
Bonfire Salvia brightens the drabest surroundings. 
SCABIOSA 
Giant Flowering 
Every garden should have an abundance of 
these easy to grow annuals, seed of which may 
be sown outdoors in May. Grow 21% to 3 ft. 
Make excellent cut flowers. 
4650—Variety Mixture. An unsurpassed mix- 
ture of the six varieties named below. 
Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 15c; 14% Oz. 25c; Oz. 75c. 
4647—Lovelimess. Large light pink. 
4648—Shasta. Large pure white. 
4649—Salmon Beauty. Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 25c; 
VY Oz. 50c. See page 52. 
4655—Blue Moon. Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 
VY Oz. 50c. See page 51. 
4658—King of Blacks. Very deep red. 
4659—Fire King. Bright scarlet. 
Any color: Pkt. 10c; 14 Oz. 40c. 

C460—Collection. One packet each of the six 
colors named above for 55e. 

Olympian Scabiosa 
If you haven’t seen this very large flowered 
variety, plant some this year. You will be 
pleasantly surprised. 
4660—Spectrum Mixture. A blending of every 
imaginable color, many of them never before 
seen in scabiosa. Tones of orchid, crushed 
strawberry, royal purple, and pink. 
Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 50c; Oz. $1.50. 
Dwarf Scabiosa 
4640—Dwarf Mixture. A new mixture includ- 
ing many different colors of the new low 
growing scabiosa. 12 to 18 inches tall and 
early flowering. 
Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 50c. 
4641—Peace. A new white with the same char- 
acteristics as Heavenly Blue, and a splendid 
companion to sow with it. They are both 
excellent to cut as well as ideal in the garden. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 75c. 
4643—Heavenly Blue. Grows uniformly about 
18 inches tall, blooms earlier than the tall 
varieties from seed sown outdoors and is a 
pleasing shade of light blue. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 44 Oz. 75c. 
For scabiosa plants see page 71 
SNAPDRAGONS 
Tall Growing—Rust Resistant 
5050—Special Varieties Mixed. As most mix- 
tures we have seen were not well balanced for 
colors, we have made up our own mixture of 
equal proportions of the seven colors described 
below. It can’t be compared with any cheaper 
mixture. 
Pkt. 15¢; Lg. Pkt. 25; 1% Oz. 55c; V4 Oz. 90e. 
9051—Pure White. Immense flowers. 
5053—Bright Rose. Pure soft rose-pink. 
5055—Crimson Red. Luminous deep crimson. 
5057—Canary Yellow. Bright yellow. 
5054—Wallflower Red. Deep red and brown. 
9052—Autumn Glow. Terra-cotta pink shades. 
5056— Orange. Copper, gold and orange. 
Any color: Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 70c; 
4 Oz. $1.20. 

C505—Giant Rust-Resistant Collection. One 
packet each of the seven colors for 80e (saving 
you 25c). 

For colored illustration, see page 54 
New Colossal Snapdragons 
This new strain has enormous florets closely 
placed on long sturdy stems. If you are not 
troubled with rust, by all means plant some 
of them. 
5030—Colossal Mixture. A well balanced mix- 
ture of all colors. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 4% Oz. 60c; 14 Oz. $1.00. 
5031—Celossal White 
5032—Colossal Pink Shades 
5034—Colossal Yellow 
5035—Colossal Crimson 
5036—Colossal Orange 
Any color: Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c. 
Half-Tall Snapdragons 
Although these grow only 18 to 24 inches tall, 
they are preferred by many for outdoor summer 
bedding because they flower so freely and 
continuously. 
5107—St. George. Very heavy spikes of a 
most attractive shade of bright orange-cerise, 
that changes in tone throughout the season. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. $1.00. 
5108—Royal Rose. A free-flowering glowing 
deep rose with dense spikes and good stems. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. $1.00. 
5109—Guinea Gold. Thickly set spikes in a 
beautiful combination of golden-orange and 
terra-cotta. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 144 Oz. $1.00. 
5115—New Color Mixture. Here is something 
special in snapdragon mixtures. It is a mixture 
we make by using the light and unusual colors. 
Might be called a ‘Pastel Mixture.” 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 80c. 
For snapdragon plants, see page 71 

“*As ‘Experimental amateurs’ we have had won- 
derful success with all seeds purchased from you. 
Last year Our Sweet Peas blossomed from late 
June until the middle of September and a Bar 
Harbor gardener told us the only ones he had seen 
to equal them were grown by a florist at Bar Harbor 
and sold during the summer at a cent apiece.” 
Charles S. McDonald 
3/14/43 Carmel, Maine 
I wish to tell you that I had the most beautiful 
bed of Lupins for miles around last spring, grown 
from your seeds. 
Maude F. Mitchell 
Littleton, Mass. 
69 
1/26/40 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Salpiglossis grows easily from seed if you don’t 
sow until the soil is warm (after May 15) and 
don't cover the seed with soil. Simply cover tt with 
a shade until the seed starts to sprout. 
4500—Large Flowering Emperor Mixture. 
Every imaginable shade with gold veinings. 
Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 20c; 4 Oz. 50c. 
For colored illustration, see page 51 
SCHIZANTHUS 
4638—Butterfly Flower. In sections where the 
summers are not too hot and dry and in soil 
that is not rich this “Poor Man’s Orchid” is 
very satisfactory, both for garden effect and 
cut flowers. The plants, having fine cut fern- 
like leaves are covered with small orchid-like 
flowers in shades of lavender, purple, pink and 
white with throat markings of deeper tones 
and of chocolate brown. Pkt. 10c; 14 Oz. 45c. 
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN 
5192—Euphorbia Marginata. This husky two 
foot annual is grown primarily for its green 
and white foliage which combines beautifully 
with bright colored flowers in the garden or 
in bouquets. Self sows readily. 
Pkt. 10c; 44 Oz. 25c; Oz. 70c. 
STATICE 
Sinuata. One of the prettiest of the various 
“Everlastings.”’ Their long sprays of bright- 
colored paper-like flowers are just as decora- 
tive in the garden as they are in the winter. 
tts 
6170—Regal Mixture. A mixture of white, 
rose, yellow and blue. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Oz. 20c; Oz. 40c. 
STAR OF TEXAS 
5194—Xanthisma Texanum. A new free 
flowering annual for dry, sunny locations. The 
bright yellow daisy-like flowers are on neat, 
bushy plants 18 inches tall. Very easy to 
grow from seed sown in the open. 
Pkt. 15c; 144 Oz. 75c. 
DWARF SUNFLOWER 
6195—Sungold. Brighten up drab surroundings 
with these brilliant 
plants only 5 feet tall. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 Oz. 40c; Oz. $1.25. 
For colored illustration, see page 54. 
double sunflowers on 

Statice sinuata is the most graceful everlasting flower. 
