ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure" Seeds 
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PRIMULA (Primrose) (Tender Perennial) 
Not easy to raise from seed. 
Chinensis (Chinese Primrose). The choicest colors 
of the single flowering Primulas in all their 
dainty shadings. Pkt., 25c. 
Obconica Gigantea Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
Malacoides. Delicate lilac. Pkt., 15c. 
PRIMROSE (Perennial) 
Spring-blooming plants. With a slight protec¬ 
tion they will stand the winter, but will do better 
if protected by a cold frame. 6 to 12 inches. 
Auricula. The fragrant flowers of many rich col¬ 
ors are borne in clusters. Pkt., 15c. 
Polyanthus Veris. (Cowslip). Fine for pot, out¬ 
door culture, or rock garden. 12 inches. Pkt., 10c. 
Vulgaris. True yellow Primrose; rockery; 6 inches. 
Pkt., 15c; y& oz., 65c. 
PYRETHRUM (Feverfew) (Perennial) 
Roseum Grandiflorum Single Mixed. Flowers of 
enormous size, ranging from light pink to deep 
carmine; cutting. May to June. 2% feet. Pkt., 
10c; y oz., 35c. 
Hybridum Double Mixed. Seed saved from the 
finest double flowers; only a small percentage 
can be expected to come double the first year; 2 
feet. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 50c. 
Aureum (Golden Feather). Yellow foliage. 
Annual. Fine for edging. 1 foot. Pkt., 10c; y 2 
oz., 30c. 
RICINUS (Castor Oil Bean) (Annual) 
Zanzibariensis. Surpasses all in beauty of colors, 
which include glaucous-green, coppery brown, 
metallic red; 8 to 10 feet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; y 
lb., 50c. 
Borboniensis arboreus. The tallest of the Rici- 
nus. 10 to 15 ft. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; y lb., 50c. 
Red Spire. An effective variety, with bronzy green 
foliage and rosy crimson seed spikes. 6 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
Gibsoni. Purplish leaves. 5 feet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
lb., 50c. 
Mixed Sorts. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; y lb., 40c; 1 lb., 
$1.25. 
ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus) (Perennial) 
Officinalis. An old favorite aromatic herb, delight¬ 
fully fragrant, flowers light blue, grows about 2 
feet high. Leaves used for seasoning. Pkt., 10c. 
RHODANTHE OR STRAWFLOWER 
(Annual) 
They flower early and continue for a long time, 
and are also used as pot plants. As an “Everlast¬ 
ing” for dried winter bouquets they are indis¬ 
pensable. 1 foot. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 25c. 
RUDBECKIA (Coneflower) (Perennial) 
Newmani. An effective sort, producing in masses 
during August and September brilliant orange- 
yellow flowers; 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c. 
Purpurea (Giant Purple Coneflower). Large and 
showy, reddish purple flowers with dark brown 
disc; 3 feet. July and August. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 
40c. 
Golden Glow. Extra double. An effective yellow 
flower during August and September. 6 feet. 
Pkt., 10c. 
SALVIA (Scarlet Sage) 
(Perennial but grown as Annual) 
The Salvia is among our most popular and useful 
bedding plants. There is nothing more effective 
in the midsummer or fall than these bright scarlet 
flowers. Seed may also be sown in the open ground 
in May. 
Early Souvenir. A very early variety and there¬ 
fore most suitable for sowing out in the garden. 
Plants grow about 1 V 2 feet high; spikes brilliant 
red flowers. Pkt., 25c; % oz., 75c. 
America (Globe of Fire). Dwarf bushy habit. 
Plants grow about 16 inches high. Pkt., 15c; 
% oz., 35c. 
Bonfire. Its erect spikes of brilliant scarlet flow¬ 
ers stand clear above the dark green foliage and 
completely cover the plant. 16 inches. Pkt., 10c; 
y s oz., 30c. 
Fireball. Splendid for beds or borders, of some¬ 
what dwarf habit. 14 inches. Pkt., 15c; y 8 oz., 
35c. 
Splendens Grandiflora. Scarlet. A rich-flowered 
border sort. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; y oz., 30c. 
Zurich. Plants are of dwarf, bushy growth and 
produce an abundance of bright scarlet flowers 
from early July until frost. 12 inches. Pkt., 15c; 
y s oz., 40c. 
Farinacea. A perennial variety, but best treated 
as an annual, blooming from August to Septem¬ 
ber from Spring sown seed; color, light blue; 3 
feet. Pkt., 10c; y± oz., 35c. 
Ricinus. Pyrethrum Roseum Grandiflorum. Salvia, America. 
