HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Lavandula—Lavender A 
Vera. This is the true Sweet Lavender. Grows about 18 inches 
high and has delightfully fragrant, blue flowers in July and 
August. 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
Lewisia A 
Columbianum roseum. Flat rosettes of dark evergreen 
leaves with masses of medium-sized rosy purple flowers on 
6 to 8 inch stems. Blooms from May to November. 50c 
each; $5.00 per doz. 
Liatris—Blazing Star, Gay Feather 
Showy and attractive native plants succeeding anywhere. Pro- 
duces large spikes of flowers in July and August. 
Pycnostachya. Spikes of light rosy purple flowers; 5 feet. 
Scariosa. Deep purple flowers; 3 to 4 feet high. 
Either variety: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Linum—Flax 
Perenne. A desirable plant for the border or rockery, growing 
14 feet high. Light graceful foliage and large blue flowers all 
summer long. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Lithospermum-—Gromvell A © 
Prostratum, Heavenly Blue. A most desirable evergreen rock 
plant of trailing habit bearing beautiful showy sky-blue flowers 
during spring and summer and frequently also in the fall. 75c 
each; $7.50 per doz. 
Lobelia © 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). A handsome border plant with 
rich fiery cardinal flowers. Strong plants, often producing 10 
to 18 spikes 24 to 30 inches long. They thrive in any ordinary 
garden soil but prefer a moist, deep loam where they will not 
suffer from drought. Few plants are more effective at their 
season of bloom which extends from early in August till late in 
September. 
Syphilitica (Great Lobelia). A choice selection of our native 
Lobelia with large spikes of blue flowers; July to September. 
2 to 3 feet. 
Either of the above: 30c each; $2.75 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
Lysimachia clethroides 
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Clethroides (Gooseneck, Loosestrife). A fine hardy variety about 
2 feet high. Has long, dense, recurved spikes of pure white 
flowers from July to September. 
Fortunei. A neat plant, growing 18 inches high, with dense 
upright spikes of white flowers in August. The foliage turns 
to an attractive brilliant bronzy red in early autumn. 
Nummularia (Creeping Jenny or Moneywort). A Valuable for 
planting under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow as it 
quickly forms a dense carpet. Yellow flowers. 
Any of the above: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
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Lupinus polyphyllus 
Lupinus—Lupine © 
Effective plants with large spikes of flowers blooming pro- 
fusely in May and June. They grow best in a well-prepared 
garden soil, preferably in a semi-shady location; 3 feet. 
Polyphyllus. Clear blue. 
—albus. A white variety of the above. 
—roseus. A combination of light and dark shades of pink. 
Any of these: 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
? Lychnis chalcedonica 
Lychnis—Campion, Lampflower 
Of the easiest culture, thriving in any soil. In addition to this 
their brightness has brought them into high favor with lovers 
of hardy plants. 
Chalcedonica (Maltese Cross). © Most desirable. Brilliant 
orange-scarlet flower heads in June and July; 2 to 3 feet high. 
—alba. A white-flowered form of the above. 
Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in May and June; 
12 inches. 
Viscaria splendens fl. pl. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen 
foliage, and in June sends up spikes of handsome, double, 
deep red, fragrant flowers; 1 foot. 
Any of the above: 30c each; $2.75 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
The set of four Lychnis, one each, for $1.00. 
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