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LINUM FLAX -LUPINE - LUNARIA 
LINNAEA. (li-NEE-ah) TWIN-FLOWER. Caprifoliaceae. 
Subshrubs suitable for the rockery thriving in a moist peaty or woodsy soil. 
—borealis. Dainty trailer; bell-shaped rose fis; glossy eV; HPooeccsccesen LINN-1. 30¢ 
LINUM. (LY-num) FLAX. Linaceae. 
Annual and perennial plants and shrubs with blue, white or yellow flowers, popular 
in the border. Grow in full sun and sow the annual forms direct to the garden early in 
the spring; the perennials up to August for next year’s flowers. Easy to grow. 
—flavum. Gclden yellow fis; 1 ft; half hardy in North; HP.......ccccccssse LINM-14, 15¢ 
—-—compacium. Compact form especially suitable for RG; HHP.. LINM-14C. 20¢ 
—grandiflorum. Red to bluish purple fis, 114” ac; 2 ft; HA............... .. LINM-16. 15¢ 
——coeruleum. Very ,showy bluish purple; HA... LINM-I6C. 15¢ 
—-—roseum. Large rose-pink fis; A .. LINM-16R. 15¢ 
——Blue, Very popular cutflower: HAL ccccccscesees . LINM-16B. 15¢ 
—Lewisii. More robust than L. perenne; 18”; Mont; HP.. .. LINM-19. 15¢ 
—perenne. Deep blue fis; 18” tall; very good; HP..... .. LINM-26. 15¢ 
——WwWhite. A white flowered form of above; HP.. LINM-26W. 15¢ 
—-Linum Blend. Allethejapoverkindsa mixed... mec pom ete eters LINM-X, 10¢ 
LITTONIA. (lit-TOH-nee-ah) Liliaceae. 
Climbing or erect plants with bell-shaped orange or yellow flowers and tuberous 
roots; easy to grow in a sunny window; give rest in early winter. Related to Gloriosa. 
-—-modesta, Bright orange bells, 1” ac; good summer house plant..........cc.000.-- LITT-1. 25¢ 
LUNARIA. (leu-NAY-ah) SATIN-FLOWER, HONESTY, MOONWORT. Cruciferae. 
They come in an annual and a perennial species; are grown mainly for the pretty 
dried flowers. Sow seed early fro the annuals and any time up to August 20th for the 
perennials, The annuals are often biennial. 
—annua. 18’ tall and comes in white, red and purple fis; HA or HB.... LUNA-IX. 10¢ 
—7-—W Hite. KPUTEs. WHITE’, (TIS eerste tees oe a in een LUNA-1W. 15¢ 
—w—Crimson. A dark crimson colored flower.................. .. LUNA-IC. 15¢ 
——Munsiead Purple. A fine strain for dried flowers...... .. LUNA-1M. 15¢ 
—-—Variegated, The leaves are variegated in this strainw.cccccccccccccccccccecs. LUNA-IV. 20¢ 
LUPINUS. (lu-PI-nus) LUPINE. Leguminosae. 
Flowers in great profusion on long stemmed spikes; both annual and perennial sorts 
are excellent for display in the border or for cutting. They grow on any well drained 
soil and thrive even on poor land; sow seed where plants are to grow. 
—arhoreus, Lavender fis sshrubetomo@iics dios eee ete ren ee LUP-7. 15¢ 
—Hartwegii. Blooms July-Sept; best annual species; HAL... ccccccccccccccecceees LUP-25. 15¢ 
———Bluew ini) ae light <Shadenncsecucmac teen ere .. LUP-25B. 15¢ 
——wWhite. Pure white........ . LUP-25W, 15¢ 
——Celestial Blue. Sky blu .. LUP-25C. 15¢ 
——Rose. A GeEep ros COLL i.....cccccccescsssscessesareaceneretets .. LUP-25Z. 15¢ 
— Lyall. Forithe RG; easily srown; tod ft Pee ee ee ne ees LUP-34. 20¢ 
—nanus. Blue with purple-dotted spots; fragrant; May-June; 15”; HA.... LUP-40. 15¢ 
L, POLYPHYLLUS: The tall perennial Lupin, hardy in the North, with winged flowers 
flowers in many beautiful colors, blooming most of the summer. They are easily grown 
and their brilliant spikes will make an showy display in any border; to 5 ft; June-Sept. 
