
F. H. EBELING 
74th Annual Catalog 1868-1942 
SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly or Fringe Flower.) Splen- 
did annual with a profusion of various colored 
flowers. Fine for greenhouse decorations and 
flower garden; of easy culture. 
Dwarf Large-Flowered. A new variety, forming com- 
pact pyramidal plants a foot high, literally cov- 
ered with large, beautiful orchid-like flowers in a 
bewildering range of color. Pkt., 10c. 
Mixed. A splendid mixture of the regular type, 
which forms pretty plants 18 inches high with 
fine foliage and covered with blooms throughout 
the summer. Pkt., 10c. 
SHASTA DAISIES (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum). 
A splendid hardy perennial variety with flowers 
rarely less than 5 inches across, of the purest 
glistening white with broad overlapping petals, 
and borne on long, strong stems. A beautiful cut 
flower, remaining in good condition a week or 
more. Pkt., 10c. 
Diener’s Giant White. Double white. Pkt., 35c. 
SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum. 
SOLANUM (Jerusalem Cherry). Very useful pot plant 
‘for winter decoration, dwarf branching habit, 
leaves small and oval-shaped, bearing in great 
profusion bright scarlet globular berries. Pkt., 
10c. 
STATICE. An annual which is very desirable for rock 
gardens or border plant. Flowers are borne in ra- 
cemes on long graceful stems, and may be cut and 
dried like everlastings. Sow indoors during March 
or April and transplant to open ground after 
danger of frost is past. Height of plants 2 to 2% 
feet. 
Sinuata Mixed. A choice mixture in shades of blue, 
pink, yellow, and white. Pkt., 10c. 
STOKESIA, Cyanea (Cornflower Aster.) This is not 
new but is a rare and beautiful hardy perennial. 
The plant grows about 24 inches high, each bear- 
ing from 20 to 30 handsome lavender-blue corn- 
flower-like blossoms; in bloom from July till 
frost. Indispensable for cutting. Pkt., 10c. 

Stocks 
“A GARDEN IS A LOVESOME SPOT.” 
This is a thought by Thos. Edward Brown 
STOCKS, Cut -and - Come- Again 10- Weeks Stocks. 
Splendid perpetual-blooming class; sown in March 
or April they begin flowering in July, continuing 
till frost, and are especially valuable during Sep- 
tember and October, when other flowers are 
scarce. They throw out numerous side branches, 
all bearing very double, fragrant flowers. Finest 
mixed, all colors. Pkt., 10c. 
SUNFLOWER. Plants of majestic growth and immense 
showy flowers, suitable for shrubberies, wood- 
lands, wild gardens and sub-tropical gardening; 
the dwarfer kinds, with smaller flowers, are 
charming grouped in mixed flower borders. Ex- 
cellent for cutting. 
Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Russian Mammoth. Single, of gigantic dimensions. 
1 oz., 10c. 
SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis). Old-fashioned garden 
plant, also known as Dame’s Rocket and Dame’s 
Violet. 2 to 3 ft. high with spikes of showy white, 
lilac and purple fragrant flowers. Fine for shrub- 
bery and permanent border. Mixed colors. Pkt., 
10c. 
SWEET SULTAN. See Centaurea. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus) (London 
Tufts). A well-known, attractive, free-flowering 
hardy perennial, producing a splendid effect in 
beds and borders with their rich and varied flow- 
ers. It is much better to raise new, vigorous, 
young plants from seed every season than to 
divide the old plants. 
Annual, Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Pink Beauty. Deep pink. Pkt., 10c. 
Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Single Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Dwarf Midget Single Mixed. Pkt., 20c. 
SWEET WIVELSFIELD. A new race of hardy annuals, 
being a cross between Dianthus Allwoodi and 
Sweet William. Another new flower you will 
surely want to try this year. Like Sweet Wil- 
liam, but the flowers are larger, and carried in 
more graceful clusters above the foliage. May be 
treated either as an annual or a biennial. 12 in. 
high. June to October. Pkt., 10c. 
TAGETES. See Marigolds and Calendula. 
TAHOKA DAISY. Pkt., 15c. 
THUNBERGIA (Black-Eyed Susan). Beautiful rapid- 
growing climber used especially for hanging bas- 
kets, low fences, etc. Flowers in buff, white, or- 
ange, etc., with dark eyes. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. 
TORENIA. Fine annual. Splendid plant for vases, 
hanging baskets, borders, etc., blooming the en- 
tire season. Blue, white, and yellow. Pkt., 10c. 
TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker). Perennial. Pkt., 10c. 
TROPAEOLUM. See Nasturtium. 
VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope). Hardy perennial 
border plants; large fragrant flowers, odor re- 
sembling that of the heliotrope; 2 to 3 feet. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10c. 
THE NEW VENIDIUM FASTUOSUM 
A Wonderful South African Annual 
Now Introduced for American Gardens 
Do not fail to grow some of these unique, brilliant 
orange flowers in your garden this year! Individual 
blooms are over 3 inches across. There is a startling 
contrast between the fiery orange outer petals and 
shining black centers with a radiating purple zone. 
The foliage is of a soft, grey, woolly character with 
serrated leaves. 
Can be grown é¢ither outdoors or under glass. About 
2 to 3 ft. high, blooms in July. Indoors, seeds sown in 
February will bloom in May. Pkt., 15c. 
VERBENAS. Unrivaled as low growing bedding 
plants. Long season of bloom. Start seed in the 
house or under glass early in the spring, and 
transplant after three or four inches of growth. 
They flower in July, and continue until after 
severe frosts. 
Scarlet. Brightest scarlet. Quite true. Pkt., 10c. 
Pure White. Quite true from seed. Pkt., 10c. 
Blue. Shades of blue and purple. Pkt., 10c. 
Pink. Pkt., 10c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10c. 
Lemon Scented. Pkt., 10c. 
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