








hybrid lily,[ Russion or Rat-tail Statice. Hardy an-| “hite center and stamens. 
tregale, white.| nual with bright rose spikes, 30-in. tall.]—-perenne, var, sibiricum, __ LINM-6. 
hin ‘oe is coe eas coeats oars pleat 4 Pkt. 15¢ 
le well as for g len, seed plante i 
easy. SINUATUM: Biennial or perennial, grow |nowers are @ Good bias ie inches 
as a hardy annual; leaves form a low] ____white, LINM-6W. Pkt. 15¢ 










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$ ; ‘ PIONEER SEED COMPANY, DIMONDALE, MICHIGAN 
—suworowil, LIMO-2. Pkt. 10c: %20z.75c; best RG plants; sky-blue flowers withLONICERA (loh-NIS-e-rah) 
PAGE SEVENTEEN 
White shaded yellow and purple, an- 
nual. 
Very popular and easy shrubs and vines, |. polyphyllus: 
called Sa ay ea Quite easy and prompt 
from seed an 
ering plants. 
quickly develop into flow-| winged flowers in various colors 
blooming nearly all summer. There are 
—syringantha. LONI-1. Pkt. 50c | some very beautiful flowers in this species, 
Tall perennial, hardy in the N. with 
nd 

n li ti i a 
e Sa the rence Sa ates greg ly ony ey Sear —jewisi. LINM-7. Pkt. 25c| Erect growing with slender branches,|as represented in the various varieties 
(B). for dried flowers. Nothing more graceful than this native | 3™Mall leaves of dull bluish green and a offered below. 
ee —Kampf's Tall Improved. LIMO.4, | Mont. blue Flax, 18-24-in. tall, June-July. eee of eodreu rosy-lilac flowers. | —Carmine. LUP-8M. Pkt. 15c 
ely rare species from Bul- Pkt, 10¢: oz. 50c|—Salsoloides nanum. LINM9, Pkt. 40c | Say LONI2. Pkt. 25¢ ese Blue. LUP-8PB. Pkt, 15¢ 
Teg as a variety ‘or a scree or sunny ledge; coral buds er —Yellow. LUP-8Y. Pkt. 1 
The flowers are bright  Eaemots blue, especially valued on: the} 4’ white blooms, 3", not hardy in far N.|, Low shrub for the border; flowers yellow | wroerheimi. LUP-8Mh. Pkt. ce 













to orange, nearly 2" long, two-lipped, in 

ed, Culture (D), 3 ft., HP. orange, ag i 
= > Ss. Pretty rose and white. 
rum proecox. LILY-25. Pkt. 35¢ | —marktkonigen. LIMO-S. Pkt. 15¢| LIPPIA (LIP-i-ch). yd aa ee. 7 ote : 
yhite flowers exactly like longi-| A new Swiss’ strain in a perfect blue. ) LOPHOSPERRMUM Hagman Faun: as. LUP-8P]J. Pkt. 15c 
12 White Queen except that this has |—Market Grower's Blue. LIMO-6.| Tender herbs and shrubs, mostly native —Rose Queen. at ~ LUP-8Rz Pkt. 15: 
owers per stem. Easy from seed, Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c: % Ib. 85c| of warm countries and grown in GH in Sal f e = 
Bs 3 A standard market strain of value. the North. gi sae hag = LOPH-1. Pkt. 15¢ ih mon Queen. LUP-8Sm. Pkt. 15¢ 
Catteniae. -—-—LILY-40.) ‘True Blue. LIMO.7. Pkt. 10c: ox. 50c|—citriodora. rane Reet orn oo os ee ere | cinmrarione hades of wotone ete 































































