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LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
Larkspur. 
LARKSPUR 
The Larkspur with its 
long: clustered spikes of 
beautiful irregular flowers, 
often with long spurs, is 
African Marigold. 
especially valuable for its shades of blue. The 
annual forms are very desirable for bedding and 
the perennials are strikingly effective as a back¬ 
ground for borders and for planting among 
shrubbery. Seed of annual varieties may be sown 
outdoors early in Spring. For earlier blooming 
start very early indoors or sow in Fall. Thin one 
to one and one-half feet apart. The perennial 
sorts are sown in Fall or early in Spring. 
DWARF MIXED, Double. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 25c. 
ALL SORTS, Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 25c. 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS 
(Everlasting Peas) 
Showy tree flowering hardy perennial climbers 
for covering old stumps, fences, etc. Continu- 
ully in bloom, fine for cutting. Mixed. Pkt., 
10c; V* oz., 35c. 
LINUM 
(Scarlet Flax) 
GRANDIFLORUM RUBRUM. This is a very 
pretty dwarf annual. The rich crimson flowers 
last only a day but they are borne continu¬ 
ously until frost. Makes a splendid subject for 
massing or may be planted as edging for bor¬ 
ders or lawn. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 20c. 
LUPINS 
Showy, hardy plants from 2 to 3 feet high, 
producing spikes of attractive flowers. 
Blue. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 
Yellow. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 
PERENNIAL MIXED. Pkt., 10c; % oz„ 25e. 
HYACINTH BEANS 
(Dolichos) 
A fine climber with clusters of purple or white flowers followed by ornamental seed 
pods. Tender annual; from 10 to 15 ft. high. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
ICE PLANT 
(Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum) 
Dwarf, trailing annual plants; 8 inches. Flowers white; prized for its singular Icy 
foliage. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c. 
IPOMOEA 
MOONFIOWEK, WHITE SEEDED. At night and during 
dull days the plants are covered with an abundance of 
large, pure white, fragrant flowers, 5 to 6 inches in 
diameter. It grows very rapidly and will cover a large 
surface. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 
RUBRO-COERULEA (Heavenly Blue). The flowers meas¬ 
ure from 3^ to 4 inches across, sky-blue with a white 
throat. They are profuse bloomers and during a long 
season the vines are a mass of baby-blue blossoms. Sow 
seed in pots and plunge pots in ground as they are rank 
growers and roots should be confined. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 
30c. 
IMPERIALIS (Japanese Morning Glory). The flowers of 
this variety are of largest size, often three inches or more 
across; some are brilliant red or rich blue, others are 
equally brilliant with broad margins of clear white; some 
are striped or dotted with blue or red on white or lemon- 
yellow ground, others are clouded with blue and red. The 
foliage in some plants comes plain green, in others it is 
mottled with white and shades of yellow or yellowish 
green. Seed black, larger than other varieties of Morn¬ 
ing Glory. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
JOB’S TEARS 
(Coix Lachrymae) 
An ornamental grass with curious seeds 
which may be used as beads. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c. 
KOCHIA CHILDSI 
(Summer Cypress; Burning Bush) 
The plants are always of globe-like 
form, branching freely, the stems being 
covered with delicate light green foliage. 
Early In the fall the ends of the shoots 
are thickly set with small bright scarlet 
flowers, the bushy plants resembling balls 
of fire. Very showy when planted singly 
to show the round ball-like form. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c. 
LANTANA 
This showy greenhouse plant forms a 
small bush, covering itself with pink, yel¬ 
low and orange flowers and also flowers 
of changeable color. Start In the house. 
Fine varieties mixed. Pkt. 10c: *4 oz.. 30c. 
LOBELIA 
The annual Lobelias are plants of dwarf 
growth, 4 to 6 inches in height, covered 
with numerous small star-like flowers. 
The compact varieties are very pretty 
when grown as an edging for flower-beds 
or in formal beds. The seed should be 
sown in boxes filled with fine soil and 
placed in a warm, sunny window, or in 
shallow drills outdoors when the trees are 
starting out in leaf, barely covering the 
seed from view. The plants will bloom 
continuously from June until frost. Mixed. 
Pkt.. 10c; Mt oz., 25c. 
Lathyrus. 
MARIGOLD 
The African and French Marigolds are old favorite free-flowering annuals 
of easy culture; both are extremely effective. The former have uniformly 
large yellow or orange-colored flowers; are well adapted for large beds or 
mixed borders. The latter are more dwarf in growth, with beautifully 
striped flowers and better suited for bedding purposes or for pot culture. 
They succeed best in a light soil, with full exposure to the sun. 
AFRICAN. Tall Double, Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 30c. 
FRENCH. Tall Double, Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 30c. 
FRENCH. Dwarf Double, Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 30c. 
GUINEA GOLD. Arranged in a jet black or cobalt blue bowl, Guinea Gold 
can scarcely be surpassed for decorative effect in any part of the house, 
especially as the characteristic marigold odor has almost entirely disap¬ 
peared. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 40c. 
MARVEL OF PERU 
(Four o’clock) 
Beautiful Summer-blooming annuals of bushy habit, two feet high, each 
plant bearing throughout the season hundreds of large flowers of white, yel¬ 
low, crimson or striped. The flowers remain tightly closed until about four 
o’clock In the afternoon, when they all open together and the plants become 
a glowing mass of vivid colors. Can be used as hedge. All colors. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
Marvel of Pern. 
