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Linum Flowering Flax 
A showy bedding plant of the flax family, having 
brilliant flowers of various colors, borne on slender 
stems, with fine foliage. Hardy annual. 
Grandiflorum Rubrum. (Scarlet Flax). Annual; 
bright scarlet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c. 
Grandiflorum Blue. Annual. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 35c. 
Blue Perenne. Perennial. Bright blue. 24 in. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c. 
Lobelia 
The following dwarf and trailing varieties of 
this popular and beautiful flowering plant are de¬ 
sirable for pot culture, edgings, hanging baskets, 
etc., blooming profusely from June to November. 
Half-hardy annual. 
Gracilis. Light blue; nine inches, long slender, 
trailing stems. Per pkt., 10c.; j4-oz., 40c. 
Speciosa. Deep blue, dark foliage, trailing. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., $2.00. 
Crystal Palace. Compacta, 4 to 6 inches. Dark 
blue, fine for bedding. Per pkt., 10c.; J^-oz., 50c. 
Emperor. Compacta, bright blue. Per pkt., 10c.; 
%-oz., $1.00. 
White Gem. Pure white. Pkt., 10c.; %-oz,, $1.00. 
Tenuior Compacta Improved. Cobalt blue with 
white center.' Erect. (15 in.). Pkt., 10c.; %-oz., 75c. 
Lupinus 
The King varieties are of a stately, robust 
growth, valuable for mixed flower and shrubbery 
borders. A great advance over the old type. They 
prefer light shade and rich soil. 
King Sky Blue. Annual. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
King White. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 7Sc. 
King Giant Choice Mixed. New annual strain, 3 
to 4 feet tall, Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 60c. 
Downer’s Hybrids. Hardy perennial variety, in 
fine range of colors, many new to Lupinus, flower¬ 
ing first year from seed. Per pkt., 10c.; special 
pkt., 25c.; oz., 50c. 
Russell’s Prize Mixture. A most interesting and 
remarkable introduction of perennial Lupinus, 
awarded Gold Medal R. H. S. 1937. Large spikes 
in great variety of new rich colors. Per pkt., 15c.; 
%-oz., 50c. 
Lychnis 
Viscaria Splendens. (Catchfly). Rosy Carmine. 
Fifteen inches. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.00. 
Chalcedonica. Brilliant Orange-Scarlet, Maltese 
Cross (Jerusalem Cross), 2 to 3 feet. Per pkt., 
10c.; oz., 85c. 
Marigold 
AFRICAN VARIETIES 
A popular hardy annual of vigorous growth, pro¬ 
ducing a magnificent display of yellow, orange and 
maroon flowers. 
Crown of Gold. Gold Medal A. A. Selections 
1937. A bright golden-orange, chrysanthemum¬ 
like top surrounded by a collar of broad petals 
same color. Blooms early and profusely. Height 
2 feet. Per pkt., 10c.; ^-oz., 35c. 
Giganthea Sunset Giants. A striking, new, giant- 
flowered Marigold from Mexico. Flowers 5 to 7 
inches across, loosely but well filled to the center, 
having a sweet fragrance; commence flowering 
early. Plants 3% to 4 feet. Pkt., 15c.; %-oz., 75c. 
Guinea Gold. Distinct type. Plant base-branch¬ 
ing, pyramidal growth, 2 to 2j^ ft. Flowers 2 inch¬ 
es across, semi-double, beautiful rich golden on 
good stems; excellent for cutting or in border. 
Marigold odor is much less pronounced. Per pkt., 
10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.00. 
Marigold, Yellow Supreme 
Yellow Supreme. A grand companion to Guinea 
Gold. A rich, creamy, lemon-yellow, carnation- 
flowered type; an excellent cut flower having good 
stems and holding well in water. Per pkt., 10c.; 
special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.00. 
Early Sunrise. A new golden yellow early flow¬ 
ering variety from Canada of the Dixie Sunshine 
or Chrysanthemum Flowered type. Per pkt., 15c.; 
%-oz., 75c. 
Orange Alldouble. Comes 95% true. This is a 
great advance over the old, now superseded, in 
which 50% double was considered good. Per pkt., 
10c.; %-oz., 50c. 
Lemon Alldouble. Like Orange Alldouble except 
color. Per pkt., 10c.; %-oz., 50c. 
Large African. Alldouble, tall mixed, especially 
fine large quilled type, orange and lemon shades, 
2 to 3 feet. Pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.50. 
Chrysanthemum Flowered Hybrids. (New). Con¬ 
sists of new and distinct types. Flowers all shades 
of yellow and orange, 2 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Plants 3 ft. Per pkt., 15c.; %-oz., 75c. 
FRENCH VARIETIES 
Josephine. Single brown and gold, long stems, 
fine for cutting, height 2 feet, late flowering. Per pkt., 
10c.: oz., 50c. 
Legion of Honor. A dwarf single variety. Blooms 
early and until late in the fall. Flowers rich golden yel¬ 
low, marked velvety brown. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 50c. 
Golden Ball. Dwarf French. Monarch Strain. 
Very compact. Per pkt., 10c.; oz. 76c. 
Robert Beist. Dwarf double. Dark maroon. 
Very rich color. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 60c. 
Harmony. New dwarf double. French variety. 
Maroon with a golden crest. Excellent cut flower. Per 
pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., 86c. 
Harmony Spotlight. A new much brighter Har¬ 
mony ; same early flowering habit but with larger and 
brighter lively yellow crested center of dainty tubular 
petals; a shade which contrasts beautifully with the rich 
mahogany guard petals. Per pkt., 20c.; 1/16 oz., 66c. 
Dwarf Royal Scott Alldouble. (New. Received 
Special Mention for 1937). Rich mahogany and gold. 
Dwarf, uniform, bushy plants (12 inches). Per pkt., 16c.; 
V 4 - 0 Z., 76c. 
French Dwarf Double Mixed. Monarch strain. 
Per pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 26c.; oz., 76c. 
French Tall Double Mixed. A combination of 
the best varieties, including new sorts; excellent for cut¬ 
ting; height, 2 feet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 60c. 
Golden Gem. (Tagetes Signata Pumila). Bushy 
plants, 1 ft., with numerous small, star-like, single golden 
flowers. Ideal for edging. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.26. 
