Do you grow Scabiosas? They are grand cut-flowers 
Scabiosa 
Scabiosa • Mourning Bride 
GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
Annual 
Magnificent annuals of easy cultivation, 
blooming freely through the summer and 
autumn. Very effective for beds or borders 
and invaluable for cutting. 2 ft. 
IMPERIAL GIANTS, BLUE MOON. 1939 
All-America winner. This new type has 
flowers composed entirely of broad, heavy, 
wavy petals, eliminating the pincushion 
center entirely. In other words, the flower 
is literally fully double. Extremely large 
and deep, inches across and 2 to 2% 
inches deep, about the shape of an old- 
fashioned bee-hive. The color is a rich, 
deep lavender-blue, a shade which main¬ 
tains its effectiveness indoors or out. 
Plants are extremely upright, growing tall 
(42 to 48 inches high) and the long, heavy, 
yet wiry stems hold the flowers proudly 
erect. This is an ideal cutting type. 
See color illustration on front cover. Pkt. 
25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Orchid Shades. New. This new mixture of 
orchid shades contains all the colors and 
tones of the Cattleva orchid—soft mother- 
of-pearl-pink to the deep, rich mauves. 
Some of the flowers are two-tones, such as 
deep pink with light pink centers; others 
mauve with lilac centers. Equally lovely 
under natural or artificial light. Large 
flowers and very long, strong stems. Pkt. 
25c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Giant Saimon Beauty. New. After years 
of work, the growers have succeeded in 
producing a pure salmon Scabiosa. The 
flowers are huge and the stems light, while 
their upright growth makes the plant ideal 
for the annual border, as well as indispen¬ 
sable for cutting. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. per large 
pkt. 
Rosette. New. Another new large-flowering 
type in a beautiful shade of • deep rose 
heavily suffused with salmon. A new cxilor 
addition to this popular garden flower. 
Pkt. 25c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Biue Cockade. New. Large, deep azure- 
blue flowers. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per large pkt. 
Azure Fairy. Clear lavender-blue. Pkt. 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Cherry-Red. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Annual Scabiosa, continued 
Flesh-Pink. Delicate shade. Pkt. 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt. 
Giant Loveiiness. Flowers range through 
various tones of delicate salmon-rose, a 
new color in the annual Scabiosa. Excel¬ 
lent for cutting. Very fragrant. Pkt. 10c.; 
30c. per large pkt. 
King of the Biacks. Deep purple. Pkt. 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Peach Biossom. Peach-blossom-pink. Pkt. 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Rose. Soft rose-color. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per 
large pkt. 
Shasta. Pure white; large; long stems. Pkt. 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Giant-flowering Hybrids, Mixed. All- 
America winner. Giant blooms in an 
unusual number of rare colors. Pkt. 10c.; 
30c. per large pkt. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 60c. 
COLLECTION 
One pkt. each of 6 colors, our selection, 50c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL SCABIOSA 
Handsome perennial border plants flower¬ 
ing the entire season. As the seed of per¬ 
ennial Scabiosa is of slow germination, we 
would suggest sowing in peat moss and sand, 
making sure to keep moist and shaded. 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed. Isaac 
House Strain. A great improvement in 
the Caucasica type, with larger flowers and 
longer stems. Colors range from light 
lavender to dark blue. Excellent for cut¬ 
ting. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Columbaria anthemifolia, Rose-Pink. 
A low-growing variety, with flowers 
measuring 2 to 2J^ inches across in a 
delightful shade of pink. Fine for cutting. 
Pkt. 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Columbaria anthemifolia. Lavender. 
Pkt. 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Caucasica. Soft blue. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 60c. 
per large pkt. 
Caucasica alba. White. Pkt. 10c.; 60c. per 
large pkt. 
Japonica. Flowers beautiful clear blue. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Schizanthus • Butterfly Flower 
One of our finest hardy annuals, and of 
easy culture in any good garden soil. Showy 
flowers of various colors, closely resembling 
some species of orchids. Useful as pot-plants 
for late winter and spring blooming; for this 
purpose sow in autumn. 
Dwarf Large-flowering, Mixed. A com¬ 
pact-growing variety and very free flower¬ 
ing. Excellent for pots. Mixture of popular 
shades. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Garraway’s Hybrids, Mixed. Large flow¬ 
ers with markings on a white, buff, rose, 
blue, or purple ground. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. 
per large pkt. 
Giant Pansy-fiowered. Large Pansy- 
flowered blooms in a wide range of rich 
colors. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Hybridus grandiflorus. Mixed. Compact, 
pyramidal plants, with large flowers of 
many shades. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per 
large pkt. 
Wisetonensis. Largely used as a pot-plant 
for the house or conservatory. Flowers 
range from white with yellow center to 
pink with brown center. 1)4 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 
40c. per large pkt. 
Sensitive Plant • Mimosa 
Pudica. Curious and interesting annual 
f ilants with pinkish white flowers. The 
eaves close or droop when touched or 
shaken. 1)^ ft. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large 
pkt. 
Sedum • Stonecrop 
★Acre. Perennial. The well-known yellow 
variety. Very useful in the rock-garden. 
Pkt. 25c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
Shamrock 
True Irish. Small-leaved variety. Dainty 
little house plants easily grown from seed. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Shasta Daisy 
Alaska. Perennial. Pure white, extra-large 
flowers. Excellent for cutting. 2 ft. Pkt. 
10c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
New Double Giant White. Perennial. A 
new double variety, excellent for cutting. 
Flowers are about 5 inches in diameter, on 
long, stiff stems, and have the appearance 
of a giant aster. Will flower from seed in 
5 months. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Si I ene • Catchfly 
Attractive and profuse-blooming perennial 
plants. 
★Schafta. Rose. 8 in. Pkt. 10c.; 40c. per 
large pkt. 
Smilax 
A greenhouse climber with very graceful 
light green foliage. Seed should be soaked 
24 hours in warm water before sowing. 10 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz. 75c. 
Snapdrason. See Antirrhinum, page 13. 
Solanum 
Christmas Pepper. An improved variety, 
producing quantities of miniature Peppers, 
ranging in color from purple to brilliant 
red. Pkt. 10c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Cleveland Cherry. Ornamental pot-plants 
of dwarf, branching habit for winter deco¬ 
ration. Produces a great profusion of 
scarlet berries. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per 
large pkt. 
Statice • Sea Lavender 
Excellent plants, for either the border or 
rockery, producing, all summer, panicles of 
small flowers, which can be dried and used 
for winter bouquets. 2 ft. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Kampf’s Tall Improved. Large 
Deepest blue. Early flower- Pkt. pkt. 
Sinuata, Blue . 10 25 
Sinuata, Lavender . 10 25 
Sinuata rosea superba . 10 25 
Sinuata, White . 10 25 
Sinuata, Yellow . 10 25 
Sinuata, Mixed. All colors.. 10 25 
Suworowi. Russian or Rat- 
Tail Statice. Flowers bright 
rose-color. 10 25 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Caspia. The most beautiful of all perennial 
Sea Lavenders. Very vigorous, with 3-foot 
stems carrying innumerable lilac flowers. 
Wonderful subjects for efl'e:;tive table 
decoration. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
DUMOSA. Novelty. A new variety, growing 
2feet high and producing dense clusters 
of very pretty silvery gray flowers. Pkt. 
25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Latifolia. Perennial. Large, deep blue 
flowers. Pkt. ICc.; 40c. pier large pkt. 
Stevia 
Serrata. Free-blooming plants for summer 
or winter, bearing a profusion of fragrant 
white flowers. Excellent for cutting. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
