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‘PYRETHRUM 
‘Ptarmicaeflorum. Extremely dwarf, finely feathered foliage. Silvery 
white. Excellent for rock garden or spring pot sales. Sow in February. 
5 inches. Tr. Pkt.50c 1/16 oz.$1.50 
* Parthenifolium Aurea, Excelsior. Same as above but foliage of a deep 
yellowish green. 3inches. Tr. Pkt.50c Va oz.$1.00 
Uliginosum. Single white daisy-like flowers. 4 feet. 
Tr. Pkt.35c Vi oz... : . .$1.15 1 oz.$4.00 
PYRETHRUM AUREUM 
Golden Feather. Tr. Pkt......15c Oz.40c 
RHODANTHE (Everlasting) 
Double Pink, White or Mixed. Tr. Pkt.... A ... .15c Oz.40c 
RICINUS (Castor Beans) Tr. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Borboniensis Arboreus. 10 to 15 feet.1 . $0.15 $1.40 
Cambodgenis. Very dark, 4 feet. .15 1.80 
Crimson Spire. 6 feet.$0.15 .40 
Gibsoni. Dark red leaves, metallic lustre.10 .20 2.00 
Sanguineus. Red leaves. 7 feet. .15 1.20 
Zanzibariensis Mixed. .20 2.25 
‘ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus) 
Officinalis. An old favorite aromatic herb with delightfully fragrant, 
light blue flowers. Grows about 2 feet high and should be planted 
in a warm dry situation and given a little protection. 
Tr. Pkt.20c Oz.$1.00 
RUDBECKIA (Cone-Flower) 
‘Newmani. Dark orange-yellow flowers with deep purple cone borne 
on stiff, wiry stems. Three feet high. Flowers from July to September. 
Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.25 
‘Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone-Flower). Flowers about 4 inches 
across, of a peculiar reddish purple with a remarkably large cone- 
shaped center of brown. Forms bushy plants 3 feet high and blooms 
from July to October. Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.00 
Kelvedon Star. A choice annual for cutting. Colors vary, but all have 
brown central discs, surrounded by a mahogany zone on petals of 
deep orange.' Long stemmed. Height 3 feet. 
Tr. Pkt.30c Oz.$1.50 
SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA GRANDIFLORA 
The Usambara or "Aethiopian" Violet. Deep blue, dark foliage, 
Provides an excellent pot plant. Tr. Pkt.$1.00 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Some very attractive colors for summer cutting and spring flowering 
under glass. Especially valuable for retail growers. 
Brown and Gold, Rose and Gold, Scarlet and Gold, Violet and Gold, 
White and Gold and Yellow and Gold. 
Rose and Lavender Shades Mixed. 
Each: Tr. Pkt.25c 14 oz.40c Oz.$1.25 
Emperor. Extra choice large flowering mixture of above colors. 
Tr. Pkt.20c >/4 0Z .30c Oz.$1.00 
SALVIA 
We fully realize the importance of Salvias to the florist and are 
careful to arrange for our stock with an American specialist who 
supplies only fine plump seed which is saved from specimen plants 
and such as show a high germination. Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
America (Globe of Fire).$0.50 $2.50 
Blaze of Fire (New). The flowers are the most brilliant 
and vivid scarlet imaginable and the habit is ideal 
for bedding. The earliest and most dwarf of all 
Salvias .75 ... 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman).40 2.00 
Firebrand. Extra early. Very dwarf; scarlet.50 2.75 
(3 Tr. Pkts., $1.25) 
Fireball Dwarf.50 2.50 
Harbinger. A new early flowering dwarf variety that 
we consider the most desirable of all Scarlet Salvias. 
.(3 Tr. Pkts., $1.25) .50 2.75 
Splendens. Tall growing.(14 lb., $4.00) .30 1.25 
Splendens Compacta. Salmon rose.50 
Zurich. Dwarf, early.(14 lb., $7.00) .40 2.00 
Farinacea. Perennial, but best grown as an annual. 
Light blue; makes a fine line. Hardy with pro¬ 
tection .30 1.50 
Farinacea. Perennial, but best grown as an annual. 
(Blue Bedder). A more compact form. Flowers a 
rich deep blue.50 3.00 
Blue Beard. Fine purple bracts.50 
Oxford Blue. Very intense.50 ... 
Patens Rich Deep Blue.50 3.50 
Patens Mauve Queen (New). Beautiful helio-mauve.75 ... 
