RICINUS 
Castor Oil Plant 
Easily and quickly grown from seed. 
The foliage is considered ornamental. 
Sow seed when the ground is warm. 
Cambodgensis. Dark metallic leaves. 
Height 5 ft. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c. 
Zanzibarensis. Tall, large-leaved vari- 
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SALPIGLOSSIS 
The colors are very rich, with a deep 
velvet sheen and beautifully veined 
throats. Beautiful as a cut flower and 
colorful in the garden. Seed may be 
started in the frames in March or April, 
or may be sown directly in the garden 
in May. Cover seed very slightly. 
SELECT LARGE-FLOWERING 
Alba Lutea Purple Veined Gold 
Chamois Rose Veined Gold 
Crimson Velvety Red 
Light Blue Veined Gold 
Rose Crimson Veined Gold 
Violet Veined Gold 
Collection: 
One each above nine varieties, $1.50. 
Separately, pkt., 20c. 
Finest Mixed. Rich colors. Pkt., 20c; 
VY 02z,., 60c. 
DWARF GIANT-FLOWER- 
ING. Height 18 in. 
Largest flowering strain. Compact and 
branching. 
Blue and Gold Lilac Veined Red 
Bright Scarlet Scarlet and Gold 
Deep Velvety Crimson 
Brown and Gold 
Collection: 
One pkt. each above six varieties, $1.20. 
Separately: Pkt. 25c; l%@ 0z., 60c. 
SALVIA 
Seed should be started early in the 
hotbed not later than March. 
Blaze of Fire. Bright dazzling scarlet 
flowers some two weeks earlier than 
other varieties, growing 16 in. high. 
Pkt., 5Oc; 5 pkts., $2.00. 
Splendens, Coral. Compact plants, only 
16 in. high, with heavy flower spikes 
of vivid coral-pink. Pkt., 50Oc; 5 
pkts., $2.00. 
Splendens grandiflora. Large flower 
spikes of dazzling scarlet. 2 ft. Pkt., 
L5e; 14 02., $1.00. 
Bonfire. Brilliant scarlet spikes. 18 in. 
Piktae20c: 5 VAs o7em oiledne 
Patens. Navy blue. 2 ft. Pkt., 50c; 
5 pkts., $2.00. 
Farinacea. Light blue; individual flow- 
ers are small but borne on long 
spikes. Height 4 ft. Pkt, 25¢; % 
Ozer a Le Or 
Farinacea, Blue Bedder. Same type as 
Farinacea, flowers are medium blue 
on plants only 3 ft. tall. Pkt., 35c; 
VY 0z., $2.00. 
Farinacea, Royal Blue. Deeper shade 
than Blue Bedder, on bushy plants 
3 ft) high. - Pkt... 50¢; 5 pkts., $2.00: 
Farinacea, White Plume. Soft grayish 
white plume 3 ft. high. Pkt., 50c; 
5 pkts., $2.00. 
Stocks, 
Perpetual Branching 
Giessler’s Annual Flower Seeds 
SAPONARIA 
Multiflora compacta. Deep rose flower 
clusters on plants 6 in. high. An ex- 
cellent subject for the rockery. Pkt., 
DD CaDED ctsenS IZ OO, 
SCABIOSA 
Pincushion Flower 
Undoubtedly the most popular of gar- 
den annuals. They may be cut with 
stems 2 ft. long and will keep better 
than most flowers. For early blooms, 
sow seed in the cold frame in April. 
For blooms from midsummer on, sow 
seed in the garden and thin out when 
the plants are a few inches high. 
LARGE-FLOWERING DOUBLE 
Blue Cockade. Deep blue. 
Azure Fairy. Azure-blue. 
Crimson 
Deep Maroon 
Peachblossom 
Rose 
Shasta. Pure white. 
Sulphur Yellow 
Choice Mixed 
Collection: 
One each above eight colors, $1.25. 
Separately: Pkt., 20c; 14 0z., 50c; 
OZ LO: 
Blue Moon. Large high-centered flow- 
ers of an attractive shade of deep 
blueseekte2O0calAroz.. ole: 
Salmon Beauty. Very large flowers of 
pure salmon on vigorous plants. Pkt., 
2VOewIANOz ss O0G: 
Rosette. Beautiful deep carmine-rose. 
Pkt., 20c; 14 0z., 60c. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Poor Man’s Orchid 
Seed may be started under glass in 
March or planted outdoors in early 
May. Pinch out tops of young plants 
to make them bushy. 
Large-Flowering Hybrids. Light and 
dark shades. Pkt., 35c; % 0z., $1.50. 


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STATICE 
Sea Lavender 
Intensely colored flowers which may 
be dried for winter bouquets. Seed may 
be started early or sown right out in 
May. 
Bonduelli. Golden yellow. 
Sinuata, Kampf’s Blue. Deep, intense 
blue. 
Sinuata rosea superba. Deep rose. 
Suworowi. Soft rose on rounded spikes. 
Separately, pkt., 15c. 
Sinuata, Stark’s Art Shades. This strain 
shows colors heretofore unknown to 
Statice. Buff tone, salmons, oranges, 
chamois-rose shades, and carmines 
are included in this mixture. Pkt., 
LDCs 
STOCKS 
Gilliflower 
Seed sown in February will produce 
blooms in late June. The flowers are 
sweet-scented. 
GIANT DOUBLE PERPETUAL 
BRANCHING 
(Cut-and-Come-Again) 
White Chamois Rose 
Blush Pink Crimson 
Canary Yellow Dark Blue 
Silvery Lilac Mixed 
Collection: 
One each of seven colors, $1.50. 
Separately, pkt., 25c. 
Greenhouse Varieties. See page 24. 
FOR HEALTHY SEEDLINGS 
and increased germination 
FORMACIDE 
A formaldehyde product which 
does not deteriorate. Triple strength 
formaldehyde dust, it quickly steri- 
lizes soil. The best safeguard for 
control of damping off fungus which 
often cuts down the seedling growth 
50% to 75%. Apply 1% ozs. per 
sq. ft. for seed bed. Use 8 ozs. per 
busiielmotecoil a bee 7 j.e 6) lbse 
$2.00; 25 lbs., $5.50; 100 lbs., $17.00. 
Scabiosa, Large Flowering Double 
