PURPLE TO LILAC 
JULY 
bie English Botanical ecu Height 
Name | Sameand a tia siiton 
“Pur- |BLACK PEA |Lathyrus See page 242. 
ple” OR BITTER niger 
near VETCH 5 
ae ats Orobus niger 
“Violet” |TRUE Lavandula Fragrant grayish sub-shrub. Flow-| 1-3 ft. 
bet. LAVENDER vera ers occasionally white, in spikes. An |Sun 
47 & 49 old garden favorite, used for oil of 
lavender. Slight protection needed. 
Flowers if dried will long retain fra- 
grance. Prop. by young wood cut- 
tings. Light rich open soil.  S. 
Europe. 
“Pur- (HANDSOME /*Liatris Bright flowers in dense slender) 2-3 ft. 
ple” BLAZING élegans spikes; buds deeper, color no. 40. Sun or 
39 bright|STAR Lacinaria Narrow leaves. Striking in border or |hal/ 
& clear élegans margin of shrubbery against back- shade 
ground. Protect slightly in winter. 
Prop. by fall-sown seed, division or 
offsets. Rich or poor soil. Southern 
U.S. Ay 
“Purple’’ LOOSE- *Liatris Flowers rise in long spikes above | 2-3 ft. 
near 46 [FLOWERED graminifélia | narrow leaves. Good in border or Sun or 
BUTTON Lacinaria wild garden. Prop. by fall-sown seed {half 
SNAKEROOT graminifolia | or offsets. Rich or poor soil.  S. |shade 
Eastern U.S. A. 
“Deep (DENSE **Liatris Handsome neat species. Flowers, | 2-5 ft. 
purple” ‘BUTTON spicata small, in close spikes on unbranched |Sun or 
near 46 |[SNAKE- Lacinaria erect stems. Foliage slender. Plant half 
ROOT, GAY |spicata in masses in the border against good |shade 
FEATHER background. Prop. by seed and divi- 
sion. Light rich soil is best. Eastern 
U.S. A. 
*Var. montana (L. pumila); lower- 
growing, 1-13 ft. high, leaves broader, 
flower spike shorter. Mts., N. C. 
and Va. 
“Lilac” |KENIL- Linaria See page 242. 
47 light [WORTH IVY, |Cymbalaria 
MOTHER OF 
THOUSANDS 
“Bluish [HIMA- *Lindelofia Showy plant. Pendent clusters of | 1-14 ft. 
purple” |[LAYAN spectabilis tubular flowers tinged with purple or Sun 
44 duller. LUNGWORT pink. Sheltered places in the bor- 
der. Prop. by seed and division. Any 
well-drained soil. N. India. 
“Pur- /TALL BLUE-|**Lupinus See page 242. 
ple” bet. |FLOWERED polyphfllus 
47 & 48 [PERENNIAL |L. grandi- 
LUPINE florus 
“Purple”/SLENDER- [L¥thrum See page 245. 
near 29 BRANCHED virgatum 
duller |PURPLE 
LOOSE- 
STRIFE 
to Oct. 
Mid. 
July to 
early 
Sept. 
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