- 2405 Patens’ Blue. 
sh 
oO 
A Most Beautiful 
Salvia (4 xt Bex 
2402 America or Globe of Fire. Each spike is closely 
set with mammoth-size blooms of a scorching scarlet- 
red; 144 ft. tall. Pkt.,°20 cts.; % oz., 75 cts. 
2403 Splendens (Large --Flowering Scarlet Sage) 
Scorching searlet-red flower trusses borne profusely 
on plants growing 3 to 4 ft. tall. The most popular 
of all Scarlet Sages. Of unsurpassed brilliancy. Pkt., 
20 cts.; % oz., 75 cts. 
2404 Harbinger. Dwarf compact plants covered with 
long spikes of dazzling bright scarlet flowers from 
June until frost. New. Pkt., 20 cts.; 1% 0z., 75 cts. 
u A tender perennial often grown 
as_an annual, with erect spikes bearing large, broad, 
pe need. deep blue flowers. Height, 30 in. Pkt., 
cts. 
2406 Dwarf Scarlet Bedder. A new free-flowering 
Scarlet Sage particularly valuable for beds as the 
plants are all of even growth; 1 ft. tall. Pkt., 20 cts.; 

Aa 
/ Hf if ly Jy ih th 
Gy Mt I | \ 
Mh | ih, Hy} yr Ih 
Me bi hh ) 
i/a) 
2401 Salpiglossis—Painted Tongue 
Large Flowering Mixed—Annual 
2% ft. For delicate grace, richness of 
coloring and velvety texture the regal 
Salpiglossis has practically no equal. From 
a low base of leaves rise slender wiry stalks 
which bear one or more large lily-like flow- 
ers in a magnificent range of colors. The 
gold veining of their deep throats is often 
pronounced and adds to their beauty. It is 
of easy culture and a great favorite in the 
open and for cutting. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2395 Rhodanthe 
Swan River Everlasting 

% oz., 75 cts.; % oz., $1.25. 
2407 ~ =Farinacea Blue. 
ranged on long graceful stems. 
ting; 3 ft. tall. Pkt., 20 cts. 


UY} 
y) 
SX Wut ee WSEAS 
Nig Double. 
cts. 
_- 2411 Scabiosa—Blue Bonnet Caucasica. 
plants for garden display and for cutting. Large, 
lavender-blue flowers borne on elegant long stems 
Grows 1% to 2 ft. tall. 
from June to September. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 4 02., 60 cts. 
age. 



\\ wie Lp aM 
rs aly ! eisatnee 
Sweet William (Pi2pitus 
An old-fashioned flower which, because of its 
easy culture and particular beauty, is used exten- 
sively in solid beds, fronts of borders, or in rock 
gardens. In most localities it is a biennial; 








10 cts., 144 02., 25 cts. 
_ 2427 Double, All Colors Mixed. An excel- 
lent, double-flowered, colorful strain. Pkt., 
12 cts.; 4% 02., 25 cts.; 4% oz., 40 cts. 
2428 New Annual Large Flowering Mixed. 
This new annual variety produces gorge- 
s blooms of varied colors all summer 
g from spring sown seed. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
0Z., 25 ctse; % 02. 40 cts. 
Lovely pale blue flowers ar- 
Fine for beds and cut- 
This showy 
annual has 
points in its favor. 
It is easy to grow, 
makes a fine display, 
does well in many 
, i widely different kinds 
of soil and blooms 
profusely from mid-sum- 
mer until fall. 2 to 3 ft. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 25 
This is a beautiful hardy perennial. 
grows about 24 inches 1 ) 
30 handsome lavender-blue cornflower-like blossoms; 
in bloom from July till frost. 
2416 Saxifraga (Megasea). Mossy varieties and spe- 
cies. 
of the most important genus of plants, 
with Alpine gardening. Pkt., 25 cts. 
Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides. { 
window vine with bright glossy green foli- 
It is easily grown in the house. 
the seed indoors early in the year and cover 
with ™% in. of fine soil. 
ing baskets or window boxes. 

Creeping Miniature Zinnia (Annual). Pro- 
cumbens - 
double Zinnias in appearance. Th D 
deep golden yellow color, blooming continu- 
ously from midsummer until frost. Of spread- 
ing growth, 8 in. tall, fine for beds and 
borders. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 35 cts.; %4 02., 
ea 1% ft. tall. 60 cts. 
2426 Single, All Colors Mixed. This _in- 
cludes all the best single varieties. Pkt., 
Choicest Mixed Perennial. Graceful, slen- 
der stems with silky, straw-like flowers in 
white and shades of pink and red from mid- 
summer until frost. Height, 12 in. Pkt., 10 
ets.; 144 oz., 20 cts.; Y% oz, 35 cts. 
Butterfly Flower 
SR: 
oe 


P i ncush- 
ion Flow- 
er, Im- 
proved. 
Large- 
Flowered 
many 














f ‘. ee 
2412 Schizanthus (Poor Man’s Orchid) 
Butterfly Flower. This is one of the 
daintiest of annuals. The seed ger- 
minates readily and in a few weeks 
the plant is a mass of small but bright 
flowers in a bewildering range of col- 
ors, all blotched and marked in con- 
trasting shades. The foliage is deli- 
cate and fern like. It may be.sown in 
spring for garden decoration or may 
be seeded in fall in pots in the con- 
servatory or house for spring bloom- 
ing. Hybrids Choicest Mixed. Pkt., 
12 cts.; 4% oz., 25 cts. 
2422 Stokesia (Stokes’ Aster): 
Cyanea—Rich Blue (Perennial) 

