Perennial Seeds 35 
Hollyhocks 
These stately, majestic, handsomely colored (lowers, growing 5 to 7 feet tall are attractive for screens and 
backgrounds and are one of the most popular of all the hardy garden flowers. They are necessary for the old- 
fashioned garden and with their colossal spikes of rose-like blooms, produce bold and showy effects. They are 
easily grown from seed but it is best to treat them as biennials, sowing fresh seed early each spring. They 
bloom July and August. 
Lovely New Hollyhocks 
300S TRIUMPH DOUBLE FRINGED. New, of 
branching habit, waved and fringed flowers in shades 
of crimson, pink, white, yellow and purple. Early 
bloomer. 4 to 5 feet tall. Pkt. 15c; 'A oz, 40c. 
300S IMPERATOR. Color ranges through shades 
of pink to salmon. Flowers 0 inches across, frilled and 
fringed with central double rosette. Pkt. 12c; ^ 
oz. 35c. 
3001 EXQUISITE FRINGED MIXED. Contains 
the most artistic shades of pink, rose and red. Strik¬ 
ing semi-double variety. Pkt. lOc; 'A “lOc. 
Single Hollyhocks 
2981 SINGLE MIXED. Includes the fringed types 
and in many colors. Very fine. Pkt. 5c; '4 20c. 
IBERIS—See hardy Candytuft, Page 29. 
Standard Double Varieties 
Chaters Strain 
2992 WHITE 2993 SCARLET 
2994 MAROON 2995 YELLOW 
2996 NEWPORT PINK 2997 SALMON 
Price of any above. 1 Pkt. lOc; 1% oz. 30c. 
3000 COLLECTION. 1 Pkt. each, 6 
colors for 45c. 
2991 DOUBLE MIXED. Flowers fully 
double, huge rosettes of rich colors. 5 to 7 
feet tall. Pkt. lOc; oz. 25c. 
3004 DWARF DOUBLE MIXED. English 
type of Hollyhocks, fully double, fine assort¬ 
ment of colors. Plants much more dwarf than 
other types, only about 3 feet tall. Pkt. 15c; 
iV oz. 30c. " ' 
A Clump of Lupines 
Inuia Grandiflora 
3011 GOLDEN BEAUTY. A very 
free flowering border plant, producing 
masses of golden yellow Aster-like 
flowers in July and August. Easily 
Double Hollyhocks grown thriving in average garden soil, 
but requiring a sunny situation. 2}^ 
feet. Pkt. 15c; fs oz. 35c. 
Isatis Glauca 
Attractive upright branching plants about 3 feet in height, 
interesting foliage and pretty yellow flowers produced in ter¬ 
minal panicles. Pkt. lOc; J4 oz. 30c. 
3014 Jasione Perennis, Shepherds Scabiosa 
Pretty little plants for the rock garden or border. Flowers are 
produced in compact heads on long stems and somewhat resemble 
miniature scabiosa. The lavender blue flowers are freely produced 
during June and July. 1 foot. Pkt. 15c. 
Lathyrus^ Hardy Sweet Peas 
I alifnliitc Hardy perpetual blooming Sweet Peas, fine for 
l_aiirOIIUS. covering old stumps, fences, etc. Perfectly hardy, 
increasing in beauty each year. Bloom June to August. 
3017 WHITE PEARL 3018 PINK BEAUTY 
3019 SPLENDEN8 BED 
Price each any of above colors. Pkt. 8c; 14 <>*• 20c. 
3022 COLLECTION. 1 Pkt. each of above three colors 20c. 
3016 HARDY SWEET PEAS MIXED. A mixture of the above. 
Pkt. 5c; 14 oz. 20c. 
3026 Lavendula, Sweet Lavender 
A shrubby perennial about 13^ ft. high with grayish green foliage, and 
bearing during July, August and September whorls of small blue 
flowers. The leaves have a very pleasant aromatic odor, muchsoughtfor. 
The plant requires some winter protection in most Northern States. 
Pkt. lOc; M oz. 30c. 
