COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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Salvia Zurich 
Salvia or Scarlet Sage 
All Salvias are easily grown from seed, sown indoors in March 
or April and set in permanent location in May. Require good soil. 
All bloom the first year from seed and are best treated as annuals. 
Plant 18 inches apart each way. 
Seeds mostly of our own growing, always of strong germination. 
To get a good stand, sow in a bed filled with clayey soil that con¬ 
tains no manure and no vegetable matter. Uo not use goo<l rich 
soil. Use clean clayey soil in your flats also. Your plants will not 
damp off if you will set the seedlings at the time of transplanting 
at the same depth they stood before you lifted them. To prevent 
rot and damping off give your salvias plenty of air and sunshine. 
If your plants in flats get spindly or overgrown clip them; they 
will start new growth soon again and you will have the prettiest, 
bushy plants of even growth you ever saw. 
The Farinacea variety is one of the finest blue flowers. The 
plants should be pinched back during their early stage of growth 
two or three times. This induces the plants to branch out from the 
base and results in erect spikes. 
When transplanting see to it that you plant the seedlings at the 
same depth they stood before you lifted them. If you will plant 
deeper they will rot and you will lose them. It is all right to set 
most plants deeper than they stood, but it does not work with Salvia. 
SALVIA 8PIENDENS-The plants grow 3 feet in height and are 
completely covered with scarlet flowers. 1 oz. $1.40; Ya oz. 20c; 1 lb. 
$20.00; T. pkt. 10c. 
BONFIRE OR CLARA BEDMAN—Of compact growth forming oval 
bushes covered by flower spikes of brilliant scarlet, clear above the 
foliage. Brilliantly effective for bedding either planted alone or in 
front of other plants. Height 2 feet. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 
$1.60; lb. $22.00. 
ZURICH—Produces flowers in such great numbers that they cause 
the spikes to droop gracefully with their weight. The lowers are of 
a brilliant, dazzling scarlet, and borne in endless profusion all sum¬ 
mer and fall. Height 2 feet. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.80; 1 lb. 
$28.00. 
AMERICA—A fine variety of compact, bushy growth, producing 
large heavy spikes of fiery scarlet flowers. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; 
oz. $2.00; 1 lb. $28.00. 
FIREBALL—Robust growing variety, producing globular bushes, 
studded with dazzling scarlet spikes of bloom. T. pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 
30c; 1 lb. $2S.OO; oz. $2.00. 
FARINACEA—A perennial variety producing tall spikes of silvery 
lavender blooms from a dense mass of foliage from June to Novem¬ 
ber. In the North needs protection over winter. Height 3 ft. T. pkt. 
10c; Ya oz. 20c; oz. $1.00. 
SALVIA AZUREA GRANDIFEORA—A hardy perennial variety pro¬ 
ducing spikes of intense sky-blue flowers in great profusion. Height 
2 to 3 feet. T. pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 20c; 1 oz. $1.20; lb. $18.00. 
SEDUM MIDDENDORF1I 
An excellent rock plant, perfectly hardy, with attractive, fleshy, 
longish leaves of mahogany brown, bearing yellow flowers during 
July and September. Will thrive under the hardest of conditions 
and is one of the few plants that can be used for tying dry, sandy 
banks together and to grow where nothing else would grow. Height 
6 in. T. pkt. 30c. 
SIDALCEA ROSY GEM 
Hardy perennial plant with handsome spikes of pink flowers, 
in June and July. Needs winter protection. T. pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 25c; 
oz. $1.80. 
A M’TE-lf TC A most desirable annual for pot and gar- 
den culture and one of the daintiest of cut 
flowers. Compact and bushy, lasting in bloom for months. A high¬ 
ly paying plant for florists. For spring trade sow in a cool house 
in October, pot off when large enough and shift as soon as needed. 
Schizanthus must never be allowed to become pot bound. For sum¬ 
mer blooming sow when danger of frost is past, later transplant to 
stand a foot apart. Make several successive sowings. 
If a crop of flowers is desired during December and January sow 
in September, allow the plants to bud in 4 in. pots, grow cool (48 
deg. house). You will find it about the easiest flower to bring into 
bloom and the most readily saleable. To get bushy plants you must 
pinch and keep on pinching the plants. 
DR. BADGER’S GIANT FEOWEItlNG SCHIZANTHUS—A superior 
strain with perfect flowers 1-% inches across, in all imaginable colors 
and markings. Foliage fern-like bright green. Never fails to bring 
forth admiration. Height 15 in. T. pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 15c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
Schizanthus Wlsetonensis 
WI8ETONEN8IS MIXED—Compact growing strain producing fine 
flowers in abundance and a first class plant. Height 15 inches. T. 
pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 15c; 1 oz. 80c. 
wtsetonensis RICH PINK—Large flowered deep pink. T. pkt. 
10c; y 8 oz. 15c; oz. 80c; lb. $8.00. 
wiSETONENSIS rose AND AMBER—Large flowered in shades of 
pink and brown. T. pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 15c; oz. 80c; lb. $8.00. 
SUNFLOWER—HELIANTHUS 
The tall growing varieties should always be planted In groups 
to make a background for dwarfer plants. All Sunflowers are gross 
feeders and require rich soil and full exposure to the sun. They 
Moom from early summer till frost and are excellent cut flowers. 
Plant seed in the open in April and May. Annuals. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED DOUBLE—Eight yellow, very 
large and double, with feathered petals resembling somewhat the 
double Chrysanthemum of the florist. Height 6 feet. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 
45c; lb. $3.00. 
ouCUMERTFOLIUS MINIATURE DOUBLE—The flowers are small. 
extremely double with a brown colored center, very handsome. The 
plant produces hundreds of blooms which are first class as cut 
flowers. Height 5 ft. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $3.00. 
UOUMERIFOEIUS VENUS — Flowerp pale yellow, disc black, snr- 
rounded by a rich golden ring. The petals are twisted. A splendid 
cut flower. Height 5 ft. T. pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 15c; oz. 80c. 
•‘PECIAE MIXTURE — Embraces all the choice Sunflowers, both 
double and single. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $3.00. 
SCHIZANTHUS RETUSUS 
Flowers very large, orchid shape, in white, pink, crimson, spotted, 
etc. Excellent for pots or garden display. Height 2 ft. T. pkt. 10c; 
oz. 45c; lb. $4.00. 
STACHYS LANATA 
Hardy perennial 8 inches high, producing tufts of thick wooly very 
white and broad leaves, valuable for bedding and borders. If in¬ 
tended for a border cut out the flower stalk as soon as it appears. 
Not dependably hardy in the North. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 
VIRGINIAN STOCK—Crimson Gem. The best variety, producing 
large deep crimson flowers on plants 18 in. high from May to Sep¬ 
tember. Thrives in any kind of soil exposed to sun, especially so 
in the coast regions and is one of the best plants for bedding, bor¬ 
ders, etc. Annual. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 80c. 
