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SANVITALIA 
(san-vi-TAY- li-ah) 
A genus of sr 
flower heads 
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Easily 
rich soil 
grow as 

iry warm 
:0n may 
SANT-1. Pkt. 15c 
rder plant called 
in late summer 
ow Zinnia-like 
for hot 
herbs, sub- 

om Mint 
uabie or- 
namental plan -4-ft. tall, 
While they are 1@ are half 
hardy in the Ts are ex- 
y grown in 
y position. 
ss for seed. 
Best 
s are only 
entirely for 
white variety. 
seed indoors dur- 
and set out after 
Care must be 
x emely hardy. 
ood garden loar m, 
W e grow many specie 
SCARLET SAGE: 
known and most used 
in red shades, and i 
bedding. There is 
Treat as an annual, st 
ing February or M 
danger of frost is 








used in germinating germinate in 
light and with temperature around 60 at 
night. 
—America. SALV-1. Pkt. 30c; 
Globe ot Fire. Earliest and continuous 

bloomer, very uniform, 20-in. tall, flowers 
brilliant scarlet. 
—Blaze of Fire. SALV-2. Pkt. 40c; 
Dwart and early wering, 12-in. high, 
and blooms 10 ecrlier than any 
other variety. 
—Bontfire. SALV-3. Pkt. 30c; 
Very compact oval bushes, 21/2-ft. high, 


brilliant scarlet flow stems stand up 
stiff and erect with 200 spikes or more 
on a single plant. 


— Brightness. SALV-4. Pkt. 30c; 
Brilliant scarlet, long spikes, 242-ft. tall, 
erect bush. 
—Fireball. SALV-2FB. Pkt. 30c 
Early dwarf variety, bushy and large, 
heavy spikes. , 
SALV-5. Pkt. 30c; 
—Harbinger. 
An improved dwarf type, very. early, 
flowers dazzling scarlet, 11-ft., compact 
habit. 
—Primus. SALV-2PM. Pkt. 30c 
Extra early flowering, blooming 4 weeks 
earlier than Zurich;’ finest bedding vari- 
ety, compact dwarf growing, blooming 
very freely, color bright vermilion-scarlet. 
Oz. $8.00 (ols). 
—Rocket. SALV-6. Pkt. 30c: 
A popular dwarf variety, very early 
with fine color and habit, 11-ft. 
—St. John’s Fire. SALV-14. Pkt. 25c; 
Finest, earliest, bright scarlet spikes, 
stands densely and rigidly upright on uni- 
form and compact plants, 10-in. 
—Zurich. SALY-18. Pkt. 35¢ 
Compact growth, bright scarlet ficwers. 
SALV-19. Pkt. 20c 
SALV-AS. Pkt. 50c 
SALV-7. Pkt. 20c 
SALV-B3. 
Pkt. 50c 
Spanish Salvia. Biennial or perennial, 
3 ft., flowers bluish vioet and white in 
racemes. 
—Clevelandii. SALV-20. Pkt. 25c 
Localized small shrub from San Diego 
—argentea, 
—aurita. 
—azurea gr. fl. 
—bicolor v pluxapartita. 
county, Calif.; flowers usually bright blue, 
in. whorles, all parts fragrant, 2-3 ft., 
shapely. 
—coccinea. SALV-8. Pkt. 25c; 
X Y% ox. $1.25 
The ‘quickest and easiest annual Salvia, 
giving long blooming season when seeds 
are sown directly where plants are to 
stand. So quick that it is not necessary 
to sow under glass and transplant. Spikes 
of carmine-scarlet flowers with deep brown 
calyces. This is not a strain of Salvia 
splendens,, but a botanically distinct 
species. 
—farinacea, SALV-15. Pkt. 15¢ 
Mealycup Sage. Forms a large clump 
of silvery foliage and layender-blue flow- 
ers, rich soil, HP, 2-3 ft. 
SALV-9, 
—tarinacea, Blue Bedder. 
Pkt. 20c 
An improved compact form with deeper 
blue flowers on longer spikes; excellent 
in border or for_cutting, hardy with some 
protection, Aug.-Oct., 21/-ft. 
—patens, SALV-21. Pkt. 20c 
Sky blue flowers, 2 ft. spikes; half 
hardy perennial to 21% ft. 
— —Cambridge Blue. SALV-21C. Pkt. 25c 
A variety in a pretty Cambridge blue 
flower. 
——Mauve Queen. SALV-21M. Pkt, 25c 
A very pretty mauve colored variety. 
—pratensis. SALV-16. Pkt. 25c 
A fine hardy perennial with Pig, showy 
flower plumes, in blue and ros shades, 
June-July, 25”, HP. 
—jurisici. SALV-10. Pkt. 20c 
Splendid low growing hardy Salvia, a 
rare rock, garden species from the Balkan 
Mountains, spikes graceful color violet, 
very pretty, free flowering and long lived. 
—interrupta. SALV-13. Pkt. 50c 
Shrub, 4 ft., flowers bluish white in 
racemes to 2 ft. long. 
—scalarea. SAL -17. Pkt. 25c 
Clary (KLA-ri). Hardy biennial, scented 
leaved plant with blue flowers. sed as 
an herb a~ well a a border plant. 
— —Blue Beard. SALV-17BB. Pkt. 25c 
——White Beard. SALV-17W. Pkt. 25c 
A white form in nice flowers. 
— —Red Top. SALV-17R. Pkt. 25c 
—scaociosaefolia, SALV-19. Pkt. 35c 
A species from Austria for which we do 
not have description for this is 
—urkestanica rubra. SALV-19, Pkt. 35c 
Red Turkestan Sage. Very decorative, 
white flower, HP. 


