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Salvia 



(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 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. Sold also as " Splendens Bonfire." 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. Oz. $2.25. .Pkt. 10c. 

 Fireball. 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 tlian this strain in vv^hich the plant is 



more uniformly dwarf, and comes into bloom earlier than 



most sorts. Height of plant about two feet 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 Pkt. 15c. 



SCABIOSA— (.See Mourning Bride) 

 SCARLET FLAX— (See Linum) 



Srflrl*»f Riinn«»f*Rf>»nc ^ ^^P^*^ growing an- 

 OCariei iVUnner OeanS nual climber, bearing 



sprays of brilliant scarlet pea shaped blossoms. Used either 



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 Pkt. 10c. 



C^ViicyonfVkiie Hybrida Mixed. Also known as 

 »:>dllZ<a.IlLIlU» Butterfly Flower or Poor Man's Or- 

 chid. Dainty compact' branching plants with finely cut 

 foliage, covered when in bloom with clusters or spikes of 

 brilliantly colored butterfly -like flowers. Valuable for gar- 

 den 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 Pkt 15c. 



Sh»«f:a. DaUv Splendid perennial plants with large single white flowers with yellow centers. The flowers :ire borne on 

 1^1101010. 1-ra.idjf long stems and are excellent for cutting. The plants produce an 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, prefrably Ught sandy loam should 



be used and the seed covered one-fourth inch. Pkt. 10c. 



SENSITIVE PLANT— (See Mimosa Pudica) 



Ql^^*l Mvrsiphylhim asparagoides) No twining 



^yni Iriy P -^^t in cultivation surpasses this in graceful 

 *^*******'*^ beauty of foliage. Indispensable to florists for 

 table and house decoration. The hard texture of its small glossy 

 green leaves permits the long dehcate 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 seea in hot water for ten hours be- 

 fore planting, but even then it is often six or eight w^eeks be- 

 fore the plants make their appearance. Tender perennial 

 climber, ten feet high. Oz. 50c , Pkt. 10c. 



(Antirrhinum) (Large 



Flowering) This border 



and bedding plant of long 



_ _ blooming season is now 



one of the best perennials suitable for flowering as an annual. 



The long showy spikes of 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 as the 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 

 bieuial; one and one-half to two feet high. 



Tall Large Flowering, White v Pkt. 10c. 



Yellow " 10c. 



Pink, White Tube " 10c. 



Garnet " 10c. 



Scarlet " 10c. 



Fine Mixed. "An extra fine mixture in- 

 Sha§ta Daisy eluding all the best colors. Oz. 50c , Pkt, lOc, 



Salvia 



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