—CALMIME.  oocceccccscssccee cossscscvesesccscsccssseaceccnacsncsnseerseensersneseessscsescesseseererterscensssentensatececeneesscateneeenes LUP-S0C. 15¢ 
—Blue. A pale blue or sky blue . LUP-50B. 15¢ 
—vellow:, Aj nice’ bright (color nasser eee . LUP-50Y. 15¢ 
—Moerrheimi, Pretty rose and white flowers..... . LUP-50M. 15¢ 
—Princess Juliana. Dwarf bright pink, 3 ft tall...... .. LUP-50J. 15¢ 
—Salmon Queen. Beautiful shade of salmon-rose... .. LUP-50S. 15¢ 
—Terre Cotta. In various shades of terre COtta.iiceeccecesceseeeeees . LUP-50T. 15¢ 
—Russel Hybrids. This is a very superior strain in bright colors....... . LUP-50R. 20¢ 
—L. polyphyllus Blend, Hand made blend ............00...... Oz. 35¢; Lb. $3.80;.... LUP-50X.15¢ 
—subcarnosus. Texas Blue-bonnet. Bushes 15” tall; massive fl spikes;HA.... LUP-56. 15¢ 
LYCHNIS. (LIK-nis) Caryophyllaceae. 
Brilliantly colored flowers and easily grown from seed; if sown indoors early, will 
flower following June and July. Requires plenty of sunshine and a rather dry soil. 
They are related to the Silenes and the dominant color is red; herbaceous HA and HP. 
—alpina. Pink fis; dense terminal heads; tufted; 2U£05 HP iiiccciccticesecoccsees sents LYCH-2. 30¢ 
—Arkwrightii Hybrids, Showy; nice color range; 187; HP... LYCH-4. 20¢ 
—chalcedonica. Scarlet fis in dense term. heads; June-July; 2-3 ft; HP.... LYCH-7. 20¢ 
—Coeli-rosa. Rose-of-Heaven. Rose red term. fis; 18”; HA «. LYCH-8. 15¢ 
—Coronaria, Rose Champion. Crimson; terminal fis; 3 ft; HB or HP........ LYCH-10. 15¢ 
—w—astrosanguinea. Dark blood-red flS Of ADOVE... le etceeesceseesceeeseeeee - 15¢ 
——Red. > Deep.) red: COLOR se ics cece cscoce teeta etecke cee Oo ee Fa ert nareh ane rene ics . 15¢ 
—Flos-cuculi. Cockoo-fil. Red or pink panicle fis; May-Aug; 15”; . 25¢ 
—Flos-Jovis. Fl.-of Jove, Pink in dense umbels; June-July; 18” . 20¢ 
—Forrestii Hybrids. Shades of pink to crimson and white; 20”; HP.... . 15¢ 
—Haageana. Hybrid, orange-red, scarlet fils; May-June; 20”; HP . 15¢ 
—Viscaria. Red and purple, }% in. ac, clusters; May-June; 18”; HP. : . 15¢ 
——Lychnis' Blend.) Mixture Gf all Kin Gs aeccccscsnnesteeeisetactetietecntstrs ces casaanasice ed - 15¢ 
LYSIMACHIA. (ly-si-MAY-ki-ak) LOOSESTRIFE. Primulaceae. 
Annual and perennial summer blooming flowers in white or yellow, sometimes purple 
and blue, in spikes or racemes. They are grown in moist places. 
