Russell Lupins 
This is the most sensational peren¬ 
nial novelty we have seen in many 
years and will, no doubt, make the 
Lupin one of the most popular flowers 
in the perennial border. 
The Russell Lupins are the= result 
of 20 years’ work by George Russell, 
an English gardener who, at the age 
of 60, became interested in Lupins and 
determined to do something about 
these fine border plants with their 
unexciting blue and white flowers. 
He began by buying plants of every 
known variety and writing to the four 
corners of the globe for seed of Lupin 
species. Every year he ruthlessly de¬ 
stroyed every plant that did not show 
signs of improvement, and in 1925 new 
colors appeared among his seedlings, 
bringing encouragement at last. From 
this time on progress was rapid, the 
flowers took on better forms, the 
color-range expanded to take in pure 
yellows, oranges, and rich bright crim¬ 
sons, as well as numbers of attractive 
bi colors. 
During the past few years Mr. 
Russell has been besieged by seeds¬ 
men and nurserymen trying to buy 
seeds or plants. He was offered as 
much as S250 for a single plant and 
$25 for a thimbleful of seed, but in 
spite of the fact that he was a poor 
man, he refused to part with any of 
them. It was not until last year, when 
well over 80 years of age, that he 
decided to part with his treasures. 
The plants vary in height: there 
will probably be dwarfs among them 
not over 12 to 15 inches tall (a dwarf 
strain will eventually be obtainable); 
there may be giants as high as 4 to 
5 feet, but most of the plants will 
average 3 3^ to 4 feet, with fine foliage 
and erect flower-spikes standing clear 
above it, and the colors will be colors 
never before seen in Lupins. 
Trial pkt. 25 cts., Small pkt. 75 cts., 
Medium pkt. $1.25^ Large pkt. $2.50 
Early-flowering American 
Carnation Hybrids 
Pkt. $1, 6 pkts. $5., See page 38 
Cuphea • Firefly 
A ball of fire for the rockery, win¬ 
dow-boxes, pots, or for the border, 
and especially recommended for a 
brilliant edging. Dwarf, compact 
plants about 10 inches tall, and as 
broad, begin blooming in 12 to 14 
weeks from time the seed is planted, 
and continue profusely throughout 
the summer. The flowers are small, 
delicately formed, and are fiery cerise 
in color. Firefly is a tender annual. 
Pkt. 35 cts. 
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