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produces the most brilliant colors, and is literally covered with bloom 
though the plant will be smaller and less vigorous. It transplants easily 
and is self-sowing to a degree. July to October. 
Ice Prant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum). 4 in. A dwarf 
fleshy plant covered with glittering papule which make it look as if 
coated with ice crystals. Give a poor soil made of yellow loam, lime 
rubbish, sand and manure. Flowers open only on sunny days. Also 
rose-colored varieties. July to October. 
Larkspur. Branching (Delphiniwm consolida). 1 ft. A branching 
form of Larkspur of great beauty. All Larkspurs should have the soil 
heavily enriched with manure; it should also be moist, in full sun. Sow 
seeds of annual Larkspur in autumn, as they are late in flowering if 
sown in spring. Self-sowing; also pink and blue varieties. July to 
October. 
Larkspur. Rocket (Delphinium Ajacis). 1 ft. Another form of 
annual Larkspur with a dense spike of bloom. Also blue and pink 
varieties. For culture, see preceding paragraph. 
LAVATERA (L. ivimestris alba). 3 ft. A tall bushy annual bearing 
large open funnel-shaped white flowers, delicately penciled with pink. 
It requires rich moist soil and sun. This is not so handsome as the pink 
variety, L. trimestris rosea, which is one of our most desirable pink 
annuals. July to October. 
Lupine (L. mutabalis, var. Snow Queen). 3 ft. A tall smooth plant 
with palmate foliage, and many spikes of large fragrant pea-shaped 
flowers. Both the Lupine and Larkspur in annual forms are well worth 
growing and are good to fill spaces left after earlier flowers are cut back, 
particularly a pink var. (see Pink An., July) which blooms until heavy 
frost, but the seed should be sown where the plants are to remain as they 
do not transplant well. Give any good soil, full sun and moisture. 
July to the middle of October. 
Matore (M. trifida, cultivated at M. grandiflora). 3 ft. A very 
showy annual with open funnel-shaped flowers of beautiful gleaming 
texture both in white and pink, borne on slender stems. It begins to 
bloom when the plant is but a few inches high and continues blooming 
as the plant grows until killed by frost. July to October. 
MIGNONETTE (Reseda odorata, var. Parson’s White). x ft. A plant 
of no beauty, but cultivated for the delicious odor of its greenish-white 
flowers. Sow in light sandy soil, as it loses its fragrance if grown in rich 
loam. It is better to sow the seed where the plants are to remain, as 
