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. 10c. Hybrids, 
mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Lavatera 
(Annual Mallow) 
Showy plants, 2% 
feet in height, pro- 
ducing large cup-shaped flowers from 
pugsAumam oe until frost. Mixed colors. 
moe 
Marigold Ferdinand 
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 
ms until frost. Lark- 
spur thrive best 
in a sunny situa- 
tion. Fe eh tia. is 
feet. 
Giant Imperial. 
Azure Blue, Car- 
mine Rose, Dark 
Blue, Deep Rose 
10n Salmon, Lilac, 
Rose Pink, Sal- 
mon Rose, Soft 
Pink Shaded Sal- 

mon, S'cla ‘tl et 
White. Bar eh 
Above or Mixed 
a Colorsy Pit 5c: 
Larkspur 
Lilae King or Pink King. Pkt. 5c. 
Rosamond (Double Stock Flowered). 
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. 
Leptosyne 
A golden yellow daisy, blooming six 
weeks from date of sowing. Excellent 
12m Pkt. de: 
for cutting. Stillmani. 
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 
Charming little ball-shaped plants cov- 
ered with a profusion of deep blue 
flowers. Makes an excellent plant for 
use in edging or bedding. Crystal Pal- 
ace Compacta. Fine for pot culture. 4 
ra auyea ae! Jed qamalye, 
Mrs. Clibran. Deep blue, 
Pte Loe. 
Hybrida Pendula 
deep blue, white eye. 
white eye. 
Sapphire, trailing, 
PEt 10¢: 
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, 

Marigold Tall Varieties 
These old garden favorites are of easi- 
est culture. The French and Dwarf 
grow 12 to 18 inches high, while the 
African and other tall varieties grow 
2 to 4 feet. 
Real Gold. 1945 All-America Silver 
Medal Award. Largest of all Carna- 
tion-flowered marigolds, with giant ex- 
hibition blooms 4% in. and more across, 
very deep, very double golden-orange 
illumined with yellow. Plants grow 
20 to 25 in. tall—ideal for beds and 
pel gee See rear outside cover. Pkt. 
20¢. 
Flash. 1945 Silver Medal All-America 
Winner. Harliest of all marigolds. The 
bright flowers, ranging in color from 
vivid red through bronze with few yel- 
lows, are produced in ten weeks from 
seed and plants bloom profusely till 
frost. In cool weather the velvety-red 
predominates, while in hot weather 
the tangerine shades prevail—always 
a wonderful display. (See color pic- 
ture on rear cover page.) Pkt. 25c. 
Mammoth Mum. The only other 1944 
All-American Flower Award Winner 
outside of Petunia Cheerful. The rich 
lemon-yellow 4 to 5 inch flowers re- 
semble the large double chrysanthe- 
mums we admire so much in the fall. 
Bloom from August until freezing 
weather sets in. (See rear cover page.) 
Pk taelocs 
Burpee Gold. Carnation-like flowers 
38% to 4 inches across, of bright orange 
color. Petals loosely arranged. Plants 
til 2% ft. tall; foliage odorless. Pkt. 
@; 
Ferdinand. Is one of the gayest of our 
new fiowers. The single blooms have a 
crested center of golden yellow sur- 
rounded by a single row of mahogany- 
red petals. Blooms are about 1% inch- 
es 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 Giant Yellowstone. Honorable 
Mention 1942 All-America Flower 
Awards. Bright rich clear yellow coun- 
terpart to Goldsmith, 1941 Bronze Med- 
al Winner. Blooms radiate an unbe- 
lievable brightness. Pkt. 10c. 
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. 
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. PkKt. 5c. 
Crown 
The out- 
standing flower 
and Gold Medal 
All-America Win- 
ner for UB Whe 
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 
PA ans eM Means tye). 
Collarette 
of Gold. 

Crown of Gold 
Yellow Supreme. Gold Medal Winner 
1935 All-America Selections. 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 
2% 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 
1943 All-America Award, 
Sunkist. Received second highest award 
in the 1943 All-America flower winners. 
Is an orange sport from Butterball. 
Dwarf plants, 6 to 10 inches high, com- 
pact, very early, continuous bloomer. 
vee for bedding, edging, pots. Pkt. 
@. 
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. 5c. 
Dwarf Royal Seot, 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. 5e. 
French Marigold 
(Dwarf). Dwarf 
compact plants 10 
to 15 inches high, 
very attractive, 
covered with hun- 
dredsteiof Jas madi a 
bright flowers of 
various colors. Few 
annuals are as 
effective or flower 
so long. Double or 
Single mixed. Pkt. 
French Marigold 5°: 
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. 5c. 
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 
erested center and maroon outer petals. 
Flowers freely. Pkt. 5c. 
Searlet Glow. A 1941 All-America. 
Flowers are a dwarf double, of a 
bronzy red color, nearly 2 in. across. 
Plants compact and about 12 in. tall. 
Pkt Le: 
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. 
Monareh 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 
nigh. 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. 
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