F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 
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Scobiosa . Old Maid's 
Pincushion, Mourning Bride 
This charming class of annuals and per¬ 
ennials deserves a place of prominence in 
a border or bed. The light colored stamens 
protrude from the flowers, giving the ap¬ 
pearance of pins stuck in a pin cushion. 
The beautifully colored flowers are borne 
on long wiry stems and are well adapted 
to bouquet work. 
LARGE FLOWERED TALL DOUBLE 
ANNUAL 
yBLUE COCKADE —Deep azure blue. 
Heads conical in shape. Pkt. 15c, Vt oz. 
SOc. 
VSCABIOSA IMPERIAL GIANTS. BLUE 
MOON —Honorable Mention, All-America 
Selections, 1939. An entirely different and 
improved flower and plant form from 
existent Scabiosa varieties. Broad, heavy, 
wavy petals, eliminate the pincushion 
center entirely. Flowers are fully double, 
extremely large and deep. Color a rich 
deep lavender blue. Plants extremely up¬ 
right, growing tall; long, heavy, wiry 
stems eliminate the weak necks which 
are the fault of older types. Ideal cutting 
type. Pkt. 15c. 
V Loveliness — Delicate salmon rose 
shades. Pkt. 15c, Va oz. 50c. 
Aqeratum Blue—Pkt 10c. Va oz. 25c. 
Peach Blossom —Beautiful shade of peach 
blossom pink, large size, long stems. Pkt 
10c, Va oz. 25c. 
Shasta —A pure white of enormous size. 
Pkt lOc, Va oz. 25c. 
Azure Fairy —Clear lavender-blue. Pkt 
10c, Va oz. 25c. 
Crimson —Rich rosy crimson. Pkt. 10c, Va 
oz. 25c. 
King of Blacks — Velvety black purple. 
Pkt lOc, Va oz. 25c. 
Rose —Soft rose color. Pkt 10c, Va oz. 25c. 
Collection —One each of any eight of the 
above varieties, 50c. 
Finest Mixed —All colors of the Improved 
large-flowering. Pkt 10c. Va oz. 25c, oz. 
60c. 
Perennial Varieties 
CAUCASICA GIANT HYBRIDS (Isaac 
House Strain) —A greatly improved strain 
Ranunculus, Giant Florentine Mixed 
with long stems, and strongly doubled, 
ruffled flowers with petals fringed at the 
edges. Color varies from light to dark 
blue with delicate lilac and mauve shades 
predominating. Finest variety for cutting 
as well as for the perennial border. Pkt. 
25c, 1/16 oz. 65c. 
COLUMBARIA —Fine orchid-pink flowers 
on long stems; spreading habit and very 
free flowering. Flowers slightly smaller 
than Caucasica, but a good companion. 
Pkt. 15c, Vr oz. 75c. 
Schizonthus . Butterfly Flower 
Dainty and free-flowering annuals. Grows 
1 V 2 to 2 feet high and covered with bright, 
showy, butterfly-like blossoms. Of easy 
culture, coming into bloom quickly from 
seed. 
LARGE-FLOWERING HYBRIDS— Dr. Bad¬ 
ger's strain. Pkt. 10c. Va oz. 25c. 
y WISETONENSIS— Profusion of flowers 
varying from almost white with yellow 
eye to a brilliant rose with bronzy brown 
center. Pkt. 25c, 1/16 oz. 65c. 
Scarlet Runner Beans 
Largely grown for its attractive scarlet 
flower clusters, but is also quite palatable. 
PkL 10c, Vz lb. 25c. 
Sedum . Stonecrop 
COERULEUM —A pretty creeping annual 
with dainty recemes of charming pale 
blue flowers. A splendid subject for the 
rockery. PkL 25c. 
Sidolcea 
RYBURGH'S HYBRIDS— Handsome herba¬ 
ceous perennial producing numerous min¬ 
iature Hollyhock-like spikes of flowers 
from June until fall. Flowers come in a 
wide range of colors. Height 4 feet. Pkt. 
15c. 
Smilox 
A climbing perennial with beautiful, 
bright green, glossy leaves much esteemed 
for its long, delicate sprays of foliage. 
Does well in shardy places. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 75c. 
Snapdragon . See Antirrhinum 
Snow on the Mountain . See 
Euphorbia 
Annual Scabiosa 
Silene Pendula . Catchfly 
Pretty dwarf hardy annual; plants used 
mostly for borders, growing 6 inches 
high. Easily grown. Sow seed in fall or 
spring. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c, Va oz. 25c, 
oz. 75c. 
Solanum . Jerusalem Cherry 
CLEVELAND RED —Very useful plants for 
house or garden. It is of dwarf, branching 
habit; leaves small and oval-shaped, bear¬ 
ing in the greatest profusion bright scarlet, 
globular berries. Very ornamental. Pkt. 
15c, Va oz. SOc. 
Stevia Serrata 
This is a very free flowering annual and 
bears a profusion of its pure white fra¬ 
grant flowers all summer and fall. Largely 
used for cutting. Pkt. lOc. 
Stokesia . Cornflower Aster 
CYNEA —This is a beautiful hardy peren¬ 
nial. The plants grow from 18 to 24 inches 
high, flowering from early summer to late 
fall. The plant produces 20 to 30 hand¬ 
some lavender-blue cornflower-like blos¬ 
soms 4 to 5 inches across on long stems. 
Valuable for cutting. PkL 15c. Vs oz. 40c. 
Sweet Rocket . Hesperis 
This hardy perennial grows 2 to 3 feet 
high and bears spikes of showy fragrant 
white, lilac and purple flowers. It is ex¬ 
cellent for naturalizing among shrubbery 
or for planting in a permanent border. 
Mixed. PkL 10c, Va oz. 20c, oz. 50c. 
Strowflower . See Helichrysum 
Summer Cypress . See Kochia 
Sunflower . See Helianthus 
Solpiglossis 
A half-hardy annual, growing about 3 feet 
high, and bearing Gloxinia-like blossoms 
in a very large and unusual range of 
color. They are splendid for cutting and 
last well. 
Purple and Gold, Scarlet and Gold, Crim¬ 
son, Rose and Gold, White and Gold, 
Primrose—PkL 10c, each. 
COLLECTION—One each of above 6 sorts, 
50c. 
FINEST MIXED— All colors. PkL 10c, Va 
oz. 35c. 
Sembiosa, Giant Hybrids 