SALVIA (Continued) 
‘PERENNIAL SALVIA (Sage) 
Azurea Grandiflora. A hardy perennial variety producing during 
August and September spikes of pretty sky-blue flowers in great 
profusion; 3 to 4 feet. Tr. Pkt.40c Oz.$2.00 
SANVITALIA (Creeping Zinnia) 
Procumbens FI. PI. Bright yellow double flowers; useful in vases, 
etc. Tr. Pkt.30c Oz.$1.25 
SAPONARIA 
Vaccaria. A free-blooming annual with beautiful pink feathery 
flowers. Tr. Pkt.10c Oz.20c 141b.60c Lb.$2.00 
Used in same manner as Baby's Breath. 
Vaccaria. White flowered. Tr. Pkt.... 10c Oz. ...15c Lb....$1.40 
Multiflora. Scarlet Queen. 10 inches high with bright scarlet flowers. 
Excellent for bedding. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.60c 
‘SAPONARIA (Soapwort) 
Ocymoides. A very useful, hardy plant for the rockery or the border, 
producing from May to August masses of attractive small bright 
rose flowers; 8 inches. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.50c 
SCABIOSA 
Choice long-stemmed annuals for summer cutting or spring forcing. 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Blue Cocade. Deeper than Azure Fairy.$0.20 $0.75 
Loveliness. Very good deep cream-pink.20 .75 
Peach Blossom. Light cream-pink.15 .50 
Cherry Red.15 .50 
Shasta. White .15 .50 
Azure Fairy. Azure blue.15 .50 
King of the Blacks. Deep rich maroon.15 .50 
Mixture .10 .40 
Tom Thumb Mixed. Dwarf compact. 6 to 8 inch. Excel¬ 
lent for rock gardens and edgings.15 .40 
‘PERENNIAL SCABIOSA 
Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). Valuable for cutting, as the blooms last a 
long time in water. Color soft lavender-blue; 3 feet. 
Tr. Pkt......40c Oz.$2.50 
Caucasica Isaac House Giant Hybrids. A great improvement over 
Caucasica. It is more vigorous, has larger and longer stems, and 
heavier petals, which are ruffled as well as slightly frilled on the 
edges. Colors range from light to darkest blue, but delicate lilac and 
mauve shades predominate. Tr. Pkt.50c Oz.$3.00 
Columbaria Pink. Beautiful soft pink flowers 2 to 214 inches across. 
Tr. Pkt.40c Oz.$2.50 
Japonica. Bushy plants, 214 feet in height, and beautiful lavender- 
blue flowers. Tr. Pkt.15c Ox.50c 
SCHIZANTHUS 
"Butterfly Flower". 11/2 feet. Amber, carmine, mauve, pink, purple, 
and rose. 
Tr. Pkt. Va oz. l A oz. 
Each of above six varieties.$0.40 ... $1.00 
Rose and Amber Shades Mixed.35 $0.60 1.00 
Garaway's Hybrids.50 1.00 1.50 
"Mother's Favorite" (New). The "last word" in Schizanthus. A choice 
assortment of colors; exceptional as a pot plant for Mother's Day 
sales. (See inside back cover for illustration). 
Tr. Pkt.$1.25 3 Tr. Pkts.$3.00 
Special Dwarf Mixed. Desirable as a pot plant. Seed sown in January 
and pinched once make ideal medium sized pot plants. 
Tr. Pkt.50c Va oz.$1.00 
SPECIAL NOTE! "Mother's Favorite" is, we believe, superior as a 
pot plant.—A. B. C. 
‘SEDUM (Stonecrop) 
Acre. The well known yellow variety. Useful in the rock garden. 
Tr. Pkt.75c Va oz .$1.50 
SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa) 
Pudica. Flowers pinkish white. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.50c 
SHAMROCK 
True Irish. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.40c Vi lb.$1.00 
SHASTA DAISY (See Chrysanthemum) 
‘SILENE (Catchfly) 
Attractive, profusely blooming perennials. 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Orientalis. Dark rose; 30 inches.$0.15 $0.50 
Schafta. Rose; 8 inches.25 1.50 
SMILAX (Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides) 
A well known greenhouse climber. Valuable for floral decorations. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.50c Vi lb.$1.50 Lb.$5.00 
SNAPDRAGON (See Antirrhinum) 
A. B.C. "AMERICAN GROWN" SALVIA SEED PROVIDES A HIGH GERMINATION 
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