SALVIA PRATENSIS TENOREI—*ecbdh(3-5)30. Grace¬ 
ful spikes of rich violet-indigo blossoms, each purple-bracted. 
Showy. Red-marbled foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
♦SALVIA SPLENDENS MAROON PRINCE—eocbk(3-4) 
25. It has been termed mulberry, maroon, plum; but in 
reality it has just that depth of velvety richness that a 
blending of the three might show. Pkt. 20c. 
♦SALVIA SPLENDENS V/HITE PRINCE—Like above 
variety in every way save that the flowers are white. The 
two are wonderfully effective together. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 111B7—One pkt. each of the nine, for $1.25. 
SAMBUCUS—See Elderberry. 
SANDERSONIA—See Gloriosa. 
SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS—rnmsty(l) 10. Glory of 
spring woodlands, with chalices of spotless white, contrast¬ 
ing with the golden center-tassel. Called Bloodroot from 
the red sap, which the Indians used for war paint. Pkt. 
15c; l /s oz. 40c; 54 oz. 75c. 
SAPONARIA CAESPITOSA—erlth(2)6. Large flowers of 
brightest pink unfold from velvety red buds. Of high merit. 
Pkt. 20c. 
SAPONARIA LUTEA—er(2-3)6. Low mounds of pale 
green, with little crowded clusters above, star-filled with 
softest yellow. Rare. Pkt. 25c. 
SAPONARIA OCYMOIDES SPLENDENS — ersth(3)8. 
Showers of stars, a deep warm rose, above spreading, trail¬ 
ing branches. Good, Pkt. 10c. 
SAPONARIA OCYMOIDES ALBA—A clear and excellent 
white, of equal profusion to the original. Pkt. 15c. 
SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS — ecnbx(3-4)24. Bouncing 
Bet. Pale pink flowers with spicy perfume, are carried for 
many weeks. Recommended for easy and profuse natural¬ 
izing. Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 20c; 54 oz. 35c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS DOUBLE WHITE—ecbx 
(3-4)24. The blossoms are well-doubled, pure white, and 
carry for a long season. A Bouncing Bet worthy of any 
border. Pkt. 15c. 
SARCODES SANGUINEA—ny 25. Snow Plant, called so 
because it often appears before old snow banks have melted, 
but there is nothing snowy in its translucent fiery scarlet 
hue; all glowing redness, stem and blossom alike. The 
flowers are like Hyacinth bells, but actually it is a lazy, 
chlorophyll-lacking Heath-cousin. Try it only under Pine 
trees, where old needle-litter has made a humus carpet. 
Pkt. 20c. 
SARRACENIA or PITCHER PLANT 
The leaves are hollow water-filled pitchers, strangely 
marked, while above them on sturdy stems are bowing 
flowers of decidedly a decorativeness, but so oddly made 
that one can see almost anything in their form. They have 
been compared to watches, side-saddles, and other objects 
as diverse. One might call them a cross of a Chinese 
Pagoda and an umbrella, and not be beyond the limit of 
their own bizarreness. The leaf-pitchers at the base are 
not merely fantastic; they are cunningly made insect traps; 
for this plant is as carnivorous as we who look upon it. All 
the Sarracenias make excellent house plants, thriving in 
a sunny window. The pots in which they are planted 
should be filled with sandy muck, and set in a saucer of 
water. Not particularly difficult from seed if kept always 
on the moist side. They may be grown outside, too, in. bog 
garden, wet meadow, or by a pool. Of the four listed 
Sarracenias, S. purpurea is winter-hardy outside anywhere 
from Labrador to Florida, being most adaptable. S. flava 
is of reasonable hardiness north, if in a not too exposed 
position, but S. rubra and S. minor should be tried out¬ 
side only from Virginia south. Sow seed any time of year 
inside, or S. purpurea outside in spring. 
SARRACENIA FLAVA—Long trumpets, to two feet, buff, 
veined with red. Flowers five inches across, of clear lemon 
yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
SARRACENIA MINOR—Flaring green trumpets, white 
spotted and red streaked. Flowers of rich ivory to pale 
yellow. Just a nice size for pots. Pkt. 20c. 
SARRACENIA PURPUREA—Oddly keeled green pitchers, 
vividly veined with red. The flower is madder purple, or 
sometimes maroon. This and S. flava will tolerate some 
dryness, and may be grown in ordinary garden by planting 
them in a scraped depression an inch or two below the 
general level, just enough to catch more than its share of 
rain; or failing this, to absorb a good hose-soalcing new 
and then. Pkt. 20c. 
SARRACENIA RUBRA—Slender winged pitchers to 18 
inches, pale green, netted with deepest purple. The flower 
is crimson, on the rich tyrian order. Most graceful of 
Pitcher Plants. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 112B7—One pkt. each of above for 70c. 
