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Hardy Perennial Flower Seeds 
Lobelia 
Cardinalis (Cardinalflower). Brilliant 
red. Aug. 3 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Lunaria ^ Honesty 
Crimson. Crimson flowers and silvery 
seed pods. Pkt. 15c. 
White. White flowers and silvery seed 
pods. Pkt. 15c. 
Lupinus 
Russell Lupins. This Is the outstand¬ 
ing plant being offered from seed in 
1938. You will be thrilled with the 
marvelous colorings and rich exotic 
blendings in scores of shades and 
colors. Other outstanding features 
are the length and symmetry of the 
spikes; the bold, closely placed 
florets; the wide, fanlike back stand¬ 
ards and large keels, and the fact 
that the spikes hold their florets from 
top to bottom during development. 
Never plant Lupins In newly ma¬ 
nured ground and only transplant 
Lupins in the Spring. Seed offered 
in mixed colors. Originator’s stock. 
Pkt. .$1.00, 6 pkts. for $5.00. 
Polyphyllus (Lupin). V'^ery effective 
in masses in the border, beside 
streams, and along woodland 
paths. They grow easily in partial 
shade or full sun. Plants grow from 
2 to 5 ft. in good soil and bloom 
throughout May and June. 
Blue Yellow White Rose 
Collection: One pkt. each above 
four colors, 75c. 
Separately, Pkt. 20c. 
Harkness Regale Hybrids. Beautiful 
mixture of art shades. Pkt. 20c., 
oz. 75c. 
Lychnis 
Maltese Cross 
Haageana. Single orange scarlet flow¬ 
ers shaped like the Maltese cross. 
May, Aug. 1 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Lythrum - Loosestrife 
Roseum superbum. Bright rose flow¬ 
ers on long flower spikes. July, Sept. 
4 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
Michauxia 
Campanuloides Improved. The 
waxy white flowers greatly resembling 
the climbing Lily Gloriosa Superba, 
are borne in great profusion not only 
from the ends of the branches but 
also from the axils of the stems. 
A hardy biennial growing 5-6 ft. 
Pkt. 35c., 3 pkt. $1.00. 
Myosotis 
Forget-me-nots 
Palustris. Light blue. Pkt. 25c., 
M oz. $2.00. 
Palustris semperflorens. Light blue. 
June to Oct. Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. $2.00. 
Nepeta 
Mussini, Souv. de Andrea Chadron. 
Deep lavender flowers in masses dur¬ 
ing Midsummer. 6 in. Pkt. 50c. 
Pansy 
See page 17 
Pentstemon 
Beardtongue 
A worthy subject for the border and 
for cutting. The beautiful, trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers produce a great variety 
of colors with hairy throats. The bushy 
plants grow 3 feet high. 
Giganteus. New giant hybrids. Large 
flower spikes. Pkt. 25c. 
Barbatus torreyi. Small bright scarlet 
flowers on slender spikes. July, Aug. 
3 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Physostegia 
Virginiana (False-dragonhead). De¬ 
lightful, tube-shaped flowers simi¬ 
lar to tiny Snapdragons, forming 
long, graceful spikes on plants 2 ft. 
high. Blooms start In July and last 
through Sept. 
Giganteum (i?). Mauve pink. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Alba {R). Pure white. Pkt. 25c. 
Platycodon 
Balloonflower 
Grandiflora. 
Blue. Blue, bell-shaped flowers. July, 
Oct. 2 ft. 
Alba. Pure white form. 
Dwarf Blue (i?). Blue flowers 1 ft. 
high. July, Oct. 
Each, pkt. 25c. 
Polemonium 
Jacob’s Ladder 
Caeruleum {R). Bushy plants with 
sky-blue flowers on spikes 2 ft. high. 
April, May. Pkt. 15c. 
Liatris 
Platycodon 
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