
Salvia 
(Scarlet Sage) 
Scabiosa Caucasica 
Isaac House Hybrids 
PERENNIAL SCABIOSA, Caucasica Giant Hybrid, 
Isaac House Strain (Blue Bonnet). Very large fringed 
and ruffled flowers in shades of blue from lavender to dark 
blue on long stems. Improved strain of Caucasica. Grows 
3 feet high. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 95 cts.; 
Voz. $1.75; oz. $6. For Annual Scabiosa, see page 49. 
NEW SALVIA, Royal Blue 
Given Honorable Mention as one of the best new flowers last 
year. Fine bushy annual plants, 3 to 4 feet high, branching 
freely and producing many attractive long spikes of deep blue 
flowers; fine for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts.;5 pkts. $1. 
BONFIRE (Scarlet Sage). Hardy Annual. (Ger. 15 days.) 
The spikes of flowers are brilliant scarlet and stand clear 
above the dark green foliage. Bushes 2 feet high. Pkt. 
10 cts.; Woz. 75 cts.; Moz. $1.25; oz. $4. 
Azurea grandiflora. Hardy Perennial. Sky-blue flowers in 
August and September. Grows 3 feet high. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
3 pkts. 50 cts.; 1goz. $1.25; oz. $2.25; oz. $4. 
STOCKS Gitliflower) Annual 
SCHELL’S MAMMOTH BEAUTY OF NICE. A strain pro- 
ducing immense spikes of large, magnificent flowers, double, 
and delightfully fragrant. The plants grow 18 inches high. 
For brilliancy of color, duration of bloom, and pleasing fra- 
grance, they are unsurpassed. Splendid for outside and for 
pot-plants for house culture in winter. Sow seed in May. 
Monte Carlo. Yellow. Queen Alexandra. Lilac. 
Summer Night. Blue. Mont Blane. White. 
Souyv. de Monaco. Crimson. Beauty of Nice. Pink. 
Salmon King. Salmon-rose. Schell’s Splendid Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 10c.; 3 pkts. 25c.; Yoz. 70c.; loz. $1.25 
Ten-Weeks Stocks in Separate Colors 
So called because they bloom in ten weeks after planting the 
seed. Grow 15 inches tall. A fine bedding plant. 
Azure-Blue Crimson Lavender 
Blood-Red Dark Blue Purple 
Bright Pink Flesh White 
Canary- Yeliow Schell’s Choice Mixture 
Each, pkt. 10c.; 3 pkts. 25c.; Yoz. 45ce.; loz. 80c. 
DOUBLE GIANT EXCELSIOR, ROSE-PINK. A true 
Column Stock and the first clear rose-pink, Of greatest value 
for florists and for garden use. The florets are huge— 
2% inches across—very double, and closely packed on the 
long, strong spikes. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1; ysoz. $1.75. 
SUPER-GIANT IMPERIAL, DARK BLUE. Each plant 
produces from 12 to 15 huge flower-spikes covered with large, 
rich dark blue florets, 1144 to 2 inches across, 40 to 50 open at 
one time. In full bloom the plants are fully 3 feet high. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1; y;0z. 85 cts. 

Stocks, Early 
Branching 
Beauty of Nice 
Stocks 
Ten-Weeks 
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Saponaria Vaccaria 
multifiora rosea 
Schizanthus 
Giant-Flowered Hybrids 
SALPIGLOSSIS, Schell’s Quality Mixture (Painted 
Tongue; Velvet Flower). This is a very beautiful and at- 
tractive annual and should be in every garden. Shaped 
somewhat like the petunia, yet rivaling it in its gorgeous, 
silky texture and richness of color. The plants grow about 
21% feet high. (Ger. 14 days.) Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; 
lyoz. 50 cts. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly or Fringe Flower). Annual. (Ger. 
12 days.) The plants are in bloom in a few weeks from 
sowing. Splendid for outside and for pot-plants in the 
house in late winter and in early spring. Plants grow about 
1144 feet high and are covered with myriads of beautiful 
orchid-like flowers of every color. 
Schell’s Giant-flowering Hybrids. Outstanding for best 
florist trade. Pkt. 15 cts.; j;0z. 50 cts. 
SAPONARIA vaccaria multiflora rosea. This is an annual. 
The plants grow 2 feet high and are a perfect mass of the 
daintiest and most graceful pretty satiny pink flowers, 
somewhat resembling an enlarged Baby’s Breath. Beauti- 
ful in the garden and exquisitely charming as a cut-flower 
for vasing alone or with any other flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
loz. 25 cts.; %oz. 45 cts.; oz. 90 cts. 
Vaccaria alba. White. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Moz. 45c. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS. Annual rapid-growing vine; 
makes a good screen or shade. Vines are covered with 
sprays of bright scarlet pea-shaped blossoms, and these are 
followed by dark scarlet pods which are very delicious when 
cooked. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 2 ozs. 35 cts. 
RICINUS (Castor-Oil Plant). Hardy Annual. Heavy plants, with 
large leaves, giving a sort of subtropical effect when grown on 
lawns or in the center of beds. Plants grow 5 to 8 feet high. 
Zanzibarensis. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 44lb. 70 cts. 
THUNBERGIA or BLACK-EYED SUSAN. Hardy Annual. 
A rapid-growing annual vine used for hanging-baskets and 
low trellisesi 3 to 5 feet long. Very pretty little flowers in 
orange, buff, white, etc. Pkt. 10 cts.; 144oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus). WHardy Perennial. 
A more beautiful sight than a thick, massed bed of Sweet 
Williams is difficult to find. The plants, which are hardy, 
will present a glorious sheet of bright flowers continually. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. 25 cts.; Moz. 40 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 44oz. 40 cts.; 4oz. 75 cts. 
Poppies, Hardy Perennial 
New Iceland Poppy, Yellow Wonder (Papaver nudicaule 
amurense). An All-America Winner. Perennial. Giant, 
bright buttercup-yellow flowers on wiry stems, 2 feet long. 
Will keep 10 days after cutting. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts. 
Iceland Poppy, Schell’s Imperial Jewel Mixture. Perennial. 
An extraordinary new Iceland Poppy in complete color range. 
Their rich silky flowers on strong stems will add great beauty 
(See page 41.) 
to your garden. Pkt. 15 cts.; 4 pkts. 50 cts. 

Scie 
Sweet William 
Annual Single Mixed 
Stocks, Giant Imperial 
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