IPOMOEA 
Morning-Glories 
Annual Climbers. 12 ft. 
Darling. (1951 Noveltv.) A distinct break 
from Scarlett O’Hara Morning-Glory. 
Darling is the same rich wine-red but with 
a snowy white throat that provides enough 
contrast to make the flowers stand out 
immediately. When in full bloom, Darling 
is a very showy sight. The flowers are much 
larger and longer stemmed; otherwise 
the same plant habit, flower size, growth 
characteristics and earliness. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 75c.; Yoz. $1.25. 
Blue Star. Honorable Mention, All-America 
Selections. An entirely new color in 
Giant Morning-Glories, a distinct 
shade of clear sky-blue accentuated by 
the five deeper blue midribs that form an 
attractive star. The flowers are of great 
size, being larger and earlier than the 
ever-popular Clarke’s strain of Heavenly 
Blue. They average from 4 to 444 inches 
in diameter. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c.; 
Yyoz. $1.00. 
Pearly Gates. Silver Medal, All-America 
Selections. Lovely lustrous white flow- 
ers with creamy shading deep down in 
the throat; they average 414 inches 
across. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c.; M4oz. 85c. 
Scarlett O’Hara. All-America Winner. 
/@\ The blooms measure from 3 to 4 inches 
in diameter and are a vivid scarlet. 
Its first flowers will begin to appear in 
about sixty-five days from seed and remain 
open all day even in the warmest weather. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 40c.; Y4oz. 85c. 
Clarke’s New Early Improved Heavenly 
Blue Morning-Glory. Bright blue. Pkt. 
15c.; large pkt. 40c.; oz. $1.00. 
Noctiflora. Moonflower. At night and dur- 
ing dull days the plants are covered with 
an abundance of large, pure white, fragrant 
flowers. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
KOCHIA .- Summer Cypress 
Hardy Annual. ato jte 
Childsi. Easily grown. Forms a_cypress- 
like hedge with feathery green foliage that 
turns to a deep red color. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 25c.; oz. 60c. 
LANTANA HYBRIDA 
Annual. Dijite 
Choice Mixed. An easy-to-grow bedding 
plant, bearing in great profusion verbena- 
like flower-heads in white, rose, orange, 
scarlet. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c. 
LAVENDER . Lavandula vera 
Hardy Perennial. 18 in. 
Bears long spikes of fragrant blue flowers. 
Pkt. 10c.; Jarge pkt. 50c. 
LARKSPUR, PERENNIAL 
See Delphinium, page 15. 
ANNUAL LARKSPUR 
Hardy Annuals Bit: 
New Supreme Strain 
This new giant base-branching type has a 
much longer main spike, with larger flowers, 
fully double and more closely spaced on the 
main stem than existing types. 
The following popular colors are available 
now: 
Dark Blue Supreme. Rich violet-purple. 
Lilac Supreme. The best clear lilac to date. 
Pink Supreme. Clear bright rose-pink. 
Rose Supreme. Clear deep rose. 
Salmon Supreme. True salmon-pink. 
White Supreme. Pure white. 
Choice Mixed. See color plate, 
front cover. 
Any of above, pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c.; 
oz. $2.50 
inside 
18 HENRY F. 
MICHELL CO., 
Giant Imperial Larkspur 
Identical in branching habit with Giant 
Imperial Stock. Very double flower; strong 
growth. 
Deep Carmine King Improved. New. _ A 
larger, more beautiful Carmine King 
which will hold its color under the most 
trying conditions. 
Blue Bell. Clear light blue. 
Blue Spire. An intense deep Oxford-blue. 
Brilliant Rose. The finest rose-pink to date. 
An excellent variety for cutting. 
Exquisite Rose. A beautiful shade of rose- 
pink. 
Lilac King. A true lilac shade. 
Lilac Queen. Rich lilac, shading Iavender- 
blue. 
Lilac Spire. Bright lilac. 
Los Angeles. Rich salmon overlaid with 
brilliant rose. 
Miss California. Pale shaded salmon. 
Pink King. New. Soft warm salmon-rose. 
Pink Perfection. Lively shade of light 
pink; large florets. 
Sweet Lavender. Light Iavender-blue. 
White King. All-America Winner. 
Giant, pure white flowers on long 
spikes. 
White Spire. A dazzling pure white. 
