The Garden Magazine, February, 1924 
315 
An Argosy of * Settling's Novelties for 1924 Gardens 
INDIAN SUMMER 
(See Offer B) 
Newest and loveliest of 
the giant American snap¬ 
dragons with individual 
flowers fully a third 
larger than other so-called 
giant snapdragons, five 
foot stem rivaling the 
gladioli in height and 
vigor. Can he grown suc¬ 
cessfully from the Yukon 
to the Gulf. 
HELVETIA 
Our wonderful new single 
Aster, a bright luminous 
crimson—big as a Shasta 
daisy and even more beau¬ 
tiful. See offer C. 
ISOLDE KROTZ 
Latest and largest of For¬ 
get-me-nots, a rich tur¬ 
quoise blue, flowers twice 
the size of those of Ruth 
Fischer. See offer C. 
88 Do you know Schling’s Seeds? 88 
exactly what that means—Seeds that have been raised scientifically under the supervision of 
Master Gardeners for Flower Specialists—Seeds that are absolutely dependable because of the 
vitality that has been bred into them. Expect much of Schling’s Seeds, they will not disappoint 
you. To prove to you their worth and start a lifelong friendship we make the following re¬ 
markable offers of Schling Specialties for 1924. 
Offer A—$3.00 Value for $1.00 
Our “Get Acquainted** Specialty Offer to Garden Mag¬ 
azine readers. packet 
Schling*s First Early Blood Beet . *15 
Schling*s Wonderful Head Lettuce . -15 
Schling*s Earliest Twenty-Day Radish .... .10 
Schling*s New Annual Blue Anchusa. Like a spray of 
forget-me-nots of deepest blue. Blooms on 18-in. stems .25 
Schling's New Double Orange Glory Calendula. 
Glowing orange, perfect form, double to center . .25 
Schling*s New Annual Chrysanthemum Morning 
Star. Soft primrose-yellow. -35 
Schling*s New Double Hybrid Poppy. Beautifully 
fringed, as big as a Peony, will last a week in water .25 
Schling*s New Orchid Pan sies. Beautifully frilled, 
of giant size in the pretty tints peculiar to orchids .40 
Schling*s New Apricot-colored Pansies. Charming .50 
Schling* s American Beauty Aster. Monstrous 
flowers. 7 inches across, on three foot stems. Same 
color as the American Beauty Rose. .25 
Schling*s New G iant Picotee Zinnia. Exquisite 
pastel shades with the end of each petal distinctly 
marked with other well defined colors .... .35 
$3.00 
Offer B—$12.00 Value for $9.00 
12 New American Snapdragons—A New Size—A New Race. 
Spikes rivaling the Gladiolus in height and vigor. 
Indian Summer. A new color in snapdragons, en- 
trancingly beautiful—A rich velvety copper-red. $1.00 
Golden West. A rich deep golden-yellow with rosy 
lilac-throat. 1.00 
Pathfinder. Pender rose-pink, with yellow lip and 
pure white throat. 1.00 
Yosemite. A splendid lilac-purple, golden center . . 1.00 
Navajo. Pure delicate canary-yellow self . 1.00 
Seminole. Rosy-lilac, with silky-white throat 1.00 
Wyoming. Deep carmine-pink, with golden-yellow 
lip, wonderfully effective. 1.00 
Narragansett . Delicate rosy-lilac, overlaid with a 
silvery luster; rich golden-yellow at center . 1.00 
Tenega. (Sunset) Golden-yellow, (Autumn gold). 
changing toward the center to a bright terra-cotta. 1.00 
Shasta. Lovely pure white, with a fine yellow throat 1.00 
Massasoit. Brownish-orange, with an undercurrent 
of coppery-red. 1.00 
Miami. A delightful tender rose color. 1.00 
$12.00 
Offer C—$7.40 Value for $6.00 
The Novelties af 1924—Absolutely New 
Yellow Annual Sweet Alyssum —Low compact, 
spreading habit. Bears profusely all summer its sweet 
scented golden-yellow flowers. Perfect for edgings 
and rock-gardens. .25 
Amaranthus Sunrise —Most brilliant of the family, 
f oliage a rich bronzy-crimson with crown of scarlet. 
A striking accent in bed or border .35 
Single Aster Helvetia. Like a giant Shasta daisy 
Long-petaled. Rich and luminous as a crimson star .35 
Erysimum Rupestre Aurantiacum. A wonderful 
bedding or border plant. Flowers from early April 
to July in profuse clusters of golden-yellow borne 
above its lustrous green foliage. .50 
Erysimum Orange Beauty —Dense spikes of orange- 
yellow blooms—easily grown and blooms continuously. 
Equally effective in the garden or a vase .... .25 
Godetia Azaleaflora. A charming novelty remark¬ 
ably similar to the azalea in colors and habit—flowers 
all season. .35 
Nemesia Blue Gem. A truly remarkable plant of 
columnar growth, whose charming forget-me-not blue 
flowers form a pillar of blue about l8 inches tall. .25 
Digitalis Gloxiniaflora Isabellina. A foxglove of 
purest yellow when expanding, changing to tan later 
on. 5 ft. tall, often io to 12 flower-spikes . . .50 
Myosotis Isolde Krotz. Largest of the Forget-me- 
nots. Splendid for pots or outdoors. .75 
Armeria Felbach Beauty. A new gem for the rock- 
garden. Ball shaped, bushy plants with large flower- 
heads of soft lilac-rose. A lovely new color . .50 
packet 
Eryngium Azureum Heavenly Blue. Very attrac¬ 
tive perennial covered with many beautiful thistle¬ 
like flowers steel blue in color. .50 
Cosmos—Extra Early Double Crested. As early as 
the single and just as beautiful as the late varieties .50 
Schling*s New Giant Hyacinth-flowered Larkspur. 
