Seedsmen 
Since /Ml 
Are Reliable 
27 
Gould’s Seeds 
Kochia 
(Summer Cypress or 
Mex. Fire Bush) 
Sow thinly in 
spring. Soon 
forms a cypress¬ 
like hedge of 
lively green and 
of perfect sym¬ 
metry, 2 to 3 feet 
high. The color 
of entire plant 
changes to a deep 
red in autumn. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 
10c; 1 oz. 15c. 
Lace Flower 
(See Didiscus) Kochin 
Lantana 
A tender perennial plant with Verbena¬ 
like fragrant flowers in shades of 
white, red, orange and yellow. Grow 
in pots and set out in summer. Blooms 
until late in the fall, 15 to 20 inches 
high. Dwarf Hybrids, mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c. Hybrids, mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Lavatera (Annual Mallow) 
Showy plants, 2% feet in height, pro¬ 
ducing large cup-shaped flowers from 
mid-summer until frost. White, rose 
or mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Larkspur Tall Double Stock Flowered 
These annual Larkspur are among our 
showiest garden flowers. The flower 
spikes of various shades are among 
our finest for cut flowers. Spring-sown 
seed will prodlice flowers from July 
until frost. Larkspur thrive best in a 
sunny situation. Height, 3 feet. 
Larkspur 
Giant Imperial. 
Azure Blue, Car¬ 
mine Rose, Coral 
Pink, Dark Blue, 
Deep Rose on Sal¬ 
mon, Delicate 
Lavender, Rose 
Pink, Salmon 
Rose, Soft Pink 
Shaded Salmon, 
Scarlet, White, 
Rich Red. Each 
Above or Mixed 
Colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Dark Blue or 
Mixed Colors. Vh 
oz. 25c; >4 oz. 40c. 
Rosamond (Double Stock Flowered). 
New, a pure bright rose color, holding 
the pure rose color until out of flower. 
A rare beauty. Pkt. 5c. 
Super Majestic Rose Pink (New). Tre¬ 
mendous vigor and height of 5 foot 
blooms distinguish this new Larkspur. 
Has double rose pink flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Leptosyne 
A golden yellow daisy, blooming six 
weeks from date of sowing. Excellent 
for cutting. 12 in. Stillmani. Pkt. 10c. 
Linaria (Miniature Snaps) 
Gold Medal Winner 1934 All America 
Selections. The free flowering plants 
are very compact, about 8 inches in 
height, covered with a mass of dainty 
Snapdragon-like flowers in pastel 
shades. 
Fairy Bouquet. Pkt. 10c. 
Linum (Crimson Flax) 
One of the most effective and showy 
bedding plants, growing to a height of 
18 to 24 inches. Flowers are a bril¬ 
liant scarlet. Bloom from May until 
October by successive sowing. Pkt. 5c. 
Lobelia (Crystal Palace Compacta) 
Charming little ball shaped plants 
covered with a profusion of deep blue 
flowers. Makes an excellent plant for 
use in edging or bedding. Fine for pot 
culture. 4 in. high. Pkt. 10c. 
Mrs. Clibran. Deep blue, white eye. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida Pendula Sapphire, trailing, 
deep blue, white eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Lupinus (Lupine) 
These garden favorites are among the 
most beautiful and few annuals give 
such a glorious display in the garden 
as do Lupinus. The long and graceful 
spikes of pea-shaped flowers make fine 
cut flowers. The glossy foliage makes 
a most charming background for the 
flower spikes. Blooms during July and 
August. Plant in partly shaded place. 
Height about 2 feet. 
Hartwegi. White, Blue, Rose, Mixed. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Marigolds (Tall Varieties) 
These old garden favorites are of 
easiest culture. The French and Dwarf 
grow 12 to 18 inches high, while the 
African and other tall varieties grow 
2 to 4 feet. 
Marigold Ferdinand 
(New.) Saucy and 
colorful. Ferdinand 
is one of the gayest 
of our new flowers. 
The single blooms 
have a crested cen¬ 
ter of golden yel¬ 
low surrounded by 
a single row of 
mahogany-red pet¬ 
als. Blooms are 
about 1% inches 
wide, plants 20 
inches tall, upright 
and semi-compact. 
Does not have the 
strong marigold 
odor. Pkt. 15c. 
Marigold Ferdinand 
Marigold, Limelight. Bronze medal win¬ 
ner in the 1940 A. A. S. A new color, of 
pale primrose yellow or deep cream, in 
the early Dixie Sunshine or Chry¬ 
santhemum-flowered type. Flowers 
bloom early. 1% to 2% inches across, 
abundant for 8 or 9 weeks. Not odor¬ 
less. (See back cover.) Pkt. 25c. 
Early Sunshine. Bronze medal winner 
in the 1939 All-America selections. A 
very early and dwarf strain of Dixie 
Sunshine, especially adapted for our 
northern sections. Plants about 24 
inches tall and bushy, covered with 
lemon yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
Ilurpees Red and Gold Hybrids (new). 
