PORTULACA. See color illustration on page 56. 
PRIMROSE (Primula). Half-hardy Perennial. While Primulas 
are grown very extensively by florists, they can be grown 
just as successfully in your window-garden. They are not 
nearly so easy to grow as many other flowers. The seed is ex¬ 
ceedingly small and very expensive—^just a little of it in a 
packet. It is strictly a pot-plant. Sow the seed in a row 
across a pot or box, so you can distinguish it from any 
weed or grass that may come up out of the soil. Transplant 
when an inch high to other pots. 
Obconica grandiflora, Mixed Hybrids. Pkt. 15c.; ^oz. $1. 
Cbinensis. The Chinese Primrose is one of the most beauti¬ 
ful and popular window plants. Mixed Colors, pkt. 25 cts. 
PUERARIA (Kudzu Vine). Hardy Perennial. The fastest- 
growing hardy vine. Pkt. 10 cts.; J4oz. 35 cts. 
PYRETHRUM hybrida. Single Mixed. Hardy Perennial. 
Sometimes called “Painted Daisy” and “Hardy Cosmos.” 
Large, daisy-like flowers, the colors of which range from 
white to deep red, with bright yellow centers. It is one of 
the most graceful for cutting and keeps well a long time 
after being cut. They bloom during May and June and 
then again in the fall. Plants grow about 2 feet high. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; J^oz. 75 cts.; J 2 OZ. $1.40. 
RICINUS (Castor-Oil Plant). Hardy Annual. Heavy plants, with 
large leaves, giving a sort of subtropical effect when grown on 
lawns or in the center of beds. Plants grow 5 to 8 feet high. 
Zanzibaxiensis. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Mlb. 70 cts. 
NEW SALVIA, Royal Blue 
Given Honorable Mention as one of the best new flowers for 
1940. Fine bushy annual plants, 3 to 4 feet high, branching 
freely and producing many attractive long spikes of deep blue 
flowers; fine for cutting as well as for garden show. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
5 pkts. $1. 
BONFIRE (Scarlet Sage). Hardy Annual. (Ger. 15 days.) 
The spikes of flowers are brilliant scarlet and stand clear 
above the dark green foliage. Bushes 2 feet high. Pkt. 
10 cts.; Hoz. 45 cts.; J^oz. 75 cts.; oz. $2.75. 
Azurea grandiflora. Hardy Perennial. Sky-blue flowers in 
August and September. Grows 3 feet high. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 75 cts.; Hoz. $1.25; oz. $2. 
SALPIGLOSSIS, Schell’s Quality Mixture. This is a very 
beautiful and attractive annual and should be in every 
garden. Shaped somewhat like the petunia, yet rivaling 
it in its gorgeous, silky texture and richness of color. The 
plants grow about 2j^ feet high. (Ger. 14 days.) Pkt. 
10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts. 
SHASTA DAISY {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), Alaska. 
Hardy Perennial. (Ger. 20 days.) Large, pure white, 
Daisy-like flowers 4 inches across, having three or more rows 
of petals; borne singly on long, stiff stems from July to frost. 
Plants 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Moz. 60 cts. 
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN. See Euphorbia, page 46. 
STOCKS (Gilliflower) Annual 
SCHELL’S MAMMOTH BEAUTY OF NICE. A strain pro¬ 
ducing immense spikes of large, magnificent flowers, double, 
and delightfully fragrant. The plants grow 18 inches high. 
For brilliancy of color, duration of bloom, and pleasing fra¬ 
grance, they are unsurpassed. These bloom earlier than the 
Ten-Weeks varieties. Splendid for outside and for pot-plants 
for house culture in winter. Sow seed in May; outside in 
August or September for winter flowers. 
Monte Carlo. Yellow. Queen Alexandra. Lilac. 
Summer Night. Blue. Mont Blanc. White. 
Souv. de Monaco. Crimson. Beauty of Nice. Pink. 
Salmon King. Salmon-rose. Schell’s Splendid Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 10c.; 3 pkts. 25c.; Yaoz. 70c.; Ytoz. $1.25 
Ten-Weeks Stocks in Separate Colors 
Azure-Blue Crimson Lavender 
Blood-Red Dark Blue Purple 
Bright Pink Flesh White 
Canary-Yellow Schell’s Choice Mixture 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Vsoz. 45 cts.; J^oz. 80 cts. 
DOUBLE GIANT EXCELSIOR, ROSE-PINK. A true 
Column Stock and the first clear rose-pink. Of greatest 
value for florists and for garden use. The florets are 
huge —2 inches across—very double, and closely packed 
on the long,strong spikes. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1; i^oz. $1.75. 
SAPONARIA vaccaria multiflora rosea. This is an annual. 
The plants grow 2 feet high and are a perfect mass of the 
daintiest and most graceful pretty satiny pink flowers, 
somewhat resembling an enlarged Baby’s Breath. Beauti¬ 
ful in the garden and exquisitely charming as a cut-flower 
for vasing alone or with any other flowers. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
J^oz. 20 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Vaccaria alba. White. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 20 cts.; J^z. 35c. 
Scabiosa 
“Mourning Bride” or 
Pincushion Flower 
A hardy annual 2 Yi feet high. Seed sown in early May out¬ 
side or started indoors will start blooming in July and continue 
until late frosts. The beautiful flowers on long stems will keep, 
when vased, for almost a week. Our separate varieties give a 
great range in colors. (Ger. 14 
Loveliness. Salmon-rose. De¬ 
lightfully fragrant. 
