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THE MARTIN-PRATT SEED CO. 
Perennial Lupines 
A valuable group for massing in the bor¬ 
der or for cutting. Most varieties, under 
good conditions, grow about 3 ft. high. 
Not particular as to soil but thrive best 
under fairly cool conditions or at least 
where the soil is kept cool and moist. 
14 
14 
OZ. 
oz. lb. 
lb. 
Polyphyllus 
Blue . . . . 
. .10 
.25 .65 
2.40 
Polyphyllus 
Rose . . . . 
. .15 
.45 1.10 
4.00 
Polyphyllus 
White . . 
. .10 
.30 .80 
3.00 
Polyphyllus 
Mixed . . . 
. .10 
.25 .70 
2.60 
Downers Hybrids. A 
fine 
range of 
col- 
ors, early 
and long 
blooming. 14 
OZ. 
15c, oz. 45c, 14 lb. $1.20, lb. $4.50. 
Harkness Regal Hybrids. Many new col¬ 
ors and art shades. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 50c, 
14 lb. $1.35, lb. $5.00. 
New Hybrids Mixed. Our own mixture of 
the newer hybrid types. A real bar¬ 
gain. 14 OK. 20c, ok. 60c, 14 lb. $1.60. 
Sweet Scented Hybrids. A wonderful mix¬ 
ture with yellow, purple, apricot and 
pink shades in sweet scented varieties. 
14 OK. 20c, OK. 60c, 14 lb. $1.60, lb. $6.00. 
Separate Colors 
Autumn Tints. Buff and orange shades. 
14 oz. 25c, ok. 75c. 
Blue King. Intense blue with long and 
elegant spikes. 14 ok. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Brightest and Best. Bright red with long 
spikes. 14 ok. 25c, ok. 75c. 
Cross Roads. Shell pink. 14 ok. 25c, ok. 75c 
Chocolate Soldier. Yellow and violet 
bronze, making a beautiful contrast. 14 
oz. 35c, 14 oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Gold Crest. Yellow with deeper yellow 
wings. 14 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Moerheimi Pink. Compact growing with 
rose and white flowers. 14 oz. 25c, oz. 
75c. 
Rose Queen. Pure rose. 14 oz. 25c. oz. 75c. 
Sunshine. Yellow. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
Tangerine. Golden, orange and terra cot¬ 
ta. 14 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Arboreus Varieties 
The Tree Lupines grow 3 to G ft. tall, 
shrubby form. 
Golden Yellow. Bright yellow flowers. 
Snow Queen. Very fine pure white. 
Either variety: 14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
New Russell Lupines 
A marvelous new strain the seed of which 
is now being olfered for sale for the first 
time. 
Russell’s Lupines bear enormous well- 
rounded, long symmetrical flower spikes, 
often 3 feet or more in length, each spike 
a mass of gorgeous color. The colors in¬ 
clude shades never before seen in Lupines. 
The individual flowers are above average 
size and are very closely set on the stem. 
All the flowers on a spike open at one 
time, and the flowers keep well when cut. 
These Lupines won the coveted Gold Med¬ 
al from the Royal Horticultural Society in 
June 1937, and have gained intense ad¬ 
miration wherever exhibited. 
With every packet we provide cultural 
directions written by Mr. Russell. 
Pkt. Prices—12 seeds 25c, 50 seeds 65c, 
120 seeds $1.25, 250 seeds $2.50. 
Lythrum—Loose Strife 
Roseum Superbum. Likes moist soil and 
fits in well for banks of streams and 
ponds. Bears spikes of rosy purple 
flowers in July and August, 4-5 ft. 14 
oz. 20c, oz. 65c. 
Myrrhis—Sweet Cicely 
Odorata. A medicinal herb with finely 
cut fragrant foliage and white flowers. 
Does best in shade. Start the seeds 
early, as soon as available, 2 ft. Tr. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00. 
Myosotis—F orget-Me-Not 
Alpestris Varieties 
The Alpestris are usually handled and 
grown like Pansies. They are spring 
bloomers and seed sown in July will make 
splendid blooming plants the following 
spring. Seeds sown in January or Febru¬ 
ary in the greenhouse will also make 
good blooming plants by spring. They 
are biennials. 
Alpestris Blue. Clear blue. 14 oz. 20c, oz. 
60c. 
A. Indigo Blue. Deep blue. Tr. Pkt. 20c, 
li oz. 35c, oz. $1.20. 
A. White. Pure white. Tr. Pkt. 20c, oz. 
75c. 
A. Rosen. Nice pink. Tr. Pkt. 20c, oz. 80c. 
Alpestris Mixed. Tr. Pkt. 20c, oz. SOc. 
A. Blue Basket. New strain with rich very 
deep blue large flowers. Plants upright 
splendid for borders or cutting. Tr. 
Pkt. 25c, 14 ox. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Messidor. Later blooming deep blue with 
long stems. 12 inch. Tr. Pkt. 20c, % oz. 
SOc, oz. $1.80. 
Blue Eyes. Bright blue with white eyes. 
Large and early flowering. Tr. Pkt. 
25c, 14 oz. 70c, oz. $2.40. 
Blue Bouquet. An erect and compact 
grower of the pillar type, 1 ft. high. 
Bright blue, free flowering. Tr. Pkt. 
25c, 14 ox. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Victoria Compacta 
Alpestris Varieties 
This group grows only 8-9 inches tall, 
erect and compact, excellent for pots, 
bedding, borders. Baskets of this type 
made up of blooming plants for spring 
sales go quickly in the markets. 
