RECENT NOVELTIES and Of he/- Rare Hovers 
Salvia splendens, Coral 
ANNUAL 
Compact, bushy plants, 16 
inches high, with long spikes of 
vivid coral-pink flowers, set off by 
a fine brick-red tone on the lower 
corollas. An elegant and pleasing 
pastel shade. Comes true from 
seed. Pkt. 50 cts., 5 pkts. $2. 
Salvia farinacea, Blue Bedder 
A compact form of the popular 
Salvia farinacea with long spikes of 
deep blue flowers. Should be 
grown as an annual and will bloom 
freely all through late summer and 
fall. Pkt. 50 cts., 5 pkts. $2. 
Salvia dichroa magnifica 
HARDY 
A handsome stately plant 3 feet 
or more high, that throws out long, 
elegant spikes of pure deep laven¬ 
der flowers, set off by white mid¬ 
lobes. A charming plant for the 
back rows of the hardy border and 
in ornamental groups. Pkt. $1, 
6 pkts. $5. 
Sidalcea, Hemsley’s 
New Hybrids 
PERENNIAL 
Mr. Hemsley, the originator, 
who has done so much to improve 
this lovely perennial, won with 
this flower the Challenge Trophy 
for the most progress made in 
plant-breeding in recent years. 
This strain includes such lovely 
shades as pale pink, deep pink, sal¬ 
mon, and red. Plants grow from 2 
to 3 feet high and will flower from 
the end of June till September. 
Hardy. Pkt. 75 cts., 5 pkts. $3. 
Double Shasta Daisies 
Beautifully fringed, pure white 
flowers of great size on long stems. 
Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Statice sinuata atrocaerulea, Kampf’s 
Tall Improved 
A distinct, all-round achievement in this popular 
flower so valuable for cutting. The blue, formerly some¬ 
what pale and dusty-looking, has here attained a deep, 
shining shade, combined with greater size and substance 
of inflorescence. The flowers are carried in great whorls 
on stems from 23^ to 3 feet long and are unsurpassed 
for cutting and, being everlastings, for indoor winter 
decorations. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Double 
Shasta 
Daisy 
Hybrid 
Sidalcea 
Giant Pansy, Blue Waters 
A new giant Pansy of a uniform rich deep blue color, with extremely 
large, well-formed flowers of great substance on long stems. A rare shade in 
Pansies. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Pentstemon spectabilis. Blue (Perennial) 
While not a novelty, this truly beautiful flower is but rarely seen in 
American gardens. Its color is so rich and its large bells so beautifully formed 
that it makes a spectacular show in the border. An 
abundance of the richest blue 
blooms are carried on 
long spikes which 
rise to a height of 
4 to 5 feet. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Statice puberula. Attractive in pots or in the garden 
Statice puberula 
Flowers in five months after sowing. Plants grow 
only 4 to 6 inches high, with large, magnificent, dark 
violet blooms. It can be used for pots, in the open, and 
in rock-gardens. Turfy loam, mixed with peat and 
plenty of sand, is the most suitable soil. When grown 
in the greenhouse it is indeed a most attractive plant. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 5 pkts. $2. 
„ Zuccini, the famous Italian Cucumber Squash. See page 80 
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