
INDOOR GARDENER, by Daisy T. 
Abbott. This book tells all you need 
to Know for potting, repotting, 
watering, feeding and propagating 
plants indoors. 96 illus. $1.50. 

Lantana 
A tender perennial plant with Verbena- 
like fragrant flowers in shades of 
white, red, orange and yellow. Grow 
in pots and set out in summer. Blooms 
until late in the fall, 15 to 20 inches 
high. Dwarf Hybrids, mixed colors. 
Pit L0cs Hybrids, amimedys bktr140¢; 
Lavatera (Annual Mallow) 
Showy plants, 2% feet in height, pro- 
ducing large cup-shaped flowers from 
mid-summer until frost. White, rose 
or mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Larkspur 
These annual Larkspur are among our 
showiest garden flowers. The flower 
spikes of various shades are among 
our finest for cut flowers. Spring-sown 
seed will produce flowers from July 
until frost. Larkspur thrive best in a 
sunny situation. Height, 3 feet. 


Giant Imperial. 
Azure Blue, Car- 
mine Rose, Coral 
Pink, Dark Blue, 
Deep Rose on Sal- 
mon, Delicate 
Lavender, Rose 
Pith ee sa inion 
f Rose, Soft Pink 
Shaded Salmon, 
Scarlet, White, 
Rich Red. Each 
m Above or Mixed 
COlLOrse ee kt oc. 
Dark Blue or 
3 Mixed Colors. % 
uae ; oz. 20c; % oz. 35ce. 
Larkspur 
Lilac King or Pink King. Pkt. 10c. 
Rosamond (Double Stock Flowered). 
New, a pure bright rose color, holding 
the pure rose color until out of flower. 
A rare beauty. Pkt. 5c. 
Super Majestic Rose Pink (New). Tre- 
mendous vigor and height of 5 foot 
blooms distinguish this new Larkspur. 
Has double rose pink flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
Leptosyne 
A golden yellow daisy, blooming six 
weeks from date of sowing. Excellent 
for cutting. 12 in. Stillmani. Pkt. 5c. 
Linaria (Miniature Snaps) 
Gold Medal Winner 1934 All America 
Selections. The free flowering plants 
are very compact, about 8 inches in 
height, covered with a mass of dainty 
Snapdragon-like flowers in pastel 
shades. Fairy Bouquet. Pkt.. 5c. 
Linum (Crimson Flax) 
One of the most effective and showy 
bedding plants, growing to a height of 
18 to 24 inches. Flowers are a bril- 
liant scarlet. Bloom from May until 
October by successive sowing. Pkt. 5c. 
Lobelia (Crystal Palace Compacta) 
Charming | little ball shaped plants 
covered with a profusion of deep blue 
flowers. Makes an excellent plant for 
use in edging or bedding. Fine for pot 
culture. 4 in. high. Pkt. 10c. 
Mrs. Clibran. Deep blue, white eye. 
Pkt. 10e. 
Hybrida Pendula Sapphire, trailing, 
deep blue, white eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Lupinus (Lupine) 
These garden favorites are among the 
most beautiful and few annuals give 
such a glorious display in the garden 
as do Lupinus. The long and graceful 
spikes of pea-shaped flowers make fine 
cut flowers. The glossy foliage makes 
a most charming background for the 
flower spikes. Blooms during July and 
August. Plant in partly shaded place. 
Height about 2 feet. Hartwegi. White, 
Blue, Rose, Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
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Marigolds (Tall Varieties) 
These old garden favorites are of 
easiest culture. The French and Dwarf 
grow 12 to 18 inches high, while the 
African and other tall varieties grow 
2 to 4 feet. 
Marigold, Mission Giant Goldsmith. An 
All-America 1941 Bronze medal winner. 
The golden orange flowers of the 
chrysanthemum or Dixie Sunshine type 
are base branching with good stems 
for cutting. Blooms are double, early 
and free-blooming on strong bushy 
plants, 2 to 4 feet high. Pkt. 15c. 
Mission Giants Yellowstone. Honorable 
Mention 1942 All-America Flower 
Awards. Bright rich clear yellow coun- 
terpart to Goldsmith, 1941 Bronze 
Medal Winner. Blooms radiate an un- 
believable brightness. Pkt. 25c. 
Marigold Gigantea Sunset Giants. 
Foliage and flowers have a definitely 
sweet fragrance. Flowers will aver- 
age 5 inches, plants usually from 3% 
to 4 feet high. Colors range from 
orange, yellow and primrose. Mixed. 
Picts Oe} 
Marigold Ferdinand 
' (New.) Saucy and 
' colorful. Ferdinand 
is one of the gayest 
of our new flowers. 
The single blooms 
have a crested cen- 
_ ter of golden yel- 
low surrounded by 
'a single row of 
mahogany-red pet- 
als. Blooms are 
about 1% _ inches 
/ wide, plants 20 
inches tall, upright 
and semi-compact. 
| Does not have the 
strong marigold 
odor, Pkt. 5c. 
Marigold Ferdinand 
Marigold, Limelight. Bronze medal win- 
ner in the 1940 A. A. S. A new color, of 
pale primrose yellow or deep cream, in 
the early Dixie Sunshine or Chry- 
santhemum-flowered type. Flowers 
bloom early. 1% to 2% inches across, 
abundant for 8 or 9 weeks. Not odor- 
less. Pkt. 10c. 
Early Sunshine. Bronze medal winner 
in the 1939 All-America selections. A 
very early and dwarf strain of Dixie 
Sunshine, especially adapted for our 
northern sections. Plants about 24 
inches tall and bushy, covered with 
lemon yellow flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Burpees Red and Gold Hybrids (new). 
The only large Red Marigold in exist- 
ence. Earliest of all Marigolds, bloom- 
ing less than 8 weeks from seed. Plants 
are 1% ft. tall, 2 ft. wide. Flowers 
vary from pure golden yellow to rich 
mahogany scarlet, according to sea- 
son. Profuse bloomers all summer. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Marigold Color- 
ette Crown of 
Gold. The out- 
standing flower 
and Gold Medal 
All-America Win- 
ner for 1937. 
Odorless foliage 
and no B. O. Fra- 
grant flowers of 
orange, bloom 
early. Plant in 
full bloom has the 
appearance of 
solid\ orange on 
top with green 
base. Plants grow 
oe ltaete lla to Ce 