=punctata.. Yellow isin BWiOriS rapa sb use bd bee cceeneneseertcrertsnecscusenteseastecseracearirasv¥eters LYSM-14. 20¢ 
—FAMOSA. oaasecsescscessesesencrenesseacsesececsncacenssnsasecsesssecsnsnssesessesesvess LYSM-15. 20¢.. 
—lysimachia) Blend. Mixtures of— ThOS@ dN StOC Kei cpecsscecctesecte-vsssatecvisurstscavestunseet LYSM-X. 15¢ 
AN EXPLAINATION: The numbers used in listing our seeds is simple and helpful 
to the buyer, once they are understood, Each spcies is given a number according to its 
alphabetical position; all varieties or forms of this species, always has the same number 
but each form has a letter with the number; the letter X always stands for a mixture 
and if after a nttmber it is always a mixture of the forms of that species only but if the 
X follows the genus symbol and without any numbers, it is a mixture of the entire 
genus. In the listing of the names the dash (—) always means it belongs to genus 
above and two dashes, (——) means it belongs to the species just above. 
PIONEER SEED COMPANY DIMONDALE MICHIGAN 
COMMON NAMES WANTED. 
Lawson Bailey of Fla asks for the botan- 
ical and common names of the following 
plants. 
Bolusanthus speciousus; we not know of 
any common name but it is the only species 
in this genus and a tree growing about 15 
feet high; it is suitable only for the South. 
Caesalpinia Gilliesii should be Poinciana 
Gilliesii, a S. American shrub or small tree 
with light yellow flowers and bright red stam- 
ens; other than Poinciana, we know of no 
other name. 
Convolvulus Randii Comes from South 
Rhodesia. We presume it has some local 
name there but there is none used in this 
country. It is small and shrubby and suit- 
able for the South only. 
Erythrina humeana, the genus is known ag 
Coral Tree but we know of no common name 
altho these are grown in the South 
The Bauhinias are tropical shrubs or trees. 
There has been many inquiries for the yellow 
species, of which there 4 or 5 and as most 
come from India, we shall have seed of the 
new crop as soon as it is ripe. 
PENSTEMON BRANDEGEI. 
The brandegi is a great favorite with me, 
and the easiest kind I grow, volunteering 
ali over the garden. It grows from two to 
three feet high, depending on the season and 
location; has large bells of clear pure azure 
blue and old clumps produce many spikes 
of bloom. Myrtle Hebert, Montana. 
AMONG THE ROCKS 
AND IN-THE SAND 
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low bloom in the spring. The evergreen 
scale-like leaves and stems stay close to the 
sand and if drifted over, they continue ta 
grow above it. An emigrant from Europe, a 
long time here is Dusty Miller. Along the 
seaside and the lake shores it forms large 
mats of hairy, silvery gray leaves as soft as 
a lambs ear. 
A border planting to wall in such an area 
may consist of Scotch broom, gorse, beech, 
plum and sand cherry, the two latter are nat- 
ive to the lake region and are snowy with 
bloom which is followed by edible fruit. To 
these may be added suitable pines and if 
close to the water table Ilex glabra and the 
swamp Blueberry will do well. The latter 
will give you a feast of berries to be followed 
with scarlet and crimson leaves when the 
frost comes along. 
SEA HOLLY CULTURE WANTED. 
Lydia Lyon of Cleveland, Ohio wants cul- 
tural information on the growing of Sea 
Holly. Will one of our readers who has 
grown this send in their methods We as- 
sume it is a commercial undertaking and 
therefore information as to its harvest is 
also wanted. 
ASCLEPIAS CURASSAIRCA. 
This makes a showy pot plant from July to 
September. Grows 2 feet high and with large 
clusters of orange-scarlet flowers. 
If the seed is sown in February it will pro- 
duce flowering specimens in late summer and 
if held on the dry side during the following 
winter, repotted in the spring in a compost 
of good loamy soil and leaf mold with the 
soil well firmed in the pot, a beautiful pot 
specimen will be had for the following sum- 
mer. Ofcourse, prune back the growth 
when repotting, 
