WALTER S. SCHELL Inc., QUALITY SEEDS, HARRISBURG, PENNA 
Schell’s New Stock, Double Giant Excelsior, Rose-Pink 
Another Winner in All-America Best Flowers for 1937 
Hardy Perennial Scabiosa 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Isaac House Strain (Blue 
Bonnet). Very large fringed and ruffled-flowers in shades 
of blue from lavender to dark blue on long stems. A greatly 
improved strain of Caucasica. Grows 3 feet high. Valuable 
for cut-flowers. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; j 4 oz. 95 cts.; 
Koz. $1.75; oz. $ 6 . 
Scarlet Sage (Salvia) 
Bonfire. Hardy Annual. (Ger. 15 days.) The spikes of flow¬ 
ers are brilliant scarlet and stand clear above the dark green 
foliage, completely covering the plant. It is one of the most 
effective and gorgeous bedding plants. Bushes 2 feet high. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; y, oz. 75 cts.; oz. $2.75. 
Azurea grandiflora. Hardy Perennial. Sky-blue flowers in 
August and September. Grows 3 feet high. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
3 pkts. 25 cts.; Xoz. 75 cts.; fioz. $1.25; oz. $2. 
STOCKS. 
Gilliflower 
It is an annual, grows easily, produc¬ 
ing spikes of flowers of every color. 
Fine for bedding, for pot-culture, and 
for vasing. 
SCHELL’S MAMMOTH BEAUTY OF NICE. A strain pro¬ 
ducing immense spikes of large, magnificent flowers, double, 
and delightfully fragrant. The plants grow 18 inches high. 
For brilliancy of color, duration of bloom, and pleasing fra¬ 
grance, they are unsurpassed. These bloom earlier than the 
Ten-Weeks varieties. Splendid for outside and for pot-plants 
for house culture in winter. Sow seed in May; outside in 
August or September for winter flowers. We have Beauty of 
Nice Stocks in the following separate colors and in mixture. 
Monte Carlo. Yellow. Queen Alexandra. Lilac. 
Summer Night. Blue. Mont Blanc. White. 
Souv. de Monaco. Crimson. Beauty of Nice. Pink. 
Salmon King. Salmon-rose. Schell’s Splendid Mixed. 
Each. pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; yoz. $1.40; V 2 OZ. $2.60 
SPECIAL! One packet each of above 7 separate colors for 60c. 
Ten-Weeks Stocks in Separate Colors 
Azure-Blue 
Blood-Red 
Bright Pink 
Canary - Yellow 
Crimson Lavender 
Dark Blue Purple 
Flesh White 
Schell’s Choice Mixture 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; %oz. 80 cts. 
Schell’s New Stock, Double Giant 
Excelsior, Rose-Pink 
Winner of Award in All-America Selections for IQ37. 
A true Column Stock and the first clear rose-pink. Of great¬ 
est value for florists and for garden use. The florets are huge,— 
2F2 inches across,— very double, and closely packed on the 
long, strong spikes. Pkt. (100 seeds) 50 cts. 
Schell’s New Stock, Super Giant 
Imperial, Dark Blue 
Each plant produces from 12 to 15 huge flower-spikes cov¬ 
ered with large, rich dark blue florets, iK to 2 inches across, 
40 to 50 open at one time. In full bloom the plants are fully 
3 feet high. Pkt. (150 seeds) 35 cts. 
Scabiosa 
“Mourning Bride” or 
Pincushion Flower 
See also New Scabiosa, on second cover 
The great variety of colors, from the most brilliant to the 
most delicate and also dark colors, even black, make this a 
great favorite of all flower-lovers. A hardy annual zy 2 feet high. 
Seed sown in early May outside or started indoors will start 
blooming in July and continue until late frosts. The beautiful 
flowers on long stems will keep, when vased, for almost a week. 
Our separate varieties give a great range in colors. We urge 
you to grow all the separate colors. If your space is limited, 
grow the mixture. (Ger. in 14 to 21 days.) 
Loveliness. Salmon-rose. De¬ 
lightfully fragrant. 
Peach Blossom. Pink. 
Shasta. Large; snow-white. 
Azure Fairy. Lavender-blue. 
King of the Blacks. Black. 
Crimson. Bright rosy 
crimson. 
Yellow. Sulphur-yellow. 
White. Pure white. 
Red. Rich red. 
Rose. Rose color. 
Flesh-Pink. Pure pink. 
Schell’s Choice Mixed. 
yib. $2. 
Prices, except where noted, pkt. 10c.; y 4 oz. 25c.; oz. 80c 
Schell’s Giant-flowered Hybrids, Mixed 
See them in natural colors on inside front cover. Large 
flowers of unusual color, ball shaped, extra fine. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
2 pkts. 25 cts.; V^oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.20. 
Scarlet Sage, Bonfire 
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