Pkt. 40c 
agon (Stria), © LILY-41. Pkt. 30c 
train from Hungary of which we do 
tve detailed remarks for this issue. 
A fine California blue market strain. Lemon Verbena. Shrub, to 10 ft., flowers 
—Paste: Shades. LIMO-9. Pkt. 15c| white in spikes or terminal panicles; 
—New Hybrids, Mixed. LIMO-11. leaves have a lemon scent. These can 
be .grown outdoors. in such places as S. 
Pkt. 15c|Colif. In the N. they make nice plants 
Choice Mixed. LIMO-8X. Pkt. 10c; for boxes and baskets and good foliage 



















Fay - Pkt. 30c 
| Turk’scap flowers in 
almost black; these are the 
e slow germinating lilies. 
best, 3 ft., HP. 
. LILY-23. Pkt. 30c 
mt group of hybrids, very 
and easy in most gar- 
color;'yellows, reds and 
i at eg eer le. oF nants flowers ly cut busal leaves and racemes of a few 
ad e ey ‘quite showy pink or white flowers. They 
—citriodora. LIPP-1. Pkt. 20c | are woodland plants and will grow under 
Lemon Verbena. Lemon-scented foliage; | pines or in the shady rock garden. 
in Calif, or Fla., it can be grown outdoors | parviflora. LITH-1, Pkt. 25c 
and reaches 10 ft.; in N. it is tender. They The petals are so deeply cleft as to 
do well outdoors in the summer and can} give aq fringed appearance to the flowers; 
be taken indoors in winter, occasionally pfoduces tiny bulblets in the 
LINARIA (ly-NAY-ri-ch) leaf-axils or in place of flowers, 4-12”, HP 
LITTONIA (lit-TOH-ni-al.) 
Gertie pea! preowing: ise ey ern TST 
ennial and perenni igwort Family), Climbing or erect pi.ats of Lily family 
trailing and_erect. The flowers are like] with bell-shaped orar ‘e or yellow flowers 
miniature Snapdragons, The annuals! and tuberous roots; easy to grow in sunny 
é _| should be started indoors. They are all] window, requirina rest in early winter. 
: LILY-5. Pkt. 25c| easily grown from seed, - Kenilworth Ivy fa 
on macrophyllum). A very rare | formally classified here is Cymbalaria}—modesta. LITT-1. Pkt. 25¢ 
pot or coldframe culture except | Muralis (which see). eS _A good summer house plant; may be 
clim: several rose-pink funnel- alpina. % LINA-7. Pkt. 15c anbes saree or climbing; orange bells over 
ers 2" long; prefers acid peaty ‘ 
LOBELIA (loh-BEE-li-ch) | 











iia: Hicinased LILY-15. 
> eae ~* Pkt. 50c 
» form of L. martagon is much 
"in -than the colored 
these crosses should give 
hybrids; 



















A low spreading plant, fine frosty 
not ~c~y; flowers in} jeayes, bright lavender flowers having 















