Hollyhock, Chater’s Double 
Lavandula • Lavender 
Vera. True Sweet Lavender with very aromatic 
leaves. Blue flowers in July and August. 
l}4 ft. Vi°z. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Vera, Munstead Strain. R Dwarf variety of 
compact habit. Blue flowers. 1 ft. Tr. pkt. 
25c; Vioz. 70c; oz. $2.50. 
Liatris 
Blazing Star or Gay Feather 
Recleaned, rubbed seed, free from fluff. 
Elegans. Graceful and distinct variety with 
large pure lavender florets. Incurved petals 
and long stamens impart a really elegant ap¬ 
pearance. Blooms midsummer. Tr. pkt. 50c. 
Grand Dubois. Showy variety with great, long, 
heavy spikes of reddish violet. About same 
season as Pycnostachya. Tr. pkt. 40c. 
Punctata. An excellent dwarf garden plant 
with heavy spikes of bright rosy purple. 
Tr. pkt. 35c. 
Pycnostachya. Good grower with spikes reach¬ 
ing 5 to 6 ft. during July and August. Tr. pkt. 
30c; Vioz. 80c; oz. $2.80. 
Scariosa alba. Rare white variety; good percent¬ 
age true from seed. Seed scarce. Tr. pkt. 50c. 
Scariosa, Late Type. Valuable late variety 
with rich purplish red spikes of fine size for 
cutting. Tr. pkt. 40c; Vioz. $1-20. 
Spicata. Dwarfer variety, to 2 ft., with 
bright purplish rose spikes. Tr. pkt. 30c; 
Vioz. 80c; oz. $2.80. 
Mixed Varieties. Contains all kinds that we 
offer. Tr. pkt. 30c; Vioz. 80c; oz. $2.80. 
LINARIA macedonica speciosa. Hardy Snap¬ 
dragon. Handsome for cutting with spikes of 
yellow flowers resembling small snapdragons. 
2% to 3 ft. Vgoz. 20c; Vioz. 35c; oz. $1.20. 
Martin’s Fine Hollyhocks 
New Annual Hollyhock 
Indian Spring 
Silver Medal, 1939 All-America Selec¬ 
tions. Beautiful semi-double variety 
which blooms in 5 months from sowing. 
Side stems are developed after the main 
stalk is cut. Fringed flowers in lovely shades 
of pink. 4 to 6 ft. Tr. pkt. 30c; Vioz. 80c. 
Imperator, Double, Mixed. Very large flowers 
with fringed outer petals and double rosette 
centers. 
Double Triumph, Fringed. Early-flowering 
with large, fringed flowers in soft colors. 
Exquisite, Mixed. Extremely double flowers, 
exquisitely curled and fringed. 
Allegheny, Alameda Pink. Beautiful semi¬ 
double pink flowers. 
Any above 4, Vioz. 25c; Vioz. 45c; oz. $1.50 
Chater’s Double Hollyhocks 
Lilac Salmon-Rose 
Maroon White 
Newport Pink Yellow 
Red (Scarlet) 
All above, Vioz. 20c; Vioz. 35c; oz. $1.20 
Chater’s Double, Mixed. Vioz. 30c; oz. $1.00. 
Double Orange. Orange-apricot shade. Vioz. 
35c; Vioz. 65c; oz. $2.00. 
Queen of Sheba. Beautiful soft chamois-rose. 
Vioz. 25c; Vioz. 45c; oz. $1.50. 
Single Hollyhocks 
Maroon Rose White 
Mauve Scarlet Yellow 
Any, Tr. pkt. 15c; Vioz. 25c; oz. 75c 
Single, Mixed. Vioz. 15c; oz. 40c. 
Hardy Lilies 
The seed may be sown almost any season. Use 
good porous soil containing plenty of sand. 
Some Lily seeds germinate quickly, others very 
slowly, and we so indicate in the descriptions. 
Amabile. Red with dark spots. to 3 ft. 
Quick. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vi°z. 70c. 
Auratum. Golden banded. Slow. Vioz. 25c; 
Vioz. 40c; oz. $1.20. 
Auratum platyphyllum. Larger than Aura¬ 
tum. White, spotted yellow. Slow. Vi°z. 35c; 
Vioz. 60c. 
Canadense. Drooping bells which vary from 
yellow to red with maroon dots. Very slow. 
Tr. pkt. 35c. 
Candidum Salonica. The only good white 
Candidum grown from seed. Quite slow. 
Tr. pkt. 40c. 
Cernuum. Lilac-pink. 2 ft. Quick. Vioz. 30c; 
Vioz. 50c; oz. $1.80. 
Concolor. Vivid crimson; star-shaped. Quick. 
Vioz. 25c; Vioz. 45c; oz. $1.50. 
