Burpee*s Sweet Scabiosa 
Known as the Pincushion Flower because the stamens of some varieties are 
light in color and stick out in contrast to the petals so that they resemble pins 
stuck in a cushion. The deep black color of one variety has caused it to be 
called Mourning Bride. Does well in widely different kinds of soil. Blooms 
from midsummer until frost if flowers are not allowed to go to seed. Last well 
when cut—in fact, it is one of the nicest flowers for cutting. 
2624 HEAVENLY BLUE 
Bronze Medal Winner, 
All America Selections 
for 1940 
The first of a new group 
of annual, large-fiow- 
ered double scabiosas. 
Plants are medium tall, 
coming in between the 
tails and the dwarfs, 
their average height be¬ 
ing 2 ft. Flowers are 
round, soft azure-blue, 
and borne most pro¬ 
fusely on long stems. 
Pretty in beds and bor¬ 
ders; highly prized for 
cutting. Pkt. 150 ; 
V4 oz. 500 ; 1/2 oz. 85^. 
Tall Large Flowered Double Scabiosa 
An old favorite, greatly improved in the size and color of flowers as well as 
length of stems, making them one of the most popular of the easily grown 
annuals for the garden or for cutting. 3 ft. tall. 
Heavenly Blue Scabiosa Pkt. 15d. 
COLLECTIONS 
Six Large Flowered 
Tall Double Scabiosas 
tyill provide a gorgeous display 
of wonderful blossoms for garden 
or cutting. 6 choice colors: 
Azure Fairy, Black, Rose, 
Peach Blossom, Red, and 
White. 
2701 Azure Fairy Bright blue 
2703 Black Deep purplish black. 
2696 Coral Gem Coral-red. 
2702 Loveliness Soft salmon-rose. 
2700 Peach Blossom Light pink. 
2704 Red Rich glowing color. 
2706 Rose Bright rose; attractive. 
2720 Scarlet Deep scarlet-red. 
2708 White (Shasta) Beautiful. 
2688 Sulphur-Yellow Unusual. 
Any of the above 10 separate colors: 
Pkt. 10(f; Vi 30f!; Vz oz. 50^. 
2733 Blue Cockade Pure, deep azure- 
blue flowers without any suggestion of 
rose. So deep in shape as to appear 
conical. Long stemmed; free blooming. 
Pkt. lO^i; Vi oz. 30(t; 1/2 oz. 50(t. 
2625 Blue Moon Very large and deep 
flowers of a rich, dark lavender-blue 
color. In shape, they resemble that of 
an old-fashioned bee-hive, being made 
up of broad, heavy, wavy petals without 
the usual pincushion center. 
Pkt. ISpi; Vi oz. 45):'; 1/2 oz. 80)io 
2732 Pompadour Flowers are lyi in. 
across, and almost as deep as broad. 
The center of each floret is intense 
blackish purple blending into a lighter 
rose-purple; in addition there is a broad 
area of white on the tip of each petal. 
Pkt. 15^; Vi oz. 45^; 1/2 oz. 80fi. 
2632 White Cockade Similar in shape 
to Blue Cockade, whose conical form 
and unusual depth made it so popular. 
Flowers are of the purest white and the 
largest of the cockade class. 
Pkt. 15ft; Vi oz. 45fl; 1/2 oz. 80)^. 
2633 Cockade Mixed An unusually 
attractive mixture; all flowers are of the 
true cockade formation. 
Pkt. 15^; Vi oz. 40ji; V2 oz. 70^. 
2734 Rosette A beautiful shade of 
deep rose heavily suffused with sal¬ 
mon. A favorite color, whether for 
garden use or cut flowers. 
Pkt. 15;!; Vi oz. 45{‘; V2 oz. 80):!. 
2707 Mixed, All Colors Complete 
mixture of the above and other col¬ 
ors. Effective in beds or borders; 
highly desirable for cutting. 
Pkt. 10^; Vi oz. 25^; 
V 2 . 0 Z. 40ft; oz. 70^. 
3239 Burbank’s Hybrids Large, long¬ 
stemmed blooms in many shades of blue, 
lavender, purple, pink, maroon, salmon- 
rose, coppery red, and others besides 
white. A most appealing mixture. 
Pkt. 25^; 2 pkts. 45ft; 5 pkts. $1.00. 
2686 Burpee’s Improved Giant Hy¬ 
brids Surpasses all other scabiosas in 
richness of colors and size of flowers; 
many unusual shades and combinations'. 
Pkt. 150; Vi oz. 450; 1/2 oz. 800. 
Dwarf Double Scabiosa 
Dwarf, compact plants; fine for edgings and beds where the above varieties are 
too tall. Stems are long and especially desirable for cut flowers. 1 pi ft. tall. 
2634 Aniline Blue Pretty shade. 2699 Dwarf Mixed Colors Pkt. 100; 
Pkt. 150; Vi oz. 400; V2 oz. 700. Vi oz. 300; Vi oz. 500; oz. 850. 
2638 Reddish Black An odd color. 
Pkt. 150; Vi oz. 400; Vi oz. 700. 
2687 Coral-Rose Delightful shade. 
Pkt. 100; Vi oz. 350; Vi oz. 600. 
2705 Fiery Scarlet Bright scarlet- 
cerise. Showy. Pkt. 100; Vi oz. 350. 
7758 COLLECTION — one pkt. 
each of the 4 separate colors Dwarf 
Double Scabiosa (4 pkts. in oe , 
all, value 500) for only 
Star of Texas Pkt. 150, 
Star of Texas 
2729 (Xanthisma Texanum) Large, 
single, daisy-like flowers with pointed, 
light canary-yellow petals. Neat, bushy 
plants, ft. high and as much across. 
Does well in dry, open places. 
Pkt. 150; Vi oz. 500; Vi oz. 850. 
Silene pendula Catchfiy 
2731 Pink Star Star-shaped flowers, 
about 1 in. across, of a soft, pleasing 
rose-pink. Low-growing compact plants. 
8 in. high. Pkt. 150; Vi oz. 400. 
2698 Mixed Colors Dwarf bedding 
plants, 10 in. tall, covered all summer 
with fine blooms in white and shades of 
flesh pink, rose and red. Attractive. 
Pkt. 100; Vi oz. 250; Vi oz. 400. 
Slevia serrala Pkt. 150. 
Stevia 
2713 Serrata Fragrant, small white 
flowers freely produced in clusters all 
summer and fall. Fine to mix with 
other cut flowers. Easily grown indoors 
during the summer or winter, lyi ft. 
Pkt. 150; Vi oz. 400; Vi oz. 700. 
Annual Sweet William 
2755 Mixed Colors Many beautiful 
colors, some starred and mottled, others 
with clear white eyes. Named annual 
because plants will flower the first 
season if the seed is sown early. They 
will live over winter and last for several 
years. 15 in. Pkt. 100; Vi oz. 250. 
Sweet Wiveisfield 
New race of “Pinks" with flowers some¬ 
what like sweet william, but larger and 
come in a greater variety of colors and 
markings. Grow 1 ft. tall and bloom 
profusely for many weeks during the 
summer. May be grown as a biennial or 
perennial in mild localities. Valuable for 
border, rock garden, or as cut flowers. 
3962 Single Flowered, Mixed Colors 
Pkt. 100; Vi oz. 250; Vi oz. 400. 
4067 Double Flowered, Mixed Colors 
Pkt. 200; 1/16 oz. 500; Vi oz. 850. 
W. Alice Burpee Co, 
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