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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Ball Dwarf, at left, and Ball Giant Schizanthus grown in 5 in. pots. 
Note the larger flowers of the Giant type. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
60,000 S. A January sowing will produce nice 3-in. plants for 
spring combinations. Sow September to November for larger pot 
plants and spring cut flowers. 
@ Ball Giant Flowered. Extra large flowers (often 2 inches in di- 
ameter) and unusually brilliant colors. Nice for cutting or makes 
a choice pot plant if pinched. Tr. pkt., 85¢; % oz., $2.25; 
Y oz., $4.00. 
@ Ball Dwarf Mixture. A distinctly dwarf growing strain with 
large compact heads of medium sized flowers. Makes an ex- 
cellent’ pot plant. Tr. pkt., 55¢; 1% oz., $1.65; % oz., $2.75. 
Crimson Cardinal. Large flowers of deep rose-red with velvety 
crimson centers are produced in great profusion on plants of 
medium height. Very uniform and true to type. Makes a good 
cut flower and a striking pot plant if pinched. Imported seed. 
Tr. pkt.,.75¢; 4% oz., $2.25; %4 oz., $4.00. 
Ball Brilliant Blend. A carefully blended mixture of fairly tall 
growing varieties recommended for the grower who grows a 
limited number of plants and wants a complete mixture. Tr. 
pkt., 40c; 44 0z.,.80c; %4 oz., $1.40. 
Dr. Badger’s :Improved Hybrids. A brightly colored, large- 
flowered strain*of medium height. Suitable either for pots or 
cutting. Tr. ‘pkt., 40¢; 24 0z., $1.25. 
@ Giant Blotched. Bright colored rose and pink shades, with con- 
trasting dark~«centers.'.Somewhat earlier than most strains and 
a good pot :plant-if-well' pinched. Tr. pkt., 55¢; % oz., $1.35; 
Y oz., $2.50. 
Pansy-Flowered, Mixture. Flowers flat and full petalled, re- 
sembling small; Pansy flowers. Tr. pkt., 40¢; 1% oz., $1.15; 
Y% oz., $2.00. 
SHAMROCK 
True Irish Shamrock. 38,000 S. Sow early in January in. Car- 
nation house temperature (cooler after germination) for 2-inch 
St. Patrick’s Day plants; use 3 or 4 seedlings per pot. Our 
seed is the true Trifolium (clover). Tr. pkt., 20e; %4 0z., 35e; 
1 oz.. $1.20. 
SMILAX 
4000 S. Well-known greenhouse climbers. Tr. pkt., 40¢; 14 oz., 
80c; 1 0z., $2.50. - 
Snow-on-the-Mountain. See Euphorbia, page 22. 
SOLANUM 
See Cherries, Christmas, page 18; Peppers, Christmas, page 32.; 
and Love Apple, page 25. 
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ANNUALS—Continued 
STATICE 
SINUATA. 350 seed heads per oz. This attractive annual is largely 
grown outdoors for drying, especially in southern localities, but a 
mid-winter sowing makes a nice late spring greenhouse crop. 
Heavenly Blue (New). Bright, clear sky-blue, the color of 
Heavenly Blue Morning Glory. Tr. pkt., 50¢; 1 0z., 95; 4 ozs., 
$3.20; 1 lb., $9.60. 
Market Rose (New). Deep rose, a warmer shade than Rosea 
Superba. Excellent for cutting. Tr. pkt., 30¢; 1 0z., 65¢; 4 ozs., 
$2.20; 1 Ib, $6.60: 
@ Market Grower’s Blue. Fine even deep blue. Excellent stock. 
Kampf’s Tall Improved. The standard long-stemmed blue. 
@ Lavender Queen. A very pleasing shade of pastel lavender. Fine 
color and good grower. 
Rosea Superba. Rose. 
@Snow Witch. A clear white selection from the old Sinuata 
white. 
Bonduelli Superba. Similar in type to the Sinuatas but with 
large yellow flowers. 
@Superb Hybrids. Contains a much more complete range of 
colors, from white through chamois, pink, rose, and light 
blue to deep blue, than has heretofore been possible. In addi- 
tion, most of the heads are larger and more compact. 
Prices above 7, each: tr. pkt., 20c; 1 0z., 50¢; 4 ozs., $1.75; 
1 lb., $5.25. 
Suworowii (Russian or Rat-Tail Statice). 12,000 S. A very use- 
ful Statice for greenhouse forcing. Tr. pkt., 20c; %4 0z., 45e; 
1 oz., $1.50. 
Perennial Statice. See page 59. 
STOCKS 
See page 41. 
STRAWBERRY 
Harzland (Runnerless). 90,000 S. Small red fruits on fairly 
compact runnerless plants. Tr. pkt., 50¢; 46 oz., $1.50. 
Strawflower. See Acroclinium, page 10, and Helichrysum, page 
STRELITZIA 
(Bird of Paradise) 
Regina (New). Exhibition strain. Giant flowers of dark blue 
and deep orange. 10 seeds, $1.25; 100 seeds, $10.00. 
STREPTOCARPUS 
© Giant Flowered Mixture (Cape Primrose). Our original stock 
of this winter flowering pot plant was grown by a European 
specialist; we are convinced no better is obtainable. Tr. pkt., 
$1.25; 164 0z., $2.75. 
Sunflower. See Helianthus, page 24. 
SWEET PEAS 
See page 42-43. 
Hansen’s ALL-DOUBLE Select Stocks 
Light leaved doubles and dark leaved singles—apparent in the 
seedling stage—provide a positive means of separating sin- 
gles from doubles in this strain. Stems are about 2/3 as long 
as the regular Ball-type Column stocks. Seedlings must be 
developed in temperatures of 50° or lower for accurate 
selection of light-leaved doubles. 
Shell-Pink Lilac-Rose Rose White 
Prices above 4 varieties, each: tr. pkt., $1.50; 46 0z., $2.70: 
% oz., $9.00. oe ‘ 
Branching Mixed. A branching type of the All-Double Select 
Stocks described above. Used for bedding and pots. Tr. pkt., 
75¢; Ye oz., $1.20; %4 oz., $4.00. 
The dot (@) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. 