Choice Mixed. 
Any of above, pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 40c.; 
oz. $1.60 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS 
Everlasting or Perennial Pea 
Hardy Perennials. 
A showy climber 
stumps, fences, etc. 
Crimson. Brilliant. 
Pink Beauty. Bright rosy pink. 
White. 
Choice Mixed. All colors. 
Any of above, pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c.; 
oz. $1.25 
6 to 8 ft. 
for covering walls, 
LEPTOSYNE 
Annual. Baits 
One_ of. the quickest-growing annuals, 
blooming in 5 weeks after sowing the seed. 
Maritima. Large, lemon-yellow, Marguerite- 
like flowers. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 
LIATRIS - Blazing Star 
Perennials. 4 ft. 
Pycnostachya. Showy border plant with 
long spikes of violet-purple flowers. Pkt. 
15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
LINUM . Flax 
Annual. 16 in. 
Grandiflorum rubrum.  Large-flowered 
scarlet Flax. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c. 
Perennial. 18 in. 
Perenne. Bright blue flowers. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.00. 
LILIUM - Lily 
Perennials. 3 to 6 ft. 
White Queen. A giant, snow-white, early- 
flowering variety of the Philtppinense 
formosanum type. This strain bears very 
large flowers and will bloom in approxi- 
mately 15 months from seed. Pkt. 25s 
large pkt. $1.25. 
Regale. Perfectly hardy and also excellent 
for forcing. Flowers waxy white; fragrant. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 30c. 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
LUPINUS - Lupin 
Hartwegi Giants or King 
Annuals. 3 to 4 ft. 
A new and improved strain with the base- 
branching habit. Each plant produces from 
4 to 6 spikes of bloom. 
King Blue. Enormous spikes of rich Oxford- 
blue color. 
King Sky-Blue. Clear light blue. 
King White. Glistening pure white. Giant 
spikes. 
Choice Mixture. 
Any of above, pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 30c. 
Rich Blue White 
Pink Mixed. AII colors 
Sky-Blue 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; 0z. $1.00 
Lupinus polyphyllus 
Perennials. Dio 
Of easy culture. Graceful spikes of pea- 
shaped flowers, fine for cutting. May, June. 
Blue. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 
Roseus. Pink. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 
White. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c.; oz. $1.25. 
New Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 
A0c.; oz. $1.50. 
Russell. A great variety of rich colors— 
deep yellows, oranges, reds, and brilliant 
bicolors never seen in Lupins before. The 
florets are large, with flat, fanlike standards 
and, unlike all other Lupins, most of the 
spikes retain their florets throughout the 
whole period of development. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 75c.; oz. $1.25. 
LINARIA - Toadflax 
Annual. 6 to 8 in. 
Fairy Bouquet, Mixed. Dwarf; large 
flowering. Choice mixture. Fine for bed- 
ding. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c. 
LOBELIA 
4 to 12 in. 
No garden is complete without an edging 
of blue Lobelia. 
Cambridge Blue. Sutton’s. New. Large, 
light blue flowers. Dwarf, compact growth. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Crystal Palace Compacta. Very compact. 
Deep blue. The best for edging. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
Crystal Palace Speciosa. Of trailing habit. 
Deep ultramarine-blue. Fine for vases. 
Pkt. 10c.; Iarge pkt. 40c. 
Mrs. Clibran. Dwarf. Deep blue flowers 
with white eyes. Excellent for borders. 
Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Michell’s Blue Stone. An excellent dwarf 
variety of compact growth. Plants are 
completely covered with large, bright blue 
flowers. Fine for borders or boxes. Pkt. 
20c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Sapphire. A beautiful trailing variety of 
strong growth. The flowers are unusually 
large; deep blue, with large, clearly defined 
white eye. Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Annuals. 
LYCHNIS 
2% ft. 
For massing in large beds or borders. 
Chalcedonica. Rose Campion. Fine, scar- 
let, crosslike flowers. July. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 30c.; oz. $1.25. 
Perennial. 
MARVEL OF PERU . Four o'clock 
Annuals. 8 to 20 in. 
Dwarf Mixture. A uniformly dwarf strain, 
well adapted for bedding or border work. 
Fine range of bright colors. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 30c.; oz. $1.00. 
Choice Mixed. Free-flowering garden fa- 
vorites. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 60c. 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