Pata eo an orange palate; nice RG plant, HP, 6”. 
; __ LILY-35, « Pkt. 60c | —-macedonica major. 1A-6. Pkt. 50¢ Annual and perennials, flowers gener- 
| Hybrids. —LILY-21. —maroccana, Early Bouquet. LINA-l.! ally blue or red. For garden purposes they 
<iS3 See ae Pkt. $0 
famout of the Martagon Hy- 
, even seedlings are very ex- 
“with some patience the gar- 
btain them with little expense 
~ LILY-6. Pkt. 25¢ 
: f striking beauty, | 
flowers on slender erect stems, 
are divided into the 2 classes. The annuals 
Grows 8-in. tall and covered with dainty|being most popular, are used as green 
flowers in shades of pink, rose, cream,|ouse plants, in beds and also as edgings 
yellow, lavender and white, blooming} they are tender annuals. 2 
freely all summer and into the fall. —cardinalis. LOB-14, Pkt, 15¢. 
— —Fairy Bride. A-2. P' 15¢c; Cardinal Flower or Red Lobelia. Always 
F Bi «! Ly: Vy ee 50c striking when seen blazing almost head- 
A French strain similar to Fairy Bouquet. leas ee ies Bee hace nee en 
— —Excelsior Hybrids. LINA-5. Pkt. 15c) ___Queen Victoria. LOB-14V. Pkt. 25¢ 
Rute Pkt. 15c:; % oz. 50c] This is a dark red foliage and bright 
Small spikes with flowers-in yellow,|red flowers variely; very attractive and 
crimson, pink, purple, etc. June-Sept., 1-ft.| grows 4-5 ft. 
—origanifolium, LINA-4. Pkt. 30c | —siphilitica. LOB-15. Pkt. 20c 
—reticulata. ~ LINA-8. Pkt. 15c} A 3 ft. HP, deep blue or purplish flowers 
Purple-net Toad-flax. 4 ft. annual, pur- 1” long, in racemes; best in moist soil 
ple netted veined flowers with orange and shade. : 
;|or yellow palate. = ‘|L. erinus: r. 
p —trioenithophora. rae LINA-3. Pkt.. 60c _ Edging Lobelia. Annual, 4-12" high, 
A very SB Spanish species with pink | partially trailing, with flowers in blue 
cea aead c eh a vey Borat sgh we shades with white -or yollowieh throata, 
paO WA, 30} ° o :| There are many improved varieties that 
—villosa. — m ; LINA-12. Pkt. 50¢ 
“Very choice and uncommon and prob- 
come true from seed and which produce 
ch stronger and more robust plants than do 
cbly not Obtainable elsewhere; gray hairy 
leaves and lavender flowers; 3" tall. 
those from cuttings. Start seed indoors 
L. maroccana: 
for early flowers. 
“Fast growing. Annual to 1% ft., very 
Pkt. 15c: % oz. 60c 




































-’ LILY-9W. Pkt. 25c : 
_ LILY-37. Pkt. 50c —Bedding Queen. LOB-2BQ. Pkt. 15¢ 
A very dwarf dark blue with white 









hardy lily; of easy culture, : - t 
, blooming ‘in June; partial] popular as garden annuals, especially for A pani LOB-2BG Pkt 15 
ft. tall; small recurve@ flowers | cut flowers; are easily grown from seed | ~ WH. » x » Pkt, Loc 
sown where plants are to grow. There} Dwarf, compact, sky-blue_ flowers. 


—Blue Stone. LOB-1, Pkt. 15c 
New. Dwarf plants covered with clear 
blue flowers, excellent for rock garden. 
—Cambridge Blue. LOB-2CB. Pkt. 15¢ 
ed. Coral Lily. Culture A. 
.- ‘LILY-27. Pkt. 50c} ate many varieties, all of which have 
of most popular species, their good points and these are now 
ted with deep purple, July-| 9fown in place of the species. 
ge bul- | —Golden Gem. LINA-1GG. Pkt, 15¢ 

ae rapidly by self sown 














in friable sandy loam and peat A beautiful golden yellow. -| Compact variety, in clear light blue 
# mold, avoid droughts and strong | —Fairy Rose. LINA-IFR. Pkt. 15c | flowers. pretty in rock garden. 
lant bulbs 5-7 deep and use 6- A clear rosy pink. : --Crystal Palace,’ LOB-3. Pkt. 15c 
culture. Culture A and B,|_pigdem. - LINA-1D. Pkt. 15c } This is a compact strain with rich deep 
blue flowers, dark foliage, 4-in. tall. 
—Dorothea. LOB-5. Pkt. 15c 
Dwarf strain in a@ bishop's violet. 
—Emperor William. LOB-6. Pkt. 15c 
This is a dwarf compact strain of this 
beautiful. flower, color Cornflower-blue. 
—erecta. LOB-12, Pkt. 20c 
A compact form of the familiar L. erinus, 
from India, with blue flowers. 
—Hamburgia. « LOB-2Th. Pkt. 15¢ 


