Ricinus Plants Are Magnificent Garden Ornaments 




Petunias, Giants of California 
PETUNIAS, continued 
Bedding and Window-box 
126 Glow. Bright rose. 
Pkts. 15c and 25c. 
127 Fluffy Ruffles. 
Compact plant. 
Handsome large ruffled 
flowers with finely fringed edges. Many 
splendid colors. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
128 M.-S. Fine Bedding. Very fine. 
Striped, blotched, and all colors mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.50. 
129 Elk’s Pride. Large, deep royal purple. 
Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
130 Flaming Velvet. Brilliant velvety 
blood-red. Plants neat, compact, and 
bearing a profusion of blooms through the 
summer. Pkts. 25c and 40c. 
131 Snowstorm. Large; pure white. Pkts. 
25c and 50c. 
132 Snow Queen. Pure white. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $2.00. 
133 Rosy Morn. Pink. Pkt. 10c; oz. $3.00. 
134 Rose of Heaven. A very effective rich 
and brilliant variety with luminous rose- 
pink blooms. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
135 SaaS ied Blue. Silvery blue. Pkt. 15c; 
Yoz. 
Nana compacta 
A new strain of dwarf, compact Petunias 
for pot-culture, the rockery, and beds. Each 
plant forms a perfect ball. 
313 Igloo. See page 3. 
314 English Violet. See page 3. 
136 Howard’s Star. A beautiful variety. 
Produces a profusion of single reddish 
urple flowers, each having a distinctive 
ive-pointed white star. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
137 Howard’s Star Improved. Velvety 
purple, pure white star. Pkts. 25c and 40c. 
138 General Dodd. Rich blood-red. Splen- 
did bedding variety. Pkt. 10c. 
139 Pink Gem. Plants 5 to 6 inches high, 
literally smothered with deep pink blooms. 
Pkts. 15c and 40c. 
Balcony 
140 BALCONY. A splendid free-flowering 
type for window or porch-boxes, vases, 
etc.; also valuable for bedding, giving a 
display of flowers throughout the entire 
summer until frost. The blooms are large, 
averaging 3 inches across. Blue, Red, Rose, 
White, and Mixed Colors. Each, pkts. 10c 
- and 40c.; Yyoz. $1.00. 
Poppies 
Dainty flowers with tissue-like petals. If 
cut just before opening and the stems seared 
or dipped in boiling water, they make splen- 
did cut-flowers. Plant as early as possible 
where they are to stay, as they do not trans- 
plant well. Successive sowings every two 
weeks will give continuous bloom. 
Single Varieties 
141 M.-S. Shirley. A bed of these Poppies 
produces a gorgeous effect in the garden. 
Large flowers with brilliant colors. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 60c. 
142 American Legion.  Scarlet-white 
Maltese cross. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
Double Varieties 
143 Double-flowered, Mixed. Immense 
double flowers, resembling a peony. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
POPPY, YELLOW TULIP. See Hunne- 
mannia. 
144 PORTULACA, Single. Mexican Rose. 
Brilliant hardy annual of easy culture. Ex- 
cellent for massing in beds or rock-work. 
Thrives best in a ‘light, sandy soil and a 
sunny situation. Flowers of the brightest 
colors. Pkt. 10c; %oz. $1.00. 
145 Double. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
146 PHLOX Drummondi. Easily grown 
from seed. Makes a brilliant display as a 
summer bedding plant. White, Pink, Scar- 
let, Yellow, Violet with eye, Rose with 
carmine eye, and All Colors Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c; large pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 

Phlox Drummondi 
147 Rock-Garden Mixture. 
dwarf varieties. Pkt. 10c. 
Ricinus - Castor-Oil Bean 
One of our best ornamental annual plants, 
largely used for the center of beds, being 
splendidly effective grouped with cannas, 
caladiums, and other tall plants. 
148 Communis borboniensis arboreus. 
Red stems. Leaves with bluish white 
bloom. 10 to 12 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
149 zanzibarensis. Large bright green 
leaves with white veins, Mixed. 7 ft. Pkt. 
wlOcGsoz, 25c; 
150 M.-S. Mixture. Appreciating fully the 
splendid effects that a fine array of these 
desirable foliage plants will make m your 
garden, we have composed a mixture that 
for elegant blending is unsurpassed. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c. 
Choicest 
151 SALVIA splendens. Scarlet Sage. There 
is nothing more effective in the fall or mid- 
summer than these immense bright scarlet 
flowers. Seed should be started either in 
the house from February until April or in 
hotbeds. Pkt. 10c; Woz. $1.25. 
152 Bonfire. Compact, bushy plants, pro- 
ducing innumerable, erect spikes of the 
most brilliant ee flowers. 214 to 3 ft. 
Pkt. 25c; Woz. $1.5 
153 Zurich. Early. Of dwarf, bushy, com- 
pact growth and very uniform in height 
and shape. Spikes of brilliant scarlet. 
Pkt. 25c; 1goz. $1.50. 



154 SALPIGLOSSIS sinuata. Painted 
Tongue. Very beautiful hardy annual 
plants, flowering freely from July to early 
autumn. Rich soil should be provided 
with plenty of space for plants to develop. 
Emperor. Mixed, light blue and gold. A 
variety of rich coloring. Pkt. 10c. 
155 SCABIOSA. Mourning Bride; Pin- 
cushion Flower; Egyptian Rose. Beautifully 
colored flowers. Fine for cut-flowers. 2% 
ft. Rose, Blue, White, Maroon, Red, 
Yellow, and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
312 Blue Moon. See page 3. 
156 SCARLET RUNNER. Ornamental and 
useful Climbing Beans. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
157 SENSITIVE-PLANT (Mimosa pu- 
dica). A curious and interesting, half- 
hardy annual with pmkish flowers. Leaves 
close when touched. 11% ft. Pkt. 10c. 
158 SMILAX. A _ well-known greenhouse 
climber with small, dark green foliage. Of 
great value in floral work. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 75c. 
159 SCHIZANTHUS. Butterfly or Fringed 
Flower. A wide range of beautiful colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
160 Giant-flowered Hybrids, 
Strain. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
SNOW-ON-MOUNTAIN. See No. 72. 
161 SOLANUM, Christmas Pepper. An 
improved variety, producing quantities of 
miniature Peppers, ranging in color from 
purple to brilliant red. Pkt. 10c; large 
pkt. 40c. 
162 Cleveland Cherry. Ornamental pot- 
plants of dwarf, branching habit for winter 
decoration. Produces a great profusion of 
ps berries. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 
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163 STATICE. These have become quite 
popular, the flowers being used extensively 
by many of the leading florists. The seeds, 
supplied in the dried flower-heads, may be 
started indoors or sown in the open when 
the weather gets warm. In order to secure 
satisfactory germination, the flower-heads 
should be placed in the soil on their sides. 
18 in. AII Colors Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
164 STOCK. Half-hardy annual. Fine for 
cutting, bedding or edging, also pot-cul- 
ture. 1 to 1% ft. White, Pink, Yellow, 
Crimson, Light Blue, Dark Blue, or All 
Colors Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
165 Evening-scented. An old-fashioned 
favorite grown primarily for the entrancing 
fragrance of its pastel purplish lilac blooms. 
It is most fragrant during the evening 
hours. 18 in. Pkt. 10c. 
STRAWFLOWER. See Helichrysum. 
Florists’ 

Salpiglossis 

1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
Flower Seeds 31 
