Gower Seeds — 

Scabiosa, House’s Giant Hybrids 
SCABIOSA 
(Mourning Bride or 
Pincushion Flower) 
Showy plants of the Teasel 
family, easily grown from seed 
under B, F or G culture. Ideal 
for bedding and cutting, since 
their unusual flower makes 
striking bcuquets. 
ANNUAL SORTS 
Blue Moon. Deep lavender-blue. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c. 
Double Hybrids. A spectacular new strain. Plants are 40 inches 
tall, bearing large, high-centered, fully double flowers in blue, 
pink, red, crimson, purple and white. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 30c. 
PERENNIAL SORTS 
Caucasica, Blue. 24-inch plants with lavender-blue flowers. Pkt., 
25c; 14 oz., $1.10. 
Caucasica Alba. White with yellow centers. Pkt., 35c; 14 oz., 
$1.50. 
Columbaria Pink. Slightly lower in growth than above with 
delicate pink flowers. Pkt., 25c; 14 oz., 85c. 
House’s Giant Hybrids Mixed. Very large flowers in various 
shades of blue and lavender. Pkt., 35c; 14 oz., $1.50. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS TA 
An amazingly fast growing vine, often used in the primary 
classrooms for plant growth projects, producing showy trusses 
of scarlet flowers followed by large, long, edible Beans. B 
culture is best; pinch main shoot after good growth to induce 
side branches. Pkt., 10c; lb., 50c. 
SCARLET SAGE. See Salvia. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower) TA or G 
Beautiful plants of the Nightshade family with finely cut foli- 
age and graceful orchid-like flowers in an astonishing array of 
rich colors. Do best in cool, moist soil. F or G. 
Giant Flowering Hybrids. Compact plants with extra large flow- 
ers in pink, salmon, crimson, purple and dark blue, making 
them ideal for pot culture and winter forcing. Pkt., 25c; 44 
oz., $1.15. 
poeta tare: Ultra compact plants averaging 4 inches lower 
than the above with almost as great a color range. Ideal for 
bedding. Pkt., 25c; 14 oz., $1.00. 
Scabiosa 

Schizanthus, Giant Flowering Hybrids 
SEA LAVENDER, SEA PINK. See Statice. 
SHASTA DAISY. See Chrysanthemum. 
ILENE (Catchfly) HP ; 
hres bara plants for the rock garden related to the Pink 
family and bearing dainty flowers over pretty foliage nearly 
all summer. C, D or F. Roe 
Virginica (Fire Pink). 2-foot plants with brilliant scarlet flowers 
in nodding clusters. Pkt., 25c. t 
Schafta (Moss Campion). A very low rock garden plant with rose 
or purple flowers above soft foliage rosettes. Pkt., 25c. 
Flower Seeds 


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SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum. 
SNOW-IN-SUMMER. See Euphorbia. 
SOLANUM CAPSICASTRUM (Jerusalem Cherry) C, G 
A shrubby old-world plant with pretty green foliage, and. 
white flowers followed by orange fruits. Make nice pot plants 
for Christmas. Can be bedded out in summer. F or G. Pkt., 
25c; 14 oz., $1.10. 
SPIDER PLANT. See Cleome. 
STATICE (Armeria; Sea Pink; Thrift) 
To simplify a confusing nomenclature, we group here all plants 
formerly known as Armeria and Limonium. 
GARDEN STATICE OR 
LIMONIUM. Easily 
raised plants with clus- 
tered flowers of papery 
texture in white, yellow, 
rose, lavender or blue. 
True Everlastings for 
winter bouquets. B, D 
or E. 
Suworowi. Tall, 30-inch 
plants with bright rose 
spikes. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 
35c. 
Sinuata Mixed. Medium 
24-inch plants with flow- 
er heads in-many col- 
ors. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c. 
Latifolia. Perennial. Fully 
hardy, 24-inch plants 
with blue-lavender spikes, above exquisite lacy foliage. Pkt., 
20c; 44 oz., 60c. 

Statice Latifolia 
ARMERIA. Hardy perennials for the rock garden or low border. 
Thriving in ordinary garden soil and developing dense rosettes 
of fine foliage from which rise the solitary, ball-like flower 
heads. C, D or G culture. 
Giant Flowering Hybrids. Flowers rise to 18 inches and come in 
soft shades of pink, blue and lavender. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 55c. 
Alpina. Compact, dwarf plants with bright rose flowers 6 inches 
above foliage. Pkt., 35c; 1/16 oz., $1.50. 
STOCKS 
Three widely different groups of plants 
comprise this group and are best 
treated separately. 
VIRGINIA STOCKS (Malcomia Mari- 
tima). HA. A choice old-world favorite 
with graceful sprays of crimson, lilac 
or white flowers blooming profusely 
in summer. A or B culture best and 
seeds may be sown in fall. Pkt., 10c; 
14 oz., 25c. 
EVENING SCENTED STOCKS (Matthiola 
Bicornis). HA. Small, single lilac flow- 
ers on 15-inch plants that are richly 
fragrant after twilight hours. A, B, C or D. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20c. 
QUEEN OR BROMPTON STOCKS (Gilliflower). HHP. Choice 
plants for early spring or late summer bloom. Plants are erect, 
1 to 215 feet tall and bear double, very fragrant flowers in a 
wide range of color. 
Stocks, Dwarf 
Ten Weeks 
Early Branching Mammoth. Forms large, 18-inch, symmetrical 
bush with main spike and smaller spikes of large double flow- 
ers. Best sown in fall and wintered in cold frame or started 
indoors and set out early in spring. Choice mixture. Pkt., 15c; 
4 oz., 60c. : 
Dwarf Ten Weeks Double Flowering. Plants are 12 inches high, 
ideal for bedding and come in a rich array of colors. Best 
started indoors for bedding May 10th, or outdoors July 1st for 
bedding around September Ist. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 50c. 
STOKESIA (Stokes’ Aster) HP 
A favorite native plant bearing 4-inch purple or blue Aster-like 
flowers on 15-inch, erect branching plants with gray-green foli- 
age, making an ideal middle border plant. Requires a sunny 
soil that is not too dry. C, Dor E. 
Cyanea. Rich blue. Pkt., 25c; 1/16 oz., 50c. 
SUMMER CYPRESS. See Kochia. ; 
SUNFLOWER. See Helianthus. 
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