A large flowered, compact variety, violet 
with white eye. — 3 
—Excelsior Hybrids. LINA-1EH. Pkt. 15c 
These come in many combinations and 
are very charming. « 4 
—Fairy Bouquet. LINA-1FB. Pkt. 15¢ 
Large flowered, 8” high and comes in 


Saas 
ae LILY-2 Pkt. 50c 
nian' _ LILY-10, Pkt. 35c 
slirion). Many fragrant rose-pink 
SY th deep purple enthers. This 
fotholirion mecrophyllum are reason- 
and quite easily grown, but| many new colors. 
ee caches ie eamen eas oie; | —Linaria Blend. : LINA-X. Pkt. 0c 
; - All the various Linarias are in the col- 
seed germinate irregularly, | jo¢ij, : ‘ 
a aati others, not, for a jection: xd blue flowers especially fine for 
tonianum: | LILY-12. Pkt. 50¢| LINDHEIMERA —~Snow Queen. _LOB-2Ts. Pkt. 15c 
ae situations but requiring good ee ‘ pure white adapted for hanging bas- 
ee, pees —Mre.Clibran. _ _ LOB-2MC. Pkt. 15c 
2 . Extra dwarf, dark blue, large white 
eyes, very attractive. 
—Prima Donna. = LOB-2PD. Pkt. l5c 
Rich velvety maroon flowers. 
—pumila splendens. LOB-13. Pkt. 25c 
A new Swiss variety with dark purple- 
violet flowers with large white eye, highly 
recommended, HA, 4 inches. 

























Small genus of S.W. American annuals 
with head of both ray and disk flowers. 
—Texana. _ LIND-1. Pkt. 2 
Star Cup. . An easy attractive everbloom- 
ing annual with flowers that have five 
wide golden petals arranged to form both 
a star and a cup, cuts well,.2 ft. 
LINNAEA (li-NEE-ch) 






‘LILY-11. Pkt. 25c 
sweet scented, Cul- 
 LILY.-33, Plet. 50c 
j sandy leaf mould, shade, 



















‘Blend. _—=CLILY--12X. Pkt. 25c 
xining 20 or more hardy species. | borealis. LINN-1. Pkt. 50c | —Snowball. LOB-2SB. Pkt. 15¢ 
i culture B. and C. > Twin-flower. A dainty trailing plant, A very dwarf pure white. 
—White Lady. LOB-2WL. Pkt. 15c 
A compact well formed pure white. 
ale ie attra ERs vse Jie aod 
re) especially usen. or window. oOxes~ an 
LINUM (Ly-num) hanging baskets, where the plants tend to 
having small glossy evergreen leaves and 
small pink bell-shaped very fragrant 
flowers. HP. 3 ‘ 
- We can quote on quantities of Lily 
but due to the caiyoartainty fees 
WANTHES (lim-NAN-theez) 















