21 SHORTIA UNIFLORA—ratstyt(l)8. Exquisite blossom 
bells of delicate pink-pearl, over glossy foliage. A treasure, 
but it needs patience. Pkt. 20c. 
21 SIDALCEA BLEND—ebx(2-3)60. Rather good hardy 
border perennial; many slender stems carrying satiny cup 
flowers in pure pink, rich rose, or lilac-lavender. In 
bloom for months. Withstands drought. Pkt. 10c. 
51 HARDY SHRUB BLEND 
Seeds of very many interesting kinds in mixture. Some 
will germinate within a few weeks, others may take months. 
Do not disturb seed-bed until at least one winter season 
has passed, in order to give all a chance to come. Special 
large pkg. 15c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
SILENE SURPRISE 
Plants of rich and varied values. Search Melandrium for 
missing species. 
21 SILENE ALPESTRIS—erkt(2-4)iq. It blooms all sum¬ 
mer, big fringed blossoms of the white glossiness that ice- 
glazed new snow shows under a morning sun. Pkt. 15c. 
21 SILENE ASTERIAS GRANDIFLORA—ebkt(2)25. Flow¬ 
ers of brilliant, far-showing crimson, gathered closely in 
big ball clusters, top each stem. A highly distinct and 
meritorius species from the Balkans. Pkt. 15c. 
21 SILENE FORTUNEI—erbk(2-3)30. Flowers with long, 
slashed, wide-spreading petals, these of brightest rose 
pink, carried freely all summer. China. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, 
each 25c; 3 for 65c). 
21 SILENE FRIVALDSKYANA—ebx(3)30. In this strange 
dusk-bloomer, the leaves, linear and sessile, are as blue as 
a Blue Spruce. Many upright stems, set with cleft-petal 
flowers of buff-cream. Each pair of blossoms is at exact 
right angle with the stem, and horizontally, with the pairs 
of blossoms immediately above and below it. Pkt. 15c. 
21 SILENE SCHAFTA—erk(3-4)6. A long-time riot of rosy 
color at that late season, when there is none too much 
other available. Easy and lavish. Pkt. 10c. 
21 SILENE STELLATA—ecbnstx(3)30. Starry Campion. 
Deeply fringed white blossoms in airy panicles. Thrives in 
sun or light shade, and naturalizes well. Delightful for 
cutting. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
OFFER 121A9—One pkt. each of above for 65c. 
SILENE SPECIES—At 10c the pkt. Alpina, Armeria, 
Auricula, Conica, Cucubalus, Gallica, Italica, Little Star, 
Longifolia, Nicaensis, Orientalis, Otites, Portensis, Pyg- 
maeus, Saxifraga, Tatarica, Wolgenses, Zawadski. 
21 SISYRINCHIUM or SATIN FLOWER 
21 NEW PEERLESS DWARFS—•erdkt(8)8. Oharmine 
edging or rock garden plants, thriving in either moist 
or dry situations, in light shade or full sun. Compact 
tuffets of grassy leaves, with delightfully attractive flower- 
sprays above. Exceedingly floriferous in spring, but never 
altogether without bloom until latest autumn. Blossom 
color is highly variable, from palest lilac, with suggestion 
of rose, through lavender, to soft blue, indigo and dark 
rich violet. Sometimes there will be buff-yellow eye, or 
zonings of black-purple. Rather easy from seed, often 
giving some bloom first year. We offer this well-marked 
strain of species and hybrids with highest recommenda¬ 
tion. It will be valued in the rock garden, for edgings, for 
bedding, or for low accent clumps at the front of the 
hardy border. Pkt. 20c; ^ oz. 50c. (Plants, 3 for 50c; 
7 for $1.00.) 
21 SISYRINCHIUM GRANDIFLORUM—rbyt(2)20. A most 
showy species, with silken flowers of regal crimson, purple- 
flushed ; or if one is fortunate, the rare and charming 
ivory-white form may appear, or others of lively pink to 
shimmering rose. Pkt. 15c. 
21 SISYRINCHIUMS — Augustifolium 10c; Bellum 10c; 
Bermudiana 15c; Biraneum 20c; Californicum 10c; Celeste 
20c; Convolutum 25c; Giant Blue 15c; Iridifolium 25c; 
Macrorhizum 15c; Pachyrhizum (blue form) 20c; Selowi 
20c ; Striatum 20c. 
21 SISYRINCHIUM VARIATION BLEND — erbnmkt(2). 
This blend runs to greater height than in the New Peer¬ 
less Dwarfs, which, by the way, it does not include, from 
10 to perhaps 25 inches up. Rather surprising contrasts 
in it, foliage from grassiness to wide iris-fans, flowers in 
graceful sprays, or in rigid close spikes, colorings cream, 
tawny buff, golden yellow, bright blue, dark blue with 
yellow eye, or purple violet. Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; % 
oz. 40c. 
21 SMILACINA RACEMOSA—bqnsty(2-3)30. Airy white 
flower-clusters in seafoam effect, then berries of glow¬ 
ing ruby transluconcc. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. S. amplexicaulis 
same rate. 
