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21 ISATIS GLAUCA—ebx(2-3)42. Blue-glaucous foliage, 
with wide, arching umbel-canopies above, loaded in late 
spring with great showers of little yellow blossoms. Then 
come highly decorative and long-hanging black seeds. Easy. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 65c.) 
31 ISMENE CALATHINA—The Giant White Peruvian Daf- 
fodil, technically, of course, a Hymenocallis. Enormous, | 
snowy, wax-like chalices, guarded by long streamer-petals 
of pure white, the whole deliciously fragrant. Many Ismene 
stocks have become mixed with other faster propagating, but 
smaller and poorer species. The stock we offer has. been 
selected for trueness over a period of many years, and is, we 
believe, completely free from any such poorer admixture. The 
true Ismene calathina multiplies rather slowly, and can 
never be sold at as low a price as less pure commercial 
stocks. It is, though, well worth the difference. Bulbs, 
large, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 6 for $2.00. 
35 IXIA PEERLESS BLEND—eck(w)(1)20. Blossoms of 
pink, rose, crimson, lilac, orange or cream. Hardy well 
north, if protected, or splendid winter forcer. Pkt. 15c. 
31 IXIOLIRION MONTANUM—eryt(1-2)16. Lily of the 
Altai. Splendid hardy Amaryllis relative, with blossoms 
that are clusters of blue trumpets. A _ particularly good 
hardy bulb. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c. (Bulbs often available 
for September delivery. Write for quotation.) 
31 JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT—ranmstatkt(2)25. Purple-green 
spathes, chocolate-streaked, then jewel-glowing clusters of 
red berries. Delights in dampish shades. Arisaema tri- 
phyllum. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
21 JASIONE PERENNIS—ercbx(2-3)15. An almost unbe- 
lievable profusion of rather large blossoms of_ fluffy sky 
blue, that seem to be Scabiosas, but each is really built of 
a multitude of tiny blue-bells, packed so closely as to give 
the effect of flower-heads. It is a cousin of Campanula. 
Illustrated page 28. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 30c.) 
JERUSALEM CHERRY—See Solanum. 
21 JURINEA MOLLIS—erx(1-2)16. Flowers that are fluffy 
purple cushions, carried on long stems. Good hardy peren- 
nial for border or rock garden. Pkt. 10c. 
11 JURINEA TRANSYLVANICA—ecx(3)50. Like last, but 
bigger flowers on four-foot stems. Good cut flower. Pkt. 10c. 
45 KALANCHOE BLOSSFELDIANA — w. Showy window 
succulent, with attractive fleshy foliage and big trusses of 
vividly red blossoms. Pkt. 20c. 
21 KITAIBELIA VITIFOLIA—ebtx(3-4)84. An _ excellent 
tall hardy perennial, long in bloom, and at all times in 
good foliage, each stem a leafy pillar. The flowers are 
large, pure white, a bit in reminder of Abutilon. Pkt. 10c; 
4 oz. 35ce. (Plants, each 35c; 3 for $1.00.) 
KNIPHOFIA—See Tritoma. 
*KOCHIA GIANT VARIETY—ebx(9)36. Speedy annual that 
resembles a dense formal evergreen. Fine for quick hedge 
effects. Turns red in fall. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 25c. 
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No short cuts to taking care. 
21 KNAUTIA * 
Valuable hardy perennials, in pretty much continuous 
bloom from earliest summer to late autumn. The flowers 
are very like those of particularly good hardy Scabiosas, but 
colors are quite different. 
21 KNAUTIA DRYMEA—*ebx(2-4)40. Big fluffy flowers 
of lilac-toned violet. Bushy bloom-filled plants that will 
adorn the mixed hardy border. Pkt. 10c. (Plants, each 25c.) 
21 KNAUTIA LYROPHYLLA—rkt(8)15. Called the Car- 
mine Scabiosa. Wide mounds, filled from May to November 
with fluffy double blossoms in a brilliant carmine that 
earries a reflection of cerise flame. Soundly perennial. For- 
merly classed as a hardy Scabiosa. Extra good. Pkt. 20c. 

