THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
PERENNIAL SEEDS 41 
Perennial Lupines 
Hardy Lilies 
Every nurseryman we believe is anxious 
to grow a .good stock of Hardy Lilies for 
his trade. The problem is— Can you suc¬ 
cessfully grow lilies from seed and if so 
what kinds? The list we offer here is 
made up from our own experience and the 
experiences of others and it is an excel- 
len list for you to buy from. The varieties 
marked * geiminate quite quickly (2 to 4 
weeks); the others are slower. 
* Amabile. Red with dark spots, 2 44-3 ft. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c, 44 oz. 40c, 44 ox. 75c, ox. 
.$2.50. 
Auratum. Golden Banded. 44 ox. 30c, 44 
oz. 50c, ox. $1.50. 
Auratum Platyphyllum, Larger than Aur¬ 
atum, white spotted yellow. 44 ox. 30c, 
44 ox. 50e, ox. $1.50. 
Cansiden.se. Drooping bells which vary 
from yellow to red with maroon dots. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, 44 ox. SOc, 44 ox. $1.50. 
Candidum Salonica. New pure white strain 
strain and the only Candidum that can 
be grown from seed. Tr. Pkt. 50c, A ox. 
$1.50, 44 oz. $2.50. 
*Oernum. Very pretty lilac pink, 2 ft. 
high, easy to grow. 44 ox. 35c, 44 oz. 
65c, oz. $2.00. 
*Concolor. Vivid crimson, star shaped. An¬ 
other fine dependable Lily that grows 
readily from seed. 44 oz. 30c, 44 oz. 55c. 
oz. $1.80. 
♦Elegans. Orange, yellow, apricot and red 
shades. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 44 oz. 45c, 44 oz. 
S5c, oz. $3 00. 
♦Henryi. Growing easily from seed, this 
is one of the best real hardy Lilies. 
Deep orange yellow. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 44 oz. 
60c, 44 OZ. $1.00, oz. $3.60. 
♦Longlflorum Giganteum. Pure white Eas¬ 
ter Lily. Not entirely hardy in the 
North, but excellent for forcing. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, 44 oz. 75c, 44 ox. $1.25. 
♦Longiflomai. White Queen. A new strain 
with snowy white wide expanded trum¬ 
pets. Quick to bloom, cases being re¬ 
ported where it has flowered in less 
than 12 months. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Martagon Album. Desirable and free 
blooming white flower. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
44 oz. 75c, 44 oz. $1.25. 
Pardalinum. The Panther Lily. Reflexed 
orange flowers, marked with crimson. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, 44 oz. 70c, 44 oz. $1.25. 
*Pliilippincn.sc Forinosanum, Martin’s Re- 
selected. A fine Lily for outdoor or 
greenhouse growing. Our strain is re¬ 
selected for purity of color, so that 
most of the blooms are pxire white with 
the minimum of brownish tinge. 44 oz. 
35c, 44 ox. 60c, oz. $1.80. 
*Rcgale, Regal Lily. Our seed was gath¬ 
ered on our own nursery at the proper 
time and should germinate close to 
100%. 44 oz. 15c, oz. SOc, 44 lh. $1.50. 
Rubcllum. Dainty and fragrant rose pink. 
Excellent as a pot Idly as well as in the 
garden. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 44 oz. 45c, 44 oz. 
85c, oz. $3.00. 
♦Shelburne Hybrid. A cross between Re¬ 
gale and Sargentiae which is easier to 
grow and larger than Sargentiae and 
blooms later than Regale. Beautiful and 
fragrant. Varies from seed. Tr. Pkt. 
35c, 44 oz. $1.00. 
♦Superbum. One of the best. Orange, spot¬ 
ted crimson. 44 oz. 20c, 44 oz. 35c, oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
♦Tenuifolium. The Siberian Lilly. Bright 
scarlet spotted black. 44 oz. 20c, 44 oz. 
