30 Superior Flower Seed 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO. 
Salpiglossis 
Double Chrysanthemum Sunflower 
Scabiosa 
fRHODANTHE 
(Strawflower) 
Excellent garden cut flowers, bloom¬ 
ing freely in late summer on plafats 9 
to 12 inches high. These come in white, 
pink and red, and when properly dried 
are charming “everlastings” for winter 
bouquets. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; % oz. 
35c. - > 
(Castor Oil 
Plant) 
Tender annual. Singly, it makes a 
perfect pyramid, thickly set with its 
enormous beautifully lobed leaves; or, 
a large group of them gives a fine trop¬ 
ical effect. 
Zanzibarensis. Robust strong grower, 
foliage green and red. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c. 
* RUDBECKIA 
Newmanni (Black-Eyed Susan). Plants 
114 to 2 ft. ; daisy-like flowers orange- 
yellow with prominent blue-brown 
cone. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c ; % oz. 40c. 
Purpurea (Purple Coneflower). Plants 
2 to 3 feet. Large flowers with the 
drooping petals colored reddish pur¬ 
ple, with a large cone-shaped center 
of brown. Each bristle golden tipped. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
fSALPIGLOSSIS 
Half-hardy annual. 2 feet. Of sensa¬ 
tional recent popularity, subject of much 
discussion and competitive rivalry among 
gardeners. The flowers are open bell-shape, 
numerous and gracefully set on the stems, 
varying by culture from 2 to 4 inches across. 
The colors are rich and voluptuous with 
metallic luster, marbled and penciled on, 
many flowers having the appearance of be¬ 
ing sprinkled with gold dust. Bloom from 
August to October, on long stems, making 
an ideal cut flower. Very easily grown. 
Emperor Choice Mixed. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 
20c ; % oz. 35c. 
SALVIA [Scarlet Sage} 
This very popular plant is a tender peren¬ 
nial, but should be treated as an annual. 
Its beautiful flaming spikes of blossoms will 
add more to a border than any other plant, 
and where a brilliant scarlet is wanted it is 
unsurpassed. 
America Because of its uniform growth 
** coupled with profuse and con¬ 
tinuous bloom, this comparatively new va¬ 
riety is particularly valuable for exten¬ 
sive bedding or formal lines. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45c; % oz. 75c. 
Splendens. One of the most gorgeous of 
annuals, blooming readily throughout the 
summer and fall. The plants grow from 
1^/2 to 3 feet in height, inclined to branch 
freely towards the top, are completely 
covered with showy sprays of bright scar¬ 
let flowers until cut down by frosts. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
Stocks or “Gillyflower ” 
Schizanthus 
fSCABIOSA 
(Mourning* Bride) 
Hardy annual. 2 to 2% feet. Blooms 
profusely from July until severe autumn 
frosts. Flowers are of compact rounded 
shape, long stems, making them ideal 
cut flowers which keep in water a week. 
The colors are both strong and dainty, 
equally enjoyable and»effective in bou¬ 
quets or the garden. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
Peach Blossom. A beautiful shade of 
peach-blossom-pink, large size and 
long stems. An excellent cut flower. 
Pkt. 10c; y s oz. 20c ; % oz. 35c. 
f SCHIZANTHUS 
(Butterfly Flower) 
Annuals, producing in a few weeks 
from seed, a plant obscured by a Wealth 
of beautiful flowers in many colors— 
spotted, blotched and veined. 
ttybridus Grandiflora. Choice mixed. 
Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
*STOKESIA 
(Stokes’ Aster) 
A splendid perennial for garden cul¬ 
ture, in beds or borders. Blooms first ; 
year from seed. iy 2 to 2 feet. 
Cyanea. Showy deep lavender-blue, 
aster-like flowers, in broad clustered 
heads from June on. 
Pkt. 10c; y 8 oz. 25c; *4 oz. 40c. 
STOCKS 
The “Gillyflower” is a half-hardy 
annual. The flowers in close-set, thick 
panicles on both main and side stems. 
Double Giant Perfection. All Colors, 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 10c ; x /g oz. 25c. 
“Cut-and-Come-Again” 
An “everblooming” strain commenc¬ 
ing in July (from seed sown in March 
or April), but attaining perfection in 
September and October. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; % oz. 
40c. 
f SUNFLOWER 
(Helianthus) 
Double Chrysanthemum-Flowered. 
Grows about 6 feet high and blooms 
profusely. The perfectly double flowers 
are bright yellow, from 3 to 6 inches 
in diameter. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Barge Russian. A very tall growing 
double variety. 10 to 15 feet. The seed 
is used for poultry. (See page 16). 
Price, 1 oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; lb. 25c. 
Piirmiroiie (New Red Sunflower). 
t'urpureus The flowers come in vari _ 
ous shades of red, and red margined 
with yellow, ranging from 2 to 5 
inches in diameter. Plants grow 
branchily 3 to 4 feet high, and bloom 
freely. Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 15c; oz. 35c. 
