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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS. SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 
Stock, Giant Imperial 
Salvia . Flowering Sage 
Salvia or Scarlet Sage has long been a 
favorite bedding plant hearing long spikes 
of flowers in great profusion. Very useful 
also as hedge or border plants. 
V SPLENDENS — Bright scarlet flowers. 
Large flowering early strain. Height 2 
feet. Pkt. 10c, V* oz. 75c. 
VBALL OF FIRE —Early flowering, the 
vivid flowers on compact plants, the most 
dwarf of all scarlet Salvias, it was a sen¬ 
sation in England in the summer of 1938. 
Sow indoors, February-April, or in open 
after all danger of frost is past. Pkt. 15c, 
Vs oz. 60c. 
BONFIRE— A new dwarf scarlet sage of 
dense, compact growth. Height 18 inches. 
Pkt. 15c, Vs oz. 50c. 
PATENS (Per)—Bright blue flowers. Height 
2 feet. Pkt. 15c, Vs oz. 60c. 
FARINACEA —Perennial, attractive green 
foliage and beautiful pale blue flowers 
are borne on long spikes. Very desirable; 
of easy growth. PkL 15c. Vs oz. 50c. 
Sonvitalia 
PROCUMBENS FL. PL. —An annual of 
dwarf, compact growth; useful in masses 
in beds, or edges of borders or in baskets, 
etc. Small double yellow flowers produced 
in abundance all summer. 6 inches. Pkt. 
10c, Vs oz. 35c. 
Saponaria . Bouncing Bet 
OCYMOIDES —Very showy hardy peren¬ 
nial rock plant, producing during the sum¬ 
mer months masses of small, bright rose 
flowers. Nine inches. Pkt. 15c. Vi oz. 35c. 
VACCARIA —A pretty and useful annual 
variety, grows about 2 feet high, and 
bears masses of satiny pink flowers some¬ 
what like an enlarger Gypsophila; fine 
for cutting. Sow in open at intervals for 
a succession of blooms. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Sointpaulia . African Violet 
lONANTHA GRANDIFLORA— Free bloom¬ 
ing and long flowering ideal pot plant. 
The plants ore dwarf with leaves resem¬ 
bling those of Gloxinias. The flowers are 
a beautiful violet blue with golden anthers 
resembling very much in form those of 
the popular garden violet but being 
larger. Ideal for the house, conservatory, 
or for protected cool spots in the garden. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Stocks . Gilliflower 
This is one of the most famous and beauti¬ 
ful garden annuals. Large spikes of dou¬ 
ble rosette-like blossoms are of a rich 
spicy fragrance. These plants like a rich 
lime soil, and for best results should be 
planted early. Continuous growth with¬ 
out interruption during a cool season will 
give best results. Stocks are splendid 
plants for cut flowers, and furnish a vivid 
display in a wide color range in bedding 
work. 
LARGE FLOWERING DWARF TEN WEEKS 
—This is the leading class for real dwarf 
bedding and edging plants, growing 10 to 
14 inches tall and blooming very early. 
Blood Red, Bright Pink, Canary Yellow. 
Light Blue, Purple, Pure White. Mixed. 
Each of above—Pkt. 10c, Vs oz. 60c. Vi ox, 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Collection — 1 each, 6 pkts. separate 
shades, 50c. 
CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN (PERPETUAL 
BRANCHING or DRESDEN!— Early bloom¬ 
ing, bearing large double flowers on the 
numerous branches. A very popular bed¬ 
ding and cut flower type growing 2 feet 
high. 
Brilliant —Rich fiery blood red. Outstand¬ 
ing. 
La France —Flesh pink. 
Heatham Beauty — Rose shaded terra 
cotta. 
Canary Yellow —Creamy yellow. 
Silvery Lilac— Excellent. 
Sapphire— Dark blue. 
Snowdrift —Pure white giant flowers. 
PkL 15c, Vi oz. 60c. 
Collection—1 each of 7 separate colors 
above, 85c. 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. lOc, Vi oz. 50c. 
EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL (IMPROVED 
BISMARCK)— This is an especially merito¬ 
rious class growing 2 to 3 feet tall. The 
basal branching habit produces many ex¬ 
cellent long spikes full of large double 
flowers. 
Rose Pink. Fiery Blood Red, Lavender. 
Lilac, Elks Pride (Royal Purple), y Old 
Rose, Golden Ball, y Shasta— White, 
Santa Maria— White, 
y Chamois— Ivory tinted old rose, 
y BLUSH PINK— A beautiful blush pink. 
Individual flowers measure 2 inches or 
more in diameter. A new addition to the 
Giant Imperial group. Pkt. 25c. 
Antique Copper —Rich Hellebore-red over¬ 
laid with copper. 
Above separate colors—Pkt. 15c, 1/16 oz. 
50c. 
Collection of any 6 pkts. of above, 75c. 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 15c. Vs oz. 75c. 
Statice . Everlasting Sea 
Lavender 
This is an outstanding class of everlasting 
flowers, very popular in the garden and 
for cut flower work. 
SINUATA —From a low rosette of leaves 
arise several stiff angular stalks which 
branch toward the top, and bear dense 
flower clusters in graduated rows. 
Kampf's Tall Blue —The clearest, deepest 
shiny blue of the Sinuata type. Pkt. 15c, 
oz. 45c. 
Salpiglossis 
Rosea Superba — Very finest true deep 
rose. Pkt. lOc, oz. 30c. 
Yellow (Bonduelli) — Produces numerous 
heads of bright rich yellow flowers. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 30c. 
Lavender—Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c. 
White —Pure white. Pkt 10c, oz. 30c. 
Mixed —All colors. Pkt 10c, Vt oz. 25c. 
SUWOROWII (Russian Cat-Tail Statice)— 
This interesting annual plant bears long 
slender round spikes of densely clustered 
rose colored flowers. Pkt 10c, Vi oz. 50c. 
PUBERULA —This is a new annual plant, 
5 inches high, forming rich dark violet 
blooms. Pkt 20c, 1/16 oz. 75c. 
LATIFOLIA — This splendid hardy peren¬ 
nial 2 V 2 feet tall produces large spread¬ 
ing panicles of graceful purplish-blue 
flowers. Pkt 15c, Vi oz. 40c. 
CASPIA —Beautiful pale lavender colored 
blossoms on plants 2V'2 feet tall. Pkt 15c, 
Vi oz. 85c. 
Mixed —Perennial varieties. Pkt 10c. 
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. 
y NEWPORT PINK —Watermelon pink or 
salmony rose color. Very beautiful. Pkt. 
10c, Vi oz. 40c. 
SCARLET BEAUTY — Rich, deep scarlet. 
A rare color in hardy plants and very 
effective. Pkt 10c. Vi oz. 40c. 
y SINGLE VARIETIES, Mixed —Considered 
more attractive than the double sorts. Pkt 
10c, Vi oz. 25c. oz. 75c. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES, Mixed—Pkt 10c, Vi 
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. 
