FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., FARIBAULT, MINN. 
Salpiglossis are greatly prized for cutting. 
RICINUS or Castor Oil Plant ( Annual) 
1730 Red Spire. 6-8 ft. Foliage plants of 
luxuriant and rapid growth, valuable for 
backgrounds and screens, producing a rich 
tropical effect. The leaves are of enor¬ 
mous size, deeply lobed and conspicuously 
veined, dark green and bronze in col¬ 
or.Oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 
SALPIGLOSSIS, Painted Tongue 
(Annual) 
1741 Height 2-2% ft. Beautiful velvety petunia¬ 
like flowers, greatly prized for cutting. 
They range in color from various shades of 
purple and blue through red and yellow to 
creamy white, delicately veined and pen¬ 
ciled with gold. Bloom from July to 
frost.% oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 
SALVIA or Scarlet Sage (Annual) 
Handsome summer and autumn-flowering an¬ 
nuals with brilliant flowers; very effective for 
massing, bedding and cutting. Useful also for 
window box and pot plants. 
1745 Splendens. 2-3 ft. Plants are much 
branched, with large spikes of bright spar- 
let flowers produced in profusion during 
the summer and fall. This is the old 
favorite bedding variety. 
.% oz. 75c; pkt. 10c 
1746 Fireball. 15-18 in. Compact plants with 
fiery scarlet flowers on massive spikes, 
erect and stiff; over 200 spikes to a plant 
is not unusual.. % oz. 65c; pkt. 10c 
SAPONARIA, Soapwort (Annual) 
1749 Vaccaria Rosea. 2 ft. Produce a pro¬ 
fusion of light graceful sprays of satiny- 
pink flowers. Charming in bouquets com¬ 
bined with other flowers. 
.% oz. 25c; pkt. 5c 
SCABIOSA, Pin-cushion Flower 
(Annual) 
Showy in the garden and one of the finest 
annuals for cutting. Bloom continuously from 
early summer until frost, in a wide range of 
rich, beautiful colors. They grow 2 to 3 feet 
high, with flowers on long slender stems; also 
known as Mourning Bride. 
1750 Loveliness. A glorious salmon-rose color. 
Delightfully fragrant. Unsurpassed as a 
cut flower, with long stiff stems ..Pkt. 15c 
Illustrated in color on page 40. 
1751 King of the Blacks. Reddish-black. 
1752 Azure Fairy. Delicate lavender-blue. 
1753 Shasta. Pure white of enormous size. 
1754 Rose. Beautiful rose-pink. 
1755 Fiery Scarlet. 
1756 Golden Yellow. 
1757 Finest Mixed. 
Each of the above. ... % oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA ( Perennial) 
1758 Height 18-24 in. Handsome hardy plants that thrive in ordinary garden soil. The semi-double 
flowers are 2 to 3 inches across and are borne on long stout stems; color is an exquisite 
lavender-blue shading to deep blue. Exceptionally good for cutting.Pkt. 15c 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN see page 3 
SCHIZANTHUS, Butterfly Flower (Annual) 
1764 Height 18-24 in. Plants are of bushy luxuriant growth, with delicate, finely cut foliage and 
exquisite orchid-like flowers in a great range of bright colors, blotched and marked in con¬ 
trasting shades. One of the daintiest of annuals.Pkt. 10c 
SHASTA DAISY see CHRYSANTHEMUM page 48 
SNAPDRAGON see ANTIRRHINUM page 46 
SOLANUM, Jerusalem Cherry (Annual) 
1768 Compact, bushy house plants with small shiny leaves and many bright orange-scarlet 
berries. Grows 15-18 inches high, and is easily raised from seed. One of the best 
pot plants for winter decoration. Also known as Christmas Cherry.Pkt. 10c 
STATICE, Sea Lavender (Annual) 
1769 Sinuata. 1-2 ft. Suitable for growing in rock gardens and charming when dried for 
winter bouquets. The flowers are produced in racemes on long, graceful stems. Colors: 
rose, blue and white; retains its true colors when dried.% oz. 20c; pkt. 5c 
STOCKS, Early Giant Imperial (Annual) 
An improved strain of Bismarck. The plants grow 24-30 inches high, and are of robust 
branching habit, with heavy spikes of bloom. The flowers are double and very fragrant. 
Bloom from late July until frost. 
1771 Gold Ball. 1775 Royal Purple. 
1772 Rose Pink. 1776 Lavender. 
1774 Fiery Blood Red. 1777 Finest Mixed. 
Each of the above...Pkt. 10c 
1778 Evening Scented Stock. (Matthiola Bicor- 
nis.) 1 ft. Rosy lavender flowers which fill 
the garden with a delicious perfume in the 
evening.Oz. 30c; pkt. 5c 
STOKESIA, Cornflower Aster (Perennial) 
1780 Cyanea. 2 ft. One of the choicest flowers 
for the garden and indispensable for cutting. 
Plants are much branched and bear freely 
from July until frost the handsome lavender- 
blue flowers which measure from 4 to 5 inches 
across. Of easy culture, succeeding in any 
open, sunny position.Pkt. 10c 
SUNFLOWER, Helianthus (Annual) 
1830 Miniature Sunflower. 3-4 ft. Produce flowers 
in many shades of rose, bronze and orange. 
Bloom all summer and are useful for cutting. 
Foliage is small and graceful.Pkt. 10c 
1831 Red Sunflower. 4-6 ft. Curled petals in 
various shades of red and orange, beautifully 
shaded and bordered.Pkt. 10c 
1832 Mammoth Russian. 8-10 ft. Huge flat flow¬ 
er heads grown for the seeds which are fed 
to parrots, poultry and birds. Planted in the 
poultry yard the plants furnish shade, and 
when planted in the vegetable garden the 
stalks will serve as poles for climbing or pole 
beans .Large pkt. 5c 
Statice Sinuata. 
Scabiosa Caucasica. 
The seed shells of Nasturtiums, Sweet Peas, 
Lathyrus and Morning Glories are very hard, 
and should be soaked in warm (not hot) water 
for 24 hours before planting to hasten germina¬ 
tion. 
Very fine seeds should be sown evenly and 
thinly on a carefully prepared seedbed and 
covered only with a little sifted sand or a 
very thin layer of peat moss. 
Early Giant Imperial Stock. 
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