54 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR'S GUIDE 



NO. PRICE 



I^A/THYHUS (PERENNIAL PEA). NAT. ORD., Leguminosa. 

 Showy, free-flowering plants, growing in any common soil ; very ornamental on ti zllis- 

 work, old stumps, or for covering fences or walls. Hardy perennials. 



826 Lathyrus Latifolius. Red ; from England. 5 feet ....... $0.05 



827 - - Albus. Whjte. 5 feet . . . . . . ...... 05 



828 - - Grandiflorus. Large-flowered. 5 feet ....... .05 



I-i^LVE]VI>UI^JL (LAVENDER). NAT. ORD., Labiata. 



A genus of plants chiefly cultivated on account of the delicious fragrance of their flowers. 

 They succeed in any garden soil. Hardy perennial. 

 830 Lavendula Spica. Lilac; from Europe. 2 feet ......... 05 



NAT. ORD., Malvacea. 



Very showy, profuse-blooming, handsome plants ; exceedingly effective when used as a, 

 background to other plants. Hardy annuals. 



831 Lavaiera Rosea. Rose-color; fine. 2 feet .......... 05 



832 - Alba. White; fine. 2 feet ............ 05 



Jli-^GIEItSTItCEMIA.. NAT. ORD., Lytkracece. 



A splendid greenhouse shrub, with exceedingly handsome flowers, sometimes called the 

 Bride of India. 



833 Lagerstrcemia Indica. Lilac ; from East Indies. 5 feet ....... 25 



834 - Barclayana ............... 25 



835 - Rosea ................ 25 



UEFTOSirHOlV. NAT. ORD., Polemoniaceec. 



A charming tribe of the most beautiful of our hardy annuals. Nearly allied to the Cilia, 

 and requiring the same treatment. 



836 Leptosiphon Androsaceus. Mixed; from California ........ 05 



837 - Aureus. Golden-yellow ; from California. Half foot ....... 10 



838 - Luteus. Primrose; orange centre. Half foot ........ 10 



839 - Densiflora. Rosy-lilac ; from California. ' Half foot ....... 05 



840 - - Alba. White ; from California. Half foot ........ 10 



841 - Hybridus. New French Hybrids. This we consider the finest of them all, em- 



bracing all the colors from dark-maroon, orange, lilac, purple, crimson, violet, 

 golden-yellow, and white ; of compact growth. One-third foot ..... 25 



NAT. ORD., Composite. 

 A hardy perennial, found in many parts of the United States, growing in meadows and 

 moist places. 



842 Liatris Spicata. Flowers bright-purple, on stems from three to five feet . . . .10 



843 -- Sea riosa (Gay Feather). A showy variety, with purple flowers ..... 10 



844 - Pumila. Purple; large-flowered ........... jo 



845 - Graminifolia. Pink; in heads ........... 10 



NAT. ORD., LOacea. 

 The Lily stands pre-eminent among all flowering bulbs. Stately in habit, varied in color, 

 highly fragrant, perfectly hardy, easily cultivated, and blooming from June until frost, they 

 can claim, as they fully deserve, a prominent place in the largest or smallest garden. The 

 seeds often lie dormant several months before vegetating. Succeeds well in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and silver-sand. 



846 Lilium Giganteum. The tallest and most magnificent of the lilies, growing ten feet high, 



with spikes of white trumpet-shaped flowers, with carmine streaks . . . .25 



847 - Lancifolium Hybridium (Japan Lily). Finest mixed ....... 25 



848 - Auratum. The new golden-banded Lily. This superb Lily has flowers twelve 



inches in diameter ; pure white, with a yellowish band through the centre of each 

 petal, and covered with brownish dots. It is deliciously fragrant ; one stem often 

 produces six to ten of its immense blossoms. We have a few well-ripened seeds 

 of the above, which we offer. Ten seeds ......... 50 



NAT. ORD., Trop&olacea. 

 Very beautiful, showy, profuse-blooming, dwarf-growing plants : slightly fragrant ; par- 

 ticularly effective and valuable as edgings, succeeding in any soil or situation, but delighting 

 most in a moist soil ; from California. Hardy annuals. 



