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Lathyrus—Hardy Sweet Peas 

Holmes’ Supreme Mixture Lupinus 

Oriental Poppies 


Lathyrus Latifolius - Hardy Sweet Pea 
1745 Finest Mixed Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c 
Trailing plants suitable for growing on trellises, arches, pergolas, or 
trailing over rough banks. Flowers are borne in large clusters. Blooms 
all summer. Height 6 feet. 
Linum - Flax 
1774 Perenne Pkt., 10c; % 02z., 25¢ 
Forms a spreading clump of attractive foliage with azure-blue flowers 
from May to September. 18 inches tall. 
LUNARIA (See Honesty) 
Lupinus - Hardy Lupine 
A showy hardy perennial. Graceful long spikes. Flowers borne from 
June until September. Excellent for cutting. Seed sown outdoors any time 
from May to August will start flowering the next June. Lupin plants do 
not like to be disturbed and they need well-drained soil. 3 feet. 
1798 Russell Strain Holmes’ Supreme Mixture 
Pkt., 25c; ¥% 0z., 0c 
R. H. S. Gold Medal, 1937. Flower spike is of mammoth size with 
flowers rich in all brilliant colors. The most sensational introduction 
for many years. Height 3 feet. 
Lychnis - Catchfly 
1800 Chalcedonica (Maltese Cross) Pkt., 10c; Ye oz., 35c 
Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, a most brilliant flower, for bedding or 
borders, blooming all summer. Blooms first year from seed. 3 feet. 
Matricaria - Double Feverfew 
1835 Double White Pkieeidc 
An excellent border plant and valuable summer cut flower, with large, 
double white flowers. 20 inches. 
MYOSOTIS (See Forget-Me-Not, page 41) 
Pentstemon - Beard Tongue 
1945 Sensation Pkt., 15c 
Most attractive for massing in beds or borders. Decidedly beautiful from 
a decorative point of view. Flowers are tubular and Foxglove-like in 
shape. Blooms all summer. A wide range of rich colors. 2 feet. 
PINKS (See Dianthus) 
Poppies - Oriental 
The Most Majestic of All June Flowers 
When the mammoth rich red Oriental Poppies are in bloom they are 
the most outstanding flowers in the garden, and once planted they will 
live for years, getting larger and better each year if given room and kept 
fertilized. 2 to 3 feet. re 
2040 Orientale (Oriental Poppy) Pkt., 15c 
The finest dark crimson with black blotch at base of the petals, creating 
a wonderful contrast when bloom is open. 2 feet. 
2042 Mrs. Perry Pkt, Ise 
Orange-apricot, a beautiful variety; the best of the pink Poppies. 
2041 New Hybrids Pkt., 25c 
Includes many brilliant shades. 
Poppies - Iceland 
2045 Sandford’s Giants Mixed Pkt., 15c; ¥% oz., 70c 
A truly giant strain, giving flowers twice the size of the original variety 
with long stems. New, of many colors. Blooms all summer. 20 inches. 
Primrose - Polyanthus 
2065 Holmes’ Superior Mixture Pkt., 25c 
Immense flowers including new and unusual colors. A clump of Prim- 
roses is very outstanding. More gardeners are coming to appreciate the 
possibilities of the Primrose which grows best in partial shade; the north 
or east side of the house makes the most desirable place for such a 
planting. In bloom from April to June. Height 1 foot; 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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