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MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS-—continued 
SALVIA, continued 
Splendens Tall. 30 to 36 in. Not early flowering. Tr. pkt., 
35ce3 %4 oz., $1.00; 1 0z., $3.50; 4 ozs., $12.00. 
FARINACEA. 24,000 S. 
*Royal Blue. An improved strain of Blue Bedder. More 
uniform in growth with deeper blue flowers. We recommend 
Royal Blue be used for your blue Salvia planting. Tr. pkt., 
50c; % oz., $1.35; 1 0z., $4.50. 
Blue Bedder (Blue Salvia). 36 in. with long stems for cutting. 
Tr. pkt., 35e3 %4 oz., $1.15; 1 oz., $3.50. 
*SANVITALIA—Procumbens, 50,000 S. 4 to 5 in. Double 
creeping Zinnia. Small golden yellow flowers. Very fine dwarf 
edging plant. Tr. pkt., 25e; %4 oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
SAPONARIA—VACCARIA. 
Rose, 1 0z., 20ce; 4 oz., 65c. 
For Saponaria Ocymoides, see page 35. 
5900 S. Gypsophila-like flowers. 
SCABIOSA—4500 S. Pleasing colors and long stemmed, free 
flowering habit make annual Scabiosa a worth while spring cut 
flower item when grown in a cool house. Sow directly in the 
open for summer cutting. No retail grower should be without 
some of this. The first two listed are our finest strains and 
biggest sellers. 
*Giant Hybrid Mixture. A special strain containing only 
the new large flowered varieties. Well-balanced in good 
cut flower colors. Use this mixture if you want only a 
small planting of Scabiosa for cutting. Tr. pkt., 20e; 14 
oz., 35e3 1 oz., $1.00. 
*Blue Moon. Fine lavender-blue color with extra large, 
full double flowers and long, wiry stems. The standard 
market color. Tr. pkt., 25e; %4 oz., 65e3 1 oz., $2.25. 
Ageratum Blue. Large-flowered azure blue. 
Fire King. Bright scarlet. 
King of the Blacks. Deep rich maroon. 
*Loveliness. Extra large flowered, deep salmon-pink. 
*Shasta Improved. Fine pure white. 
Prices on each above: Tr. pkt., 15ce3 14 0z., 25e3 1 0z., 75e. 
DWARF CLASS. For bedding and garden work. The stems 
are long enough for short-stemmed cut flowers and the shorter 
plants will hold themselves upright without support. 
*Hleavenly Blue. Clear azure blue. Tr. pkt., 25e; %4 oz., 55c3 
1 oz., $1.75. 
Peace. White. Tr. pkt., 25ce; 14 oz. 55e3 1 oz., $1.75. 
Tom Thumb Mixture. 10 in. Extra dwarf and compact 
plants for bedding and edging. Mixture of colors. Tr. pkt., 
20c; % oz., 35e3 1 oz., $1.00. 
For Perennial Scabiosa, see page 35. 
SCHIZANTHUS—60,000 S.—*Ball Giant Flowered. Remark- 
able flower size and brilliant color range are the outstanding 
points about this new strain. Medium tall in habit with flowers 
2 inches in diameter. Tr. pkt., 75e; % oz., $2.00; %4 oz., 
$3.60. 
*Ball Dwarf Mixture. <A distinctly dwarf growing strain 
with compact heads of medium sized flowers. At its best in 
a 3 or 4 in. pot. Tr. pkt., 50c; ¥% oz., $1.50; 14 oz., $2.50. 
Ball Brilliant Blend. A carefully blended mixture of fairly 
tall growing varieties recommended for the grower who grows a 
limited number of plants and wants a complete mixture. Tr. 
pkt., 35e3; % oz., 75e3 %4 oz., $1.25. 

SCHIZANTHUS, continued 
Dr. Badger’s Improved Hybrids. A brightly colored large- 
flowered strain of medium height. Suitable either for pots or 
cutting. Tr. pkt., 35e; % oz., $1.15. 
*Giant Blotched. Bright colored rose and pink shades, with 
contrasting dark centers. Somewhat earlier than most strains 
and a good pot plant if well pinched. Tr. pkt., 50e; % o2z., 
$1.25. 
Monarch Strain. Extra large flowered and strong, robust 
growth. Attractive mixture of colors. Tr. pkt., 50ce; % oz., 
$1.25. 
Pansy-Flowered Mixture. Flowers flat and full petalled, re- 
sembling small Pansy flowers. Tr. pkt., 35e; % oz., $1.00. 
SHAMROCK—True Irish Shamrock. 38,000 S. Sow Jan. Ist 
in Carnation house temperature (cooler after germination) for 
2-inch St. Patrick’s Day plants; use 3 or 4 seedlings per pot. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; %4 oz., 35e3; 1 oz. $1.20. 
SMILAX—7800 S. Well-known greenhouse climber. 
35c;3 1 oz., $1.20. 
SNAPDRAGONS—See pages 12 and 13. 
For Snow-on-the-Mountain, see Euphorbia, page 33. 
Abie, jolie. 
SOLANUM—To insure an even, first class strain of this valuable 
pot plant we grow our own seed crop of these varieties at West 
Chicago where we can personally supervise selection and rogue- 
ing. For well grown 4 in. specimens, sow seed in June, carry 
along indoors. Larger plants must be started earlier, of course. 
*Christmas Pepper. (Ball reselected strain). 9000 S. Com- 
pact plants with a profusion of cone-shaped fruit that is first 
green, later turning purple and then red. Selected for absolute 
evenness and large brilliantly colored fruit. 
Long Red Pepper. Compact plants with fairly long conical 
fruit of brilliant red. Fruit grows upright rather than suspended. 
*Christmas Cherry (Hlavacek’s Masterpiece—Ball Strain). 
12,000 S. A uniform, bushy strain without the wild growth of 
the original Cherry varieties. Large round red fruit is very 
freely produced. 
*Patterson Variety. A compact strain of Christmas Cherry. 
Fruit medium sized and freely produced well above foliage. 
Well suited for the smaller-sized pot specimens. 
Prices on above four, each: Tr. pkt., 35e3 14 oz., $1.00; 1 oz.. 
$3.00. 
Love Apple. Produces brilliant, orange-red fruits 1% in. 
across; popular recently on wholesale flower markets. An annual 
shrubby plant growing to 3 ft. with long thorny branches of 
fruit. Decorative and colorful. Tr. pkt., 50e; 4% oz., $1.50. 
STATICE—SINUATA. 350 seed heads per oz. A midwinter 
sowing brings this attractive class into flower in late spring. 
Flowers grown outdoors for drying extensively in southern 
climates. 
*Market Grower’s Blue. 
stock. 
Fine even deep blue. Excellent 
Kampf’s Tall Improved. The standard long-stemmed blue. 
*Lavender Queen. A very pleasing shade of pastel lavender. 
Fine color and good grower. 
Rosea Superba. Rosy-lavender. 
*Snow Witch. A clear white selection from the old Sinuata 
white. 
*New Hybrids Mixture. A very attractive mixture of all the 
standard colors as well as many new hybrid shades. 
Bonduelli Superba. 350 seed heads per oz. Similar in type 
to Sinuatas but with large yellow flowers. 
Prices on above seven varieties, each: Tr. pkt., 15e; 1 0z., 45¢; 
4 oz., $1.60; 1 Ib., $4.80. 
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