26 PETER HEXDERSON <fc CO. S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



LINAPJA, Nat. Old. Scrophulariacece. . Perpkt. 



Very pretty, compact growing plants, remarkable for the beauty and 

 variety of their colors ; very effective in rock-work, ribbons, or edgings ; suc- 

 ceeding well. in common soil. Hardy annuals. 

 Linaria Bipartita Alba. Pure white $ ft 5 



Splendida. Eich, deep purple, £ ft JO 



LINUM, Nat. Ord. Linaeew. 



A beautiful class of plants, of brilliant and varied colors. L. coceineum is 

 one of the handsomest annuals ever introduced, in brilliancy of color being sur- 

 passed by none ; it is also much to be recommended for its long duration in 

 bloom. 



Linum. Plavum. Golden yellow, perennial, 1 ft 10 



Grandiflorum Coceineum. Brilliant scarlet. Hardy annual, I ft 10 



Lewisii Variegatum. Striped lilac and white. Perennial, 2 ft 10 



LOASA, Nat. Ord. Loasacece. 



Handsome, free-flowering, climbing plants, remarkable for the beauty of 

 their highly curious flowers, suitable for covering trellis or wire-work. 



Loasa Herbertii. Scarlet. Half-hardy perennial 10 



Tricolor, Shaded yellow. Hardy annual 10 



LOBELIA, Nat. Ord. Lobeliacece. 



A very valuable and beautiful class of mostly dwarf-growing p'ants ; their 

 delicate drooping habit, and the profusion of their charming little blue and 

 white flowers, reuder them exceedingly ornamental for vases or hanging baskets, 

 while for border cultivation they are equally effective. Half-hardy annuals. 



Lobelia Erinus Alba. Pure white, | ft 10 



Paxtoniana. A beautiful variety, fine habit, with profuse bloom of pure 



white, with sky-blue belt ; a splendid bedding plant, i ft 10 



Speciosa Compacta. The well-known " Crystal Palace Lobelia," the 



most effective of all the varieties yet sent out, -J ft (see colored plate). 10 



Gracilis. Light blue, spreading habit, J ft 10 



. Fulgens (Queen Victoria). Brilliant scarlet, fine border perenuial, 2 ft 25 



Finest Mixed Varieties 10 



LOPHOSPERMUM, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece. 



Exceedingly elegant and ornamental climbing plants, with large and hand- 

 some flowers ; very effective for conservatory or garden decoration. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 

 Lophospermum Hendersonii. Eosy carmine, 10 ft 25 



Scandens. Eosy purple, 10 ft 25 



LUPINUS, Nat. Ord. Leguminosce. 



Highly ornamental, beautiful aud free-flowering garden plants, with long, 

 graceful flower-spikes of rich and varied colors, valuable for mixed flower and 

 shrubbery borders. Hardy annuals. 



Lupinus Affinis. Blue, white and purple, % ft 5 



Cruickshankii. Blue, white and yellow, 3 ft 5 



Dunnetii. Violet, brown and yellow, 2 ft 10 



Hybridus Atrococcineus. Scarlet and white, new and fine, 2 ft 15 



Tricolor Elegans. White, lilac and purple, 1 ft 10 



Polyphyllus. Mixed blue aud white. Hardy perennial. 3 ft 5 



Mixed Annual Varieties. Per ounce, 50 cents 5 



LYCHNIS, Nat. Ord. Caryophyllacece. 



Very handsome and useful perennials. L. ehalcedonica is strikingly effective 

 in mixed flower and shrubbery borders. L. fulgens is brilliant in the extreme. 

 L. Haageana is a beautiful hybrid, varying in different shades. Hardy perennials. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet, 2 ft 5 



Fulgens. Bright scarlet, H ft 10 



Haageana. Bright orange, scarlet, 1 ft 10 