Flax, Annual and perennial plants an honly tropa the Rex, 
y > =r K ‘ —Sapphire. LOB-8. Pkt. 15c 
all annual plants, easil: wn from | shrubs having blue, white, yellow and red . 
d feoke tine lamin for ae aeparder ~ | flowers. They are very popular in flower om gan with large ae ee 20 
ie LIMN-1. Pkt. 15¢} gardens. Grow in full sun, the annuals 
low Foam. Also called Floerkea| Can be sown direct to garden; they do not 
2 seed catalogs. Annual with finely stand frost. The perennials can be start- 
fate > ‘leaves and fragrant |©d indoors and some will bloom first year. 
“Tt will grow in low damp |—flavum, : LINM-1. Pkt. 15¢ 
in masses gives a charming] This is a pretty rock garden plant, peren- 
easily grown from seed sown|nial, golden yellow flowers, 1-ft. tall, half 
iS. a _ |hardy in N. - 
——compactum. - LINM-IC. Pkt. 15¢ 
(i-MOH-ni-um) An extra dwarf compact strain, 6-in. tall 
mn = ae with yellow flowers, especially attractiv: 
ce, Sea Lavender, Sea Pinks. Com- 
in the rock garden. . 
name for Statics and a highly prized | —grandiflorum, Mixed. LINM-3X. Pkt. 10c 
nm thc greenhouse, border, rock Flowering Flax. Annual to 2 ft; flowers 
and “dried flowers. As ever- 
144" across;. it is very commonly grown, 
are especially long lasting 
o 2 
This is a species from India, described 
as “tall plant with short branches, rose 
or white flowers, crowded in short ra- 
cemes.” Best to treat as an annual. 
LOMATIUM (loh-MAY-shi-um) 
Perennial plants of the Parsley Family 
found in dry soils in the W. U.S. They are 
good rock garden or front or border plants 
or in gravelly soils in the wild garden. 
Nearly or quite stemless, from 2-in. to 
2V-ft. tall with flat heads of small white 
or yellow flowers. 
—macrocarpum. LOMA-1. Pkt. 20c 
Native Mont. species, white flowers, 
10-14 inches, May. 
LONAS (LOH-nahs) 
‘Branching annual, 12’. from the Med. 
regions. 
—inodora, LONA-1, Pkt. 20c 
Golden Ageratum. Golden yellow, a very 
good plant for edging and bedding, an- 
nual; use with Ageratum for yellow com- 
bination; also fine for winter dried flowers. 
Easily grown in any type of soil, space 
10-in. apart for cutting, closer for edging 
or bedding, mid-summer bloom, 2-ft. 
12 ISSUES $1.00 
MAILED REGULARLY 








and 
















its blue flowers making. very attractive 
y cut flowers. Its varieties are especially 
os LIMO-10. Pkt. 15¢ oa. This mixture contains all the var- 
se ‘L. caspia. ieties. 
Beer ee, ——coeruleum. LINM-3C. Pkt. 15¢ 
MO-3, 3 Pkt. 10c: oz, 65 








Large bluish purple flowers, very showy. 
— —Roseum. LINM-3Z, Pkt. 15¢ 
Large rose-pink rir eo Sale 
ales ——Rubrum. . Pkt. 15¢ 
anes Soe URES | Large bright red flowers. 
—grandiflorum, Blue. LINM-3. Pkt. 10c: 









Same in rose colored flowers. 
—rubrum. LINM-S. Pkt. 10c: ¥2 oz. 40 
| Same in red flowers. Very Sage . 
“BP; considered as “one of e e AS ISSUED 23 
set e 

ae 

name of water plants called Lotus, which 
LUCULIA (leu-KEU-li-ch) 

ing large leathery leaves and showy 
corymbs of white, rose and red flowers; 
easily grown under glass in moderate 
temperature and bloom through the win- 
ter. They can be set outdoors during the 
summer where they make attractive 
olants 
—gratissima. LUCU-1. Pkt. 25c¢ 
from seed. 
LUFFA (LUF-ch) 

large white flowers and cylindrical or 
oblon«. fruits) When ripe they have dry 
papery shells which contain a network of 
strong fibres which is commonly called 
“dish cloth” ‘and is used for washing pur- 
poses. Culture same as for gourds. 
—Green Snake. LUFF-1. Pkt. 10c 
—acutangula. LUFF-2. Pkt. 10c 
—cylindrica mocrocarpa. LUFF-3. Pkt. 10¢ 
LUNARIA (leu-NAY-ch) 
nial andia perennial that cre used for 
dried flowers in this genus. The seed pods 
are flat and when matured, these open 
up, making a very pretty spray for use in 
bouquets or the entire plant can be used 
as a bouquet: the flowers are white to 
crimson. 
—biennis, Violet. LUNA-1. Pkt. 10c; 
seed pods for winter decoration, 2-ft., Vio- 
let flowers. 
— —White. LUNA-2. Pkt. 10c: Y2 oz. 45 
——Dark Crimson, LUNA-3, Pkt. 10c: 
—Munstead Purple. + LUNA-4. Pkt. 15c 
—Variegated. LUNA-5. Pkt. 15¢ 
LUPINUS (lu-PI-nus) 

