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FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Wonderfully showy annuals; valuable for garden decoration or 
pot culture. The plants are of compact, branchy growth, VA to 2 
feet high and are literally sheeted with exquisite butterfly-like 
flowers much larger than those of the ordinary Schizanthus, and 
include beautiful new color combinations. (See cut.) 
Wisetonensis. White dotted rose; upper lip adorned with yellow 
blotch shaded rose, carmine, etc. Pkt. 15c. 
Large-flowering. Mixed Colors. Beautiful colors and combinations 
in great variety. Pkt. 10c. 
Dr. Badger’s Giant-Flowering Hybrids. A superb new strain 
growing robust and bushy, \A to 2 feet in height, with hand¬ 
some bright green Fern-like foliage. The flowers borne in prodigal 
profusion are unusually large, measuring from 1 to 1 % inches 
across, they are of much substance—very lasting—-and show an 
endless variety of bright colorings, all crude and dull colored 
sorts having been eliminated. The light varities of white, pink, 
buff-rose or yellow have beautifully marked centers, zoned by a 
deeper shade. The darker sorts are of purple, mauve or red, 
with center lines of yellow or white, margined by a deep tone of 
the ground color. Very decorative for garden beds and unsur¬ 
passed in pots for the conservatory, where by successive sowings 
a continuous display may be enjoyed almost the year round. 
Pkt. 25c. 
SALVIA SPLENDENS, or Scarlet Sage 
Scarlet Dragoon. A most magnificent summer and autumn-flowering bedding plant. 
The old Salvia Splendens, or Scarlet Sage, has long been a favorite, and our customers 
can partially appreciate the superiority of this new variety when we state that the flowers 
arc nearly double the size, closely crowding the immense spikes that often measure 6 
inches across. Full-grown plants in bloom form compact bushes 3 feet through by 3 
feet high, and bloom from ground to summit. We know of nothing that can equal the 
gorgeous effect of a row or bed of these Salvias, when in full bloom; the waving masses 
of glistening scarlet against green surroundings of lawn or foliage is matchless. (See 
cut.) Per 1,000 seeds, 75c.; per }i Oz. SI.50. I kt. 15c. 
Bonfire. Very compact oval bushes, 2' ■» feet high; brilliant scarlet flowers. The spikes 
stand out stiff and erect; over 200 spikes to a plant is not unusual, and the spikes 
bear from 20 to 30 flowers each. Per 1,000 seeds, 60c.• • • Pkt. 10c. 
Tom Thumb Zurich. Of dwarf, compact growth, forming oval bushes 15 to 18 inches high, 
thickly studded with fine spikes of scarlet flowers. For bedding it is brilliantly effective, 
either planted alone or as a front row for the taller Salvias. Per 1,000 seeds, 75c.; Pkt. 15c. 
Splendens, or Scarlet Sage. Bushy garden plants about 3 feet high, producing during 
summer and fall dazzling scarlet flowers in great profusion. Per 1,000 seeds, 50c.; Pkt. 10c. 
Patens. Magnificent blue flowers; 3 feet.15c. 
S1LENE 
Pendula Compacta, Double. An effective garden annual, forming compact, round bushes, 
6 inches high, which, during the summer, are covered densely with flowers of white, pink 
or red. For low beds or edgings it is very pretty. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c. 
SMI LAX 
Charming tender perennial climber for greenhouse or window gardens. The foliage and 
Btems are of a pleasing light green; very graceful. Excellent for decoration. Pkt. 10c. 
Yellow-Leaved PYBvETHBvUM °FEATHEPs N 
Dwarf plants about 8 inches high extensively used for ribbon and carpet bed¬ 
ding; foliage of bright yellow. Usually grown as annuals, although perennials. 
Aureum (Golden Feather). Yellow foliage; % foot. Per 1,000 seeds, 20c.; Pkt. 5c. 
Golden Moss. New, very dwarf and mossy; good golden color. Extra fine 
for carpet bedding. Pkt. 25c. 
FLHODANTHE or Straw Flower 
Elegant garden annuals. 9 to 12 inches in height. They flower early and con¬ 
tinue for a long time. They are also used as pot plants for apartments, on 
account of the durability of the flowers. As an “Everlasting” for dried winter 
bouquets they are indispensable. Flowers of various colors, white, pink, red 
etc., in mixture. Pkt. 5c. 
BJCINUS or Castor Oil Plant 
Noble annual foliage plants of luxuriant and rapid growth, attaining a 
height of from 5 to 10 feet, producing large Palm-like leaves about 3 feet across, 
of majestic sub-tronical effect; grown either as specimens or in groups. (See cut.) 
Panormitanus. Tne stem and stalks are covered with a blue bloom, becoming 
later on quite dark; the leaves measure 2 A to 3 feet in diameter. It forms a 
huge symmetrical bush of wonderfully ornamental aspect. Pkt. 10c. 
Bismarkiana. Large dark green leaves tinged with metallic-bronze and ribbed 
purple; stalk and leaf stems almost black, ribbed silvery-white. .. Pkt. 10c. 
Zanzibariensis. Immense leaves, green, brown or purplish. . .Oz. 25c.; Pkt. 5c. 
Borboniensis. Immense green foliage; 15 feet. “ 25c.; “ 5c. 
Cambogiensis. Maroon foliage, black stems. “ 25c.; “ 5c. 
Mixed Varieties. “ 15c.; “ 5c. 
Imported Collection of 6 separate varieties.25c. 
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