Lohrman^s Strong Annual Bedding Plants assure garden success 
Zinnia, Giant Dahlia-flowered 
ZINNIAS, continued 
Gaillardia-flowered. See 
Novelties and Specialties, 
page 5. Pkt. 25c; large 
pkt. 60c. 
Giant Dahlia-flowered. 
Flowers are immense, 
measuring 5 inches and 
more across and 3 to 4 
inches in depth. Plants 
grow 3 to 4 feet tall, with 
long-stemmed flowers we'l 
above the foliage. There 
are lovely colors to choose 
from, including many 
blendings of pastel 
shades. 30 in. 
Canary Bird. Delicate 
shade of primrose-yel¬ 
low. 
Crimson Monarch. 
Deep red. 
Dream. Lavender. 
Exquisite. Light rose. 
Golden Dawn. Golden 
yellow. 
Oriole. Orange and gold. 
Polar Bear. Pure white. 
Purple Prince. Purple. 
Scarlet Flame. Bright 
sc&rlct 
Gold Medal Hybrids, 
Special Mixture. 
Any of above, pkt. 15c; large 
pkt. 25c; V 2 OZ. 90c; oz. $1.50 
California Giants (Mammoth), Mixed. 
This type has enormous flat flowers in 
many beautiful colors. Good for cutting. 
2 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 25c; Moz. 60c; 
oz. $1.00. 
Mexicana Haageana, Double Mixed. The 
plants are simply covered with double 
blooms of unusual colorings. Splendid for 
borders. 1}4 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 25c. 
Scabiosa-flowered. A new and very dis¬ 
tinct type of Zinnia growing about 2^ feet 
tall and producing an abundance of flowers 
in many colors. Somewhat resembles the 
scabiosa. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c. 
Surprise Garden Mixture of 
Annual Flowers 
A mixture containing dozens of species 
and hundreds of different varieties of the 
most desirable garden flowers. Not native 
wild flowers but all improved cultivated 
sorts. The mixture is ideal for naturaliz¬ 
ing in vacant spots, for a cut-flower bed 
in a corner of the garden, and is of the 
greatest interest to children, who quickly 
learn to pick out and name the well-known 
sorts in the multitude that spring up. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 4 ozs. $1.60 
Flower Seeds 
for Greenhouse 
Culture 
All our Greenhouse Varieties are packed in liberal packets 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). Pkt. 
Afterglow. Finest golden bronze.$0 50 
Bertha Baur. Early. Lavender. 1 75 
Ceylon Court. Earliest yellow. 50 
Cheviot Maid Supreme. The standard 
pink. 1 25 
Coates’ Yellow Perfection. 1 00 
Lucky Strike. Best white. 50 
New Cincinnati. Light rose. 50 
Nicholson Yellow. 1 00 
Velvet Beauty. Early. Red. 50 
White Rock. Standard white. 50 
White Wonder. Pure white. 2 00 
ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. 100 seeds. 60 
plumosus Sprengeri. 100 seeds. 50 
BROWALLIA speciosa major. The pre¬ 
ferred pot-plant strain. 35 
CALCEOLARIA hybrida grandiflora. 1 00 
multiflora nana. Mixed. 1 00 
CALENDULA chrysantha. Buttercup- 
yellow . 25 
Ball’s Double Orange. 25 
Double Orange Sunshine. 25 
Orange Shaggy. Fringed petals. 25 
Sensation. Canary-yellow. 25 
CINERARIA, Cremer’s Prize Mixture. 
Semi-dwarf. The most popular American 
strain. 50 
hybrida grandiflora, Mixed. Large- 
flowered strain. Excellent color-range.. 50 
Cineraria multiflora nana. Mixed. Small Pkt. 
flower. Good range of colors.$0 50 
stellata. Tall. Star-shaped flowers. 50 
CLERODENDRON fallax. Stove plant_ 50 
CYCLAMEN, Binnewies Strain. 
Bright Red. 10 seeds. 30 
Dark Blood-Red. 10 seeds. 30 
Glory of Wandsbeck (Perle of Zehlendorf). 
Dark salmon. 10 seeds. 30 
Pure White. 10 seeds. 30 
Salmon-Scarlet. 10 seeds. 30 
Soft Rose. Carmine eye. 10 seeds. 30 
EXACUM affine atrocaeruleum. Rich 
deep blue; fragrant. 50 
GERBERA, Jamesoni Hybrids. 100 seeds. 1 00 
GLOXINIA hybrida grandiflora, Mixed. . 50 
GREVILLEA robusta (Australian Silk Oak). 35 
LEPTOSYNE Stillmani. 40 
M YOSOTIS, Sutton’s Pot. Clear blue.. 75 
NEMESIA strumosa Suttoni. 
