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Salvia 
( Annual ) 
2403 America or Globe of Fire. Each spike is closely 
set with mammoth-size blooms of a scorching scarlet- 
red: 1% ft. tall. I’kt., 10 cts.; % oz., 50 ets.; % oz., 
75 cts. 
2403 Splendens (LarRe-Flowering Scarlet Sage) 
Scorching scarlet-red flower trusses borne profusely 
on plants growing 3 to 4 ft. fall. The most popular 
of all Scarlet Sages. Of unsurpassed brilliancy. I’kt., 
10 cts.; % oz., 45 cts.; % oz., 70 cts.; % oz., $1.36. 
3404 Harbinger. Dwarf compact plants covered with 
long spikes of dazzling bright scarlet flowers from 
June until frost. New. Pkt., 17 cts.; % oz., 75 cts.; 
14 oz.. $1.35. 
2105 Patens’ Blue. A tender perennial often grown 
as an annual, with erect spikes bearing large, broad, 
tubular-lipped, deep blue flowers. Height, 30 in. Pkt., 
10 cts. 
3106 Dwarf Scarlet Bedder. A new free-flowering 
Scarlet Sage particularly valuable for beds as the 
plant are all of even growth: 1 ft. tall. Pkt., 13 cts.; 
% oz., 75 cts.; 14 oz., $1.25. 
2407 Farinacea Blue. Lovely pale blue flowers ar¬ 
ranged on long graceful stems. Fine for beds and cut¬ 
ting; 3 ft. tall. Pkt., 10 ets. 
2396 Ricinus—Castor 
Oil Bean 
Zanziliariensus Mixed Annual 
Showy ornamental plants doing well 
in a rich soil and a warm sunny location. 
The plants are of considerable height 
and of a beautiful tropical appearance. 
Of enormous growth, 12 to 14 ft. high; 
Eich green leaves, 2% ft. across. A 
very beautiful and vigorous variety. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; V 4 lb., 50 cts. 
2410 
Scabiosa 
AMAZING 
BARGAIN 
K-82—Your choice of any 5 
packets of Flower Seed listed 
on this page. 
ONLY 25c 
Large Flowering Mixed—Annual 
2% ft. For delicate grace, richness of 
coloring, and velvety texture the regal 
Salpiglossis has practically no equal. From 
a low base of leaves rise slender wiry stalks 
which bear one or more large lily-like flow¬ 
ers in a magnificent range of colors. The 
gold veining of their deep throats is often 
pronounced and adds to their beauty. It is 
of easy culture and a great favorite in the 
open and for cutting. See painting back 
cover of catalog. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2395 Rhodanthe 
Swan River Bverlasting 
Choicest Mixed Perennial. Graceful, slen¬ 
der stems with silky, straw-like flowers in 
white and shades of pink and red from mid¬ 
summer until frost. Height, 12 in. Pkt<, 5 
cts.; t4 oz., 20 cts.; % oz., 35 cts. 
2397 Rose Dwarf Multiflora 
Baby Fairy Rose House Culture 
Only an inch across; mostly 
double. They are borne in clus¬ 
ters, and embrace all the tints 
of the larger roses. The blos¬ 
soms are followed by bright red 
hips or seed pods that are very 
pretty. The bush grows only 10 
inches high, and begins to bloom 
six months after the seed is sown. 
Pkt., 10 cis.; Ys oz., 50 ct.s. 
2394 Ranunculus 
Buttercup 
Asiaticiis Siiperbissimus— 
Perennial 
Attractive plants growing 
about a foot tall, producing from 
July until September a fine dis¬ 
play with their large, variedly 
colored flowers. Pkt., 15 ets.; % 
oz., 45 et.s.; % oz., 70 et.s. 
Butterfly Flower 
2412 Schizanthus (Poor Man’s Orchid) 
Butterfly Flower. This is one of the 
daintiest of annuals. The seed ger¬ 
minates readily and in a few weeks 
the plant is a mass of small but bright 
flowers in a bewildering range of col¬ 
ors, all blotched and marked in con¬ 
trasting shades. The foliage is deli¬ 
cate and .fern like. It may be sown in 
spring for garden decoration or may 
be seeded in fall i-n pots in the con¬ 
servatory or house for spring bloom¬ 
ing. Hybrids Choicest Mixed. Pkt., 
5 cts.; 14 oz., 15 cts. 
2422 Stokesia (Stokes^ Aster) 
Cyanea—Rich Blue (Perennial) 
This is a beautiful hardy perennial. The plant 
grows about 24 inches high; each bearing from 20 to 
30 handsome lavender-blue cornflower-like blossoms; 
in bloom from July till frost. Pkt., 10 ets. 
2416 Saxifraga (Megasea). Mosses varieties and spe¬ 
cies. The Saxifrages are one of the largest and one 
of the most important genus of plants, connected 
with Alpine gardening. Pkt.. 2.5 cts. 
2413 Smilax 
Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides. A desirable 
window vine with bright glossy green foli¬ 
age. It is easily grown in the house. Start 
the seed indoors early in the year and cover 
with Vi in. of fine soil. Transplant to hang¬ 
ing baskets or window boxes. Pkt., 8 cts. 
Sweet wniiam (j's,'.';;;) 
An old-fashioned flower whicii. because 
of Its easy culture and particular beauty, 
IS used extensively in solid beds, front of 
borders, or in rook srardena. In most lo¬ 
calities it is a biennial: 1ft. tall. 
