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Large-flowering Scabiosa 



Large-Flowering 

 Annual Scabiosa ® 



Mourning Bride — Sweet Scabious 

 — Pincushion Flower 



These are great favorites with many of our customers. Seed can 

 be sown any time in the spring after danger of frost is past. They 

 grow 2 j to 3 feet high and come into bloom early in July, and con- 

 tinue without interruption until hard frost. The beautiful flowers, 

 in exquisite shades, are borne on long stems, and when cut keep in 

 perfect condition for the best part of a week. They make effective 

 borders or beds, and no garden is complete without Scabiosas, espe- 

 cially where flowers are wanted for cutting. 



SPECIAL 

 PACKET PACKET 



3943 Azure Fairy. Clear lavender-blue $0 10 $0 25 



3944 Crimson. Rich rosy crimson 10 25 



3951 Flesh Pink. Delicate tone of pink 10 25 



3952 King of the Blacks. Velvety black purple 10 25 

 3955 Peachblossom. Soft peach-blossom pink. 10 30 

 3957 Shasta. Very large, pure white 10 30 



3959 Collection. One packet each of the 6 colors. 40c. 



3966 Collection. This contains \ oz. 

 each of the above 6 beautiful colors. $1.25. 



3953 Loveliness ( New). A glorious, new variety in the annual 

 Scabiosa with lovely, large, well-rounded, fully double 

 blooms of varying tones of soft delicate salmon-rose. It is 

 without question the most beautiful Scabiosa ever intro- 

 duced. The plants are vigorous and produce an abundance 

 of long, stiff flower stems which give a splendid display in 

 the garden and which are unsurpassed for cutting. The 

 graceful blooms have a lovely fragrance which adds to their 

 desirability as a cut flower. Pkt. 15c; \ oz. 50c. 



Hardy Perennial 

 Scabiosa H 



With the introduction of some of the newer varieties of perennial 

 Scabiosa this class of flowers has again come to the foreground. 

 Every perennial border whether large or small should have its 

 due share of these beautiful plants. They are perfectly hardy 

 and give us a great profusion of blooms from June until September. 

 If sown any time from April until early July in special seed beds 

 the young plants can be set into their permanent place in the fall 

 or early the following spring. They will bloom profusely the 

 second year after sowing and increase in size with every succeed- 

 ing year. Besides their attractiveness in the perennial border 

 they are also highly valuable as a cut flower. 



3941 Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). One of the handsomest of the 

 hardy perennial Scabiosas, especially valuable for cutting. 

 The soft lavender-blue blooms last a long time in water. 

 3 feet. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 



3942 Japonica. This is a Japanese variety forming well- 

 rounded bushes 2§ feet high. They bear a great profusion 

 of beautiful, long stemmed, lavender-blue flowers. Splendid 

 for cutting. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 40c. 



3946 Columbaria Pink. A contribution from South Africa. 

 Has extra-large flowers, 2 to 2 \ inches across, in a beautiful 

 soft pink color. Grows 1 t > 2 feet high. Pkt. 20c; special 

 pkt. 75c. 



Scabiosa, Giant Hybrids 



3947 Giant Hybrids (Isaac House Strain). A great improve- 

 ment over the Caucasica, being more vigorous with larger 

 and longer stems and heavier petals, which are ruffled as 

 well as slightly frilled on the edges. Colors range from 

 light to darkest blue, but delicate lilac and mauve pre- 

 dominate. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 



Scarlet Runner Beans 



3595 Phaselous coccineus. A splendid ornamental climbing 

 bean bearing handsome large sprays of bright scarlet, pea- 

 shaped blossoms followed by edible beans of good flavor 

 which, however, should be picked before they reach too 

 large a size. Large, showy, rich green foliage. Pkt. 10c; 

 \ lb. 25c; lb. 45c. 



Sedum coeruleum— stonecrop ® 



3975 The demand for annuals suited to the rock garden has made 

 this lovely creeping variety with its dainty racemes of 

 charming pale blue flowers very popular. Sow the small 

 seeds with care where they are to bloom. Pkt. 25c; special 

 pkt. 75c. 



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