peas, are borne in great profusion on long 
stemmed spikes;' both annual and peren- 
nial sorts are excellent for display in the 
border; sun or partial shade and requires 
moisture. Blooms May and June and if 
cut back will produce second crop of 
flowers, sow in open ground as they resent 
moving, being tap rooted. 
—Alaska Lupin. LUP-11. Pkt. 15c 
and not yet identified but no doubit L. 
Arcticus,- which is beautiful. 18-in., color 
cream, pinkish lavender, magenta and 
shades of purple and blue. 
—arboreus, Lavender Tree. LUP-1. 
high with lavender flowers. 
—aridus. LUP-12. Pkt. 50c 
cultivation and a scarce species. 
—pubescens, LUP-4. Pkt. 15¢ 
In this species belongs most of the hybrids | 
offered in the trade. 
—-Rose Queen. LUP-4RQ. Pkt. 15¢ 
—lyalli. LUP-13. Pkt. 50c 
posed sunny rock garden, easily grown 
but not Iceng lived, HP. 
annual. 
bushes, 15-in. tall bearing in June mas- 
sive flower spikes closely set with large 
deep blue flowers. 
L. Hardwegii: 
.—Rose. LUP-3Z. Pkt. 15c 
—New Art Shades. LUP-8NA. Pkt. 15¢ 
LOTUS 
The genus is confused with the common 















































Tender shrubs from the Himalayas hav- 
The most reliable species, coming true 
Lootah. Tropical climbing plants with 
Very long fruits. 
Dish Cloth. Large fruits. 
Best known of the dishcloth gourds, with 
“buoy yj Z 0} Sinz pean sJepuesrs 

There are two important kinds, a bien- 
Honestly, Biennial, with shining silvery 
Foliage variegated. 
The flowers, shaped like those of the 
Blue Lupin, collected on Kodiak Island, 
, Pkt. 15c 
Tender Perennial shrub growing man- 
-——Yellow Tree. LUP-2. Pkt. 15c, 
A rock garden dwarf, very ‘rare in 
3 ft. annual, pods 1” long, seed small, 
A greatly admired species for the ex- 
—mutabilis, LUP-6. Pkt. 15c 
Blue and white flowers, sweet scented, 
—subcarnosus. LUP-10. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 45c 
Texas Blue Bonnet. Small seeded, strong 
Annual to 2 ft., blooming July Sept., 
pods 1” long, seed small. Very popular 
annual Lupine. 
—Blue. . LUP-3B. Pkt. 15¢ 
—White. LUP-3W. Pkt. 15¢ 
-~Celestial Blue. LUP-3CB. Pkt. 15¢ 
In all the colors available. 
—Hardwegii Mixed. LUP-3Hx. Pkt. 10c 
All the above*varieties and many other 
shades and hybrids. a 
— —Cruickshanksii. LUP-6C. Pkt. 15c 
6 ft. annual, blooming June-Aug., pods 
3” long, seeds large; this variety has 
bluish flowers, shades violet and purple. 
——Cruickshanksii. LUP-6Cs. Pkt, l5c 
A smoijl seeded variety of this. 
Hardwegii Giants: 
A taller strain, 3-4 ft. 
—King Blue, LUP-3Gb. Pkt. 15c 
—King White. LUP-3Gw. Pkt. 15c 
—Giants Mixed. LUP-3Gx. Pkt. 10¢ 
—hartwegii, Giant King, Blue. LUP-3. 
F Pk. 15c 
Annual, 3-ft. this is a recently introduced 
strag¢n with larger flowers, closer spaced 
on longer spikes and in miore distinct 
colors. Oxford blue. 
——Mixed. LUP-4. Pki. 0c: oz. 70c 
Agnual, 2-ft. in blue shades, white, yel- 
tow and rose. 
—nanus, Blue. LUP-5. Pkt. 15c 
Small seeded type, native of California, 
l-ft. annual Be,. 
Extra Dwarf Mixed. LUP-5X. Pkt. l5c 
— —Cruikshanki. LUP-7. Pkt. 1Sc 
cc 
lem Cross. Perennial with gleaming scarlet. 
brig and color, Free flowering gnnual, . — 
-ft. ; eG 
— —Mixed. LYCH-2. Pkt. 0c: %4 oz. 25¢ 
—coronaria. LYCH-3. Pkt. 
Miller, Much branched biennial or 
rennial with wide woolly leaves and large 
crimson flowers, terminating each branch- 
let. Other plants are also called Dusty 
Miller, see Centaurea, 
— —astrosanguinea. LYCH-3A. Pkt. 15¢ 
— —bicolor. « LYCH-3B. Pkt. 15¢ 
— —Red. LYCH-3R, Pkt. 15¢ 
— —White. LYCH-3W. Pkt. l5¢ 
— —Mixed. LYCH-3X. Pkt. 10¢ 
—floscuculi. - LYCH-8. Pkt. 50c 
for bog garden or water~side. 
—flos-jovis Hort’; var. LYCH-9. Pkt. 25¢ 
ettes, 5" tall, HP 
—Forestii Hybrids. © LYCH-1h, Pkt. l5c 
orange, white and other shades; fine 
border or bedding plant, flowering first 
year if sown early, 1 ft., HP. 
——nana. LYCH-EN, Pkt. l5¢ 
This is a very superior strain containing 
many beautiful colors and blends in bright 
colors. 
—Russel Hybrids. LUP-8RH. Pkt. 25¢ 



