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*2402 America or Globe of Fire. Each spike is closely 
set with mammoth-size blooms of a scorching searlet- 
Jared; 144 ft. tall. Pkt., 25 cts.; 1%% oz., 75 cts. 
2403 Spiendens 
Scorching secarlet-red flower trusses borne profusely 
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(Large-Flowering Scarlet Sage). 
on plants growing 3 to 4 ft. tall. The most popular 
of all Scarlet Sages. Of unsurpassed brilliancy. Pkt., 
| 25 ets.; 4% oz., 75 ets. 
Ri, 2404 Harbinger. 
a Dwarf compact plants covered with 
tlong spikes of dazzling bright searlet flowers from 
: )June until frost. New. Pkt., 25 ets.; 4% oz., 75 ets. 
! | 2405 Patens’ Biue. A tender perennial often grown 
$j) as an annual, with erect spikes bearing large, broad, 
*tubular-lipped, deep blue flowers. Height, 30 in. Pkt., 
'R5 ets. 
2406 Dwarf Scarlet Bedder. A new free-flowering 
Md] Scarlet Sage particularly valuable for beds as the 
plants are all of even growth; 1 ft. tall. Pkt., 25 cts.; 
7364 0z., 75 cts.; % o7z., $1.25. 
| 2407 Farinacea Blue. Lovely pale blue flowers ar- 
| ranged on long graceful stems. Fine for beds and cut- 
I) ting; 3 ft. tall. Pkt., 25 ets. 
Mi 
Double. 
cts. 
2411 Scabiosa—Blue Bonnet Caucasica. 
plants for garden display and for cutting. 
from June to September. 
' Pkt., 20 cts.; 1% 02., 60 cts, 
age. 
, Ee Lue 
Ma Spree 
Wit Dinuthon) 
Sweet William (Diantms 
‘An old-fashioned flower which, because of its 
easy culture and particular beauty, is used exten- 
Sively in solid beds, fronts of borders, or in rock 
gardens. In most localities it is a biennial; 
142 ft. tall. 
2426 Single, All Colors Mixed. This in- 
cludes all the best single varieties, Pkt., 
10 cts., % oz., 40 cts. 
2427 Double, All Colors Mixed. 
An excel- 
Tent, double-flowered, colorful strain. Pkt. runners, therefore are very 
yiv| 20 Cts.3 4% Oz., 55 cts.; 14 o4., 90 cts. suitable for ornamental pur- 
yr) 2428 New Annual Large Flowering Mixed. poses in edging and rock gar- 
yy This new annual variety produces gorge- Jens... Pkt... 30 ts.: 2 pkt 
wf ous blooms of varied ¢olors all summer § @°"S- 7 CUS. ; pkts., 
ff} long from spring sown seed. Pkt., 15 cts.;§ 50 cts. 
yl 6 0%, 45 cts.; %4 0z., 75 cts. 
Pi ncush- 
ion Flow- 
er, 
proved. 
Large- 
Flowered 
This showy 
annual has many 
points in its favor. 
It is easy to grow, 
makes a fine display, 
does well in many 
widely different kinds 
of soil and blooms 
profusely from mid-sum- 
mer until fall. 2 to 3 ft. 
Pkt., 20 cts.; 4% oz., 60 
Splendid 
lavender-blue flowers borne on elegant long stems 
Grows 1% to 2 ft. tall. 
This is a beautiful hardy perennial. 
grows about 24 inches high, each bearing from 20 to 
830 handsome lavender-blue eornflower-like blossoms; 
in bloom from July till frost. Pkt., 20 cts. 
Myrsiphyllum 
It is easily grown in the house. 
the seed indoors early in the year and cover 
with 4% in, of fine soil. 
ing baskets or window boxes. 
ie) 2408 RUNNERLESS 
4. STRAWBERRIES 
A novelty berry producing the larg- 
est from this strain. Flowers in eight 
weeks and produces quantities 
of fruit. They have a delicate 
‘wild’? flavor and are a heavy 
 yielder. They do not produce 
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2400 Salpiglossis—Painted Tongue 
Silver and Blue Dwarf Giant Flowering. The 
Salpiglossis is rich in deep color tones rare in the 
floral world, which are set off by veins of silver 
and blue marking every flower. The blooms of 
this new type are half again as large as the ordi- 
Nary varieties. Pkt., 20 cts.; 2 pkts., 35 cts. 
2401 Large Flowering Mixed—Annual 
2% ft. For delicate grace, richness of coloring 
and velvety texture the regal Salpiglossis has prac- 
tically no equal. From a low base of leaves rise 
slender wiry stalks which bear one or more large 
lily-like flowers. The gold veining of their deep 
throats is often pronounced and adds to their beauty. 
Pkt., 15 ets. 
2395 Rhodanthe 
Swan River Everlasting 
Choicest Mixed Perennial. Graceful, slen- 
der stems with silky, straw-like: flowers in 
white and shades of pink and red from mid- 
summer until frost. Height, 12 in. Pkt., 15 
ets.; 4 oz., 30 cts.; 1% 0z., 50 cts. 
72 
| Butterfly Flower 
5 WR 
By: / 4 . 
