Rudbeckia (Coneflower, 
To this family belong the favorite plant 1 
and Black-Eyed Susan. ei ewe ce 
923 Hirta Hybrids. Dark bronze to yellow. 
924 My Joy. Giant Black-Eyed Susan. 
yellow flowers, dark cone. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Large orange- 
Pkt., 10c; \% oz., 35c. 
Salpiglossis (Velvet Flower; Painted Tongue) 
Graceful, half-hardy annual, blooming from August to 
October. Seed may be sown in the house the last of March 
or in the open ground in May. Two feet. 
928 Grandiflora. Choicest mixed. Extra large flowered 
strain. Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 30c. 
929 Emperor. Mixed colors. New type with one thick 
leading stem, flowers large and distinct in their beautiful 
veinings of gold. Pkt., 10c; % 0z., 30c. 
Salvia (Scarlet Sage) 
A mass of bloom from late summer until killed by frost; 
tender perennial, treated as an annual. Seed should be 
sown early indoors, or in hotbed and the plants set out 
when the weather has become warm. 
933 Firebrand. (Early Harbinger.) Between Blaze of 
Fire and America in earliness of flowering, bluish green 
foliage. 18 inches high. Pkt., 15c. 
934 America (Globe of Fire). Succeeds Firebrand in 
flowering. Medium late type. 16 inches. 
kt., 10c; 4 0o2z., 90c. 
935 Splendens Grandiflora. The well-known Scarlet Sage. 
2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 75c. 
936 Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Compact, bushy growth. 
Blooms earlier and more profusely. Intense scarlet. 2 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; 4 0z., 90c. 
937 Farinacea, Blue Bedder. Compact deep blue. 3 feet. 
PEt., 10c; 4 02Z., 80c. 
brilliant scarlet flowers 
Pkt., 10c; \%& oz., 90c. 
938 Zurich. Dwarf, compact, 
blooming in July. 12 inches. 
Sanvitalia 
940. Double; fine for bedding, borders or rockeries. The 
flowers are bright yellow. Pkt., 10c; % 0oz., 25c. 
Scabiosa (Mourning Bride) 
The flowers are large and double, with a great variety 
of colors. Of easy culture and blooms freely from July 
until hard frost. Hardy annual. 212 feet. 
941 Imperial Giants, Blue Moon. Extremely large, well- 
formed flowers with fully double, broad frilly petals, 
rounded beehive shape. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 40c. 
941A Heavenly Blue. About 18 inches tall, free-flowering, 
with fully double 14-inch flowers. Very early, azure-blue, 
distinct. Pkt., 10c. 
942 King of the Blacks. Large flowered, tall double, red- 
dish black. Pkt., 10c; %4 02., 35c. 
943 Rosette. Large-flowered, tall, double. Deep rose, heav- 
ily suffused with salmon. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 35c. 
944 Shasta. Large flowered, tall double. Pure white, very 
large. Pkt., 10c; 1%4 0z., 35c. 
945 Large-Flowered. Mixed colors. Fine, large double 
flowers in a wide range of colors. Pkt., 10c; %4 02z., 35c. 
SCARLET RUNNER. See Beans—Ornamental Varieties. 
Schizanthus (Butterfly, or Fringe Flower) 
Showy half-hardy annuals, very decorative for garden 
beds and unsurpassed in pots for the conservatory. 
948 Grandiflorus Hybrids. Very fine varieties. 
Pkt., 10c; % 0z., 60c. 
949 Wisetonensis. Containing the most beautiful shades 
of white, pink, rose and crimson. Excellent for pot cul- 
ture. Pkt., 10c; \% oz., 50c. 
Sensitive Plant (Mimosa Pudica) 
950 Pudica. Globular heads of small pink flowers. Ten- 
der annual. 142 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum. 
Large Flowered Scabiosa, Mixed Colors 
Smilax 
955. A climbing plant, unsurpassed for its graceful foliage 
and orange blossom fragrance of its flowers. Pkt., 10c. 
Statice 
Beautiful everlasting with spreading panicles of tube- 
like flowers that are decorative either in the garden or 
when cut. 
956 Suworowi Pink. 
956A Sinuata Blue. 
956B Sinuata Yellow (Bonduelli) 
956C Sinuata White. 
956D Sinuata, Choice Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 30c. 
Pkt., 10c; 1%4 02., 25c. 
Pkt., 10c; % o2Z., 25c. 
PkEt., 10c; %4 02., 25c. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
Sweet William 
1310 Annual Finest Mixed. 
Stock (Gilliflower) 
One of the most popular annuals, remarkable for its pro- 
fusion of bloom, brilliancy and diversity of colors and 
lasting quality of its flowers. 
957 Beauty of Nice. Mammoth flowering. Delicate flesh- 
pink, extra large spike. Pkt., 10c; 4% o2z., 50c. 
958 Mont Blanc. Purest white. Pkt., 10c; 1/16 0z., 25c. 
959 Monte Carlo. Canary-yellow. Pkt., 10c; 1/16 oz., 25c. 
961 Summer Night. Rich deep blue. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/16 02z., 25c. 
Pkt., 10c; 1% 0z., 25c. 
Perpetual Branching (Giant Perfection ) 
(Cut-and-Come-Again) 
A perpetual blooming class of branching habit; double 
fragrant flowers. 2 feet. 
967 Choicest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 1/16 0z., 25c; 1 oz., 40c. 
971 Large-Flowered CDouble Ten Weeks Mixed. Seeds 
grown in the open ground instead of in pots, therefore 
cheaper. A good range of colors. 142 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; 14 0z., 40c. 
972 Double Early Giant Imperial Mixed. (Imp. Bismarck.) 
Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 40c. 
DOUBLE GIANT COLUMN 
Immense fully double close-spaced flowers, one 2-ft. to 
214-ft. spike per plant. This is a strictly non-branching 
strain. 
972A Mixed Colors. Pkt., 25¢. 
ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
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