61 SMIL AX WALTERI—y 10 ft. Splendid woody vine of 
full hardiness. Thornless, or practically so. From 
October to spring it is hung with clusters of scarlet 
berries with orange tintings. Exceedingly showy outside, 
or for indoor winter bouquets. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
21 SOLDANELLA ALPINA—rstyt(l) 16. It is called “Jewel 
of the Alps”, growing to the snow line, and even thawing 
its way up through snow and ice, to give early bloom. 
Deeply cupped blossoms of warm blue-violet, daintily 
fringed. Pkt. 15c; A oz. 60c. 
21 SOLIDACO or GOLDEN ROD 
Here is glorious, gold-splashed autumn. 
SOLIDAGO BLEND—The kinds below, with others, in one 
splendid blend. Sow liberally for border delight, or fot 
naturalizing. Seed in pappus. Pkt. 10c ; % oz, 20c; ^ oz. 
35c. 
SOLIDAGO SPECIES—Bicolor or Silver Rod 15c; Corym- 
bosa, dwarf, 20c; Cutleri, dwarf, 20c; Erecta, wands, 10c; 
Odora, August fragrance, 10c; Ciliosa, dwarf, 15c; Sem- 
pervirens, latest, heaviest trusses, finest, 10c; % oz. 25g, 
plants, each 20c; 3 for 50c; Speciosa, tallest, good, 10c; 
Verna, excellent. May and June, 15c; Western Species, 
distinct, good, 15c; Virgaurea, dwarf, 10c. 
OFFER 122A9—One pkt. each of 11 Golden Rods, for $1.25. 
81 SOPHORA JAPONICA PENDULA—k 80 ft. Pagoda 
Tree. The branches twist, spread and turn most startling¬ 
ly ; of gnarled thickness until towards the end they taper 
abruptly to whip-like tips. In summer the tree mantles 
itself in creamy blossoms, the loose panicles sometimes 16 
inches long. Hardy in Massachusetts. Good. Illustrated, page 
3192 Bailey Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Pkt. 15c. 
35 SPARANTHERA HYBRIDS—w (7) 12. Bulbs for pot 
culture, easy from seed. In these hybrids of Streptanthera 
and Sparaxis, the blossoms show an unusually wide range 
of dazzling colors and markings. Pkt. 20c. 
35 SPARAXIS BLEND—w(k)(7 or 1) 12. Each spike car¬ 
ries a few big flowers of brightest colorings, often .with 
contrasting zonings. Particularly easy bulbs for pot 
growing in the winter window, and not at all difficult from 
seed. We like them. Illustrated, page 3. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
30c; % oz. 50c. 
52 SPARTIUM JUNCEUM—byt(2)70. Butcher’s Broom. 
Weird thickets of near-leafless green stems, set with golden 
blossoms. Winter-safe at Philadelphia. Pkt. 15c. 
21 SPHAERALCEA 
Perennials of fullest hardiness and much beauty. Recom¬ 
mended. “y” culture. COCCINEA—Weeks of flame-copper 
blossoms over silvered foliage. Likes lime. Pkt. 16c; 
tV oz. 30c. Plants, each 35c. MUNROANA—Flowers of 
brilliant coppery rose in spikes through late spring. Give 
hot dry place. Pkt. 20c. REMOTA—Upright globes, 
maple-leafed. Cup-flowers of soft delicate pink. Not 
drought-resistant. Pkt. 25c. OFFER 122^4A9—One each 
of the three, for 50c. 
21 SPIGELIA MARILANDICA — ery(3-4)15. Clustered 
trumpets, narrow and erect, gleaming coral red, but ex¬ 
panding to buff-amber stars at the top. Excellent. Pkt, 20c. 
(Plants, each 35c; 3 for $1.00.) 
21 STACHYS IBERICA—erx(3)16. Wide foliage-mounds 
with armies above of pretty lilac-filled flower spikes. Pkt. 
15c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 86c.) 
21 STACHYS LANATA—efbk(9)18. Carpets of silvery, 
silky velvet. Pkt. 10c. (Plants, each 26c.) 
45 STAPELIA BLEND—^w(7-l)10. For an easy, but bizarre, 
house plant, try Stapelia. Thick, leafless stems, green or 
purple shaded, with flanged and jagged corners, gigantic 
flowers, thick-petaled into star-fish form, cream or ochre, 
with weird bandings and embossings of brown or violet. 
Illustrated, page 56. Pkt. 20c. 
21 STATICE GMELINI—cbkt(3)25. A vast airiness of 
tiny lavender blossoms over decorative rosettes. Good late 
summer border perennial, excellent also for cutting, or may 
be dried for winter bouquets. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; oz- 
50c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c; 10 for $2.40.) Statice 
dumosa also available, like last save 8 inches shorter. Same 
price seeds, no plants. 
21 STENANTHIUM ROBUSTUM — y(2)60. Creaminess. 
Pkt. 15c. 
65 STEPHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA—w. Splendid climber 
for pot-growing under glass. Umbels of exceedingly showy, 
large and fragrant flowers, that cut well, and lend them¬ 
selves to decorative arrangement-s. Madagascar, 9 seeds 
for 25c : 45 for $1.00. 
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