PORTULACA . Sun-Plant 
Hardy Annuals. 6 in. 
Brilliant flowers of easy culture. Ex- 
cellent for massing in beds, edging, or rock- 
work, thriving best in a light, sandy soil and 
a sunny situation. 
Double-Flowering 
A select strain that will produce from 60 
to 80 per cent double flowers. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c.; 4oz. $1.50; 
oz. $5.00. 
Single-Flowering : 
Single Jewel. Flowers four times as large 
as the regular single sorts and of very 
unusual beauty. Color a brilliant deep 
rose-crimson. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c.; 
Yoz. $2.00. 
Choice Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 40c.; oz. $1.00; oz. $3.50. 
MICHELL’S PRIMULAS 
Greenhouse or House Plants. 9 to 12 in. 
Malacoides 
Dawkin’s Carmine-Pink. Large, rich glow- 
ing carmine-pink, quite distinct flowers on 
wiry stems of upright and graceful habit. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Lilac. Improved Baby Primrose. Tall, 
graceful spikes of delicate lilac flowers. 
Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Pink Beauty. Large, deep rosy pink flowers. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Snow Queen. Single; pure white. 
25c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Pkt. 
Obconica Gigantea 
Wyaston Wonder. The largest-flowered 
Primula obconica. Individual florets are 
huge and the color a bright crimson. Pkt. 
50c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
Monster, Mixed. An extra-large strain of 
this Primula. Pkt. 40c.; large pkt. $1.75. 
Obconica 
Mueller and Mohnstein Mixed. Shades of 
pink and red. Pkt. 50c.; large pkt. $1.75. 
Fringed Chinese Variety 
Michell’s Prize Mixture. 
contains only the best sorts. 
large pkt. $1.75. 
This mixture 
Pkt. 25c.; 
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SNAPDRAGON 
See Antirrhinum, page 10. 
RUDBECKIA - Coneflower 
Hardy Annual. 3 ft. 
Kelvedon Star. A perfect, long-stemmed 
flower for cutting. Colors vary, but all 
have brown central discs, surrounded by 
a mahogany zone on petals of deep orange. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
RED-HOT POKER. See Tritoma, page 26. 
RESEDA. Sce Mignonette, page 21. 
RICINUS COMMUNIS 
Castor-Oil Bean 
Annuals. 8 to 12 ft. 
Large, rapid-growing, ornamental foliage 
plant. Produces a fine effect in center of beds 
or singly on lawns. 
Sanguineus. Blood-red stalks and red fruit. 
8 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 50c. 
Zanzibarensis. Enormous leaves, varying 
in color from light green to purplish red. 
12 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 50c. 
Mixed. All sorts. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 50c.; Ib. $4.00. 
24 HENRY F. 
MICHELL COQO., 
SCABIOSA - Mourning Bride 
Grandiflora Varieties 
Hardy Annuals. 1% to 4 ft. 
Magnificent annuals of easy cultivation, 
blooming freely through the summer and au- 
tumn. Very effective for beds or borders and 
invaluable for cutting. 
Imperial Giants, Hybrids. New. (Bodger.) 
Extremely large flowers composed entirely 
of broad frilled petals, arranged in a per- 
fect ball. Plants are tall, upright, and bear 
flowers on Iong wiry stems. Brilliant mrx- 
ture. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 50c.; Yoz. 75c. 
Peace. The white flowers are fully double, 
114 inches across, on 2-ft. stems. Good 
for cutting and an excellent garden va- — 
riety. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Imperial Giants, Blue Moon. The color 
is a rich deep lavender-blue. Flowers are 
fully double, beehive-shaped. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 50c. 
Giant Salmon Beauty. A pure salmon 
Scabiosa. The flowers are huge and the 
stems light and strong. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 40c. 
Orchid Shades. All the colors and tones of 
the Cattleya orchid. Equally lovely un- 
der natural or artificial light. Pkt. 15c.; 
large pkt. 40c. 
Rosette. Large-flowering type in a beautiful 
shade of deep rose heavily suffused with 
salmon. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 40c. 
Azure Fairy. Clear lavender-blue. 
Blue Cockade. New. Large, deep azure- 
blue flowers. 
Cherry-Red. 
Giant Loveliness. Flowers range through 
various tones of delicate salmon-rose. 
King of the Blacks. Deep purple. 
Peach Blossom. Peach-blossom-pink. 
