Scabiosas 
Are Superb Cut-Flowers 
Rhodanthe * Everlasting 
Manglesi, Mixed. Slender little plants with 
small pink heads of chaffy flowers, suitable 
for winter bouquets when dried. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Salpiglossis • Painted Tongue 
Wonderfully showy, with flowers of ex¬ 
quisite colors and color-markings. Flowers 
are funnel-shaped, not unlike those of the 
petunia, deep-throated, and charmingly 
penciled and veined in rich shades of yellow, 
crimson, and purple. Salpiglossis flowers 
freely from July until frost. 
Large-flowering Varieties 
Crimson, veined with Gold. 
Chamois. 
Yellow, edged with White. 
Old-Rose, veined with Gold. 
Scarlet, veined with Gold. 
Blue and Gold. 
Yellow. 
Any of above colors, pkt. 15 cts. 
Collection: One pkt. each of above 7 colors 
for 75 cts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; }4oz. $1. 
Salvia • Scarlet Sage 
Handsome and attractive half-hardy per¬ 
ennials, grown as annuals, that come into 
flower in the late summer and continue to 
bloom until cut down by frost. 
Ball of Fire. Dwarf and early. Dark scar¬ 
let. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Clara Bedman (Bonfire). 1J^ ft. The 
popular scarlet variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Moz. $1.25. 
Farinacea. Seeds sown in the open in May 
bloom from July to frost. The fine light 
blue flowers are borne on long spikes. 
Height 2 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; y&oz. 60 cts.; 
Moz. $1. 
Splendens. Bright scarlet spikes, varying 
from 16 to 24 inches in length. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Zurich. Compact, very early, and free 
flowering. Pkt. 25 cts.; }4oz. $1.50. 
Scabiosa • Mourning Bride 
One of the most important annuals for 
cut-flowers, the Scabiosas or Pin-Cushion 
Flowers bloom on long, slender stems 2% 
feet high which are exceedingly graceful 
when cut. Sow early and grow quickly in the 
cool part of the season. The flowers should be 
kept cut to insure continuous blooming. 
Rosette. Deep rose. See Novelties on 
page 4. 
Cherry-Red. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Flesh-Pink. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Giant Loveliness. Salmon. Pkt. 10 cts. 
King of the Blacks. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Lavender (Azure Fairy). Pkt. 10 cts. 
Peach Blossom. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Shasta. Immense white flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Yellow. Very pale. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Special Mixture. Pkt. 10 cts.; }4,oz. 30 cts.; 
oz. $1. 
Schizanthus • Butterfly Flower 
Erect, delicately fashioned annuals, with 
very dainty, fragile blossoms like miniature 
orchids. Valuable for pot-culture and sum¬ 
mer bedding. 
Wisetonensis Hybrids. A special type, 
particularly adapted for the house or con¬ 
servatory. Flowers soft pink, dark brown, 
and intermediate shades. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
5 pkts. $1. 
Use Woodgro Prepared Sterilized 
Soil for Starting Your Seeds. 
See page 36 
Sedum • Stonecrop 
Caeruleum. 6 in. The only blue-flowered 
Sedum and the only annual variety which 
is commonly cultivated. A very charming 
low plant with foliage somewhat like that 
of S. album. Flowers lavender-blue. Pkt. 
25 cts. 
Statice - Sea Lavender 
The cloud-like masses of flowers of the 
branching varieties make borders gay for a 
long time, while their delicate coloring and 
light graceful habit are a great help to heli- 
chrysums and other everlasting flowers. Sow 
the Suworowi and Sinuata varieties outdoors 
early in May or sow in a hotbed in March and 
transplant in April. 
Suworowi. Cloud-like masses of bright rose. 
Sinuata, Mauve. Clear mauve. 
Sinuata, Rose Superba. Beautiful rose. 
Sinuata, Blue. Rich deep blue. 
Sinuata, Yellow. Bright yellow. 
Any of above varieties, pkt. 10 cts.; 
Vioz. 30 cts.; oz. $1 
Salvia splendens 
Stocks • Gilliflower 
One of the most famous garden annuals, 
and deliciously fragrant. Many races have 
been evolved, so that many different types 
exist. They should be started early, grown 
without check, and heavily fertilized. 
Perfection Cut-and-Come-Again 
An extremely beautiful strain with big 
spikes of unusually large flowers steadily 
produced from midsummer until frost. The 
range of color is exceptionally broad. Height 
2 feet. 
Blood-Red Silvery Lilac 
Canary-Yellow Rosy Pink 
Dark Violet White 
Any of above 6 colors, pkt. 15 cts. 
Collection: One pkt. each of above 6 colors 
for 75 cts. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Giant-flowering Beauty Stocks 
Almond Blossom. White, shaded carmine. 
Beauty of Nice. Delicate pink. 
Crimson King. Rich blood-crimson. 
Mont Blanc. Purest white. 
Monte Carlo. Canary-yellow. 
Old Rose. Beautiful shade of old-rose. 
Queen Alexandra. Beautiful lilac. 
Summer Night. Rich deep blue. 
Mixed. 
Any of above varieties, pkt. 25 cts.; 
5 pkts. $1 
Sunflower • Helianthus 
All the varieties we list are useful for cut¬ 
ting, especially the miniature sorts, which 
bear their flowers on slender stems and form 
neat bushes 3 to 4 feet in height. 
Cucumerifolius. Miniature Sunflower. 
Small, single, rich yellow flowers. Pkt. 
10 cts.; Koz. 20 cts. 
Double Chrysanthemum-flowered. 6 ft. 
Rich golden yellow flowers, perfectly 
double, resembling a chrysanthemum. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 34oz. 20 cts. 
Red Sunflower. 6 ft. Dark-centered, bril¬ 
liant flowers, banded with bright chestnut- 
red, merging to yellow at the tips of the 
petals. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts. 
Double Californian. 6 ft. Large, deep 
yellow flowers of perfect form. Oz. 10 cts.; 
J^lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 
Globosus fistulosus. 6 ft. Rich saffron 
color; flowers large and double. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 
Nanus fl.-pl. 4 ft. Dwarf, double orange 
flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Scabiosa, Peach Blossom 
Stocks 
THOMAS WOOD & SONS, Inc., Montclair, N. J 
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