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; 4% oz. 30c. Plants, each 75c. 
1 SISYRINCHIUM SPECIAL BLEND—erk(2-3)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; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
rcnme colors, each 40c; 8 for $1.10; 10 for $3.20; 25 
or $7.00. 
1 SMILACINA RACEMOSA—rbstyt(2)80. 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; 3 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. 40c. 
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 
Dba. Aster with Solidago. Plants, each 
c. 
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, 
oe 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—5Merbx (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; 3 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(2-8)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 
BLEND" ~ These here, with others. Pkt. 15¢; 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¢c. CAPSICASTKRUM NANUM—Jerusalem 
Cherry. Showers of bright red, cherry-shaped fruits. Pkt. 15c. 
INTEGRIFOLIUM—30 inches. Scarlet Love Apple. Bears pro- 
fusely handsome fruits of shining red that are cut for decora- 
tive sprays. Easy outdoor Annual. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35e; %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(3)20. Hardy perennial. Bright purple flowers; decorative 
aelew fruits. Pkt. 15c. OFFER 187A—One pkt. each of above 
or 70c, 

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1 SPHAERALCEA RIVULARIS—ebkt (3) 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. 15c; 
1% oz. 25c. 

STAPELIA 
1 SPIGELIA MARILANDICA—(38) 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. 15ce. 
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. sd 
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—5cw/(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 
WY FLT fie OPEN snowy. Pkt. 
Cc. 
5 SUNFLOWER ANNUAL — 
Showy in the garden, and of 
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. 15c; 3 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. 20e. 




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 
and colorful Bird of Paradise. Great, oddly 
poised blue-and-gold flowers, illustrated op- 
posite. Not hard from seed, with patience. 
g» Give heat from below. The plants are of 
rather easy culture, once they get a start. 
Large seeds, 8 for 50c; 7 for $1.00; 25 for 
$3.00. Plants for growing on, not large 
ooee to bloom, 3 inches up of height, each 
2 STRELITZIA NICOLAI—w. Here the 
flowers are larger than with Reginae, 
bright blue and white, the whole plant 
bigger and more vigorous. A superb beauty. 
Seeds, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
1 SWEET WILLIAM—ebx(2)20. Dianthus 
3 _ , 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; Y% oz. 25e. DWARF 
ree hp ery pomech heads of single flowers, all colors. 
3 » rock garden. . 15e3 oz. 25c. 
—One pkt. each of above for 65c. ab oe ae 