Tr. ] 
Pkt. 
14 oz, 
. oz. 
Compacta 
Blue. Clear blue.. 
.25 
.45 
1.50 
Compacta 
Deep Blue. Indigo 
.25 
.60 
2.00 
Compacta 
Rosea. Pink. . . . 
.25 
.70 
2.40 
Compactn 
AIbn. White. . . . 
.25 
.70 
2.40 
Palustris—Perennial Myosotis 
Palustris or Swamp Forget-Me-Not is used 
for all summer bloom outdoors. They 
prefer shade or partial shade and fairly 
moist soil. With us they grow about a 
foot to IS inches high. 
Palustris Semper florcns. Excellent ever- 
blooming strain, bright blue. 14 oz. 25c, 
% OZ. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Various Myosotis 
llissitillora. Excellent early strain for 
winter blooming with clusters of large 
light blue flowers. Compact 8-9 inches 
tall. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi oz. $1.10, oz. $4.00. 
Oblongata Pcrfecta. Winter blooming 
strain that bears its flowers for a long 
period and is in bloom quickly from 
seed. Sky blue flowers with white cen¬ 
ters, 1 ft. 14 OZ. 25c, Vi OX. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Oblongata Blue Bird. Dark blue strain, 1 
ft. Vs ox. SOc, Vi ox. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Matricaria—F everf ew 
Feverfew is valuable for indoor green¬ 
house growing as well as for the outdoor 
garden. Seed started in October will give 
an excellent spring flowering crop for 
cutting. Not always hardy in Northern 
states. 
Capensis Alba Double. For cutting 15 to 
18 inches tall, pure white double and 
semi-double flowers. Vi ox. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Grandiflora Double White. A fine strain 
for the florist, coming almost 100% 
double with large pure white flowers, 
114 to 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi ox. 65c, oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Dwarf Double Snowball. Dwarf compact 
bushy plants excellent for borders. A 
mass of double white flowers through¬ 
out late summer and early fall. 12 
inches. Vs ox. SOc, Vi oz. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Dwarf Golden Ball. Golden yellow form 
of above. Vs ox. 30c, Vi ox. 55c, oz. $1.S0. 
Monarda—Bergamot 
The Monardas are excellent for the wild 
garden or hardy border. Planted in 
masses they are very striking and bril¬ 
liant. 
Cambridge Scarlet. The bright scarlet 
variety, most popular of all. Varies 
somewhat grown from seed. Tr. Pkt. 
SOc, Vs ox. $1.00. 
Didyma Hybrid::. Rose and reddish shades. 
21/2-3 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Vi oz. 60c, oz. 
$ 2 . 20 . 
Fistulosa. The blue native Bergamot 
Pale blue flowers in midsummer. 214- 
3 ft. 14 oz. 25c, Vi oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Phlox 
Decussata Fancy Mixed. Seed taken from 
the finest named varieties. Seed ger¬ 
minates very slowly. It may be hast¬ 
ened by freezing. Late fall is a good 
time to sow. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Vi oz. SOc, 
oz. $1.S0. 
Q, 1 . Chinese 
rhysalis Lantern Plant 
Franchetti. Produces showy orange scar¬ 
let seed pods or lanterns for fall and 
winter decorations. Vi ox. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Nepeta—Catmint 
Also called Ground Ivy. Desirable low 
border or rock plants and splendid for 
ground cover. Does well most anywhere, 
even on dry sunny spots where it is hard 
to get other plants established. 
Mussini (It). Gray green foliage with 
masses of lavender blue flowers in the 
spring, and blooming to some extent 
all summer, 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Vi ox. 
50c, oz. $1.80. 
Souvenir d’Aiulre Chaudron (R). Im¬ 
proved strain with large bright blue 
flowers and upright growth, 114 to 2 ft. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vs ox. $1.00. 
Cataria. Catnip, strongly scented. Vi ox. 
20c, oz. 60c. 
Maerantha. Larger and more bushy plants 
than Mussini. Violet flowers. 2 ft. 14 
oz. 25c, Vi ox. 45c, oz. $1.60. 
Nervosa. Distinct from Mussini. More 
attractive neater foliage of deep green. 
Clear light blue flowers from midsum¬ 
mer to late fall, 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Vi 
ox. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Oenothera, Evening Primrose 
Give them a sunny situation in the border 
or in the rock garden and they will bloom 
practically all summer. 
Missouriensis (Mncrocarpa) (R). A pros¬ 
trate or trailing variety, having quan¬ 
tities of large yellow flowers from June 
to August. Perfectly hardy. ^ oz. 20c, 
Vs oz. 35c, Vi ox. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Fraserl. Free blooming pale yellow. 
Plants somewhat drooping. Tr. Pkt. 
25c, Vi ox. 75c. 
Youngii. Strong growing more erect va¬ 
riety 18 to 24 inches tall bearing large 
golden yellow blooms almost continu¬ 
ously. Likes a moist spot. A ox. 20c, 
Vs ox. 35c, Vi ox. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Physostegia 
False 
Dragon 
Head 
Virginiea Rose. Long spikes of delicate 
pink flowers in July and August. 3-4 
ft. 14 ox. 25c, Vi oz. 40c, oz. $1.40. 
Virginiea Alba. White flowering. Varia¬ 
ble from seed. 14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, oz. 
$1.60. 
