1 THE SEMPERVIVUMS 
Piled rosettes, compact, succulent, are built of thick, short 
leaves that may be silvered, red-suffused, purple painted or 
entangled in filmy gossamer. Oddly thatched stalks carry 
decorative, starry flowerings in yellow, buff, or red-tawny. 
Plants, three kinds, Roseum, Triste and Violaceum. One each 
of the 3 for 75c; 3 each of the 3 for $2.00, 
1 THE GAY SILENES 
Brilliant color hidden here. ACAULIS—rk(2-3)4. Little 
moss-like cushions set with pink flowers. Pkt. 20c. CALI- 
FORNICA—rk(2-3)12. Large flowers of flaming, velvety 
crimson. Pkt. l5bc. FORTUNEI—erbx 
(8)20. Easy ever-bloomer with big rose- 
pink flowers, petals deeply slashed. China. 
Showy mid-summer perennial. Pkt. 15c; 
3 pkts. for 40c. _ Plants, each 40c; 3 for 
$1.10. REGIA — ebx(3-4)30. Another 
showy, long-lived species for mid-summer 
to autumn blooming. Sturdily upright 
plants carry large flowers of brightest red. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. ALPESTRIS— 
rkt(2-3)6. Rounded cushions of plants are long filled with 
airy little white flowers. A charming plant. Pkt. 20c. HOOK- 
ERI—+rk(2)5. A rock garden super-treasure, illustrated above. 
Big, deeply slashed flowers of an almost unbelievable pink 
purity. Pkt. 25c. INGRAMI—Consider it a slightly larger 
Hookeri with blossoms of brilliant cherry. Pkt. 25c. MARI- 
TIMA—erx(2-5)5. Sea-campion. A desirable rock garden and 
edging perennial with pretty white flowers over gray foliage. 
Everbloomer. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 25c. SHAFTA—erkt(3-4)6. 
A riot of silvery rose through late summer and early fall. 
Easy, floriferous low perennial for rock garden, edging, bed- 
ding. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. WHERRYI—erkt(2)8. Great 
cushions, thick and wide, of purest pink. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 
35c. Plants, each 40c. VIRGINICA—rbkt(1-3)18.  Fire- 
pink. Fulminations of scarlet vividness. Jllustrated page 8 
as Melandrium, an old name for it. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 157A56 
—One pkt. each of the above for $1.90. SILENE HARDY 
BLEND—AIll here, with other good ones. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 
oz. 35c. 
| Earth is life; a garden is happiness. : 
1 SISYRINCHIUM SPECIAL BLEND—“*erk (2-3). Satin 
Flowers. Flowers of pale yellow, golden, light and dark blue, 
purple; upfacing, or nodding bells; in loose umbels or close, 
upright, spike-like inflorescence. Pkt. 15c. 
1 SPHAERALCEA MUNROANA~—rbskt (3) 
20. Flame-copper blossoms over gray-sil- 
vered foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
1 SPHAERALCEA RIVULARIS—ebkt (2-4) 
70. Cup-flowers in purest pink are carried 
in many candle-stick spikes over great 
mound-plants of richly green Maple foliage. 
Illustrated opposite. Spectacular perennial 
of long bloom and full hardiness. Pkt. 15c; 
1/16 oz. 80c; %& oz. 50c. 
SOLANUMS ORNAMENTAL—x(w). All 
here may be grown as pot plants. INTEG- 
RIFOLIUM—=30 inches. Big, ornamental 
fruits of shining red. May be grown in 
summer garden, or as large pot plant. Pkt. 
15e. SEAFORTHIANUM—Beautiful star- 
shaped blossoms of light blue. Herbaceous 
trailer, easy in pots. Pkt. 25c. CAPSI- 
CASTRUM NANUM—Jerusalem Cherry. Grown in pots for 
effect of showy red fruits. Pkt. 15¢. WENDLANDI—Large 
cymes of lilac flowers. Showy. Tender vine for glass culture 
North. Pkt. 25e. TORREYI—k(3)30. Hardy outdoor peren- 
nial with bright purple flowers, followed by decorative yellow 
fruits. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 85c. ACULEATISSIMUM—Love- 
apple. Roughly formed fruits of shining orange, decorative 
when cut. Grow as Annual, giving Tomato culture. Pkt. 15c; 
Y% oz. 35c. 
1 SOLIDAGO CILIOSA—rk(2)10. Many dense spikes of gold 
in spring. Hardy, rock garden plant. Pkt. 15c. 
4 SPARAXIS BLEND—ek(w) (7-1)12. For easy winter blos- 
soms in sunny window or greenhouse, try Sparaxis, one of the 
better South African bulb-flowers. Jllustrated page 38. 
The big blossoms come in brilliant colorings, lavender, lilac, 
eream, yellow, salmon, scarlet, orange often contrastingly 
zoned. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 30c; 1% oz. 50c. 





