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PRIMROSE. (Primula.) These are perhaps the 
most desirable of all house plants. They are in 
almost constant bloom all winter, and if the plants 
be transferred to the border they will bloom nearly 
all summer. Though perennial, few plants flower 
more continuously and seed should be sown every 
year. Give them a long time for growth before 
flowering, and do not force the young plants, but 
simply protect them from frost and damp and cutting 
winds. Height 9 inches. 
Obconlca Pkt. 10c 
Sinensis, mixed Pkt. 15c 
PTEETHMM. (Insect Powder Plant.) Practi- 
cal entomologists have long been looking for some 
effective, safe and cheap insecticide, and now tell us 
they have found it in the Persian insect powder. 
This is the dried and powdered flowers of the Pyre- 
thrum Roseum and it is certain death to plant lice, 
flies, cabbage worms and nearly every form of in- 
sect life. It is harmless to man, but when diluted 
with ten times its bulk of flour kills every cabbage 
worm or other insect it touches. Height 1-foot. 
Pyrethrum Roseum Pkt. 10c 
Pyrethrum Aureum. This is the beautiful bedding 
plant with golden leaves called "Golden Feather." 
Pkt. 10c 
RAGGED SAILOR. See Bachelor's Button. 
RESEDA ODORATA. See Mignonette. 
RICINUS. See Castor Beans. 
SALPIGLOSSIS. A beautiful annual that de- 
serves to be more widely known; when once grown 
in the garden, will be one of the first to be chosen for 
the next year. Flowers of the richest colors, blue, 
crimson, yellow, purple, scarlet, etc., with texture 
like rich velvet, each petal beautifully penciled. 
Splendid for bouquets. Height 2 feet. 
Mixed colors Pkt. 10c 
SCABIOSA ATROPURPUREA. (Mourning 
Bride.) One of the best flowers for bouquets; 
plants of dwarf habit and compact, the flowers borne 
upon long, wiry stems. A great variety of colors 
from white to very dark purple — almost black. 
In bloom from August till after severe frosts. Height 
18 inches. Tender perennial. 
Mixed colors Pkt. I0o 
(Scarlet Sage.) 
The Salvia, or Flowering Sage, is a very orna- 
mental plant, flowering in spikes and continues in 
bloom in the open ground until frost, when the plant 
can be removed to the greenhouse and will continue 
in bloom a long time. This variety is of the dwarf 
habit, and the spikes of flowers are not so large as 
some of the greenhouse sorts. Height iyi feet. 
Tender annual Pkt. 10c 
SCHIZANTHUS. This annual should be more 
widely cultivated. Flowers different shades of 
blue, curiously cut and delicately spotted; laced with 
crimson, white and yellow, etc. Adapted for gar- 
den and indoor culture. Excellent for bouquets. 
Height 18 inches. 
Mixed colors Pkt. 10c 
SENSITIVE PLANT. (Mimosa Pudica.) A 
curious plant manifesting sensations to the touch 
of any object that jars or stings the leaves or 
branches, stalks immediately drooping or folding 
together, as if possessed with life and an over supply 
of nerves, affording a source of amusement for the 
little and large folks. Height 1-foot. Tender an- 
nual Pkt. 10c 
SILENE ARMERIA. See Catchfly. 
SMILAX. (Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides.) No 
climbing plant in clutivation surpasses this for 
graceful beauty of its foliage. In cut flowers and 
for wreaths, etc., it is indispensable to florists. 
Height 10 inches. Tender annual. .Pkt 10c; oz. 50c 
STOKESIA CTANEA. (Corn Flower Aster.) 
This is one of the most charming and beautiful 
native hardy plants. The plant grows from 18 to 
20 inches high bearing freely from early July until 
frost, its handsome lavender-blue Centaurea-like 
blossoms measuring from four to five inches across. 
We do not hesitate to state that Stokesia is one of the 
most valuable and desirable hardy plants offered. 
Pkt. 10c 
