Exquisite Pink Improved Larkspur 
Lupinus, Hartwegi Giants 
Lychnis, Chalcedonica 
Larkspur 
Giant Imperial 
A new race of Larkspur of upright growth, branching from the base of 
the plant, producing more and longer flower stems for cutting. 
Blooms from July to frost. Annual. Height, 3 V 2 feet. 
1750 BLUE SPIRE. Dark blue. Pkt., 15c; X A oz., 50c; oz., $1.75. 
1751 LILAC SPIRE. Beautiful lilac. Pkt., 15c; X A oz., 50c; oz., $1.75. 
1753 WHITE SPIRE. Pure, dazzling white. Pkt., 15c; V4 oz., 50c; 
oz., $1.75. 
1754 CARMINE KING. Rich, carmine-rose. Pkt., 15c; X A oz., 50c; 
oz., $1.75. 
1758 MISS CALIFORNIA. Deep pink on salmon. Pkt., 15c; X A oz., 50c; 
oz., $1.75. 
1760 EXQUISITE PINK, IMPROVED. Salmon-pink. Pkt., 10c; X A Oz. r 
30c; oz., $1.00. 
1761 EXQUISITE ROSE. Soft rose. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 30c; oz., $1.00. 
1742 GIANT IMPERIAL MIXED. Pkt., 15c; *4 oz., 30c; oz., $1.00. 
Double Stock-Flowered 
Annual. Height, 3 feet. 
1766 ROSAMOND. Deep rose, very early. Pkt., 15c; *4 oz., 60c; oz., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
1755 SKY-BLUE. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
1756 LILAC. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
1757 DARK BLUE. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
1759 NEWPORT PINK. Carmine. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
1762 LA FRANCE. Salmon-pink. Pkt., 15c; X A oz., 35c; oz., $1.25. 
1763 LOS ANGELES. Salmon-scarlet. Pkt., 15c; X A oz., 35c; oz., $1.25. 
1764 WHITE. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
1765 DOUBLE STOCK-FLOWERED MIXED. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 20c; 
oz., 60c. 
LATHYRUS. (See Sweet Peas, Hardy). 
LIATRIS. (See Blazing- Star). 
Lilium 
1770 FHILIFFINENSE FORMOSANUM. Pure white, it bears on 
slender leafy stem many long white trumpet-shaped flowers slightly 
marked inside, reddish brown with reflexing petals. It blooms from 
seed the first year if sown early. Perennial. Height, 2 feet. Pkt., 
(200 seeds) 25c. 
LINUM. (See Flax). 
Lobelia 
The dwarf sorts for edging beds of other flowers. The trailing sorts 
are attractive for hanging baskets, vases and window boxes. Blooms 
all summer. Annual. 
1775 CRYSTAL PALACE. Dark blue; fine for borders and bedding. 
Height, 4 inches. Pkt., 10c; x / 8 oz., 40c; X A oz., 60c. 
LOVE-IN-A-MIST. (See Nigella). 
LUNARIA. (See Honesty). 
Lupinus - Lupine 
Annual Sorts 
These give a glorious display in the garden. The long-stemmed flower 
spikes bearing pea-shaped flowers bloom from July until August. 
Prefer a little shade. Height, 2 feet. 
1789 HARTWEGI GIANTS MIXED. New improved strain of annual 
Lupinus. 3 to 4 feet tall, base branching, 4 to 6 long flower spikes 
per plant with 25 or more larger flowers to the spike than the Hart¬ 
wegi type. Colors include dark blue, sky blue, rose and white. This 
new strain should greatly increase the popularity of annual Lupines, 
so easily and quickly grown from seed. Award of Merit. Pkt., 15c. 
Lupinus—Perennial Sorts 
A showy, hardy perennial with graceful long spikes of flowers borne 
from June until September. Excellent for cutting. Height, 3 feet. 
1790 MIXED PERENNIAL VARIETIES. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 
1796 HARKNESS REGAL. Truly royal in their splendor, with 
colors of polished gold and burnished copper; like leaping flames of 
molten metal. Also the softer shades of peach and apricot. There 
is nothing quite like them. Received the Award of Merit. Royal 
Horticultural Society of England. Height, 3 feet. Pkt., 15c; X A oz., 30c; 
oz., $1.00. 
Lychnis - Maltese Cross 
1800 CHALCEDONICA. A tall, loose-flowering plant, with immense 
heads of scarlet flowers. This is one of the most brilliant of old- 
fashioned flowers for bedding or borders. Perennial. Flower during 
June and July. Height, 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; X A oz., 25c. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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