SAINTPAULIA 
(African Violet) 
11,500 seeds per 164 oz. Nice 3-inch pots of this extremely popular 
plant can be grown from seed in 6 to 8 months, if care is exercised 
in germination. Handle about like Begonia seed. Uniform mois- 
ture, a 65° temperature and protection from bright sun are 
necessary in growing good Saintpaulias. 
lonantha. Deep blue. Tr. pkt., $1.50. 
@ Blue Fairy Tale. Pictured at right. Extra free blooming and fast 
growing. Tr. pkt., $2.00; Wes oz., $15.00. 
Hybrida Mixed. A choice, large flowered mixture of colors in 
many attractive shades. 300 seeds, $2.00. 
@White. (New.) 90% true white—balance blue-eyed. Various 
foliage types. 300 seeds, $2.50. 
@ Double Mixed. (New.) 50% double and semi-double—balance 
single. All colors and foliage types are represented here. 
300 seeds, $3.00. 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
125,000 S. Salpiglossis furnishes the retail grower with good 
cutting material either from a January-February sowing indoors 
or a later one grown outdoors. 
@Emperor Mixture. 30 in. Tall, for cutting. All colors. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; 14 0z., 40c; 1 0z., $1.20. 
Dwarf Giant Flowered Mixture. 20 in. For bedding and bor- 
ders. All colors. Tr. pkt., 25¢; %4 oz., 45¢; 1 oz., $1.50. 
SALVIA 
See page 44 
SANVITALIA 
Procumbens (Creeping Zinnia). 50,000 S. 4 to 6 in. A very 
fine, dwarf edging plant with small, double, yellow flowers. 
Tr. pkt., 25e; 14 oz., 60c; 1 oz., $2.00. 
SAPONARIA 
VACCARIA. 5500 S. Gypsophila-like flowers. 
Rose White 
Prices above 2. each: 1 0z., 35¢; 4 ozs., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.25. 
Saponaria Ocymoides. See page 67. 
SCABIOSA 
4500 S. No retail grower should be without some Scabiosa for 
spring greenhouse or outdoor summer cutting. They’re long- 
stemmed and free flowering with a variety of pleasing colors to 
choose from. 
Ageratum Blue. Large flowered azure-blue. 
Fire King. Bright scarlet. 
King of the Blacks. Deep rich maroon. 
Rosette. Deep rose suffused with salmon. 
@ Shasta Improved. Fine pure white. 
@ Oxford Blue. Somewhat darker than Ageratum Blue or Blue 
Moon. Extra large, fully double flowers on fine, long stems. 
Prices above 6, each: tr. pkt., 30c; %4 oz., 75¢; 1 oz., $2.50. 
@Loveliness. Extra large flowered, deep salmon-pink. 
@®Blue Moon. Fine lavender-blue color with extra large, fully 
double flowers on long, wiry stems. 
color. 
Prices above 2, each: tr. pkt., 30¢; 14 oz., 75¢; 1 0z., $2.50. | 
The standard market 
@Giant Hybrid Mixture. A special strain containing only the 
new large flowered varieties. Well balanced in good cut- 
flower colors. Use this mixture if you want only a small 
planting of Scabiosa for cutting. 
repki25c.s400z, O5c; 71 02, $2.00; 
See page 26 for a significant new idea on bedding plant merchandising. 
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SAINTPAULIA BLUE FAIRY TALE 
Otto Panzer, well-known Portland, Oregon, grower, says: 
“We placed an order with Jim Hogan today for 164 oz. 
Saintpaulia ‘Blue Fairy Tale.’ We feel very grateful for 
your having introduced this to us, and we did have some 
very interesting and extremely promising results with the 
sample. This should make a top-notch crop throughout 
the entire summer, at least.” 
SCABIOSA, Continued 
DWARF CLASS. For bedding and garden work. 
Tom Thumb Mixture. 
for bedding and edging. 
Tr. pkt., 30c; %4 oz., 60c; 1 oz., $1.85. 
Perennial Scabiosa. 
10 in. Extra dwarf and compact plants 
See page 67. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
60,000 S. These easily grown plants literally cover themselves with 
a brilliant mass of showy blooms. A January sowing will produce 
nice 3-inch 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 
diameter) and unusually brilliant colors. Nice for cutting or 
makes a choice pot plant if pinched. 
Tr. pkt., 85¢; 4% oz., $2.25; %4 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¢;.% oz. $1.65; % oz, $2.75. 
SHAMROCK 
True Irish Shamrock. 38,000 S. For 2-inch St. Patrick’s Day 
plants sow in late December or early January using 3 or 4 
seedlings per pot. Grow cool (50°) after germination. Our 
seed is the true Trifolium (clover). The best results will be 
obtained in soil that is about 50% clay. 
Tr pkt, 20¢7 44 .0z.,.35¢: 1 0z,/$1.20: 
SMILAX 
4000 S. Popular climber for greens. 
Tr. pkt., 40¢; %4 0z., 80c; 1 oz., $2.50. 
Snow-on-the-Mountain. See Euphorbia, page 30. 
SNAPDRAGONS 
See pages 45 to 49. 
SOLANUM 
See Cherries, Christmas, page 25; Peppers, Christmas, page 39; 
and Love Apple, page 34. 
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