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Linum Flowering Flax 
A showy bedding plant of the flax family, having 
brilliant flowers of various colors, borne on slender 
stems, with fine foliage. Hardy annual. 
Grandiflorum Rubrum. (Scarlet Flax). Annual; 
bright scarlet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 50c. 
Grandiflorum Blue. Annual. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 35c. 
Blue Perenne. Perennial. Bright blue. 24 in. Per 
Pkt LOCKROZ oc 
Lobelia 
The following dwarf and trailing varieties of 
this popular and beautiful flowering plant are de- 
sirable for pot culture, edgings, hanging baskets, 
etc., blooming profusely from June to November. 
Half-hardy annual. 
Gracilis. Light blue; nine inches, long slender, 
trailing stems. Per pkt., 10c.; %4-oz., 75c. 
Speciosa. Deep blue, dark foliage, trailing. Per 
DKtse LUCE BOZea bo: 00: 
Crystal Palace. Compacta, 4 to 6 inches. Dark 
blue, fine for bedding. Per pkt., 10c.; %-oz., 50c. 
Emperor. Compacta, bright blue. Per pkt., 10c.; 
Y%4-oz., $1.00. 
Tenuior Compacta Improved. Cobalt blue with 
white center. Erect. (15 in.). Pkt., 10c.; %-oz., 75c. 
Lupinus 
The King varieties are of a stately, robust 
growth, valuable for mixed flower and shrubbery 
borders. A great advance over the old type. They 
prefer light shade and rich soil. 
King Sky Blue. Annual. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 75c. 
King White. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 75c. 
King Giant Choice Mixed. New annual strain, 3 
to 4 feet tall. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
Downer’s Hybrids. Hardy perennial variety, in 
fine range of colors, many new to Lupinus, flower- 
ing first year from seed. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.00. 
Russell’s Prize Mixture. A most interesting and 
remarkable introduction of perennial Lupinus, 
awarded Gold Medal R. H. S. 1937. Large spikes 
in great variety of new rich colors. Per pkt., 15c.; 
%4-oz., 60c. 
Lychnis 
Viscaria Splendens. (Catchfly). Rosy Carmine. 
Fifteen inches. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.00. 
Chalcedonica. Brilliant Orange-Scarlet, Maltese 
Cross (Jerusalem Cross), 2 to 3 feet. Per pkt., 
10c.; oz., 85c. 
Marigold 
AFRICAN VARIETIES 
A popular hardy annual of vigorous growth, pro- 
ducing a magnificent display of yellow, orange and 
maroon flowers. 
Mission Giants Goldsmith. New, received Bronze 
Medal A. A. 1940. Immense golden-orange, chry- 
santhemum-flowered type of exceptional merit. 
Height 3 to 4 ft. Early flowering. Pkts., 15c.; 4 - 
oz., $1.00. 
Gigantea Sunset Giants. A striking, new, giant- 
flowered Marigold from Mexico. Flowers 5 to 7 
inches across, loosely but well filled to the center, 
having a sweet fragrance; commence flowering 
early. Plants 3% to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c.; %-oz., 50c. 
Guinea Gold. Distinct type. Plant base-branch- 
ing, pyramidal growth, 2 to 2% ft. Flowers 2 inches 
across, semi-double, beautiful rich golden on good 
stems; excellent for cutting or in border. Marigold 
odor is much less pronounced. Per pkt., 10c.; 
special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.00. 

Marigold, Yellow Supreme 
Yellow Supreme. A grand companion to Guinea 
Gold. A rich, creamy, lemon-yellow, carnation- 
flowered type; an excellent cut flower having good 
stems and holding well in water. Per pkt., 10c.; 
special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.00. 
Orange Alldouble. Comes 95% true. This is a 
great advance over the old, now superseded, in 
which 50% double was considered good. Per pkt., 
10c.; %4-oz., 50c. 
Lemon Alldouble. Like Orange Alldouble except 
color. Per pkt., 10c.; %4-oz., 50c. 
Large African. Alldouble, tall mixed, especially 
fine large quilled type, orange and lemon shades, 
2 to 3 feet. Pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.75. 
FRENCH VARIETIES 
Butterball. Attractive, canary yellow, scabiosa- 
flowered, height 10 inches. A.A. Bronze Medal for 1942. 
Pkt, 1bc.50z-9 922005 
Melody. Golden-yellow Harmony type, height 
15 inches, uniform, compact and early. A.A. Bronze Medal 
for 1942. Pkt., 15c.; oz., $2.00. 
Spry. New dwarf, yellow crested with mahogany 
guard petals. A.A. Silver Medal 1941. Pkt., 10c.; %-oz., 
60c. 
Scarlet Glow. Double flowers open deep scarlet, 
turning to tangerine. Profuse, early bloomer, good stems, 
for cutting, beds or edging. Height, 12 inches. A.A. 
Honorable Mention, 1941. Pkt., 10c.; %-oz., 60c. 
Legion of Honor. A dwarf single variety. Blooms 
early and until late in the fall. Flowers rich golden yellow, 
marked velvety brown. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 50c. 
Golden Ball. Dwarf French. Monarch Strain. 
Very compact. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.00. 
Robert Beist. Dwarf double. Dark maroon. 
Very rich color. Per pkt., 10c.; o0z., T5c. 
Harmony. New dwarf double. French variety. 
Maroon with a golden crest. Excellent cut flower. Per 
pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., T5e. 
Dwarf Royal Scott Alldouble. (New. Received 
Special Mention for 1987). Rich mahogany and gold. 
Dwarf, uniform, bushy plants (12 inches). Per pkt., 10c.; 
%-oz., 50c. 
French Dwarf Double Mixed. Monarch strain, 
Per pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.00. 
Golden Gem. (Tagetes Signata Pumila). Bushy 
plants, 1 ft., with numerous small, star-like, single golden 
flowers. Ideal for edging. Per pkt,, 10c.; oz., $1.60, 
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