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Salvia, "Blaze of Fire" 
This new Salvia will be welcome as a novelty of the year. It far surpasses 
Harbinger in earliness. The flowers are the most brilliant and vivid scarlet 
imaginable and the habit is ideal for bedding. Blaze of Fire is without 
doubt the earliest and most dwarf of all scarlet Salvia, blooming 10 to 14 
days earlier than any other variety and of a much brighter color. Pkt., 25c. 
Salvia Patens, "Mauve Queen" 
The great popularity of the beautiful Salvia Patens makes it certain that 
there will be a very wide demand for this novelty. It is of exactly the same 
habit and growth as Patens, but the flowers are of a beautiful helio-mauve. 
This variety comes through from seed and can be recommended as a variety 
of outstanding merit. Pkt., 25c. 
Salvia, "Dwarf Gem" 
This new Salvia is of Tom Thumb dimensions, one of compact habit, not 
exceeding 6 to 8 inches in height. It is about as early as Harbinger, very 
free flowering, producing numerous spikes of flowers 4 to 5 inches long, 
of the most vivid scarlet color. It will certainly prove an excellent variety 
for bedding purposes and for borders, also a real gem for pot work. Pkt., 25c. 
Salvia, "Blaze of Fire" 
New Scabiosa Grandiflora, Rosette 
As the result of many years’ selection and painstaking care in Rosette 
has been created a glorious new color in Annual Scabiosa. Rosette is a 
beautiful shade of deep rose, heavily suffused with salmon. The flowers 
are extra large and the stems are long and stiff. This glorious, glowing 
new color will undoubtedly make Rosette a most popular flower for the 
garden and also with the florist for cutting. It is a fitting companion 
to Scabiosa Loveliness, Peach Blossom and Shasta, all of which have 
received Awards of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Pkt., 15c. 
Tithonia, "Fireball" 
Dazzling as a ball of fire poised high above other flowers, Fireball is 
undoubtedly the last word in brilliance of color in a fall-blooming plant. 
Many who have known and enjoyed Tithonia Speciosa have considered 
it the brightest possible flower for fall use. With the introduction, how¬ 
ever, of Fireball, this older variety is entirely over-shadowed. Fireball 
is a very brilliant, vibrant shade of scarlet-orange, the petals in dazzling 
contrast to the clear yellow center. The gaily colored flowers are single, 
very large, 4% to 5 inches in diameter, and are carried on fine long 
stems. The plants reach a height of 8 or 9 feet with a fairly heavy 
growth of grayish green woolly foliage. If you do not wish your plants 
to grow to this height they can be controlled by planting in poor dry 
soil. The plants are neat in appearance, filling in well from the very 
base of the plant to the top, and unlike the older Tithonia Speciosa, 
do not come ragged looking. The seed is best planted indoors and the 
plants set out after danger of frost. Tithonia Fireball is an annual, 
flowering late in the season and is not subject to plant diseases. It is 
extremely showy in the garden and an excellent new cut flower variety. 
The flowers keep well for 5 or 6 days when cut. Pkt., 25c. 
Nolana "Blue Ensign" 
Navajo Zinnias (Gaillardia Flowered Zinnia) 
Another of the newer Zinnia types, being entirely different from all 
others and resembling the double flowering Gaillardia. The flowers are 
attractive, of medium size, about 2 inches in diameter, just a good size 
for cut flower use, and are carried on stems of medium height. The 
plants are about 2 feet tall and very free flowering. Each petal of these 
double and semi-double flowers, for about one-third its length, is heavily 
tipped, creamy white, creamy yellow, or a lighter color than the balance 
of the flower. This two-color effect is most unusual and attractive. The 
colors range through the mellow tones of rose, pink, bronze, yellow, 
orange, lavender and combinations of these colors. Most of the flowers 
in fact are two-toned, with a ring of deeper color toward the center of 
the flower. 
In fact, the colorings are similar to those found in a Navajo rug, 
hence its name. Flowers will be produced about 45 days after seed is 
sown. Pkt., 25c. 
Aquilegia Longissima 
The flowers are of striking formation, with deep yellow petals and 
paler yellow sepals, and extremely elongated spurs. These spurs may 
be 5 inches or more in length. The effect is at once dainty, unusual and 
interesting. The plants are from 2 to 3 feet tall, with characteristic 
bright green cut-leaf foliage, and reddish stems. Flowers are produced 
during spring and early summer and are effective in the garden, although 
much more so in flower arrangements. Pkt., 40c. 
Aquilegia, Clematis-Flowered Columbine Mixed 
This glorious Columbine is absolutely distinct in petal formation. 
As will be seen from the accompanying picture the blooms greatly re¬ 
semble Clematis flowers. The plants are of medium height, good compact 
habit and free-flowering whilst the individual blooms are large and 
solid in petal. The color range includes delicate pastel shades of pink . 
and blue. Hardy perennial. Height 2 to 3 feet. Pkt., 50c. Aquilegia, Clematis-Flowered 
