1 LILY OF THE VALLEY—Lovely perfumed bells of snowy 
daintiness, flowers like pendant pearls. Delightful shade- 
tolerating perennial for rock garden, bedding, or to colonize 
beneath trees. Convallaria majalis. Plants, rooted individual 
pips, not clumps, for outdoor planting. 10 for 85c; 25 for $2.00. 
* LOPEZIA CORONATA—ebk(8)30. A gay Mexican Annual. 
Little flowers of encarmined rose-brillance in butterfly reminder 
on ever-lengthening stems all summer. Pkt. 15e. 
5 SHOWY FRENCH LILACS 
Great trusses of fragrant blossoms in white, pink, rose, blue, 
violet, purple, crimson, single to most intense doubleness. 
Lilacs (Syringas) are easy from seed sown outside in latest 
autumn or earliest spring often giving bloom by third year. 
This seed should give rare beauties. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 25c; 
1% oz. 40c; % oz. T5e. 
THE PLEASANT LINARIAS 
Exquisite blossoms like fairy Snapdragons. Many of the 
Linarias are perennial, but all of them bloom quite quickly 
first year and are best treated, and so marked below, as easy 
annuals. Several of the others are enduring perennials, and 
are so marked. All are easy from seed. 1 ALPINA—5 inches. 
Rich purple, touched orange; foliage blue-glaucous. Pkt. 20c. 
* AMETHYSTINA—7 inches. Pretty annual with flowers of 
amethystine lavender, lip yellow. Pkt. 15c. * BROUSSON- 
NETI—_9 inches. Everblooming. Lettuce-green fur-foliage set 
in long continuity with a host of tiny golden Snapdragons. 
Desirable edger. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 2 CYMBALARIA 
—4 inches. Kenilworth Ivy. Pretty creeper with lilac flowers, 
touched yellow. Good pot, hanging basket, or porch box plant. 
Pkt. 15ec. 1 MACEDONICA SPECIOSA—36 inches. Bigger 
Snapdragons, cream to rich yellow, marked orange. May be 
‘satisfactorily handled as either an Annual or a Perennial. Pkt. 
15c; ss oz. 25c. * MAROCCANA EXCELSIOR MIXED—12 
inches. Spikes of dainty little Snapdragons in white, crimson- 
and-gold, lavender, chamois, blue-violet and rose. Pkt. 10c; % 
oz. 25ec. 1 PURPUREA CANNON WENT—25 inches. Branch- 
ings close-set with flowers of purest pink. Pkt. 20e. REPENS— 
16 inches. Bushy plants filled with fragrant flowers, violet stri- 
ate on white, Pkt. 15c. *RETICULATA CRIMSON-AND-GOLD 
—10 inehes. Massed little dragon-flowers in rich crimson and 
gold effect. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 1 SUPINA—6 inches. 
Delightful species for the rock garden. Ever-blooming Snap- 
dragons in chestnut, primrose, golden, terra cotta, apricot, 
mahogany, orange, lilac-rose, violet or purple, usually with a 
touch of some contrasting hue. Pkt. 25c. * TRIORNITHO- 
PHORA—80 inches. Big blossoms like long-spurred Snap- 
dragons in rich purple with orange lip. Sometimes pink. The 
flowers are carried in threes, tier above tier. Portugal. Pkt. 
20e. * TRISTIS HYBRIDA—8 inches. Gray-frosted foliage. 
Pretty little blossoms in cream. old gold, orange, smoky rose, 
chestnut, mahogany, or silvered violet, always with touch of 
ochre, crimson or purple. Pkt. 15c. * VENTRICOSA—30 
inches. Fine,. slender racemes of flowers in soft yellow so 
closely pin-striped with red-orange that they are all of a rosy 
glow.- Narrow silvery leaves. From the Canaries. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 118A56—One pkt. each of the above for $1.85. 
LINARIA MIXED—Above, with others. Pkt. 15c. 
LOBELIA BRIGHTNESS * 
Long-blooming plants of easy handling, all rich in color, but 
otherwise of quite diverse habits and uses. 
x(w)(8)4. Low, compact mounds. Flowers clearest blue. An 
annual for edging, rock garden, window box, pots. Pkt. 15c. 
CRYSTAL PALACE—x(8)4. As low and compact as the last, 
but with dark foliage, the flowers, too, of a darker blue. Pkt. 
15ec. SAPPHIRE—x(w)(8)8. Delightful annual semi-trailer 
with exquisite sapphire blue flowers, each with white eye. 
Hanging baskets or porch boxes. ‘Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
CARDINALIS—*ematx(3)60. Red Birds. We do not know of 
any other hardy perennial that shows such vivid color bril- 
liance. High spikes of flowers in the very brightest of reds. 
It tolerates light shade if given ample moisture. Pkt. 15c; 
tz oz. 835e; 1% oz. 60c; 14 oz. $1.00. CARDINALIS PINK SE- 
LECTIONS—Like last, but flowers are in tones of pink 
and rose. An attractive form. Pkt. 20c. SIPHILITICA— 
*ematx(3)35. Blue Birds. Another fine hardy perennial. Spikes 
crowded with blossoms of roya] indigo. A desirable border 
perennial. Pkt. 15¢; ?s oz. 35c. LAXIFLORA—North this is 
pot plant for cool growing under glass. Will do in an east 
window. Give ample moisture. The flowers are in tones and 
combinations of yellow and red. Bright and gay. Pkt. 25c. 
