THE SENSITIVE PLANT 

CHEERFUL LOBELIAS 
Sow outdoors in early spring, and thin 
moderately; or transplant several inches apart. 
The annual varieties are useful for edging or 
carpet bedding; trailing sorts are good winter 
conservatory subjects. 
ANNUAL BEDDING VARIETIES 
Cambridge Blue. A light, bright blue type. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Crystal Palace Compacta. Deep blue. Dark 
foliage. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., Woz. $1. 
Emperor William. Compact; sky-blue 
flowers. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
Mrs. Clibran Improved. Large, deep blue, 
white-eyed flowers. Compact plant. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Pumila splendens. Dark blue, with clear 
white eye. Compact. Pkt. 25 cts., Voz. 
75 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Pumila alba. Pure white. Pkt. 15 cts., 
loz. 60 cts., Yoz. $1. 
Tenuior compacta, Improved. 9 in. Large, 
dark blue, white-eyed flowers. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yoz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
ANNUAL TRAILING VARIETIES 
Barnard’s Perpetual. Deep blue with 
white eye. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Pendula, Sapphire. Deep blue with white 
eye. Pkt. 35 cts., Woz. 75 cts. 
Speciosa. Deep blue. Dark foliage. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
PERENNIAL RED SORTS 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 3 ft. Scarlet. 
Green foliage. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Queen Victoria. 114 ft. Scarlet. Bronze 
foliage. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
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LYCHNIS (Catchfly; Campion). Perennial. 
Easily grown plants for massing in beds or 
borders, blooming first year from seed. 
Alpina. 6 in. Splendid dwarf variety for 
rock-gardens. Rose-colored blooms in June. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Arkwrighti Hybrids, Mixed. 214 ft. 
Improved strain. AIlI colors. Pkt. 15 cts., 
loz. 60 cts., Woz. $1. 
Chalcedonica. Scarlet; 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Voz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Chalcedonica, Salmon Queen. Salmon; 
2 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., Woz. $1. 
Haageana. Orange-scarlet; 2 ft. Pkt. 
20 cts., oz. 75 cts., Yoz. $1.25. 
Viscaria splendens. Scarlet; 114 ft. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
NEW YORK CITY 


LUPINUS e Lupine 
Of easy culture and should be more gener- 
ally grown. The annuals may be sown in the 
open in May; thin to 1 foot. 
ANNUAL KING LUPINES 
Plants grow 3 feet high and are base- 
branching, with six to eight huge spikes to 
a plant. For cut-flowers and forcing. 
King Blue. Rich dark blue, with a pure 
white stripe in the standard of each flower. 
King Light Blue. 
flowers. 
King Heliotrope. Pretty flowers, striking in 
size, rosy purple, white stripe. 
King White. Enormous, glistening pure 
white flowers. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., hoz. 60 cts., oz. $1 
King Mixed. Contains the above colors and 
in addition sky-blue, heliotrope, and mid- 
blue. Pkt. 10 cts., 40z. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Attraction. Beautiful rose-pink standards, 
shaded gold. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. 75 cts., 
oz. $1.25. 
Yellow Fragrant. Very sweet-scented. 
Pkt. 10 cts., Y44oz. 25 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
Large, fine sky-blue 
Perennial Polyphyllus Lupines 
Sow during summer to bloom from June to 
September of the following year, preferably 
where they are to flower, as they do not 
transplant well. Partly shaded, rich soil, 
free from lime, is advised. 
We offer exclusively a 5-foot-high strain of 
exceptional merit, and one which includes 
many new and bright colors. The plants are 
robust and decidedly larger than the type. _ 
Pink Shades White Blue Shades 
Red Shades Mixed Hybrids 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 40z. $1, oz. $3.50 
Golden Spire. The tall, stately spikes of 
rich golden yellow flowers make this sub- 
ject a fitting companion to the blue types. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Downer’s Hybrids. A special strain of early 
Lupines. Flowers are large, with an excep- 
tionally fine color-range. Mixed. Pkt. 25 
cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Russell Lupins. Reselected Strain. Colors 
and combinations of color that have never 
before been seen; the size of the florets, 
their number on a spike, and the length of 
the spike are altogether sensational. Varies 
in height from 15 inches to 5 feet, but 
averaging 314 feet. Reselected strain. Pkt. 
35 cts., Yoz. $1, oz. $3.50. 

