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LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
ICE PLANT 
HYACINTH BEANS 
(Dollchoe) 
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., lOe; oz., 25c. 
(Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum) 
Dwarf, trailing annual plants; 8 inches. Flowers white; prized for its singular icy 
foliage. Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 20c. 
IPOMOEA 
MOONFLOWER, 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 Vi 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; Ya 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; Ya lb. 50c. 
JOB’S TEARS 
(Coix Lachrymae) 
An ornamental grass with curious seeds which may be 
used as beads. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c. 
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. 
Larkspur 
LARKSPUR 
The Larkspur with its 
long clustered spikes of 
beautiful irregular flowers, African Marigold 
often with long spurs, is 
especially valuable for its shades of blue. The annual 
forms are very desirable for bedding and the perennials 
are strikingly effective as a background for borders and 
for planting among shrubbery. Seed of annual varieties 
may be sown outdoors early in spring. For earlier bloom¬ 
ing 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; Ya oz., 25c. 
TALL DOUBLE STOCK-FLOWERED. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
Ya oz., 20c. 
ALL SORTS. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 25c. 
LATHYRUS LAT1FOLIUS 
(Everlasting Peas) 
Showy free-flowering hardy perennial climbers for cover¬ 
ing old stumps, fences, etc. Continually in bloom, fine for 
cutting. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 20c. 
LANTANA 
This showy greenhouse plant forms a small bush, cover¬ 
ing itself with pink, yellow and orange flowers and also 
flowers of changeable color. Start in the house. Fine 
varieties mixed. Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 20c. 
LINARIA - Baby Snapdragon 
Pkt., 10c; % os., 40c. 
LINUM 
(Scarlet Flax) 
GKANDIFLORUM BUBROM. This is a very pretty dwarf 
annual. The rich crimson flowers last only a day but 
they are borne continuously until frost. Makes a splen¬ 
did subject for massing or may be planted as edging 
for borders or lawn. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c. 
PERENNE BLUE. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c, 
LUNARIA - Honesty or Money Plant 
Produces silver seed pods for winter bouquets. Pkt., 10c; 
Ya 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; Ya oz., 25c. 
CRYSTAL PALACE COMP ACTA. Deep blue. Pkt., 10c; 
Ya oz., 65c. 
HYBR1DA SAPPHIRE. Deep blue, trailing. Pkt., 10c; 
Ya oz., 75c. 
LUPINS 
Showy, hardy plants from 2 to 3 feet high, producing 
spikes of attractive flowers. 
Blue. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 
Yellow. Pkt., 1 0c; oz., 40c. 
PERENNIAL MIXED. Pkt,, 10c; Yz oz., 25c. 
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; Yz oz., 40c. 
FRENCH. Tall Double, Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Yz oz., 40c. 
IRENCH. Dwarf Double, Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Yz oz., 40c. 
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; Ya oz., 40c. 
MARVEL OF PERU 
(Four o’Clook) 
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., 26c; % lb., 60c. 
Bed only. Pkt., 10c; oz., 26c. 
Marvel of Peru 
