LARKSPUR e For Plants see page 8 
No garden is complete without a liberal showing of this graceful, attractive double flower. It is un- 
excelled for cutting and with its many soft colors makes delightful beds for the garden. For early 
outdoor bloom start the seed about March 1 indoors in flats; these plants can be set out in the garden 
in late April or May, as soon as the ground is ready, and will bloom from late June on. They must 
be grown cool and in good, but not over-rich soil. A later sowing may be made direct in the open ground 
in April or May, and again in Iate fall for an earlier display in the following spring. Before seeding in 
hot weather it is best to chill the seed for several days. 
Giant Imperial Varieties Each, pkt. 15c; Yoz. 55c; oz. $1.65 
This is a magnificent base-branching strain with sturdy, upright, compact plants, 3 to 4 feet high. 
The fernlike foliage is attractive and the tapering flower spikes are crowded with double florets. 
: Blue Bell. All-America Winner. Azure-blue. Exquisite Rose. Rose-pink. 
be i ee te Blue Spire. Deep Oxford blue. Lilac King. The best rich lilac. 
Lobelia, Crystal Palace compacta Brilliant Rose. Deep salmon-rose suffused carmine. Miss California. Deep rose on salmon. ’ 
&) Exquisite Pink Improved. Soft salmon-pink. White King. All-America Winner. Pure white. 
Oe Giant Imperial, Special Mixed. Pkt. 15c; Woz. 55c; oz. $1.65 
A fine mixture of the colors in this class, and each is proportioned according to its popularity. 
LOBELIA e For Plants see page 8 
An ideal edging and pot-plant, forming small, round compact plants, covered with blooms. The seed 
should be planted indoors in January to produce well-flowered pot-plants for spring. A February or 
March seeding will provide plants for outdoor spring bedding to bloom from July to frost. 
Crystal Palace, compacta. ? ; Pkt. 15c; Ygoz. 40c 
An exceptionally fine variety, producing 4-inch plants with dark bronzy green foliage and dark blue flowers. 
LUPINUS HARTWEGI 
Lupine. Easily grown annuals with dark, glossy foliage and long, graceful spikes of pea-shaped flowers 
in delightful colors from June to September. Sow seed in April or May in partial shade, where plants 
are to remain, and thin out to 15 to 18 inches apart, as they do not like transplanting. 
Giant King Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 45c; oz. $1.25 
All-America Winner. The very finest strain, with 314-foot base-branching plants, each producing 4 to 6 very long, 
erect spikes covered with large dark blue, sky-blue, rose, and white flowers. Like well-drained, sandy soil. 
MARIGOLDS e For Plants see page 8 
One of the most satisfactory and easily grown annuals, showing its decorative flowers from midsummer 
until late fall. Sow seed outdoors in May or indoors in March and transplant, allowing ample room 
for development. Caution—avoid heavy manuring, too much water, and crowding plants closely. 
LARGE-FLOWERED VARIETIES 
Many of the improved Marigolds are odorless and of more interesting flower form and plant habit. 
fKochia trichophylla 
See page 43 
Lupinus Hartwegi, African Super Alldouble, Mixed. Pkt. 15ce; oz. 45c; Yoz. 75c 
Giant King Hybrids All flowers, in shades of orange and yellow are huge, perfectly formed, double quilled heads on 3-foot plants. 
Dwarf Giant, Pot o’Gold. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; Yoz. 85c 
The brilliant deep golden orange flowers, over 4 inches across, appear earlier than any other Marigold. The dwarf 
compact plants, 12 to 15 inches high, each bear a dozen or more large blooms at one time and all come 100% double. 
Full-Double Orange. ; Pkt. 15c; oz. 65c; Yoz. $1.10 
Extremely large, rich orange, sweet-scented flowers, often over 5 inches across, borne on 24% to 3-foot, very robust 
plants. They are much admired in the border and are unusually fine as cut-flowers. 
Glitters. | . is 2) 5 Lens Pkt. 15c; lgoz. 55c 
All-America, 1951. A new incurved “Mum” type with glittering clear yellow, long stemmed flowers, 3 to 4 inches 
across, contrasting with the dark-~foliaged, bushy, 3-foot plants from midsummer to frost. 
Guinea Gold. Pkt. 15ce; Voz. 45c; Woz. 75c 
Larkspur, Giant Imperial All-America Winner. This is extremely popular and excellent for both cut-flowers and garden display. 
White King The very brilliant, orange, double flowers are flushed with gold and have ruffled, loosely placed petals. 
The flowers are 3 inches across and bloom freely on graceful pyramidal plants, 214 feet high. 
| FLOWER GARDEN MIXTURE. A mixture of annuals for both borders and cut-flowers. Oz. 60c. | 
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