C. C. MORSE & CO.— SEEDS— SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. 
SENECIO (Tall Double Jacobea). A showy, free flowering 
hardy annual. It produces, in great profusion, branch 
ing spikes of Cineraria-like double flowers, one and 
one-half inches in diameter, from spring until till 
Excellent for bouquets. 
Slogans. Double mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Schizanthus Retusus 
SCABIOSA 
SCABIOSA, or MOURNING BRIDE. Also called Sweet 
Scabious, Old Maid's Pincushion, etc. Our mammoth 
flowered strain of this old-fashioned ilower is very 
beautiful and worthy of a place in every garden. The 
tall flowers are especially adapted for cutting and 
massing in the garden. Annual (self-sown in Califor- 
nia), 2Yz to 4 feet high. These new flowers are double 
clear to the center, covering the thimble-shaped cone. 
Mammoth Flowered, Double, or Maxima. Mixed. An 
improved strain, with large petals and beautiful 
colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Dwarf Double Mixed, pkt. 5c. 
Tall Double Snowball, pkt. 10c. 
Tall Double Black Purple, pkt. 10c. 
Tall Double Azure Pairy. Light blue. Pkt. 10c. 
Tall Double Rose. Pkt. 10c. 
SCABIOSA Caucasica. A hardy perennial variety, with pale 
blue flowers, four to Ave inches across, and long stems. 
One of the handsomest perennial flowers; valuable for 
cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Flax. See Linum. 
SCHIZANTHUS. Hardy annuals, growing one and one-half 
to two feet high, and covered with bright, showy, 
butterfly-like blossoms. Large flowering. Mixed. Pkt. 
10c. 
Wisetonesis. This variety is remarkably free-flowering 
and presents a beautiful appearance with its myri- 
ads of blooms, the ground color of which is white, 
dotted with delicate rose. A very shy seeder. Make 
several plantings, as the plants come into bloom 
quickly, are a burst of color and are out of bloom. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Excelsior (Improved Wisetonensis) . A selection with 
large flowers and light pleasing tones. The very 
handsomest of this pretty Butterfly Flower. Pkt. 
35c. 
Retusus. These Retusus Schizanthus have larger 
flowers than the preceding type and have ionger 
stems. The flowers are borne farther apart on the 
stems and look more like an orchid than any out- 
of-door flower. Beautiful for the garden or the 
conservatory. Red orchid shaped flowers with 
yellow lip. 
Retusus Albus. White flowers with a yellow blotch. 
Retusus Rosamund. Rosy lilac with yellow lip. Pkt. 15c. 
Retusus Trimaculatus. Rosy crimson, with yellow lip 
Pkt. 15c. ' 
SEDUM, Coeruleiim. Blue Stone Crop. A little annual bed- 
PkL 10 c r lnches hi S n > Sooil in carpet work. 
SILENE, or CATCHPLT. Hardy annual, growing about 
one foot high and bearing small, attractive flowers in 
various colors. Of easy culture and valuable for bfirt 
ding. Mixed. Pkt. 5o. 
SMILAX. A climbing perennial with beautiful bright- 
green glossy leaves, much esteemed for its long rleli 
cate sprays of foliage. Pkt. 5c; o*. 50c. 
SOL ANUM CAFSICASTRUM (Jerusalem Cherry), a very 
ornamental plant for house or garden culture, the 
flowers being followed by small brightly colored fruit 
or berries, which almost completely cover the plants 
Flowers and fruits the first season from seed. Pkt. lOc. 
Solanum Seaforthianum. Only in California, in nearly 
frostless places, can this handsome vine be found 
as a perennial climber. The flowers are a lovely light 
blue, in immense drooping panicles, like clusters of 
Wisteria. Scarlet seed-berries follow the flowers. £i x 
to twelve feet. May be treated as a tender annual 
Pkt. 15c. 
SPIDER PLANT. See Cleome Pungens. 
STATICE SINUATA (Sea Lavender). A blue everlasting 
flower much used by florists for winter bouquets. An- 
nual, two to three feet. Each floweret is small, but the 
plant is very effective. The seed is difficult to germi- 
nate. Pkt. 5o. 
Yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
STEVIA. A tender perennial, one and one-half feet high, 
and bearing clusters of small, white, fragrant blos- 
soms. Suitable for summer or winter blooming, and 
for pot culture or open air. Serrata. Pkt. 10c. 
STOKESIA, or CORNFLOWER ASTER. A hardy peren- 
nial, two feet high, and bearing large blue flowers on 
long stems. Blooms freely all summer and fall, and is 
of easy culture, but is hard to start from seed. 
Cyanea, pkt. 10c. 
Stone Crop. See Sedum. 
STRAWFLOWERS. See Acrolinium, Gomphrena, Heli- 
chrysum, Honesty, Statice, Rhodanthe, Xeranthemum. 
Sunflower, Miniature Grandiflora 
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