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2274 
Lunaria 
Perennial 
( It i e n II i s ) 
( Ho 11 e«t y or 
St. I'etcr’s 
Penny). 
Flowers pur¬ 
ple, followed 
by silvery 
seed pods, 
prized for 
winter deco¬ 
ration. An¬ 
nual but 
readily self¬ 
sows. Pkt., 10 
ets.; % o*.. 25 
cts. 
2170 Tdnuin. Blue Flax (Perenne). Hardy perennial. 
18 indues. Blooms M.ay through August. Bushy 
plants with feathery foliage; covered with many dainty 
light blue flowers, veined darker and light-centered. 
The individual blossoms are short-lived but new ones 
appear in rapid profusion. Very fine for dwarf per- 
ennial beds and rockei’ies. Pkt.. 10 cts.; '*u cts. 
2207 
2269 Lophospermvun Scandens 
Climbing Foxglove. Half hardy annual 
climber. 10 ft. A handsome vine with large 
pink Foxglove-like blossoms. Veiy decoratixe. 
Pkt.. 15 cts. 
Lobelia—Annual 
2202 Bavatera (.Viiniial). Choice pink and white 
shades mixed. The Lavatera.s or Annual Mallows are 
showy and effective plants covered during the entire 
summer with bloom. For large borders and cutting 
they are very desirable. Color, pink and white. Pkt., 
5 ets,; oz„ 25 cts.; % oz., 40 ets. 
The compact class form bushy plants fairly sheeted with 
bloom throughout the season. Highly desirable for edg-. 
ings, ribbon bedding and garden decoration as well as for 
pot culture. 
2207 Crystal Palace Compacta. Rich deep blue; dtirk 
foliage: the finest dark blue for bedding; 4 inches. Pkt., 
10 ets.; % ozv, 50 cts. 
2268 Choicest Mixed Varieties, All Colors. 6 
to 12 inches. Plants of somewhat more trail¬ 
ing habit, with flowers in shades of blue, red, 
pink, and white, .some with white eye. Foliage 
light or dark green. Especially desirable for 
rock gardens and hanging baskets. Pkt., 10 
ets.; % oz.. 25 cts. 
Larkspur Annual 
Perfectly hard.v, they flower 
quickly from seed sown early 
in the open, and if the faded 
blossoms are kept cut will 
give a long season of bloom. 
The new pinks are especially 
fine and with the dark blue 
varieties furnish a vivid 
color contrast. 
2259 La France. The flow¬ 
ers are a pleasing salmon- 
pink. very large and double, 
well-placed on long stems. 
Pkt., 15 ets.; % oz., 35 ets. 
2200 Shumway’s Supreme 
ilixture of Annual Lark¬ 
spurs. A charming mixture 
containing all the bright and 
delicate shades, makes won¬ 
derful cut flower material 
and should be planted gen¬ 
erously. Pkt., 10 cts.; 14 
oz., 25 cts. 
Lilium (Lily) 
■ Perennial 
Lilies are easily grown 
from seed and very inter¬ 
esting in all stages of 
growth. If sown early in 
the house the L. Philip- 
pinese blooms the first 
.year. The others usually 
the second year. 
2265 Philippinese For- 
mosanum. 3 ft. It bears 
on slender leafy stem one 
long white, trumpet shaped 
flower slightly marked ex¬ 
ternally reddish brown with 
reflexing petals. Blooms 
from seed the first year if 
sown early. Pkt., 25 cts. 
2263 Regale. , 2 % ft. The 
flowers are white, slightly 
suffused with pink, with a 
beautiful shade of canary- 
yellow at the center, and 
extending part way up the 
trumpet. It is delightfully 
perfumed, reminding one of 
the jasmine. Blooms out- 
———I of-doors early in July, and 
seedling bulbs will flower 
2264 the second year. Pkt., 12c. 
2264 LiliunrTenuifolium (Coral Lily of Siberia). It is 
a gem. perfectly hardy. One of the earliest to flower. 24 in. 
high with the flowers up and down on the stem. Blooms 
are deep scarlet and have recurlod petals of waxy texture. 
Marigold (Tagetes) 
Annual 
In late summer, when many bedding plants are past their 
prime. Marigolds afford a wealth of color that is simply 
invaluable. The African varieties produce large self-col¬ 
ored blossoms on tall plants: the French are smaller, but 
the colors and markings are very interesting, some of the 
varieties being elegantly striped and spotted. The Single 
French and the Dwarf Single French Marigolds hold the 
chief place in the class. 
2280 African Tall Double Superior Mixed. 
2281 African Tall Double Orange Ball. 
2282 African Tall Double Lemon Ball. 
2283 African Tall Double Eldorado. Large imbricated llow- 
er.s in yellow shades, 
2284 French Dwarf Double Superior Mixed. 
2285 French Dwarf Double Golden Yellow. 
2280 French Dwarf Double Lemon Ball. 
2287 French Dwarf Double Gold Striped. 
228S Single-Dwarf Legion of Honor. Rich golden yellow 
marked with velvety brown. 
2289 Shumway’s International Dazzling Mixture 
of alt Varieties. This will furnish a color combina¬ 
tion jwsurpassed. 
