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varieties of Lobelia Ramosa are preferred, which, though larger in bloom, are neither so 

 elegant nor compact. Lobelia Speciosa is the finest of all, from its intense dark-blue color, 

 witn a clear whke spot, and its dark-colored foliage. The varieties of Lobelia Gracilis are 

 the best adapted for rock-work, pots, or suspended baskets, to droop over. The seeds of 

 Lobelias, being very small, cover very slightly when sown. A light nch soil is suitable for 

 all the varieties. 



876 Lobelia Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). A well-known native variety, with scarlet flow- 



ers ; one of the finest. Hardy perennial. 2 feet ..... Jo. 10 



877 Hybridia Grandiflora. A new hybrid variety ; very fine. Hardy perennial . .35 



878 - Erinus. Flower deep-blue ; a fine bedder. Half-hardy perennial. Half foot . .25 



879 - Alba. White; pretty. Half foot ......... 10 



880 - Compacta. Dark-blue, with white centre; compact growth. Half-hardy 



annual Half foot ............. 10 



881 - - Grandiflora. Large-flowered variety ; dark-blue. Half-hardy annual . .10 



882 - - Marmorata. Marble, blue and white. Half foot ...... 10 



883 - - - Superba. A new variety, with large blue flowers ; very fine. Half- 



hardy annual Half foot ............ 10 



884 - - Rosea. Pretty rose-colored flowers. Half foot ....... 10 



885 - - Ramosoides. Dark-blue ; dwarf-branching. Half foot ..... 10 



886 - Speciosa. New. The most effective of all the varieties, yielding a long 



succession of its extremely rich and beautiful intense azure-blue flowers ; fine for 

 pots. Half-hardy annual. Quarter foot ......... 10 



887 - - Paxtoniana. A beautiful variety of the species; fine habit, with profuse 



blo^n of pure white, with sky-blue belt ; the largest flower and best habit in the 

 tribe ; a beautiful bedding-plant Half-hardy annual. Half foot . . . .25 



888 - Formosa. Beautiful ; dark-blue. Half foot . ...... 10 



889 -- Gracilis. A delicate-growing variety ; dark-blue. Half-hardy annual. Half ft. .10 



890 - - Alba. White. Half-hardy annual. Half foot ....... 10 



891 - - Compacia. Blue and white ; fine. Half foot ....... 10 



892 - Ramosus. Branching ; fine dark-blue. Half foot ....... 10 



893 - - Alba. White; branching. Half foot ......... 10 



894 - - Nana Nona. A dwarf variety ; fine. Half foot ....... 10 



895 - - Rubra. Red ; fine. Half foot .......... 10 



896 - Trigonicaulis. A new very fine variety ; light-blue flowers. Half-hardy annual .25 



NAT. ORD., Onagraceee. 

 A superb greenhouse plant, flowering in beautiful bunches during the winter. 

 897 Lopezia Miniata. Deep-peach; from Mexico. 2 feet ........ 25 



UOViJ-I^IE8-BI^EE:i>I]VGr. NAT. ORD., Amarantacea. 

 893 Love-lies-bleeding (Amarantkus Caudatus). An old and well-known annual, with 

 blood-red flowers, which hang in pendant spikes, and at a little distance look like 

 streams of blood. 3 to 4 feet ...... .... .05 



HiOVE-EV-A-MilST. NAT. ORD., Ranun^ulacea. 



(See Nigella.) 

 HiOTUS. NAT. ORD., Leguminosce. 



An exceedingly ornamental genus of plants, with pea-shaped flowers. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 



899 Lotus Jacobaeus. Dark-brown ; fine for pot-culture ; from Cape Verde Islands. 2 feet .10 

 ^00 - Luteus. Yellow ; from Cape Verde Islands. 2 feet ..... . .10 



IjOmOSFEIllMTJM:. NAT. ORD., Scrophulariacecc. 



An elegant and highly ornamental genus of climbers, with handsome and showy foxglove- 

 like flowers; very effective for conservatory, greenhouse, or garden decoration, and mav be 

 used with advantage for hanging baskets ; will bloom the first season from seed. Half- 

 hardy perennials. 



901 Lophospermum Coccineum. Red ............ 25 



902 - Hendersonii. Rose ............. 25 



