The new Scabiosas have better plants and produce more flowers 

Rudbeckia - Coneflower 
Tall-growing plants, flowering profusely all summer. 
Kelvedon Star. A really good annual. The perfect, long-stemmed 
flowers are fine for cutting. Very floriferous and of sturdy habit of 
growth. Colors vary, but all have brown central discs surrounded by 
a mahogany zone on petals of deep orange. 3 ft. Trade pkt. 30c.; 
$1.50 per oz. 
Salpiglossis - Painted Tongue 
Easily grown and useful summer-flowering annuals; also suitable for 
greenhouse forcing. Very showy flowers, excellent for cutting. 
Rose-Crimson and Gold. New Salpiglossis. Definitely 
a new color in Salpiglossis. The richly colored blooms Trade 
are one-half again as large as the ordinary type. Excel- pkt. Oz. 
lent for cutting .. eo aaa: > eee teen ..$0 30 $2 00 
Crimson and Gold. See ayo a AVS <she aa AR pEeee  Raaetoe 25 ee lOO 
Primrose 25). 65.51) 5 nd ee ee ree Zee CO 
Purple'and Gold 2)..:7 -->. 5... 73-2 ee eee 25 1 00 
Rose‘and Gold 220 ..o:40. je eee 25 100 
Scarlet ‘and Gold 2..." cae ee ee 25 100 
White and Gold 22:6) 533028 ce a oe eee 251700 
Emperor, Mixed. Choice selection of large-flowering sorts. 20 1 00 
Salvia - Flowering Sage 
Seeds are plump, strong in germimation, and will give superior 
satisfaction. 
Note. Sow in February. A larger percentage of Salvia seed will 
germinate if sown after February 1. Trade pkt. Oz. 
America (Globe of Fire). Of dwarf, bushy, compact 
growth, about 11% feet high, uniform m height and shape. 
Early and continuous bloomer. Brilliant scarlet flowers.$0 50 $3 00 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Medium dwarf; compact 
TOWED et ch) ee Oe Pe et eee tld $8:50.- 30m 2, 50 
Splendens. The old-fashioned tall variety with bright 
scarlet. flowers.::/52 cone on eee Wb $5.00.55 °25. 41950 
Zurich. Dwarf. Very early flowering. Intense scarlet... . 
14lb. $8.50.. 40 2 50 
Sanvitalia - Creeping Zinnia 
Procumbens fi.-pl. Bright yellow, double flowers...... 30m Zo 
Scabiosa - Mourning Bride 
Magnificent annuals of easy culture and ivaluable for cutting, 
also excellent for beds or borders. 
Novelty Varieties Tadeo 
PEACE. Honorable Mention, 1941 All-America Selections. 
For description see Novelties, page See 140z. $1.00..$0 50 $3 50 
IMPERIAL GIANTS, BLUE MOON. All-America. Ex- 
tremely large and deep flowers, 234 inches across and 2 to 
234 inches deep, about the shape of an old-fashioned bee- 
hive: The color is a rich deep Iavender-blue. Plants are 
extremely upright, growing tall (42 to 48 inches high) and 
the long, heavy, yet wiry stems hold the flowers proudly 
erect. This is an ideal cutting type. .......5..2255.62 40 
Giant Salmon Beauty. Pure salmon in color, with 
huge flowers. Splendid for cutting. ste eee es 30) 1550 
Orchid Shades. A mixture of orokid "shades which 
makes this a very high-class florists’ cut-flower. The 
blooms are extra large and are = es im fue 
2 50 
on strong, wiry stems...... 20 75 
Rosette. |New large- fometae. on ma eantital’ shade 
of deep rose heavily suffused salmon.................. 30) 971850 
GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
Trade pkt. Oz. Alb. 
Blue Cockade. Large, deep azure-blue flowers...$0 15 $050 $1 50 
Azure Fairy. Light. blues). 55245) ance eee 15 SO Gee lL oO 
Cherry-Red 6:45.55. 2220232 34. t.. SE 15 50051 50 
Flesh-Pink(25.042. <= sce Oa eee 15 50 6150 
King of the Blacks. Deep purple............. 15 SOM TEDO 
Loveliness. Flowers range through varying tones 
of. delicate salmon=roses 2 = ae eee eee 15 50S 1e50 
Peach Blossom. Peach-blossom-pink........... 15 50 1 50 
ROSCOE ew He Re eae ree eae 15 50 meela5O 
White Shasta :>:...5256...25.. 28 -5-2- een 15 50 e1e50 
Choice Mixed >). oS: fetes + Se ee eee 15 40 1 25 
Giant-flowering Hybrids. Giant blooms m an 
unusual number of rare colors................ 20 75 5 4 2uD0 



