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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS—Continued 
QUEEN ANNE’S LACE FLOWER 
36,000 S. 24 in. Large heads of white flowers in umbels, similar 
to Didiscus. Nice filler for basket work. Tr. pkt., 20¢; ™ oz., 
30c; 1 oz., $1.00. 
RANUNCULUS 
Giant Hybrids Mixed. Double flowers in shades of yellow, orange 
and.red. Tr. pkt., 50¢; % oz., $1.00; 14 oz., $1.75; 1 oz., 
ney 72sy. 
RICINUS (Castor Bean) 
Very fast growing, tall, large-leaved plants. Good for tall hedges 
and windbreaks. 
Crimson Spire. 75 S. 8 ft. Bronzy red foliage with crimson stems 
and red fruit. 1 0z., 40¢; 4 ozs., $1.40; 1 Ib., $4.20. 
Zanzibariensis Mixed. 25 S. 
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. 
10 ft. Foliage all green. 1 0z., 20¢; 
*Starlight. The only Rudbeckia strain we have seen that actually 
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., 30¢; %4 oz.. 90c¢; 
1 0z., $3.00. 
SAINTPAULIA 
lonantha (African Violet). Deep blue. Extra fine seed that re- 
quires care in germinating. Uniform moisture, a 60° tempera- 
ture and protection from bright sun are necessary in growing 
good Saintpaulias. Tr. pkt., $1.50. 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
125,000 S. Salpiglossis furnishes the retail grower with good 
cutting material either from a January-February sowing indoors 
or a later one grown outdoors. 
EMPEROR. 30 in. The tall kind for cutting. 
* Mixture of all colors. Tr. pkt., 15¢; %4 0z., 30¢; 1 0z., 90c. 
DWARF GIANT FLOWERED. 20 in. Fine for bedding and bor- 
ders. 
Mixture of all colors in this dwarf class. 
rs pkt., 20c; Y% o2.. 
40c; 1 oz., $1.35. ‘ 
SALVIA 
SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage). 8,000 S. This strikingly colorful 
brilliant scarlet annual is popular wherever bedding plants are 
grown. The following are listed according 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 varie- 
ties will not make as big a showing in the fall as the later ones 
like Bonfire or Splendens Tall, but will bloom over a longer 
season. 
*St. John’s Fire. The earliest and most dwarf variety available. 
About 12 in. high. Ours is an excellent strain. Tr. pkt., 75¢; 
1% oz., $1.40; %4 oz., $2.50; 14 0z., $4.25; 1 0oz., $7.50. 
*Blaze of Fire. The standard extra early strain. Closely follows 
St. John’s Fire in flowering and is somewhat stronger and more 
robust in growth. 14 to 16 in. Tr. pkt., 75¢; ™% oz., $2.00; 
Y% oz., $3.50; 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., 75¢; %4 oz., $2.00; % o02z., 
$3.50; 1 oz., $6.00. 
*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., 0c; ™%4 oz., $1.35; 1 0z., $4.75. 

Salvia St. Jchn’s Fire blooms continuously from 
early July until frost. 
SALV!1A—Continued 
Bonfire. 26 in. Medium tall, very even. 
$1°35; 1072 $4.50; 4 ozs., $15.00. 
Splendens Tall. 30 in. The original late flowering species. 
Tr. pkt., 35¢; 14 oz., $1.00; 1 0z., $3.50; 4 ozs., $12.00. 
FARINACEA (Blue Salvia). 24,000 S. 
Blue Bedder. Medium blue in color and grows about 3 ft. tall 
with long stems for cutting. Tr. pkt., 35¢; 4 oz., $1.15; 1 oz., 
$3.50. 
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*Royal Blue. This is our own reselected strain grown espe- 
cially for us from an entirely new selection. Color is a true 
deep blue—so much so that even the stems are a bluish gray. 
We highly recommend this. Tr. pkt., 50¢; 14 oz., $1.35; 
1 oz., $4.50. 

SANVITALIA 
Procumbens. 50,000 S. 4 to 5 in. Double creeping Zinnia. Small 
golden yellow flowers. Very fine, dwarf edging plant. Tr. pkt., 
25c; 4 oz. 50¢; 1 oz., $1.75. 
SAPONARIA 
VACCARIA. 5500 S. Gypsophila-like flowers. 
Rose White 
Prices above 2, each: 1 0z., 30c; 4 ozs., $1.00; 1 lb.. $3.00. 
Saponaria Ocymoides. See page 48. 
SCABIOSA 
4500 S. Pleasing colors and long stemmed, free flowering habit 
make annual Scabiosa a worth-while spring cut flower item when 
grown in a cool house. Sow directly in the open for summer cut- 
ting. No retail grower should be without some of this. The three 
listed on page 36 are our finest strains and biggest sellers. 
Ageratum Blue. 
Fire King. Bright scarlet. 
King of the Blacks. Deep rich maroon. 
*Loveliness. 
Rosette. Deep rose suffused with salmon. 
*Shasta Improved. Fine pure white. 
Prices above 6, each: tr. pkt., 15¢; 4 0z., 25¢; 1 0z., 75e. 
Large-flowered azure-blue. 
Extra large flowered, deep salmon-pink. 
Salvias have come a long way since the original Splendens. Try the newer varieties. 35 
