PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Lapageria. 



Larkspur, Dwarf Rocket. 



Lavatera Arborea Variegata. 



Liharia Cymbalaria. 



K. 



KOCHIA. 



(Belvidere or Summer Cypress.) 



Per Pkt. 

 Scoparia. A rapid growing, graceful, cypress-like plant, 

 well suited for the decoration of mixed borders; 

 flowers yellow. Hardy Annual. 3 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. Half-hardy Perennials. 



lantana Hybrida. Mixed 10 



LAPAGERIA. 



X. Rosea. One of the most beautiful twining green-house 

 plants known. The flowers are bell-shaped, of an 

 exquisite shade of rose, spotted on the inside with 

 pure white. This lovely plant, which can be trained 

 to grow many feet in length, was named in honor of 

 Josephine Laparia, wife of the first Napoleon. Tender 

 Perennial, loft. (See cut) 50 



LARKSPUR. 

 (Annual Delphinium.) 



A most desirable and beautiful genus, the prevailing hue of 

 whose flowers is blue. Hardy Annuals. 



larkspur, Dwarf Rocket. Finest mixed double; 1 ft. 



(See cut.) 5 



Tall Rocket. Finest mixed double; 2' 2 ft 5 



Emperor larkspur. For profuseness of blooming 



the Emperor Larkspur is unequnled, a single plant 

 being seldom seen with less than 100 close, erect 

 spikes of flowers upon it. It is of symmetrical, bushy 

 habit.l.^ft 5 



Emperor, Pure White. Until this was produced, 



we never had a pure white variety in the class of Em- 

 peror Larkspurs 15 



— — Consolida Candelabrum. A new and very elegant 

 dwarf variety ; 1 ft 5 



Bismarck. A new variety of great merit, mixed 10 



Double Stock Flowered. " Lustrous carmine." 



Fiery or lustrous carmine. Bedded out it produces a 

 most brilliant effect „ 15 



LATHYRUS (Everlasting Pea). 



Yery ornamental, free-flowering plants, useful for covering 

 trellises, old stumps, fences or walls; growing in any soil. 

 Hardy Perennials. 



lathyrus latifolius. Purple, 5 ft 5 



Albus. White, 5ft 10 



mixed. Purple and white 5 



LAVENDULA (Lavender). 



Much prized for its fragrant violet flowers ; succeeds best in a 



dry, gravelly soil. Hardy Perennial. 

 lavendula Spica. Lilac, 2 ft 5 



LAVATERA. B „ 



Per Pkt. 

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

 ground to other plants. Hardy Annuals. 

 lavatera Trimestris. Eose and pink striped ; 3 ft 5 



Alba. White, 3 ft 5 



Arborea Variegata. A new variegated plant of 



striking appearance. The dark green leaves are irreg- 

 ularly marked with greenish gray and pure white, 

 which give the plant a distinct and striking ap- 

 pearance. The plants in the early stages do not show 

 much variegation, but it is most marked and beauti- 

 ful later on. (See cut.) 25 



LEPTOSIPHON. 



A pretty little Annual, of the easiest culture, and well suited 

 for marginal lines in ribbon beds. 



leptosiphon Aureus. Golden yellow, J^ ft 5 



Densinorus Albus. Pure white, 1 ft 5 



Hybridus. Fine mixed, 1 2 ft 5 



Roseus. A beautiful variety, of dense habit 5 



LIMNANTHES. 



A dwarf -growing plant, attaining its best development in a 



moist and shady situation. Hardy Annual. 

 limnanthes DougTassii. Yellow and white, fragrant, 



% ft... 5 



LINARIA. 



A particularly effective plant in rock work or ribbon lines. 



Hardy Annuals. 

 Linaria Bipartita Alba. White, H ft 5 



Splendida. Deep purple, Jg ft 5 



Cymbalaria. (Kenilworth Ivy.) A climber that is 



very much used for covering fences or unsightly 

 objects. (See cut.) 15 



LINUM. 

 (Flowering Flax.) 



The garden varieties of this are conspicuous for their brilliant 



colors. 

 linum Plavum. Yellow, 1 ft. Hardy Perennial 10 



Grandiflorum Coccinevim. Scarlet, 1 ft. Hardy 



Annual 5 



LOASA. 



An excellent climbing plant, flowering very profusely all 



season. 6 ft. 

 loasa Herbertii. Scarlet. Half-hardy Perennial 10 



Tricolor. Shaded yellow. Hardy Annual 10 



LOBELIA. 



Low-growing plants, admirably adapted for the front lines of 

 ribbon borders, and for vases or hanging baskets. Half- 

 hardy Annuals. . 



Lobelia Erinus Alba. Pure white, }i ft 10 



Erin vis "Pearl." Purest white, with a blue edge 10 



Paxtoniana. A beautiful variety, fine habit, profuse 



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

 beddiDg plant, % ft 10 



Speciosa. One of the most effective varieties for bed- 



ding, '.. ft 10 



Crystal Palace Compacta. Blue. The best bedding 



variety, \ ft 10 



I have bought and read your book. 



York, Pa., Dec. 11th, 1884. 

 ' Gardening for Profit," and consider it to be the best work of the kind published. 



J. C. SPANGLER. 