art fare ‘LILY-4. Pkt. 25¢ plants for winter house’ plants; they can|are Nymphaea. The correct genus belongs| These have always represented the best 
Ss % Purple with dark brown oz. 45c; Ys Ib. 85¢ be plunged into,the border during the | to- the Pea Family. They are native tojot the perennial Lupine hybrids! The 
HS ce altace °C. —Limonium Blend. LIMO-X. ha 10c | warm summer months. So. Europe. grower ‘of ithe Sead! Ge inssnternh ace 
tac LILY-M2c. Pkt. 30c| This collection containing all the differ-] _ | —tetragonolus. LOT-1, Pkt. 2c] YOU, oy, be reas nably sure of a pure 
gr ‘Potschenhohe, near] ¢nt species and varieties. LITHOFRAGMA Winged ree Asparagus Pea. A creep- ae ge hoe 3 we offer is from the 
e, Austria. yt On etagthe et oot baer A SARAH TS Gy Ea ing annual leguminous plant with purplish-} _ BT ky 
‘n album. —_-ILY-4a. Pkt. 50 LIPPLA_(LIPi-cth) (LIP-i-ah) (lith-oh-FRAG-ma) fed flowers and pods, which are edible —polyphyllus, Mixed. LUP-8. Pkt. 1c: 
ABs ce > wv F when young. ey thrive in sunny, dry 50. 
i me LILY-24.| — “Small plants of the Saxifrage family 7 : ' Y ; ‘ oz. 50c 
dalmaticum... Tender~herbs and shrubs of Verbena Fora sive sioenthinenlealcia rounded) deep Pecans ang valuable for ground coyer Tall perennial with winged flowers 
blooming most of the summer, colors 
purple, white and rose. 
—-Lupine Blend. LUP-X. Pkt. 15¢ 
This is a mixture of all the different 
Lupines, annual and perennial. Oz, 35¢; 
Y% lb, $1.25. 
LUTKEA (LUT-ke-a) 
Very finely cut foliage suggesting a 
mossy saxifrage, forming green carpets 
yards across, with short spikes of bloom: 
Quite easy on the rock garden @n thi 
shady side of a large rock. ‘ 
—pectinata. LUTK-1. Pkt. 25¢ : 
Tiny spikes of pale yellow over a mat 
ot velvety green, HP, 4-6’. 
LYCHNIS (LIK-nis) 

