"FLOWER 
SEEDS FOR FLORISTS" 
MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS — Continued 
SALVIA—Cont. 
Pale Blue. Slightly lighter than above and 
not quite as compact growing. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; % oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
HORM1NUM. 
Oxford Blue. Top leaves of each branch 
turn a deep rich Oxford-blue. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; 1 oz., $1.00. 
®*SANVITALIA Procumbens. 50,000 s. 
Double creeping Zinnia. 4-in. golden yel¬ 
low and small flowered. Nice. 
Tn pkt., 25c; % oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
SAPONARIA Vaccaria. 5500 s. 18 in. 
Gypsophila-like flowers. 
White, Rose. 
Each: 1 oz., 15c; 4 ozs., 35c. 
For Saponaria Ocymoides see Perennial 
List. 
SCABIOSA. 4500 s. No retail grower 
should be without a liberal planting of 
annual Scabiosa. Long stemmed, pleas¬ 
ing colors, and free flowering make them 
valuable for cutting. Do very well for 
spring flowering in a cool house or out¬ 
doors during the summer where they are 
considerably improved by cloth house 
protection. Respond very well to electric 
lights in the spring for earlier flowering. 
For a complete variety of attractive colors 
we recommend our Giant Hybrid Mix¬ 
ture. 
*Ageratum Blue. Good rich azure-blue. 
Large flowered and one of the best. 
* Cherry Red. A bright color. 
King of the Blacks. Deep rich maroon. 
* Loveliness. Extra large flowered deep 
salmon-pink. Excellent color and variety. 
Shasta. Good pure white. 
*Giant Hybrid Mixture. A special strain 
containing only the new large flowered 
varieties. Well balanced in good cut 
flower colors. 
Tom Thumb. 10 in. Compact, dwarf 
plants for bedding or edging. Mixture 
of colors. 
Prices on all Scabiosa: Each: Tr. pkt., 
15c; 1 oz., 50c. 
For other Scabiosa see Perennial List. 
SCHIZANTHUS. 45,000 s. Interest in this 
old-fashioned plant has been decidedly 
on the up-grade, principally since the 
advent of new extra large flowered, and 
brilliantly colored strains now available 
and listed below. 
*Giant Blotched Strain. Particularly fine 
for cutting because of its brilliant colors; 
each flower having a dark blotch in its 
center that contrasts effectively with the 
outer petals that are in pink or rose 
shades. Two to three weeks earlier flow¬ 
ering is important too. Fine pot plants 
may be obtained by keeping well pinched. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $1.00. 
* Dr. Badger's Hybrids. (Improved stock). 
Medium dwarf growth, large flowered 
with very bright color mixture makes 
this notable strain a very excellent all¬ 
round one. We consider it our finest. 
Tr. pkt., 40c; % oz., $1.00. 
Monarch Strain. A new extra large flow¬ 
ered strain coming to us from Hurst and 
Son of England, that looked quite favor¬ 
able in our trials last season. 
Originator’s packets: 60c. 
SCHIZANTHUS—Cont. 
Danbury Park Strain. A very fine large 
flowered English strain. 
Tr. pkt., $1.25. 
Pansy Flowered. An attractive brightly 
colored mixture with flat, pansy-shaped 
flowers. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; Vs oz., $1.00. 
*Bridal Veil. Pure papery white, medium 
dwarf habit. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; % oz., $1.00. 
Brilliance. A bright amaranth-red. 
Tr. pkt., 50c. 
Compactus, Reddish Shades. Medium 
dwarf, in shades of rich deep rose and 
reds. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; Vi oz., $1.00. 
Pink Shades. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; Vi oz., $1.00. 
Purple Shades. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; Vi oz., $1.00. 
Rose and Amber Shades. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; Vi oz., $1.00. 
*Ball Brilliant Blend. A mixture we make 
up ourselves of varieties of medium dwarf 
habit, suitable for either cutting or, when 
well pinched back, for pot plants. A well- 
balanced mixture of all the above shades, 
including a good percentage of the newer 
large flowered mixtures. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; % oz., 75c; Vi oz., $1.15. 