SAXIFRAGA 
This name shelters diversities; great beauties, stately in 
pride of towering multitudinous bloom; daintier waifs, 
peering from rock-clefts, with blossoms exquisite in rar* 
detail of form and tinting; spreading emerald moss-mats, 
flower-studded; crystal-beaded leaf rosettes with star-sprays 
above; or those that overpower in sheer architectural 
decorativeness of carved and arching foliage mass. 
SAXIFRAGA AIZOON—rlth(2-3)16. Thick leaves, broid- 
ered with sparkling, mineral encrustation. The blossoms are 
creamy, pale yellow, or rose. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA COTYLEDON—rblth(2)20. Plume Silver. 
Bronze-shaded leaves, beaded with silvery sparklets. Tower¬ 
ing panicles of charming white blossoms, sometimes with 
pink suffusion. Pkt. 25c. 
SAXIFRAGA HAINOLDI—rbh(2)15. Gracefully turned 
blossom-sprays of soft clear pink. Silver-plated foliage 
rosettes. Mountains of Bulgaria. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA HOSTII—rblth(2)12. Large creamy flowers, 
speckled with red, above silvery rosettes. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA LANTOSCANA—rltsth(2) 12. Mats of fat 
gray leaves, silver-beaded, with sprays of large, pure white 
flowers. Easy for a Saxifraga. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA PECTINATA—rlth(2)8. Handsome rosettes 
of serrate, deep green and glossy leaves, sparkle-beaded. 
Creamy flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA PELTATA—bnmh(l)36. Largest of Saxi- 
fragas, with pink-and-white blossoms high over jungles of 
shield-shaped leaves, a foot across, and on two-foot stems. 
Superb species for bold effects. Pkt. 25c. 
SAXIFRAGA PURPURASCENS — rmh(2)12. Glossy 
leaves, purple-shaded, with metallic burnish. Flowers of 
a brilliant, rich, rose-mulberry. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA VIRGINIENSIS — rcsth(l)15. A dainty 
treasure of earliest spring. Exquisite star-sprays of cream- 
white by mid-April. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 114B7—One pkt. each of the above for $1.70. 
SAXIFRAGA MOSSY—rbh(2-3)6. Here the leaves are 
tufted to mossy cushions. Starry flowers in white, cream, 
pink, rose or crimson. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGE ENCRUSTED BLEND—A mixture of those 
interesting kinds that show headings of mineral, or spark¬ 
ling encrustations on the leaves. Remember, they have 
lovely flowers, too, in varied colorings. Pkt. 15c. 
SAXIFRAGA PEERLESS BLEND—This appealing flower 
in mixture of wide variety; many delightful kinds beyond 
those described. Pkt. 15c. 
SCABIOSA FOR CUTTiNG 
The Scabiosas, annual and perennial, are all of easy 
culture and great satisfaction. 
♦SCABIOSA BLUE COCKADE—eocbx(3-5)36. Marvel¬ 
ous new giant, with flowers of a clearer blue than any 
before, a shade between the turquoise of summer sky and 
the rich depth of ultramarine. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 25c. 
♦SCABIOSA LOVELINESS—eocbx(3-5)36. Splendid large 
flowers of pure salmon pink; and fragrant. Pkt. 10c. 
♦SCABIOSA BRACHIATA — eorx(8) 15. A pretty little 
annual, quite unlike other Scabiosas, the individual florets 
being larger, but fewer. All showy parts of the flower are 
in threes. Soft, shaded lavender. Pkt. 15c. 
♦SCABIOSA PROLIFERA—eox(3)25. Can’t call this 
beautiful, but it is such a curious thing that everyone should 
grow it at least once, just on that account. Two-inch 
flowers, the short ray-florets cream white, the centers 
greenish. Odd seed-heads, guarded by brown v/ings. Pro- 
lificating habit. Pkt. 10c. 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA PEERLESS — erbch(3-5)24. 
Giant flowers in white and in shades of lavender, mauve, 
blue, and violet. Pkt. 15c. 
SCABIOSA WEBBIANA—ecrbx(8)20. Now here is a fine 
hardy species, in profligate bloom from June to November. 
Well-filled and decid r dly attractive flowers of soft cream, 
carried on thin, graceful stems. Pkt. 20c. 
SCABIOSA FISCHERI—ecrbx(3-4)25. Splendid new spe¬ 
cies from Manchuria, hardy and long-enduring. Flowers of 
deep, rich blue-violet, about 254 inches across, on long 
stems. Excellent cut flower. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 115B7—One pkt. each of above for 80c. 
♦SCHIZANTHUS PANSY-FLOWERED—eobx(htw) (8)20. 
An exceedingly free-blooming strain, with flowers of largest 
size, and great variety of coloring. Rich “pansy” shades 
dominate the selection, but hardly two plants are alike in 
markings or tintings. There are, I presume, other strains 
equal to this; I am sure there can be none better. Pkt. 25c. 
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