SCHLING’S Improved Large- 
Flowered SCABIOSA 
(Sweet Scabious or Pincushion Flower) 
One of our finest annuals for cutting, and very showy in the 
garden. Easily raised from seed; blooms continuously from 
early summer until frost in a wide range of rich and beautiful 
colors. Sow in the cold frame or greenhouse, and transplant in 
May, or seed may be sown in the open ground the latter part 
of April. Average height, 3 ft. 
Four new splendid varieties listed in color on page 22. 
Imp. Large Flowering Double Varieties 
SEPARATE GOLORS= Pkt, 206) Voz) 1 5c. 
MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 15¢; %4 oz., 50c; oz., $1.50. 
1. Fiery Scarlet. 4. Black-Purple (Mourning 
2. Azure Fairy. Heavenly Bride. 
blue. 5. Sulphur-Yellow. 
3. Snowball. Pure white. 6. Flesh Color. 
SCABIOSA, PEACE. A delightful white variety. See page 7. 
(Butterfly Flower or 
SCH IZANTH US Poor Man’s Orchid) 
Exquisite butterfly-like flowers, in many of the delicate col- 
ors and shadings found in orchids. The seed is best sown in 
the hotbed in March and April and the seedlings transplanted. 
When about 3 inches tall, pinch out the top; this causes the 
plant to branch freely. Height 18 inches. 
Schling’s Large-Flowering Garden Variety. In a wide range 
of colors, including shades of yellow, apricot, pink, salmon, 
carmine, crimson, and purple, in various markings and com- 
binations. Pkt., 25¢c; 4 oz., $1.50. 
Forcing varieties, see greenhouse page 33. 

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SCHLING’S DOUBLE STOCKS ‘éittitower 
Charming plants for the border, also suitable for growing in pots to bloom 
during the winter. They are wanted in every garden. Very effective in beds 
and fine for cutting. To enjoy a long flowering period, seeds should be sown 
as early as February and March in pots or boxes, and small plants transplanted 
singly in pots until ready for setting out. They will then begin blooming in 
early June and continue until frost. 
New Early Colonial Branching Stock pictured in color on page 11. 
Improved Cut-and-Come-Again Ten Weeks 
This type is especially recommended for cutting. The plants begin to bloom 
in ten weeks from time seed is sown, branch freely, and send up numerous 
long spikes of sweet-scented double flowers in continuous succession. 18 
inches. 
Pure White. Pkt., 25c. Salmon-Pink. Pkt., 25c. 
Pale Blue. Pkt., 25c. Dark Blue. Pkt., 25c. 
Flesh-Pink. Pkt., 25c. Apple-Blossom-Pink. Pkt., 25c. 
Canary-Yellow. Pkt., 25c. Double Finest Mixed. Pkt., 20c. 
COLLECTION: 1 pkt. each of above 7 varieties, $1.50. 
New Giants of California Stocks 
A new variety of early blooming stocks noted for its tremendous spikes and 
high percentage of double flowers, fully 80 per cent double. The colors are 
intensely vivid and brilliant—-especially desirable for greenhouse culture. 
Monterey. Pink. Sequoia. Lavender. 
Red Woods. Red. Golden Gate. Yellow. 
Santa Maria. White. Mojave. Deep velvety purple. 
Pkt., 50c¢ each. 
COLLECTION: 1 pkt. each of 6 separate colors, $2.50. 
Mixed. 50c per pkt., Yg oz., $1.00. 
Giant Flowering Beauty Stocks 
A strain of two-fold value; especially desirable for the greenhouse, providing 
many flowers for winter cutting, and in the garden Beauty Stocks furnish color 
for about four months. Plants grow about 2 feet high, branch freely, carrying 
long spikes of blooms. 
Early Nice, Aurora. Buff and rose. 
Beauty of Nice. Delicate flesh. 
Crimson King. Bright crimson. 
Mont Blanc. Pure white. 
Peach-Blossom. Soft pink. 
Queen Alexandra. Rosy lilac. 
Soleil de Nice. Canary-yellow. 
Royal. Purple-violet. 
Separate colors, pkt., 35c. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the above 
8 varieties, $2.25. 
STATI c E (Sea Lavender) 
Spreading flower-heads similar to Baby's 
Breath and tiny cup-shaped flowers appearing 
in the most delicate colors. Can be dried and 
kept for winter decorations. Sow in hotbed in 
March and plants will bloom in June; sow 
again outdoors in May. 
Bonduelli. Golden yellow. Pkt., 15c. 
Sinuata. Blue. Pkt., 25c. 
Sinuata atrocaerulea, Kampf’s Tall Improved. 
Flowers deep, shining blue, in whorls on 
stems 21% to 3 feet long. Being everlast- 
ings, they are good for indoor winter dec- 
oration. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 
Puberula. Plants grow only 4 to 6 inches high, 

and bear large violet blooms. Pkt., 50c; 
5 pkts., $2.00. 
Suworowi. Soft rose. The large flower-heads 

form a cloud-like mass. Pkt., 25c. Schling’s Giant Stocks 

26 Colonial Stocks are Splendid in Eastern Gardens 
Max Schling Seedsmen, Ine. 
