
RELIABLE SEEDS 
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LARKSPUR 
A beautiful and popular garden flower also known as Annual Delphinium, 
appearing in many colors as white, pink, rose, and all shades of blue. Sow 
seed outdoors in early spring and thin out the plants to 1 foot apart. They 
are in bloom from early summer until fall. 



GIANT IMPERIAL LARKSPUR 
_ The finest of all double Larkspurs for cutting, growing 3 to 4 feet high, 
with extra-long spikes of Delphinium-like flowers. Upright-growing plants 
of base-branching habit, begin blooming in July from seed sown outdoors 

in April. Pkt. Pkt. 
Blue Bell. Azure-blue ...... $0 15 | Daintiness. Lavender ......$0 15 
Blue Spire. Violet-blue..... 15 | Miss California. Salmon-pink. 15 
Carmine King. Carmine-rose. 15 | White King. Giant white.... 15 
Giant Imperial, Mixed. A special mixture containing all the vari- 
ous shades and colors.)........... Bea ere awd oi aN catia: Yyoz. 40c.. . ies 
Collection, one pkt. each of above 6 separate colors, 60 cts. 
Double Stock-flowered. ‘A planting of this splendid Larkspur will 
produce beautiful cut-flowers all summer. Plants of branching 
growth, about 3 feet high. Finest Mixed............ oz. 25c.. 10 
LINARIA Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy). Dwarf trailing plant for 
hanging baskets, rockwork, etc. Lavender and purple flowers.... 10 
LINUM grandifiorum rubrum (Scarlet Flax). Effective, free-flower- 
ing plants. Brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers. 1 ft......0z. 25c... 05 
Flavum. Beautiful golden yellow perennial................+2+8- 10 
Perenne (Blue Flax), “Bright blue; HP. 1% it... 2os2. 1 ses 05 
LYCHNIS chalcedonica. Hardy perennial of striking appearance, 
wile brallaam tascarkeu tl owersemonl baste erates fcr ete a cbtencle clot 05 
Chalcedonica, Mixed. Scarlet and white...................... 05 
Haageana. A desirable plant for the hardy border. Single flowers 
of deepest scarlet. 1 ft........ 10 
MATRICARIA (Feverfew). A half-hardy perennial which blooms 
the first year from seed. The small, very double white and yellow 
flowers are produced in the greatest profusion all summer. Seed 
may be sown in May, but better still, during March indoors. 
Capensis fl.-pl. The finest white variety for cutting. 14 ft...... 05 
Golden Ball. A bed or border of this charming variety with its 
countless numbers of small, double, golden yellow flowers makes 

: : one of the most beautiful sights all summer. 1 ft............... 10 
Larkspur, Giant Imperial MATTHIOLA bicornis (Hvening-scented Stock). A small-flowered 
pink-lilac annual, admired for its sweet fragrance.............. 05 
LOBELIA 
Neat little plants so much admired when used for edging, bedding or 
rockwork. Though but 6 inches high, they are in constant bloom all summer 
and in a slightly shaded position remain so until fall. H. H. A. 
TRAILING VARIETIES oe 
Gyracilis. Light blue. Pretty for vases and hanging baskets; trailing. $0 10 
Speciosa. Best dark blue trailing Lobelia. ............0. +e eres ees 10 
COMPACT BEDDING VARIETIES 


Emperor William. Sky-blue flowers; compact edging plant...... 10 
Crystal Palace compacta. Strikingly beautiful; superior dark blue 
PEAGINE MO DELiaEen ares clans crave sciole cise 2) eleelons 4.04 tee ob Yyoz. 50c.. . 10 
Pumila splendens (Bedding Queen). Dwarf and compact; flowers 
rich purple-blue, with clear white eye...... 6c cece ee ee ee ee eeeee 10 
White Gem. Finest pure white for bedding...........-.-+++e+0-- 10 
Finest Mixed. Only the dwarf, compact varieties.............+++5 10 
Cardinalis. Hardy perennial; long spikes of dazzling scarlet. 3 ft... . 10 
LUNARIA biennis (Honesty). Hardy biennial admired for its silvery 
seed-pods, which are used for ornamental purposes. . . 402. 30c.. . 10 
LUPINUS 
The annual Lupins form nice plants for bedding, while the tall-growing 
perennial sorts are very attractive when used as a background or border. 
Showy, free-flowering and have long spikes of pea-shaped flowers. Pkt. 
Annual Mixed, All Colors. 2 ft............ 0220 +02+++ 0%. 35€.. .$0 10 
Polyphyllus roseus. Invaluable for cutting. Handsome spikes of 
rose-colored flowers. Blooms in May and June. H. P........-.--- 
Polyphyllus, Mixed. Perennial varieties. 4 ft........-. Yyou. 25¢.. . 10 
LL LUPINS. The raiser of ‘this new strain of Lupinus 
SANS SLE Ieee polyphyllus claims them to be the most out- 
standing introduction in perennial Lupins and was awarded the Gold 
Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society in June, 1937. Enormous flower- 
spikes, 3 feet in length and 5 inches in diameter, are a; mass of gor- 
geous color—brilliant reds and crimsons, deep pure yellows, pinks, sky 
and bright blues and almost every conceivable shade and many attractive 
combinations in bicolors. Pkt. 25 cts. 


Russell Lupins 
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