SWEET WILLIAM—AN OLD-FASHIONED FAVORITE 
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SALVIA or SAGE □ O 
Culture 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
A half-ounce should raise 1000 plants. Sow seed in hot-bed or 
box in house and plant out when ground is warm, or sow out¬ 
doors when the Apple is in bloom. In bloom 60 days. Likes 
full sun. The sage offered by Landreth will produce, when 
well-grown, 150-200 spikes to the plant. These spikes are 
often 14 inches long. The scarlet varieties we owe to Brazil. 
Splendens (Scarlet Sage) □.34 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Bonfire or Clara BedmanD —A fine variety, 24 inches high; 
forms a dense compact bush. Brilliant scarlet. 34 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
•Farinacea “Blue Bedder”C>— 2 feet. Perennial. Sur¬ 
mounting dense tufts of attractive foliage, rise spikes of light 
wedgewood-blue flowers. Blooms first year if started early. 
Flowers may be dried, and used as an everlasting. Is a native 
Texan.34 oz. 30 pkt. 10 
Satin Flower —See Godetia. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN □ 
(Phaseolus coccineus) 
Cultur > 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-6 days 
These vines gro v 8-12 feet, and are covered all season with 
showy clusters o' blossoms of brilliant scarlet. Excellent for 
covering fences or trellises. The beans which follow the flowers 
may be eaten while young and tender. A native tropical 
American variety. 1 lb. 40 pkt. 5 
Shasta Daisy —See Chrysanthemum. 
Snapdragon —See Antirrhinum. 
Swan River Daisy —See Brachycome. 
Sweet Sultan —See Centaurea Imperialis. 
SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride) □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Pincushion Flower, known the world over as Mourning 
Bride. Easy culture; blooms all the season. Fine for cutting. 
2 to 3 feet high. Long straight stems. Sow early to secure 
best results. Thrives in any good soil with sunny exposure. 
May be started either indoors or outdoors, but inside starting 
gives earliest and best blooms. Native of Europe. 
Ageratum Blue —Mid blue.34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
•Blue Cockade— Deep blue.34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Fire King Scarlet .34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Peach Blossom Pink. 34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Loveliness— Salmon-rose.34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Shasta White. 34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Black Prince —Black purple. 34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Bloomsdale Mixed. 34 oz. 20 pkt. 5 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 10-25 days 
Perennial Scabiosa is a most delightful novelty. Originally a 
native of Siberia, it has made a place for itself in the modern 
garden. With fine long stems, it keeps a long time in water. 
Flowers more than 3 inches across, which are produced all 
Summer on 3 foot stems. 
Isaac House Strain Giant Hybrids —Blooms June to October, 
in various shades of blue and lavender, very large, and fringed 
and ruffled. This British strain is without doubt the finest 
offered today.34 oz. 70 pkt. 15 
SCHIZANTHUS (Poor Man’s Orchid) □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Dr. Badger’s Hybrid Mixed —Seed germinates readily, and 
in a few weeks plants are a mass of bloom. The finely cut 
foliage adds greatly to the attractiveness of the plant. Mainly 
pastel shades in this mixture. 18 inches. 34 oz. 45 pkt. 15 
STEVIA □ 
Culture 3. Normal germination, 10 days 
•Serrata White —Although a perennial, this dainty, sweet- 
scented plant should be grown as an annual. Will not endure 
Northern Winters. Ideal in combination with bright colored 
flowers. Is found in Mexico, Central America and Haiti. 
34 oz. 60 pkt. 10 
Snow-on-the-Mountain —See Euphorbia. 
STOCKS (Sometimes called Gilliflower) □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 3-10 days 
These are half-hardy annuals, beautiful, fragrant old-fashioned 
double flowers. Sow under glass or on warm border early in 
Spring, transplant to rich ground to which lime has been 
added. As only single Stocks produce seeds, no double strain 
can be had without a percentage of single flowers. Hot weather 
is responsible for the blind-growth which often disappoints 
outdoor growers of this crop, and they thrive best where the 
nights are cool. Our strain is remarkably well doubled. Stocks 
are native in Southern Europe and Southern California. 
MAMMOTH EARLY BRANCHING DOUBLE NICE 
Mont Blanc is the finest and most floriferous white sort. For 
garden, pot or cut-flower use, it cannot be equaled. 
34 oz. 55 pkt. 16 
American Beauty —Rose. 34 oz. 55 pkt. 10 
Beauty of Nice— Flesh pink. 34 oz. 55 pkt. 10 
Cote d’Azure —Lavender. 34 oz. 55 pkt. 10 
Monte Carlo —Canary yellow.oz. 55 pkt. 10 
Souvenir de Monaco —Crimson. 34 oz. 55 pkt. 10 
Mammoth Early Branching Mixed . 34 oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Straw Flower —See Helichrysum. 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus) □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
The Sunflower is a well-known old-fashioned favorite, of late 
years wonderfully improved. The size and brilliancy of its 
flowers make it worthy of a place in every garden. Sow where 
wanted to bloom, and thin out to proper distance. Plant to 
hide unsightly objects. Indigenous to the western hemisphere, 
mainly North America. 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered—4 feet.l oz. 30 pkt. 5 
Globosus Double Excelsior —Globe flowered, yellow dahlia¬ 
shaped, 6 feet.1 oz. 30 pkt. 5 
Cucumerifolius Single Stella— 3 feet. Bushy, branching 
plant, bearing small single golden flowers on long stems. Has 
dark center. Ideal for cutting.1 oz. 30 pkt. 10 
•Miniature (Cut and Come Again).1 oz. 30 pkt. 10 
Russian Mammoth —For field culture. 8-10 feet. 
lb. 20 34 lb. 15 pkt. 5 
Sunflower, Mexican —See Tithonia. 
Swan River Daisy —See Brachycome. 
Sweet Sultan —See Centaurea. 
SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis matronalis) O 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 15 days 
Mixed —Delightfully fragrant in the evening. Bears spikes of 
purple and white flowers, very much resembling single Stocks. 
18 inches. Desirable for wild garden, among shrubbery or in 
mixed border. Native of Europe, Asia and North America. 
34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
HERBS 
The greatly revived interest in Herb Gardening is easy to 
understand, as many Herbs have definite decorative value. A 
good assortment of them is listed on page 21. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus) O □ 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 8-10 days 
These sweet scented perennials were favorites in our great¬ 
grandfathers’ gardens. They bloom early in the Spring and 
continue in flower a long time. Plants are hardy and will 
bloom in August the first and second years, and their number 
may be increased enormously by dividing the roots. Prefer a 
rich soil. Native from the Pyrenees to Russia to China. 
•Pink Beauty or Newport PinkO —Exquisite shade of 
salmon-rose. Single.34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
•Scarlet Defiance O—Flaming scarlet single, of startling 
effect When grown in masses. 34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
•SnowcapO —White single. 34 oz. 30 pkt. 10 
Single Mixed O— 1 foot. 34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Double Mixed O— 1 foot.34 oz. 35 pkt. 10 
•Annual Sweet William (Sweet Wivelsfield) —See Di¬ 
anthus. 