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1 STACHYS LANATA—efgbk(9)18. Foliage carpets in silky, 
silvery white. Tiny flowers peer from spikes like slender rolls 
of white wool. One of the better foliage perennials. Pkt. 15c. 
Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. (See also Betonica.) 
1 STANLEYA PINNATA—ek(8)50. Spikes of airy golden 
yellow flowers. Rare. Pkt. 20c. 
1 SPIGELIA MARILANDICA—rkt(3-4)16. Clustered, nar- 
row trumpets of bright red expand above to buff and amber 
stars. Crowns increase in number each year, and old, many- 
stemmed plants of it give brilliant bloom effect. Fully hardy 
perennial. Pkt. 25c. 
2 STAPELIA 
Many thick stems, usually flanged, always succulent and 
leafless. Odd Starfish flowers often of extraordinary size, and 
in most bizarre of colorings. Interesting, easy pot plants. ew. 
Illustrated page 58. Fine mixture. Pkt. 25c. 2» 
STAPELIA HIRSUTA—Many thick, upright, leafless stems of 
soft green, the edges flanged. Big 5-inch star flowers of 
brown-striped cream, fringed and centered with furry purple. 
10 inches. Plants, each 45c, 
STAPELIA VERRUCOSA PULCHRA—4 inches. Thick, ir- 
regular stems of dull green, shaded rosy brown. Flowers 
tawny yellow, with dashes of brown purple. Plants, each 40c. 
* STATICE ANNUAL BLEND—cbkt(2-4). Everlasting or 
Strawflower. Unexcelled blend, white, yellow and tones of 
rose, lavender and blue-violet. May be dried for use in winter 
bouquets. Sow early. Pkt. 15¢; % oz. 25c. 
1 STATICE HARDY PERENNIAL. See Limonium. 
* STAR OF TEXAS—eck(8)20. An easy, gay, long-blooming 
annual daisy, XANTHISMA TEXANUM. The blossoms are 
many-pointed stars of brightest polished gold, mostly petal, 
centers tiny. Xanthisma is in constant flowering for months, 
thriving in heat, sun, drought, an exceedingly showy plant. 
ne cut flower. Illustrated page 18. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 25c; 
1% oz. 40c. 
* THE FRAGRANT STOCKS 
Massive spikes of flowers in white, coppery tones, varied 
blues, canary, soft pink, Javender, golden, rose, blood red, 
mostly double, always perfumed. They cut. Sow early. 
Usually grown in garden, but can be handled as pot plants. 
DWARF TEN-WEEK MIXED—15 inches. Earliest. Good. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c. GIANT IMPERIAL’ MIXED—28 inches. 
Largest, most massive. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 

1 STOKESIA LAEVIS—ercbx(3)24. A beautiful flower, large 
blossoms like gigantic Corn-flowers, lavender, bright blue, 
purple, white or azure-suffused. Fine mixture. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 
oz. 25c. Plants, blue only, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.25. 
2 STREPTOCARPUS BLEND—x. Cape Primrose. A hand- 
some, long-blooming pot plant. Blossoms in lilac, blue, mauve, 
violet and near-crimson. JIJllustration page 25, shows inter- 
esting single-leaf form. Pkt. 30c. 
2 STREPTOSOLEN JAMESONI—w. Clus- 
tered blossoms in Browallia reminder, but 
larger, and in a tone of brilliant orange. 
Makes a fine, big pot plant. Jllustrated 
opposite. Pkt. 20c. 
1 STYLLOPHORUM DIPHYLLUM — 
erbstkt(2)18. Poppy-like flowers that seem 
r of golden, shimmering satin, make a long, 
delightful showing. Pkt. 15c. 
2 SUCCULENTS TENDER MIXED — w. 
Pot plant species with succulent leaves or 
Includes interesting and unusual] kinds. Being a 

stems. 
diverse mixture, seeds will vary widely in size and appearance, 
Better sift out the fine-as-dust ones from the larger and sow 
separately, since they need less covering. Pkt. 25c. 
* SUNFLOWERS ANNUAL—They are splendid cut-flower 
material. DWARF DOUBLE—Shaggy golden ‘‘Chrysanthe- 
mums.” Pkt. 10c. RED SUNFLOWER—Chestnut to maroon. 
Tall. Pkt. 10c. ITALIAN WHITE—Pure white to pale cream. 
Pkt. 10c. GERBERIA-TONED—Soft pastels, rose, apricot, 
coral, chestnut. Pkt. 15c. , 
2 SWAINSONIA GALEGIFOLIA—*cw(3) 40. Greenhouse 
plant that gives desirable cut-flower material. Blossoms very 
like those of Sweet Pea, but not fragrant. RED-FLOWERED 
—Large, deep red. Pkt. 15c. PURE WHITE—Blossoms of 
snowy purity. Pkt. 20c. 
1 THERMOPSIS CAROLINIANA — ecbkt(2-3)60. 
golden yellow terminal spikes, long and massive. 
1% oz. 35c. Plants, each 50c. 
Richest 
Pkt. 15c; 
