24 PETER HENDERSON & CO'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



JACOBEA (Senecio), Nat. Ord. Composite. p er pit. 



Free-growing plants of the easiest culture, producing their gay-colored 

 flowers in great profusion. Hardy annuals. 

 Jacobea Elegans. Fine mixed, 1 ft 10 



New Dwarf Double. Of dwarf and compact habit, fine for pots or beds, 



3 ft : 10 



KAULFUSSIA, Nat. Ord. Composite. 



Very pretty little plants, of neat compact growth and dwarf habit, growing 

 freely in any good soil. Hardy annuals. 

 Kaulf ussia Amelloides. Bright blue, £ f t 5 



Rosea. Rose, with mauve centre, -J ft 10 



LANTANA, Nat. Ord. Verbenacece. 

 Charming plants, with brilliant rosettes of blossoms in various hues of pink, 

 purple, orange, &c. Excellent either for pot culture, or the open border. Half- 

 hardy perennial. 

 Lantana Hybrida. Finest varieties mixed 15 



LAEKSPUE (Delphinium), Nat. Ord. Eanunculacew. 



A beautiful genus of plants, possessing almost every requisite for the adorn- 

 ment of tlie garden or parterre ; blooming in the greatest profusion, and of every 

 variety of the most brilliant colors. Hardy annuals. 

 Larkspur, Dwarf Rocket. Finest mixed, double, 1 ft 5 



Tall Rocket. Finest mixed, double, 2-J ft 5 



-• — Branching Stock-flowered. Finest double, mixed, 2^ ft 5 



Candelabra-formed. (See Delphiniums.) 10 



LASTHENIA, Nat. Ord. Composite. 

 Lasthenia Californica. A showy, free-flowering, yellow, hardy annual, -J f t 5 



LATHYEUS (Everlasting Pea), Nat. Ord. Leguminosce. 



Very ornamental, free-flowering plants, useful for covering trellises, old 

 stumps, fences or walls ; growing in any common soil. Hardy perennials. 

 Lathyrus Latifolius. Purple, 5 ft 5 



Albus. White, 5 ft 5 



Mixed. Purple and white 5 



LAVATEEA, Nat. Ord. Malvaceae. 

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

 other plants ; succeed in common garden soil. Hardy annuals. 

 Lavatera Trimestris. Rose and pink striped, 3 ft 5 



Alba. White, 3ft 5 



LAVANDULA (Lavender), Nat. Ord. Lamiacew. 



Much prized for its fragrant lilac flowers ; succeeds best in a dry, gravelly 

 soil. Hardy perennial. 

 Lavandula Spica. Lilac, 2 ft 5 



LEPTOSIPHON, Nat. Ord. Polemoniacece. 



A charming class of free-blooming hardy annuals. L. densiflorus albus is one 

 oi the purest of white flowers, and blooming in masses ; is admirable for beds. 

 L. aureus is an extremely pretty dwarf plant, of a rich golden color. All the 

 varieties are of easy culture, and very pretty for pots, rock-work or edgings. 

 Leptosiphon Androsaceus. Mixed colors, |ft 5 



Aureus. Golden yellow, £ ft 10 



Densiflorus Albus. Pure white, 1 ft 10 



Hybridus. Finest mixed, i f t 10 



LIMNANTHES, Nat. Ord. Tropaolacew. 



Very showy, profuse-blooming dwarf plant, succeeding well in almost any 

 situation. Hardy annual. 

 Limnanthes Douglasii. Yellow and white, fragrant, 1 ft 5 



