Soft colors and long stems make Scabiosa 



Salvia - Scarlet Sage 



Culture A. Cover seeds Vi m - Ht. various. 

 Blooms July to frost. 



Salvia is highly valued for its brilliant scar- 

 let display, its adaptability 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. 1 ^ 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.; J^oz. 75 cts. 



3332 Splendens. The type variety. Bright 

 red. Ht. 3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts. 



3333 Zurich (Lord Fauntleroy). Dwarf. 

 Early and free flowering. A splendid strain. 

 Ht. \ ]/ 2 ft. Pkt. 15 cts.; y 8 ox. 75 cts. 



See Perennial Section for Blue Salvias 



S.. I. Creeping 

 anvitaha zinnia 



Culture B. Cover seeds Vs in. Ht. 6 in. Blooms 

 July to early fall. 



3340 Procumbens fl.-pl. # Dwarf, creep- 

 ing plants suitable for dwarf beds, edgings, 

 or borders. The bright golden yellow flow- 

 ers have dark centers and resemble tiny 

 zinnias. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 50 cts. 



SI ■ Pin-cushion 

 CaDIOSa Flower 



Culture B. Cover seeds % in. Ht.2V 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. Some- 

 times grown for winter bloom. 



NEW 



Scabiosa grandiflora, Rosette 



See Novelty page 3 

 OUTSTANDING SCABIOSAS 



3355 Loveliness. Shades of salmon-rose. 



3356 Peach Blossom. Peach-blossom-pink. 

 Each of above, pkt. IS cts.; '/4oz. SO cts. 



LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 



Constant and free bloomers, the plants are 

 masses of color all summer. 



3350 Azure-Blue 3354 White 



3351 Black King 3357 Yellow 



3352 Crimson 3360 Finest Mixed 



3353 Rose 



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

 3359 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of 

 above 6 colors 50 cts. 



Scabiosa, Peach Blossom 



Schizanthus 



Butterfly Flower 



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



A plant of rare beauty and elegance, both 

 for garden decoration and as a pot-plant in- 

 doors. The dainty flowers come in a wide 

 range of colors and are delicately spotted and 

 blotched, resembling miniature butterflies. 

 Pinching the center out of young plants will 

 make them more vigorous and bushy. 



3365 Dr. Badger's Giant-flowering Hy- 

 brids. A fine, large-flowering strain in a 

 wide range of marvelous colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3366 Wisetonensis, Excelsior. An excel- 

 lent strain containing a wide range of 

 colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



3364 Excelsior compactus. 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. 



Statice 



Culture A. Cover seed »/ 8 in. Ht. l'/ 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.; J^oz. 25 cts. 



3386 Suworowi. Russian Cat-tail. Spikes 

 of tall rose flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz - 

 40 cts. 



Stocks - Gilliflower 



Culture A. Cover seeds Vs in. Ht. 2 ft. Blooms 

 all summer. 



Always desirable on account of their un- 

 usual 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 greenhouse 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 O!d-Rose 



3431 Chamois-Pink 3434 Choice Mixed 



3432 Lilac-Lavender 



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



EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL VARIETIES 



(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 3404 Lavender 



3401 Canary- Yellow 3405 White 



3402 Dark Blue 3407 Choice Mixed 



3403 Deep Rose 



Each of above, pkt. IS cts.; y 8 oz. 75 cts. 



3409 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of 

 above 6 colors 75 cts. 



desirable for cutting 



Stocks 



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 3414 Light Blue 



3411 Chamois-Rose 3415 White 



3412 Dark Blue 3417 Choice Mixed 



3413 Fiery Crimson 



Each of above, pkt. 15 cts.; Vsoz. 65 cts. 



3419 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of 



above 6 colors 75 cts. 



GIANT-FLOWERING BEAUTY STOCKS 



This class is of special value for winter flow- 

 ering to provide cut-flowers. Start seed in- 

 doors from July to September for winter 

 forcing; if started in March will bloom out- 

 doors from midsummer until frost. 



3420 Beauty of Nice. Delicate pink. 



3421 Crimson King. Brilliant crimson. 



3422 Mont Blanc. Pure white. 



3423 Monte Carlo. Canary-yellow. 



3424 Queen Alexandra. Rosy lilac. 



3425 Summer Night. Rich deep blue. 

 3427 Choice Mixed. 



Each of above, pkt. IS cts.; Vsoz. 65 cts. 



3429 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of 

 above 6 colors 75 cts. 



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