Rows of stately Hollyhocks make ideal backgrounds 
MICHELUS "DISTINCTIVE" FLOWER SEEDS 
Gloxinia 
Hybrida grandiflora. An extra-fine strain, 
embracing all the choicest self-colored and 
tigered and spotted flowers. Pkt., 25c.; 
85c. per large pkt. 
Gypsophila . Baby’s Breath 
Oldhamiana. Hardy type. Bright pink, fra¬ 
grant flowers. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Paniculata. Hardy perennial variety with 
white flowers in graceful sprays. Pkt., 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz., 60c. 
Paniculata fl.-pl. Double white flowers. 
Pkt., 20c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
*Repens. A fine rockery plant, covered with 
tiny white flowers. Pkt., 10c.; 40c. per large 
pkt. 
*Repens rosea. Pinkish white flowers. Pkt., 
10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Helenium • Sneezewort 
Autumnale superbum. Perennial. Large 
heads of golden yellow flowers. 3 to 5 ft. 
Pkt., 20c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Helianthemum . Rock or Sun Rose 
*Mutabile. A very pretty perennial for the 
rockery, covered with masses of bloom from 
June to July. Choice mixed varieties. 
Pkt., 15c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Heliopsis • Orange Sunflower 
A handsome, hardy perennial, excellent for 
cutting. 
Scabra zinniaeflora. Semi-double; yellow. 3 ft. 
Pkt., 10c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Soleil d’Or. Double; golden yellow. 5 ft. 
Pkt., 10c.; 30c. per large pkt. 
Helleborus 
Niger. Christmas Rose. Perennial. Seed ger¬ 
minates slowly. 15 in. Pkt., 10c.; 40c. per 
large pkt. 
Heuchera • Coral Bells; Alum-Root 
A fine hardy perennial, good for cutting. 
Brizoides. Bright rose-color. 2^ ft. Pkt., 15c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Sanguinea. Vivid crimson flowers. 1 ft. 
Pkt., 15c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Hibiscus • Marshmallow 
A very showy perennial, growing 4 feet high. 
Flowers often 10 to 12 inches in diameter. 
Pkt. Large pkt. 
Giant Dark Red .$0 10 $0 25 
Giant Pink . 10 25 
Giant White . 10 25 
Giant Choice Mixed . 10 25 
Hollyhock 
A popular and desirable hardy perennial plant 
succeeding best in rich, well-drained soil. Ex¬ 
cellent for planting among shrubbery or forming 
a background for other flowers. Seed sown any 
time before midsummer will produce fine plants 
for blooming the following summer. 6 to 7 ft. 
Triumph. A fine type of branching habit, 4 to 
5 feet high, and flowering 10 days earlier than 
the common Hollyhock. Choice mixed colors. 
Pkt., 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Double Everblooming, Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Chater’s Double Maroon. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt.; oz., $2.00. 
HOLLYHOCK, continued 
Chater’s Double Newport Pink. Pure pink. 
Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt.; oz., $2.25. 
Chater’s Double Pink. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt.; oz., $2.00. 
Chater’s Double Red. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt.; oz., $2.00. 
Chater’s Double Salmon. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt.; oz., $2.00. 
Chater’s Double White. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt.; oz., $2.00. 
Chater’s Double Yellow. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt.; oz., $2.00. 
Chater’s Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 40c. per 
large pkt.; oz., $1.50. 
Collection: One pkt. each of 6 colors, 50c. 
Single Hollyhock 
Pkt. Large pkt. Oz. 
Mixed Colors .$0 10 $0 25 $0 75 
Honesty • Lunaria; Moonwort 
Biennis alba. Hardy biennial admired for its 
silvery seed-pods. Beautiful and curious. 2 ft. 
Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Chater’s Double Hollyhock 
Humulus • Japanese Hop 
Japonicus variegatus. A rapid-growing annual 
climber. Leaves beautifully mottled and 
splashed silvery white, light and dark green. 
Excellent for covering verandas, trellises, etc. 
Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., $1.00. 
Incarvillea 
Delavayi. Hardy Gloxinia. A good plant for 
the hardy border. Showy gloxinia-like flowers. 
Protect over winter. Perennial. 2 ft. Pkt., 
25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Larkspur (Annual) 
The seed of this popular annual can be sown 
in September. The seedlings will carry quite 
successfully over the winter, flowering early the 
following season. Fern-like foliage and slender 
spikes with double rosette flowers; fine for cut¬ 
ting or garden decoration. 
Giant Imperial 
This new group of Larkspurs is identical in 
branching habit with the Giant Imperial stock. 
Flowers very double. Plants of robust growth. 
Blue Bell. Clear light blue. Pkt., 15c.; 40c. 
per large pkt. 
Blue Spire. An intense deep Oxford blue. 
Pkt., 15c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Carmine King. Rich carmine. Pkt., 15c.; 
40c. per large pkt. 
Exquisite Rose. Beautiful shade of rose-pink. 
Pkt., 15c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Gloria. Fine deep rose. Pkt., 15c.; 40c. per 
large pkt. 
Lilac Queen. Rich lilac, shading lavender-blue. 
Pkt., 15c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Lilac Spire. Bright lilac. Pkt., 15c.; 40c. per 
large pkt. 
Los Angeles. A pleasing rich salmon overlaid 
with brilliant rose. Pkt., 15c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Sweet Lavender. Light lavender-blue. Pkt., 
15c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
White King. 1937 Novelty. All-America win¬ 
ner. Giant, pure white flowers on long spikes. 
Pkt., 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
White Spire. A dazzling pure white. Pkt., 15c.; 
40c. per large pkt. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt., 15c.; 30c. per large pkt. 
Tall Double Stock-Flowered 
Plants branch freely, bearing long spikes of 
beautiful double flowers. 2*^ ft. 
Dark Blue. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.: 
oz., 75c. 
Exquisite Pink. An extra-fine variety. Beau¬ 
tiful soft pink shade. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large 
pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Lilac. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Lustrous Carmine. Newport Pink. Pkt., 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Shell-Pink. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 75c. 
Sky-Blue. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 75c. 
White. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large 
pkt.; oz., 60c. 
Lathyrus latifolius 
Everlasting or Perennial Pea 
Showy, hardy perennial climber. Fine for 
covering walls, stumps, fences, etc. Excellent 
for cutting. 6 to 8 ft. 
Crimson. Brilliant. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large 
pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Pink Beauty. Bright rosy pink. Pkt., 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
White. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Choice Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per 
large pkt.; oz., 60c. 
Varieties marked * are especially suitable for rock-gardens 
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