TOMENTOSA—South African species that we have not grown. 
Described as very dwarf and as having pretty flowers of light 
blue. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 121A56—One pkt. each of the seven 
for $1.20. 
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1 LITHOSPERMUM 
Attractive perennials of easy handling and long bloom, suited 
to rock garden or border. ‘kt’ culture. ANGUSTIFOLIUM 
—(2-3)18. Two kinds of flowers, big orange ones in spring, 
little yellow ones in summer. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
PURPUREO-COERULEUM—(2)10. Blossoms of sapphire 
blue, stems tangled, arching. One of the better rock garden 
perennials. 6 seeds for 25c. (Plants, each 40c). DISTICHUM 
—25 inches. Pearl-plant. Grown for the decorative seed effects. 
From mid-summer until the following spring the tangled, slen- 
der branchings are filled with seeds like shining white pearls. 
Pkt. 20c. CANESCENS—20 inches. Sheafs of silky, silvery 
foliage, filled with starry blossoms of rich orange-gold. Splen- 
did rock garden or border perennial, becoming finer each year. 
Plants as sent out are single-crown, and look rather like pieces 
of brittle, dry stick, but they will grow. Plants, each 40c; 
3 for $1.10. 
ASK FOR THEM—Supplementing this catalog are two 
special folder offers, either or both of which will ibe sent 
gladly upon request. SPECIAL BOOK OFFER, lists and 
describes the many books on garden, nature and botanical 
subjects that we sell. TREASURE CHEST FOLDER, gives 
in price list form a large number of additional offerings 
in desirable seeds, plants and bulbs. 

1 LOTUS CORNICULATUS—zgytj(3)6. Good trailing ground 
cover with pretty yellow pea-flowers. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
1 LOTUS DOUBLE GOLDEN—Dense, low foliage mats of 
brightest green are set in spring with little double ‘“‘Sweet- 
peas” in golden yellow. Rock garden or ground cover. Plants 
only, each 40c; 3 for $1.10, 
2 LOTUS MASCAENSIS—w. Pretty Canary Island species, a 
good pot or hanging basket plant. Drooping, silvery foliage 
and clustered, shining yellow flowers. 10 seeds for 25c. 
1 LYTHRUM SALICARIA MIXED—eatkt (3-4) 50. The “Long 
Purples” of Shakespeare. Many dense, narrow spikes in rose 
and purple. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
* LUPINUS ANNUAL 
Sow it early, that is main secret of success with it. It can 
be a very showy annual. NANUS—10 inches. Indigo, marked 
white. Particularly good. Pkt. 10c; ™%4 oz. 25c. DENSI- 
FLORUS—16 inches. Dense spikes of flowers that are usually 
white or rosy violet. Pkt. 15¢c. HARTWEGGI MIXED—24 
inches. Giant selection. Long, graceful spikes in white, blue 
or rose. Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 25e. SUBCARNOSUS—18 inches. 
Texas Bluebonnet. Big, bright blue flowers over silky foliage. 
Pkt. 10¢; %4 oz, 20c. TRUNCATUS—15 inches. Blood-red 
blossoms age to purple. Pkt. 10c. CRUCKSHANKSI—50 
inches. Peruvian species with pale blue flowers, shaded purple. 
Pkt. 15ec. OFFER 122A16—One pkt. each of the above for 60c. 
1 LUPINUS PERENNIAL 
Racemes of bright flowers over pleasant foliage. Seeds may 
be sown where plants are to stand. ‘“‘ktj’’ culture. ARBOREUS 
GOLDEN SPIRE—60 inches. Showy fragrant yellow. Not 
overly hardy. In North, give sheltered position and some pro- 
tection. Pkt. 15c. DIFFUSUS—16 inches. An early bloomer. 
The diffuse, silk-leafed plants make a rather spectacular show- 
ing when ioaded with their brilliant blue flowers. Pkt. 15c; 3 
pkts. for 40e. LYALLI—6 inches. Lovely rock garden minia- 
ture with silvered foliage and spikes of dark blue, white- 
centered flowers. Pkt. 20c. ORNATUS—Rather like last, but 
taller and larger, to 20 inches. Pkt. 15¢. PERENNIS—20 
inches. Showy blue, varying to violet. Prefers soil that is on 
acid side. Pkt. 15c; +; oz. 30c. RIVULARIS—386 inches. 
Showy species with flowers that may be lavender, blue or 
rose-violet, yellow marked. Pkt. 15e. VILLOSUS—14 inches. 
Massive spikes, lilac to violet. Foliage silky, shaggy. Pkt. 15¢; 
ts oz. 80c. PAYNEI—A shrubby species, to 8 feet, that will 
require careful protection in cold areas. The handsome, fra- 
grant flowers cover a considerable color range, blue, lavender 
pink or white, yellow patch on standard. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 
123A56—One pkt. each of the above for $1.00. . 
LUPINUS PEERLESS HYBRIDS—ecbk(3)35.° Great, taper- 
ing, close-packed spikes in creamy pink, rose, salmon, orange 
chocolate, primrose, lavender, mauve, indigo, violet and the 
like. The best of several strains, including liberal amount of the 
Russell. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
