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Salvia - Scarlet Sage 
the most useful and effective bedding plants, which produces im- 
Ee Ce of flowers from early in the season, continuing in uninter- 
rupted succession until frost. Blooms are borne on long spikes well above 
the foliage and continue in good condition a long time. : 
651 SPLENDENS. Tall growing sort with dark green foliage and bright 
scarlet blooms. Annual. Height 2% to 3 feet. Pkt., 20c. ; 
652 AMERICA or GLOBE OF FIRE. This is the freest and most continu- 
ous blooming of all the Scarlet Sages, also the most uniform in habit 
of growth, which 
makes it particular- 
ly valuable for bed- 
ding or planting in 
lines. Pkt., 25c. 
653 FARINACEA 
(Blue Bedder). A 
more compact form 
of the graceful Sal- 
via Farinacea, grow- 
ing about 2% feet 
high, and with a 
better habit, the 
plants branching 
freely from the base. 
The flowers, borne 
on long’ terminal 
spikes, are of a 
bright mid-blue, 
deeper than in the 
type, and very showy 
and effective. The 
plant is vigorous 
and = stairly— hardy. 
and may be had in 
: bloom from August 
Salvia, Globe of Fire to October. PEt., 20c. 

Sanvitalia - Creeping Miniature Zinnia 
®654 PROCUMBENS FL.-PL. 6 inches. Sanvitalia flowers are much like 
tiny Zinnias, golden yellow with very dark purple centers, some single 
and others double. The plants are prostrate and creep over the soil 
instead of growing upward. They start blooming in June and continue 
until frost. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. : 
Salpiglossis - Painted Tongue 
A very showy, half-hardy annual which is desirable both for bedding and 
border plants. Has richly colored funnel-shaped flowers of many shades 
including yellow, buff, crimson and scarlet and extending through to purple 
and almost black. 
650 DWARF GIANT-FLOWERING. All colors. Pkt., 15c. 
Ricinus - Castor Bean 
649 ZANZIBARIENSIS. Grows to immense size. Leaves sometimes 
measure 30 inches across and range in color from bright green to deep 
bronze. Choice mixed colors. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 25c; 4 ozs., 75c. 

Salpiglossis—Painted Tongue 
Sweet Scabiosa 
(FPincushion Flower; Mourning Bride) 
One of the old-fashioned popular annuals which producés an abundance of many colored 
flowers excellent for cutting. Blossoms are borne on long stems, are fragrant, double, 
and somewhat the shape of a pincushion. An effective plant for bedding or borders. 
Seed can be sown in open border and thinned out from 1 to 1% feet apart. Grows 2 to 
2% feet high. 
655 ROSETTE. As aresult of many years’ selection and painstaking care, in Rosette has 
been created a glorious new color in Annual Scabiosa. Rosette is a beautiful shade of 
deep rose, heavily suffused with salmon. The flowers are extra large and the stems are 
long and stiff. This glorious, glowing new color will undoubtedly make Rosette a most 
popular flower for the garden and also with the florist for cutting. A fitting companion 
to Scabiosa Loveliness, Peach Blossom and Shasta, which have received Awards of 
Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 25c. 
656 BLUE COCKADE. This outstanding novelty is deeper in color, but the flowers are 
entirely devoid of any Suggestion of rose. They are, in fact, the purest deep azure-blue 
that can be found in any annual. The formation of the flower is far ahead of existing 
varieties, and has so great a depth as to be almost conical in shape. Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 25c. 
657 GIANT LOVELINESS. Soft delicate salmon-rose. Pkt., 10c; ¥% oz., 25c. 
658 PEACH BLOSSOM. A beautiful shade of peach-blos-om-pink, of large size and long 
stem. An excellent cut flower. Pkt., 10c; 4 0oz., 25c. 
659 SHASTA. A pure white of enormous size, the flowers measuring 3% inches across, 
“with extremely long stems. Pkt., 10c; ¥g oz., 25c. 
660 CRIMSON. Rich rosy crimson. Pkt., 10c; ¥% oz., 25c. 
661 KING OF THE BLACKS. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
662 GIANT HYBRIDS. A splendid sort for large beds or borders, comprises many beau- 
tiful colors. Height 2% feet. Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 30c; oz., 90c. 

SCABIOSA COLLECTION 
2662. Contains ore packet each of Blue Cockcade, Peach Blossom, Crimson, Rosette, 
Shasta, Loveliness and King of the Blacks. Value 75c, for 50c. 

Annual Sweet William 
Many beautiful colors, some starred and mottled, others with clear white eyes. Named 
annual because plants will flower the first season if the seed is sown early. They will 
live over winter, however, and last for several years. 15 inches tall. 
663 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 35c. 
Scabiosa SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum, page 26. 
WHEN ORDERING, SEE PAGE 64 OF THIS CATALOG 
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