation, setting one foot apart each way and 
giving them plenty of water; or sow seed in August or 
September and cover plants with a mulch on approach 
of cold weather. These fall-sown plants may be trans- 
planted into pots and flowered in the house, and in this 
case give them the same temperature and treatment as 
geraniums and carnations. Tender perennial, often treated 
as annual or biennial. 
Semi-Dwarf Varieties 
This class of plants grows about fifteen inches high 
and are splendid for mass effects in the garden. The 
stems, while not as long as those of the tall growing sorts, 
are very desirable as cut flowers for small vases. 
Tall Growing Varieties 
Produces long, graceful spikes of flowers which are 
unsurpassed for cutting. Plants about two and one-half 
feet high. 
Tall Large Flowering, White. Oz. 75c........ ... Pkt. 10c. 
. s§ SS Yellow. O72. 75c........... ** 10c. 
SEALE pes es Pink, White Tube. Oz. 75c. ‘‘ 10c. 
ss = st Garnet. OZ. 75C...........- “*' 10c. 
on oe oo Scarlet. Oz. 75c...........- * 10c. 
st es £ Fine Mixed. An extra fine mixture 
including all the best colors. Oz. 50c.......... Pkt. 10c. 
e _An easily grown annual which is very 
tatice desirable for use in rock gardens or as 
: a border plant. The flowers are borne 
in racemes on long graceful stems and may be cut and 
dried like everlastings; for this purpose they should be 
dried in a cool and shady place hung up by the stems to 
keep their natural shape. Sow the seed indoors during 
March or April and transplant to open ground after danger 
of frost is past. They prefer a sunny location and are 
rather susceptible to an excess of moisture. Height of 
plants two to two and one-half feet. 
Sinnuata Mixed. A choice mixture in shades of blue, 
pink, yellow and white. Oz, 50c.............+-»Pkt. 10c. Sratice, Sinuata 
