Ricinus Plants Are Magnificent Garden Ornaments 
Petunias, Giants of California 
PETUNIAS, continued 
Beddins and Window-box 
126 Dainty Lady. Remarkable new yellow 
variety. Plants neat, compact, semi-dwarf, 
and free flowering. Blooms medium size, 
delicately fringed, light golden yellow. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 
127 M.-S. Fine Bedding. Very fine. 
Striped, blotched, and all colors mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
128 Elk’s Pride. Large, deep royal-purple. 
Pkts. 25c and 75c. 
129 Flaming Velvet. Brilliant velvety 
blood-red. Plants neat, compact, and bear¬ 
ing a profusion of blooms throughout the 
summer. Pkt. 15c. 
Hollywood Star. See Novelties, page 3. 
130 Snow Queen. Pure white. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $2.00. 
131 Rosy Morn. Pink. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
132 Rose of Heaven. A very effective rich 
and brilliant variety with luminous rose- 
pink blooms. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 75c. 
133 Heavenly Blue. Silvery blue. Pkt. 15c; 
Hoz. $1.00. 
Nana compacta 
A new strain of dwarf, compact Petunias 
for pot-culture, the rockery, and beds. Each 
plant forms a perfect ball. 
134 Pink Gem. Plants 5 to 6 inches high, 
literally smothered with deep pink blooms. 
Pkts. 25c and 75c. I 
135 Mixed. All colors. Plants 8 to 10 Inches 
high and 1 foot across. Pkts. 15c and 50c. 
136 Ruffled Martha Washington. A 
lovely novelty of dwarf, compact growth, 
9 inches high, smothered with brilliant 
blooms, about 3 inches in diameter. The 
frilled portion of the flowers is a charming 
flesh-pink and the center is strongly veined 
with wine-red. Pkt. 25c. 
137 Howard’s Star. A beautiful variety, j 
Produces a profusion of single crimson- 
maroon flowers, each having a distinctive 
five-pointed white star. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
138 General Dodd. Rich blood-red. Splen¬ 
did bedding variety. Pkt. 10c. 
139 BALCONY. A splendid free-flowering 
type for window or porch-boxes, vases, 
etc.; also valuable for bedding, giving a 
display of flowers throughout the entire 
summer until frost. The blooms are large, 
averaging 3 inches across. Blue, Red, Rose, 
White, and Mixed Colors. Each, pkts. 10c 
and 40c. 
ORDER BY NUMBER AND NAME 
Poppies 
Dainty flowers with tissue-like petals. If 
cut just before opening and the stems seared 
or dipped in boiling water, they make splen¬ 
did cut-flowers. Plant as early as possible 
where they are to stay, as they do not trans¬ 
plant well. Successive sowings every two 
weeks will giv^e continuous bloom. 
Single Varieties 
140 M.-S. Shirley. A bed of these Poppies 
produces a gorgeous effect in the garden. 
Large flowers with brilliant colors. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c. 
141 Flanders. This is the well-known 
Poppy of Flanders Field so often mentioned 
in songs and stories of the Great War. 
Medium-sized, bright scarlet flowers. Very 
showy when planted in masses. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c. 
142 Oriental Scarlet. A duplicate of the 
perennial type, but it is an annual, flower¬ 
ing profusely the first season. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.00. 
Double Varieties 
143 Double-flowered, Mixed. Immense 
double flowers, resembling a peony. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
POPPY, YELLOW TULIP. See Hunne- 
mannia. 
144 PORTULACA, Single. Mexican Rose. 
Brilliant hardy annual of easy culture. Ex¬ 
cellent for massing in beds or rock-work. 
Thrives best in a light, sandy soil and a 
sunny situation. Flowers of the brightest 
colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
145 P., Double. Pkt. 10c; 34oz. 50c. 
146 PHLOX Drummondi. Easily grown 
from seed. Makes a brilliant display as a 
summer bedding plant. White, Pink, Scar¬ 
let, Yellow, Violet with eye. Scarlet with 
dark eye, and All Colors Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
P. Drummondi, Salmon Glory. See 
Novelties, page 2. 
147 P. Drummondi, Dwarf Cecily. For 
rock-gardens. Large flowers. Mixed 
colors. 8 in. Pkt. 10c. 
