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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



IPOMOPSIS, 



Per Pkt. 

 (Standing Cypress.) 

 Most beautiful plants, -with long spikes of dazzling or- 

 ange and scarlet flowers, Half-hardy Biennials. 



Ipomopsis Ele-ra n*. Scarlet, 3 ft 5 



Superba. Orange, 3 ft 5 



JACOBEA (Senecio. 



Hardy Annuals of tbe easiest culture, in the varieties of 



which are to he found purple, bronze, pink and white. 



Jacobra lih'saiis. Mixed, 1 ft in 



Dwarf Doable. Mixed, \4 ft 10 



KAULFUSSIA. 



Desirable plants of dwarf habit and compact growth. 

 Hardy Annuals. 



Kaiilfusfcia Amclloldcs. Bright Blue, }4 ft 5 



Rosea. Pink, mauve centre, ^ ft 5 



LANTANA. 



The varieties of Lantana are almost numberless. The 

 flowers are borne in Verbena-like heads, embracing 

 every shade of pink, purple, orange and white. Cul- 

 ture same as for Begonia. Half-hard >i Peren n ials. 



Laiitana.lt j brida. Mixed 10 



LARKSPUR, DWARF ROCKET. LATHYRCS LATLFOLIUS. 



LARKSPUR. 



(Annual Delphinium.) 



A most desirable and beautiful genus, the prevaling hue 



of whose flowersis blue. Hardy .1 nnuals. 

 Larkspur, Dwarf Hocliet. Finest mixed double, 

 lft. tSeecut.) 5 



Tall Rocket. Finest mixed, double, 2>£ ft 5 



— - Candelabra-Formed. (See Delphinium) 5 



Bismarck. A new variety of great merit, mixed. 10 



Doable Stock Flowered. "Lustrous carmine." 



(See Novelties.) 25 



LATHYRUS (Everlasting Pea.) 

 Very ornamental, free-flowering plants, useful for cover- 

 ing trellises, old stumps, fences or walls; growing in 

 any soil. Hardy Perennials. 



Lathyrus Latlfolius. Purple, 5 f t (See cut.) 5 



Albas. White, 5 ft 5 



mixed. Purple and white 5 



LAVANDULA (Lavender.) 



Much prized for its fragrant violet flowers; succeeds best 

 in a dry, gravelly soil. Culture same as for Anehusa. 

 Hardy Herennial. 



Lavandula Spica. Lilac, 2 ft ...5 



LAVATERA. 



Tall-growing, showy plants, very effective when used as 

 a background to other plants. Same treatment as for 

 Asters. Hardy Annuals. 



Lavatera Trlmestrls. Rose and pink striped, 3 ft. .. 5 



Alba. White, 3 ft 5 



LEPTOSIPHON. 



Although a native of this country, this pretty little An- 

 nual is much more appreciated in Europe than here, 

 at home. All of the varieties are of the easiest cul- 

 ture, and well suited for marginal lines in ribbon beds. 



Lepto*lphon Aureus. Golden yellow, 14 ft 5 



Densiflorus Albus. Pure white, 1 ft". 5 



Hybrfdus. Fine mixed. "^ ft 5 



Rosens. A beautiful variety, of dense habit 5 



LIMNANTHES. 



Per Pkt. 

 A dwarf-growing plant, attaining its best development 



in a moist and shady situation. Hardy .1 nnnal. 

 Lininantlies Douglasii. Yellow and white, fragrant, 



X " 5 



LINARIA. 



A particularly effective plant in rock-work or ribbon 



lines. Hardy Annuals. 

 Liuaria Bipartita Alba. White, )4 ft & 



Splendida. Deep purple, 14 ft. 10 



Cymbalaria. (Kenilworth Ivy.) A rapid-growing 



climber that is very much used for covering fences 

 or unsightly objects. An old plant, but one that we 

 have often been asked for seed of 25 



LINUM. 



(Flowering Flax.) 



The garden varieties of this are conspicuous for their 



brilliant and varied colors. 

 1,1 ii ii in I la \ ii in. Yellow. 1 ft. Hardy Perennial. .10 



<. r. i n. I ill. >in in Coccineum. Scarlet, 1 ft. Hardy 



Annual 10 



LOASA. 



This in our Trial Grounds proved to be an excellent 

 climbing plant, flowering very profusely all season, 

 and in bloom November 1st ; 6 ft. 



Loasa Herbert II. Scarlet. Half-hardy Perennial.. ..10 



Tricolor. Shaded yellow. Hardy Annual 10 



LOBELIA CRYSTAL PALACE COMPACTA. LOPHOSPEHJTCM HEN- 



DERSONII. 



LOBELIA. 



Low-growing plants, mostly with blue and white flowers. 

 They are admirably adapted for the, front lines of rib- 

 bon borders, and for vases or hangtng-baskets. Sow in 

 dwelling-house, hotbed or greenhouse, in spring, in 

 shallow boxes, in a temperature of 60 degrees. Trans- 

 plant into similar boxes or into small pots when the 

 seedlings are tit to be handled. Plant out in May, or 

 for later flowering sow in the open ground in May. For 

 winter or spring flowering sow in August or Septem- 

 ber. naif-Had y Annuals. 



Lobelia F.riuiis Alba. Pure white, % ft 10 



Pa xtoniana. A beautiful variety, fine habit, pro- 



fuse bloom of pure white, with sky-blue belt ; a 

 splendid beddingplant, i, ft 10 



Speciosa. One of the most effective varieties for 



bedding, y, ft 10 



Crystal Palace Compacta. Blue. The best 



bedding variety, y, ft. (See cut.) 1 10 



Gracilis. Light blue, spreading habit, y % ft. For 



baskets 10 



Distinction. Rose color 10 



Fulgpns (Queen Victoria). Brilliant scarlet, fine 



border Perennial. 2ft 25 



Cardinalls. (Cardinal flower.) One of our finest 



native plants, perfectly hardy, growing to a height 

 of four feet. The flower spikes, eight inches long, 

 are of an intense vermilion scarlet 25 



Finest mixed Varieties 10 



LOPHOSPERMUM. 



Exceedingly ornamental climbing plants with large and 

 handsome flowers; very effective for conservatory or 

 garden decoration. Half-hardy Annual. 



Lophospermuni Henderson ii. Rosy carmine, 10ft. 



(Seecut.) 10 



