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suffused with white, etc. For winter bouquets, the blossoms 

 should be gathered before fully expanded, and if dried in the 

 shade will retain their brilliancy for years. Tender annual; 

 one foot high. 

 Rhodanthe Manglesi, rich rose and white color 10 



" Manglesi, double, a curiosity; produces ten to fif- 

 teen per cent, of double blossoms 25 



" maculata, rosy crimson, bright purple or white with 

 golden center 10 



" maculata alba, pure white, with yellow disc 10 



" mixed 10 



RICINUS— (See Castor Bean). 



ROCKET— (Hesperis). 



The Sweet Rocket produces clusters of flowers which are 

 very fragrant during the evening. The seed readily germi- 

 nates in the open ground Mrith very Uttle care. Hardy per- 

 ennial ; one and a-haif feet high. 

 Rocket, Sweet, purple 5 



" " Avhite 5 



ROSE CAMPION— (See Agrostemma Coronaria). 

 ROSE OF HEAVEN- (See Agrostemma Coeli-rosa). 



SAEPIGEOSSIS. 



Verv sho-n-y bedding or border plants, with richly colored-, 

 erect." funnel shaped flowers. The colors are beautifully 

 marbled and penciled, purple, scarlet, crimson, yellow, buff, 

 blue, and almost black. Bloom from August to October. 

 Half-hardy annual; one and a-half to two feet high. 

 Salpiglossis, large flowered hybrid.s, extra fine mixed; 

 purple, scarlet, crimson, yellow and blue 10 



SALVIA— (Flowering Sage). 



Very ornamental; flowers borne in spikes of fiery red, 

 crimson or blue, and continue in bloom in open ground until 

 after severe frosts. Start in heat and transplant into light 

 soil one to two feet apart. 

 Salvia Roemeriana, deep crimson; tender annual, one 



foot high 10 



The following are half-hardy perennials, but bloom the first 

 season; two to three feet high. 



Salvia splendens compacta, Bruantii of Florists, the 

 finest Salvia grown, being literally covered with 

 brilliant scarlet blossoms. We cannot see that the 

 Ingenieur Clavenad, introduced lately with so much 



clamor, differs in any respect from this variety 15 



" patens, the brightest and purest blue color among 

 flowering plants 20 



SANVITAI.IA. 



Very pretty, dwarf, trailing plants, excellent for rock work, 

 borders or edging of beds. It is so completely covered with 

 flowers as to nearly hide the foliage. Flowers double, of a 

 brilliant golden yellow, resembling a miniature double 

 Zinnia., Hardy annual; six inches high. 



Sanvitalia. 

 Sanvitalia procumbens fl. pi 



SCABIOUS— (See Mourning Bride). 

 SCARLET FLAX— rSee Linum). 



SEDIM. 



A species of low, succulent plants, some of which are 

 remarkably pretty; are adapted for the center of hanging 

 baskets. 



Sedum cojmleum, common Blue Sedum. known as Blue 

 Stonecrop. Hardy annual; six inches high 10 



SEN.SITIVE PLANT— C>Iimosa> 



An interesting and curious plant, with globular heads of 



gink flowers, well known for tne extreme irritability of its 

 saves and foot stalks, which close and droop at the slightest 

 touch, or in cloudy, damp weather, and during the night. 

 Tender annual ; height one and a-half feet. 



Sensitive Plant. 



Mimosa pudica 5 



SMILAX. 



No twining plant in cultivation surpasses this for the grace- 

 ful beauty of its foliage. Indispensable to florists; its hard 

 texture enables it to be kept several da%'s after being cut, 

 without wilting. The seed germinates very slou-ly, sometimes 

 requiring three or four months. Tender perennial climber; 

 ten leet high. 

 Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (Smilax) 15 



SNAPDRAGON— (Antirrhinum). 



An old border plant, with dark and glossy leaves, and 

 large, curiously snaped flowers with finely marked throats. 

 They have been much improved of late years by careful 

 selection. They blossom the first season from seed sown in 

 spring. Tender perennial ; one and one-half to two feet high. 



Snapdragon. 



Antirrhinum majus album, pure white 5 



" maJus. brilliant, crimson, white throat 5 



" " Delila, white throat 5 



" fine mixed, all the best colors 5 



SOLA NUM. 



Ornamental fruit bearing plants, useful for conservatory 

 or drawing room decoration. The foliage is handsome and 

 the fruit is attractive in appearance, but not edible. 

 Solanum pseudo capsicum, eovereii with a profusion of 

 miniature, pepper shaped, scarlet fruit 10 



STirA-(See Feather Grass). 



.STOCK. 



The Stock as now grown is indispensable where a fine dis- 

 play of flowers is wanteil. To such perfection has selection 

 brought them, that good seed will give a large projx^rtion of 

 flowers as double and as large as the named sorts grown 

 from cuttings. 



Stock, double German Ten Weeks, mixed, fine 10 



Stock, dwarf German Ten Weeks, pure white, large 

 flowering 15 



