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The Beautiful and Popular Scabiosa 
1HE above engraving represents flowers of the new and beautiful Sweet Scabiosa, 
which is a great improvement over the old-fashioned Scabiosa formerly seen in our 
grandmother’s garden. The plants grow three feet tall, and become a waving mass of 
these exquisite flowers borne aloft on long, strong stems, and exhibiting a great diversity of 
colors, as White, Rose, Scarlet, Brick-red, Azure Fairy, Red and white, Separate or mixed. 
When started from, seeds in early spring and set eight inches apart in a bed, the plants 
make a grand garden display during late Summer and Autumn, or, started in Autumn they 
will endure the winter and begin to bloom early the next season. The flowers are especially 
adapted for cutting, and the white, blush and pale blue flowers are prized for funeral as well 
as room decoration. The dwarf sorts thrive in pots, and are fine for winter-blooming in the 
window. I especially admire these beautiful annuals, and earnestly urge their culture. 5cts. 
Scabiosa Candidissima Flora Plena 
This is the handsome Snowball Scabiosa. The plants grow three feet high, branching 
freely, each branch tipped with a lovely big double pure white flower. It is beautiful in the 
garden and fine for cutting. The plants are readily grown from seeds, and easily transplant¬ 
ed. A splendid annual, but little known; of easy culture. 75-seeds Sets. 
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