Leontopodium See Edelweiss^ 33 
Lewisia 
3030 HOWELLI. R. G. A rare and lovely creeping plant form¬ 
ing a rosette of narrow crinkled leaves. Flower stems 6 inches 
above foliage, carry star-like flowers of apricot, streaked rose. 
Spring sown seeds will bloom the following year. Give the seed¬ 
lings a well drained, sunny place and do not over-water them. 
Pkt. ;25c. 
Liatris, Kansas Gay Feather 
Also called Blazing Star. Showy and beautiful when massed 
in the perennial border. Leaves are slender and grass-like, thickly 
covering the stems, tall graceful spikes of flowers, 
3034 PYCNOSTACHYA. Brightest rosy-purple, bloom in 
July and August. Grow 0 feet tall. Pkt. 15c. 
3035 SCARIOSA. Bears well filled spikes of purple flowers in August. Dwarfer 
than Pycnostachya, 2 feet tall. Pkt. 1 5c. 
3036 SPICATA. Rosy-purple flowers from July to September. Only 20 inches 
tall. Very attractive. Pkt. 1 ,5c. 
Latbyrus 
Lilluin Pbillipincnse 
Hardy Lupines 
See Color Plate 
on Page 49. 
Hardy Lupines produce long spikes of softly covered flowers, the 
individual flowers resemble Sweet Peas, the spikes grow 3 to 4 
feet tall. The leaves are palm-like and form thick ornamental 
clumps of light green. Bloom May and June. 
Inoculate Lupine Seed with Nitragln 
By treating Lupine seed before planting, you will get better 
growth of plants. Garden size pkg. Postpaid, 25e. 
3080 NEW HYBRIDS MIXED. Wonderful new strain. Long 
beautiful spikes. Colors range through blue, rose, buff, flesh, sal¬ 
mon to white. Pkt. lOc; *4 oz. 30c. 
3083 DOWNERS HYBRIDS. Early and perpetual blooming, 
fine range of colors, bold spikes. Sometimes bloom first year from 
seed if sown ear ly. Pkt. 1 Oc; ^ oz. 30e. 
3082 MOEBHEIMI PINK. Pretty pink, rose and white. Com¬ 
pact and semi-dwarf in growth. Pkt. lOc; % oz. 30c. 
3081 POLYPHYLLUS SUNSHINE. Bright yellow. Pkt. 
lOe; ‘A oz. SOc. 
3076 POLYPHYLLUS BLUE. Pkt. 5c; >4 oz. 15c. 
3077 POLYPHYLLUS WHITE. Pkt. 5c; >4 oz. 15c. 
3078 POLYPHYLLUS ROSE. Pkt. 5c; V 4 oz. 20c. 
3079 POLYPHYLLUS MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 5c; V 4 
oz. ISc. 
Linaria, Toad Flax 
3047 MACEDONICA. Speciosa Hybrids. R. G. Spikes 3 feet tall, 
bright yellow flowers resembling Snapdragons. Foliage of silvery tint. 
Will bloom the first year if seed is sown early. Pkt. lOc; oz. 30c. 
3048 ALPINA. Alpine Toadflax. R. G. A trailing plant, bearing 
flowers of violeLblue, blotched orange, in July and August. 6 inches 
tall. Pkt. 15c. 
2413 CYMBALABIA. Kenilworth Ivy. R. G. A trailing plant or 
vine with foliage throughout the summer and an abundance of small 
lavender flowers in the fall. Pkt. lOc; ^ oz. 40c. _ 
Linum, Perennial Flax 
3055 PEBENNE BLUE. R, G, Small flat flowers of azure blue, 
borne in May and June. Erect plants with branching leafy stems. 
1 to 2 feet tali. Pkt. 5c; 'A oz. 20c. 
3056 FLAVUM, GOLDEN FLAX. R. G. Masses of yellow 
bloom in July and August. 15 to 18 inches tall. Pkt. lOc; A 
oz. 25c. 
