NOVELTIES and SPECIALTIES 
THE SENSATIONAL FLORAL GEM 
OF 1938 
RUSSELL LUPINES 
(Lupinus Polyphyllus) 
These remarkable Lupines are the re¬ 
sult of the continuous labor for many years 
of the enthusiastic grower whose name 
they bear. 
Seeds in growers’ original colored pack¬ 
ets with cultural directions by Mr. Russell. 
Re-selected Strain. 12 seeds 25c., 50 
seeds 65c., 120 seeds $1.25, 250 seeds, 
$2.50. 
Original Strain. The same as offered in 
1938. 10 seeds 15c., 24 seeds 25c., 
SO seeds 65c., 200 seeds $1.25, 500 seeds 
$2.50. 
Note —Guaranteed Genuine Russell 
Lupines can only be obtained in the 
grower's sealed packets. 
LUPIN FERTILIZER. Specially pre¬ 
pared food for the above flower sensa¬ 
tion. 5 lbs. 60c., 25 lbs. $2.50, 50 lbs. 
$4.00. 
For plants, see page 55. 
RUSSELL LUPINS 
ALYSSUM 
Dwarf Violet Queen. The flowers of this 
New Dwarf compact variety being of a 
pretty bright violet tint, lends a charming 
effect to edges or borders. Pkt. 35c. 
ANTIRRHINUM 
Burnett’s Perpetual Bloomer. Especially 
recommended for greenhouse or outdoor 
culture. Brilliant rose color which retains 
its brilliancy even in the hottest weather, 
and blooming outdoors from early Summer 
until frost. Pkt. 75c., 3 pkts. $2.00. 
ANTIRRHINUM 
Royal Rose. Rich deep rose with a velvety 
sheen; individual flowers are well placed, 
but close together on dense spikes. The 
plants are of the dwarf habit and very free 
flowering. Pkt. 35c. 
BEGONIA MULTIFLORA DOUBLE, Mrs. Helen Harms 
ASTERS 
New “Wilt-Resistant” 
Improved Crego “Enchantress.” A lus¬ 
cious shade of salmon-rose. Large flowers. 
Giant Comet “Illusion.” Soft pastel 
shade of apricot-pink. 
Each pkt. 35c. 
BEGONIA MULTIFLORA 
DOUBLE 
Ideal for bedding or pot culture. 
Coppery Gold. Combination of old gold 
and coppery red. 
Goethe. Delicate carmine pink. 
Mrs. Helen Harms. Beautiful deep canary 
yellow. 
Each pkt. 50c. 
BEGONIA 
Rose Pearl (Semperflorens) . Self color of a 
pleasing soft pink. Large flowers on plants 
about 9 in. high, with green foliage. Excel¬ 
lent effect in mass beds or specimens in 
single pots. 
Lucifer ( Semperflorens ). Exceptionally large- 
flowered bright salmon-scarlet; shiny 
green foliage. Has the same effect outdoors 
or in the greenhouse as Rose Pearl. 
Each pkt. 50c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
Golden Crown. The new annual Chrys¬ 
anthemum is of the Coronarium type. The 
most outstanding feature is the formation 
of the flower, the petals being quilled. The 
flowers are produced so freely that one 
plant will carry as many as 50 to 60 blooms. 
Pkt. 35c. 
COSMOS 
Extra Early Double Sensation Mixed. A 
beautiful new double form with crested 
and fluted flowers which are equally as 
large as in the single Sensation. Pkt. 25c., 
3 pkts. 60c. 
CORNFLOWER 
(Centaurea Cyanus ) 
Lilac Lady. Flowers an attractive shade of 
lavender-mauve and similar in habit to 
the popular Jubilee Gem. Admirably suited 
as an edging plant or for clumps in the 
border. Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. $1.00. 
DIANTHUS 
New Blue ( Allwood ) (H.P.) Bright lavender- 
blue flowers with trusses about 9 in. high, 
blooming from July to Sept. Pkt. 25c. 
ANNUAL LUPINE 
Attraction. Flowers of a very soft and at¬ 
tractive shade of pure rose-pink, very 
sweet-scented. The centers of the flower 
standards carry a golden yellow shading. 
Pkt. 25c. 
NOMOCHARIS 
Pardanthina. Handsome liliaceous plant 
from western China, 2 ft. high with nod¬ 
ding flowers of a delicate rosy purple tint, 
slightly spotted with a deep maroon blotch 
at the base. Pkt. 50c. 
NOMOCHARIS 
Mairei. A sister plant to the foregoing and 
perhaps even more beautiful. to 2 ft. 
high. Flowers of a satiny white, spotted 
reddish purple having the appearance of an 
Odontoglossum Orchid. Pkt. 50c. 
PETUNIA HYBRIDA 
PETUNIA 
Topaz Rose. A brilliant addition to the 
Hybrida group. The color is a fiery vel¬ 
vety rose, of a brilliancy seldom seen. It 
is slightly suffused with gold, which gives 
it a fiery appearance and the throat is the 
color of topaz. Pkt. 35c. 
Salmon Supreme. Hybrida nana or dwarf 
bedding variety of a distinct new light 
salmon color. Flowers are in- across 
with white throat and plain petals. Plants 
grow about 12 in. high. Ideal Petunias for 
borders, edgings or beds. Pkt. 50c. 
PETUNIA 
Velvet Ball. A bedding Petunia of perfectly 
compact habit, large blooms of the deepest 
velvety crimson-maroon. Profuse bloomer. 
Pkt. 35c. 
POLYANTHUS 
Giant Bouquet. Flowers of exceptional size 
produced in great numbers and displaying 
an immense variety of coloring. Splendid 
for cutting and garden decoration. Pkt. 35c. 
PRIMULA MALACOIDES 
New Swiss Strains of Special Merit 
Commented upon very favorably at Inter¬ 
national Flower Shows. 
Wadenswill Compacta. Dwarf, clear 
carmine. 
Wadenswill Rose. An improved True Rose 
of a brighter color. 
Wadenswill Salmonea. Very laige-flowered 
salmon-pink. 
Each pkt. 75c. 
PETUNIA GRANDIFLORA NANA COMPACTA, 
Velvet Ball 
92 Chambers Street, New York City 
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Reliable Flower Seeds 