MALOPE grandiflora, Giant Crimson. 
Annual. 21% ft. Large hibiscus-like flow- 
ers. Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. 40 cts., Ygoz. 75 cts. 
MALVA setosa, Mixed. Perennial. 6 ft. 
The mixture includes white, crimson, lilac, 
sulphur, and various shades of rose and 
pink. Not available, due to war. 
Alcea (Hollyhock Mallow). Perennial. 
Pink; 5 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
MARTYNIA fragrans (Unicorn Plant). 
Annual. 11% ft. For the mixed border. 
Fragrant purple flowers. Pkt. 35 cts. 
MATHIOLA bicornis (Evening-scented 
Stock). Annual. 1 ft. Flowers dull purplish 
lilac, but well worth growing for their fra- 
grance released during the evening. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 30 cts., oz. $1 
MAURANDIA Barclaiana. Climber or 
basket-plant for the garden in warm 
weather, or in the greenhouse during 
winter. White, pink we blue flowers. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Mathiola bicornis, described above, should be on the must list 
or that perfumed corner in your garden 





grows readily from seed IN ANY GARDEN. Touch a leaf and it col- 
lapses, as though the plant possessed intelligence ..... 
If4oz. 30 cts. 
MATRICARIA eximia (Feverfew). Treat as 
an Annual. 15 in. Half-hardy perennial 
with double white flowers; excellent for cut- 
ting. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Golden Ball. Treat as an Annual. 1 ft. 
Compact-growimg variety with golden yel- 
Iow flowers. Excellent for bedding. Pkt. 
25 cts., Yoz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
MERTENSIA virginica (Virginia Bluebell). 
2 ft. Beautiful blue and purple spring- 
blooming plant for the border. 
Echinoides. 1 ft. Good rock-garden sub- 
ject. Blue flowers. 
Each, pkt. 35 cts.,3 pkts. $1 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM crystallinum 
(Ice Plant). Annual. 8 in. Dwarf, trailing 
plants with pink flowers and glistening foli- 
age. Pkt. 10 cts., Woz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Criniflorum, Mixed (Livingstone Daisy). 
Annual. 3 mm. Many attractive colors. 
Spreading plant. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1. 
Tricolor. Annual. 6in. Branching plant 
with white, pink and purple daisy-like 
flowers. Pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 75 cts. 
MICHAUXIA campanuloides. 5 ft. Bi- 
ennial for the mixed border, with white 
flowers, tinged purple. Pkt. 35 cts. 
MICROSPERMA, Golden Tassel. 9 in. 
Dwarf, compact annual, in appearance 
suggestive of Primula obconica. Yellow, 
trumpet-shaped flowers, 2 inches across, 
and tassel-like stamens. A useful green- 
house plant also. Handle it carefully, for 
hairs on the foliage are sometimes irritat- 
ing. Pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2. 
MIMOSA pudica (Sensitive Plant). Green- 
bouse and Bedding Plant. 2 ft. Curious 
plant, the leaves of which imstantly close 
when touched. Small lavender flowers. 
Tender annual, easily grown in the garden. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 1goz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
MIMULUS, Whitecroft Scarlet (Monkey 
Flower). Half-bardy Annual. 8 m. This 
comes true from seed. Orange-scarlet flow- 
ers cover the compact plant. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Red Emperor. Hardy Perennial. 1 ft. 
A gem for the rock-garden, especially mm 
moist, shaded spots. Bright crimson- 
scarlet flowers. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Moschatus (Musk Plant). Annual. 1 ft. 
Beautiful plant with almost transparent 
branches. Likes damp, shady situations. 
Musk-scented. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Splendid Annual, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Lupinus polyphyllus . 
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