Saponaria ae 
Vaccaria. Profuse-blooming annual. Beautiful pink, feath- pkt. Oz. 
ery flowers? 20 cee cee 14lb. 60c.; $2.00 per Ib... $0 20 
Schizanthus - Butterfly Flower 
Dwarf Large-flowering. A compact-growing variety and 
very free flowering. Excellent for pots. Mixture of 
popular:shadess.4 saa eee ee Woz. $1.25. .$0 50 
Garraway’s Hybrids. A beautiful greenhouse strain, con- 
taining a wide range of colors. :-. 5.2... ssenseo eee eee 50 3 00 
Giant Pansy-flowered. Large pansy-flowered blooms 
in a wide range of rich colors. Excellent for cutting... . 
loz. $1.00.. 50 
Hybridus grandiflorus, Mixed. Dwarf....... ee 20 75 
Wisetonensis. Various colors. Fine for pots........... 25 100 
Sensitive Plant - Mimosa 
Pudica. Flowers pinkish white...............+2+-+e0e% 15 50 
Shamrock 
New crop seed. Shamrock seed should be sown January 1 for 2-inch 
plants for St. Patrick’s Day. Use 3 or 4 seedlings to a pot and grow 
im a carnation-house temperature. Trade pkt. Oz. 
roe lrishijaccckeo. cee I/4lb. $1.50; $5.00 per lb...$0 15 $0 50 
Smilax - Myrsiphyllum 
Asparagoides. A desirable greenhouse climber of great 
value for floral decorations. . %4lb. $1.50; $5.00 per Ib... 15 50 
SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum. 
Solanum 
NEW ORNAMENTAL VARIEGATED-LEAVED 
CHRISTMAS PEPPER. Fruits are oblong in shape, 
borne in clusters, and of bright red color. The foliage is 
variegated light and*dark greens... ee eee 40 200 
Christmas Pepper. An improved variety, producing 
quantities of miniature Peppers, ranging in color from 
purple to brilliant: red 2 4.54.48 eee eee 255 1800 
Cleveland Cherry. A grand acquisition to this class of 
plants. Grows compact and produces scarlet berries in 
greatsprofusion.. «csi. serena cece ee 25a eel 
Statice - Everlasting Flower 
Free-flowering plants, valuable for cutting or decoration, either when 
fresh or in their dried state. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES ade pit. Oz. Lb. 
Market-Grower’s Blue....................... $0 15 $0 30 $2 50 
Kampf’s Tall Improved. Deepest blue. Early 
flowertigs 2.2 es Se eee eee 15 30> 2950 
Sinuata, True Blue... 6.44: 262 ne eee. 15 30:5 2750 
Sinuata, Lavender) 2:))4) 8 on) eee eee 15 30 Zao 
Sinuata rosea superba....................... 15 302 2E00 
Sinuata, White... 3... 3::.cn3 eee 15 30 2 50 
Sinuata, Yellow (S. Bonduelli)................ 15 40 3 50 
Sinuata, Mixed |. (232.450 42.5 DR ee. 15 25200 
Suworowi. Russian or Rat Tail. Flowers bright 
rose’ Color aceon Go eee ee eee LS 60 
Stevia 
Serrata.- Fragrant: white flowers’.s-09 o=-2 707s See 30 “1550 
Sunflower - Helianthus 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Cut-and-Come-Again. Single; yellow................ 15 25 
Double Globe (H. globosus fistulosus). Rich yellow..... 15 25 
Dwarf Double (Globe of Gold). Deep yellow......... 15 25 
New Red. Extra-large flowers, some of which are rich 
chestnut-red, others tipped with yellow............... 15 40 
Stella. Single; yellow, black center.................... 15 25 
tes ey 
Annual Single Mixed. : Eh 2 eee ree 25) 1206 
Tage 
Signata pumila. A fine bedding plant. Flowers golden 
Yellows. Ms bd Se Re eee ee ee eee 15 60 
Signata pumila, Gnome. This is a fine selection. The 
plants grow 4 to 6 inches high, spreading from 10 to 12 
mches, and are completely covered with a golden 
orange flowers. Fine for pots and edging. . ep ee ee 20 1000 

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HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 
