THEY GROW BETTER • THEY YIELD BETTER 
RTOINUS (Castor-Oil Plant). Hardy Annual. Heavy plants, 
with large leaves, giving a sort of subtropical effect when 
grown on lawns or in the center of beds. Plants grow 5 to 
8 feet high. 
Zanzlbarensis. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 25 cts.. J<lb. 80 cts. 
SCARLET SAGE (Salvia). Hardy Annual. Bonfire. The 
spikes of flowers are brilliant scarlet and stand clear above 
the dark green foliage, completely covering the plant. It 
is one of the most effective and gorgeous bedding plants in 
cultivation. This Bonfire variety is one of the finest of the 
Scarlet Sages, the bushes being very compact and about 
2 feet high and 2 feet in diameter. The seed may be sown 
in May outside or started indoors earlier and the plants 
set out when the soil is warm. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 50 cts.. 
}4oz. 00 cts., oz. $3.50. 
SCABIOSA, or MOURNING BRIDE. Hardy Annual. The 
plants grow about 2 feet high from seed sown in the early 
spring, about May i, and come into bloom early in July. 
contin"tiing until frost. The beautiful flowers of exquisite 
shades, are borne on long stems and. when cut. keep in 
perfect condition for the best part of a week. No garden 
should be without them, especially when flowers are wanted 
for cutting. 
Double Mixed. A fine mixture of colors ranging from 
white to almost black. Pkt. s cts., Xoz. 25 cts. 
SMILAX. Half-hardy Perennial. Very graceful climber; 
grown extensively by florists for bouquets. Pkt. S cts.. 
Xoz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
STOCK. Hardy Annual. The Stocks, or Cut-and-Come-Again. 
are among the most satisfactory bedding plants and make 
very beautiful pot-plants when grown indoors. The flowers 
are borne on long stems, and are delightfully fragrant, thus 
making them of great value for cutting. 
Princess Alice. Pure snow-white. Special florists' strain. 
Pkt. 10 cts., Hoz. 50 cts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 75 cts. 
SOLANUM, or JERUSALEM CHERRY. Half-hardy Per- 
ennial. A very interesting pot-nlant for winter decoration. 
The plants grow i foot high and arc covered with bright 
scarlet, round berries resembling cherries. Pkt. 5 cts. 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus). Hardy Annual. The Mammoth 
Double California is a very beautiful type of this common 
flower. The individual flowers are full to the center and 
so very double that they arc half globe-shape. I have seen 
these sell readily and at a good price in the markets. They 
resemble mammoth yellow dahlias. The Russian is the targe 
variety, grown principally for the big seeds they produce, 
which are used as poultry-feed. 
Mammoth Double California, or Chrysanthemum- 
flowered. Pkt. s cts., Koz. 20 cts., >:>oz. 35 cts. 
Mammoth Russian. Immense flowers, with brilliant 
yellow petals. Pkt. 5 cts.. lb. 15 cts., postpaid. 20 cts. 
Scarlet Sage 
Scabiosa 
SWEET WILXIAM (Dianllius barbalus). Hardy Perennial. A 
more beautiful sight tlian a tliick. massed b^J of Sweet 
Williams is difficult to find. The plants, wliich are hardy, 
will present a glorious sheet of bright, rich-colored flowers 
continually. Both double and single sorts are fine. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.. y^oz. 40 cts.. oz. $1.25. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.. i-^oz. 35 cts.. oz. Si. 
Double White. Pkt. 5 cts.. ,'^'oz. 50 cts.. oz. $1.50. 
Double Crimson. Pkt. 5 cts., ! Voz. so cts.. oz. $1.50. 
THUNBERGIA, or BLACK-EYED SUSAN. Hardy Annual. 
A rai)id-gro\ving annual vine used for iianging-baskets and 
low trellises; very pretty little flowers in orange, buff, white, 
etc. Pkt. s cts., Koz. 40 cts.. oz. $1.25. 
VERBENA. Hardy Annual. Very few plants will make such a 
gorgeous display during the summer months as the Ver- 
benas, or furnish more flowers for cutting. Start seed in the 
house or under glass early in the spring, and transplant 
after 3 or 4 inches of growth. Good, liealthy plants can be 
produced from seed as readily as almost any tender annual. 
They flower in July, and continue strong and healthy until 
destroyed by frost. 
Mammoth Mixed. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. so cts., oz. $t.so. 
Largest White. Pkt. s cts.. Hoz. 50 cts.. oz. $1.50. 
Largest Scarlet. Pkt. s cts., Koz. so cts.. oz. $1.50. 
WALLFLOWER. Half-hardy Perennial. Deliciously fragrant. 
Uloom early in tlie spring. Start the seed inside and set 
out in .April or May. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 25 cts 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 
ZINNIAS, or YOUTH AND OLD AGE. Hardv Annual, 
l-argest-flowcring sorts. The well-known Zinnia has long 
been a favorite and deserves a place in every flower-garden. 
The bright-colored flowers bloom profusely until frosts kill 
the plants. My mixture contains all colors and varieties. 
Schell's New Double Giants. (See page 50.) 
Golden Pheasant. Deep gold ground with well-defined tips 
of maroon — beautiful. Pkt. is cts.. J&oz. 60 cts. 
Dahlia-flowered Zinnia, Mixed. Very large and so near 
like dalilias that it is difficult to distinguish one from the 
other. Pkt. IS cts., Hoz. 60 cts. 
Tall Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., JS'oz. 25 cts., oz. ys cts. 
Orange Yellow. A gorgeous, double, glowing yellow flower; 
fine for cutting. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
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