SANDEHSONIA--See Gloriosa. 
SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS — rnmsty(l)10. Glory of 
spring woodlands, with chalices of spotless white, contrast¬ 
ing with the golden center-tassel. Galled Bloodroot from 
the red sap, which the Indians used for war paint. Pkt. 
15c; % oz. 40c; % oz. 75c. 
SANGUISORBA TENUIFOLIA—ebx(3-4)60. A pleasantness 
of Thalictrum foliage, from which rise tall but slender 
branching stems, carrying in airy effectiveness a multitude 
of fluffy cluster-spikes in red-verging rose. Excellent hardy 
border perennial. Pkt. 20c. # 
SAPONARIA CAESPITOSA—erlth(2)6. Large flowers of 
brightest pink unfold from velvety red buds. Pkt. 20c. 
SAPONARIA LUTEA—er(2-3)6. Low mounds of pale green, 
with little crowded clusters above, star-filled with softest 
yellow. Rare. Pkt. 26c. 
SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS—ecnbx(3-4)25. Bouncing Bet. 
Pale pink flowers, spicily perfumed, for many weeks. Showy 
naturalizer. Pkt. 5c ; % oz. 35c; 1 oz. $1.00. # 
SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS DOUBLE WHITE—ecbx(3-41 
24. The blossoms are well-doubled, pure white, and carry 
for a long season. Fine border plant. Pkt. 16c. 
SARCODES S.4NGUINEA—ny25. Snow Plant, called so 
because it often appears before old snow banks have melted, 
but there is nothing snowy in its translucent fiery scarlet 
hue; all glowing redness, stem and blossom alike. The 
flowers are like Hyacinth bells. Will grow only in needle- 
humus near Pine trees. Not easy. Pkt. 20c. 
SAROTHRA—See Hypericum. 
SARRACENIA See page 64. 
SAUROMATUM NUBICUM—utw. Enormous flower-spathes 
of deep maroon, marked yellow. Will bloom from dry tuber. 
Illustrated, page 12. 4 seeds for 25c. 
SAUSSUREA ALBESCENS—ebh(3-4)50. Great loose pan¬ 
icles fluffy flowers, soft china-blue. Plant in Golden-rod 
association for pleasing autumn effect. Pkt. 15c. # 
SAXIFRACA 
This name shelters diversities; great beauties, stately in 
pride of towering multitudinous bloom ; daintier waifs, peer¬ 
ing from rock-clefts, with blossoms exquisite in rare detail 
of form and tinting; spreading emerald moss-mats, flower- 
studded ; crystal-beaded leaf rosettes with star-sprays above : 
or those that overpower in sheer architectural decorative¬ 
ness of carved and arching foliage mass. 
SAXIFRAGA AIZOON — rlth(2-3)16. Splendid variations 
here on both flower and foliage themes. Blooms creamy, 
pale yellow, pink or rose. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA AIZOON ROSEA-rlth(2-3) 16. Thick leaves, 
broidered with sparkling mineral encrustations. Blossoms 
in many sprays, lovely creamy pink. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA CORDIFOLIA—rbsth(l-2)20. Most handsome 
rosettes of wavy, tinted foliage. Big flowers of clear rose 
pink in dense panicles. Pkt. 20c. # 
SAXIFRAGA COTYLEDON PYRAMIDALIS — rblth(2)20. 
Plume Silver. Bronze-shaded leaves, beaded with silvery, 
sparklets. Towering panicles of charming white blossoms, 
often pink-suffused. Pkt. 20c ; larger special pkg. 50c. 
SAXIFRAGA GRISEBACHI—rlth(2)10. Ample gray ros¬ 
ettes, silver-edged. White bells in crimson calyces, nod 
from leafy stems. Pkt. 36c. 
SAXIFRAGA HOSTII—rbh(2)15. A handsome and adaptable 
species. Great plumes of big creamy flowers, red-speckled 
over silvery rosettes. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA HYBRIDA PECTINATA—rh(2)7. Ornamental 
rosettes of glossy, saw-toothed leaves, dark green, and edged 
with crystal beading. Creamy flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA MUSCOIDES DENSA — rqsth(2)4. Dense, 
mossy turf-cushions, set with wide white blossoms. Pkt. 
20 c. 
SAXIFRAGA PORTAE—rh(2)6. Dense rosettes, sparkle- 
edged, carry close panicles of white to creamy blossoms. 
From the Apennines. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA PURPURASCENS—rmh(2)12. Glossy leaves, 
purple-shaded, with metallic burnish. Flowers of a bril¬ 
liant, rich, rose-mulberry. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 138A8—One pkt. each of above for $2.00. 
SAXIFRAGA MOSSY — rbh(2-3)6. Here the leaves are 
tufted to mossy cushions. Starry flowers in white, cream, 
pink, rose or crimson. Pkt. 20c. 
SAXIFRAGA ENCRUSTED BLEND—Species with bead 
sparklets and leaf encrustations. Pkt. 16c. 
SAXIFRAGA PEERLESS BLEND—Fine mixture. All types. 
The above, and others. Pkt. 15c. 
SCABiOSA PERENNIAL 
Desirable and enduring flowers for the border. 