Single. All ColorH Mixed. This in¬ 
cludes all the best sing'le varieties. I’kt., 
5 ets.; Vj, oz., cts^ 
2127 Doiilile, All Colors Mixed. An excel¬ 
lent, double-flowered, colorful strain. Pkt., 
ID els.; oz., 2.*> ets.; ^ oz., 40 ets. 
2428 IVew Annual L.nr^e Flowering Mixed. 
T.his new annual variety produces gorgre- 
ous blooms of varied colors all summer 
lone from spring sown seed. Pkt., 10 ets.; 
oz., 25 ets.-; oz., 40 ets. 
2408 Sanvitalia 
Creeping Miniature Zinni.*!. (Annual). Pro- 
euinbens fi. pi. The flowers are not unlike 
double Zinnias in appearance. They are of a 
deep golden yellow color, blooming continu¬ 
ously from midsummer until frost. Of spread¬ 
ing growth. 8 in. tall, and fine for beds and 
borders. Pkt., 10 ets.; % oz., 35 ets.; % oz., 
60 ets. 
2409 Saponaria 
Koek Soapwort. Deyinoides. This 
plant is indispensable in the larger 
rock gardens. During May and June 
the plants are simply covered with 
beautiful, small, bright rose-pink 
blooms, cntirel.v hiding the foliage. 
Though the plants grow only 6 to 
8 in. tall, they will spread to make 
a circular mat 3 ft. or more in diam¬ 
eter. Does best in dry soil. Pkt., 10 
cts.; 14 oz., 35 cts.; % oz., 60 cts. 
2414 SolaiMUtl 
Jerusalem Cherry 
Greenhouse Culture. Clevelanil Red. A 
greatly improved form of this very useful 
pot plant for winter decoration. It is of 
dwarf, branching habit: leaves small and 
oval shaped, bearing in the greatest prolu¬ 
sion bright scarlet globular berries. Very 
ornamental: 1 loot. Pkt., 10 cts. 
New and Rare Giant Stocks 
A Most Chariniii^ Annual of Basy Culture 
Sturdy flower spikes covered with rosette blos¬ 
soms in soft colors of an exceptional tone range, 
rise above the attractive dull or glossy foliage to 
a height varying in the different classes. Stocks 
require a rich soil of a sandy well manured loam, 
mixed with compost well rotted sod and plenty 
well decayed manure. Only about 60 per cent of 
the flowers will come double, the rest are single. 
2419 Giant Perfection 
Choicest Mixed Colors 
Cut and come again.. 1% ft. high. Useful for 
outdoor bedding as well as for pots or cut flow¬ 
ers. They throw out numerous side branches, all 
bearing very double, fragrant flowers. Pkt., 10 
cts.; 14 oz., 40 ets. 
2420 Dwarf German—^Ten Weeks 
Choicest Mixed 
This Is a very favorite class for outdoor bed¬ 
ding. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 40 cts. 
2421 Bismarck—Double Early 
Choicest Mixed 
If sufficient room is given, the plants 
develop to enormous dimensions, forming 
magnificent bushes 2)4 ft. high, with long 
and thick flower stalks. The best variety 
for greenhouse use. Pkt., 10 cts.; Vk oz., 
40 ets. 
2415 S t a t 1 c e 
Bver last lugs. 
Siuuata Rosea 
Superba. Our 
annual Statice 
is not only a 
beautiful 
flower in the 
border, but 
dries retaining 
..its true colors, 
which are rare 
among e v e r- 
lastings, and 
have come to 
be iiidi.spensable 
in making winter 
bouquets. 
3 ft. A charming 
new bright color. 
Pkt., 8 ets. 
3504 Xeranthe- 
m u m . Choicest 
Double Mixed. A 
charming Everlast¬ 
ing with blooms 
in white, various 
shades of pink, 
rose, and red. 
Grows 3 ft. tall. 
Pkt., Sets .; % 
oz„ 30 cts. 
2411 Scabiosa—Blue Bonnet Caucasica. Splendid 
plants for garden display and for cutting. Large, 
lavender-blue flowers borne on elegant long stems 
from June to September. Grows 1 % to 2 ft. tall. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; Vs oz-, 60 cts. 
2423 Sunflower 
Helianthus 
Doable Chrysanthemum Flowered 
Yellow 
For background planting or as a 
screen to hide unsightly views, noth¬ 
ing can excel these annual Sunflow¬ 
ers, with their magnificent, large, 
golden yellow blooms 8 in. across. 
They grow 7 ft. tall. Pkt., 8 cts.; 
% 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts. 
2424 Sunflower Helianthus 
Single Gaillardia Flowered Red 
Showy and most interesting shades 
of chestnut-red, bright red. crimson, 
some tipped with yellow while oth¬ 
ers are suffused with red. Of stately, 
upright growth: 6 to 7 ft. tall. Pkt., 
8 cts.; 14 oz., 35 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 
2.504 Xernnfhciimm 
The 
Old- 
Fash¬ 
ioned 
P1 ncush- 
ion Flow- 
e r, im- 
p r o V ed. 
Large- 
Flowered 
This shovpy 
annual has many 
points in its favor. 
It is easy to grow, 
makes a fine display, 
does well in many 
widely different kinds 
of soil, and blooms 
profusely from mid-sum¬ 
mer until fall. 2 to 3 ft. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 1/4 oz., 25 
cts. 
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