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VARIOUS IRIS. 
Foeetidissima variegata (Gladwin). Foliage neatly variegated dark green 
and white; flowers pale lilac, rather inconspicuous, but followed by very 
attractive seed pods, which remain on the plant all winter and which burst 
open, displaying rows of orange-red berries. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Ochroleuca Gigantea. A noble species, growing 4 feet high, with large, 
pale yellow flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
— — Aurea. A golden-yellow form. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Pseudo Acorus, Golden-yellow flowers, entirely distinct. 15 cts. each; 
\\ ma |) $1.60 per doz. 
ONAL Sibirica, Purplish-blue flowers on slender scapes ¢ feet high; useful for 
Alin jy cutting, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
\ — Alba. White, veined with pale lilac. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
— Orientalis. Rich violet-blue; very free. 15 cts. cach; $1.50 per doz. 
LAWAN DULA (Lavender). 
Vera, This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches high; de- 
livhtfully fragrant blue flowers in July and August. 15 cts, each; $1.50 
per doz.; $10.00 per 100. : 
LEON TOPODIUM (E&eelweiss, or Alpine Snowflower). 
: Alpinum. This Alpine beauty is well known to tourists who have traveled 
Litium g in Switzerland. It is a hardy plant, and well worth a trial. It should be 
SPgciosuM RUBRUM. g grown either on the rockery or in well-drained, sandy soil. 25 cts. each. 
LIATRIS (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather). LEU ZE A 
Most showy and attractive native plants, producing their large : x : : 
spikes of flowers from July to September. (See cut.) Conifera, An interesting plant, forming tufts of deeply-cut, 
Graminzfolia. Spikes 2 feet high of rich rosy-purple flowers. dark-green foliage, silvery on the under side, and in June 
Pycnostachya (Kansas Gay Feather). Spikes of light, rosy- and July throwing up many stems He) Gm 18 inches high, with 
purple flowers; 5 feet. heads of purple flowers. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 
Scariosa. Deep purple flowers in spikes 3 to 4 feet high. 
Spicata. Deep purple flowers in spikes 2 to 8 feet high. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
LILIUM (ily). 
All herbaceous borders should have a few Lilies scattered through them, including jf 
Auratum, Candidum, Speciosum varieties, etc., etc. The sorts offered below can be 
planted with excellent results during the spring months, It is in the hardy border that 
Lilies do best, as they get the benefit of the shade of the surrounding plants, which is so 
necessary for their welfare; other varieties should be planted in the autumn. 
Auratum (Gold-banded Lily). Large, graceful flowers, composed of six petals of a |f 
delicate, ivory-white, thickly studded with chocolate-crimson spots, and striped through |f 
the centre a golden yellow. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Speciosum Album. Large white flowers of great substance, with a greenish band run- 
ning through the centre of each petal. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
Speciosum Rubrum, or Roseum. White, heavily spotted with rich rosy crimson 
spots. (See cut.) 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
Tigrinum Splendens (Zger Zzly). Very large flowers; orange, spotted black. 10 cts, 
each; $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Tigrinum FI. Pl. (Double Tiger Lily). A double-flowering form of the above. 12 cts, 
each; $1.25 per doz; $8.00 per 100. 
Lf Lily bulbs are wanted by matt, add 3 cents per bulb for postage. 
LINARIA (Toad-fiax). 
Hepaticefolia. A very pretty floriferous perennial of creeping habit, forming a dense 
carpet of dark green foliage and small lilac-colored flowers, useful on the rockery. 25 |} 
cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
LINUM  (Fiax). 
Flavum. Bright yellow flowers from June to September; 1 foot. 
Perenne. A desirable plant either for the border or rockery, growing about 18 inches 
high, with light, graceful foliage and large flowers, which are produced through the en- 
tire summer. We can furnish both the blue and the white varieties. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 160. 
LINDELOFIA. 
Longifolia. Grows about 2 feet high, and produces blue Forget-Me-Not-like flowers 
during May. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
LITHOSPERMUM™M (Gromwell). 
Celestinum. Pretty, low-growing plant for the rockery, with blue flowers in June. 
Prostratum. An elegant creeping plant for the rockery, bearing lovely small blue flow- 
ers from April to September. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. Liatris. 
The Everblooming Sweet Williams are brilliantly beautiful. Shown in colors on the back cover of this book, and offered on page 154. 