35c, oz. $1.00. 
♦Tenuifolium Golden Gleam. A hybrid, 
rich golden and bluff in color. Easily 
grown and usually flowering the sec¬ 
ond year. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 44 oz. 85c, 44 
oz. $1.50. 
♦Venustuuiu Fujihirato (L, Maximowiczi). 
Orange spotted brown, a refined Tiger 
Lily. Fine for cutting. 44 oz. 30c, 44 oz. 
55c, oz. $1.80. 
♦Willmottiae. Excellent early summer 
blooming idly. Vivid orange red with 
recurved petals spotted brown. Tr. Pkt. 
35c, 44 OZ. 60c, 44 oz. $1.00, oz. $3.60. 
A valuable group for massing in the bor¬ 
der or for cutting. Most varieties, under 
good conditions, grow about 3 ft. high. 
Not particular as to soil but thrive best 
under fairly cool conditions or at least 
where the soil is kept cool and moist. 
44 
44 
OZ. 
OZ. 
lb. 
lb. 
Polyphyllus 
Blue 
. 10 
.25 
.75 
2.25 
Polyphyllus 
Rose 
.15 
.45 1.30 
4.00 
Polypliyllus 
White 
.10 
.30 
.90 
2.75 
Polyphyllus 
Mixed 
.10 
.25 
.75 
2.25 
Downers Hybrids. 
A fine 
range 
of 
col- 
ors, early and long blooming. 44 oz. 
15c, oz. 50c, 44 lb. $1.50, lb. $4.50. 
Hark ness Regal Hybrids. Many new col¬ 
ors and art shades. 44 oz. 20c, oz. 60c, 
44 lb. $1.80, lb. $5.40. 
New Hybrids Mixed. Our own mixture of 
the newer hybrid types. A real bar¬ 
gain. 44 oz. 20c, oz. 60c, 44 lb. $1.80, lb. 
$5.40. 
Sweet Scented Hybrids. A wonderful mix¬ 
ture with yellow, purple, apricot and 
pink shades in sweet scented varieties. 
44 oz. 25c, oz. 75c, 44 lb. $2.50. 
Lychnis 
Old Fashioned flowers, but hard to beat 
for lively splashes of color in the border. 
Chalcedonica Scarlet. Vivid scarlet heads, 
3 ft. 44 oz. 15c, oz. 40c, 44 lb. $1.20. 
Clialccdonia Alba. White form. 44 oz. 20c, 
44 oz. 35c, oz. $1.20. 
Chalcedonica Salmon Queen. Beautiful 
salmon pink. 44 oz. 25c, 44 oz. 40c, oz. 
$1.40. 
Chalcedonica Mixed, 44 ox. 25c, oz. SOc. 
Haageana Scarlet. The Haageanas are 
fine bedders and will bloom the first 
year from seed sown very early. Bright 
scarlet, 18 inches. 44 oz. 25c, 44 oz. 45c. 
oz. $1.50. 
Haageana Hybrida. Mixed shades of red, 
orange, salmon, white, etc. 44 oz. 25c, 
44 oz. 40c, oz. $1.40, 
Arkwrigliti Hybrids. Hybrid of Chalce¬ 
donica and Haageana.. Extraordinary 
color shades. Good for bedding, about 
2 ft. high, blooming May and June, 2 44 
ft. 44 oz. 25c, 44 oz 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Alpina (R). Neat rock plant with red¬ 
dish purple flowers, 6 inches. Tr. Pkt. 
50c, 44 oz. $1.25. 
L. Viscaria Splendens. German catchfly. 
Bright rose flowers on nice stems for 
cutting, 144 ft. 44 ox. 20c, 44 oz. 35c, oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Lobelia 
Cardinalis, Cardinal Flower. Fine native 
perennial for moist shady locations. Tall 
stems with cardinal red flowers in full 
bloom August and September. A ox. 35c, 
44 oz. 60c, 44 oz. $1.00, oz. $3.60. 
