Lewisia Howelli 
Linarias. See page 15 
Two Summer-flowering Gentians 
Hardy perennials of striking beauty for the rock-garden or the 
mixed border, dowering from July to September, inclusive. Excellent 
also as pot-plants, and the commercial grower will find Lagodechiana 
the more interesting from this standpoint. Outdoors they do best 
in semi-shade with plenty of moisture during summer. Cultivation is 
simple: Sow under glass in late winter and transplant outdoors in 
spring, or sow in the open ground during spring or summer. Plants 
resulting from the earliest seeding may be expected to dower well 
the first season. 
Lagodechiana Only 6 inches high, the dark green, leathery 
-- - - - foliage is topped with clusters of five to eight 
brilliant blue dowers which are 1 inches across, and their color 
varies from delicate light blue to dark true Gentian-blue, the darker 
shades predominating in the mixture. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
HaSCOmbensis The individual dowers of this lovely new 
-- variety are also about 1% inches across and 
are of various shades of blue, but they are slightly speckled with white 
at the base. It is a taller type, growing from to 2 feet. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
New Annual 
Larkspurs, Giant 
Imperial Type 
Lilac Queen. The pl ant l ias long, graceful, upright branches, 
-* is very symmetrical, and has long dowering 
trusses of exceptionally large, double dowers. Color is a rich lilac 
shading to lavender-blue. Popular for home decoration and essential 
for the dorist. Pkt. 25 cts., V4OZ. $1. 
Carmine Kint*. A beautiful shade of deep carmine-rose. Pkt. 
-— 15 cts., V4oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Gloria A rich tone of deep rose, with no trace of carmine. Pkt. 
- - 15 cts., Vioz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
For the past several 
years our growers have 
been trying to produce 
an Annual Larkspur with 
the habit of the Delphin¬ 
ium, and we are now able to offer eight fine colors in this type. 
Lupinus Hartwegii 
Genista (Broom), New Hybrids 
We offer seed of this hardy perennial, well known ordinarily as a 
bright-yellow-fiowered, shrubby plant, in a variety of colors—all 
shades of terra-cotta, crimson, orange and orange-scarlet, buff-pink 
and terra-cotta-pink. Patience is necessary with this variety, as 
germination will be slow, but ultimately should produce about 85 
per cent of seedlings; thereafter it is so rampant a grower that the 
plant reaches a height of 4 to 5 feet two years after sowing. Pkt. 50c. 
Heliophila leptophylla 
A good, half-hardy annual, valuable for growing in pots and for 
summer bedding. Seed may be sown in the open ground after danger 
of frost has passed, or earlier under glass. The plant grows about 
1 >2 feet high, and is simply covered with flowers of a clear bright 
blue with white centers. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Hibiscus Trionum 
The trumpet-shaped blossoms, 4 inches across, are whitish with a 
suffusion of violet and have dark centers. Attains 2 feet in height 
and flowers in fifteen weeks from sowing. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, 
Ys oz. $2. 
Hunnemannia, Sunlite 
This new semi-double form of the Mexican Tulip Poppy develops 
a band of short petals on the outside of the tulip-shaped cup, rather 
than on the inside, as one would expect in other double flowers. This 
adds to the size of the flower and makes it more attractive, giving it 
the appearance of an open flower at all times. The color is a clear 
canary-yellow. Sow in the open ground around May 1 in the New 
York area, or earlier under glass in pots or on upturned turves, 
transplanting these when danger of frost is over. A sunny position 
in a well-drained border suits Hunnemannia, and it will grow to a 
height of 24 inches. Pkt. 15 cts., y 4 oz. $1, oz. $3. 
Kalanchoe coccinea 
A succulent plant, recommended for greenhouse and conservatory 
cultivation on account of the long period in which it continues to 
bloom, and its marvelous color, which is a brilliant scarlet. Sown in 
February or March, carried along in the open during summer, and 
again brought inside before frost, it will commence to bloom a year 
after sowing. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Peach Blossom. A Clear light pink with no trace of salmon. 
-1 Pkt. 15 cts., V 4 oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Exquisite Pink Improved. The delightful shade of pink 
-—--- meets exactly the florists 
requirements. Pkt. 15 cts., Y 4 oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
White Spire. A new, dazzling, pure white, double Larkspur, 
-—-- possessing the shape of the Delphinium. Pkt. 
15 cts., Y 4 oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Blue Spire. Similar to the above except the color is intense deep 
-—- - Oxford blue. Pkt. 15 cts., y 4 oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Lilac St)ire Beautiful shade of lilac so popular in Larkspurs. 
- — - - Pkt. 15 cts., y 4 oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Mixed Giant Imperial Larkspurs. Pkt. 15 cts., y 4 oz. 60 cts., 
oz. $2. 
Lewisia Howelli 
A creeping, hardy perennial, forming a wide rosette of narrow, 
crinkled foliage, not exceeding 3 inches in height, and throwing up 
stems about 6 inches long, crowned with flowers of apricot streaked 
with rose. A rare and lovely plant which will be of admirable effect 
on rockeries. From seed sown in spring, the plants will bloom in the 
following year. The seedlings should be given a sunny and well- 
drained situation and must not be over-watered. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1. 
A White Liatris, Scariosa alba 
White is a new color in this ornamental and very desirable hardy 
perennial. Attaining a height of 3 feet, its stout racemes of pure 
white blossoms are excellent for cut-bloom, and the plant is quite 
imposing in the perennial border. It caused great interest among 
visitors at our Perennial Gardens in September and October the 
last two years. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
New Lupines, Hartwegii or King 
The plants grow from 3 to 4 feet high, and are base-branching, 
with six to eight huge spikes to a plant. They are excellent for cut- 
bloom and can be forced under glass. 
KING BLUE. Rich dark blue, with a pure white stripe in the 
standard of each flower. Pkt. 20 cts., y 4 oz. $1, oz. $3. 
KING WHITE. Enormous, glistening pure white flowers. Pkt. 
20 cts., y 4 oz. $1, oz. $3. 
KING MIXED. Contains the above colors and in addition sky- 
blue, heliotrope, and mid-blue. Pkt. 15 cts., y 4 oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
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