Splendid 
The plant 
high, each bearing from 20 to 
Pkt., 10 cts. 
The Saxifrages are one of the largest and one 
connected 
2413 Smilax 
A desirable 
Start 
Transplant to hang- 
Pkt., 20 cts. 
ornamental; 1 foot. 
2408 Sanvitalia ae 
The flowers are not unlike 
fi. pl. 
7 They are of a 
2409 Saponaria 
Rock Soapwort. Ocymoides. This 
plant is indispensable in the larger 
rock gardens. During May and June 
the plants are simply covered with 
beautiful, small, bright rose-pink 
blooms, entirely hiding the foliage. 
Though the plants grow only 6 to 
8 in. tall, they will spread to make 
a circular mat 2 ft. or more in diam- 
eter. Does best in dry soil. Pkt., 15 
cts.; %4 oz., 35 cts.; % oz., 60 cts. 


2414 Solanum 
Jerusalem Cherry 
Greenhouse Culture. 
pot plant for winter decoration. 
sion bright scarlet globular. berries. 






art Multiflora 
Baby Fairy Rose House Culture 
2397 Rose D 
Only an inch across; mostly 
double. They are borne in clus- 
ters, and embrace all the tints 
of the larger roses. The blos- 
soms are followed by bright red 
hips or seed pods that are very 
pretty. The bush grows only 10 
inches high and begins to bloom 
six months after the seed is sown. 
Pkt., 20 cts. 
2394 Ranunculus— 
Buttercup 
Asiaticus Superbissimus— 
Perennial 
Attractive plants growing 
about a foot tall, producing from 
July until September a fine dis- 
play with their large, variedly 
colored flowers. Pkt., 15 ets.; 4 
02.,-45 ets.; % oz., 70 cts. 
Fe 

e 
2423 Sunflower 
Helianthus 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered 
Yellow 
For background planting or as a 
screen to hide unsightly views, noth- 
ing can excel these annual Sunflow- 
ers, with their magnificent, large, 
golden yellow blooms 8 in. across. 
They grow 7 ft. tall. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
% oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts. 
2424 Sunflower Helianthus 
Single Gaillardia Flowered Red 
Showy and most interesting shades 
of chestnut-red, bright red, crimson, 
some tipped with yellow while oth- 
ers are suffused with red. Of stately, 
upright growth; 6 to 7 ft. tall. Pkt., 
10 cts.; % oz., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 
AMAZING 
BARGAIN 
K-82—-Your choice of any 5 
packets of Flower Seed 
listed on this page, except- 
ing Salvia. 
ONLY 25c 
i 
Ls 
Cleveland Red. 
A 
greatly improved form of this very useful 
It_is of mixed. 
dwarf, branching habit; leaves small and 
oval shaped, bearing in the greatest at oe 
ery 
A 
Pkt., 15 cts. ducing 

wide 
color 
pink, 
ing 
Plants 
about 2 
early 
ter 
2504 Xeranthe- 
mum Everlast- 
ing Immortalle 
Choicest Double 
charming 
everlasting pro- 
abund- 
ant blooms in a 
range of 
including 
brightrose, 
purple 
and white. One 
of the prettiest 
of the everlast- 
group. 
grow 
ft. 2talt 
and bloom from 
summer 
RI O11 for OnS:ts 
Very popular 
for making win- 
bouquets, 
flower baskets, 
etc. Pkt.,12 cts.; 
VY, oz, 25 cts. 
R. H. Shumway—"The Pioneer American Seedsman'"'—Established 1870 






IN 
Z 7 Ae er | 
“AY ae Vy 7 SSY 



Oil Bean 
Zanzibariensus Mixed Annual 
Showy ornamental plants doing well 
in a rich soil and a warm sunny location. 
The plants are of considerable height 
and of a beautiful tropical appearance. 
Of enormous growth, 12 to 14 ft. high. 
Rich green leaves, 2% ft. across. A 
very beautiful and vigorous variety. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 65 cts. 
Naw a Rare Giant Stocks 
A Most Charming Annual of Easy Culture 
Sturdy flower spikes covered with rosette blos- 
soms in soft colors of an exceptional tone range, 
rise above the attractive dull or glossy foliage to 
a height varying in the different classes. 
2419 Giant Perfection—Mixed 
Colors 
Cut and come again. 1% ft. high. Useful for 
outdoor bedding as well as for pots or cut flow- 
ers. They throw out numerous side branches, all 
bearing very double, fragrant flowers. Pkt., 10 
cts.; %4 oz., 40 cts. 
2421 Double Early Choicest Mixed 
If sufficient room is given, the plants 
develop to enormous dimensions, forming 
magnificent bushes 2% ft. high, with long 
and thick flower stalks. The best variety 
aoe eu genhouse use, Pkt., 10 ets.; %& o-., 
ets. 
2415 Statice, Deep Rose 
Everlasting (Annual) 
A charming everlasting producing an 
abundance of attractive pink blooms on 
stately stems. Keep indefinitely when 
dried. Indispensable in making winter 
bouquets. Pkt., 12 cts. 





2504 Xeranthemum 
