LOVERS 
Salpiglossis 
PORTULACA • Sun Plant 
This gay little annual is a creeping grower 
with glossy, single, cup-shaped or double rose¬ 
like flowers in a dazzling display of richest 
colors. Excellent for massing in beds. Height 
6 inches. 
Culture. Sow from February to May. We 
recommend starting the seeds in indoor boxes. 
Transplant 6 inches apart. 
1880 Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10c; %oz. 25c. 
1885 Double, Mixed. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 65c. 
Harbinger Salvia 
PyRETHRUM • Golden Feather 
For sheer grace of habit and dainty, silky texture of petals, 
no flowers can come within a mile of the lovely Poppies. They 
make excellent beds and borders. 
Culture. Annual Poppies cannot be transplanted. Sow 
thinly from January to April in the beds and borders they are 
to occupy. Thin to about 8 inches apart. The seeds of perennial 
Poppies are sown early in protected seed-beds for later trans¬ 
it planting. 
1865 Double, Mixed. Large, ball-shaped flowers. Height 
feet. Pkt. 5c; Hoz. 15c; 0 z. 25c. 
1867 Pink 1868 Salmon 1869 Brilliant Rose 
Each: Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 30c; oz. 50c 
1872 Rhceas, Shirley, Mixed. Single, in lovely pastel 
and brighter shades. Height 2 feet. Pkt. 10c; }^oz. 
15c; oz. 25c. 
3025 Sweet Briar. Delightful, rose-pink Poppy with 
fully double flowers resembling a double begonia in 
bloom. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 35c. 
1873 Flanders. Single; scarlet-red. Height 1 foot. 
Pkt. 10c; yioz. 20c; oz. 30c. 
1875 Iceland, Mixed. Dainty perennial with single 
white, yellow, and orange flowers. Height 15 inches. 
Pkt. 10c; J 4 oz. 35c. 
1878 Oriental. Showy perennial with immense, single, 
deep crimson flowers. Height 2J^ feet. Pkt. 10c; 
J4oz. 40c. 
SALVIAS 
Brilliant perennials unrivaled for massing in beds and 
borders. They form compact bushes literally ablaze 
with brilliant scarlet flower-spikes. Easily grown. 
Culture. Sow from January to March. Start the 
culture in indoor boxes or in hotbeds. Transplant 
1 foot apart. The seed is slow in germinating. 
1905 Splendens. Bright scarlet. Height 2 feet. Pkt. 
10c; J4oz. 50c; J^oz. 85c. 
1906 Bonfire. Dazzling scarlet. Dwarf, compact 
grower. Height 1 Yz feet. Pkt. 15c; bfoz. 60c. 
1907 Harbinger. The finest and most striking of all 
bedding Salvias. The plants are of symmetrical, 
dwarf, and compact growth and are covered with a 
blazing scarlet blanket of flowers. Height 1 foot. 
Pkt. 25c; Moz. $1.00. 
1908 Azure-Blue. A handsome variety with flowers of 
a deep azure-blue color. It is a taller grower than the 
red-flowered types and is largely used for planting in 
mixed borders. Height 2 Yz, feet. Pkt. 20c; Yoz. 
85c; Hoz. $1.50. 
1909 Farinacea, Blue Bedder. Wonderful, clear, 
dark blue flowers on long, wiry stems. Plant com¬ 
pact, with closely set branches. Fine for borders. 
Height 3 feet. Pkt. 25c; J^oz. $1.00. 
1890 Ornamental, golden-leaved annuals for bor¬ 
ders and edging. Dwarf bushy growers, with finely 
cut foliage. Height 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; Ytpz. 25c. 
Culture. For early planting, _ use protected 
seed-beds, but may also be sown in open ground 
after last frost. Thin to 1 foot apart. 
RICINUS • Castor Bean 
Tall, tropical plants of tree-like growth, with 
enormous palm-shaped leaves in green and bronze. 
Ornamental for backgrounds. Height 4 to 10 feet. 
Culture. Plant seeds after ground gets warm, 
1 inch deep and 5 feet apart. 
1898 Zanzibarensis. Immense leaves ranging 
from light green to bronze. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
1899 Red Spire. Very striking, with large, bronzy 
red leaves. Produces numerous spikes of showy 
rosy crimson seed-pods. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS • Painted Tongue 
One of the most illustrious and brilliant of all 
garden annuals. It is a branching grower, carrying 
numerous petunia-like flowers in colors ranging from 
white, rose, scarlet, crimson, yellow, and purple, 
to deep violet-blue—all strikingly veined and 
netted silver and gold. Highly prized as a cut-flower 
and extremely showy in beds and borders. Prefers 
sunny location. Height 2Yz feet. 
Culture. Start the seeds early in indoor boxes 
for later transplanting, or sow outdoors when 
danger of frost is past and thin to 8 to 10 inches 
apart. Give lots of water. 
1900 Finest Mixed Colors. Well blended. Pkt. 
10c; Koz. 25c; Yioz. 40c. 
Single Portulaca 
SCABIOSA • Mourning Bride 
Beautiful annual for beds and borders. It is an 
upright, branching grower, carrying, on long, 
slender stems, a profusion of showy, large, half-ball¬ 
shaped, graceful flowers, supremely adapted for 
cutting. Height 2% feet. 
Culture. Sow early in protected seed-beds for 
later transplanting, or sow when soil is warm, 
where plants are to bloom, and thin to 8 to 10 inches 
apart. 
1913 Azure-Blue 1915 Rose 
1916 Fire King 1918 King of the Blacks 
Each: Pkt. 10c; Vi° z - 25c; Vioz. 40c 
1910 Mixed. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
STATICE, A nnual 
1930 Everlasting of unusual beauty, with graceful 
stems carrying dense clusters of small blooms in 
white, rose, and blue shades. Dainty and gay for 
borders and valuable for cutting. Height 2 feet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
Culture. Sow from February to April where 
plants are to bloom, and thin to 8 inches apart. 
STOKESIA • Cornflower Aster 
1932 Beautiful hardy perennials with very large 
cornflower-like blooms of rich sky-blue color. 
Indispensable for perennial borders and for cutting. 
Height 2 feet. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 50c. 
Culture. Sow the seeds from January to April 
in protected seed-beds. Transplant 1 foot apart. 
Giant Bismarck Stocks 
By virtue of their delightful fragrance, bril¬ 
liant colors, and profusion of blooms. Stocks 
deserve a place in every garden. They are bushy 
growers, with attractive, double, rosette-like 
flowers borne on fine stems. Particularly showy 
massed in beds. Fine cut-flowers. 
Culture. Start the seed early in indoor 
boxes for later transplanting. Set 6 inches 
apart in beds and rogue out singles. 
Large-flowering Ten Weeks 
Fine dwarf Stocks with large pyramids of 
blooms, greatly favored for massing in beds 
and borders. Height 1 foot. 
1940 White 1941 Pink 
1942 Crimson 1943 Azure-Blue 
1944 Canary-Yellow 
Each: Pkt. 15c 
1945 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; YfiZ. 60c. 
Double Giant Imperial Bismarck 
New, early-flowering Stocks of branching 
habit. Make extremely showy beds and fine 
cut-flowers. Height 2 feet. 
1946 White 1947 Rose 
1948 Blood-Red 1949 Lavender 
1950 Canary-Yellow 
Each: Pkt. 25c 
1951 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 20c; Yoz. 50c. 
REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 
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