— —turkestanica rubre, SALV-17T. 
Pkt. 35¢ 
SAPONARIA 
(sap-oh-NAY-ri-ch) 
The Soapworts. Easil 
annuals and perennials, some species are 
fine rock garden plants, belonging to the 
Pink Family. 
—calabrica, Mixed, SAPO-l. Pkt. 15c 
(Multiflora). Hardy annual with small 
deep rose, white and blood red flowers 
in profusion, ideal bedding plant, 9-in. 
—-—White. SAPO-1W. Pkt. 15¢ 
— —Red. SAPO-1R. Pkt. 15¢ 
—ocymoides. SAPO-2. Pkt. 10c; 
Ya ox, 25¢ 
Trailing soft hairy plant with pink 
.|rock gardens and walls 
ly grown hardyf 
PIONEER SEED COMPANY, DIMONDALE, MICHIGAN 
in flat-topped clusters, used 
perennial 9-in. 
SAPO-3, Pkt. 15c 
sprays like 
the 
flowers 
—vaccaria rosea. 
Rose flowers in graceful 
large flowered Gypsophila, making 
firlest cut flowers, flowers very pretty 
hardy annual, 2-ft. 
— —alba. SAPO-4. Pkt. 15c 
Hardy annual with pretty white flowers, 
ideal for cutting. 
SAXIFRAGA 
(sak-SIF-rah-gah) 
Rockfoil. 

