p LAN 1 TWI ST S for tying plants to stakes, make the ET eM ahaa because they are so easy to use. 
STOCKS 
Fragrant and showy plants of simple cul- 
ture. For the garden and greenhouse. 


Early Giant imperial Stocks 
These bloom very quickly and continue 
through the summer. Plants are of branch- 
ing habit, 2 to 2% feet high. 
*Antique Copper. Rich hellebore-red, over- 
laid with copper. Fully double. 
*Buttercup. An improved new yellow Stock 
of a rich deep tone. 
*Elk’s Pride. A ; 
Schizanthus, Giant- avwerns ayonde Br eeeeue elec ae pa purples 

*Shasta. A new, glistening, giant white, 
SCHIZANTHUS with longer stems and more blooms to the 








stem. 
Fringe Flower; Butterfly Flower *Chamois-Rose Blood-Red 
Annual. Pretty, irregularlyshaped, notched Apple Blossom Deep Rose dh i 
and blotched flowers, like small butterflies. Dark Blue Mixed *Lavender Stocks, Early Giant Imperial 
Grown largely as a greenhouse plant, also of Each, pkt. 25 cts., Voz. $1,%4oz. $1.75 : 
easy culture outdoors. COLLECTION: 
Canadian Super-Giants. Blooms 2 inches Pkt. each of 6 varieties marked*, $1.25 Special Cultural Note 
across: Rich colorings and unusual mark- : 
paredetinct, Pkt.-$1, 3 pkts. $2.50. NON-BRANCHING or COLUMNAR Stocks for outdoor blooming should be 
ee ewering Hybrids, Mixed. Used TYPE. For greenhouse forcing. Each sown early so as to reach the bud stage 
by many professional gardeners and florists plant produces only one stem, on which is before the average temperature exceeds 
as a splendid pot-plant and cut-flower. the large flower-spike of from 15 to 20 60° F., otherwise the bud very often will 
15in. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, Moz. $1.50. blooms. A high percentage of the plants not develop and an excessive leaf- 
growth will result. 

are double. Outstanding as the favorite 
SHAMROCK. (True Irish.) Sow under | florists’ variety. 3 feet. 
glass around January 10 to have a supply aPAC é ALPINE STRAWBERRIES. From Seed. 


of plants in pots by March 17. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Yoz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
SIDALCEA (Checkerbloom). Perennial. 
Erect, mallow-like plants of easy culture. 
Stark’s Hybrids. Brightly colored. Use- 
ful for cutting. Pkt. 15 cts., lgoz. 50 cts. 
SILENE Schafta (Autumn Catchfly). Per- 
ennial. Pink flowers from July to Septem- 
ber. 4 to 6in. Pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. 60 cts., 
Y oz. $1. 
SOLANUM Capsicastrum (Jerusalem 
Cherry). Greenhouse Plant. Dwarf, branch- 
ing plants; bright scarlet globular berries. 
15in. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
STAR OF TEXAS (Zanthisma texanum). 
Sow in spring, thin or transplant to 1 foot 
apart. Grows 11% feet high and produces 
showy yellow daisy flowers 2 inches across 
with narrow florets. Good for poor soil. 
Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Moz. $1.50. 
STEVIA serrata (Piqueria trinervia). Green- 
house and Bedding Plant. Fragrant, pure 
white flowers. Excellent for cutting. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 35 cts., oz. $1, Woz. $1.75. 
STOKESIA 
Cornflower Aster 
Cyanea. Hardy Perennial. The plant grows 
about 2 feet high, bearing from twenty to 
thirty handsome lavender-blue cornflower- 
like blossoms which often measure 3 to 4 
inches in diameter; in bloom from July 
till frost. One of the choicest subjects 
for the perennial border and indispensable 
for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts., 1goz. $1. 
EVERLASTINGS: Flowers to be gathered in 
bud, hung for two months in paper-wrapped 
bunches to dry, and make colorful winter dec- 
orations, include, Statice sinuata (at right). 

