BECKERT'S SCARLET 



SAGE IS SCARLET 



Rudbeckia 



Culture B. Cover seeds Vi in. Ht. 2 ft. 



3323 Bicolor superba. Very profuse bloomer. Effective in the 

 garden and also good for cutting. Flowers bright yellow with 

 brown discs. Pkt. 10 cts.; J4oz. 30 cts. 



Salpiglossis • Painted Tongue 



Culture B. Cover seeds % in. Ht.2i/ 2 ft. Blooms midsummer to frost 

 A gorgeous display is given by these plants during the hot summer 

 days. Their coloring is wonderfully rich, and the funnel-shaped 

 flowers are marvelously painted and penciled, having the appearance 

 of numerous overlapping petals. 



3320 Brown and Gold 3323 Rose and Gold 



3321 Crimson 3324 Scarlet and Gold 



3322 Purple and Gold 3325 White and Gold 



Each of above, pkt. 10 cts.; Vioz. 50 cts. 



3329 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors 50 cts. 

 3327 Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Hoz. 40 cts. 



Saponaria • Soapwort 



Culture B. Cover seeds Vs in. Ht. 2 ft. 



3343 Vaccaria. Flowers of a rich satiny pink, resembling an en- 

 larged gypsophila. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts. 



Salvia • Scarlet Sage 



Culture A. Cover seeds Vi in. Ht. various. Blooms July to frost 



Salvia is highly valued for its brilliant scarlet display, its adapt- 

 ability to location, and profusion of bloom. 



3330 America (Globe of Fire). The freest and most continuous 

 bloomer of all the Scarlet Sages; also the most uniform in habit 

 of growth. Ht. \}4 ft. Pkt. 20 cts.; J^oz. 75 cts. 



3331 Bonfire. Very compact in growth, with erect spikes. Brightest 

 scarlet. Ht. 2 ft. Pkt. 15 cts.; y%oz. 75 cts. 



3332 Splendens. The type variety. Bright red. Ht. 3 ft. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; H°z- 40 cts. 



3333 Zurich (Lord Fauntleroy) . Dwarf. Early and free flowering. 

 A splendid strain. Ht. 1J^ ft. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 75 cts. 



See Perennial Section for Blue Salvias 



Sanvitalia • Creeping Zinnia 



Culture B. Cover seeds Vs in. Ht. 6 in. Blooms July to early fall 



3340 Procumbens fl.-pl. % Dwarf, creeping plants suitable for 

 dwarf beds, edgings, or borders. The bright golden yellow flowers 

 have dark centers and resemble tiny zinnias. Pkt. 10c; %ot. 50c. 



Scabiosa • Pin-Cushion Flower 



Culture B. Cover seeds % in. Ht. 2 V 2 ft. Blooms early July to frost 

 Extremely free-flowering plants of easy culture. Splendid for beds 

 and borders and produces very attractive cut-flowers. 



OUTSTANDING SCABIOSAS 



3347 New Grandiflora, Rosette. A beautiful shade of rose, heavily 

 suffused with salmon. Pkt. 20 cts.; Moz. $1.00. 



3355 Loveliness. Shades of salmon-rose. 



3356 Peach Blossom. Peach-blossom-pink. 



Each of above, pkt. 10 cts.; Vioz. 40 cts. 



LARGE-FLOWERED SCABIOSAS 



Constant and free bloomers, the plants are masses of color all 

 summer. 



3350 Azure-Blue 3353 Rose 3357 Yellow 



3351 Black King 3354 White 3360 Finest Mixed 



3352 Crimson 



Each of above, pkt. 10 cts.; Vioz. 30 cts. 

 3359 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors 50 cts. 



Schizanthus • Butterfly Flower 



Culture B. Cover seeds »/ 8 in. Ht. 2 ft. 

 A plant of rare beauty and elegance, both for garden decoration 

 and as a pot-plant indoors. The dainty flowers come in a wide range 

 of colors and are delicately spotted and blotched, resembling minia- 

 ture butterflies. Pinching the center out of young plants will make 

 them more vigorous and bushy. 



3365 Dr. Badger's Giant-flowering Hybrids. A fine large- 

 flowering strain in a wide range of marvelous colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3366 Wisetonensis, Excelsior. An excellent strain containing a 

 wide range of colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3364 Excelsior compact us. Excellent for pot-culture. Grows 6 to 

 8 inches high and is very compact and pyramidal. Free blooming 

 in a mixture of all the popular shades. Pkt. 35 cts. 



Early Giant Imperial Stocks 



Statice 



Culture A. Cover seeds >/ 8 i n - Ht. 1 V 2 ft. Blooms July to Aug. 

 Splendid plants grown for garden display and used largely for 

 winter bouquets. Seed germinates very slowly. 



3385 Sinuata, Choice Mixed. All colors mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 Koz. 25 cts. 



3386 Suworowl. Russian Cat-tail. Spikes of tall rose flowers. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; ^oz. 40 cts. 



Stocks • Gilliflower 



Culture A. Cover seeds l /g in. Ht. 2 ft. Blooms all summer 



Always desirable on account of their unusual fragrance. Stocks 

 are general favorites for bedding and cutting, and also for pot-plants 

 during the winter months. Outdoors they like a well-enriched soil 

 with plenty of moisture and some shade during the hot months. 



NEW NON-BRANCHING STOCKS 



(Giant Column Type, Double Excelsior) 



A strikingly fine class of Stocks, especially adaptable for green- 

 house culture as they can be grown close together, producing but one 

 giant spike 2 to 3 feet in height with extra-large blooms. They bloom 

 about 10 days earlier than the branching Bismarcks and have a high 

 percentage of doubles. 



3430 Ball's White 3433 Old -Rose 



3431 Chamois-Pink 3434 Choice Mixed 



3432 Lilac-Lavender 



Each of above, pkt. 50 cts.; 3 pkts. $1.25 



EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL STOCKS 



(Improved Bismarck) 



Of branching habit, the large flowers and long stems of this class 

 make it especially desirable for cutting. Very early blooming; high 

 percentage of doubles. 



3400 Blood-Red 3402 Dark Blue 3405 White 



3401 Canary- Yellow 3403 Deep Rose 3407 Choice Mixed 



3404 Lavender 

 Each of above, pkt. 15 cts.; Vioz. 75 cts. 



3409 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors 75 cts. 



IMPROVED PERFECTION STOCKS 



(Double Branching; Florist's Strain) 



These are an improvement on the variety offered as Ten-Weeks' 

 Stock. They are of splendid pyramidal growth, freely branching 

 from the main stem, giving an abundance of large spikes of double 

 flowers. 



3410 Canary- Yellow 3413 Fiery Crimson 3415 White 



3411 Old-Rose 3414 Light Blue 3417 Choice Mixed 



3412 Dark Blue 



Each of above, pkt. 15 cts.; V&oz. 65 cts. 

 3419 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors 75 cts. 



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