shade, moist rich soil; sow seed when ripe 
or stratify till spring. 
—pinnata. STAP-8. 30¢ 
European B. Fils in nodding racemes, 5” 
longs fruits 2" long. 
STAR OF TEXAS: see Zanthisma. 
STATICE: This genus has now been re- 
classified and all the species formly list- 
ed under it are now under Ameria or Liin- 
onium, which see. (STAT-iss-ee). 
STENOCACTUS: see in list under Cacti. 
STENOLOBIUM. (sten-oh-LOH-be-um) 
—stans . STEN-1. 25¢ 
Yellow Elder or Yellow Bells. An erect 
shrub or small tree with showy bell-shaped 
yellow fis borne in clusters; native along 
Gulf Coast to Fla where it is a popular 
ornamental. e 
— —velutina. STEN-1V. 30¢ 
Leaves pubescent underneath. 
STEPHANOTIS. (steff-uh-NOH-tiss) 
_ —floribunda. STEO-2. 40¢ 
Madagascar Jasmine; (X). 100 seeds $5.00: 
STERCULIA. 
—colorata. STER-4. 30¢ 
Ornamental tree; (VIII). Oz. 65¢. 
—platanifolia: see Firmiana simplex. The 
Chinese Parasol Tree or Phoenix Tree. 
STEVIA: see Piqueria trinervia. 
ist Stevia. 
STEWARTIA. 
The flor- 
(stew-ART-ee-uh) 
N. Amer. and Asian shrubs and trees, 
with showy white fis; ornamental; fairly 
hardy in the N; mixture of peat and loam 
best. 
—koreana. STEW-1. 50¢ 
Korean Tree to 50 ft. 
—monadelpha. STEW-4. 50¢ 
Japanese tree to 80 ft. 
—Pseudo-Camellia. STEW-7. 30¢ 
Tree to 50 ft; fls 214” across, with white 
stamens and orange anthers. 
STILLINGA. 
—sylvatica. STIL-1. 30¢ 
Queen’s Delight. Tassel-like fis; 242 ft; 
CViEL) Sr. 
—sebifera: see Sapium sebiferum. 
STIPA. (STY-pa) 
Spear or Feather Grass. Gramineae. Per- 
ennial ornamental grasses, with awn-like 
spikelets borne in panicles and very popular 
as an ornamental grass. 
—pennata. STIP-3. 20¢ 
Very pretty; tufted ti 3 ft; dense plumes; 
Ie fe® 
STIZOLOBIUM. 
—pruritum. STIZ-6. 40¢ 
Cowage, Cowitch. (X). 100 seeds $3.00. 
STOCKS: see Mathiola and Malcomia. 
STOKESIA. (stoh-KEEZ-ee-uh) 
Stoke’s Aster. Compositae. 
—laevis v. Blue Moon. STOK-1BM. 25¢ 
A pretty HP Compositae, requiring some 
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protection in the N; easily grown from 
seed; well drained sandy soil best. 
STRANVAESIA. 
—Davidiana. 
(strau- VEEZ-ee-uh) 
STRA-2. 30¢ 
STRAWBERRY 
The varieties offered here are grown from 
seed each year and fruit the same year; they 
are planted very much in Europe. It may 
be best to sow the seed late in the fall to 
germinate in the spring. 
—Baron Solemacher. 
STRW-2Y. 20¢ 
Yellow fruited variety. Oz. $2.50. 
——Red Fruited STRW-2R. 20¢ 
Oz. $2.50. 
—Harzland. STRW-2H. 25¢ 
A new large red variety. 
—Rugen. STRW-2G. 20¢ 
Large red fruits. Oz. $2.00. 
—Mixed. STRW-2X. 20¢ 
STRELITZIA. (strel-LITT-see-ah) 
Bird-of-Paradise Flower. Musaceae. SO, 
African perennials with banana-like leaves 
and odd shaped fis; hardy in the far S and 
good tub plants in the N. 
—augusia. STRT-2. 50¢ 
Bird-of-Paradise Flower. GH; (IX). 106 
seeds $6.00. 
—Nicolai. STRT-3. 50¢ 
To 18 ft; white fils with blue tongue; lvs 
4 ft wide; (IX). 
—parvifolia. STRT-4. 50¢ 
Small leaved Crane’s Flower; 4 ft. 
—Reginae. STRT-6. 50¢ 
Yellow fis, dark blue tongue; 3 ft; 100 
seeds $15.00. 
STREPTOCARPUS 
Cape-Primrose. Gesneriaceae. They ard 
of easy culture and thrive in a cool GH; sow 
seeds in Feb. or March for flowering plants 
the following autumn and winter. (strep-toh- 
KAUR-pus). 
—Hybrids. STRP-4. 35¢ 
Gold Medal Strain. 
—polyanthus. STRP-7. 50¢ 
—Rexii. STRP-8. 50¢ 
Blue or mauve flowers. 
—Wendlanii. STRP-10. 504 
Violet-blue flowers; 2 ft. 
STREPTHANTHERA. 
—cuprea. STRH-1. 35¢ 
S. African cormous plant belonging toa 
the Ixia family; (IX); HBb. 
STROBILANTHES. ..(stro-bil-ANT-thes) 
Acanthaceae. Plants and shrubs or tropic- 
al Asia, grown in the open in the South; the 
flowers and foliage are very attractive. 
—isophyllus. d STRO-4. 30¢ 
Willow-like leaves; pinkish fis; 3 ft. 
STROPHANTHUS. 
—gratus. STRP-l. 40¢ 
100 seeds $4.00. 
STYPHELIA. : 
—viredis. STYL-2. 25¢ 
Five-Corners. Greenish tubular fis; 6 ft; 
Australia. 
Start nearly all biennials and perennials 
up to August Ist; some even later. 