SCABIOSA AUSTRALIS—ebcx(8)40. A vast tangle of long 
slender wiry stems, ending in flowers of living amethyst, 
a jewel-like light-reflecting quality being quite apparent 
in the blossoms. These are of an odd thimble shape, elon¬ 
gate, rather than flattened as in other Scabiosas. Indeed 
this species is sometimes referred to the genus Succisa. 
Anyway, it is ever-blooming, a true enduring perennial, and 
will add' charm to any border. Pkt. 16c; A oz. 35c. # 
SCABIOSA GEORGICA—eotbx(2-3)40. A profuseness of 
creamy to sulphur blossoms. Big, red-stemmed bushy plants 
with silvered, pinnate foliage. Pkt. 15c. # 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA PEERLESS—erbch(3-5)24. Giant 
flowers in white and in shades of lavender, mauve, blue, 
and violet. Pkt. 15c. 
SCABIOSA OCHROLEUCA—ecbx(2-4)36. Fine, big flowers 
of soft straw yellow for many months. Long stems. Free- 
blooming. Pinnate foliage. Enduring. Pkt. 15c. # 
SCABIOSA FISCHERI—ecrbx(3-4)25. Splendid new species 
from Manchuria, hardy and long-enduring. Flowers of 
deep, rich blue-violet, about 2% inches across, on long 
stems. Excellent cut flower. Pkt. 15c. 
SCABIOSA WEBBIANA—ecrbx(8)20. Large fluffy flowers 
of pure true cream, neither white nor yellow, but a rich 
attractive shade between. This is my favorite of hardy 
Scabiosas, always in bloom, always good. Cuts well. Neat 
pinnate foliage. June to November. Pkt. 15c. # 
OFFER 140A8—One pkt. each of above for 75c. 
SCHIZOCODON SOLDANELLOIDES—rstath(2)9. Mountain 
Mirror. Wide shell-pink bells, crimson-lined, and fluffily 
fringed. A glorious woodlander. Pkt. 25c. 
SCHWALBEA AMERICANA — rbnmh(2-3)18. Spikes of 
downy blossoms, lemon and purple. An exceeding rarity. 
Recommended for trial. Pkt. 20c. # 
SCIADOPITYS VERTICILLATA—jk 100 ft. Umbrella Pine. 
Ornamental hardy evergreen, with needles carried in odd 
umbrella whorls. Pkt. 10c. 
SCILLA CAMPANULATA—urbczy(l-2)18. Spanish Bluebell. 
Shades of blue, with white, pink, and rose. Bell-shaped 
blooms in loose, graceful spikes. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 60c. 
SCILLA PERUVIANA—eufry(htw) (1)15. Jacinth. Starry 
blossoms of sky-blue, sometimes fifty to one hundred of 
them in a single wide-spread, but closely packed, cluster. 
Spectacular. Quicker from seed than other Scillas. A de¬ 
lightful house plant. Pkt. 20c. 
SCOTTISH HEATHER—qcbnd(h)y(3)30. Calluna vulgaris. 
A home-like evergreen shrub, as hardy and adaptable here 
as on the sunny heaths of its native Scotland. The rosy 
flowers are carried in erect racemes. Heather thrives on 
dry banks in full sun, but will also tolerate light shade. 
Cut branches dry well for winter bouquets. Seed in chaff. 
Pkt. 15c: 14 oz. 35c. 
SCROPHULARIA CHRYSANTHA—erx(l)8. Most decorative 
rosettes of silvered, silky foliage. Odd, pale yellow flowers 
in earliest spring. Desirable in rock garden. PkL 20c. # 
SCUTELLARIA ALPINA—erx(3)10. Like a glorified and 
spreading Prunella, but larger blossoms of deep violet, 
cream or rose. Pkt. 15c. # 
SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS — *erx(3-4)15. One-sided 
spikes of big blossoms that are mighty close to sky-blue. 
A quick perennial of real beauty, that I can most heartily 
recommend. Blossoms first year in annual fashion, but en¬ 
dures. This is Coelestina variety. Pkt. 16c. # 
SEMPERVIVUM BLEND—erbsth(3). Short thick leaves in 
compact rosettes, often red-tinged. In the spider-web form, 
the entire plant, seems knit with silvery gossamer fila¬ 
ments. Oddly thatched stalks carry attractive flowers, 
usually in yellow, buff, or tawny red. Seed chaffy, being 
fine and hard to clean, but saved from a large and most 
variable collection, and will give excellent results if sown 
while soil is cool. Pkt 15c: 1/32 oz. 50c. # 
SEQUOIA GIG ANTE A—jk. The Giant Redwood, largest of 
trees. Seems fairly hardy at Boston. PkL 20c. 
♦SESAMUM CAPENSE—ex(3)40. New annual from South 
Africa, said to have pretty rose-colored flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
SHEPHERDIA ARGENTEA—qy 8 ft. Buffalo Berry. Hardy 
shrub, valued for specimens or hedges, particularly decora¬ 
tive in a mixed planting, the leaves being white-silvery 
tomentose. Red fruits, edible, making delicious jelly or 
conserve. Pkt. 15c. 
SHOOTING STAR See Dodecatheon. 
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