F lower Seeds 





HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) 
Varieties we list are useful for cutting, especially the miniature sorts, which 
bear their flowers on slender stems, and form neat bushes about 3 feet high. 
Sow seeds where you want them to grow, in hills 2 feet apart, allowing three 
plants to each hill, and you will have vigorous and showy plants. 
Miniature Stella. Bright yellow with black center. 4 ft. Pkt., 10c; oz., 75c. 
New Annual Red Sunflower. Dark-centered brilliant flowers, banded with bright 
chestnut-red, merging to yellow at the tips of the petals. 6 ft. Pkt., 15c; 
oz., $1.00: 
Double Chrysanthemum-Flowered. Beautiful, large, finely fringed, yellow, ball- 
shaped flowers, gracefully carried on long, wiry stems. 7 ft. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 60c. 
Mammoth Russian. Our common Sunflower, with huge flower-heads, mostly 
grown for its seeds, which are fed to parrots and poultry. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
OZen 25C: 
HELICHRYSUM (Strawflower) 
Splendid for winter bouquets. To preserve them, cut the flowers before they are 
fully expanded, and hang heads down ina dry place. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of 6 varieties, 75c. 
Double Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 15c; V4 oz., 50c. 
HELIOTROPE 
Schling’s Selected Regale. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.00. 
HIBISCUS (Mallow Marvels) 
Large-Flowering Hybrids. Although perennials they flower the first year from 
seed. The blooms are 6 to 7 inches across, and the whole plant is extremely 
showy. Pkt., 25c; 4 oz., $1.00. 
IPOMOEA-See page 23. 
HOLLYHOCKS (Althea) 
An annual everblooming new strain which flowers the first year from seed 
if sown early. In every way the same as the hardy varieties with the additional 
advantage of a longer blooming period. Pkt., 25c; %4 oz., $1.00. 
Indian Spring (Annual.) Illustrated in color on page 22. 
HUNNEMANNIA (Yellow Tulip Poppy) 
A glorious sun-kissed golden yellow Poppy on a strong stem with fine feathery 
eschscholtzia-like foliage; excellent for cutting. Sow outdoors in May where 
they are to grow, in rich soil. Covered with lovely large yellow flowers from 
July tomfrost. +2. tt. (Pkt. 25¢;"0z., 51.00: 
Semi-Double, Sunlite. Award of Merit, 1934. The Tulip Poppies are all lovely 
and easy to grow. The golden yellow flowers are semi-double, have great 
substance, and, having long stems, are superb cut-flowers in addition to their 
garden value. Pkt., 25c; 4 oz., $1.25. 
IMPATIENS (East African Balsam) 
Very effective for bedding; succeeds particularly well in half-shady places, 
and blooms continuously throughout the summer; also splendid pot-plants. 
Holstii. Orange-scarlet. 18 inches. Pkt., 50c. 
Holstii Hybrids. Lilac to ruby and from pink to vermilion-scarlet. Pkt., 50c. 
KOCHIA (Summer Cypress) 
Trichophylla. Neat little bush resembling a small Cypress tree. An ornamental 
plant of the easiest cultivation. 2 ft. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 
LARKSPUR (Annual Delphinium) 
Tall Double-Branching or Stock-Flowered 
For very early flowers, sow the seed in a hotbed in March and April and set 
plants out in May; in the garden, sow as soon as the ground is warm. It is 
very good practice to sow annual Larkspur seed in the fall. 
IMPERIAL BASE BRANCHING OR KING TYPE 
Blue King. Lavender King. 
Rose King. Mixed. 
35¢ per pkt.; 14 oz., $1.00; oz., $3.00. 
COLLECTION: 1 pkt. each of the 5 colors, $1.50. 
MAMMOTH COLUMN LARKSPUR 
Exquisite White. Exquisite Lilac. 
Exquisite Pink. Exquisite Mixed. 
25c per pkt.; 14 oz., 75¢; oz., $2.00. 
TALL DOUBLE BRANCHING STOCK FLOWERED 
Flesh-Pink. Newport Pink. 
White. Lustrous Carmine. 
Each, pkt., 15¢; 14 oz., 50. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 75c. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt., 15c; 14 0z., 35c; 0z., $1.00. 
Giant Branching, Los Angeles. Rich salmon, overlaid with brilliant rose, Lovely 
under artificial light. Pkt., 25c; Y%4 oz., 60c. 
DWARF STOCK-FLOWERED ENCHANTRESS. Charming soft salmon-pink blooms 
on well-formed, compact plants which branch freely from the base, having 
the appearance of being almost completely covered with flowers. Pkt., 25c. 
White King. 
Coral King. 
Exquisite Dark Blue. 
Exquisite Rose. 
Light Blue. 
Purple. 

LAVATERA 
Rosea splendens. The finest of all pink annual Mallows. 4 to 5 feet. Pkt., 20c; 
YW oz., 40c. 
LEPTOSIPHON 
Large-Flowering French Hybrids 
A charming annual for borders and beds. Planted in masses, they form a 
sheet of trumpet-shaped flowers ranging from yellow to rose, ivory and 
chrome, frequently tinged with pink. Bloom all summer; also good for the rock- 
garden. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 
LINARIA 
Maroccana, Fairy Bride. Little plants rarely 8 inches high, with tiny, pure white, 
snapdragon-like flowers. Pkt., 50c. 
LOBELIA 
Sow in the house in March. The dwarf varieties are recommended for edging; 
the trailing sorts for hanging-baskets, window-boxes, vases, etc. 
Erinus compacta atrocaerulea. Large, compact flower of intense deep gentian- 
blue, no eye. For bedding and edging. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
Emperor William. Compact. Sky-blue flowers. Pkt., 25c. 
Mrs. Clibran. Very dwarf, deep blue with white eye. The finest Lobelia. Pkt., 
40c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
Sutton’s Dwarf Royal Purple. Trailing, Pkt., 15c; Y%4 oz., $1.50. 
Crysal Palace Compacta. Deep blue. 4 inches. Pkt., 25c; Yg oz., $1.00. 
Sapphire. Trailing; rich purplish blue with pure white eye. Pkt., 25c. 
Cardinalis. Long spikes of brilliant scarlet. 3 ft. July, August. Pkt., 25c. 
ANNUAL LUPINUS 
Easily and quickly grown; sow the seed where you want them to grow. 
LUTEUS, Romulus. A lovely clear yellow Lupin. 2 ft. Pkt., 50c. 
Roseum. Pkt., 25c; 4 oz., $1.00. 
Blue. Pkt., 15c; %4 oz., 50c. 
Sulphur-Yellow. Pkt., 25c; 1% oz., $1.00. 
White. Pkt., 15c; V4 oz., 50c. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00 
HARTWEGI GIANTS. Marked improvement over the ordinary Hartwegi strain. 
Plants grow 4 to 414 feet tall with straight, erect spikes. 
King Blue. Rich oxford-blue. Pkt., 25c; 2 pkts., $1.00. 
King White. Pure white, scented spikes. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 
Mixed. All colors, including dark blue, sky-blue, rose, and white. Pkt., 25c; 
YW oZ:, 15¢. : 
Russell Lupins. 
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