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T. Lee Adams Seed Company 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Iceland. Height 15 inches. Elegant free-flowering plants bearing flowers in 
abundance all summer. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; y s oz., 25c; *4 oz„ 40c. 
Oriental, Scarlet (The Large Oriental Poppy). A charming summer-flowering hardy 
plant, producing numerous leafy stems about 2 V 2 feet high, with large deep 
scarlet flowers; having a conspicuous black blotch on each petal, exceed¬ 
ingly showy. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 40c. 
Oriental Mixed. Saved from a large number of named sorts, embracing all of the 
colors. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 50c. 
PORTULACA (Sun Plant) 
One of the best hardy annuals. Easy to cultivate; thrives best in sunny loca¬ 
tion. Flowers are of richest colors and bloom the entire summer. Are used for 
massing in beds, borders, rock work, or for sowing broadcast over sunny em¬ 
bankments. 
Single Mixed. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 35c; oz., $1.00. 
Double Mixed. Pkt., 15c; Vs oz., 60c; ^4 oz., $1.00. 
PYRETHRUM 
Hardy perennial, bearing large Daisy or Cosmos-like flowers, ranging in color 
from white to deep red, with bright yellow centers*. Blooms in May and June; 
is one of the most graceful and long-lasting cut flowers. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 60c. 
RED HOT POKER (See Tritoma) 
RESEDA (See Mignonette) 
RICINUS (Castor Oil Bean) 
Half-Hardy Annual. 8 to 12 Feet 
This magnificent foliage plant is picturesquely showy and imposing, lending 
to the garden a truly sub-tropical effect. When grown singly it forms a perfect 
pyramid of gigantic leaves which with the brightly colored seed pods make a 
perfect oriental picture. 
Sow 2 inches deep when all danger from frost is over, or the seed may be 
started under glass. Set out, or transplant 3 feet apart. Pkt., 10c; oz„ 30c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue) 
2 x / 2 Feet 
One of the most attractive annuals and should be in every garden. The blos¬ 
soms are tube-shaped much like a Petunia but rivaling the latter in the beau¬ 
tiful colors displayed. Nearly every flower is veined with a glint of gold, and it 
is the only flower to our knowledge possessing this odd characteristic. The 
Salpiglossis is deservedly known as the Orchid of Hardy Annuals. 
Gloxiniaeflora Mixed. A special selection of colors. Flowers large and fancifully 
veined in contrasting colors. Pkt., 15c; *4 oz., 40c; oz., $1.25. 
SALVIA (Scarlet Sage) 
Long a favorite bedding annual, also grown for conservatory decoration, 
bearing long spikes of flowers in great profusion from July to frost; seed should 
be sown early, either indoors or in hotbed, and young plants transplanted when 
weather has become settled and warm. May also be sown in open ground in May. 
Splendens. Annual. Beautiful bright scarlet; long stem; 2 feet. Pkt., 15c; y% oz., 
46c; oz., $2.25. 
Farinacea. Blue Bedder. Perennial. Compact. Profusion of deep blue flowers. 
3 ft. Pkt., 15c. 
SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride) 
An old-fashioned but most attractive flower. Its great abundance and long 
succession of richly colored, fragrant blossoms on long stems make it one of 
the most useful decorative plants of the garden. Desirable for cutting as well 
as for beds and borders. Flower heads about 2 inches across; florets double, 
surrounding the thimble-shaped cone. 
Seed may be sown in place as soon as ground can be worked; or for earlier 
blooming sow in hotbed early in spring and transplant iy 2 feet apart. Hardy 
annual; about 2 to 2 y 2 feet high. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10c; y^ oz., 25c. 
SCABIOSA CAUCASIA (Blue Bonnet) 
A hardy perennial variety, with pale blue flowers 4 to 5 inches across, and 
long stems. One of the handsomest perennial flowers; valuable for cutting. 
Isaac House Strain. Shades from lavender to dark blue. Pkt., 15c. 