Dwarf Compact, Blue Gem. 40 
Dwarf Compact Hybrids. 40 
PANSY, Orchid-flowered. 1 00 
PRIMULA obconica. 
caerulea. Dark blue. 50 
Fasbender Red. Deep crimson. 50 
Mohnstein Red. Dark red. 50 
Mueller’s Rose. Clear rose. 50 
Salmon Queen. Salmon. 50 
Mixture. 50 
PRIMULA malacoides. Pkt. 
Baby Rose. Deep rose.$0 50 
Baby Alba. Pure white. 50 
Brilliancy. Dark red. 50 
Mixture. 50 
PRIMULA sinensis, Dazzler. 50 
SAINTPAULIA (African Violet). 
ionantha. Deep blue. 50 
SCHIZANTHUS, Pansy-flowered. 50 
STOCKS, Giants of California. 
Golden Gate. Yellow. 25 
Monterey. Pink. 25 
Pacific. Blue. 25 
Redwoods. Deep red. 25 
Santa Barbara. Chamois. 25 
Santa Maria. White. 25 
Tahoe. Lavender. 25 
Mixed. 25 
STREPTOCARPUS, Giant Hybrids, Mixed 50 
TORENIA Fournieri. Deep blue, dark 
blotch on lip. 35 
TRACHELIUM caeruleum. Deep blue. 
Height, 1 ft. 50 
SWEET PEAS, Winter-flowering. 
American Beauty. Rose on white ground. 
Annie Laurie. Rose-pink. 
Ball’s Orange. Ball’s Blue. 
Heather Bell. Lavender. 
Sequoia. Salmon-rose. 
White Harmony. Best white. 
All Sweet Peas, pkt. 30c; Vzoz. 60c; oz. Sl.OO 
Annual Bedding Plants 
Plants grown from our own seed in sterilized, disease-free soil treated with Semesan. True to name and color. Largest stock in Detroit. 
Sold by the dozen and in flats at market prices. Ready by May 10. For description, see Annual Flower Seed pages. 
AGERATUM, Blue Ball. New. 4 in. 
ARCTOTIS Hybrids. 
ASTERS. Wilt-resisting varieties. 
Heart of France. Deep ruby-red. 
Semple’s Branching. White, Shell-Pink, Deep 
Rose, Crimson, Lavender and Mi.xed. 
Sunshine. Not wilt-resistant. 
ANNUAL CANTERBURY BELLS. 
DOUBLE BUSH-BALSAM, Torch. 
CALENDULA, Ball’s Orange. 
Chrysantha. 
CALLIOPSIS, Golden Crown. 
CARNATION, Chabaud’s Mixed. 
CENTAUREA, Jubilee Gem. 
CELOSIA plumosa. 
Fire Feather. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Single, Mixed. 
COSMOS, Orange Flare. 
Sensation. 
DAHLIAS, Unwin’s. Hn pots.) 
GAILLARDIA, Double and Single, Mixed. 
LARKSPUR, Giant Imperial, Mixed. 
LOBELIA, Crystal Palace Compacta. Dark 
blue. 
MARIGOLD, Crown of Gold. 
Gigantea. 
Guinea Gold. 
Harmony. 
Yellow Supreme. 
MIGNONETTE. 
MORNING-GLORY, Heavenly Blue. (In pots.) 
NICOTIANA, Crimson Bedder. 
Miniature White. 
NIEREMBERGIA, Cup Fiower. 
PETUNIA 
Lohrman’s Blue Velvet. 
Celestial Rose. 
Rosy Morn. 
Ruffled Monster Mixed. 
Salmon Supreme. 
Snowstorm. 
PHLOX gigantea, Art Shades. 
PORTULACA, Double. 
SALPIGLOSSIS, New Dwarf Hybrids. 
SALVIA splendens, Tall. 
Bonfire, Dwarf. 
SCABIOSA, New Hybrids, Mixed. 
SNAPDRAGONS, Rustproof Strains. 
Alaska. Pure white. 
Buttercup. Canary-yellow. 
Defiance. Bright scarlet. 
Indian Girl. Orange and yellow. 
Loveliness. Rose-pink. 
University of California, Mixed. 
STOCKS, Dwarf Ten-Weeks. 
VERBENAS, Mixed. 
ZINNIA, Giant Dahlia-flowered, Mixed. 
Fantasy, Mixed. 
Lilliput, Mixed. 
Vegetable Plants 
PEPPERS, California Wonder. 
TOMATOES, Bonny Best. 
Dwarf Champion. 
Marglobe. 
Ponderosa. 
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