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HAREBELL, BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND (Campanula rotundifolia). 2 
ft. A truly lovable plant with small, narrow leaves, slender branching 
stems and deep blue bell-shaped flowers. Its true name is “‘air-bell,” 
whether because of its tender blue, or because of its elastic stem, that 
rises again when trodden upon, is not known. Does well in a rich, 
moist soil and partly shaded location. Spreads from the root. 
HEDGE-NETTILE, see Stachys lantana. 
Iris. Japanese (2. levigata or I. Kempjeri). 2 ft. Many named 
varieties in deep, rich blue, lavender, violet, purple, white and yellow. 
For culture see I. Jap., White Per., July. 
Larkspur. Bee (Delphinium elatum). 3-6 ft. A tall variety with 
deep-blue flowers and yellowish beard, borne in straight racemes, slightly 
branching; leaves 5-7 cleft with wedge-shaped lobes; spurs curved. 
Larkspur. Great-Flowered, Chinese Larkspur (Delphinium grandi- 
florum). Known also as D. Chinense and D. sinense. 1-2 ft. Deep- 
blue flowers, 1$ in. across, on spreading racemes; leaves palmately 
parted with many linear lobes; also a double-flowered variety. 
LarxsPur. Showy (Delphinium formosum, a hybrid form of D. 
cheilanthum). 2-3 ft. A deep-blue variety shaded with indigo; leaves 
alternate, downy, or grayish-green. 
Larkspur (D. formosum, var. celestina). 3-6 ft. A lovely azure-blue 
form of D. formosum with yellow-bearded throat, leaves lobed and 
notched, but not cleft. 
If when done blooming, the stalks are cut down, and dressing applied 
at the roots, the plant will bloom in autumn. Divide every three years. 
For further culture of all the above varieties see Larkspur, White Per., 
July. 
LAVENDER (Lavendula vera). 2 ft. A deliciously-scented herb 
bearing spikes of small bluish flowers. Requires a dry, calcareous soil 
and open situation. Propagated by seeds and cuttings taken in autumn. 
This plant is not hardy with me. 
Liatris, BLazinc Star (L. pycnostachya). 3-4 ft. A very showy 
plant bearing numerous dense cylindrical spikes of rosy purple-fringed 
flowers, springing from a low tuft of narrow leaves. Propagated by 
division of root or seeds sown in autumn or spring. Does well in a dry 
soil where few other plants will live. 
LinarrA, ALPINE SNAPDRAGON (L. alpina). 6 in. Forms dense 
tufts of whorled leaves and bears bluish-violet flowers with a yellow 
throat. Does well in stiff, poor soil, and a sunny, exposed situation. 
