NORTHRUP, KING & CO..S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS ] 
Poppy, Shirley, Single Mixed 18 in. 
Beautiful satiny flowers on long stems. 
Now commonly known as the Flanders Field 
Poppy. In this mixture are several colors— 
red rose, apricot, salmon pink. Foliage finely 
cut and somewhat hairy. 
Poppy, Oriental Mixed 
(Perennial ) 3 feet 
This type of poppies offers most gorgeous 
colorings in several shades—red, salmon 
pink, white, maroon, and rose. Majestic 
plants with beautiful foliage, huge cup- 
shaped blooms with crinkled petals, large 
decorative seed pods. 
Portulaca—See Moss Rose 
Salvia Splendens, Bonfire 2 feet 
A tender perennial but generally used as 
an annual. Also known as Scarlet Sage. 
This particular variety is dwarf, compact 
and brilliant scarlet. Plants are bushy and 
covered with countless spikes of tubular 
florets from late July until frost. The bright 
scarlet color makes this plant very desir- 
able for beds, borders, boxes, etc. Plant 
seed in boxes indoors in March and trans- 
plant to open soil in May or plant in open 
garden when it is quite warm. 
Scabiosa, Mourning Bride 21% feet 
This hardy annual, also known as Pin 
Cushion Flower, blooms from July until 
frost, if flowers and seed pods are picked. 
The abundance and long period of richly 
colored, fragrant blossoms on long stems, 
make it one of the most useful decorative 
plants in the garden. Flower heads about 
2 inches across, made up of florets sur- 
rounding a thimble-shaped cone, giving it 
a fancied resemblance to a pin cushion. Soft 
shades of blue, red, yellow, white, etc. Bees 
and butterflies are attracted to this flower. 
Scarlet Flax (Linum Grand. Rubrum) 
18 inches. A hardy annual, producing 
clusters of glossy, bright red, saucer-shaped 
flowers with dark centers. Plants of dainty 
appearance, but effective in beds and 
borders. Successive sowings prolong the 
blooming season. 
Shasta Daisy (Perennial ) 2 feet 
Excellent hardy border plants, producing 
a profusion of large, white daisy-like blooms 
with yellow centers. 
Snapdragon, Antirrhinum, Tall, 
Mixed 2 feet 
A beautiful annual which is admired by 
everyone and easy to grow almost every- 
where. Colors gorgeous and varied and in- 
clude copper, crimson, yellow, red, white. 
Few flowers can match snapdragons. The 
long spikes bearing the large, fragrant, in- 
teresting blooms may be enjoyed all through 
the Summer and Fall if the seed pods are 


Scabiosa 
nipped off. Excellent for bedding and cut 
flowers. Easily raised from seed in good 
soil and in a sunny location. 
Snapdragon, Rust Proof, 
Mixed 24 in. 
A University of California strain de- 
veloped to resist rust disease. Mixture in- 
cludes pastel shades of yellow, pink, orange, 
white. 
Snow on the Mountain 
(Euphorbia Variegata) 24 inches 
A hardy annual foliage plant very popu- 
lar for borders. In early growth the grace- 
ful branches bear bright green leaves but 
later in the season they become edged with 
silvery white. Grows in poor soil, if in a 
sunny location. 
Stocks, Large Flowering, Ten Weeks 
12 to 15 inches. A popular, hardy annual 
with plants of branching habit bearing 
handsome spikes of double, rosette-like 
blossoms on fine stems. For brilliance and 
diversity of color, fragrance and duration 
of bloom it is unsurpassed. Plants may be 
potted in the Fall and they will continue to 
bloom indoors during the winter. Thrives 
best in cool humid climate. 
Sunflower, Giant Russian 8 to 9 feet 
Large annual plant with immense single, 
yellow bloom. Excellent for backgrounds 
and for bird feeding. 
Sunflower, Annual Dwarf 
Double Yellow 4 to 5 feet 
A hardy annual very popular for borders, 
backgrounds, etc., and for cutting. Many 
flowers on each stock, blooming over a long 
period. The flowers are large, double, deep 
yellow. 
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