Sanvitalia 
940. Double; fine for bedding, borders or rockeries. The 
flowers are bright yellow, bloom in six weeks time. 
Pkt., 10c; Vs ox., 25c. 
Scabiosa (Mourning Bride) 
The flowers are large and double, with a great variety 
of colors. Of easy culture and blooms freely from July 
until hard frost. Hardy annual. 2V2 feet. 
945 LARGE-FLOWERED. Mixed colors. Fine, large 
double flowers in a wide range of colors. Pkt., 10c; 
Va ox ., 20c. 
SCARLET RUNNER. See Beans—Ornamental Varieties. 
Schizanthus 
(Butterfly, or Fringe Flower) 
Wonderfully showy half-hardy annuals, very decor¬ 
ative for garden beds and unsurpassed in pots for the 
conservatory. The seed germinates readily and in a few 
weeks' time the plant is a mass of brilliant flowers, in an 
extraordinary variety of colorings. The foliage of the 
plant is very delicate and fernlike and highly decora¬ 
tive in appearance. 
948 GRANDIFLORUS HYBRIDS. Very fine varieties. 
Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 25c. 
949 WISETONENSIS. Containing the most beautiful 
shades of white, pink, rose and crimson. Excellent for 
pot culture. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 25c. 
Sensitive Plant (Mimosa Pudica) 
950 PUDICA. Globular heads of small pink flowers. 
Grown chiefly for the peculiar habit of the plant, the 
leaves closing and drooping at the slightest touch. 
Tender annual. 1 Vi feet. Pkt», 10c; Va ox., 30c. 
Smilax 
955. A climbing plant, unsurpassed for its graceful foli¬ 
age and orange blossom fragrance of its flowers. 
Makes a fine pot or basket plant. Elegant for table 
decoration when cut. Pkt., 10c. 
SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum. 
SOLANUM CAPSICASTRUM. See Jerusalem Cherry. 
Ten Weeks' Stocks 
Statice 
Beautiful everlasting with spreading panicles of tube¬ 
like flowers that are decorative either in the garden or 
when cut. Their most effective use, however, is in bou¬ 
quets for winter, either alone or with other dried flowers. 
Sow outside in May after danger from frost. Hardy an¬ 
nual. 
956 SUWOROWI PINK. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 35c. 
956A SINUATA BLUE. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 25c. 
956B SINUATA YELLOW. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 25c. 
956C SINUATA WHITE. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 25c. 
Sweet William 
1310 ANNUAL FINEST MIXED. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 35c. 
Stock (Gilliflower) 
One of the most popular annuals, remarkable for its 
profusion of bloom, brilliancy and diversity of colors and 
lasting quality of its flowers. Plants from seed sown in¬ 
side in March or April commence to bloom in July and 
those from seed sown in the open ground in about ten 
weeks and continue until frost. 
957 BEAUTY OF NICE. Mammoth flowering. Delicate 
flesh-pink, extra large spike. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 50c. 
958 MONT BLANC. Purest white. Pkt., 10c; 1/16 ox., 
25c. 
959 MONTE CARLO. Canary-yellow. Pkt., 10c; 1/16 
ox., 25c. 
961 SUMMER NIGHT. Rich deep blue. Pkt., 10c; 1/16 
ox., 25c. 
DRESDEN PERPETUAL OR BRANCHING 
(Cut-and-Come-Again) 
A perpetual blooming class of branching habit; double 
fragrant flowers. 2 feet. 
967 CHOICEST MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 1/16 ox., 25c; Va 
ox., 40c. 
971 LARGE-FLOWERED DOUBLE TEN WEEKS. 
Seeds grown in the open ground instead of in pots, 
therefore cheaper. A good range of colors. 1 Vi feet. 
Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 25c; Va ox., 40c. 
972 DOUBLE EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL MIXED. (Imp. 
Bismarck). Pkt., 10c; Vs ox., 40c. 
Sunflower (Helianthus) 
The Sunflower grows well in all soils if fully exposed to 
the sun. The taller varieties make excellent background 
to other plants. 
975 CUCUMERIFOLIUS (Miniature Sunflower). Small 
single flower, rich yellow. 4 feet. Pkt., 10c; Vt ox., 
25c. 
976 GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS (Globe or Dahlia Sunflow¬ 
er) . Flowers large, double, of a rich saffron color. 6 
feet. Pkt., 10c; Vi ox., 25c. 
977 RED SUNFLOWER. The new Red Sunflower is easily 
grown from seed the same as all of the Helianthus 
family. Pkt., 10c; Vi ox., 30c. 
980 NEW MINIATURE VARIETIES. Colors of yellow 
and creamy white. Some are large, some have twisted 
petals and some black centers. Pkt., 10c; Vi ox., 25c. 
984 DOUBLE CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED. Flow¬ 
ers larger than the preceding; fuH and double. Orange- 
yellow. 5 feet. Pkt., 10c; Vi ox., 35c. 
986 RUSSIAN MAMMOTH. Very large. 7 to 9 feet. Ox. 
pkt., 10c. 
SWEET SULTAN. See Centaurea, page 36. 
Silene (Catchfly) 
Profuse flowering plants of easy culture. Seed of 
the annual sorts may be sown in the open ground early 
in spring or in the fall if early bloom is desired. 
951 ARMERIA (Common Catchfiy). Mixed. Annual; 
blooms from July to September. White, pink and red. 
1 Vi feet. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 20c. 
953 PENDULA COMPACTA. Mixed colors. White, rose 
and red. Annual. Largely used for edgings. May to 
August. 6 inches. Pkt., 10c; Va ox., 20c. 
RELIABLE SEEDS FOR NEARLY A CENTURY 
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