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McCULLOUGH’S SEEDS 


Rudbeckia, Kelvedon Star 
of growing upward. They start blooming in June and continue until frost. PEt., 
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Salpiglossis - Painted Tongue 
A very showy, half-hardy annual which is desirable both for bedding and border 
plants. Has richly colored funnel-shaped flowers of many shades including yellow, 
buff, crimson and scarlet and extending through to purple and almost black. 
734 DWARF GIANT-FLOWERING. All colors. PKt., 15c. 
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Ricinus 
(CASTOR BEAN) 
immense size. Leaves sometimes measure 30 
inches across and range in color from bright green to deep bronze. Choice mixed 
colors. PkEt., 15c; 0z., 25c: 4 ozs., 75c. 
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Sweet Scabiosa 
(Pincushion Flower; Mourning Bride) 
One of the old-fashioned popular annuals which produce an abundance of many 
colored flowers excellent for cutting. 
10c; 4% oz., 30c. 
732 ZANZIBARIENSIS. Grows to 
Scabiosa 


Rudbeckia 
733 KELVEDON STAR. A perfect long-stemmed flower for cutting, a sturdy and 
floriferous plant for bedding. The flowers vary both in form and in coloring, but 
all have dark brown centers, surrounded by a shining mahogany zone, deep 
golden petals. It is a rampant grower, reaching a height of 3 feet, and should 
be planted 18 inches apart, with 2 feet between rows. Will bloom from June until 
frost. Sowings should be made in February or March and the seedlings planted 
out during early May. Pkt., 15c. 
Salvia - Scarlet Sage 
One of the most useful and effective bedding plants, which produces immense 
masses of flowers from early in the season, continuing in uninterrupted succession 
until frost. Blooms are borne on long spikes well above the foliage and continue 
in good condition a long time. 
735 SPLENDENS. Tall growing sort with dark green foliage and bright scarlet 
blooms Annual. Height, 2% to 3 ft. Pkt., 20c. : 
736 AMERICA or GLOBE OF FIRE, This is the freest and most continuous bloom- 
ing of all the Scarlet Sages, also the most uniform in habit of growth, which 
makes it particularly valuable for bedding or planting in lines. Pkt., 25c. 
737 FARINACEA (Blue Bedder). A more compact form of the graceful Salvia 
Farinacea, growing about 2% feet high, and with a better habit, the plants 
branching freely from the base. The flowers, borne on long terminal spikes, are 
of a bright mid-blue, deeper than in the type, and very showy and effective. The 
plant is vigorous and fairly hardy, and may be had in bloom from August to 
October. Pkt., 20c. 
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Sanvitalia 
(Creeping Miniature Zinnia) 
®738 PROCUMBENS FL.-PL. 6 inches. 
Sanvitalia flowers are much like tiny 
zinnias, golden yellow with very dark 
purple centers, some _ single and 
others double. The plants are pros- 
trate and creep over the soil instead 
Blossoms are borne on long stems, are fra- 
grant, double and somewhat the shape of a 
pincushion, An effective plant for bedding 
or borders. Seed can be sown in open border 
and thinned out from 1 to 1% feet apart. 
Grows 2 to 2% feet high. 
739 .ROSETTE, As a result of many years’ selection and painstaking care, in Rosette 
has been created a glorious new color in Annual Scabiosa. Rosette is a beautiful shade 
of deep rose, heavily suffused with salmon. The flowers are extra large and the stems 
are long and stiff. This glorious, glowing new color will undoubtedly make Rosette a 
most popular flower for the garden and also with the florist for cutting. A fitting com- 
panion to Scabiosa Loveliness, Peach Blossom and Shasta, which have received Awards 
of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Pkt., 15c; 4 0z., 35c. 
740 BLUE COCKADE. This outstanding novelty is deeper than Azure Fairy in color, 
but the flowers are entirely devoid of any suggestion of rose. They are, in fact, the 
purest deep azure-blue that can be found in any annual. The formation of the flower 
is far ahead of existing varieties, and has so great a depth as to be almost conical in 
shape. Pkt., 10c; 4 0z., 25c. 
741 GIANT LOVELINESS, Soft delicate salmon-rose, Pkt., 10c; 144 oz., 25c. 
742 PEACH BLOSSOM. A beautiful shade of peach-blossom-pink, of large size and long 
stem. An excellent cut flower. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c. 
743 SHASTA. A pure white of enormous size, the flowers measuring 3% inches across 
with extremely long stems. Pkt., 10c; 144 0z., 25c., 
744 AZURE FAIRY. Clear lavender-blue. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c. 
745 CRIMSON. Rich rosy crimson. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c. 
746 KING OF THE BLACKS. Pkt., 10c; %4 o2z., 25c. 
747 GIANT HYBRIDS. A splendid sort for large beds or borders, comprises many beau- 
tiful colors. Height 2% feet. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 25c; oz., 80c. 
Semi-Dwarf Scabiosas 
A new group of annual, large flowered, double Scabiosa of medium growth, 1% to 2 
feet high. Flowers are borne freely on strong, erect stems well above the foliage. 
748 HEAVENLY BLUE. A lovely azure-blue. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 25c. 
749 MIDNIGHT. Dark maroon, almost black, Pkt, 10c; % oz., 25c. 
750 PEACE. Pure white. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 

Salpiglossis—Painted Tongue 

Scabiosa Collection 
2747 Contains one packet each of Azure Fairy, Peach Blossom, Crimson, Shasta, Loveli- 
ness and King of the Blacks. Value 65c, for 50c. 

ALL 10c PACKETS ARE 3 FOR 25c; ALL 15c PACKETS ARE 2 FOR 25c—When ordering, see page 64 of this catalog. 