Excelling all others in size and vigor. Often 5 ft. tall . .35 
Aquilegia Glandulosa Superba. Dark or violet-blue 
with pure white corolla, delicately beautiful .... 1.00 
Schling*s Hybrid Senecios. Long dense sprays of 
lovely chrysanthemum like flowers charming colors . 1.00 
$7.40 
Offer D—$7.60 Value for $6.00 
Other recent Novelties, well worth your acquaintance. 
Don't overlook them. 
Schling* s Marvelous new Dahlia-Zinnias. True 
aristocrats 6 to 7 inches across, like huge Decorative 
Dahlias. Marvelous blendings of pastel colors . . . .50 
Schling* s New Viscaria “ Loyalty ,** with flowers 
resembling in miniature the wild single rose, of a 
beautiful rich cornflower blue, plants 8 inches high. .50 
Schling*s New Viscaria “ Innocence.** Pure white, 
forming a lovely contrast with “Loyalty” . .50 
The Wonderful Blue Lace Flower (Queen Anne’s 
Blue Lace). Finely laced flowers of an exquisite 
blue shade, borne on long stems. .50 
New Single Star Cactus-Dahlia “Stella.** Remark¬ 
ably attractive, starfish shape, beautiful tints . . .50 
New Bedding Petunia Violet Queen. A rare gem! 
A real deep velvety violet blue, blooms as freely as 
“ Rosy Morn.” Blooms throughout the summer . .50 
New Bedding Petunia Purple Queen. Exquisite, 
rich, clear purple, overlaid with a velvety sheen. . . .50 
Cynoglossum Heavenly Blue. A rare gem for your 
blue garden, 18 inches, brilliant blue forget-me-not- 
like flowers from May until frost. .50 
Clarkia, Double, Ruby King. Rich ruby-red flowers 
like apple blossoms. Exquisite for cutting . . . .50 
New French Double Marigold “Dawn.** Flowers 
resembling the most perfect Double Pompon Dahlia .75 
Gazania Splendens Grandiflora. Daisy-like z\ in. 
diameter, long stems, terra-cotta, sunset, etc. . . .50 
New Lilliput Poppy. A sensation, only 12 inches 
high, constantly in bloom. A lovely daybreak pink .25 
Siberian Wallflower. Clusters of bright orange- 
yellow flowers, in masses above glossy dark green foli¬ 
age. Extremely hardy . ... .50 
Dianthus Lacimatus Splendens. A charming new 
strain of single China Pinks—extremely large flowers. .50 
Schling*s New Double Hybrid Poppy. Gorgeous 
Pink shades, deeply fringed and big as peonies. Will 
last a week in water when cut. .35 
Oenothera Lamarkiana. New giant yellow evening 
primrose. Remains tightly folded all day but at dusk 
flutters open visibly like fairy lamps lighting your way 
along the path to bed. Curiously beautiful! . . . .25 
$7.60 
Offer E— $5.00 
Sunburst Collection of 12 Dahlia-Zinnias in 12 distinct 
and separate pastel colors. The true aristocrats 
of the Zinnias. 
Exquisite. Light rose with deep rose center. 
Crimson Monarch. Largest and best of the red shades. 
flower often 8 inches in diameter. 
Giant Attraction. A distinct shade of brick red (Spectrum Red). 
Scarlet Flame. Beautiful bright red, blended with orange. 
Meteor. Rich, glowing, deep red; darkest of the red shades. 
Oriole. Immense orange and gold bi-color. 
Sunrise. Apricot changing to buff as it ages. 
Dream. Deep lavender changing to Purple. 
Polar Bear. Very large and pure white. 
Buttercup. Immense rich creamy yellow blooms. 
Golden State. A rich orange yellow—(cadmium). 
Canary Bird. Delicate shade of primrose—very large. 
The collection —1 packet each 12 colors — $ 5 . 00 . 
Any single packet 50 c. 
Offer G 
Very Special —The entire collection of seeds offered on this page 
including over sixty items—total value #35.75—for only . . . 
$ 28.00 
A NEW COLUMBINE 
Aquilegia Superba—pure 
white corolla with guard 
petals of rich violet-blue. 
Extremely dainty and at¬ 
tractive. See offer C. 
PINK BEAUTY 
A lovely double crested 
Cosmos — Blooms very 
early. See offer C. 
SIBERIAN 
WALLFLOWER 
An exquisite new variety 
—very hardy and a splen¬ 
did golden note for your 
garden. Blooms the first 
year. See offer D. 
METEOR 
One of our marvelous 
giant Dahlia-Zinnias with 
petals overlapping Dahlia- 
wise. Blooms often 6 
inches in diameter. See 
offer E. 
OFFER F— 
Perpetual Spinach 
Another exclusive novelty not 
obtainable elsewhere. A real 
spinach that you can cut and 
recut and it will come and 
come again—not a Swiss'Chard, 
but a big-leaved quick grow¬ 
ing- Summer and Fall spinach 
which takes the place of all 
other varieties. A $1.00 pack¬ 
age will supply your table 
all Summer. 
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the coupon 
when order¬ 
ing. 
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