3058 FLAVUM NANUM COMPACTUM. R. G. A new dwarf 
strain only 6 inches high with golden yellow flowers in June and 
July. Pkt. 15c. 
305T NARBONENSE. R»G» Azure blue flowerswith white eye, 
freely borne in May. Spreading clumps of foliage. 2 ft. Pkt. 
lOc; iV oz. 30c. _ 
Lobelia^ Cardinal Flower 
3061 CARDUVALIS. A native perennial used frequently for 
naturalizing in swampy spots. Flowers are intense cardinal red, 
slender about 1 inch long, borne in spikes on erect leafy, un¬ 
branching stems. Blooms July to September. Grows S to 2 ^ 
feet tftll. Pkt. 15c. 
3062 LARg'e blue SYPHILITICA. A selection of the native 
blue Lobelias. Large spikes of clear blue during July and August. 
2 to 3 feet tall. Pkt. 15c. 
Lythrum. Loosestrife 
3002 BOSEUM SUPERBUM. Tall erect plants producing graceful spikes of 
bright red flowers during July and August. An excellent cut flower. 4 to 6 ft. 
Pkt. 8c; 14 oz. 25c. 
Lilies to Grow from Seed 
3041 LILIUM REGALE, Regal Lily. See this Lily in color on 
the back cover. Easily grown from seed, blooms the third year. One 
of the loveliest of all lilies. Pkt. lOc; J^oz. 25c. 
3042 PHILIPPINENSE FOBMOSANUM. A wonderful new lily 
grows easily from seed. At the Arnold Arboretuin seed produced 
flowering plants in seven months. Similar to the Easter lily, white 
trumpet-shaped flowers, slightly marked with reddish brown on base 
of petals. Perfectly hardy. 2 to 3 feet. Pkt. 15c. 
3015 PBAECOX WHITE QUEEN. A beautiful lily of the Longi- 
florum family, producing long snow-white trumpets. .Under good 
conditions will bloom in 12 months from seed. Pkt. 30c. 
3044 TENUIFOLIUM, Coral Lily. Bears quantities of small, 
glossy scarlet flowers with recurved petals. Perfectly hardy, blooming 
in June and July. Seed is sometimes slow to germinate but well worth 
patience as it is beautiful. 2 ft* Pkt. I Oc. 
Lunaria, Honesty 
3068 BIENNIS. St. Peters Penny. This is grown for the beautiful 
silver pods which are used for winter decorations. Purple flowers are 
borne in the summer and the plant is a biennial which self sows. It 
may be grown as an annual. 2 ft. Pkt. lOc; ^A 30c. 
I .....Uni. See Color Plate 
L.ycnni$^ v_ampion on Page 49 . 
3086 CHALCEDONICA, Scarlet Maltese Cross. From June until 
the middle of July the plants are covered with the most fiery scarlet 
flowers, and it is sometimes called Burning Star. Each individual 
flower forms a small Maltese Cross. The plants will bloom the first 
year from early sown seed. 2 ft. Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 20c. 
3085 CHALCEDONICA SALMON QUEEN. Large flower of 
glowing salmon, a new shade in Lychnis. Pkt. 15c. 
3087 ARKWRIGHT HYBRIDS. A valuable variety the result of 
a cross of Chalcedonica with Lychnis Haageana. These hybrids attain 
a height of 2 ft. and produce in midsummer an abundance of large 
flowers of brilliant colors, varying from orange scarlet to soft salmon 
pink. Pkt. lOc; 5^ oz. 30c. 
3088 VISCABIA SPLENDENS. R. G. Also called Viscaria and 
German Catchfly. The bright rose flowers are most useful for cutting. 
The large clumps of foliage are attractive and almost evergreen 
Blooms in May and June. 15 in. tall. Pkt. lOc; 54 oz. SOc. 
3089 ALPINA. R. G. In April the tufted little plants with attractive 
olive green foliage bear clusters of pretty rose pink flowers. 6 in. tall_ 
Lychnis Chalcedonica Pkt. 15c. 
Perennial roots are listed on pages 61 to 65 inclusive. 