“Ball Dwarf Mixture. A strain of our own 
development, strictly for pot plant work. 
A January sowing will still make nice 
4-in. pot plants late in the spring. 10 to 
12 in. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; % oz., $1.00. 
SHAMROCK. 38,000 s. Sow January 1st 
in Carnation house temperature (cooler 
after germination) for 2-in. St. Patrick’s 
Day plants. Use 3 or 4 seedlings in a pot. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 50c. 
SILENE Pendufa Mixed. Nice dwarf edg¬ 
ing or bedding plant. 6 in. 
Tr. pkt., 15c. 
SMI LAX. 7800 s. Well-known greenhouse 
climber. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; 1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50; 
1 lb., $5.00. 
SOLANUM. To insure an even, first-class 
strain of this valuable pot plant, we have 
developed our own strains here at West 
Chicago. Our method of handling them 
for a Christmas crop consists of sowing 
the seed in February, shifting along to 
4’s, in which they are summered, plung¬ 
ing pots outdoors, lifting and shifting in¬ 
to 5’s or 6’s in September. Pinching back 
once or twice may be resorted to during 
the spring and early summer, and a 50- 
deg. house should mature a good crop of 
berries by the holidays. 
’•‘Christmas Cherry. 12,000 s. Ball Strain. 
A compact growing strain that fruits 
quite freely. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; !4 oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
’“Christmas Pepper. 9,000 s. Compact 
growing with brilliant purple and red 
berries. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; Vi oz., 60c; 1 oz., $2.00. 
Bird's Eye Pepper. 12,500 s. Not quite as 
compact as the above two. Produces 
many very small red berries. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; Vi oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
Miniature Bell. Interesting 1- to 2-in. bell¬ 
shaped fruit. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; Vi oz., $1.00. 
Statice Suworowi 
The pleasing rose-pink color of this 
"rat tail" type of Statice gives it dis¬ 
tinctive cut flower and pot plant 
value. 
STATICE 
Bonduelli. 350 seed heads. Similar to the 
Sinuatas, but yellow. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 25c; 1 lb., $2.25. 
Sinensis. 17,000 s. 18 in. Pure white with 
canary-yellow. Quite attractive. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; 1 oz., 75c; 4 ozs., $2.50. 
Suworowi (Russian or Rat Tail Statice). 
Fine for cutting during the late spring 
from a January sowing. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 60c; 4 ozs., $1.75. 
SINUATA. 350 seed heads. A mid-winter 
sowing brings this attractive class into 
flower in late spring. Flowers grown out¬ 
doors for drying extensively in southern 
climates. 
’ : ’Market Grower's Blue. Good even deep 
blue shade. Excellent stock. 
Kompf's Toll Improved. The standard 
long-stemmed blue. 
Atrocoerulea. Described as “a compact 
growing delphinium-blue.” 
True Blue. The standard blue. 
^Lavender Queen. A very pleasing shade 
of medium lavender. Good grower. 
Rosea Superba. A rosy lavender shade. 
White. 
’•’New Hybrids Mixture. A very attractive 
mixture of all the standard colors, as well 
as many new hybrid shades. 
Prices on all Sinuata varieties: Each, tr. 
pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 25c; 1 lb., $2.50. 
For other Statice see Perennial List. 
SUNFLOWER. See Helianthus in this list. 
THUNBERGIA. Nice as a climber or in 
hanging baskets. 
Alata (Black-Eyed Susan). 1100 s. Shades 
of yellow, buff, and orange, all with black 
centers. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 65c; 4 ozs., $1.75. 
Gibsoni. 500 s. Extra large flowered rich 
deep orange. Later flowering than Alata. 
25 seeds, 65c; 50 seeds, $1.20; 100 seeds, 
$2.25; 1 oz., $9.00. 
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