
SALVIA SPLENDENS AMERICA 
HARDY PERENNIAL SALVIAS 
Bloom the first year from seeds and remain in 
the garden for years. 
1815—Azurea Grandiflora (S. Pitcheri var.) hp. 
3 ft. The finest of the truly hardy salvias, it pro- 
vides the deepest and purest of salvia blues com- 
ing into bloom in late summer and continuing 
until frost, 1 in. flowers along thin, nimble stems. 
Good for cutting as well as hardy border. 
SILVER SALVIA with Pastel Flowers 
1827—Argentea. hp 3% ft. Often grown as an 
annual for its highly decorative silver rosettes of 
leaves. However it is very hardy and blooms the 
second year may be white, light yellow, pale rose 
or blue in midsummer, 
TUBEROUS ROOTED SALVIA 
1803—Pratensis. hp. 3 ft. Flowers of bright blue, 
sometimes red or white are 1 in. long in racemes. 
The foliage is exceptionally attractive, being 
toothed and wrinkled, spotted blood red. 
Ten Week Stocks 
Matthiola incana, ha, C, B. 
Nothing is quite so satisfactory for outdoor 
beds and borders as Dwarf Ten Week Stock or 
Beauty of Nice, both blooming in 10 weeks from 
seed, For Cut flowers in late summer and fall, 
Early Colonial, Giant Excelsior, and Giants of 
Calif. are excellent. They should be planted in 
early spring. All may be grown inside in winter 
and make delightful pot plants. 
1934—DWARF TEN WEEK STOCK MIXED. 
(Gilliflower) 12 in, This compact branching type 
produces large double flowers, deliciously scented. 
Fine for beds, borders, or window boxes. 
1923—-BEAUTY OF: NICE (New Beauty) 18 in. 
Most popular .class. Pyramidal plants, abundant 
flowers, Complete Mixture. 
STOCK EARLY COLONIAL 
20 in... Basal branching giant type 
1935—Rose red; 1936-—-Lavender; 1987—White. 
1938—Bright rose; 1939—Mixed. 
1941—CUT AND COME AGAIN (Perpetual Giant 
Perfection). Mixed. 20 in. Long spikes, very 
double flowers. A choice mixture of colors. 
1945—TALL GIANT IMPERIAL MIXED. 26 in. 
Branching plants, long stems, large double firs. 
DOUBLE GIANT EXCELSIOR. 30 in. Strictly 
non-branching with extra large very double flow- 
ers. Best for cutting. 
1924—-Gardenia. Pure white; 1926—Complete Mix. 
1940—GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA MIXED. 36 
Extra early, extra large flowers, extra long 
stems, high percentage of doubles. 
RUDBECKIA (Coneflower), C 
1785—Eclipse. Double Golden Yellow. 
1790—Starlight, 3 ft. primrose to mahogany. 
1788— My Joy.. Golden orange dark central cone. 
1786—Hirta Autumn Tints, hp, 38-34% ft. Giant 
flowers in bronzy autumn shades. 
1789—Purpura Hybrids. hp. 4 ft. Rich, 
varied; long-blooming, showy and_ beautiful. 
1791—Splendid Complete Mixture. 
TORENIA 7 , 1 
Wish Bone 
2028 —F urnieri. : 
Improved Large- 
flowered, hha, 1 
ft. One of our 
loveliest, most 
easily grown pot 
or border plants. 
Blue’ -with gold- 
en . throat. 
2027 — Alba. 
White. Limited 
supply. One 
packet to a 
customer— 10e. 
2029 — Mixed 
Torenia, As 
red, 
-Torenia. Fournieri 
At Baril A standard price for All Seeds: Pkt. 10c, 23 for $2.00—Giant Pkt. 25c, 11 for $2.00 