Mostly hardy perennials, 
rarely annual, native of temperate and 
arctic regions; flowers mainly yellow or 
white and the leaves usually in rosettes 
at base of plant. All are beautiful and 
interesting subjects for rock gardens or 
walls, the plant being as ornamental as 
the flowers. Combined with Semper- 
vivums and Sedums, they can make a rock 
garden, Seed can be started in late sum- 
mer, protected during winter and the 
plants set out in the spring. 
Late winter or early spring sowing is 
best. 
SAX-5. Pkt. 25c 
—aizoon densa. 
—aizoon minor, SAX-6. Pkt. 25c 
Small silvered rosettes and short spikes 
of white. flowers. 
—aizoon rosea. SAX-7. Pkt. 25c 
All the aizoon saxifrages make dense 
mats or domes of small rosettes of grey 
leaves edged with tiny white pits of lime; 
they like rocky soil in the RG, light shade, 
and must not be parched. S. aizoon rosea 
is one of the loveliest, with pure pink 
flowers on 6” stems in late spring. HP, 6" 
—arguia, SAX-1. Pkt. 25c 
Stream side, native western species, best 
in wet places, white flowers, 8-10-in. tall, 
flowering July-Aug. 
—cartilagenea. SAX-8, Pkt. 25c 
Encrusted type; medium-sized rosettes 
of rather broad dull green leaves, without 
wie usual beading of lime; white flowers 
P60 
—crustata. SAX-9. Pkt. 25c 
Encrusted type; rosettes of very narrow 
leaves heavily beaded with silver, 144” 
across; white flowers. HP. 4’. 
—ceratophyllum. SAX-10. Pkt. 25c 
Mossy type; shining green leaves cut 
into shreds and curled like a stag’s horn; 
large pure white flowers. Likes more shade 
and heavier soil than encrusted and 
kabschia types. HP, 6”. 
—cuneifolia infundibuliformis. SAX-19. 
Pkt. 25¢ 
—decipiens, * SAX-11. Pkt. 25¢ 
Mossy type; bright green mats of finely 
cut leaves in rather loose rosettes; flowers 
quite large, white to red, in loose sprays. 
The Mossies are much easier and quicker 
than other types from seed, and will be 
happy in ordinary fairly moist soil in 
partial shade. HP, 4-8”. 
—decipiens, Mossy White. SAX-11A. 
Pkt. 50c 
—decipiens, H. S. Stokes. SAX-12. 
Pkt. 20c 
A brilliant red Mossy, but seedlings will 
vary in color. 
—diversifolia. SAX-4, Pkt. 35c 
Forms large clumps of leathery egg- 
shaped leaves with leafy stems bearing 
a number of golden stars 12-34 inch across. 
Likes marshy places or will grow in a 
shaded foundation planting if not too dry; 
rather too large for the rock garden, HP, 
8-18 inches. 
—encrusted species, Mixed. 
SAX-21, Pkt. 35c 
Indispensable plants for  semi-shady 
slopes and crevices in the rock garden, 
where in time they will make wide mats; 
dense fosettes of greyish leaves, bearded 
with silver, and sprays of white to pink 
flowers on short stems, HP. 3-12". 
—godsefferiana. SAX-15. Pkt. 35c 
Kabschia type, rather loose-growing and 
free-flowering, golden yellow. HP, 3”. 
—kabschia, Mixed. SAN-22. Pkt. 50c 
The gems of the Saxifrage family, for 
choicest positions in the RG, in gritty soil 
and light shade, where they will never be 
parched; eventually they form mats or 
tight domes of tiny rosettes, grey-green to 
silver, with flowers larger than the indi- 
vidual rosettes, one or several to the stem 
white, yellow and pink. HP 1-6" 
—ligulata. SAX-2. Pkt. 25c 
Very low growth, rhizomatous plant, 
with pink flowers and ornamental leaves; 
best.for rockery. 
—irvingii. SAX-16. Pkt. 25c 
Kabschia type, one of the smallest; min- 
ute grey rosettes in dense domes some- 
times 6’’ across, pale pink flowers 14" 
across on 14" stems; a hybrid, so seed- 
lings will vary. HP, 2”. 
—obristii. SAX-17. Pkt. 25c 
Kabschia, blue-grey rosettes, large white 
flowers on red stems. HP, 3". 
—purpurascens. SAX- 3. Pkt. 35c 
A very handsome species of the 
Megasea type, with large glossy leaves, |. 
clump-forming, and nodding purple bells; 
foliage turns red in autumn. For the 
shady border or edges of the rock garden, 
easy and vigorous, HP, 9~inches. 
—umbrosa. : SAX-U1. Pkt. 25c 
London Pride, 1 ft.; flowers white to 
pink, blooms freely im June and Juld. 
—virginiensis. SAX-20. Pkt. 25c 
An American species with basal rosettes 
of rather broad leaves and sprays of 
white stars. Not comparable with the 
others listed, but easier than’ most. HP. 6’’ 
SANTOLINA (san-toh-LY-nah) 
ep pepnour ‘burbpe toy pup suepipbh 
Grayish evergreen shrubs or herbs, 
dwarf, aromatic with flower heads of 
yellow or white, Useful for low borders 
or edging, native Med, 
—ruscinonensis, SNTO-1. Pkt. 50c 
SCABIOSA (skay-bi-OH-sah) 
Mourning Bride or Pin Cushion Flower. 
Easily grown in an open sunny situations, 
seeds being either started indoors or 
planted direct to garden; pinching back 
the annual forms will produce nice bushy 
plants; keep flowers cut and they will 
bloom all summer, excellent cut flowers, 
As the annual forms flower best in the 
early part of the season, start seed early 
for the best bloom, in milder sections sow 
in the fall. 
—caucasica, House Hybrids. SCAB-1. 
Pkt. 25¢ 
Green and bronze foliage, 10-12-ft. Many 
beautiful varieties mixed. 
These improved giant hybrids are ex- 
quisite in the garden and an excellent cut 
flower, one of the loveliest perennials. 
Colers light and dark blue, and various 
mauves and lilac shades. 
SCAB-2. 
—columbaria, Lavender. 
Pkt. 20c 
Delicate Lavender. Perennial in an at 
tractive lavender-blue, 1)-ft 
—-—Delicate Pink SCAB-3, Pkt. 20c 
Orchid pink with a pink sheen, 2-ft. 
S$. atropurpurea: 
Sweet Scabious. 

