Lupines, New Russell 
Perennial Lupines 
Vioz. Oz. VUb- Lb. 
Polyphyllus, Blue. $0 10 SO 25 $0 65 $2 40 
Polyphyllus, Rose . 15 45 1 10 4 00 
Polyphyllus, White. 10 30 80 3 00 
Polyphyllus, Mixed 10 25 70 2 60 
Downer’s Hybrids. A fine range of colors. 
Early and long-blooming. Vi°z. 15c; oz. 45c; 
i/ 4 lb. $1.20; lb. $4.50. 
Harkness Regal Hybrids. Many new colors 
and art shades. Vi°z. 15c; oz. 50c; Vilb. $1.35; 
lb. $5.00. 
New Hybrids, Mixed. Our own mixture of the 
newer hybrid types. A real bargain. Vi°z. 
20c; oz. 60c; Viib. $1.60. 
Sweet-Scented Hybrids. Fine color blend of 
fragrant varieties. Vioz. 20c; oz. 60c; Vilb. 
$1.60. 
SEPARATE COLORS 
Buff and Orange Shades. 
Carmine Shades. Very bright. 
Luteus. Yellow shades. 
Rose Queen. Fine rose-pink. 
Salmon Shades. 
All above, Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00 
Chocolate Soldier. Yellow and bronze-violet. 
Tr. pkt. 25c; V 4 OZ. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
Arboreus Varieties. Shrubby form. 3 to 6 ft. 
Golden Yellow Snow Queen 
Either variety, Vi°z. 15c; oz. 50c 
New Russell Lupines 
Russell’s Lupines bear enormous, well- 
rounded, long, symmetrical flower-spikes, often 
3 ft. or more in length, each spike a mass of 
gorgeous color. The colors include shades never 
before seen in Lupines. Individual flowers are 
above average size and are very closely set on 
the stem. All the flowers on a spike open at one 
time and they keep well when cut. 
Prices on Russell’s Lupines for 1940 
This year we offer this strain in bulk seed. 
Our strain is from the originator’s stock seed and 
has been selected and improved by expert and 
careful hands until we are confident that it is at 
least equal if not better than any other available 
at any price. 
M-P Reselected Strain. Vsoz. 45c; V4OZ. 
85c; oz. (over 1000 seeds) $3.00. 
Inoculation Bacteria for Lupines 
You have better chances of success with 
Lupines if you inoculate the seed. Price 10c 
postpaid. One package free with every order 
for one ounce or more of Russell’s Lupines. 
MONARDA. The Monardas are excellent for 
the wild garden or hardy border. 
Didyma hybrida. Rose and red shades. 
2 Yi to 3 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 60c; oz. 
$ 2 . 20 . 
Fistulosa. The blue native Bergamot. 3 ft. 
Tr. pkt. 20c; Vioz. 45c; oz. $1.50. 
Myosotis ■ Forget-Me-Not 
Alpestris Varieties 
They are spring bloomers and seed sown in 
July makes splendid plants the following spring. 
January greenhouse sowings will also bloom by 
late spring. 
Blue. Clear blue. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Indigo Blue. Deep blue. Tr. pkt. 20c; Vi oz * 
35c; oz. $1.20. 
Rosea. Pink. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 80c. 
White. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 80c. 
Mixed. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 80c. 
Blue Basket. Large rich deep blue flowers. 
Plants upright. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi°z. 60c; 
oz. $2.00. 
Blue Bouquet. An erect and compact bright 
blue of the pillar type. 1 ft. Tr. pkt. 20c; 
Vioz. 50c; oz. $1.80. 
Messidor. Late. Long-stemmed; deep blue. 
12 in. Tr. pkt. 20c; Vioz- 50c; oz. $1.80. 
Ruth Fischer. Excellent pot-plant. Compact, 
erect growth. Glossy foliage. Large bright 
blue flowers. Tr. pkt. 35c; fjoz. $1.00. 
Our germination tests serve as crop 
Victoria Compacta Varieties 
This group grows only 8 to 9 in. tall. Excel¬ 
lent for pots, bedding, borders, or spring baskets. 
Alba. White. 
Tr. pkt. 
.. $0 25 
k»oz. 
$0 60 
Oz. 
$2 00 
Blue. Clear blue. . . . 
