
In ordering please be sure to give the variety names 
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MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS-—Continued 

We annually check all Salvia strains in our eutdoor trials. 
RICINUS (Castor Bean).—Very fast growing, tall, large leaved 
plants. Good for tall hedges and windbreaks. 
Crimson Spire. 75 8. 8 ft. Crimson stems and foliage with 
red fruit. 1 0z., 40c; 4 oz., $1.40; 1 lb., $4.20. 
Borboniensis Arboreus. 45 S. 10 ft. Reddish stems and 
veins. Small feathery white flowers in bunches. 
Zanzibariensis Mixed. 25S. 10 ft. Foliage all green. 
Prices on the above two: 1 oz., 20c; 4 ozs., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00. 
RUDBECKIA — 85,000 S. Fine outdoor cutting material. Very 
free flowering in bright yellow, orange and brown shades. 
*Starlight. The only Rudbeckia strain we have seen that ac- 
tually produces fully double, Dahlia-like flowers. An attractive 
mixture of autumn shades flowering on long stems; flower type 
ranges from nearly single to fully double. Tr. pkt., 30e; 14 0z., 
90c; 1 0oz., $3.00. 
Hirta Autumn Tints (Herbswald). Fine long-stemmed strain 
for cutting.. Shades from clear yellow thru variegated types 
to brown. Tr. pkt., 25c; 14 0z., 40c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
Kelvedon Star. Fine long-stemmed cutting strain. Yellow, 
orange and mahogany shades with dark centers. Tr. pkt., 25e; 
Y{ oz., 50c3 1 oz., $1.50. 
For the hardy Rudbeckia Purpurea, see page 42. 
SALPIGLOSSIS—125,000 S. Salpiglossis furnishes the retail 
grower with good cutting material either from a Feb. sowing 
indoors or a later one grown outdoors. 
EMPEROR. 30in. The tall kind for cutting. *Mixture of all 
colors. Tr. pkt., 15e; 14 0z., 30c; 1 0z., 90c. 
DWARF GIANT FLOWERED. 20 in. Fine for bedding and 
borders. Mixture of all colors in this dwarf class. Tr. pkt., 
20c; 14 0z., 40e; 1 oz., $1.35. 
Costly BACK ORDERING 
means time lost in starting 
crops. Rather than keep you 
waiting for items that are | 
delayed or scarce we will sub- 
stitute with varieties EQUAL- 
LY GOOD OR BETTER un- 
less you say ‘‘No Substitute.”’ 

SALVIA—Michrophylla (Baby Sal- 
via). This dainty plant is a separate 
species from the Splendens varieties 
listed below, having small brilliant 
red flowers carried on plants with con- 
trasting dark olive green foliage. Uni- 
form in growth; 14 to 16 in. Excel- 
lent for bedding where summers are 
cool, but shatters badly in hot cli- 
mates. Also makes a very satisfac- 
tory winter-flowering pot plant. Tr. 
pkts. only, 75c. 
SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage). 12,000 
S. This strikingly colorful annual is 
popular wherever bedding plants are 
grown. The following are listed ac- 
cording to their flowering dates— 
earliest first. In selecting varieties, 
keep in mind the fact that earliness 
is had at some cost in vigor and the 
earlier varieties will not make as big 
a showing in late summer and fall as 
the later ones like Bonfire or Splen- 
dens Tall. 
*St. John’s Fire. The earliest and most dwarf red strain 
available. About 12 in. high. Tr. pkt., 75e; 14 oz., $1.40; 
Yf oz., $2.50. 
*Blaze of Fire. The standard extra early strain. Closely fol- 
lows St. John’s Fire in flowering and is somewhat stronger 
and more robust in growth. 14 to 16 in. Tr. pkt., 75e; 4 oz., 
$2.00; 1 oz., $6.00. 
*Firebrand (Early Harbinger). 18 in. Between Blaze of Fire 
and America in earliness of flowering. Remains in full flower 
throughout the summer. Tr. pkt., 60c; 14 oz., $1.60; 1 oz., 
$5.25; 4 ozs., $18.00. 
*America (Globe of Fire). 20 in. This is our uniformly true 
and even stock of this fine variety. Follows Firebrand in 
flowering date. Tr. pkt., 50c; 14 oz., $1.35; 1 oz., $4.75. 
Bonfire. 26 in. Medium tall, very even. Tr. pkt., 50c; 4 0z., 
$1.35; 1 oz., $4.50; 4 ozs., $15.00. 
Splendens Tall. 30 to 36 in. Not early flowering. Tr. pkt. 
35e;3 14 oz., $1.00; 1 0z., $3.50; 4 ozs., $12.00. 
FARINACEA (Blue Salvia). 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; 4 oz., $1.35; 1 oz., $4.50. 
Blue Bedder. 36 in. with long stems for cutting. Tr. pkt., 
35¢e;3 14 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., 25ce; 14 oz., 50ce; 1 oz., $1.75. 
SAPONARIA—VACCARIA. 5500 S. Gypsophila-like flowers. 
Rose White’ 
Prices above two, each: 1 oz., 20c; 4 0z., 65c. 
For Saponaria Ocymoides, see page 42. 
34. The asterisk (*) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. 