Erect annuals to 3 it. 
high; come in many forms as below; 
start indoors or outside in May, pinch 
back seedlings for bushy growth and 
transplant to about 8-10 apart; keep 
flowers picked for continuous bloom, they 
make excellent cut flowers. 
—Imperial Giants, Hybrids. SCAB-4, 
Pkt. 10c; 1% oz, 50c 
A great advance in annual Scabiosa de- 
velopment extremely large well formed 
flowers which are fully double, composed 
entirely of broad frilly petals, rounded bee- 
hive shape; plants very upright, long wiry 
stems and excellent for florist or garden 
planting; new and unusual colors,. 342-4-ft. 
—Imperial Giant, Blue Moon, SCAB-5. 
Pkt. 10c: 4% oz. 60c 
Large dark lavender-blue, made up of 
proad, heavy, waxy petals without the 
pin-cushion center, pretty. 
—Giant Flowering Hybrids, SCAB-6. 
Pkt. 20c 
An extra Select large flowering compact 
hot house strain. 
—Tall large Flowering Mixed. SCAB-4X. 
Pkt. 10c 
Morand Bride. Large double flowers, 
2 Shas Cockade. SCAB-4BC. Pkt. 15c 
Purest azure-blue, large flowers, tall. 
—Fire King. SCAB-4FK. Pkt. 15c 
EIGHT SPECIAL STRAINS ANNUAL 

SCABIOSA: 
Definately a much better strain than the 
ordinary strains; selected by one of the 
best flower seed growers thru many years, 
these varieties haye been improved to 
near perfection in purity, size of bloom, as 
well asyin the length of the strong wiry 
stems. We especially recommend these 
varieties to critical Scabiosa growers. 
—Ageratum Blue. SCAB-7., Pkt. 10c; 
Pretty light blue. 
—Axure Fairy. SCAB-8. Pkt. 10c; 
Azure blue, fine color. 
—Loveliness. » SCAB-9. Pkt. 10c; 
Salmon rose shades. 
—Orchid Shades. SCAB-10. Pkt. 10c: 
Soft rose-lavender blends. 
—Peach Blossom. SCAB-l11@Pkt. 10c; 
Peach blossom pink. 

