F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 63 

SALPIGLOSSIS | 
2% feet. Lovely large, trumpet-shaped 
flowers of velvety texture, the colors charm 
ingly penciled, netted and veined with gold- 
en yellow, crimson and purple. Location: 
full sun. Culture: requires somewhat of a 
loose type soil, heavily enriched with hu- 
mus (Nutrio). Sow seed direct. Does not 
transplant readily. Otherwise, sow seed in 
pots, and transplant without disturbing 
roots. Use: ideal for bedding; lovely cut 
flower material. 
GIANT EMPEROR 
Three feet. The tall kind especially for 
cutting. Likewise used for tall bedding. In 
the following colors: 
Brown and Gold. White and Gold. 
Violet and Gold. Scarlet and Gold. 
Rose Crimson and Gold. Yellow and Gold. 
Finest Mixed. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 10c, ¥% oz. 40c. 
GIANT FLOWERED DWARF 
Twenty inches. Excellent for bedding and 
borders. 
Blue and Gold .. . Scarlet and Gold. 
Dwarf Exquisite Mixed. 
Any of the above: Pkt. l5c, % oz. 65c. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS (a) 
Largely grown for its attractive scarlet 
flower clusters, but is also quite palatable. 
Pkt. 10c, 2 Ib. 25c, 1 Ib. 45c. 
SCHIZANTHUS (a) 
Butterfly Flower or Poor 
Man’‘s Orchid 
Beautiful bushy plants with finely divided 
foliage, and hundreds of butterfly-like 
blooms. Location: cool shady location. Start 
seeds early so plants will flower before 
warm summer weather. Culture: requires 
loose, well fertilized loam, or good pot soil 
if grown in pots. Use; mainly for pot cul- 
ture. Also for beds and borders. 
PANSY-FLOWERED (Danbury Park Strain)— 
The only true pansy-flowered strain on the 
market. Soft pastel shades. Comes true to 
the desirable lovely flat pansy-like flowers. 
Pkt. 25c. : 
DR. BODGER’S IMPROVED HYBRIDS. - Extra 
large flowered strain with choice colors and 
medium dwarf habit. Pkt. 25c, 1/1 oz. 60c. 

Salpiglossis 

SALVIA 
FLOWERING SAGE 
The advent of 
strains of salvia is adding impetus 
numerous new 
to their wide use in gardens for bril- 
liant edging, tall bedding, and pot 
use with excellent varieties adapted 
for these purposes. From our past 
season's trials, we offer the following 
as the most uniform brilliant varie- 
ties. 
ANNUALS 
AMERICA (Globe or Fire)—22 inches. 
The standard dwarf bedding variety 
of vivid scarlet. Absolutely even in 
growth, being valuable for edging, 
pot work, or dwarf bedding. Pkt. 25c. 
SPLENDENS TALL—23-5 ft. The stan- 
dard fall blooming strain, producing 
huge spikes of masses of large scarlet 
flowers. Pkt. 10c, Ye oz. 85c, %4 oz. 
$1.60. 
PERENNIAL 
FARINACEA (Blue Salvia)—3-4 feet. Spikes 
of small, tubular light blue florets, dusted 
with a powdery bloom. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 75c. 
SMILAX (p) 
A climbing perennial with beautiful bright 
green, glossy leaves much esteemed for its 
long, delicate sprays of foliage. Pkt. 10c, 
4 oz. 45c. 
SNAPDRAGON 
See Antirrhinum 
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN 
See Euphorbia 
SOLANUM (a) 
Jerusalem Cherry 
CLEVELAND RED—Very useful plants for 
house or garden. It is of dwarf, branching 
habit; leaves small and oval-shaped, bear- 
ing in the greatest profusion bright scarlet, 
globular berries. Very ornamental. Pkt. 15c, 
% oz. 45c. 
STEVIA 
SERRATA (a) 
This is a very free flowering an- 
nual and bears a profusion of its pure 
white fragrant flowers all summer 
and _ fall. 
Pkt. 10c. 
STOKESIA (p) 
Cornflower Aster 
This is a beautiful hardy perennial. 
The plants grow from 18 to 24 inches 
high, flowering from early summer to 
late fall. The plant produces 20 to 30 
handsome lavender-blue cornflower- 
like blossoms, 4-5 inches across on 
long stems. Valuable for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c, ¥% oz. 45c. 
Largely used for cutting. 

‘of everlastings. 
Statice, Sinuata Yellow 
STATICE 
EVERLASTING SEA LAVENDER 
A very desirable class of everlasting 
flowers, fine for the garden, and valuable 
as cut flower material in flower arrange- 
ment work, especially when dried and used 
in winter bouquets. Location: sun. Culture: 
grows in any soil, requiring little water. 
Sow seeds in early spring. 
ANNUALS 
SUWOROWI (Russian or Rat Tail Statice)— 
Long cylindrical of ‘‘rat-tail’’ like spikes of 
blooms of bright rose-pink color. Pkt. 10¢. 
SINUATA—One of the prettiest of this class 
Stiff stalks bear dense 
groups of dainty blossoms in graduated 
IOWS. 
MARKET GROWER’S BLUE—3 ft. Fine even 
deep blue. A very excellent strain. 
LAVENDER QUEEN—3 ft. An excellent new 
color and a fine grower. A very pleasing 
shade of pastel lavender. 
BONDUELLI—2!2 ft. Large yellow flowers. 
NEW HYBRIDS MIXTURE—212 ft. A most 
attractive mixture of all the standard colors 
as well as many new hybrid shades. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 40c. 
PERENNIALS 
Extremely hardy varieties, lively as fillers 
for bouquets. Some of these varieties as 
noted below are excellent for cut flowers 
when dried and dyed different colors. 
CASPIA—3 ft. One of the best of all peren- 
nial sea lavenders. Very vigorous in habit, 
with 3-foot stems carrying innumerable min- 
ute flowers of lilac color. Fine for floral 
arrangements. Pkt. 15c, Ye oz. 50c. 
LATIFOLIA (Sea Lavender)—30 in. Slender 
branched panicles of small, filmy, pale vio- 
let flowers. Fine to dry, and may be dyed 
lovely colors. Pkt. 10c, 1/16 oz. 35c. 
PUBERULA—8 to 10 in. Similar to the above 
variety, Latifolia, but of dwarf form. Sprays 
of flowers may be dried. Pkt. 20c, 1/16 oz. 
75c. 