2289 
Mimosa Sensitive Plant Annual 
2296 Pudioa (Sensitive Plant). 1 ft. Curious and inter¬ 
esting, pinkish white flowers: the leaves close and droop 
when touoheil or shaken. Pkt.. 10 ets. 
2290 Marigold New Double Guinea Gold 
This is a very distinct type of Marigold, of graceful 
pyramidal habit, growing 2 to 2% feet high and producing 
30 to 40 flowers 2 to 2 % inches across, of a brilliant 
shade of orange flushed with gold. Unlike the ordinary 
African Marigold, this new type produces no single flowers, 
but practically 100% semi-double. The characteristic Mari¬ 
gold odor, too. is much less pungent than in other sorts. 
In order to obtain the best results, we recommend early 
sowing. An outstanding novelty. Pkt., 15 cts.; % oz., 
45 cts.; % oz., 75 cts. 
2279 Malope (Mallow- 
\Voi‘t) Rosy Pink Annual 
Showy plants for larg'e mixed 
flower and shrubbery bordei’s. The 
flowers are lar&e and handsome. Pkt., 
10 ots.; y 4 oz., 40 ets. 
2257 Liatris 
Blazing Star or Gay 
Feather. This is a rather 
odd perennial growing in long 
spikes 4 to 5 feet tall and 
densely covered with grass- 
lilte leaves of light green. 
The flowers w h i c h grow 
around the stalk are light 
lavender blooming from the 
top of the stalk downward 
rather than from the bottom 
upward. Pkt., 12 cts. 
2291 Mignonette Annual 
Giant Flowered Choicest Mixed 
Reseda. (18 in.) No annual 
flower garden is complete without 
this very fragrant flbwci' in it. While 
the flower is not particularly beauti¬ 
ful it is very remarkable in odor. 
This is used extensively by bee keep¬ 
ers as a honey-i)roducing plant. Pkt., 
a cts.; Vz oz.. 1,5 cts.; oz., 2.5 cts. 
iilture Lovely lit- 
tie plants 
with light 
green foliage 
and attrac- 
live tubular 
flowers. 
a n y bril- 
liant colors, 
KSPsj®' many of the 
flowers being 
Excellent pot plant. 
spotted with a contrasting color. 
Pkt., 10 cts. 
Monarda (Bergamot or 
Bee Balm) 
Brilliant Scarlet Perennial 
Fine for naturalizing in woods and 
shrubbery: beaj*ing large whorls of 
flowers surroumk'd by colored bracts, 
and fragrant foliage: good for bees. 
Sandy loam and sunny position. Fine 
for masses. Pkt., Lr> cts. 
Morning Glories 
2293 Shumway’s Imperial Giant 
Flowered Japanese Mixed 
(Annual Climber). This vastly improved 
strain of mammoth-flowered Morning Glories 
is most justly celebrated the world over for 
the wondrous beauty of both flowers and 
foliage. Magnificent in size of bloom—4 to 
6 inches across. The great variety of rich 
and delicate colors, tints and markings is 
wonderful and almost incredible. My mixture 
of seed of these magnificent Giant-Flowered 
Japanese Morning Glories is superb. See cut. 
Pkt., 8 cts.; oz., 18 cts. 
2294 Brazilian or Setosa 
Beautiful large pink. A great climber, 
making a growtli of .30 to .50 feet. Grapo-like 
leaves a foot wide. The rose-colored flowers 
mea.sure 2 to 3 indies a/Toss and slujw a 
live-pointed star of satiny pink. Pkt., 8 cts.; 
Vs oz.. 20 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 
2295 Early Flowering Heavenly 
2298 Mimulus Moschatus 
(Musk Plant) House 
Culture 
the name 
This variety received _ _ _ 
Musk Plant because the leaves have 
a scent not unlike musk. The flow¬ 
ers are borne very freely and they are 
of a bright yellow color. Excellent 
for growing in shaded places. Pkt., 
40 cts. .-Av 
Lupins 
A beautiful border plant. 
2272 Liiplnus, New llart- 
wegii tiiaiit Finest M i x c d 
(.\niiual). Latest improved 
strain producing giant spike* 
of gorgeous blooms in choic¬ 
est colors. Pkt., 2.5 cts. 
227.3 Luplniis, Polyphjllus, 
SIniunva.v’s Spci'ial .tlixtiirc 
(Perrimial). This comurisea 
tile choiis-si colors of all the 
leading varieties. Pkt., 10 
cts.; ’/» oz., 25 cts. 
(Ruba Cocrulca.) One of tlie few flowers 
of true blue ;uul probably finest of all morn¬ 
ing glorie.s. Flowers measure 3% to 4 
inches across, deep blue with white throat. 
They blossom profuselj 7and for a long sea- 
sun, opening in the morning and fa<-ing the 
sun. While many have easy success sowing 
seed in the open ground, others prefer to 
sow two seeds in a 2-ineh pot indoors in 
April and transplant to the open after the 
weatlier has settled in Miij', in gravelly, sandy 
soil, witli southern exposiue. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
'A oz., .50 cts. 
2293 Sliiimxvny’a Iniperlnl Giniit Flwwereil JupuneKe 
Morning; Glory—Mixed Colors 