—graminifolia. SCAB-17. Pkt. 40c 
Soft lavender flowers amid sifvery foll- 
age, 6” tall, fine for RG. 
—ukranica. SCAB-18, Pkt. 30c 
SPHAERALCEA 
(sfee-RAL-see-ch) 
Globe Mallows: Warm region plants 
and shrubs grown in gardens for. their 
—Rosette. SCAB-12. Pkt. 10c; 
Deep suffused salmon. 
—Salmon Beauty. SCAB-13. Pkt. 10c; 
Pure salmon, rich coloring. 
—Shasta Improved. SCAB-14. Pkt. 10c: 
Pure white of enormous size. 
—Blend of Above 8 Varieties. SCAB-15X. 
Pkt. 10c; ox. 90c: %4 lb. $3.00 

SCHIZANTHUS 
(sky-ZAN-thus) 
Beautifuuly marked and _ unusually 
formed flowers in chamois, rose, lavender, 
and purple shades with fern-like foliage. 
Excellent for pot culture the year round 
and partly shaded beds, doing best in cool 
climate; pinch tops off young plants to 
induce bushy plants; for winter use, sow 
in Sept., for February to May bloom; for 
summer bloom outdoors, sow indoors in 
March, setting plants out when weather 
becomes warm in May. Schizanthus makes 
up beautifully in corsages, are: long last- 
ing and very pretty, 1!/-ft. 
—Crimson Cardinal. SCHZ-8. Pkt. 25c 
An English novelty for this season; has 
been recommended very highly. 
—Dr. Badger’s Hybrids. SCHZ-1. 
Pkt. 20c 
Large flowers, brilliant range of colors 
from light pink to deep purple through 
tose, but without any whites. Each flower 
with a large golden blotch. Plants com- 
pact, 12-14-in. tall. Outstanding for the 
vest florist’s trade. 
—Butterfly Mixture. SCHZ-2. Pkt. 15c 
A fine bright mixture free flowering, 
compact pyramidal plants, 12-15-in. 
—Chislehurst Hybrids. SCHZ-4. Pkt. 15c 
A large flowered pretty French strain in 
violet and purple shades. 
—Hurst Monarch, SCHZ-7. Pkt. 25c 
A compact growing strain in a beauti- 
ful blend and combination of colors. 
—wisetonensis. SCHZ-6. Pkt. 20c 
Hybrid between S. pinnatus and S. 
grahmi showing-many variations in color 
and form, rose shades, 16-in. 
—Schizanthus Blend. SCHZ-5X. 
Pkt. 15c: 44 oz. 95c 
Blend of above strains and others from 
different growers. High class in every 
way. 
SCHOMBURGKIA 
Epiphytes native of tropical America, 
flowers in terminal. racemes or panicles; 
culture same as fo- Cattleya. 
—undulata. SCHO-1, Pkt, $1.00 
To 12” high, sepels and petals wine- 
purple, very waxy lip with lateral lobes 
pale rose and mid-lobe purple; Dec.-July, 
native of Columbia. 
SCILLA (SIL-ah) 
Very attractive and popular bulbs of 
Lily family with rather narrow basal leaves 
and sprays of starry flowers in blue, 
white and pink. There are a great many 
many ideal for open wocc!ands. 
in any good soil and increase rapidly; 
in cardens in this country; easily grown 
species, only a few of which are known 
—Mixed Colors. SILL-1. Pkt. 30c 
Hispanica and Campanulata, Mized, pink, 
white and blue flowers. 
SCHIZOSTYLUS 
(skye-ZOSS-til-iss) 
Kafir Lily or Crimson Flag. A GH flower 
for cutting, from S. Af., roots fleshy, flow- 
ers red and in spathes, 
—coccinea. SCHI-1. Pkt. 25¢ 
Flowers 2" across, deep crimson, leaves 
grass-like, 2 ft. tall. 
SCROPHULARIA 
(skrof-yew-LAY-re-ch) 
Figwort. Perennial plants rarely planted 
in the flower garden, hardy in N. 
—chrysanthea. SCRO-1, Pkt. 15c 
HP, 2 ft., flowers greenish yellow. 
SECURIDACA 
—longipenduculata. 
Rhodesian Violet Tree. 