. . . . 25 
45 
1 50 
Deep Blue. Indigo.. 
.... 25 
50 
1 80 
Rosea. Pink. 
_ 25 
60 
2 00 
Oblongata perfecta. Winter-blooming strain 
that bears its flowers for a long period and is 
in bloom quickly from seed. Sky-blue flowers 
with white centers. 1 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi°z. 
40c; oz. $1.20. 
Oblongata, Blue Bird. Dark blue strain. 1 ft. 
Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 55c; oz. $1.80. 
Dissitiflora. Early strain for winter blooming 
with clusters of large light blue flowers. Com¬ 
pact, 8 to 9 in. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vi°z. $1.00. 
Palustris semperflorens. Excellent ever- 
blooming strain. Bright blue. Best peren¬ 
nial variety. Vs 02 . 25c; Vi°z. 45c; oz. $1.50 
insurance for our customers 
Matricaria • Feverfew 
Ball’s White. Fine long-stemmed strain, a 
large percentage coming fully double from 
seed. Tr. pkt. 40c; Vi° z - $1.00; oz. $3.60. 
Capensis alba, Double. Pure white double and 
semi-double flowers. Vi°z. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Grandiflora, Double White. A fine strain for 
the florist, coming almost 100 per cent double. 
Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. 75c; oz. $2.40. 
Dwarf Double Snowball. Dwarf, compact 
plants excellent for borders or potting. Tr. pkt. 
25c; Vi°z. 55c; oz. $1.80. 
Dwarf Golden Ball. Golden yellow. Tr. pkt. 
25c; Vioz. 55c; oz. $1.80. 
MYRRH IS odorata. Sweet Cecily. Shade- 
loving, medicinal herb. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 70c. 
Nepeta • Catmint 
Cataria. Catnip. Vi°z. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Mussini. R Gray-green foliage with masses of 
lavender-blue flowers. 1 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
Vioz. 50c; oz. $1.80. 
Nervosa. Distinct from Mussini. More attrac¬ 
tive, neater, deep green foliage. Clear light blue 
flowers summer and fall. 1 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
Vioz. 70c; oz. $2.40. 
Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron. R Large, bright 
blue flowers. Upright growth. 13di to 2 ft. 
Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. 90c. 
NIEREMBERGIA. See Annuals, page 13. 
Oenothera • Evening Primrose 
Fraseri. Fine deep yellow. 2 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c. 
Missouriensis (macrocarpa). R A prostrate 
or trailing variety with large yellow flowers 
from June to August. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi°z. 60c; 
oz. $2.00. 
Youngi. Strong-growing, more erect variety. 
18 to 24 in. Bears large golden yellow blooms. 
Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 90c; oz. $3.20. 
PHLOX decussata. Fancy Mixed. Seed taken 
from the finest named varieties. Slow to 
germinate, usually requiring winter’s freezing. 
Tr. pkt. 30c; Vioz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
PHYSALIS Francheti. Chinese Lantern Plant. 
Produces showy orange-scarlet seed-pods 
or “lanterns” for fall and winter decorations. 
Vioz. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Myosotis compacta, Blue 
Penstemon 
Digitalis. White flowers tinted violet. 3 ft. 
Tr. pkt. 30c. 
Gloxinioides, Sensation. Beautiful spikes of 
large flowers, spotted like gloxinias, are borne 
all summer. May be grown as annuals, bloom¬ 
ing well the first year from early-sown seed. 
2 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi°z. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
Grandiflorus. One of the best. Thick, leathery 
leaves at base of stem and long spikes of 
lavender and blue. A long-lasting cut-flower. 
2)4 to 3 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 70c; oz. $2.40. 
Heterophyllus, Blue Gem. R Bright gentian- 
blue. 1^2 ft- Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
Ovatus. Well-formed, bushy variety with rich 
purplish blue flowers. Good for cutting or the 
sunny border. ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 60c; 
oz. $2.00. 
See also Chelone on page 27. 
Physostegia • Fal se Dragonhead 
Long flower-spikes on plants 3 to 4 ft. high. 
Virginiana, Rose Virginiana, White 
Either variety, Vioz. 25c; Vioz. 40c; oz. $1.40 
War conditions make supplies of all im¬ 
ported seeds very uncertain. Early ordering 
is advisable. 
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