Rose. Soft rose color. 
Shasta. Pure white; large, long stems. 
Finest Mixed. 
Each of above, pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; 
oz. $1.10 
Giant-flowering Hybrids, Mixed. All- 
merica Winner. Giants bloom in an 
(a) unusual number of rare colors. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 30c.; oz. $1.40. 
PERENNIAL SCABIOSA 
2 to 2% ft. 
Handsome border plants flowering the 
entire season. As the seed of perennial Scab- 
iosa is of slow germination, we would suggest 
sowing in peat moss and sand, making sure 
to keep moist and shaded. 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed. Isaac 
House Strain. Larger flowers and longer 
stems. Colors range from light lavender to 
dark blue. Excellent for cutting. See 
crs plate, page 20. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
c. 
Perennials. 
Columbaria anthemifolia, Rose-Pink. A 
low-growing variety, with flowers measur- 
ing 2 to 21% inches across in a delightful 
shade of pink. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 60c. 
Columbaria anthemifolia, 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Caucasica. Soft blue. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large 
Lavender. 
pkt. 60c. 
Caucasica alba. White. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 60c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS - Painted Tongue 
Hardy Annuals. 18 in. 
Emperor, Mixed. A type having only one 
main stem, and bearing on its summit a 
large number of beautiful flowers, each one 
richly veined with gold. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 30c. 
SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa _pudica). 
Flowers pinkish white. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 40c. 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
SALVIA .- Scarlet Sage 
Annuals. 1% to 3 ft. 
The Salvia is among our most popular and 
useful bedding plants. There is nothing more 
effective in the midsummer or fall than these 
bright scarlet flowers. 
St. John’s Fire. Blooms very early, but 
remains in perfect condition until frost. 
Height 10 inches when in full bloom m 
August. Compact plants, upright growth, 
and very uniform habit. Pkt. 35c.; large 
pkt. $1.25; Woz. $2.00. 
America (Globe of Fire). Dwarf, bushy, 
compact grower and very uniform in height 
and shape. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 85c.; 4oz. 
$2.50. 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Compact, bushy 
plants, producing erect spikes of the most 
brilliant scarlet flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 85c.; oz. $2.50. 
Splendens. Tall-growing plants with bright 
scarlet flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 
60c.; Moz. $1.75. 
Perennials. 3 to 4 ft. 
Royal Blue Farinacea. A new improved 
strain. Very uniform in growth, with deep 
blue flowers. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Blue Bedder. A new variety of Farinacea. 
Very compact. Deep blue flowers borne 
very profusely from seed the first year. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Farinacea. A perennial variety, but best 
treated as an annual. Color, light blue. 
2 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 75c. 
SCHIZANTHUS .- Butterfly Flower 
Hardy Annuals. 18 in. 
Showy flowers of various colors, closely 
resembling some species of orchids. 
Canada Giants. An extra select, large- 
flowered, compact greenhouse strain in 
ge mixture. Pkt. 50c.; large pkt. 
Dwarf Large-flowering, Mixed. A com- 
pact-growing variety and very free-flower- 
ing. Excellent for pots. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Garraway’s Hybrids, Mixed. Large flow- 
ers with markings on a white, buff, rose, 
blue, or purple ground. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Giant Pansy-flowered. Large pansy-flow- 
ered blooms in a wide range of rich colors. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Wisetonensis. Largely used as a pot-plant 
for the house. Flowers range from white 
with yellow center to pink with brown 
center. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Shamrock 
True Irish. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c.; 
OZ. 
SUNFLOWER .- Helianthus 
Annuals. 4 to 8 ft. 
Well-known and popular plants, the small- 
flowering sorts being used for cutting and the 
tall varieties valuable for backgrounds. 
Small-flowered 
Stella. Flowers single, golden yellow, with 
black centers. Invaluable for cutting. 4 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
Large-flowered 
Double Globe (H. annuus globosus fistu- 
losus). Large double yellow flowers. 6 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
Dwarf Double (Globe of Gold). Yellow 
flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; 
oz. 75c. 
New Red. Extra-large flowers, some of 
which are rich chestnut-red, others tipped 
with yellow. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; 
oz. $1.00. 
Russian Mammoth. Immense, single yel- 
low flowers on tall, heavy stalks. 6 ft. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 15c. 
SUN-PLANT. See Portulaca, first column. 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
