18 F, LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 


Mimosa . Sensitive Plant (a) 
PUDICA—Curious and interesting plant 
with globular heads of small pinkish- 
white flowers; the leaves close and droop 
when touched or shaken. 12 to 18 inches. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Mimulus (a) 
Good for very moist, shady locations in the 
garden. 6-12 inches high. 
TIGRINUS (Monkey Flower)—Attractively 
tigered and spotted flowers in red, orange, 
and yellow shades. Pkt. 15c. 
MOSCHATUS (Musk Plant)—Pkt. 10c. 
Momordica (a) 
Very curious climbing vine with ornamen- 
tal fruit and foliage. 
BALSAM APPLE (Balsamina) — Scarlet 
fruits. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c. 
BALSAM PEAR (Charantia)—Orange fruits. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 30c. 
Myosotis . Forget-me-not 
Ever cherished for their short spikes of 
dainty blue flowers. Location: sun or half 
shade. Culture: adapted to all ordinary 
soils. Use: exquisite in spring for edging, 
masses in mixed border, but particularly 
for combination work in beds of tulips, daf- 
fodils, hyacinths, or other spring bulbs. In 
such beds sow seed or transplant in be- 
tween bulbs when bulbs first start to break 
through ground. 
Annual Varieties 
* INDIGO BLUE COMPACTA—6-10 inches. 
Deep intense blue. Compact bushy plants. 
Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 40c. 
* ALPESTRIS ROYAL BLUE—12-14 inches. 
Indigo blue. Taller than the above variety. 
Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 40c. 
ALPESTRIS ROSEA — 12-14 inches. 
color. Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 40c. 
Rose 
Perennial Varieties 
*PALUSTRIA SEMPERFLORENS — A 
most exquisite shade of azure blue, 
with flowers borne in sprays. Of creep- 
ing or spreading habit. Fine for a moist 
or shady spot. Blooms all spring and 
summer. Highly recommended. Pkt. 
15c, ¥% oz. 60c. 
Nasturtiums (a) 
The double sweet-scented nasturtiums have 
glorified these old favorites. Brilliant col- 
ors, free flowering habit, good stems for 

Nasturtium, Glorious Gleam Hybrids 


Forget-Me-Not 
cutting, and extreme hardiness, make them 
indispensable for any garden. Location: 
sun preferred. Will stand some shade. Cul- 
ture: the easiest to grow probably of any 
annual. All type soils satisfactory. Plenty 
of water main requisite. Use: fences, trel- 
lises, hanging baskets, pots, etc. The dwarf 
types are fine for bedding, masses in the 
mixed border, etc. In general, where quick 
color or fast growth is needed, depend on 
nasturtiums. 
TALL DOUBLE FRAGRANT VARIETIES— 
Semi-trailing in habit, and the varieties to 
use for trellises, window boxes or pots, cut- 
ting, or unrestricted bedding. 
* Golden Gleam—The original and still the 
leading double golden yellow. Pkt. 10c, 
1 oz. 25c, % Ib. 60c. 
*Scarlet Gleam — Bright orange-scarlet. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 25c, % Ib. 60c. 
*Indian Chief—Foliage dark green, vivid 
scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 40c, 1 oz. 
65c. 
* Gleam Hybrids—A brilliant mixture of all 
double varieties. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 25c, % Ib. 
60c. 
DWARF DOUBLE FRAGRANT VARIETIES 
—-]12-15 inches high. These varieties are as 
fully double and of the same size as the 
Gleam type above, but the plants are com- 
pact and dwarf, and make a neat rounded 
growth. Superior for bedding, edging, or 
where restricted growth is required. 
*Golden Globe — Double golden yellow. 
| Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 25c. 
« Scarlet Gem—Luminous scarlet. 
B 1 oz. 25c. 
* Dwarf Double Gem Mixture—All colors in 
Pkt. 10c, 
this dwarf class. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 25c, Y |b. 
65c. 
SINGLE VARIETIES—Use where vigorcus 
climbing or trailing growth is required. 
Tall and Trailing Single Mixed—Pkt. 10c, 
VY Ib. 45c. 
Nemesia (a) 
STRUMOSA GRANDIFLORA (Suttoni)—- 
This hardy little annual about 12 inches = 
high is an excellent edging plant. The 
plants are covered with dainty flowers in 
tich warm tones of red, yellow and 
orange. Oftentimes the lower lobes of the 
blossoms are beautifully spotted. 
Rose, Scarlet, *Orange, *Blue—Pkt. 20c, 
Ya oz. 85c. 
Mixed—Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 60c. 

These hardy California wild flowers grow — 
around 6 inches high, producing cup- — 
shaped flowers about 1 inch across. They 
are found in varying shades of blue, 
maroon, white and scarlet. 
Insignis (Baby Blue Eyes)—Pkt. 10c, oz. es 
30c, % Ib. $1.00. és 
Mixed—Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 1% Ib. $1.00. 
Nicotiana . Flowering Tobacco (a) 
A half-hardy annual growing 3 feet high 
of the easiest culture. The flowers resem- 
ble somewhat a petunia, but with a long- 
er tube. 
AFFINIS HYBRIDS—Splendid hybrids in 
blue, red and rose, etc. Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 
25c. 
*Nierembergia Hippomanica (p) 
Dwarf Cup Flower 
Nierembergia Hippomanica starts flower- 
ing when plants are only about 2 inches 
tall, about 15 weeks after seed is sown, 
and keeps on until heavy frosts. It is neat 
and tidy. The lovely lavender blue shade, 
heightened by a touch of yellow in cen- 
ter, is most charming. Plants are dwarf, 
compact, not over 5 or 6 inches tall, and 
with a spread of only 8 to 10 inches. 
Foliage is light gray green. It is a hardy 
perennial. Pkt. 25c, 5 pkts. $1.00. 
Nigella . Love-in-a-Mist (a) 
A compact, free-flowering annual plant 
growing about 1 to 1% feet high, with 
finely cut foliage, curious looking flowers 
and seed-pods. Of easy culture. 
MISS JEKYLL—A lovely variety, bearing 
on long stems large semi-double flowers 
of a corn-flower blue, nestling in fine 
feathery foliage. Pkt. 10c, ¥2 oz. 25c. 
Oenothera . Evening Primrose 
Neat plants, with large, saucer-shaped 
flowers, the blossoms fully expand only 
late in the afternoon. They are very good 
for planting in semi-shaded situations. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES—Mixed.: Pkt. 10c. 
LAMARCKIANA (b) — A biennial Evening 
Primrose of great beauty. It is found grow- 
ing wild in many parts of California. 
Height 3 feet. Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 20c. 

