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Linum Flowering Flax 
A showy bedding plant of the flax family, having 
brilliant flowers of various colors, borne on slender 
stems, with fine foliage. Hardy annual. 
Grandiflorum Rubrum. (Scarlet Flax). Annual; 
bright scarlet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c. 
Grandiflorum Blue. Annual. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 35c. 
Blue Perenne. Perennial. Bright blue. 24 in. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c. 
Lobelia 
The following dwarf and trailing varieties of 
this popular and beautiful flowering plant are de¬ 
sirable for pot culture, edgings, hanging baskets, 
etc., blooming profusely from June to November. 
Half-hardy annual. 
Gracilis. Light blue; nine inches, long slender, 
trailing stems. Per pkt., 10c.; %-oz., 40c. 
Speciosa. Deep blue, dark foliage, trailing. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., $2.00. 
Crystal Palace. Compacta, 4 to 6 inches. Dark 
blue, fine for bedding. Per pkt., 10c.; %-oz., 50c. 
Emperor. Compacta, bright blue. Per pkt., 10c.; 
J4-OZ., $1.00. 
White Gem. Pure white. Pkt., 10c.; J^-oz., $1.00. 
Tenuior Compacta Improved. Cobalt blue with 
white center. Erect. (15 in.). Pkt., 10c.; J^-oz., 75c. 
Lupinus 
The King varieties are of a stately, robust 
growth, valuable for mixed flower and shrubbery 
borders. A great advance over the old type. They 
prefer light shade and rich soil. 
Hartwegii King Sky Blue. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
Hartwegii King White. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
Hartwegii Giants. Mixed. (King). New strain, 3 
to 4 feet tall. Per pkt., 10c.: oz., 60c. 
Downer’s Hybrids. Hardy perennial variety, in 
fine range of colors, many new to Lupinus, flower¬ 
ing first year from seed. Per pkt., 10c.; special 
pkt., 25c.; oz., 50c. 
Russell’s Prize Mixture. A most interesting in¬ 
troduction of perennial Lupinus, awarded Gold 
Medal R. H. S. 1937. Large spikes in rich colors. 
Pkts. of 12 seeds, 25c. 
Lychnis 
Viscaria Splendens (Catchfly). Rosy Carmine. 
Fifteen inches. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.00. 
Chalcedonica. Brilliant Orange-Scarlet, Maltese 
Cross (Jerusalem Cross), 2 to 3 feet. Per pkt., 
10c.; oz., 85c. 
Maurandia 
Beautiful rapid-growing climbers, blooming pro¬ 
fusely until late in the autumn; also fine for the 
conservatory or greenhouse. \ half-hardy peren¬ 
nial, flowering first season if sown early; 10 feet. 
Barclayana Mixed. Blue and white mixed. Per 
pkt., 10c.; 14-oz., $1.50. 
Marigold 
A popular hardy annual of vigorous growth, pro¬ 
ducing a magnificent display of yellow, orange and 
maroon flowers. 
Crown of Gold. Gold Medal Winner A. A. Selec¬ 
tions for 1937. A bright, golden-orange, chrysan¬ 
themum-like top surrounded by a collar of broad 
petals same color. Blooms early and profusely. 
Height 2 feet. Per pkt., 15c.; J4-oz., 50c. 
Giganthea Sunset Giants. A striking, new, giant- 
flowered Marigold from Mexico. Flowers 5 to 7 
inches across, loosely but well filled to the center, 
having a sweet fragrance; commence flowering 
early. Plants 3j^ to 4 feet. Pkt., 15c.; ^-oz., 75c. 
Marig-olcl, Yellow Sxipreme 
AFRICAN VARIETIES 
Guinea Gold. Distinct type. Plant base-branch- 
ing, pyramidal growth, 2 to 2J^ ft. Flowers 2 inch¬ 
es across, semi-double, beautiful rich golden on 
good stems; excellent for cutting or in border. 
Early sowing is recommended. Marigold odor is 
much less pronounced. Per pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 
25c.; oz., $1.00. 
Yellow Supreme. A grand companion to Guinea 
Gold. A rich, creamy, lemon-yellow, carnation- 
flowered type; an excellent cut flower having good 
stems and holding well in water. Plants are vigor¬ 
ous, free flowering, lacking the objectionable Mari¬ 
gold odor. Pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.00. 
Orange Alldouble. Comes 95% true. This is a 
great advance over the old, now superseded, in 
which 50% double was considered good. Per pkt., 
10c.; J^-oz., 50c. 
Lemon Alldouble. Like Orange Alldouble except 
color. Per pkt., 10c.; J^-oz., 50c. 
Large African. Alldouble, tall mixed, especially 
fine large quilled type, orange and lemon shades, 
2 to 3 feet. Pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.75. 
Chrysanthemum Flowered Hybrids. (New). Con¬ 
sists of new and distinct types. Flowers all shades 
of yellow and orange, 2 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Plants 3 ft. Per pkt., 15c.; %-oz., $1.00. 
FRENCH VARIETIES 
Josephine. Single brown and gold, long stems 
fine for cutting, height 2 feet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 50c. 
Legion of Honor. A dwarf single variety. Blooms 
early and until late in the fall. Flowers rich golden 
yellow, marked velvety brown. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 50c. 
Golden Ball. Dwarf French. Monarch Strain. 
Very compact. Per pkt., 10c. ; oz., 75c. 
Robert Beist. Dwarf double. Dark maroon. 
Very rich color. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 60c. 
Harmony. New dwarf double. French variety. 
Maroon with a golden crest. Excellent cut flower. Per 
pkt., 10c. : oz., $1.25. 
Dwarf Royal Scott Alldouble. (New. Received 
Special Mention for 1937). Rich mahogany and gold. Dwarf, 
uniform, bushy plants (12 in.). Pkt., 15c.; ^4-oz., $1.00. 
French Double Dwarf Mixed. Monarch Strain 
Per pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., 75c. 
French Tall Double Mixed. A combination of 
the best varieties, including new sorts; excellent for cut¬ 
ting ; height 2 feet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 50c. 
Golden Gem. (Tagetes Signata Pumila). Bushy 
plants, 1 ft., with numerous small, star-like, single golden 
flowers. Ideal for edging. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.25. 