Cardinalis K i 111 b ridge Hybrids. Many 
bright shades. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Syphilitica. Neat plant, with large blue 
flower spikes July to September. Tr. 
Pkt. 25c, 44 oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Lunaria—Honesty 
Biennis Alba. Also called St. Peters Pen¬ 
ny. The silvery white seed panicles are 
in great demand for bouquets. Grown 
as a biennial, sowing seed each year. 
44 oz. 20c, oz. 60c, 44 lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 
Separate Colors 
Autumn Tints. Buff and orange shades. 
44 OZ. 25c, 44 oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Blue King. Intense blue with long and 
elegant spikes. 44 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Brightest and Best. Bright red with long 
spikes. 44 oz. 20c, 44 oz. 35c, oz. $1.20. 
Cross Roads. Shell pink. 44 oz. 20c, 44 oz. 
35c, oz. $1.20. 
Chocolate Soldier. Yellow and violet 
bronze, making a beautiful contrast. 44 
oz. 35c, 44 oz. 65c, oz. $2.25. 
Gold Crest. Yellow with deeper yellow 
wings. 44 oz. 20c, 44 oz. 35c, oz. $1.20. 
Moerheimi Pink. Compact growing with 
rose and white flowers. 44 oz 20c, oz. 
60c. 
Perfection. Large white with just a tint 
of Heliotrope. 44 oz. 20c, 44 oz. 35c, oz. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
Rose Queen. Pure Rose. 44 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Sunshine. Ye'low. 44 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Tangerine. Golden, orange and terra cot¬ 
ta. 44 oz. 20 c, 44 oz. 35c, oz. $ 1 . 20 . 
Arboreus Varieties 
The Tree Lupines grow 3 to 6 ft. tall, 
shrubby form. 
Golden Yellow. Sprays of bright yellow 
flowers. 44 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Paynei. Fragrant flowers in various 
shades of blue, lavender, pink, purple 
and white all with beautiful yellow 
blotch. Fine novelty. Tr. Pkt. 40c. 
Snow Queen. Very fine pure white.. 44 
oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Lysimachia 
Ciliata. Useful plant for moist or wet 
spots. Yeliow flowers, 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. 
30c, 44 oz. 75c, oz. $2.40. 
Lythrum—Loose Strife 
Roseum Supcrbum. Likes moist soil and 
fits in well for banks of streams and 
ponds. Bears spikes of rosy purple 
flowers in July and August, 3 ft. 44 
oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Crimson Dwarf. New strain of Amaranth 
purple, 2 ft. 44 oz. 25c, 44 oz. 45c, oz. 
1.50. 
Matricaria—F everf ew 
Feverfew is valuable for indoor green¬ 
house growing as well as for the outdoor 
garden. Seed started in October will give 
an excellent spring flowering crop for 
cutting. Not being entirely hardy in the 
North, Matricaria plants should be lifted 
and taken in in the fall or it may be 
grown as an annual. 
Capensis Alba Double. For cutting 15 to 
18 inches tall, pure white double and 
semi-double flowers. 44 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Grandiflora Double White. A fine strain 
for the florist, coming almost 100 % 
double with large pure white flowers, 
144 to 2 ft. 44 oz. 25c, 44 oz. 45c, oz. 
$1.40. 
Dwarf Double Snowball. Dwarf compact 
bushy plants excellent for borders. A 
mass of double white flowers through¬ 
out late summer and early fall, 12 
inches. 44 oz. SOc, 44 oz. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Dwarf Golden Ball. Golden yellow form 
of above. 44 oz. 30c, 44 oz. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Meconopsis 
Baileyi, The Blue Perennial Poppy. A 
beautiful flower but evidently difficult 
to grow in the United States, so we do 
not recommend it except to those who 
wish to experiment, or who have the 
proper conditions for its growth. We 
have fresh crop seed. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 44 
oz. $1.25. 
