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LAURESTINUS Grandiflora. Grand variety; flowers large, pure 

 white; clusters three times the size of the ordinary laurestinus. Each 25c. 



LiAGUSTA Ovata. Fine shrub, with spikes of fine, dainty, feathery flow- 

 ers that bloom in early spring and summer; white. Each 15c, 25c and 50c. 



LHNTUM Flavum. A ]ovely, perpetual -blooming, yellow flax that is sure to 

 please everyone. Each 10c to 25c. 



LOTUS Pelyorensis. "Coral Gem." A lovely new plant with fine, sil- 

 very foliage, as dainty and graceful as can be imagined. It is a sweet thing at all 

 times, so light and airy is its habit; but when adorned with its bright, coral-red 

 flowers, 2 inches in length, it is indescribably lovely. Very fine for trailing over 

 walls and banks and very lovely for hanging baskets. Each 15c; dozen $1.50. 



LOBELIA. Golden foliage and lovely blue flowers; the contrast is charm- 

 ing. Each 10c to 20c. Other sorts, each 10c to 15c; dozen 75c to $1.25. 



LIBOINMA Floribunda. Beautiful dwarf shrub, of compact growth, 

 covered most of the year with pretty scarlet and yellow tubular .flowers. 

 Fine for drive ways, for single specimens, or for pot plants. Each 10c 

 to 25c. 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. "Flower of the Mid-day." The foliage is 

 variable in shape, sometimes thick and fleshy, sometimes round and resembling 

 the portulaca; frequently most curiously formed. The flowers are white, blush, 

 pink, rose, bronze-red, crimson, magenta, and various shades of yellow. The 

 petals of the flower radiate from the center like the tentacles of the sea-anemone, 

 and have a beautiful satin-like gloss. They measure % of an inch to 3 inches in 

 diameter. They will grow in any soil, and love the hot sun, and are especially 

 suited to hot climates and for covering hillsides or. bare places, or drooping over 

 banks or for borders. A plant in full bloom is so covered with flowers as to be 

 perfectly dazzling. Fine for pots or hanging baskets. Five varieties. Each 10c; 

 dozen $1.00; hundred $3.00. 



PILKA Arborea. Artillery Plant. A pretty little plant of drooping habit 

 resembling a fern; it is a fine basket plant. Each 10c to 25c. 



PRIMULA Sinensis. This is the most thankful of all the plants we cul- 

 tivate for winter flowers, and the most worthy to be recommended for winter 

 gardening. One plant will yield several hundred flowers. One of the most val- 

 uable and beautiful plants in cultivation. Single varieties white, shades of pink 

 ^and red, and violet-blue. Each 15c, 25c to 50c. 



POINSETTIA Pulcherrima. A splendid, ornamental, winter-blooming 

 plant, with splendid, large, fine, scarlet bracts at the ends of the branches, sur- 

 rounding the inconspicuous flowers. Each 15c to 25c. 



PLUMBAGO Capensis. A beautiful shrub, with lovely, light blue flow- 

 ers, always in bloom. It grows 10 or 12 feet high in California, forming im- 

 mense plants, and should be cut back occasionally to induce new growth. Each 

 15c to 25c. 



Capensis Alba. Like the above, but pure snowy white. Each 15c to 25e. 



PANSIES. Very choice sorts. Assorted, dozen 30c to 50c. 



RUDEBECKIA. "Golden Glow." Splendid, hardy, perennial plants that 

 die down in the autumn, coming up in early spring. Long stems, 5 to 8 feet 

 high, bearing numerous splendid, double, yellow flowers, resembling refined, 

 double sunflowers. Very decorative in the garden, especially fine for groups. 

 Each 10c to 25c; dozen 75c to $1.50. 