Salvia or Scarlet Sage 
Scarlet Sage will be one of the most brilliant bed- 
ding plants in your garden. The plants bloom 
from early summer until frost and may be used 
in beds or borders for edgings or pot culture, 
There are both tall and dwarf varieties which 
make for more varied uses. Treated as an annual, 
it is best to plant the seed early indoors in boxes 
of light rich soil in sunny window. 
SALVIA SPLENDENS 
1805—America (Globe of Fire), hha, 1 ft. Early, 
dwarf and compact for low borders or edging. 
Dazzling scarlet. 
1806—Bonfire (Clara Bedman), 18 in. 
erect habit, profuse scarlet. 
1812—FIREBRAND (Early Harbinger). 18 in. Be- 
tween Blaze of Fire and America in earliness of 
flowering. 
1808—Sluis Brothers’ Primus. Extra early blooms 
4 weeks before Zurich. Finest bedding variety 
dwarf compact. Free blooming. Bright scarlet. 25c. 
1811—Compacta Blaze of Fire. Earliest and 
dwarfest of all except Primus. 
1814—Complete Mixture Dwarf Scarlet. 
1810—Tall Splendens. 3 ft. Tall profuse blooming, 
long spikes of glorious scarlet from early sum- 
mer until frost. 
1804—Tall and Dwarf Scarlet Salvia Mixed. 
1826—BABY SALVIA (Michrophylla). Small bril- 
liant red flowers with contrasting dark green 
foliage. 14-16 in. 
QUICKEST AND EASIEST SALVIA 
1829—COCCINEA (S. Rosea) ha. 30 in. Easiest 
and quickest of Red Salvias. May be sown where 
they are to bloom. Blooms are coral tinged car- 
mine. Bloom in spring and early summer. 
WHITE SALVIA 
1828—Apiana. hhp. Silver leaves, long wands of 
dainty white flowers liked by bees. 
BLUE AND PASTEL SHADES 
1816—Blue Bedder (Farinacea type). hhp, 3 ft. 
compact, bright Wedgwood blue. Gloriously bright. 
Fine for beds. 
1817--ROYAL BLUE. (Farinacea type). hhp. 3 
ft. A new and even brighter and deeper blue than 
Blue Bedder. 
1824—-Blue and Pastel Mixed. 
SALVIA PATENS 
2 ft. hhp. Roots can be wintered in cellar. Blooms 
first year from seed. 
1820—Patens Intense Blue, 2 ft. Free blooming. 
1821—Patens Mauve Queen. A new break in Sale 
via Patens of most striking deep mauve color. 
Pkt. 25c. eae. 
1825—All Salvia Red and Blue Mix. 
Compact 
Dwarf Ten Week Stock 
Se TITHONIA 
Mexican Sunflower 
2025— Speciosa, hha, 
12) ft. Fall” many 
branched plants bear- 
ing in late summer 
many long stemmed 
flaming scarlet flow- 
ers. 
2024 — Fireball, 
brilliant vibrant 
orange scarlet pet- 
als in gorgeous con- 
trast to the clear yel- 
low disk. Long stem- 
med flowers from 
base up and fine even 
habit. 
2020—Avalons Earliest. Begins blooming earlier 
than any other strain, it is usually well into 
flower by the end of June. The big, long stemmed 
blossoms range in color from orange-topaz to 
those with burnished oversheen of scarlet flame, 
1950—STRAWBERRY RUNNERLESS HARZ- 
LAND. Richly flavored red-fruited Strawberries 
are produced in abundance the first season. Ever- 
bearing, no runners, so increased altogether by 
seed sowing. 
8 ft. 
Tithonia Fireball 




Giant Pincushion 
ANNUAL SCABIOSA 
Beautiful — Sweet-scented — —Popular 
Finest of Cut Flowers 
When started from seeds in Autumn, the plants 
will endure the Winter and begin to bloom early 
the next season. If planted in early Spring and 
set 8 in. apart in a bed, a grand display of 
beautiful flowers may be enjoyed during the 
late Summer and Autumn. 
PINCUSHION SCABIOSAS, 214’-3’ 
’ ALL TALL STEMMED AND FINE 
Pkt. 10c; Giant Pkt. 25c¢ 
1858—ATROPURPUREA—Rich purple. 
1854— AZURE FAIRY. Beautiful celestial 

blue, 
fine, long, strong stems. Excellent with Rose. 
1869—Black Knight (New). Deep reddish black 
extra large flowered. Pkt. 25c. 
1855—Blue Cockade. Deep azure blue flowers of 
perfect form, free bloomer, good stems. 
1856—Cherry Red. Described by its name. 
1857—Fire King. Gorgeous fiery scarlet. 
1858—King of Blacks. Deep reddish-black. 
1859—MAROON and WHITE. A lovely bi-color. 
1860—Orchid Shades. Orchid-lavender to purple. 
1861—Peach Blossom. Big double pink flowers. 
1870—Pink Beauty (New). Clear soft pink. Pkt. 
25¢. 
1868—Rosette. Deep rose heavily suffused salmon. 
1864—Salmon Beauty. Perfection itself. Vigorous 
long stems, large flowers. Pure salmon self. 
1865—Shasta Improved. Pure white of enormous 
size. Snowy, 
1866—Sulphur Yellow. Light creamy yellow. 
1868—PARK’S GIANT HYBRIDS. New im- 
proved strain giant size fully double flowers 
including new rare colors from the experi- 
mental grounds. Pkts. 10c; 25c; % oz. 60c. 


1867—Scabiosa Tall Large Flowered. Complete 
Mixture of above. 
SCABIOSA IMPERIAL GIANTS 
Extremely large flowers composed entirely of 
broad frilled petals arranged in perfect ball 
(no “pineushion’”’). Plants are 42-48” tall, 
upright, and bear flowers on long wiry stems. 
A new race of Scabiosa. 
1851—BLUE MOON. All American 1939. Deep 
lavender blue, strong stems, fine cut flower. 
1852—IMPERIAL HYBRIDS. Brilliant mix- 
ture of all the Scabiosa colors in the new 
ball-shaped type. The finest race of Scabiosas 
in existence today. 
DWARF BALL-SHAPED 


———— 
SCABIOSAS 
1850—Peace. 2 ft. (1941 All American). Perfectly 
formed pure white ball shaped. 
1842—Heavenly- Blue. 2 ft. (1940 All American). 
Lovely azure blue flowers of full fluffy substance 
from mid-summer until frost, 
1848—-Mixed Dwarf Scabiosa. 
CREEPING ZINNIA 
1830—Sanvitalia Procumbens fl. 
pl. Creeping Zinnia, ha, 6 in. A 
charming ljttle trailer thriving 
in almost any situation and 
covered with bright double 
golden flrs, desirable for beds, 
edgings and the rockery. 
SOUTHERN STAR 
1906—OXYPETALUM Coeruleum. ha. 15 in. Wide, 
arching sprays of silvery blue star-flowers from 
June until the end of October from direct sow- 
ings in the open ground in April. Even longer 
bloom if sown indoors for transplanting. A fine 
winter blooming pot plant for the window too. 
This is one of the finer new annual flowers. Be 
sure to grow it. Very easily grown. 


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