WE OFFER A 
COLLECTION OF 
LEPTOSYNE, Golden Rosette. Annual. 
Double, daisy-like blooms are bright yel- 
low. 114 ft. Sow in the open and allow the 
plants to stand 1 foot apart; or sow earlier 
under glass and transplant. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
LIATRIS pycnostachya (Blazing Star; 
Gayfeather; Snakeroot). Perennial. Pur- 
ple and rose-purple flowers on Jong spikes. 
3to4ft. July—Sept. Pkt.25cts., 4oz. $1.50. 
Scariosa alba. Stout racemes of pure 
white flowers. Imposing in the border. 
3 ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25, oz. $2. 
LILIES from seed. Most Lilies will produce 
flowers the second year from seed; treat 
them like other hardy perennials. 
Candidum. Salonika variety. 
Longiflorum, White Queen (Easter 
Lily). 
Tenuifolium (Coral Lily). 
Each, pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2 
Henryi (Yellow Speciosum). 
Philippinense formosanum 
Easter Lily). Blooms in July. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., Ygoz. $1, Woz. $1.50 
Regale (The Royal Lily). Pkt. 10 cts., 
Yoz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
LINARIA, Fairy Bouquet (Toadflax). 
Annual. Splendid mixture. The compact 
plants bear large flowers in rose, yellow, 
pink, Javender, carmine, red, violet, white, 
and salmon. Excellent for bedding or for 
pots. Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy; Mother of 
Thousands; Creeping Sailor). Perennial. 
Climber. Lavender and purple. Charming, 
hardy trailer, suitable for pots or rockeries. 
Settee kta acts soup tse ple 
LINUM grandiflorum rubrum. Annual. 
1 ft. Showy bedding plants having brilliant 
scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
Perenne (Flax). Perennial. Bright blue. 
14% ft. Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Perenne album. Perennial. White. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 14oz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Flavum (Golden Flax.) Perennial. Yel- 
low. Dwarf, compact type, especially 
valuable for the rock-garden. 6in. Pkt. 
50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Heavenly Blue. Perennial. Glowing 
ultramarine-blue flowers. June-Aug. 15 
m. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
LOBELIA. Sow in spring, and thin or plant 
5 inches apart. The annual varieties are 
useful for edging or carpet bedding. 
(Hardy 
Annual Varieties 
Cambridge Blue. A light, bright blue 
type. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
Crystal Palace Compacta. Deep blue. 
Dark foliage. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., 
Yoz. $1.25, 
Emperor William. Compact; sky-blue, 
flowers. Pkt. 15cts., Y%oz.75 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Mrs. Clibran Improved. Large, deep 
blue, white-eyed flowers. Compact plant. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Red-Flowered Perennial Variety 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Scarlet. 
Green foliage. Needs a moist, shaded 
place. 3 ft. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
LYCHNIS (Catchfly; Campion). Perennial. 
Easily grown plants for massing in beds or 
borders, blooming first year from seed. 
Alpina. Splendid dwarf variety for rock- 
gardens. Rose-colored blooms in June. 
Guiness Pts 25) cts: or pkts. $l; 
Chalcedonica. Scarlet; 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Chalcedonica, Salmon Queen. Salmon; 
2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., Loz. 50 ets., oz. $1.50. 
NEW YORK 32, N. Y. 

Lupinus polyphyllus 
LUPINUS .- Lipine 
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 LUPINES. Plants grow 3 feet 
high and branch at the base, forming a 
handsome, candelabra-ltke plant, 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. Large sky-blue flowers. 
King White. Enormous, glistening pure 
white flowers. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., oz. 85 cts., oz. $1.50 

King Mixed. Contains the above colors 
and m addition sky-blue, heliotrope, and 
mid-blue. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. 
$1. 
Attraction. Beautiful rose-pink stand- 
ards, shaded gold. Pkt. 15 cts., loz. 
60 cts., oz. $1. 
PERENNIAL POLYPH YLLUS LUPINES. 
Sow in summer to bloom from June to 
September the following year, preferably 
where they are to flower. Partly shaded, 
rich soil, free from lime, is advised. 
We offer a 5-foot-high strain of ex- 
ceptional merit, and one which includes 
many new and bright colors. The plants 
are robust. 
Pink Shades White Blue Shades 
Red Shades Mixed Hybrids 
Golden Spire. Rich golden yellow. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50 
Russell Lupins. Reselected Strain. Color 
combinations that are new; the size of the 
florets, their number and the length of the 
spike are sensational. Varies m height 
from 15 tmches to 5 feet. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. 
$1, oz. $3.50. 

