Be sure to include Scabiosas in your order 
MICHELL’S PRIMULAS 
Malacoides 
Dawkin’s Carmine-Pink. Large, rich glow- 
ing carmine-pink, quite distinct flowers on 
wiry stems of upright and graceful habit. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
Lilac. Improved Baby Primrose. Tall, 
graceful spikes of delicate lilac flowers. 
Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Pink Beauty. Large, deep rosy pink flowers. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
Snow Queen. Single; pure white. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
Obconica Gigantea 
Greenlouse or House Plants. 9 to 12 in. 
Wyaston Wonder. The largest-flowered 
Primula obconica. Individual florets are 
huge and the color a bright crimson. Pkt. 
50c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Monster, Mixed. An extra-large strain of 
this Primula. Pkt. 40c.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Obconica 
Mueller and Mohnstein Mixed. Shades of 
pink and red. Pkt. 50c.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Fringed Chinese Variety 
Michell’s Prize Mixture. 
contains only the best sorts. 
large pkt. $1.50. 
PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM 
Perennials. 30 in. 
Undoubtedly one of the best hardy per- 
ennials, both for garden work and for cut- 
flower purposes. A row of twenty-five plants 
will prove very useful. 
This mixture 
Pictee2oc.: 
Atrosanguineum. Single; dark red shades. 
Pkt. 10c.; Jarge pkt. 75c. 
Roseum. Single; pink shades. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
Hybridum, Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
Hybridum, Double Mixed. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Robinson’s Giant-flowered Mixed. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 75c 
Foliage Variety for Bedding 
Used for edging of ornamental beds. 
Leaves finely cut. 
Aureum (Golden Feather). Bright golden 
yellow foliage. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 
40c.; oz. $2.00 

Pyrethrum hybridum, Single Mixed 

HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 

RUDBECKIA - Coneflower 
Hardy Annual. Bate 
Kelvedon Star. A perfect, Iong-stenimed 
flower for cutting. Very floriferous and of 
sturdy habit of growth. Colors vary, but 
all have brown central discs, surrounded by 
a mahogany zone on petals ‘of deep orange. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
RED-HOT POKER. See Tritoma, page 25, 
RESEDA. See Mignonette, page 15. 
RICINUS COMMUNIS 
Castor-Oil Bean 
Annuals. 8 to 12 ft. 
Large, rapid-growing, ornamental foliage 
plant. Produces a fine effect in center of beds 
or singly on lawns. 
Sanguineus. Blood-red stalks and red fruit. 
8 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 50c. 
Zanzibarensis. Enormous leaves, varying 
mn color from light green to purplish red. 
12 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 50c. 
Mixed. All sorts. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 50c.; Ib. $4.00. 
SCABIOSA ~- Mourning Bride 
Grandiflora Varieties 
Hardy Annuals. 1% to 4 ft. 
Magnificent annuals of easy cultivation, 
blooming freely through the summer and au- 
tumn. Very effective for beds or borders and 
mvaluable for cutting. 
Imperial Giants, Hybrids. New. (Bodger.) 
Extremely large flowers composed entirely 
of broad frilled petals, arranged in a per- 
fect ball. Plants are tall, upright, and bear 
flowers on long wiry stems. Brilliant mix- 
ture. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 50c.; Moz. 75c. 
Peace. The white flowers are fully double, 
14% mches across, on 2-ft. stems. Good 
for cutting and an excellent garden va- 
riety. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Imperial Giants, Blue Moon. The color 
is a rich deep lJavender-blue. Flowers are 
fully double, beehtve-shaped. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 50c. 
Giant Salmon Beauty. A pure salmon 
Scabiosa. The flowers are huge and the 
stems light and strong. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 40c. 
Orchid Shades. AII the colors and tones of 
the Cattleya orchid. Equally lovely un- 
der natural or artificial light. Pkt. 15c.; 
large pkt. 40c. 
Rosette. Large-flowering type in a beautiful 
shade of deep rose heavily suffused with 
salmon. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 40c. 
Azure Fairy. Clear lavender-blue. 
Blue Cockade. New. Large, deep azure- 
blue flowers. 
Cherry-Red. 
Fiesh-Pink. 
Giant Lovelinmess. Flowers range through 
various tones of delicate salmon-rose. 
King of the Blacks. Deep purple. 
Peach Biossom. Peach-blossom-pink. 
Rose. Soft rose color. 
Shasta. Pure white; large, long stems. 
Finest Mixed. 
Each of above, except where noted, 
pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.10 
Hybrids, Mixed. All- 
Giants blooms in an un- 
Giant-flowering 
America Winner. 


Scabiosa, Imperial Giants 
PERENNIAL SCABIOSA 
Perennials. 2 to 24% ft. 
Handsome ae plants flowering the 
entire season. As the seed of perennial Scab- 
iosa Is of slow germination, we would suggest 
sowing in peat moss and sand, making sure 
to keep moist and shaded. 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed. lsaac 
House Strain. A great Improvement in 
the Caucasica type, with larger flowers and 
longer stems. Colors range from light 
lavender to dark blue. Excellent for cut- 
ting. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Columbaria anthemifolia, Rose-Pink. A 
low-growing variety, with flowers measur- 
ing 2 to 21% inches across in a delightful 
shade of pink. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 60c. 
Columbaria anthemifolia, Lavender. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Caucasica. Soft blue. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 60c. 
Caucasica alba. White. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 60c. 
SALVIA .- Scarlet Sage 
Annuals. 11% to 3 ft. 
The Salvia is among our most popular and 
useful bedding plants. There is nothing more 
effective in the midsummer or fall than these 
bright scarlet flowers. 
St. John’s Fire. Blooms very early, but 
remains In perfect condition until frost. 
Height 10 inches when in full bloom in 
August. Compact plants, upright growth, 
and very uniform habit. Pkt. 35c.; large 
pkt. $1.00; oz. $1.75. 
America (Globe of Fire). Dwarf, bushy, 
compact grower and very uniform in height 
and shape. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c.; oz. 
$2.00. 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Compact, bushy 
plants, producing erect spikes of the most 
brilliant scarlet flowers. ight eteamz Ge: 
large pkt. 75c.; lgoz. $2.00. 
Splendens. Tall-growing plants with bright 
scarlet flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 
60c.; goz. $1.50. 
Perennials. 3 to 4 ft. 
Azurea grandiflora. Produces spikes of 
sky-blue flowers during August and Sep- 
tember. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Royal Blue Farinacea. A new improved 
strain. Very uniform in growth, with deep 
blue flowers. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Blue Bedder. A new variety of Farinacea. 
Very compact. Deep blue flowers borne 
very profusely from seed the first year. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Farinacea. A perennial variety, but best 

usual number of rare colors. Pkt. 10c.; treated as an annual. Color, light blue. 
large pkt. 30c.; oz. $1.40. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 75c. 
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