Salvia Farinacea, Blue Bedder 
Three Blue Salvias @ 
Plants are extremely free flowering and 
most attractive in borders and small 
beds. Blooms all summer and fall. 
2K ft. tall. Perennial in mild climates. 
2681 Farinacea Tall spikes of lovely 
pale, cloudy blue flowers. Begins to 
bloom in about two months from seed. 
Pkt. 10^; Ys oz. 40^; oz. 70^. 
2690 Blue Bedder Rich, deep blue 
flowers of the Farinacea type. 
Pkt. 15^: Yi oz. 60^; Y 4 oz. $1.00. 
2683 Patens Extra large flowers of 
the clearest indigo-blue imaginable. 
Pkt. 20^; Vs oz. 65^; Yi oz. $1.15. 
Salvia or Flowerins Sage 
The Scarlet Sage is one of the most brilliant bedding plants; blooms from early 
summer until frost. Popular for beds, borders, edgings and pot culture; may be 
used for cutting. There are tall and dwarf varieties for different purposes. The 
blue and salmon varieties are distinct; less showy but fine for borders or bouquets. 
All are best treated as annuals but seed must be started early indoors in boxes 
2684 Bonfire or Clara Bedman The 
dense, dark green foliaged plants are of 
erect, globular growth and produce 
their scarlet-red flowers most freely. 
2 ft, Pkt. 15f!!; Yh oz. 50)^; Ya oz. 85f^. 
2648 Carmine Plumes (New) Stately, 
bushy plants of erect growth with large 
plumes of rich carmine. Very striking in 
masses. Distinct, unusual. 2 to 2K ft. 
Pkt. 25^; Vs oz. 85^; Ya oz. $1.50. 
2682 Dwarf Scarlet Bedder Of uni¬ 
form, dwarf habit. Mass of color. Early. 
1ft. Pkt. 25)^; Vsoz. 75)!i; V 40 Z. $1.25. 
2667 Harbinger Dwarf and compact. 
Scarlet flowers; bluish green foliage. 
Early and continuous bloomer. Won¬ 
derful for edgings and borders. 10 in. 
Pkt. 25^; Ya oz. 75^; Ya oz. $1.25. 
2666 Salmon Queen Rich salmon- 
pink flower-spikes contrasting well with 
the dark green foliage. 2 ft. Rare color. 
Pkt. 25fii Ya oz. 85^; Ya oz. $1.50. 
2668 Sky Rocket (Rakete) Massive 
brilliant scarlet spikes on dwarf, com¬ 
pact plants. Early flowering. 10 in. 
Pkt. 25^; Ya oz. 85fi; Ya oz. $1.50. 
2689 Splendens Loose sprays of rich 
scarlet blooms. Tall growing; 2V^ to 
3 ft. We offer an improved and select 
stock. Mostly used in large beds. 
Pkt. 10 ^; Ya oz. 40fi; Ya oz. 70)d. 
2685 Zurich Scarlet-red blooms. Very 
early; dwarf and compact. 12 to IS in. 
Pkt. 20 f‘f Ya oz. 65«i; Ya oz. $1.15. 
2691 Americaor Globe of Fire Bushy 
plants, about lyi ft. tall, densely cov¬ 
ered with large, upright spikes of bril¬ 
liant scarlet flowers. Blooms early. 
Pkt. 25(^; Vs oz. 75^; Ya oz. $1.25. 
Salvia, America or Globe of Fire 
Sanvitalia procumbens fl. pi. 
Senecio arenarius 
Senecio 
2665 Arenarius (Annual Cineraria) 
Dwarf, spreading open plants, about 
1 ft. tall and as much across; begin to 
bloom quite early. Flowers resemble 
those of the greenhouse Cineraria, but 
are only about 1 in. across; they come 
mostly in shades ranging from blue- 
violet through lavender. Distinct and 
unusual. Easily and quickly grown. 
Pkt. 250; Vie oz. 750; Vs oz. $1.25. 
2697 EleganSy Double Mixed Clus¬ 
ters of double flowers in purple, flesh, 
copper, lilac, white and red. Useful for 
beds and cutting. July until October. 
Requires cool climates to grow to per¬ 
fection. In warm sections, start seed 
early indoors. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 150; Vs oz. 500; Ya oz. 850. 
Sedum 
Stonecrop (S 
2746 Coeruleum Small, dainty, por- 
celain-bluP flowers, % in. across, borne 
on plants 3 to 4 in. tall. The fine foliage 
is pale green spotted red. Prefers sandy 
soil. Fine for the rock garden, edgings 
and pot culture. 
Pkt. 250; Yi 2 oz. 700; Vie oz. $1.25. 
W. Atlee Burpee Co. 63 
Salpiglossis, 
Scarlet and 
Gold 
Salpiglossis, Emperor 
Painted Tongue—Velvet Flower g] 
Large, trumpet-shaped flowers of rich 
velvety texture, the colors charmingly 
penciled, netted, and veined with golden 
yellow, crimson and purple. July until 
frost. Desirable for bedding and prized 
for cutting, lyi ft. 
2676 Light Blue and Gold 
2678 Scarlet and Gold 
2679 Velvety Red 
2680 Velvety Violet 
Any of these: Pkt. 100 ; Ya oz. 300. 
2677 Large-Flowered Finest Mixed 
Complete mixture of all best colors. 
Pkt. 100 ; Vs oz. 250; Ya oz. 400. 
Schizanthus 
Butterfly Flower 
Beautiful bushy plants with finely lacin- 
iated foliage and hundreds of Butterfly¬ 
like blooms. For beds, borders and pot 
culture. Blooms all summer in cool cli¬ 
mates. In hot sections, start seed early 
so plants will flower before midsummer. 
Easily grown, profuse blooming and 
most desirable dainty annual. Quick to 
flower. 
2694 Wisetonensis Many exquisite 
colors and markings. llA ft. 
Pkt. 100; Vs oz. 250; Ya oz. 400. 
2695 Giant Hybrids Very large, well- 
rounded blooms of many colors, prettily 
marked and blotched. 2 to 2J^ ft. 
Pkt. 200; Vis oz. 500; Vs oz. 850. 
Sa n vitalia creeping Zinnia 0 
2693 Procumbens fl. pi. Masses of 
small. Zinnia-like, double blooms of deep 
golden yellow on creeping or spreading 
plants 6 in. tall. Blooms all summer 
and fall. Excellent for dwarf beds, edg¬ 
ings, cemeteries and rockeries, especially 
in dry, sunny places. 
Pkt. 100; Ya oz. 400; Ya oz. 700. 
Special Collection Offer 
Four Colorful Salpiglossis 
7807 One pkt. each of the above 
four separate varieties tyc, 
(value 400) for only “Op 