Peach Blossom. Pink. 
Shasta. Large; snow-white. 
Azure Fairy. I-avender-blue. 
King of the Blacks. Black. 
Crimson. Rosy crimson. 
Prices, any separate color i 
V4OZ. 25 cts. 
21 days.) 
Yellow. Sulphur-yellow. 
White. Pure white. 
Red. Rich red. 
Rose. Rose color. 
Flesh-Pink. Pure pink. 
Schell’s Choice Mixed. 
Mlb. $2. 
the mixture, pkt. 10 cts.; 
; oz. 80 cts. 
Scabiosa grandiflora. Rosette. In this we have created a 
new color in Annual Scabiosas. Rosette is a beautiful deep 
rose; the flowers are extra large and stems long and stiff. 
This glorious, glowing new color will make Rosette a most 
popular flower for the garden and with the florist for cut¬ 
ting. Pkt. 15 cts.; 3 pkts. 40 cts.; Koz. $1.25. 
PERENNIAL SCABIOSA, Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, 
Isaac House Strain (Blue Bonnet). Very large fringed 
and ruffled flowers in shades of blue from lavender to dark 
blue on long stems. Improved strain of Caucasica. Grows 
3 feet high. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Yoz. 95 cts.; 
Moz. $1.75; oz. $6. 
v»ianv-uowerea nyorius, irrixea. i^arge nowers 01 
1 many unusual colors, ball shaped, extra fine. Pkt. 
15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts.; y^oz. 75 cts. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS. Annual rapid-growing vine; 
makes a good screen or shade. Vines are covered with 
sprays of bright scarlet pea-shaped blossoms, and these are 
followed by dark scarlet pods which are very delicious when 
cooked. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 2 ozs. 35 cts. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly or Fringe Flower). Annual. (Ger. 
12 days.) The plants are in bloom in a few weeks from 
sowing. Splendid for outside and for pot-plants in the 
house in late winter and in early spring. Plants grow about 
1 Yi feet high and are covered with myriads of beautiful 
orchid-like flowers of every color. 
Schell’s Giant-flowering Hybrids. Pkt. 15c.; ^oz. 50 cts. 
SUPER-GIANT IMPERIAL, DARK BLUE. Each plant 
produces from 12 to 15 huge flower-spikes covered with 
large, rich dark blue florets, 1H to 2 inches across, 40 to 
50 open at one time. In full bloom the plants are fully 3 feet 
high. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1; noz. 85 cts. 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus), Mammoth Double Cali¬ 
fornia or Chrysanthemum-flowered. Hardy Annual. 
The flowers are full to the center and so double that they 
are half-globe shape. They resemble mammoth yellow 
dahlias. Pkt. 10 cts.; Yoz. 25 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts. 
Mammoth Russian. This is the large common Sunflower. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; lb. 15 cts., postpaid 25 cts. 
SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis; Dame’s Rocket; Dame’s Violet). 
Hardy Perennial. (Ger. 18 days.) Very pretty old- 
fashioned flower, excellent for naturalizing among shrub¬ 
bery or for planting in a permanent border. Plants grow 
2 to 3 feet high and bear spikes of fragrant, showy white, 
lilac, and purple flowers. Pkt. 5 cts.; Jioz. 20 cts.; Yioz. 35c. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbalus). Hardy Perennial. 
A more beautiful sight than a thick, massed bed of Sweet 
Williams is difficult to find. The plants, which are hardy, 
will present a glorious sheet of bright flowers continually. 
Pink Beauty. Full, double heads; single salmon-pink flowers 
borne freely. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts.; J4oz. 40 cts.; 
l4oz. 75 cts. 
Scarlet Beauty. Double heads; single scarlet flowers. 
Blooms throughout the summer. Pkt. 10 cts.; Ysoz. 25 cts.; 
Yoz. 40 cts.; Yoz. 75 cts. 
Newport Pink. Double flower-heads; single flowers, very 
rich pink. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts.; Hoz. 75 cts. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Yoz. 25 cts.; Hoz. 40 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^oz. 40 cts.; ^-^z. 75 cts. 
Crimson. Double heads; single, dark crimson flowers. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; Yoz. 25 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts. 
TAGETES signata pumila. Little Giant (Miniature Mari¬ 
gold). Annual. We are proud to offer Little Giant as the 
highest development yet attained in this pretty little 
Miniature Marigold, with slender, fern-like foliage and 
literally covered with a sheet of dainty, single, golden 
orange flowers on plants which are only 4 to 6 inches high 
with a spread of 8 to 10 inches. A charming annual. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Yoz. 70 cts.; J^oz. $1.25. 
THUNBERGIA or BLACK-EYED SUSAN. Hardy Annual. 
A rapid-growing annual vine used for hanging-baskets and 
low trellises. 3 to 5 feet long. Very pretty little flowers in 
orange, buff, white, etc. Pkt. 10 cts.; Yoz. 30 cts.; oz. $1. 
TRITOMA hybrida (Red-Hot Poker; Flame Flower; Torch 
Lily). This bright-colored flower, while hardy, will bloom 
from seed the first year if sown early. They should have a 
place in your hardy flower-beds. The striking color effect 
and attractive flowers on long stems make it ideal for a 
cut-flower for vasing. (Ger. 15 to 20 days.) Pkt. 15 cts.; 
J^oz. 50 cts.; }4oz. 90 cts. 
THEY GROW BETTER 
THEY YIELD BETTER 
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