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Slate's Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
Sunflower, Stella 
Sweet William 
SCABIOSA (HO 2 ft.) 
Also known as Pincushion flower and Mourning Bride. The 
soft shades predominate in this popular annual and it makes 
one of the most desirable cutflowers. It is said that the blos¬ 
soms of this plant attract more butterflies than any other, 
therefore it is invaluable as a garden flower. They are easy 
to g^ow and will bloom practically all summer. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1267—Giant Rosette, New rose and salmon.... $ .10 $ .70 
1262— Yellow .10 .40 
1263— Rose .10 .40 
1264— Azure .10 .40 
1265— Fiery Scarlet.10 .40 
1266— Mixed.10 .40 
1271—Blue Cockade.—Large conical flowers of deep blue 
make this one of the most remarkable of the new Scabiosas. 
It comes to us with an Award of Merit from the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society and we are confident that you will find it one 
of the best varieties to be had. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 45c. 
Scarlet Sage. See Salvia. 
SHASTA DAISY (H# 18 in.) 
1100—Snowdrift.— We consider this one of the finest of the 
Shastas. It has a large flower with yellow center and pure 
white petals. These flowers are easy to grow and once started 
will last indefinitely. Sow seed at any time in the spring or 
summer and transplant in the fall to permanent position and 
they will bloom the second year. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 90c. 
SUNFLOWER (HHO 3 to 8 ft.) 
We all know these useful flowers. They thrive in almost 
any soil and are very valuable for garden decoration, cutting, 
and for screens or backgrounds. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1274—Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia. Large Orange 
Scarlet Flowers.$ .10 $1.10 
1275— Excelsis, Hybrids, Art Shades.10 .25 
1276— Red, Large Yellow and Red.10 .25 
1277— Double Chrysanthemum Flowered.10 .25 
STATICE (HO 2 ft.) 
This easily grown annual has become very popular in recent 
years, because it is one of the best everlasting. It is a good 
cutflower and can be dried for winter use. Thrives in most 
any location and will prove a valuable addition to the garden. 
Sow in the open ground in the early spring. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1269— Sinuata, Deep Blue.$ .10 $ .25 
1268—Sinuata, Rose .10 .25 
1270— Sinuata, White .10 .25 
STOCKS (HO 18 in.) 
Stocks with their fragrant rose-like flowers borne on a num¬ 
ber of spikes to each plant, make a most valuable addition to 
the flower garden. For cutting there are few flowers better and 
they also make good beds, borders, or pot plants. 
I'kt. V 4 oz. 
1279— Double Dwarf Ten Weeks, Rose.$ .10 $ .45 
1280— Double Dwarf Ten Weeks, Lavender.10 .45 
1281— Double Dwarf Ten Weeks, Yellow.10 .45 
1282— Double Dwarf Ten Weeks, Crimson.10 .45 
1273—Ten Weeks Mixed .10 .35 
Curled and Crested Zinnia 
SWEET WILLIAM (H# 18 in.) 
This flower that was so popular with our grandmothers is 
still a favorite in the hardy garden. Sweet Williams begin to 
bloom early in the spring and fill in a period when good cut- 
flowers are hard to get. And when it comes to beauty and rich 
colors it is hard to find an equal. The seed are best sowed in the 
summer and transplanted in the fall to make blooming plants 
the following spring. But if started very early in the spring, 
they will bloom the first year. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1295— Pink Beauty .$ .10 $ .50 
1296— Scarlet Beauty .10 .50 
1297— Holborns Glory, Red, White Eye.10 .45 
1298— Double Mixed .10 .50 
SLATE'S SWEET PEAS 
The Sweet Pea is the most popular of all annual flowers, 
and it is of such easy culture that even the inexperienced may 
expect wonderful results from them. In the South, early plant¬ 
ing of Sweet Peas is necessary in order to get perfect blooms 
and in any climate early planting is advisable, because it 
prolongs the blooming season. The time for sowing is as early 
in the spring as the soil can be worked. Dig the soil deep and 
chop it into good working condition. Lay off rows 30 inches 
apart and eight inches deep. Cover the bottom of this trench 
with three inches of fine manure, on top of this two inches of 
soil, sow the seed in a thick drill, and cover with light soil, 
enough to fill the trench. A covering of boards, straw, or 
manure, should then be g^iven as protection. Sweet Peas 
should always be planted thickly and not thinned. 
1278—Early Flowering Mixed.—This is a select mixture of 
the early flowering kinds and can be depended upon to give a 
wide range of colors with many new and novel varieties in it. 
The early flowering sorts should be used in the extreme South 
at all times and in other sections where late plantings are 
made. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, ^ lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00, postpaid. 
1292—Superb Spencers Mixed.—We take a great deal of 
pride in this mixture and have built a good trade upon it 
through its merits alone. These varieties are grown separately 
and mixed and the lot contains a wide range of sorts with 
almost every known color present. Further, in order to make 
our mixtures attractive, we put into it many novelties. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, ^ lb. 45c, lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
1293—Select Eckfords Mixed.—The Eckfords are a popular 
strain of the large flowering sweet peas and this mixture is 
composed of the finest named varieties mixed to give a full 
range of colors. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 35c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
Perennial Sweet Peas. See Lathyrus Latfolius. 