Im - 
2412 Schizanthus (Poor Man’s Orchid) 
Butterfly Flower. This is one of the 
daintiest of annuals. The seed ger- 
minates readily and in a few weeks 
the plant is a mass of small but bright 
flowers in a bewildering range of col- 
ors, all blotched and marked in con- 
trasting shades. The foliage is deli- 
eate and fern like. It may be sown. in 
spring for garden decoration or may 
be seeded in fall in pots in the con- 
servatory or house for spring bloom- 
ing. Hybrids Choicest Mixed. Pkt., 
25 cts.; 144 oz., 50 cts. 
arge, 
2422 Stokesia (Stokes’ Aster) 
Cyanea—Rich Blue (Perennial) 
The plant 
2413 Smilax 
Asparagoides. 
A desirable 
window vine with bright glossy green foli- 
Start 
Transplant to hang- pot plant for 
Pkt., 25 ets. 
FROM SEED 
2414 Solanum 
Jerusalem Cherry 
Greenhouse Culture. 
greatly improved form of this very useful 
dwarf, branehing habit; 
sion bright scarlet globular berries. 
ornamental: 1 foot. Pkt., 30 cts. 
R. H. Shumway—"The Pioneer American Seedsman"—Established 1870 
& 
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2397 Rose Dwarf Multiflora 
Baby Fairy Rose House Culture 
Only an inch across; mostly 
double. They are borne in clus- 
ters, and embrace all the tints 
of the larger roses. The blos- 
soms are followed by bright red 
hips or seed pods that are very 
pretty. The bush grows only 10 
inches high and begins to bloom 
six months after the seed is sown. 
2394 Ranunculus— 
Buttercup 
Asiaticus Superbissimus— 
Perennial 
Attractive plants growing 
about a foot tall, producing from 
July until September a fine dis- 
play with their large, variedly 
colored flowers. Pkt., 20 ets.; 4 
02Z., 45 ets.;  oz., 70 ets. 
2423 Sunflower 
Helianthus 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered 
Yellow 
For background planting or as a 
sereen to hide unsightly views, noth- 
ing can excel these annual Sunflow- 
ers, with their magnificent, large, 
golden yellow blooms 8 in. across. 
They grow 7 ft. tall. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
Ye, 0Z., 40 cts.; 02z., 70 cts. 
2424 Sunflower Helianthus 
Single Gaillardia Flowered Red 
Showy and.most interesting shades 
of chestnut-red, bright red, crimson, 
some tipped with yellow while oth- 
ers are suffused with red. Of stately, 
upright growth; 6 to 7 ft. tall. Pkt., 
15 ets.; 4% oz., 40 ets.; oz. 70 ets. 
AMAZING 
BARGAIN 
K-82—Your choice of any 5 
packets of Flower Seed 
listed on this page, except- 
ing Salvia and Dwarf Mul- 
tiflora Rose. 
ONLY 50c 
Cleveland Red. A 
winter decoration. It 9 of mixed. 
leaves small and s 
oval shaped, bearing in the greatest profu- A charming 
Very | everlasting pro 
ducing abund- 
ant blooms ina 
wide 
color 
range 
pink, 
and white. 
ter 
flower 
Pkt., 30 cts.; 2 Pkts., for 50 cts. 
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2504 Xeranthe. 
mum Everlast- 
ing Immortalle 
Choicest Double 
including 
brightrose, 
purple 
One 
of the prettiest 
of the everlast- 
ing group. 
Plants Ssrow 
about 2 ft. tall 
and bloom from 
early summer | 
um-til frost. | 
Very popular | 
for making win- 
bouquets, 
baskets, 
ete. Pkt.,25 cts.; 
Y% 0Z., 60 cts. 
———S SSS 
2396 Ricinus—Castor 
Oil Bean 
Zanzibariensus Mixed Annual 
Showy ornamental plants doing well 
in a rich soil and a warm sunny location. 
The plants are of considerable height 
and of a beautiful tropical appearance. 
Of enormous growth, 12 to 14 ft. high. 
Rich ‘green leaves, 2% ft. across. A 
very beautiful and .vigorous variety. 
Pkt., 12 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; 14 1b., 75 cts. 
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New and Rare Giant Stocks 
A Most Charming Annual of Easy Culture 
Sturdy flower spikes covered’ with rosette blos- 
soms in soft colors of an exceptional tone range, 
rise above the attractive dull or glossy foliage to 
a height varying in the different classes. 
2419 Giant Perfection—Mixed 
Colors 
Cut and come again. 1% ft. high. Useful for 
outdoor bedding as well as for pots or cut flow- 
ers. They throw out numerous side branches, all 
bearing very double, fragrant flowers. Pkt., 15 
cets.; % oz., $1.00. 
2421 Double Early Choicest Mixed 
If sufficient room is given, the plants 
develop to enormous dimensions, forming 
magnificent bushes 2% ft. high, with long 
and thick flower stalks. The best variety 
for greenhouse use. Pkt., 15 ets. % ozs 
60 ets. 
2415 Statice, Deep Rose 
Everlasting (Annual) 
A charming everlasting producing an 
abundance of attractive pink blooms on 
stately stems. Keep indefinitely when 
dried. Indispensable in making winter 
bouquets. Pkt., 15 cts.; 2 Pkts. for 25 cts. 
of 
2504 Xeranthemum 
