Seeds, Continued The Lester Rose Gardens 
SEED OF CAMPANULAS, Continued 
C. grandis, 4 ft.; continuous spikes of China-blue. 
C. grossekii, 3 ft.; violet-blue; one of the easiest to grow. 
C. macrantha, 3 to 4 ft.; dense masses of violet-blue. 
C. moerheimii, 3 ft.; finest white, in several forms. 
C. punctata, 2 to 3 ft.; shades of pink and red; continuous. 
C. pyramidalis, 5 to 7 ft.; enormous blue spikes; very continuous. 
C. pyraversii, 3 to 5 ft.; quite continuous; rich blue. 
C. sarmatica, 3 ft.; spikes of very shapely, graceful silver blue flowers. 
C. Telham Beauty, 3 to 4 ft.; light to dark blue; several forms. 
COLUMBINE, Aquilegia, Crimson Star. See description on page 24. 1 5c. 
COLUMBINE, Aquilegia, Clematiflora. See description on page 24. 20c. 
COLUMBINE, Aquilegia, Hensol Harbell. See description on page 24. 20c. 
EKLONIS, Dimorpheteca Eklonis — Most popular and most useful of all the African daisies because 
perennial in our milder regions, easily grown, and a continuous bloomer. Large white daisy-like 
flowers with deep blue center and lavender-blue reverse, on long stems; a grand cut flower. 15c. 
FOXGLOVE — Selected seed from the finest hybrid strain with enormous flowers in a wide range of 
color. 15 c. 
GERANIUM alba — Improved strain of the white species geranium; see description on page 18. 20c. 
GERANIUM blue — See Blue Geranium. 
HARDENBERGIA Comptoniana — Favorite of all blue flowering vines: twining stems with slender 
leaflets: masses of lovely violet-blue pea-shaped flowers borne in winter and spring. 
ICELAND POPPY — Selected seed of the latest improved strain of this desirable perennial. 15c. 
LEPTOSYNE maritima, The Golden Sea Dahlia — A little known but easily grown annual that is 
perennial in mild climates, with dainty fern-like foliage and the purest golden yellow flowers 
imaginable on long stems, fine for cutting, borne continuously but especially in winter. 
LUPINE, The Yellow Bush Lupine, L. arboreus — The bush is covered with a brilliant mass of 
golden yellow bloom for many weeks. Showy and very desirable. 
Ornamental 
ourd Seed 
From our selected specimens 
of the finest prize-winning strain 
of ornamental gourds grown. 
These gourds are in much de¬ 
mand for their decorative value 
especially at the holiday season, 
for the home garden, for exhi¬ 
bition and for the commercial 
trade. Our seed includes all 
shapes, many warted effects and a 
wide range of colors — white, 
yellow, orange, very dark green, 
striped and blotched combina¬ 
tions. Our illustration shows, on 
a 14-inch plate, an average lot 
picked at random. During fall 
and winter we can supply the ripe 
gourds at reasonable prices. 
Seed, per packet, 2 5 c. 
PINK PASSION VINE, Passiflora mollissima — One of the fastest growing and most beautiful vines 
of all for milder climates; if frosted, comes up from roots. Described and illustrated on page 27. 2 0c. 
POTENTILLA — Hardy perennial with handsome strawberry-like foliage and tall flowering stalks 
through a long season of brilliant yellow. A little known but most valuable garden treasure. 15c. 
RED DATURA, (Datura sanguinea)—Rare plant that grows to large shrub size but blooms when 
quite young. Not hard to grow indoors in cold climate. Described and illustrated on page 24. 
SALVIA uliginosa—Rare; best of the blue-flowering salvias; hardy perennial. See page 19. 20c. 
ZINNIA, the New Fantasy Vivid flowers of many shades of scarlet and other colors; twisted petals, 
with charming effect. 10c. 
ZINNIA, Pompom—Small double flowers; the "Gem Zinnia”; many delightful shades. 10c. 
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Lester Photo 
A few of our Hybridized ORNAMENTAL GOURDS — 
smooth and warted , white , yellow, green, orange, 
black in endless combination. 
