Hart & Vick’s Seeds, Plants, Bulbs • Rochester, N. Y. 
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Harbinger Salvia 
Saponaria ocymoides 
Rudbeckia • Coneflower 
Purpurea. A very showy perenrial bearing 
large, reddish purple flowers with brown, 
cone-shaped centers. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c. 
Saponaria 
Ocymoides. Hardy perennial rock-plant 
producing, all summer long, masses of 
small, bright rose-colored flowers. Height 
8 inches. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c. 
Vaccaria. An annual rock-plant that grows 
2 feet high and bears masses of satiny 
pink flowers somewhat like an enlarged 
gypsophila. A most excellent flower for 
cutting. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 25c; oz. 45c. 
Ricinus • Castor-Oil Plant 
Annual plants desirable for screens 
or the center of beds because of their 
large growth and the tropical appear¬ 
ance which they give to plantings. 
Zanzibarensis. Leaves often 234 feet across, 
marked with brown and purple spots. Pkg. 
10c; oz. 25c. 
Crimson Spire. The finest of all Castor-Oil 
Plants. Grows 6 to 8 feet high and bears 
giant spikes of brilliant crimson flowers. 
Pkg. 15c; oz. 35c. 
GOOD SEED PRODUCES 
GOOD FLOWERS 
Salpiglossis 
Salpiglossis • Painted Tongue 
Pictured in color on third cover 
Hart & Vick’s Finest Mixture. Gardeners 
who do not know this beautiful trumpet¬ 
shaped annual flower should become 
acquainted with it. It deserves a place in 
every garden. Easily grown in sandy soil 
and partial shade, it blooms early and all 
summer long. The richly colored, velvety 
petals of crimson, blue, primrose, white, 
yellow, and purple, overlaid and striped 
with silver and gold, are beautiful beyond 
description. Height 2 feet. Pkg. 10c; 
34 oz. 25c; 34 oz. 40c. 
Salvia • Sweet Scarlet Sage 
The brilliant red flowers of this popular 
annual, borne on long, stately spikes stand¬ 
ing well above the foliage, are borne un¬ 
til frost and give this plant a prominent 
place in every garden. Extensively 
planted in flower-beds and as a border 
plant. Seed should be started in boxes 
or under glass in February and March 
and transplanting done when all danger 
of frost is past. 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman). A compact¬ 
growing, early-flowering Salvia, 2 feet 
high, covered with long spikes of 
brilliant scarlet flowers that stand 
clear above the dense, dark green 
foliage and completely cover the 
plant. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 55c; 34 oz. $1. 
Splendens. The old favorite bedding 
variety. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c; 34 oz. 
60c; oz. $2. 
Farinacea (Blue Salvia). This charming 
plant, with its spikes of lovely pale, 
cloudy blue flowers and its long season of 
bloom, will do well just about anywhere 
in the garden. Pkg. 15c; 34 oz. 55c; 
34 oz. Si- 
Harbinger. Produces a profusion of long 
spikes of dazzling bright scarlet flowers 
early in July and keeps on blooming until 
hard frost cuts it down. The plants are 
very compact growing and covered with 
strong, dark green foliage that forms a very 
effective background to the vivid color of 
the flowers. Pkg. 15c; 2 pkgs. 25c. 
Portulaca • Sun Plant 
Shown in color on third cover 
This charming little hardy annual is un¬ 
rivaled for brilliancy. Nothing is prettier for 
beds, edging, and rockwork, and it is fre¬ 
quently used to sow broadcast over sunny 
banks, etc. As an undergrowth for taller 
plants it is also valuable. The seed does not 
germinate until hot weather, and should be 
sown late. Flowers richly colored, and pro¬ 
duced all summer. Average height, 6 inches. 
Single-flowered Mixture. White, Golden 
Yellow, Striped Rose, Rich Rose, Crimson, 
Scarlet, Bright Yellow, Purple, and Sal¬ 
mon. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz - 25c; oz. 75c. 
Double-flowered Mixture. Same colors as 
in Single-flowered. Flowers resembling 
tiny roses. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c; 34 oz. 
60c; oz. $2.25. 
Primula • Primrose 
Seeds sown in early spring make plants for 
fall and winter blooming. 
Malacoides. Lilac-blue. Pkg. 25c. 
Obconica grandiflora. Pkg. 20c. 
Sinensis (Chinese Fringed Primrose). In 
various colors. Pkg. 25c. 
Hardy Varieties 
Vulgaris. English Primrose. Pkg. 10c. 
Auricula. Yellow, brown, and red flowers. 
Pkg. 10c. 
Polyanthus Invincible. A splendid strain of 
these very showy, early spring-flowering 
hardy plants that do so well either out-of- 
doors or for pot culture. Pkt. 15c. 
Many experienced gardeners place Prim¬ 
ula seed in the refrigerator for 24 hours and 
sow it while it is still cold. Several other 
varieties of seeds that are rather difficult to 
start are helped in this way. 
A MIXTURE OF ANNUAL 
FLOWERS FOR THE 
ROCK-GARDEN 
This is a mixture of seed of twenty 
kinds of low-growing, long-blooming, 
annual flowers for you to scatter broad¬ 
cast in your rock-garden. They will 
bloom from early summer until late fall. 
Rock-Garden Annual Mixture. Large 
pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c; oz. 60c. 
