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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS. SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 
Sweet William, Single Mixed 
Tithonia Speciosa 
Sweet William . Dianthus 
Barbatus 
A well known, attractive, free-flowering 
hardy perennial, producing a splendid ef¬ 
fect in beds and borders with their rich 
and varied flowers. 
NEWPORT PINK — Watermelon pink or 
salmony rose color. Very beautiful. Pkt. 
10c, X A oz. 40c. 
SCARLET BEAUTY —Rich, deep scarlet. 
A rare color in hardy plants and very 
effective. Pkt. 10c, l A oz. 40c. 
SINGLE VARIETIES. Mixed — Considered 
more attractive than the double sorts. Pkt. 
10c, V 4 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES, Mixed—Pkt. 10c, 'A 
oz. 30c. 
SWEET WIVELSFIELD— (See page 42) Pkt. 
10c. 
Thalictrum . Meadow Rue 
DIPTEROCARPUM —A hardy perennial of 
vigorous growth, 4 to 5 feet high. Dainty 
graceful sprays of flowers, elegantly ar¬ 
ranged on stems 4 feet high; invaluable 
for cutting; the flowers are a charming 
shade of violet-mauve, which is bright¬ 
ened by a bunch of lemon-yellow stamens 
and anthers. Pkt. 20c. 
Tagetes . See Marigold 
Tritoma . Red-Hot Poker, 
Torch Lily- 
Very handsome and showy border plants. 
Flowers borne in compact form on stout 3 
and 4 foot stems, having the appearance 
at a distance of orange and red colored 
spear heads. Hardy perennials. Pkt. 15c. 
Thunbergia . Black-Eyed Susan 
FINEST MIXED —Beautiful, rapid growing 
annual climbers preferring a warm, sunny 
situation. Used extensively in hanging 
baskets, vases, low fences, etc. Blossoms 
are buff, orange or white. Height 4 feet. 
Pkt. 10c. 
GIBSONI —A lovely new graceful climber 
for covering pillar and trellis work in 
greenhouses, or may be flowered out of 
doors in summer in mild climate. It has 
glistening green ivy shaped foliage and 
flowers of most brilliant glowing orange. 
Should be started inside. Pkt. (15 seeds) 
50c. 
Tithonia . Golden Flowers of the 
Incas or Mexican Sunflower 
SPECIOSA — A rare plant from Mexico, 
throwing up from the root many stout 
woody stems furnished with rather large 
foliage. The flowers are large and remind 
one of an immense single Zinnia and col¬ 
ored a dazzling orange scarlet. It forms 
a large shrubby plant, flowers over a 
long period and is especially desirable 
for planting among shrubs or in the back¬ 
ground of wide borders. Pkt. 15c, V4 oz. 
60c. 
Torenia . Wishbone Flower 
FOURNIERI —A very fine annual; a splen¬ 
did plant for vases, hanging baskets, bor¬ 
ders, etc., covered the entire season with 
a mass of bloom. Sky-blue, with three 
spots of dark blue, bright yellow center. 
4 to 6 inches. Pkt. 15c, 1/16 oz. 40c. 
Ursinia . Jewels of the Veldt 
ANETHOIDES —Half hardy annual from 
South Africa, the flowers remaining open 
until dark. The dwarf plants form large 
tufts of fine cut foliage from which spring 
up long wiry stems carrying orange flow¬ 
ers 2 inches in diameter, each with a deep 
purple zone around the center. Height 1 
foot. Sow in boxes in early spring and 
transplant to sunny postion after danger 
of frost. Pkt. 20c, Ve oz. 75c. 
Valeriana . Centranthus 
Showy, hardy border plants; producing 
large corymbs of red or white flowers; 
fine for bouquets; mixed; 2 feet. Pkt. 10c, 
l A oz. 35c. 
Viola Cornuta . Tufted Pansies 
Violas or Tufted Pansies are beautiful, 
showy, and very satisfying subjects in 
beds, edging, rockeries, or for design 
work. They are free and continuous 
bloomers and like a good rich soil. Of 
compact growth, averaging 6 inches in 
height, these plants bloom the first year 
from seed. 
APRICOT —A beautiful rich apricot shade, 
tinted orange toward the center. Pkt. 25c. 
JERSEY GEM (Blue Gem) —Splendid violet 
blue, fine for cutting. Pkt. 25c, 1/32 oz. 
Sl.OO. 
BLUE PERFECTION — Light blue, large 
flower. Pkt. 15c, Vb oz. 75c. 
PURPLE QUEEN —A fine lilac purple Pkt. 
10c, Vb oz. 60c. 
PAPILIO PURPLE —A beautiful butterfly 
shaped flower in deep purple. Pkt. 10c, 
Vb oz. 60c. 
PAPILIO LIGHT BLUE —Fine light blue 
with white eye. Pkt. 10c Vb oz. 60c. 
YELLOW (Lutea Splendens) —Fine yellow. 
Pkt. 10c, Vb oz. 60c. 
ALBA —White. Pkt. 10c, Vb oz. 60c. 
MIXED —All colors. Pkt. 10c, Vb oz. 60c. 
Veronica . Speedwell 
A hardy perennial producing long spikes 
of brilliant blue flowers, excellent for 
growing in shady places requiring plenty 
of moisture. 
LONGIFOLIA —Handsome heads of rich 
violet-blue. 2 feet. Pkt. 15c. 
Vinca . Madagascar Periwinkle 
Ornamental, free-blooming plants, with 
dark laurel-like foliage and handsome 
pink and white flowers. Pkt. lQc. 
Viola Odorata . Violet 
SEMPERFLORENS BLUE — A deliciously 
sweet fragrance radiates from these splen¬ 
did medium sized blossoms of a rich violet 
blue color. Very popular in protected cool 
shady spots in the garden and highly 
prized as cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