One man may pull ten thousand, but ten thousand 
cannot always pull one man. 

21 KOELLIA VIRGINIANA — ecb(3)25. Silver-roseate 
flower-heads, massed slender canescent foliage. Graceful, 
well-balanced carriage. Soundly perennial. Worth having 
in rock garden or border. A labiate that simulates a 
composite. Technically Pycnanthemum. Pkt. 10c; 1/16 oz. 
c. 
21 KOSTELETZKYA VIRGINICA — *echmx(3-4)60. The 
plants are well-formed branching pyramid spires, set with 
inch-wide flowers of the purest possible pink, no hint of 
either salmon or rose, but as clear a pure pink as well may 
be. A highly attractive perennial. Pkt. 10c; 1/16 oz. 20c. 
21 LACTUCA TENERRIMA—rkt(2)10. Slender stems spray 
out surprisingly into little airy mounds filled with big, soft 
blue star-flowers. No prettier, nor more-enduring, blue- 
flowered perennial at Old Orchard than this, at least in 
size suited to the roek garden. Pkt. 15c. 
21 LAGOTIS GLAUCA—rkt(2)4. Silvery foliage mats, 
tufted with soft blue. Rock garden or terrace delight, From 
Himalayan alps. Pkt. 15c. 
*LALLEMANTIA CANESCENS—edk(2)14. Spikes of at- 
tractive blue-purple flowers. Decorative foliage, silvered with 
down. Armenia and Kurdistan. Pkt. 10e. 
25 LANTANA DWARF HYBRIDS—*ew(8)20. Clustered 
flowers in Verbena form, opening yellow or pink apricot, 
then suffusing with an orange that may deepen to scarlet. 
Ever-blooming. Valued for summer bedding, withstanding 
drought and sun, or may be grown as a year around pot 
plant. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30ce. 
35 LACHENALIA 
A rare winter-flowering beauty from the Cape of Good 
Hope, a bulb that is not at all hard to grow from seed, 
nor to flower in your window or conservatory after you 
have grown it. The flowers are carried in loose spikes, 
semi-pendant fashion, in reminder both of Lily of the 
Valley and of Hyacinth. Illustrated page 66. Remarkable 
color tones, chiefly in the pastel range; rose and blue in 
opal iridescent glowings, with crimson, cream, rich yellow 
and orange. Sowings may be made in pots or pans at any 
time of year. Splendid blend. Pkt. 15c; '/ig oz. 40c; % oz. 
75ce. See Treasure Chest for offer of separate species. 
CREPE MYRTLE 
It is Lagerstroemia indica. Flowers with petals like 
crinkly silk, softest pink to richest rose. A many-stemmed 
shrub, hardy to about Philadelphia. Further north it is 
handled as a root-hardy, herbaceous perennial, for the bor- 
der, like Peony, blooming freely on new annual shoots. 
*ecbyt. Pkt. 10c; 14% oz. 30c; %4 oz. 50c. 
* LARKSPUR GIANT IMPERIAL 
The Imperial Strain of this most beautiful annual grows 
upright, stems to 40 inches, spikes packed closely with big 
double flowers. The secret of success with Larkspur is to 
sow early, right where the plants are to stand. For other 
diverse annual Delphiniums, see page 29. 
*LARKSPUR BLUEBELL—Clear azure. Pkt. 10ce. 
*_LARKSPUR BLUE SPIRE—Rich dark blue. Pkt. 10e. 
*LARKSPUR CARMINE ROSE—Carmine rose. Pkt. 10c. 
*LARKSPUR DAINTINESS—Soft lavender. Pkt. 10c. 
*LARKSPUR LOS ANGELES—Lucent salmon. Pkt. 10c. 
*LARKSPUR WHITE KING—Giant white. Pkt. 10c. 
OFFER 97A1l—One pkt. each of above for 45c. 
*LARKSPUR IMPERIAL GIANT MIXED — Above, with 
other desirable shades and tones. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 30c; 1 oz. 
$1.00. Above colors supplied separately at same rate. 
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