1 SILPHIUM TEREBINTHINACEUM—ebk(5)100. Spectac- 
ular plants reaching 8 to 10 feet of height. Many large 
yellow flowers on slender, leafless stems. Large, decorative 
basal foliage. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c. Plants, each 75c. 
1 SISYRINCHIUM SPECIAL BLEND—erk(2-8)10. Satin 
flower. Delightful perennials for the rock garden, or for edg- 
ing or bedding. Many and varied tones of blue, lavender, lilac 
and mauve, light to dark, with purple, yellow, and a rare 
white. Also make good pot plants. Pkt. 15c; 8 pkts. for 40c. 
ey ape oe colors, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.20; 25 
‘or $7.00. 
1 SMILACINA RACEMOSA—rbstyt (2)30. Glossy leafed arch. 
ing stems carry great airy clusters of creamy white blossoms. 
Then clusters of berries like translucent rubies. Handsome 
hardy perennial for shade or sun. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 30c. Plants, 
each 50; 8 for $1.40. 
1 SOLDANELLA ALPINA—rkt(1)6. Called “Jewel of the 
Alps,” growing to the snow line, and even thawing its way 
through snow and ice. Daintily fringed, cupped blossoms of a 
warm blue-violet. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 55c. 
5 STAR OF TEXAS—eck(8)20. Gay, long- 
blooming, big-flowered annual daisy in 
most brilliant, polished golden yellow. No 
yellow flower can be more showy, longer 
showy. Resists sun, heat, drought. It is 
XANTHISMA TEXANUM, illustrated op- 
posite. Pkt. 15c; %& oz. 40e. 
1 SOLIDASTER LUTEUS—25 inches. 
Profuse, airy panicles of little flowers 
that open yellow and age to creamy white. 
Good border perennial. <A_ bi-generic 
bybud: Aster with Solidago. Plants, each 
Cc. 
3 SPARAXIS BLEND—ek(w) (7-1)12. For 
easy winter blossoms in sunny window or greenhouse, try 
Sparaxis, one of the better South African bulb-flowers. The big 
blossoms come in brilliant colorings, lavender, lilac, cream, 
pevow: salmon, scarlet, orange, often zoned. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 
c. | 

1 THE BRIGHT SILENES 
Brilliant color here. Showy hardy peren- 
nials for rock garden or border. ACAULIS 
—rk(2-3)4. Moss-like cushions set with pink 
flowers. Pkt. 20c. FORTUNEI—5Berbx(8)20. 
Hardy Chinese species, an easy everbloomer 
with deeply slashed rose pink flowers. Pkt. 
( 20c; Ye oz. 30c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 
10 for $3.25. REGIA—ebx(3-4)30. Vivid 
long-bloomer with large, starry flowers of 
: brightest red. Pkt. 20ec. MARITIMA—erx 
(2-5)5. Sea Campion. Desirable rock garden or edging peren- 
nial with pretty white flowers over gray foliage. One of the 
better Silenes. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 25c. Plants, each 45c; 8 for 
$1.20. INGRAMI—rk(2)5. Big, slashed-petal blossoms of cherry 
rose. Rock garden treasure. Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 25c. 
SHAFTA—erkt (3-4)6. A riot of silvery rose through late sum- 
mer and early fall. Pretty in the rock garden. Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. 
for 50c. Plants, each 40c. WHERRYI—erkt(2)8. Great cushions 
of lovely clear pink. None better in the rock garden. Massed 
blossoms. Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. Plants, each 45c; 8 for 
$1.25. VIRGINICA—rkt(2-3)15. Fire Pink. Fulminations of 
scarlet vividness. Pkt. 20c. STELLATA—ecx(3)30. Nodding 
sheafs of deeply fringed blossoms in pure white. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 160A—One pkt. each of above for $1.50. SILENE 
BLE E Those here, with others. Pkt. 15¢c; Ye oz. 80c; 1% oz. 
50c. 