Henryi. One of the best real hardy Lilies. Deep 
orange-yellow. Fairly quick. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
Vioz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
Longiflorum, White Queen. Excellent florists’ 
Lily. Snowy white, wide-expanded trumpets. 
Quick to bloom, cases reported flowering in 
less than 12 months. Tr. pkt. 75c. 
Martagon album. Free-blooming. White. 
Slow. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. $1.00. 
Phil ippinense formosanum 
A fine Lily for greenhouse or outdoor culti¬ 
vation, often blooming within 9 to 10 months 
from sowing. Seed germinates quickly. 
Reselected White. Reselected for purity of 
color. Late summer blooming outdoors. 
Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 45c; oz. $1.50. 
New Giant White. Extremely large; pure 
white. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. 90c; oz. $3.00. 
Early Type. Much dwarfer and earlier 
strain, blooming midsummer outdoors. 
1 to 1J^ ft. Tr. pkt. 50c. 
Regale. Regal Lily. Most popular Hardy Lily. 
Our seed is carefully gathered and should 
germinate close to 100 per cent. Vi°z. 15c; 
oz. 50c; Vilb. $1.50; lb. $5.00. 
Rubellum. Fragrant; rose-pink. Slow. Tr. pkt. 
50c. 
Shelburne Hybrid. Beautiful; fragrant; white 
with lemon shading. Varies from seed. 
Quick. Tr. pkt. 50c. 
Tenuifolium. Siberian Lily. Bright scarlet 
spotted black. Quick. Vi°z. 20c; oz. 60c; 
V 4 lb. $1.60. 
Tenuifolium, Golden Gleam. A hybrid. 
Rich golden and buff. Quick. Tr. pkt. 35c. 
Venustum, Fujihirato. Orange spotted brown. 
A refined Tiger Lily. Quick. Vi°z. 25c; Vi°z. 
45c; oz. $1.50. 
Willmottiae. Vivid orange-red with recurved 
petals spotted brown. Quick. Tr. pkt. 35c; 
Vioz. 75c; Vioz. $1.20. 
Linum * Hardy Flax 
Showy flowers for border and rockery 
Alpinum. R Spreading habit. Pale blue flow¬ 
ers. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. $1.00. 
Fiavum. Erect-growing with showy yellow 
flowers. 1 ft. Tr. pkt. 30c; Vi°z. 60c; oz. $2.20. 
Fiavum nanum compactum. R Dwarf strain. 
6 in. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. 90c; Vi°z. $1.60. 
Lewisii. Excellent plant growth with masses of 
blue flowers. 2J^ ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 
Narbonense. R A spreading clump of foliage 
with azure-blue, white-eyed flowers. 2J4 ft. 
Vioz. 25c; Vioz. 45c; oz. $1.40. 
Narbonense, Heavenly Blue. New. Very large 
flowers of luminous ultramarine-blue. Tr. 
pkt. 75c. 
Perenne. The common blue Flax. 2V£ ft. 
Vioz. 10c; oz. 30c. 
Perenne alba. Vioz. 10c; oz. 30c. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Fine 
for moist, shady locations. Tall stems with 
cardinal-red flowers. 3 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
Vioz. 90c; oz. $3.00. 
Siphilitica. Spikes of blue flowers. 2 ft. 
Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 50c; oz. $1.60. 
LUNARIA biennis alba. Also called “St. 
Peter’s Penny” or “Honesty.” The silvery 
white seed-panicles are in greatdemand for bou¬ 
quets. Grown as a biennial. Vi°z. 15c; oz. 45c; 
Vilb. $1.20. 
Lychnis 
Old-fashioned favorites, with colorful heads of 
brilliant flowers to put life into summer and 
early fall borders and rockeries. 
Alpina. R Neat rock-plant with reddish purple 
flowers. 6 in. tall. Tr. pkt. 35c. 
Arkwright! Hybrids. Hybrid of Chalcedonica 
and Haageana. 2V£ ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 
55c; oz. $1.80. 
Chalcedonica alba. Vioz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Chalcedonica, Salmon Queen. Tr. pkt. 20c; 
Vioz. 40c; oz. $1.20. 
Chalcedonica, Scarlet. 3 ft. Vioz. 20c; 
oz. 60c. 
Chalcedonica, Mixed. Vi°z. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Forresti Hybrids. R Showy panicles of crim¬ 
son, pink, and white. 2 ft. tall. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
Vioz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
Haageana, Scarlet. Fine bedder, blooming the 
first year from seed sown very early. 18 in. 
Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 55c; oz. $1.80. 
Viscaria splendens. German Catchfly. Bright 
rose flowers on nice stems for cutting. 1}^ ft. 
Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 85c. 
LYTHRUM roseum superbum. Likes moist 
soil such as banks of streams and ponds. 
Spikes of rosy purple flowers. 4 to 5 ft. Tr. 
pkt. 15c; oz. 65c. 
THE MARTIN-PRATT SEED CO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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