MALOPE grandiflora, Giant Crimson. 
Annual. Large hibiscus-like flowers. 214 
ft. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
MATRICARIA.  Half-bardy 
treated as Annuals. 
S. & W. Co.’s Double White (Feverfew). 
Excellent for cutting. 15m. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yoz. $1., oz. $3.50. i 
Golden Ball. Yellow. Good bedding 
plant t2) ims ekta 25) cts-4) 3402. pl, Oz. 
$3.50. 
Perennials, 
Mathiola bicornis, described above, should be on the “must”? list 
for that perfumed corner in your garden 


Plants of Old-Fashioned Hardy Flowers, 40 for $12. See page 86 
FRENCH MARIGOLDS 
Scabious-flowered 
Flowers have a _pincushion-like, cone- 
shaped center, surrounded by a few flattened 
petals. Splendid for cut-flower purposes, 
and very decorative in the garden. 
Sunkist. Neat, low-growing plant starts to 
bear double orange-colored blooms early, 
and thereafter is a blaze of flowers until 
November. Won highest honors in the 
All-America Seed Trials for 1943. Pkt. 
25 cts., Yoz. 50 cts., Moz. 75 cts. 
Butterball. Flowers 11% ins. across, canary- 
yellow, so bright that they seem to glow 
with their own light. Butterball is a yellow 
counterpart of Sunkist (above). 9 in. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Harmony Hybrids. The double flowers 
average 134 inches in diameter and colors 
include orange and yellow selfs and com- 
binations of maroon blotchings and strip- 
ings. 12to14im. Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 35 cts., 
oz. $1.25. 
Melody. Of the scabious-flowering type, and 
remarkable for the earliness with which it 
starts to bloom. The golden yellow flowers 
are 114 mches in diameter. 1 ft. Pkt. 
15 cts., Woz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Double Harmony. Deep orange crest with 
eee owe collar of broad florets. 
ft: 
Scarlet Glow. Bushy, foot-high sort, with 
fiery red flowers 2 inches across. 
Spry. Only 9 inches high. Covered with 
double flowers, each having a crested cen- 
ter of light yellow, surrounded by flat 
outer florets of maroon. 
Above 3, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
Dwarf Doubles 
Royal Scot Alldouble. Rich mahogany 
and gold in uniform stripes. 1 ft. 
Yellow Pygmy. Blooms measuring Jess 
than an inch in diameter, light Iemon- 
yellow. 9 in. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., Y%4oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
Robert Beist. Dark brownish maroon. 1 ft. 
Golden Ball. Golden orange. 1 ft. 
Lemon Ball. Lemon-yellow. 1 ft. 
Mahogany. Velvety mahogany-brown. 1 ft. 
Mixed. Contains all colors. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 35 cts., oz. $1.25 
Dwarf Singles 
FERDINAND. Flowers 114 tmches across, 
have a center of golden tubular florets, sur- 
rounded by mahogany guard florets. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Fire Cross. Deep orange, splashed and 
spotted with crimson. 1 ft. 
Legion of Honor (Little Brownie). Golden 
yellow, crimson blotch. 9 in. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25 
Winter-flowering Marigolds 
Sawco Strain. For indoor growing. Outer 
florets are beautiful mahogany, with a 
large pin-cushion center of golden yellow, 
suffused mahogany. Pinch plants when 
they are 8 inches high. 21% ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, 6 pkts. $2. 
MATHIOLA bicornis (Evening-scented 
Stock). Annual. Flowers dull purplish 
lilac; grown for their fragrance at night. 
1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 14oz. 30 cts. oz. $1. 
Flower Seeds 47 