SECU-1, Pkt. 50c 
A very beautiful 

tree with small pea-like purple-pink flowers 
with perfums of violets, to 25 ft., not easy 
to raise. 
SEDUM (SEE-dum) 
Mostly hardy, succulent or fleshy, erect 
er prostrate plants, easily grown and of 
much use in rock gardens, They do best 
in a light soil and a sunny location; no 
rock garden can be considered complete 
without its Sedums; they are especiafly 
children. Sow 
the seedlings 
to seed 
when 
appealing 
summer can be 
wintered over for setting out in their 
permanent position in the spring, or they 
can be statted in the spring. 
—acre, SEDM-2. Pkt. 25c 
A vigoreus and spreading species for 
RG, not io be put near choice planis; mats 
of rich green spangled with gold stars. 
—caeruleum, azureum. SEDM-1. Pkt. 20c 
Blue flowered annual for rockery. 
—liebergii. SEDM-3. Pkt. 25c 
A very fine species for RG, with fleshy 
spoon-shaped powdered leaves and sprays 
of golden stars. HP. 
SEDM-5. Pkt. 50c 
—-oreganum,. 
—album v. murale. | SEDM-6M. Pkt. 20c 
Purple foliage and pinkish flowers; 
creeping, mat forming to 8", 
Green foliage, flowers bright yellow 
fading to pink; hardy. 
— Rosea. SEDM-RE6. Pkt. 25¢ 
Roseroot. Flowers yellow or greenish, 
14‘ across in spring and early summer; 
1 ft., perennial. 
—tatarinowi. SEDM-4. Pkt. 25c 
Somewhat like the common Live-for-ever, 
pub mieks dwarf, with loose heads of pale 
pink. 
SESBANIA 
—microphylla. SESB-1. Pkt. 50c 
Graceful plant for marshy ground or by 
pond; long willowy stems, golden pea- 
shaped flowers, 42" long, summer. From 
S. Rhodesia. 
SEMPERVIVUM 
(sem-per-VY-vum) 
Succulent plants or sub-shrubs; leaves 
are. thick and fleshy, ‘generally forming 
rosettes, flowers are borne in dense heads, 
white, pink, greenish, yellow or purple; all 
the hardy sorts are suitable for rock work 
and borders, the tender sorts make good 
house plants or fo: summer bedding. They 
do well in any soil, even sandy, easily 


grown from seed sown spring or late 
summer. 
—caespitosum. .SEMP-1, Pkt. 40c 
A tender species from the Canary Isles, 
shrubby plant with lovely qolden flowers. 
SENECIO_(so-NEE-shi-oh) 
Groundsel. Large and variable ahead 
herbs, shrubs and trees belonging to isy 
Family, including the florist pot plant 
Cineraria. In general, they are easily 
grown in good loamy soil. 
—diversifolia. SENE-5. Pkt. 25¢ 
Low growing shrub with leyyow floers. 
—doronicum. SENE-8. Pkt. 50c 
Orange Daisy. Perennial, 1 ft., for RG. 
—elegans. SENE-E2. Pkt. 15c 
Purple Ragwort. Annual to 2 ft.; flower 
heads in loose corymbs, rays purplish or 
reddish, disk yellow, double. 
—jacqmontiana. SENE-6. Pkt. 15c 
Collected in the Himalayas, but we have 
no description as yet. 
—macroglossus. SENE-7. Pkt. 50c 
Cape Ivy. Bright yellow daisies, glossy 
green ivy-foliage, a herbaceous climber, 
, loves sun, also a good climber for cool 
greenhouse. From the Cape. 
—purshiana. SENE-3. Pkt. 20c 
A. native western species, light gray 
foliage, 6-10 inches tall. 
—scandens, - SENE-4, Pkt. 25¢ 
Very attractive low climber with loose 
panicles of yellow-rayed daisies in sum- 
mer;, fairly hardy but should have some 
winter protection in N. Fine grown against 
a south wall. HHP, 3-4 ft. 
—Tom Thumb Mixed. SENE-Em. Pkt. 20c 
A dwarf form with double flowers grow- 
ing to l ft. 
SERRATULA 
Perennials allied to Centaurea and 
planted in the border, flowers purple and 
either single or in corymbs. 
—coronata, SERR-1. Pkt. 25¢ 
SETARIA (c-TAY-ri-ch) 
Tender annual and perennial grasses; 


