Ho wer Seeds 
MAX SCHLING’S Improved 
Large-Flowered SCABIOSA 
(Sweet Scabious or Pincushion Flower) 
One of our finest annuals for cutting, and very showy in the garden. 
Easily raised from seed; blooms continuously from early summer until 
frost in a wide range of rich and beautiful colors. Sow in the cold frame 
or greenhouse, and transplant in May, or seed may be sown in the open 
ground the latter part of April. Average height, 3 ft. 
Collection of New Selected Varieties 
Four new splendid varieties that represent a distinct improvement over 
the older types. Consistently one of our most satisfactory flowers. 
Blue Moon. A rich, bright blue. Flowers intensely double with high 
crown. Pkt., 35c. 
Shasta. Pure white. Very large size, fully double. Pkt., 25c. 
Loveliness. Rich, deep pink without trace of red. PKisa55DG: 
Peach Blossom. Clear light pink. Pkt., 25c. 
A Special Collection Offer: 1 pkt. each of 4 colors, $1.00. 
Imp. Large Flowering Double Varieties 
Sulphur- Yellow Azure Fairy Black-Purple 
Fiery Scarlet Snowball (Mourning Bride) 
Each color listed above: 20c per pkt.; 4 oz., 75c. 
Special Mixed: Pkt., 15¢; V4 ox., 50c; oz., $1.50. 
Peace. A fully double, pure white, semi-tall type. This shorter variety 
handles much easier than the regular tall garden ty Desae iki 5c! 
Midnight. An extra dark maroon, almost black. New semi-tall type. 
Splendid companion to Peace. Pkt., 25c¢; 5 pkts., $1.00. 
(Butterfly Flower or 
SCH IZANTH US Poor Man’s Orchid) 
Exquisite butterfly-like flowers, in many of the delicate colors and 
shadings found in Orchids. The seed is best sown in the hotbed in March 
and April and the seedlings transplanted. When about 3 inches tall, 
pinch out the top; this causes the plant to branch freely. Height 18 
inches. 
Schling’s Large-Flowering Garden Variety. In a wide range of colors, 
including shades of yellow, apricot, pink, salmon, carmine, crimson, 
and purple, in various markings and combinations. Pkt., IC maLOZ:: 
Sips Forcing varieties, see greenhouse page 28. 
MAX SCHLING’S 
DOUBLE STOCKS 
(Gilliflower) 
Charming plants for the border, also 
suitable for growing in pots to bloom 
during the winter. They are wanted in 
every garden. Very effective in beds 
and fine for cutting. To enjoy a long 
flowering period, seeds should be sown 
as early as February and March in pots 
or boxes, and small plants transplanted 
singly in pots until ready for setting out. 
They will then begin blooming in early 
June and continue until frost. 
Early Colonial Branching 
A variety that requires no pinching 
to make it branch as it sends up from 
8 to 10 heavy 30-inch branches, pro- 
ducing a plant 20 inches in diameter. 
Large 2-inch florets on spikes 15 inches 
long. Very early. Particularly desirable 
for growing in the east. 
Rose Standish. Bright rose. 
Mayflower. Red rose. 
Priscilla. Silvery lavender. 
Puritan. Pure white. 
Pkt., 50c; 4 pkts, $1.75. 
Individual colors or your selection. 

Schling’s Giant Stocks 

618 Madison Avenue, New York City 

Scabiosa, Loveliness 
Improved Cut-and-Come-Again Ten Weeks 
This type is especially recommended for cutting. The plants 
begin to bloom in ten weeks from time seed is sown, branch freely, 
and send up numerous long spikes of sweet-scented double flowers 
in continuous succession. 18 inches. 
Pure White. Pkt., 25c. Salmon-Pink. Pkt., 25c. 
Pale Blue. Pkt., 25c. Dark Blue. Pkt., 25c. 
Flesh-Pink. Pkt., 25c. Apple-Blossom-Pink. Pkt., 25c. 
Canary-Yéllow. Pkt., 25c. Double Finest Mixed. Pkt., 20c. 
COLLECTION: 1 pkt. each of above 7 varieties, $1.50. 
New Giants of California Stocks 
A new variety of early blooming Stocks noted for its tremendous 
spikes and high percentage of double flowers, fully 80 per cent 
double. The colors are intensely vivid and brilliant—especially 
desirable for greenhouse culture. 
Monterey. Pink. 
Red Woods. Red. 
Santa Maria. White. 
Tahoe. Lavender. 
Golden Gate. Yellow. 
Mojave. Deep velvety purple. 
Pkt., 50c¢ each. 
COLLECTION: 1 pkt. each of 6 separate colors, $2.50. 
Mixed. 50c per pkt.; gs oz., $1.00. 
Giant Flowering Beauty Stocks 
A strain of two-fold value; especially desirable for the green- 
house, providing many flowers for winter cutting, and in the gar- 
den Beauty Stocks furnish color for about four months. Plants grow 
about 2 feet high, branch freely, carrying long spikes of blooms. 
Early Nice, Aurora. Buff and rose. Peach-Blossom. Soft pink. 
Beauty of Nice. Delicate flesh. Queen Alexandra. Rosy lilac. 
Crimson King. Bright crimson. Soleil de Nice. Canary-yellow. 
Mont Blanc. Pure white. Royal. Purple-violet. 
Separate colors, pkt., 35c. Mixed colors, pkt., 25c. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the above 8 varieties, $2.25. 
For best greenhouse forcing stock, see page 28. 
STATI C E (Sea Lavender) 
Spreading flower-heads similar to Baby’s Breath and tiny cup- 
shaped flowers appearing in the most delicate colors. Can be dried 
and kept for winter decorations. Sow in hotbed in March and 
plants will bloom in June; sow again outdoors in May. 
Bonduelli. Golden yellow. Pkt., 25c. 
Sinuata atrocaerulea, Kaempf’s Tall Improved. Flowers deep, shin- 
ing blue, in whorls on stems 22 to 3 feet long. Being ever- 
lastings, they are good for indoor winter decoration. Pkt., 25c; 
Srpokts:, pl.00: 
Sinuata rosea superba. Pkt., 1 5c. 
Sinuata, Snow White. Pkt., 15c. 
SUNFLOWER. See Helianthus. 
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