Hart & Vick’s Seeds, Plants, Bulbs • Rochester, N. Y. 
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Hclichrysum • Strawflower 
Mixed. These, the most showy of the Ever¬ 
lastings, are not only useful as dried flowers 
for winter decoration in the house, but 
make splendid beds and borders in the gar¬ 
den during the summer. For early flowers, 
start the seed indoors in March or sow out¬ 
doors as soon as the ground has warmed up. 
The plants require about 1 foot of space 
to grow in. Be sure to cut the blooms 
before they are open, and hang them up by 
the stems for drying. A brilliant mixture 
of colors, pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 30c; 34 oz. 50c. 
Japanese Hop 
An annual climber which grows with great 
rapidity. The foliage is similar to the com¬ 
mon Hop, but much larger. One of the best 
plants for covering verandas and summer¬ 
houses. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c. 
Kudzu Vine • Pueraria 
Thunbergiana. The fastest growing, hardy 
climbing vine. Grows 10 feet the first year 
from seed and when established 50 feet a 
season is not unusual. Large, variegated, 
bright green and white foliage and rosy 
purple, pea-shaped flowers. Splendid for 
covering permanently dead trees, fences, 
and verandas. Pkg. 10c. 
Kochia 
Summer Cypress; Burning Bush 
Trichophylla. This beautiful annual bush has 
rapidly come into prominence. It grows 
2 to 234 feet high, and resembles a close- 
clipped ornamental evergreen. The globe- 
shaped or pyramidal plants are close and 
compact, and of a pleasing light green 
color. It may be grown singly or in the 
form of a hedge. In early autumn it be¬ 
comes carmine- or blood-red. Pkg. 10c; 
34 oz. 20c; 34 oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
Lantana 
Mixed. This very desirable, half-hardy 
greenhouse and bedding plan't bears a con¬ 
stant profusion of verbena-like heads of 
orange, white, rose, and other colored 
flowers and grows 2 to 3 feet high. Pkg. 
10c; 34 oz. 30c. 
Lavandula * Lavender 
Vera. Sweet-scented hardy perennial for the 
mixed border. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c. 
Lathyrus • Hardy Sweet Pea 
Showy, free-flowering, hardy perennial 
climber for covering stumps, fences, etc. 
Continually in bloom; fine for cutting. 
White Pearl. Pkg. 15c. 
Pink Beauty. Pkg. 10c. 
Red Beauty. Pkg. 10c. 
Mixed. Pkg. 10c. 
Lavatera • Annual Mallow 
Splendens. A beautiful, very showy annual 
growing about 3 feet high and covered 
during the entire summer with large, cup¬ 
shaped flowers. Very effective for beds 
and borders. 
White. Satiny, pure white flowers. 
Sunset. Large, satiny rose-carmine blos¬ 
soms. 
Mixed. All colors. 
Each of above, pkg. 10c; V4 oz. 25c. 
Lilium • Lilies 
(FROM SEED) 
Most Lilies will produce flowers the second 
year from seed. Give them the same treat¬ 
ment as other perennials. 
Regale. Creamy white flowers, suffused with 
pink and canary-yellow; delightfully fra¬ 
grant. Blooms in July. Pkg. (100 seeds) 25c. 
Tenuifolium (Coral Lily). Dwarf graceful 
Lily bearing small, bell-like, recurved 
flowers of brilliant coral-red in June. 
Pkg. (100 seeds) 35c. 
Liatris • Blazing Star 
Nothing that you can plant will attract 
more attention in your garden than this 
unusual hardy flower. It blooms in mid¬ 
summer and throws up long, narrow spikes 
of rich lavender-purple flowers on strong 
stems 4 to 5 feet high. A peculiarity of this 
plant is its great attraction to butterflies. 
The flowers make a splendid house decora¬ 
tion not only in the summer, but can be dried 
for winter. Pkg. 15c; 34 °z. 35c. 
Linaria 
Maroccana, Excelsior Hybrids. An easily 
grown annual bearing spikes of dainty 
flowers in brilliant colors. Grows about 
12 inches high, and can be used with 
splendid effect in the rockery and border. 
Pkg. 15c; 34 oz. 40c. 
Hardy Sweet Pea 
Lupinus 
Linum • Flax 
Grandiflorum rubrum (Scarlet Flax). The 
brilliant scarlet flowers, lasting for a long 
time in midsummer, make this one of the 
most desirable annual plants for beds and 
borders. Pkg. 10c; 34 °z. 25c. 
Flavum (Golden Yellow Flax). See page 8. 
Lobelia 
These bloom very quickly from seed and 
flower all through the season. For beds, 
edgings, baskets, and pots there is nothing 
prettier. Sow outdoors in the early spring, 
where the plants are to grow, and thin 
moderately or transplant to several inches 
apart. L. gracilis makes a splendid winter 
conservatory plant. 
Crystal Palace Compacta. Excellent for 
carpet bedding, seldom being over 4 inches 
in height. Deep blue flowers, small but 
effective in masses. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 45c; 
34 oz. 80c. 
Gracilis. Plants of spreading habit; blue 
flowers. Fine for baskets or porch-boxes. 
Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 30c; 34 oz. 50c. 
Sapphire. A trailing kind, splendid for 
porch- and window-boxes and for hanging- 
baskets. Big, deep blue flowers with large 
white eyes. Pkg. 15c; 34 oz. 50c. 
Bedding Queen. A splendid variety where 
a very low-growing plant is wanted. The 
flowers are unusually large and of a rich 
dark blue color, accentuated by a creamy 
white eye. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 45c. 
Mixed. Upright-growing kinds in pink, 
white, and blue. Pkg. 10c; 34 °z. 25c; 
34 oz. 40c. 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Hardy peren¬ 
nial growing 3 feet high and bearing from 
July to October, brilliant fiery scarlet 
flowers. Pkg. 25c. 
Lupinus • Lupin 
Annual, Mixed. Free-blooming, easily grown 
plants with long, graceful spikes of pea¬ 
shaped flowers in many rich colors. A 
splendid annual plant for beds, borders, 
and for cutting. Grows 2 feet high and 
prefers semi-shade. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 20c; 
oz. 35c. • 
Polyphyllus. This is a strain of hardy peren¬ 
nial Lupins with larger flowers, longer 
spikes, taller stems, and richer colors than 
the ordinary kinds. They bloom in May 
and June and grow 3 feet high. 
Rose Blue White Mixed 
Each of above, pkg. 15c. 
Collection: One pkg. each of above 3 colors 
for 35c. 