Crown of Gold 
French Tall Single Flaming Fire. 
Long stemmed, large single flowers, at 
times iern® red, at other times red 
and yellow. Plants 2% ft. Pkt. 5e. 
Chrysanthemum Flowered Golden Bed- 
der. Another 1942 All-America Bronze 
Medal Winner. A very early bloomer 
of golden orange flowers on long stems. 
Fine for cutting. About 2% ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Guinea Gold. A 
carnation flower- 
ed type of Mari- 
gold) that pro- 
duces nearly 100 
per cent’ semi- 
doub1]e flowers, 
Plant grows 2 to 
2% feet high on 
which are pro- 
duced 30 to 40 
flowers, 2 to 2% 
inches across, of a 
brilliant shade of 
orange, flushed 


j with gold. Prac- 
3 tically odorless, 
Marigold Guinea Pkt. 5c. 
Gold 
Yellow Supreme. Gold Medal Winner 
1935 All America Selections. A com- 
panion to the popular Guinea Gold. 
Flowers are a creamy lemon yellow 
and somewhat larger than Guinea 
Gold; plants 2 to 2% feet. Pkt. 5c. 
African (Tall). Plants grow 2% feet 
high and produce an abundance of 
large double fiowers in great profusion 
of glowing colors from mid-summer on. 
Do best in a sunny situation. Orange, 
Lemon, or Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Dwarf French Double Butterball. A 
1942 All-America Bronze Medal Win- 
ner. Attractive, very compact, scabious 
flowering, canary yellow, only 6 to 10 
in. tall. Very early and continuous 
bloomer. (See rear cover.) Pkt. 25c. 
Marigold Dwarf Varieties 
Marigold Dwarf Royal Scot, All Double. 
Special mention in the 1937 All-Amer- 
ica Flower Winners. Of dwarf French 
type, 12 to 15 inches tall, large and 
, rather flat flowers, 
brown and gold ir- 
regularly striped. 
Plants of uniform 
height and _ long 
blooming. Pkt. 5c. 
French Marigold 
(Dwarf), Dwarf 
compact plants 10 
to 15 inches high, 
very attractive, 
covered with hun- 
dreds of small 
bright flowers_ of 
various colors. Few 
annuals are as 
effective or flower 
so long. Double or 
; single mixed. Pkt. 
French Marigold 5c. 
Dwarf French Double Melody. Re- 
ceived All-America 1942 Bronze Medal 
Award. Grows 12 to 15 in. high and 
literally covered with golden yellow 
Harmony type flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
Marigold Spry. Third highest award 
in the 1941 All-America winners. Extra 
dwarf, double French type; compact 
and uniform, fine for edging. About 
9 in. tall, early blooming, with light 
orange crested center and maroon outer 
petals. Flowers freely. Pkt. 15c. 
Marigold, Scarlet Glow. A 1941 All- 
America Selection. Flowers are a dwarf 
double, of a bronzy red color, nearly 
i (aie! 
two in. across. Plants compact and 
about) t2cinwtalladBkeGuoc 
Marigold, Yellow Pygmy. Honorable 
mention in the 1940 All-America Selec- 
tions. Very compact and ball-shaped 
plant, 8 in. tall, freely producing small 
1 in. double French Lilliput flowers of 
light lemon-yellow color. Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf French Double Harmony. (New.) 
A charming and distinct novelty in 
Marigolds. The scabiosa-like formation 
with tubular deep orange center petals 
is flanked by broad velvety dark 
maroon-brown outer petals. Plant 
about 12 inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Monareh Strain. (Dwarf French Dou- 
ble.) Of compact growth, flowers_ in 
combinations of orange, bronze, yellow 
and mahogany. Pkt. 5c. P 
Legion of Honor. A single flowering 
Marigold, compact bushes 9 inches high. 
Flowers golden yellow, with maroon 
at base of each petal. Blooms from 
June until frost. 10 in. Pkt. 5c. 
Robert Beist. Attractive dwarf, double 
mahogany-red flowers. Plant grows 
about 12 inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
