Lantana 
A tender perennial 
plant with Ver- 
bena-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 Hy- 
brids, mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10¢c. Hybrids, 
mixed. Pkt. 10ce. 
Lavatera 
(Annual Mallow) 
Marigold Ferdinand 
Showy plants, 2% feet in height, pro- 
ducing large cup-shaped flowers from 
mid-summer until frost. White, rose 
or mixed. Pkt. 5e. 
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 nroduce flowers from July 
a until frost. Lark- 
spur thrive best 
in a sunny situa- 
tion. Height, 3 
feet. 
Giant Imperial, 




Azure Blue, Car- 
mine Rose, Coral 
Pink, Dark Blue, 
# Deep Rose on Sal- 
mon, Delicate 
Lavender, Rose 
Pion ik, ~Salmon 
Rose, Soft Pink 
Shaded Salmon, 
™ Scarlet, White. 
4 Hach Above or 
Mixed 
Pkt. 5e: 
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, Tremen- 
dous vigor and height of 5 foot blooms 
distinguish this new Larkspur. Has 
double rose pink flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
Cro 1 ors: 
Larkspur 
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. 
PEt 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. Hartwezi. 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. 
Ferdinand. Is one of the gayest of our 
new flowers. The single blooms have a 
crested center of golden yellow sur- 
rounded by a single row of mahogany- 
red petals. Blooms are about 1% inches 
wide, plants 20 inches tall, upright and 
semi-compact. Does not have the 
strong marigold odor. Pkt. 5c. 
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. 10c. 
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. 15c. 
Gigantea Sunset Giants. Foliage and 
flowers have a definitely sweet fra- 
grance, Flowers will average 5 inches, 
plants usually from 3% to 4 feet high. 
Colors range from orange, yellow and 
primrose. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Limelight. Bronze medal winner in the 
1940 A, A. S. Color pale primrose yel- 
low or deep cream, in the early Dixie 
Sunshine or Chrysanthemum-flowered 
type. Flowers bloom early. 1% to 2% 
inches across, abundant for 8 or 9 
weeks. Not odorless, Pkt. 10e. 
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. 5c. 
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 season. 
Profuse bloomers all summer, Pkt. 10c. 
Colorette Crown 
of Gold. The out- 
standing flower 
and Gold Medal 
All-America Win- 
Nee Be ON Se IDEM 
Odorless foliage 
and no B. O. Fra- 
grant flowers of 
orange, bloom 
early. Plant) gin 
full bloom has the 
appearance of 
solid orange on 
top with green 
base. Plants grow 
2 ft) tall, Pkt be, 

Crown of Gold 
French Tall Single Flaming Fire. 
Long stemmed, large single flowers, at 
times flaming red, at other times red 
and yellow. Plants 2% ft. Pkt. 5c. 
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. 15c. 
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 flowers in great profusion 
of glowing colors from mid-summer on. 
Do best in a sunny situation. Orange, 
Lemon, or Mixed. Pkt. 5c, 

Guinea Gold. A 
carnation flower- 
ed type of Mari- 
gold that pro- 
duces nearly 100 
per cent’ semi- 
double flowers. 
Plant grows 2 to 
21%, feet high on 
which are pro- 
duced 30 to 40 
flowers, 2 to 2% 
inches across, of 
a brilliant shade 
of orange, flushed 

with gold. Prac- 
tically odorless. 
Marigold Guinea Pkt. 5c. 
Gold 
Marigold Dwarf Varieties 
No. 2—1943 All-America award—see 
back cover. ° 
Sunkist. Received second highest 
award in the 1943 All-America flower 
winners. Is an orange sport from But- 
terball. Dwarf plants, 6 to 10 inches 
high, compact, very early, continuous 
bloomer. Use for bedding, edging, pots. 
Pkt. 25c. 
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. Pkt. 15c. 
Dwarf Royal Scot, All Double. 1937 
All-America Flower Winner. Of dwarf 
_ French type, 12 to 15 in, 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. 10c. 
Spry. Third highest award in the 1941 
All-America winners, Extra dwarf, 
double French type; compact and uni- 
form, fine for edging. About 9 in, tall, 
early blooming, with light orange 
crested center and maroon outer petals. 
Flowers freely. Pkt. 10c. ‘ 
Searlet Glow. A 1941 All-America. 
Flowers are a dwarf double, of a 
bronzy red color, nearly two in. across. 
Plants compact and about 12 in. tall. 
iedieie, al\ixey 
Yellow Pygmy. 1940 All-America Se- 
lection. Compact and ball-shaped 
plant, 8 in. tall, freely producing small 
1 in. double French Lilliput flowers of 
light lemon-yellow. Pkt. 5c. 
Dwarf French Double Harmony. | A 
charming plant. The  scabiosa-like 
formation with tubular deep orange 
center petals is flanked by broad vel- 
vety dark maroon-brown outer petals. 
Plant about 12 inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Monarch Strain. (Dwarf French Dou- 
ble.) Of compact growth, flowers in 
combinations of orange, bronze, yellow 
and mahogany. Pkt, 5c. 
Legion of Honor. A _ single flowering 
Marigold, compact bushes 9 inches 
high. Flowers golden yellow, with ma- 
roon 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. 
