Larkspurs 
Annual, 2% to 3 ft. June to Frost. The 
Larkspur is one of the brightest and 
showiest of garden flowers. Plant breed- 
ers have produced a wonderful improve- 
ment by careful selection in size and 
color of the flower and the general habit 
of the plant. The flower spikes 
are of varied shades of red, blue, 
white, pink, ete. Splendid for 
beds or borders. Their culture is 
quite easy. They like cool 
weather to germinate and grow 
best. Sow seed very early in the 
Spring in well drained ground 
where plants are to bloom. Thin 
seedlings to stand 1° to 1% ft. 
apart. For extra early flowers, 
sow seed in late Fall. The seed 
will remain dormant until the 
first approach of Spring, when 
it will germinate. 
Giant Imperial Double 
Larkspur 
A magnificent base-branching 
strain of Larkspur. The delphi- 
nium-like spikes of double flow- 
ers are carried on stems 3 to 4 
feet long and are ideal for cut 
flowers. 
4796 Blue Spire. Deep blue. 
4798 Carmine King. Carmine. 
4799 Exquisite Pink. Soft pink. 
4801 Lilac Spire. Rich lilac. 
4803 Miss California. Deep rose. 
4804 The Empress. Salmon rose. 
4806 White Spire. Pure white. 
4810 Mixed. 
Tall Double Stock Flowered 
4795 Mixed, Plants branch freely. 
bearing long spikes of beauti- 
ful double flowers. 
Giant Imperial Double 
Larkspurs MIGNONETTE Reseda 
LATHYRUS Hardy Sweet Peas Annual. 1 to 1% ft. June to Frost 
Hardy Perennial Climber. 10 ft. June to Frost 5132 Mixed Sweet Scented, The sweet deli- 
cate fragrance makes this flower very use- 
ful for cutting and mixing it with more 
pretentious blooms lacking a delicate 
odor. Fine for Winter pot culture. 
4921 Mixed. Dense growing climber for covering fences, 
stones and rough ground; few weeds will grow up 
through them. Not fragrant. 
LAVENDER Lavandula Vera 
Hardy Perennial. 2 ft. June-August 
4811 Munstead Strain. Blue fragrant flowers often dried 
for Winter use on account of their lovely sweet odor. 
LOBELIA 
Annual Bedding Varieties. June to Frost. A sheet of 
bloom all season. Attractive and desirable for edgings, 
ribbon bedding and rockeries, as well as pot culture. 
4832 Crystal Palace Compacta. Beautiful deep blue. 
4865. Mixed. 
LUPINUS Lupine 
Annual Sorts. 2 to 3 ft. June-July 
4887 Mixed. Showy spikes of pea-shaped flowers, useful 
for borders and cut flowers. Prefer a little shade and 
soil free from lime. 
Hardy Perennial. 3 ft. June-July 
4895 Russell Hybrids. The most beautiful of all hardy 
Lupinus, noted for its wide range of unusual colors 
and color combinations, Annual Lupinus 
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