start indoors and transplant after frost 
danger. F 
—italica. SETA-1. Pkt. 15c | £1 
Fox Tail Millet. Annual to 5 ft, with 
colored spikes making a nice ornamental 
grass. 
SHAMROCK 
—True Irish. SHAM-1. Pkt. 20c 
SIDALCEA (si-DAL-see-ch) 
Flowers are like miniature Hollyhocks 
in spikes or clusters; should be planted 
in rich sandy_soil; the perennial species 
bloom over a long period; usually about 
—Stark’s Hybrids. SIDA-1. Pkt. 15c 
Hardy perennial in a wide color range; 
flowers like miniature Hollyhocks, $-ft. 
SIEVERSIA (se-VER-se-a) 
A small group of Western plants closely 
telated to, and often called, Geum; one 
or two are also found in N.E. Asia. They 
are rather dwarf, hardy perennials, with 
compound leaves and geum-like flowers, 
but are much more hardy; suited io the 
rock garden or wild garden. Culture same 
as for Geum. 
—ciliata. SIEV-1. Pkt. 30c 
Soft, rather -hairy deep cut leaves and 
flowers of: old rose and cream followed 
by plumy seed heads. A plant of-cool 
grassy meadows in the Rockies, easily 
grown in the rock garden in full sun 
or light shade, likes a fair amount of 
moisture, HP. 6-18 inches. 
SILENE (sy-LEE-nee) 
Catchfly.. Annual, biennidl and peren- 
nials of the Pink Family, in all forms in 
many species. Many are showy and of 
value in the garden or rock garden, It 
seed of the annuals is sown in the fall 
much earlier flowers will be secured. 
—acaulis. SILE-10. Pkt. 25¢ 
A true high alpine, but easy in RG; 
dense hard mats of tiny grass-like loaves, 
and old-rose stars flat on the plant; likes 
gritty soil and sun, PA 3"! 
—alpestris. SILE-12. Pkt. 20c 
Alpine Catch Fly. HP to 6" with glisten- 
ing white flowers, 2” across, in panicles, 
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a 
An annual wits bright 
bit. talla 
—armeria pendula. | ?P 
Double Mixed. A smooth plant 
clusters of rose and white flowers; 
Sept. Sow seeds in position in ‘late f 
or early spring, 20-in. * 23 
——compacta, veach Blossom. 
Pkt. 
Dwarf Double. Soft hairy foliage a1 
flesh colored flowers in graceful 
ing racemes, mid-summer, 10-in. 
——-—New Art Shades. I 
¥ Pkt. | 
Dwarf Double. A splendid mixture 
taining all the new colors; a choice 
garden strain. 
——White. SILE-4, Pkt. 
Lobel's Catchfly. Hardy basi 
in pure. white. _. 
—fortunei. - _ SILE-5. 
Bright rose, perennial best grown 
hardy annual, ‘ 
—hookeri. SILE7. Pkt. 
‘on of hed loveliest of sis tock 
plants, not as easy as m y Silenes. 
not really difficult; large 
flowers, heavy to light soils wit 
cart grit, ground cover, sun or light : 
—maritima. Se 
Sea Champion. Fine Rock 
edging HP; pretty white flowers oy 
foliage, one of the better Silene 
— pendula, Rose. SILE 
10" annual, rose colored flowers: 
across, drooping racemes. 
— —Bonnetti. » ’ $ILE- 
—-—Byou. ; SILE-P 
Double, salmon-rose fipn 
——Peach Blossom. — 
Compact growth, doubles 
very select stock 
— —White. _ : 
Purplish flfowers, 
— —White Double. 
——Triumph, — SILE 
Compact double” ‘crimson. 
—Petersoni. 
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rrr ae 
erennial, rosy-) 
habit; pretty rps go: wet 
— —Abbottswood Var. S' 
A deeper English form. — 
—Wherryi. _ SILE-W: 
One of the best of the genus, 
Pink flowers throughout the n 
SISYRINCHIUM 

