SIMMONDSIA. 
—californica. SIM-1. 30¢ 
Goat-nut. Boxwood-like evergreen shrub 
tO0 9 tt; (VIII). 
SINNINGIA 
(sin-NIN-jee-ah) Gloxinia. 
Brazilian plants with tuborous corm-like 
roots. The Gloxinia being the best known; 
requires a warm humid atmosphere and 
shade. 
—speciosa. SINN-25. 50¢ 
Gloxinia. The best strain obtainable; in 
a blend of colors; florist strain. Trade 
Packet 75¢. 
Gesneriaceae. 
SISYRINCHIUM. (siss-ir-RINK-ee-um) 
Blue Eyed Grass. Iridaceae. American 
grass-like perennials with small blue or 
yellow flowers; attractive in colonies in open 
moist places; easily grown. 
—augustifolium. SISY-1. 30¢ 
Blue stars with yellow eyes; 6’; RG; HP. 
—Bermudiana. SISY-2. 30¢ 
Large blue fis; sunny RG; 9”; HP. 
—californicum. SISY-7. 30¢ 
Bright yellow fis, 14” long; 1 ft; HP. 
—Douglasii. SISY-10. 30¢ 
Best species; large violet to white fis: Sie 
(grandiflorum); HP 
—striaium. SISY-23. 30¢ 
Yellow striped fis; 3 ft; attractive; HP. 
—Mixed. SISY-X. 25¢ 
SKIMMIA. (SKIM-mee-uh) 
Rutaceae. Evergreen shrubs native of 
China and the Himalayas; small white fis in 
terminal panicles; very ornamental shrubs for 
the South; in the North it makes a good pot 
plant. 
—japonica. SKIM-1. 30¢ 
Bright red fruits; 5 ft; HHP. 
SMILACINA. (smye-las-S YE-nuh) 
False Solomon’s Seal. Liliaceae. Perennial 
rhizomatous plants; small white or greenish 
flowers in terminal racemes or panicles; moist 
part shade; nice in colonies. 
—herbacea. SMIL-3. 30¢ 
—racemosa. SMIL-4. 30¢ 
False Solomon’s Seal. White fis; 2 ft: 
red berries; (1V); HP. 
—stellata. SMIL-5. 25¢ 
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley. May-June; 10”: 
HP. 
SMILAX. (SMYE-lax) 
—herbacea. SMIX-8. 30¢ 
Carrion Flower. Slender twining shrub 
to 30 inches; creamy white fis in a globe 
similiar to Primula denticulata; fruita 
bluish black and hold on stem well. 
SMYRNIUM. 
—olusatrum. SYMR-3. 25¢ 
Black Lovage. Leaves are used in sal- 
ads; sow seed in April; 4 ft; HB, treat as 
HA in North. 
SNAPDRAGON: see Antirrhinum. 
SOLANDRA. (sol-LAND-ruh) 
—grandiflora. SOLA-2. 40¢ 
Chalice Vine; (IX).. 
A new issue of Catalog with some 400 ad- 
ditional seeds and cultural notes—ready 
about September Ist—Send 25¢ in stamps. 
103 
SOLANUM 
(soh-LAY-num) Solonaceae. A large gen- 
us to which the potato and egg plant belong. 
A rather confused genus; the interesting 
species are the ornamental berried species, 
such as the Jerusalem Cherry. Sow seeds of 
the annuals, where they are to grow; the 
perennials can be started indoors early or 
handled like other tender perennials; they 
make excellent berried pot plants. 
—aculeatissimurm. SOLN-1. 30¢ 
Decorative plant; bright scarlet fruits; 
Pes a AB Sah ; 
—aviculare. SOLN-S. 35¢ 
(S. laciniatum) Kangaroo Apple. Pur- 
plish fis, 1” across in cymes; yellow fruits; 
ornamental; 10 ft shrub; N. Z. 1% Oz. 65¢. 
—Capsicastrum. SOLN-10. 30¢ 
Scarlet or orange pointed fruits, 15”? ac: 
RAE AED 
—Hendersonii. SOLN-23. 30¢ 
Orange-red oval fruits; nice for DOCS eel 2. 
—integrifolium. SOLN-27. 30¢ 
Scarlet Tomoto Egg Plant. Fruits 2” 
across; scarlet; ornamental. 14 Oz. 65¢. 
—marginatum. SOLN-32. 30¢ 
Yellow globose fruits, 114” 
SHFUD;* 4 etteUESh. 
—nigrum. SOLN-32. 308 
Black fruits used in preserves, pies, etc; 
forms known as Garden Huckleberry, 
Wonderberry; 215 ft; TA. 
—Pseudo-Capsicum. SOLN-35X. 30¢ 
Jerus3lem Cherry. Scarlet or yellow 
fruits; 2 ft; TP; the popular Xmas Cherry 
pot plant of the florist. 
— —nanum. SOLN-36N. 30¢ 
Small compact plant: red berries. Oz.90¢ 
— —Clevelandii. SOLN-36C. 30¢ 
Select foliage; bright red fruits; 18”. 
—-—Hlavacek’s Masterpiece. SOLN-36H. 30¢ 
Compact 15” plants; bright red fruits. 
across; spiny 
—-—Hendersonii, New Paterson. 
OZ7e O22 56 SOLN-36P. 30¢ 
Red Currant. Small perserving tomato- 
type. ; 
—texanum. SOLN-45. 30¢ 
Spineless form; Scarlet Tomato; 3 ft: TA. 
—Torreyi. SOLN-46. 30¢ 
Purple Fl. Nightshade. .Blue star-shaped 
fis; dry or moist soil; (V); HP. ly Oz. 50¢. 
—verbascifolium. SOLN-69. 20¢ 
Treeltors0: ft fruits yellow: (xX). 
—Mixed. SOLN-X. 25¢ 
SOLDANELLA. (sol-dan-NEL-lah) 
Primulaceae. Perennial plants with nodding 
blue, violet or white fringed flowers; nativa 
of Alps; thrive in moist shady places in RG. 
— Alpina. SOLD-1. 30@ 
Pale blue fis in umbels; roundish lvs; 6”: 
ie 
SOLENANTHUS. 
—stylosus. SOLE-3. 30¢ 
Allied to Cynoglossum and _ Lindelofia: 
iB. 
SOLIDAGO. (sol-id-DA Y-goh) 
Golden Rod. Compositae. Erect perenn- 
ials with yellow Goldenrod flowers, many of 
which are excellent border plants; do not 
fertilize them too much. 
—elongata. SOLI-17. 30¢ 
Compact flower clusters of yellow fis; 
Seek rath es 
—missouriensis. SOLI-35. 30¢ 
Dwarf species; golden heads in panicles; 
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