Brilliantly colored flowers and easily 
grown from seed; if sown early indoors 
most of the species will flower in June ~ 
and July, ordinary garden soil and. a 
fairly dry location with plenty of sun. « 
They are*related to the genus Silene, The- 
dominant color of the species is red and 
the flower 5-petaled, 3 ° 
—alpina. LYCH-7. Pkt.50¢ 
Alpine Catchfly. HP, 4" tall, pink, for : 
scree RG, 2 
—arkwrightii Hybrids. LYCH-S. - 
Pkt. 25¢ 
Very showy, in a fine rarige of colors, 
18”, HP. 
—chalcedonica. LYCH-10. Pkt. 20 
Scarlet. Lighting, Maltese Cross, Jerusa- % 
flowers 1" across forming a large cluster 
at end of 2-3 ft. stalks. aS 
—coeli-rosa. LYCH-1. Pkt. 10e 
Rese of Heaven. Crimson-red, a@ new 





Rose of Heaven. Rose-red, red, white 
Mullein «Pink, Rose Champion, . le 
Dark blood-red flowers. 
White with red. 
Ragged Robin. HP, 15” tall, pink flowers, 
Heads of pi.”:, flowers over silvery ros- 
A strain, 114-2 ft., with shades of crim- 
son, carmine, pink and white flowers. ’ 
—haageana Hybrids LYCH-6. Pkt. 20c 
Rather large flowers in heads, salmon, 
A very dwarf strain of this species. 
—viscaria splendeus. LYCH-4. Pkt. 10c: 
Y% oz. 30c 
Hardy perennial, fiery red flowers, 15-in. 
tall, very beautiful. 
—Lychnis Blend. LYCH-X. Pkt. 10c 
Contains ail the various species’ and 
varieties and hybrids on Lychnis. 
LYSIMACHIA (ly-si-MAY-ki-ch) 
Loosestrife, which is also used for the 
genus Steironema, both requiring similar 
reatment and’ moisture situations. Peren- 
nial, bloom in summer, very pretty. 
—punctata, LYSM-1. Pkt, 26c 
Spotted Loosestrife.. Dainty golden yel- 
low flowers in whorls on strong upright 
growing plants; useful in shady, poor 
soils, fl. stems 3 ft. long, TuneJuly, HP. 

—ramosa, LYSM-2. Pkt. 3c 
MACHAERANTHERA 
-tanacetifolia. MACH-1. Pkt. 20¢ 
Takoke Daisy. Most desirable for edging, 
bedding and cutting, best of the Blue 
Daisies. Flowers large blue-lavender with 
little golden centers and good length 
stems: foliage fern-like. Long blooming 
period, mid-June to Nov., sow seeds early 
and to get even germination ‘place sesds 
in the refrigerator for a week, 20-in. 
MACLEAYA (mah-KLAY-rah) 
—cordata. MACH-1. Pkt, 15¢ 
Plume Poppy or Tree Calandine Form- 
erly classed as Bocconia cordata. A tall 
plant with feathery sprays of smal) flowers 
held. above the grayish-green leaves, 
Makes an effective kground or speci+ 


men plant, pere: . 6-ft. 
—japonica, MACH-2. Pkt. 15¢ 
—microcarpa, MACH-3. Pkt. 25¢ 
Similar to M. cordata in habit but seed 
vessels purple, HP, 6 ft. 
MAHONIA (ma-HOH-ni-ch) 
Pretty evergreen shrubs. with yellow 
flowers and glossy foliage; most are tender 
but a few are hardy in the N. Best in a 
sheltered position from wind and hot sun; 
do well in shade and under trees, especi- 
aly where a little moist. 
—repens. MAHO-1. Pkt. 25¢ 
A low growing plant with suckering 
habit with bluish-areen leaves. 




