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LUNARIA {Honesty, Moonwort) 
A very showy biennial grown primarily for the glistening silvery 
membrane of its seed pods which are splendid for winter bouquets. 
May be grown as an annual if sown early in the year. Produces 
attractive blooms which are splendid for cutting. 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Biennis Alba. White flowered.$0.25 $1.00 
Biennis. Lilac-purple flowers. Silvery pod.25 1.00 
Mixed .20 .90 
LUPINUS (Polyphyllus) Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Salmon Queen. A beautiful strain of salmon shades.$0.25 $1.20 
Blue .15 .80 
Luteus. Yellow shades.15 .80 
Lavender Queen. Lavender, tinted pink.15 .80 
Roseus. Soft pink.15 .50 
White .10 .30 
Mixed. All colors.15 .80 
Russell Lupins (Miracle Flowers). Extraordinary colors; many new 
shades never before seen in Lupins; self blues, pinks, reds, yellows, 
maroon, purples; bi-colors such as violet and white, blue and yellow, 
red and bronze, red and white, yellow and orange, pink and white, 
and others; the standard is one color, the keel another. Individual 
flowers above overage size, upright standards of some being an inch 
across. The flower spike resembles a closely set, well rounded col¬ 
umn of Sweet Peas. All flowers on spike open at one time from top 
to bottom. Requires a well drained location and thrives in cool climate. 
Tr. Pkt.25c 1/4 oz.60c Oz.$1.75 
LYCHNIS (Rose Campion, Maltese Cross) Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Chalcedonica. Fine scarlet flowers; 2 feet. (14 lb., $1.25) $0.15 $0.65 
Haageana, Hybrids. Brilliant orange, scarlet, crimson, 
etc., in mixtures; 1 foot.25 2.50 
Arkwrighti. New large flowering variety, various colors. .25 1.40 
Viscaria Splendens. Bright rose-red. Very showy; 1 foot .15 1.00 
LYTHRUM (Loose-Strife) 
Roseum Superbum. Fine, hardy perennial, rosy pink flowers from 
July to September. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.$1.00 
MATRICARIA (Feverfew) 
Matricaria Double Select (Ball's Double White). This is the only fully 
double flowering pure white strain of Feverfew from seed. 
Tr. Pkt.35c Vs oz .$1.00 Oz.$6.00 
Capensis "Snowball." Double White. Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.80 
Golden Ball. Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.80 
MYOSOTTS (Forget-Me-Not) 
Ball Early. Excellent when sown in fall for winter blooming and 
cut flower use. Also produces very good plants in early spring from 
a winter sowing. Tr. Pkt.40c Vi oz.$1.25 
Oblongata, Blue Bird. Large deep blue, flowers 3 to 4 months after 
sowing. Also splendid for growing indoors during the winter. 
Tr. Pkt.35c 1/4 oz.85c Oz.$2.85 
Ruth Fisher. Neat and compact habit, and the lovely blue flowers 
shoot up strongly over the glossy dark green foliage, 10 in. 
Tr. Pkt.50c 
Susonne. (Winter Flowering.) Bright blue. Best variety for cut flowers 
and pots, ideal for St. Valentine Day bloom. Start seed in May and 
keep shifted. Will come into flower naturally for February. 
Tr. Pkt. 
....50c 
6 Tr. Pkts. 
.$2.50 
ALPESTRIS 
Tr. Pkt. 
Oz. 
Royal Blue. Rich indigo blue. 
.$0.25 
$1.85 
Rosea. Rose color... 
.25 
2.25 
Victoria. Azure blue; 
very fine. . . 
.25 
2.00 
Messidor. Rich blue.. 
.25 
1.80 
Blue . 
.15 
.50 
Mixed . 
.15 
.50 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Dissitiflora Perfection. 
Large clear blue. 
Early flowering. 
Tr. Pkt. 
.35c 
Oz., 
.$4.00 
Palustris Semperflorens. The popular ever-blooming variety. Qeor 
blue flowers in sprays. Tr. Pkt.. . .25c Vi oz... .65c Oz.. . .$2.50 
Physalis Franclietti Gigantea 
OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose) 
Missouriensis (Macrocarpa). A splendid hardy perennial for an ex¬ 
posed sunny position either in the border or the rockery. Large yellow 
flowers, frequently 5 inches in diameter, produced freely from June 
until August. 12 inches. Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$2.50 
PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue) Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Digitalis. White tinted violet, 36 in.(Vi oz., 60c) $0.25 $2.00 
Heterophyllus. Blue gem flowers, bright gentian blue 
shaded with light violet. June to August, 14-18 in. 
.(V 40 Z., 75c) .25 2.50 
Glaber. Blue, 36 in.(Vi oz., 65c) .25 2.00 
Grandiflorus. Lavender-blue, 3 ft.(Vi oz., 85c) .25 2.85 
Pubescens. Violet-purple, lips white, 18 in.. .(Vi oz., $1.25) .35 4.00 
PHLOX 
Decussata, Mixed. Seed saved from a fine collection of named sorts. 
Tr. Pkt.25c Vi oz.40c Oz.$1.40 
PHYSALIS (Chi nese Lantern Plant) 
Franchett. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming dense 
bushes about 2 feet high. Bears a profusion of bright orange-scarlet 
lantern-like fruits which can be cut and dried, in which shape they 
are used extensively for floral decorations during the winter. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.60c 
Franchett! Gigantea. A most outstanding introduction which we rec¬ 
ommend to our customers with every confidence. The attractive orange- 
scarlet balloon seed pods are of the same color as the well-known 
Franchetti, but are twice as large. We are certain this new form 
will find favor with all who like this fine winter decorative plant. 
Tr. Pkt.35c 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragon Head) 
Vlrginico- One of the prettiest hardy perennials. It forms dense bushes, 
3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely during the summer months spikes of 
delicate pink tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. 
Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.70 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Virginia Alba. White flowers, 36 in.(Vi oz., 50c) $0.25 $1.85 
Gigantea. Lilac-rose, 4 ft.(Vioz., 75c) .35 2.75 
Compacta. Dwarf rose.(Vi oz., 75c) .25 2.75 
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