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Linum - Flax Nierembergia 
Showy, free-flowering plants with feathery foli- 
age, suitable for dry, sunny borders or rock gar- (BLUE CUP PLOWER) 
dens. Will not thrive in heavy, damp soils. ®858 PURPLE ROBE. Deep blue 
®854 FLAVUM. Gay yellow flowers in loose clus- 
ters. Foliage dark green, forming a dwarf group or Violet-blue inicalon a 
in the perennial border. Thrives in a sunn riety is a half-hardy perennial 
situation in light, rich soil. Hardy terennicl treated as an annual, blooming 
Pkt., 15c; 4% oz., 70c. in about 15 weeks from sowing. 
®855 PERENNE. Bright blue flowers. Hardy It prefers full sun, sandy loam, 
perennial. 18 inches. Pkt., 15c. and makes a grand border and 
edging subject. It will remain in 
bloom over a long period, and 
with a colorful blanket of blue. 
Very dwarf, about 6 inches tall, 
cushion-like plant. Pkt., 20c. 
PANSIES, TUFTED. See Viola, 
page 50. 
Platycodon 
(BALLOON FLOWER OR 
BELLFLOWER) 
One of the best hardy perennials, 
producing very showy flowers dur- 
ing the whole season. They form 
large clumps and are excellent for 
planting in permanent borders or 
among shrubbery; easily raised 
. from seed, which begins blooming 
in August if sown outdoors in 
April. 
863 GRANDIFLORUM BLUE. 
Large, deep blue flowers. PkKt., 
15c. 
®864 MARIESI. A beautiful dwarf 
species, with broad, thick foliage 
and large, deep violet-blue flow- 
ers on 12-inch stems in great 
profusion throughout the entire 
summer. Plant in front of the 
border or in the rock garden. 
Pkt., 15c. 
~ 5 864A SHELL PINK. New, ex- 
Lathyrus Latifolius 3 | oe ahell pie ee ee 
(HARDY SWEET PEA) Regal Lily ing. Pkt., 20c. 
Showy, free-flowering hardy peren- 
nial climbers for covering old stumps, 
Honesty—Lunaria 
Honesty - Lunaria 
846 BIENNIS ALBA (Saint Peter’s 
Penny). Hardy perennial admired 
for its silvery seed pods, used for 
winter bouquets. Beautiful cross- 
shaped flower. Sow in open ground 
in May. Protect over winter. Pkt., 
10c. 
fences, etc.; continually in bloom; 7. 
fine for cutting. Russell Lupins 
850 MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 10c; _ This new strain of perennial Lupins, as is now widely known, caused a sensation 
4 oz., 60c. in horticultural circles. Raised by Mr. G. Russell of York, England, and are the results 
of twenty years work of a little known gardener whose name is likely to become a 
L L d | byword among flower lovers. Awarded 
4 the Royal orticultural _Society’s 
avender avandula Gold Medal, June, 1937. The long, 
851 VERA. Well known, sweet scented closely furnished spikes flower in a 
hardy perennials; should be exten- great variety of rich colors, deep 
sively grown in the mixed border. yellows, oranges, reds and brilliant 
3 ft. Pkt., 25c. bicolors never seen in Lupins before. 
The flowers are large with flat, fan- 
en like back-standards, and, unlike all 
Lilium other Lupins, most of the spikes re- 
tain their flowers throughout the 
Lilies do exceedingly well in the whole period of development. Original 
hardy perennial border. We recom- stock. 
mend that they be planted among the 856 “RUSSELL.” Grown from orig- 
hardy perennials, as the shade from : : 
er re soto : inator’s stock seed. A fine collection 
as ce) g plants e y : 
the surrounding plants is necessar 50 seeds, 25c. 
for their welfare. Lilies are very 
showy and hardy, and should be 
planted freely in the garden. For more beautiful and luxuriant 
Sweet Peas and Lupinus, inoculate 
852 REGALE (Regal Lily). It is ab- With Nitragin. See page 52. 
solutely hardy and is excellent for 
forcing. The flowers are white, 
slightly suffused with pink, with a 
beautiful shade of canary-yellow at Oenothera 
the center, and extending part way (EVENING PRIMROSE) 
up the trumpet. It is delightfully 
perfumed, reminding one of the 
Jasmine, and lacking the heavy, 
_ The Evening Primrose is noted for 
its Ready ecees given off during the 
ee ‘ : J pe a evening hours. Its yellow flowers, 
oppressive odor of most Lilies. attractive during the daytime, seem 
Blooms out-of-doors early in July, to reflect the moon at night 
and seedling bulbs will flower the 859 MISSOURIENSIS Vallow Pkt 
: : fe 

second year. Lift the bulblets in 15¢. 
fall and replant to greater depth in 
their ety ad Lid location, Pkt., 15c; 
lg 0Z., 55c. ° 
853 TENUIFOLIUM (Coral Lily of Myosotis Forget Me Not 
Siberia). It is a gem. Perfectly ®857 PALUSTRIS SEMPERFLOR- 
hardy. One of the earliest to flower. ENS. An everblooming variety, be- 
24 inches high with the flowers up ginning to flower in May and con- 
and down on the stem. Blooms are tinuing till autumn. Large, clear { 
deep scarlet and have recurved blue flowers in pretty sprays. Per- , 
petals of waxy texture. Pkt., 15c. ennial. Pkt., 15c. Russell Lupins 

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