GAY APPLES AND CHERRIES 
SOLANUMS ORNAMENTAL—AIl may be grown as pot 
plants, the last 3 also in garden. Definitely not edible. SEA- 
FORTHIANUM—Lovely light blue star-blossoms. Herbaceous 
trailer. Pkt. 25¢. CAPSICASTRUM NANUM—Jerusalem 
Cherry. Showers of bright red, cherry-shaped fruits. Pkt. 15c. 
INTEGRIFOLIUM—80 inches. Scarlet Love Apple. Bears pro- 
fusely handsome fruits of shining red that are cut for decora- 
tive sprays. Easy outdoor Annual. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 85c; %4 oz. 
60c. ACULEATISSIMUM—w. Orange Love Apple. Orna- 
mental fruits of glossy, shining orange, used for cutting. They 
dry well for winter bouquets. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35e. TORREYI 
—k(38)20. Hardy perennial. Bright purple flowers; decorative 
ae fruits. Pkt. 15c. OFFER 187A—One pkt. each of above 
or 70c. 
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1 SPHAERALCEA RIVULARIS—ebkt(8)60. Cup-flowers in 
pure pink are carried in candle-spikes over mounds of rich 
“maple” foliage. Long-lived. Showy. Pkt. 15c. 
2 STAPELIA HIRSUTA—Many thick, 
upright, leafless stems of soft green, the 
edges flanged. Big 5-inch star flowers of 
brown-striped cream, edged and centered 
with furry purple. 9 inches. Illustrated 
opposite. Plants, each 45c. 
5 STATICE ANNUAL BLEND—cbkt 
(2-4). Everlasting or Strawflower. Un- 
excelled blend, white, yellow and tones 
of rose, and blue-violet. May be dried 
for winter bouquets. Sow early. Pkt. l5c; 
% oz. 25c. 
STAPELIA 

1 SPIGELIA MARILANDICA—(3)16. Clustered, narrow 
trumpets of bright red expand above into buff-amber stars. An 
established plant in full-bloom is a brilliant beauty. Long-lived, 
better each year. Plants, each 60c. 
1 STACHYS LANATA—efgbk(9)18. Foliage carpets in silky, 
silvery white. Tiny flowers peer from spikes like slender rolls 
of white wool. One of the better foliage perennials. Pkt. 15c. 
Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. (See also Betonica.) 
1 STILLINGIA SYLVATICA—ebx(8)35. Queen’s Delight. 
Odd, rather attractive hardy perennial in the Euphorbia re- 
lationship. Umbels of lemon yellow flowers more or less con- 
tinuously from spring until autumn. Prefers sun, and does 
not like heavy soils. Pkt. 20c. 
3 STREPTANTHERA CUPREA—ek(w) (7-1)9. Bulb-flowers 
in the Ixia relationship, and to be given Ixia handling. Blos- 
soms coppery, with violet throat. Pkt. 20c. 
2 STREPTOCARPUS BLEND—w. Cape 
Primrose. Handsome, long-blooming pot 
plant. Blossoms of lilac, blue, mauve, violet 
and near crimson. Illustrated opposite. shows 
one form contained in the blend. Pkt. 35c; 3 
pkts. for $1.00. 
2 SWAINSONIA GALEGIFOLIA—5ew(8)40. 
Greenhouse plant that gives desirable cut- 
flower material. Blossoms very like those of 
Sweet Pea. RED-FLOWERED— 
Large, deep red. Pkt. 15c. PURE 
uo snowy. Pkt. 
c. 
5 SUNFLOWER ANNUAL — ° 
Showy in the garden, and of , pe 
easy growing. Good, too, for cutting. ITALIAN WHITE— 
50 inches. Long-petaled, small-centered blossoms to 38-inch 
diameters, in pure white to pale cream. Long, slender stems. 
Desirable for cutting, long-lasting and wonderful in arrange- 
ments. Pkt. 15¢c; 8 pkts. for 40c. SUNGOLD—55 inches. Flow- 
ers of complete chrysanthemum doubleness, golden yellow. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 20c. RED SUNFLOWER—65 inches. Single 
flowers in shades of chestnut, bronzy red and maroon. Pkt. 
10c; %4 oz. 20c. 
2 SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS—w. Racemes of brilliant 
scarlet flowers over pinnate foliage. Large pot or tub plant, 
or outside in South. Showy. Pkt. 15c. 
; 2 STRELITZIA REGINAE—w. The lovely 
NY and colorful Bird of Paradise. Great, oddly 
: \\ i poised blue-and-gold flowers, illustrated op- 
NX WI posite. Not hard from seed, with patience. 
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Give heat from below. The plants are of 
rather easy culture, once they get a start. 
Large seeds, 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00; 25 for 
f $3.00. Plants for growing on, not large 
ees to bloom, 8 inches up of height, each 
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Ky, | \ flowers are larger than with Reginae, 
VY) | Vz bright blue and white, the whole plant 
VW \ Yj bigger and more vigorous. A superb beauty. 
1 i] Seeds, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
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YJ\\\7// 1 SWEET WILLIAM—ebx(2)20. Dianthus 
; _ ., barbatus. Amazing bright coloring and 
marking variation. NEWPORT PINK—Clear salmon pink. 
Pkt. 15c. PURE WHITE—Needed for contrast. Pkt. 15c. CRIM- 
SON BEAUTY—A rich crimson. Pkt. 15¢. FINE DOUBLE 
MIXED—Wide color range. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 25¢. DWARF 
MIXED—6 inches, Compact heads of single flowers, all colors. 
Edgings, beds, rock garden. Pkt. 15c; 44 oz. 25c. OFFER 188A 
—One pkt. each of above for 65c. 