The only large Red Marigold in exist¬ 
ence. Earliest of all Marigolds, bloom¬ 
ing less than 8 weeks from seed. Plants 
are 1% ft. tall, 2 ft. wide. Flowers 
vary from pure golden yellow to rich 
mahogany scarlet, according to sea¬ 
son. Profuse bloomers all summer, 
Pkt. 15c. 
Marigold Color- 
ette Crown of 
Gold. The out¬ 
standing flower 
and Gold Medal 
All-America Win¬ 
ner for 1937. 
Odorless foliage 
and no B. O. Fra¬ 
grant flowers of 
orange bloom 
early. Plant in 
full bloom has the 
appearance of 
solid \ orange on 
top with green 
base. Plants grow 
2 feet tall. Pkt. 
10c. 
Golden Glow. Honorable Mention in the 
1939 All-America Selections. Bright, 
golden yellow flowers resembling the 
familiar old perennial, Rudbeckia Gold¬ 
en Glow, Grows 2% inches across. 2% 
ft. plants bloom in 17 weeks from seed. 
Entirely odorless foliage. Vigorous and 
free blooming. Pkt. 15c. 
Spanish Gold (new). Honorable Men¬ 
tion in the 1939 All-America Selec¬ 
tions. Plants grow 20 inches high and 
30 inches wide; in full bloom the en¬ 
tire top and sides are covered with 3- 
in. golden orange flowers. Start indoor. 
Begins to bloom in 20 weeks. Pkt. 15c. 
Marigold Gigantea Sunset Giants. 
Foliage and flowers have a definitely 
sweet fragrance. Flowers will aver¬ 
age 5 inches, plants usually from 3% 
to 4 feet high. Colors range from 
orange, yellow and primrose. Mixed, 
Pkt. 10c. 
Guinea Gold. A 
carnation flower¬ 
ed type of Mari¬ 
gold that pro¬ 
duces nearly 100 
per cent semi- 
do u b 1 e flowers. 
Plant grows 2 to 
2 1 /£ feet high on 
which are pro¬ 
duced 30 to 40 
flowers, 2 to 2% 
inches across, of a 
brilliant shade of 
orange, flushed 
with gold. Prac¬ 
tically odorless. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Yellow Supreme. Gold Medal Winner 
1935 All America Selections. A com¬ 
panion to the popular Guinea Gold. 
Flowers are a creamy lemon yellow 
and somewhat larger than Guinea 
Gold; plants 2 to 2% feet. Pkt. 5c. 
African Beauty Strain. Special mention 
1935 All America Selections. Beauty 
Marigolds produce flowers that are flat 
in appearance, as contrasted to the 
ball-like effect of other sorts. The 
petals are semi-quilled, rather broad, 
with flowers very double. Plants 2 x / 2 
feet high, flower early. 
Golden Beauty, golden yellow. Pkt. 5c. 
Yellow Beauty, lemon yellow. Pkt. 5c. 
African (Tall). Plants grow 2% feet 
high and produce an abundance of 
large double flowers in great profusion 
of glowing colors from mid-summer on. 
Do best in a sunny situation. 
Improved Orange Ball. Pkt. 5c. 
Improved Lemon Ball. Pkt. 5c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Marigold Dwarf Varieties 
Marigold Dwarf Royal Scot, All Double. 
Special mention in the 1937 All-Amer¬ 
ica Flower Winners. Of dwarf French 
type, 12 to 15 inches tall, large and 
rather flat flowers, 
brown and gold ir¬ 
regularly striped. 
Plants of uniform 
height and long 
blooming. Pkt. 5c. 
French Marigold 
(Dwarf). Dwarf 
compact plants 10 
to 15 inches high, 
very attractive, 
covered with hun¬ 
dreds of small 
bright flowers of 
various colors. Few 
annuals are as 
effective or flower 
over so long a 
period. Double or 
single mixed. Pkt. 
French Marigold 
Marigold, Yellow Pygmy. Honorable 
mention in the 1940 All-America Selec¬ 
tions. Very compact and ball-shaped 
plant, 8 in. tall, freely producing small 
1 in. double French Lilliput flowers of 
light lemon-yellow color. Showy for 
edging and potting. Pkt. 25c. 
Dwarf French Double Harmony. (New.) 
A charming and distinct novelty in 
Marigolds. The scabiosa-like formation 
with tubular deep orange center petals 
is flanked by broad velvety dark 
maroon-brown outer petals. Plant 
about 12 inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Monarch Strain. (Dwarf French Dou¬ 
ble.) Of compact growth, flowers in 
combinations of orange, bronze, yellow 
and mahogany. Pkt. 5c. 
Legion of Honor. A single flowering 
Marigold, compact bushes 9 inches high. 
Flowers golden yellow, with maroon 
at basp of each petal. Blooms from 
June until frost. 10 in. Pkt. 5c. 
Robert Beist. Attractive dwarf, double 
mahogany-red flowers. Plant grows 
about 12 inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Marigold Guinea 
Gold 