Others are Acroclinium, Celosia plumosa, 
Catananche, Echinops, Edelweiss, Globe 
Amaranth, Helichrysum, Honesty, Lavender, 
Physalis and Ornamental Grasses. 

American Beauty. Similar to the Ameri- 
can Beauty Rose. 
Ball Blue. Rich Iilac shade. 
Ball Supreme. Rich silvery rose; extra- 
long, heavy spikes. 
Purple. Deep purple with long stems. 
Gardenia. Waxy white. 
Yellow Wonder. Cream-yellow. 
Chamois-Rose Pure White 
Deep Rose Ruby 
Lilac-Lavender Silvery Lilac 
Mixed 
Each, pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2 
Giants of California 
Ideal new greenhouse type with [ong 
flower-spikes. 70% double- blooming plants 
may he looked for. Quick-growing, im- 
mense florets, and especially good colors. 
Santa Maria. White. Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, Yyoz. $1.75 
STATICE (Sea Lavender). Annuals except 
Caspia and Perezii, which are perennials; 
Everlasting. Cloud- like flowers make bor- 
ders gay, while they blend well with other 
Everlastings In winter. Sow outdoors in 
May. 
Sinuata, Kampf’s. Large blue flowers. 
Sinuata, Pastel Shades. 
Sinuata, Rose Superba. Rose; 2 ft. 
Sinuata, White. Excellent for dyeing. 
Sinuata, Yellow (S. Bonduelli). 3 ft. 
Sinuata, Mixed. 
Above6, each, pkt. 10cts., 40z.25cts., oz. 75cts. 
Suworowi. Cloud-like masses of rose; 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Perennial Types 
Caspia. Pyramidal habit; graceful. Lav- 
ender-blue flowers. 24% ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 
lyoz. 60 cts., Moz. $1. 
Perezii. Rich blue. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 
50 cts., {oz. 75 cts. 

An abundance of small but exceedingly 
sweet berries may be obtained within 12 
weeks of sowing seed. Sow indoors in 
February or March; keep moist and 
shaded. Plant out in early May. 
Baron Solemacher. Red fruits. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Plants of Alpine Strawberries (red fruits 
only), ready April 1, $1.75 per doz., $3 for 25, 
$10 per 100. 
STRELITZIA Reginz (Bird-of-Paradise). 
Majestic greenhouse perennial with re- 
markable orange and blue flowers. 6 ft. 
Pkt. $1.50. (Seed ready March 15.) 
SUNFLOWER. See Helianthus. 
TAGETES signata pumila, Little Giant. 
Compact annual, with fern-like leaves 
and yellow flowers, striped brown. 10 in. 
Gnome. A large-flowered variety with 
beautiful golden yellow flowers. 6 in. 
Above, each, pkt. 25 cts., 440z. $1, oz. $3.50 
TAHOKA DAISY. Sow in the open in early 
spring to produce plants which will bear 
114-inch blue daisies from July to October. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Moz. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
TEUCRIUM Chamedrys (Germander). 
Perennial. Glossy gray foliage and small 
pink flowers. 8 m. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. 
$1.25. 
THALICTRUM dipterocarpum (Meadow 
Rue). Perennial. Attractive in the garden 
and invaluable for cutting. Flower sprays 
are violet-mauve, brightened by a cluster 
of Iemon-yellow stamens. 3 ft. June, July. 
Pkt. 25 cts., lgoz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
THERMOPSIS. Perennial. Striking plant; 
long spikes of yellow blossoms. June, July. 
Caroliniana. 4 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
THUNBERGIA, Mixed (Black-eyed Susan). 
Annual Climber. Beautiful, rapid-growing 
climber, prefe rring a warm, sunny situa- 
tion. Very pretty flowers in buff, white, 
orange, etc., with dark eyes. Used ex- 
tensively for hanging-baskets, vases, low 
fences, etc. All colors. 4 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., 
lyoz. 50 cts., oz. $1250. 
SNR TE 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 
For a fragrant and beautiful annual garden, 
plant Giant Imperial Stocks 
Flower Seeds 37 
