BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
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*RUDBECKIA (Cone Flower) 
Bicolor Superba—Fine free-flowering annual variety, 
growing about 2 feet high; forming a dense bush and 
producing in great abundance on long stems its bright 
flowers. The disc is brown, the florets golden-yellow 
with large velvety-brown spots at the base; very effec¬ 
tive and useful for cutting. Pkt. 10c 
Bicolor Superba—Semi-double. Pkt. 10c. 
Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone-Flower)—A most in¬ 
teresting hardy perennial, producing all summer large, 
showy reddish-purple flowers, about 4 inches across ; 
3 feet. _ ^ Pkt. 15c 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted 
Tongue) 
These showy, half-hardy annuals bear beautiful fun¬ 
nel-shaped flowers having dark veins in a ground 
which varies from white to crimson, yellow, orange, 
etc., and intermediate shades. They are easily grown, 
require a light, rich, sandy loam and will respond to 
liberal treatment. Bloom from late summer until 
frost. 2 feet. 
Crimson. Brown and Gold. 
Dark Red. Crimson and Gold. 
Yellow. Purple and Gold. 
Scarlet and Gold. Rose and Gold. 
White and Gold. Price, any of above, pkt. 5c each 
Extra Fine Mixed—Flowers of many beautiful 
shades, finely veined or penciled. A choice mixture 
of large flowering varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 80c 
SALVIA 
Salvia or Flowering Sage—A tender perennial 
blooming the first season from seed and growing two 
to three feet high. The blossoms are borne on long 
stems in racemes or spikes, and are fragrant. The 
plant forms a bunch and blooms profusely during the 
whole summer and fall. 
America, or Globe of Fire—This is the freest and 
most continuous bloomer; also the most uniform in 
habit of growth, which makes it particularly valuable 
for bedding or planting in lines. Per pkt. 25c 
Salvia Splendens (Scarlet Sage)—One of the hand¬ 
somest flowering plants we have for garden decora¬ 
tions. Excellent for filling large beds or borders in 
the garden ; continuously in bloom from early August 
until the first killing frost. Beautiful scarlet; large 
flowering. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 50c 
Clara Bedman (Fireball)—The plants form hand¬ 
some globular bushes about two feet in diameter. The 
spikes grow upright and stand clear above the foliage, 
completely enveloping the plant, and are of a most 
brilliant dazzling scarlet. Pkt. 10c 
Pratensis Atro-Violacea—Dark violet, 20 in. Pkt. 25c 
Zurich—A splendid dwarf variety, growing about 2 
feet high, and is especially valuable on account of 
being the earliest to bloom, flowering ten days in ad¬ 
vance of any other sort. Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 75c 
SANVITALIA 
Procumbens FI. PI.—6 in. Sanvitalia flowers are 
much like tiny Zinnias, being golden yellow with very 
dark purple centers, some of them single and others 
double. The plants grow only six inches tall, or rather 
they are prostrate and spread over the soil instead of 
growing upward. They start blooming in June and 
continue until frost. Pkt. 10c 
Fertilize With VIGORO 
Those Marked * are Perennials 
SCABIOSA 
(Mourning Bride, Sweet 
Scabious, Pin-cushion 
Flower, etc.) 
These are firm favorites 
with many of our customers. 
Seed can be sown any time 
in the spring, after danger 
of frost is past. They grow 
about 2 X A feet high, and 
come into bloom early in 
July, and continue without 
interruption until hard trost. 
The beautiful flowers in ex¬ 
quisite shades are borne on 
long stems, and when cut 
keep in perfect condition for the best part of a week. 
They make effective borders or beds, and no garden is 
complete without Scabiosas, especially where flowers 
are wanetd for cutting. 
Lavender. Fiery Scarlet 
Black Purple. Flesh. 
Cherry Red. Rose. 
Yellow. Shasta—Pure white. 
Mixed. 
Price, any of above, Pkt. 5c each 
*SCABIOSA (Perennial) 
*Caucasica Alba—White. Pkt. 10c. 
Caucasica Perfecta—Light blue flowers, long stem; 
fine for cutting. 18 in. June-October. Seeds, pkt. 15c 
Caucasica New Hybrids—A collection of new shades 
in this well-known perennial family. Per pkt. 25c 
^Columbaria—This is a novelty from South Africa. 
There is a decided place for this in your Perennial 
list. It is hardy, low growing, with a fine light green 
foliage. Some of the flowers measure two and a half 
inches across, with short compact petals, borne on 
long slender but strong stems. We offer this in two 
colors, lavender and pink. Per pkt. 25c 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Butterfly or Fringe Flower 
The plants are compact, 1 to 1 ft. high, and their 
florescence is such as to completely obscure the foliage, 
making them veritable pyramids of dainty, airy, butter¬ 
fly-like flowers. The seeds germinate very quickly and 
the plants come into bloom a few weeks from sowing. 
Hybridus Grandiflorus—1 ft. (The Poor Man’s 
Orchid.) Neat pyramidal bushes covered with a mul¬ 
titude of small butterfly-like flowers of the most bril¬ 
liant and striking color designs. Pkt. 10c 
Wisetonensis—1 % ft. A charming annual with 
graceful fern-like foliage and a profusion of flowers 
varying from almost white with yellow eye to a bril¬ 
liant rose with bronzy brown center. A really beauti¬ 
ful subject for the flower border from seed raised in 
February, and for winter decoration in greenhouse 
from seed raised in May and June. Pkt. 10c 
Mixed—All colors. Pkt. 5c; Va oz. 15c. 
SCHIZANTHUS SUNSET HYBRIDS 
(Bodger) 
This carefully bred strain is the result of our years 
of endeavor to produce an arrestingly bright strain 
of this ever popular flower. Sunset Hybrids is the ac¬ 
complishment of this ideal, a well-balanced blend con¬ 
sisting of bright red and carmine shades, each but¬ 
terfly-like flower delicately marked with gold or white. 
The two foot plants are covered with a mass of 
flowers, which are excellent for cutting. One of the 
most easily grown garden annuals, it is also fine for 
pot plant use. Pkt. 15c. 
SNAPDRAGON 
(See Antirrhinum) 
‘STATICE (Sea Lavender) 
They are stemless, the leaves springing direct from 
the root stock and the flower stems are more or less 
twiggy, bearing their small flowers in much-branched 
panicles. The flowers are useful for drying for wintel 
use. They belong to the Thrift order. 
Caspia—The multitude of small flowers composed in 
spikes of a height of 2 to 3 feet, are of a tender lilac 
color. Per pkt. 15c. 
Latifolia—2 ft. Dense branching plumes of deep 
blue flowers. Per pkt. 10c. 
Perezii—Bright blue. Pkt. 25c. 
