Rosamond (Double 
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 
Dare until frost. Mixed colors. 
Pkt 5e- 
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 un- 
— . til frost. Lark- 
spur thrive 
best in a sunny 
Slipvesu, at 1-0. n- 
Height, 3 feet. 
Giant Imperial. 
Azure Blue, 
Carmine Rose, 
Dark Blue, 
Deep Rose on 
Salmon, Lilac, 
Rose Pink, Sal- 
mon Rose, Soft 
Pink Shaded 
Salmon, Scar- 
let. White. 
S, Each Above or 
Larkspur Mixed Colors. 
Giant Imperial Pkt. 5e. 
Lilac King or Pink King. Pkt. 5c. 
Stock Flowered). 


-. A pure bright rose, holding the color 
“until out of flower. 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 
weokn front date of sowing. Excellent 
for cutting. 12 in. Stillmani. Pkt. 5c. 
Linaria (Miniature Snaps) 
The free flowering plants are very 
compact, about 8 inches in height, 
covered with a mass of dainty Snap- 
dragon-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. 5e. 
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 Palace Compacta, Fine for pot 
culture. 4 in. high, Pkt. 10c. 
Mrs. Clibran. Deep blue, white eye. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida Pendula Sapphire, 
deep blue, white eye. Pkt. 10c. 
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 fokiage makes 
a most charming background for the 
flower spikes, Blooms during July.and 
August. Plant in partly shaded place. 
Height about 2 feet. , 
Hartwegi. Mixed colors, Pkt. 5c. 
trailing, 

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. 
Red Head. Plants dwarf 1 ft. tall, 
bushy, free flowering, with color a rich 
mahogany-red, changing to bronze and 
gold. Showy in beds or borders. A ’°48 
All-America, (See back cover.) Pkt. 25c. 
Real Gold. 1945 All-America. Largest 
of all Carnation-flowered marigolds, 
with giant exhibition blooms 4% in. and 
more across, very déep, very double 
golden-orange illumined with yellow. 
Plants grow 20 to 25 in. tall—ideal for 
beds and borders. Pkt. 10c. 
Flash. 1945 All-America. Earliest of all 
marigolds, ranging in color from vivid 
red through bronze with few yellows, 
are produced in ten weeks from seed 
and plants bloom profusely till frost. In 
cool weather the velvety-red predomi- 
nates, in hot weather the tangerine 
shades prevail—always a wonderful 
display. Pkt. 10c. 
Mammoth Mum. The rich lemon-yellow 
4 to 5 inch flowers resemble the large 
double chrysanthemums we admire so 
much in the fall. Bloom from August 
until freezing weather sets in. Pkt. 10c. 
Burpee Gold. Carnation-like flowers 
3% to 4 in. across, of bright orange col- 
or. Petals loosely arranged. Plants grow 
2% ft. tall; foliage odorless. Pkt, 5c. 
Limelight. Chrysanthemum flowered. 
Color pale primrose yellow or deep 
cream, Flowers bloom early, 1% to 2% 
inches across, abundant for 8 to 9 
weeks, Pkt. 5c. , 
Ferdinand. 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. The golden 
orange flowers of the chrysanthemum 
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. Bright 
rich clear yellow counterpart to Gold- 
smith. Blooms radiate an unbelievable 
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. : 
Collarette 
Crown of Gold. 
Ou t standing 
flower. Odor- 
less foliage and 
no B. O. Fra- 
grant flowers 
of orange, 
bloom early. 
Plant” in) fu El 
bloom has the 
appearance of 
solid orange 

on top with 
o ; m green base. 
igvid Crown of Plants grow 2 
<0 * Gold ft tally PKtssce. 
Yellow Supreme. A companion 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. 

, pact, 

Guinea Gold. A 
carnation flow- 
ered type of 
marigold that 
produces near- 
ly 100 per cent 
semi-double 
flowers. Plant 
grows 2 to 2% 
feet high on 
which are pro- 
duced 30 to 40 
flowers, 2 to 
across, ofseea 
brilliant shade 
of orang e, 
E flushed with 
Marigoid Guinea gold. Practi- 
Gold cally odorless. 
IPIStscoCs 
Marigold Dwarf Varieties 
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- 
very early, continuous bloomer. 
For bedding, edging, pots. Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf French 
Double Butter- 
ball. Attrac- 
tive, very 
compact, scab- 
ious flowering, 
canary yellow, 
only 6 to .10 
in; italia Very. 
early and con- 
tinuous bloom- 
erm PkKtibe, 
Dwarf Royal 
Scot. All 
Double. Of 
dwarf French 
type, 12 to’ 15 
in. tall, large 
and rather flat 
Marigold, Dwarf flowers, brown 
Butterbali and gold ir- 
rie ew lari ley: 
striped. Plants of uniform height and 
long blooming. Pkt. 5c. 
Naughty Marietta. A dwarf single 
French Marigold plant about 12 in. tall 
and 16 in. wide, completely covered 
with 2 to 2% in. golden yellow flow- 
ers marked with mahogany at base. A 
1947 All-America, Pkt. 15c. 
French Marigold. Compact plants 10 to 
15 inches high, very attractive, cov- 
ered with hundreds of small bright 
flowers of various colors. Few annuals 
are as effective or flower so long. Dou- 
ble. Mixed. Pkt. 5e. 
Dwarf French Double Melody. Grows 
12 to 15 in. high and literally covered 
with golden yellow Harmon type 
flowers. Pkt. 5c. % ” 
Spry, Extra dwarf, double French type: 
compact and uniform, fine for edging. 
About 9 in. tall. early blooming, with 
light orange crested center and ma- 
roon outer petals. Flowers freely. 
Pkt. 5ce, : 
Searlet Glow. Flowers are a dwarf 
double, of a bronzy red color, nearly 
2 in. across. Plants compact and about 
12 in. tall. Pkt. 5c. 
Yellow Pygmy. Compact and ball- 
shaped plant, 8 in. tall, freely produc- 
ing 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. Be, 
Monarch 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 inches 
high. 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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