Ricinus • Castor-Oil Bean 
One of our best ornamental annual plants, 
largely used for the center of beds, being 
splendidly effective grouped with cannas, 
caladiums, and other tall plants. 
148 Red Spire. The shapely, bushy plants 
attain a height of about 6 feet, with pretty, 
palmate bronzy green leaves having promi¬ 
nent red ribs and veins. Throughout the 
summer and autumn it produces numerous 
spikes of flowers or seed-pods 9 to 18 inches 
long, of a brilliant rosy crimson. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c. 
149 Communis zanzibariensis. Enormous 
leaves, varying in color from light green to 
purplish red. 12 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
150 Communis Gibsoni. Plants attain 
great dimensions (12 to 14 feet). Leaves a 
beautiful blood-red. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
151 M.-S. Mixture. Appreciating fully the 
splendid effects that a fine array of these 
desirable foliage plants will make in your 
garden, we have composed a mixture that 
for elegant blending is unsurpassed. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c. 
152 SALVIA splendens. Scarlet Sage. There 
is nothing more effective in the fall or mid¬ 
summer than these immense bright scarlet 
flowers. Seed should be started either in 
the house from February until April or in 
hotbeds. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
153 S., Bonfire. Compact, bushy plants, 
producing innumerable, erect spikes of the 
most brilliant scarlet flowers, to 3 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 75c. 
154 S., America or Globe of Fire. Of 
dwarf, bushy, compact growth and very 
uniform in height and shape. Spikes of 
brilliant scarlet flowers. Pkt. 25c; Lfoz. 
$1.50. 
155 SALPIGLOSSIS sinuata. Painted 
Tongue. Very beautiful hardy annual 
plants, flowering freely from July to early 
autumn. Rich soil should be provided, 
with plenty of space for plants to develop. 
Blue, Rose, Violet, Red, Purple, Yellow, 
Maroon, and All Colors Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c. 
156 SCABIOSA. Mourning Bride; Pin~ 
cushion Flower; Egyptian Rose. Beautifully 
colored flowers. Fine for cut-flowers. 2)4 
ft. Rose, Blue, White, Maroon, and 
Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
S., Blue Moon. See Novelties, page 3. 
157 SCARLET RUNNER. Ornamental and 
useful Climbing Beans. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
158 SENSITIVE-PLANT (Mimosa pu- 
dica). A curious and interesting, half- 
hardy annual with pinkish flowers. Leaves 
close when touched. 1^4 R- Pkt. 10c. 
159 SMILAX. A well-known greenhouse 
climber with small, dark green foliage. Of 
great value in floral work. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c 
160 SCHIZANTHUS. Butterfly or Fringed’ 
Flower. A wide range of beautiful colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
161 S., Giant-flowered Hybrids, Florists’ 
Strain. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
162 SOLANUM, Christmas Pepper. An 
improved variety, producing quantities of 
miniature Peppers, ranging in color from 
purple to brilliant red. Pkt. 10c; large 
pkt. 40c. 
163 S., Cleveland Cherry. Ornamental pot- 
plants of dwarf, branching habit for winter 
decoration. Produces a great profusion of 
scarlet berries. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 
30c. 
164 STATICE. These have become quite 
popular, the flowers being used extensively 
by many of the leading florists. The seeds, 
supplied in the dried flower-heads, may be 
started indoors or sown in the open when 
the weather gets warm. In order to secure 
satisfactory germination, the flower-heads 
should be placed in the soil on their sides. 
18 in. All Colors Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
165 STOCK. Half-hardy annual. Fine for 
cutting, bedding or edging, also pot-cul¬ 
ture. 1 to 1)4 R- White, Pink, Yellow, 
Crimson, Light Blue, Dark Blue, or All 
Colors Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
167 S., Evening-scented. An old-fashioned 
favorite grown primarily for the entrancing 
fragrance of its pastel purplish lilac blooms. 
It is most fragrant during the evening 
hours. 18 in. Pkt. 10c. 
STRAWFLOWER. See Helichrysum. 
Stocks 
34-36 Light St., Baltimore, Md. 
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Flower Seeds 