Bue Spadanden 
perennials with 
an open rather moist. spot or 
have fibrous roots and trans] 
flowers. Very attractive in 
and easily grown from se 
—angustifolium. 
A good plant for less i 
in RG, where it will 
like tufts, with a m 
with yellow eye; easy. Gu 
—bellum, 
Blue eyed Grass. Flow 
Y4'' long: 1% ft., Calif. 
—bermudianum, 
Unusually large blue fl 
plant for the sunny sock 
tirely hardy in N. HP, 9”: 
-californicum, 
Lust green foliage and 
flowers. 
—douglasii. SISY-5. 
(S. grandiflorum). Finest of 
flowers, with big violet to © 
on thin stems; rock garden, 
spring, but can dry out in pa 
—grandiflorum. Pe es le 
The finest of the N 
a fine rock garden 





ae 
shade and _ this wil ae 
drought, HP, 
—striatum. ‘sIgY-2. 
Forms large uae and serene 
Iris when not in flower; flowers c 
yellow, blooming over long time, 
3 ft. Attractive specimen —— 
Perennial woodland plants ¢ 
Solomons Seal. (Lily Family). 
creeping root stalks, leafy st 
lowers in terminal clusters fo 
red of greenish berries, i 
in the wild garden. 
—stellata. SMIL-1. 
Wild — Lily-of- the-Valley. Pre 
flowers, 8-12-in, ‘tall, May-J 

‘| the north-western states. rE 


A very large genus, the 
of interest having colored berries 
are. very decorative; they ual 
grown as pot plants for winter 
monly known as Jerusalem ¢ 
—capsicastrum nanum, 
















Greenhouse plant, 15-in. 
small red ornamental fruits. 
— —Clevelandi. 4 
A select variety of Jerusalem 
nice foliage and bright fruits, for 
—galeatum, SOLN-15. 
Seeds from Columbia. , 
Compact variety, ‘T5-in., bright ieee 
——Henderson, New Paterson. 
Pkt. 206 
Upright, orangened: compact, 12-in. 
—ciliatum, var. macrocarpum, SOLN-5. 
Fine di ti lant with gl toy 
‘ine decorative plan glossy spin 
leaves and showy scarlet round. mae os 
—marginaium, SOLN-12, Pkt. 25¢ 
Stems coated with white wool and armed 
with prickles; flowers white, purple at 
the center, fruits yellow. 
—macrodon, SOLN-8. Pkt. 20c 
Erect plant with white flower followed 
by round scarlet berries.’ 
—nigra. SOLN-10. Pkt. 35c¢ 
Black Nightshade—not poisonous, though, 
and the small black fruits are used for 
pies and preserves; often listed as ‘‘garden 
huckleberry"; a low plant with small 
white pues A. 
—pseudo capsicum nanum. SOLN-13. 
Dwarf, pact pot plant, glabro: a4 . 
wart, com’ Plant, us 
erect, with small otintand of whi white Havers, 
fruits scarlet, persisting for long time. 
rum, _ SOLN-6. Pkt. 20c 


