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DREERS RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



LANTANA. 



One of the most desirable half-hardy perennial greenhouse or bedding 

 plants, constantly in bloom ; Verbena-like heads of orange, white, rose and 

 other colored flowers ; 2 to 5 feet. (See cut.) per pkt. 

 5990 Lantana, Mixed 10 



LARKSPUR. 



This is one of the best known of garden flowers. A vast improvement has 

 been effected, by careful selection and attentive cultivation, in size and color of 

 the blossoms and the general habit of the plant. For large gardens, shrub- 

 beries, etc., the branching varieties will be found peculiarly well fitted. 

 Hardy annuals. (For Perennial Larkspurs, see Delphinium, page 07. ) 



5710 Larkspur, Dwarf Rocket. Finest double mixed ; 1 foot. Per 

 oz. 30 cts 5 



5713 — Double Dwarf Candelabra Flowered. Shaped like a 



candelabra ; mixed colors ; 1 foot 10 



5711 — Double Stock Flowered. A tail branching variety, with beautiful 

 long spikes of flowers; 2 feet. (See cut) 5 



5716 — • fimperor. {Imperial? Fl PI.) Of symmetrical bushy habit, with 



a profusion of brilliant, dark-blue, red-striped and tri-colored flowers 5 

 5709 Imported Collection of Dwarf Rocket Larkspur ; 10 varieties . 40 

 5719 Imported Collection of Stock Flowered Larkspur ; S varieties . . 40 



LAVENDER. (Lavendula Spica.) 



6013 Well-known, sweet-scented, hardy perennial ; should be extensively 

 grown in the mixed border ; 3 feet 5 



LAYIA ELEGANS. 



5992 A pretty and attractive little hardy annual that ought to be more 

 generally grown, if only for cut-flower purposes. The rays of the 

 flower-heads are bright yellow, with white tips. The head is as broad 

 as that of a Marguerite, but is more 

 bulky, while the rays are more wider, 



and touch one another closely all $§2 



around. A bed or mass of this annual ^tSyi ,, "jfe^g 



produces a fine effect, owing to the £}^ it^ Jm&SiX 



LATHYRUS. Ilk fWMfy^ff 



( Everlasting, or Hardy Sweet Pea. ) msWt ' y ^?^£w£k^ 



Showy, free-flowering hardy perennial climb- jlW>£SL ^Si"^?'^' • *fs 'Hf^T 



ers for covering old stumps, fences, etc.; con- ^§|f*r (f^v ; '?"> : ^P^iS? 



tinually in bloom ; tine for cutting. S^$y% ^^^SiSlSiO 



6010 Latifolius, Mixed. Flowers purple ffijlSfe ^^^WMi^ 



and white. Per oz. 60 cts 5 1 lgl5rf v& f^fcfe Jp?>? 



6008 Latifolius Albus. Pure white, sBkI; *0?-C^^^ *f 



6009 Sp'lendens. " rhe' I '.,.], 'of Cali ~ ^^^^^X^^^i 1 ^ 

 fornia." This gorgeous climber is one ■i^a^^'^S^^s^W^" 

 of the handsomest that can be imagined ?i«^^^S^^^^^^^^S^ 

 well worthy its popular name; produces -^^^^^S r »S'^^^ ; :*^^' 

 throughout the season large bum lies of ^^^^^^^^^^^s-^5>- 

 brilliant rosy-red bloss* mis : not entirely ^^^^^^^^^^^§€^ 

 hardy, and should be protected through -^^^^^^^^p^^ 

 the Winter with a liberal covering of ^^^§8§& i ' 

 straw or litter ; or, better still, wintered „ „ 



over in a cold frame or cellar .... 10 ST ° CK Flowered Larkspur 



6037 Lupinus. Mixed 



2 feet. Per oz.25 ch 



Lantana. 



LmXTM. 



One of the most effective and showy bedding 

 plants of long duration, having tine foliage and 

 delicate stems. PER pkt. 



6017 Linum Coccineum. (Scarlet 

 Flax. ) Brilliant scarlet crimson ; 



hardy annual ; 1 foot 5 



601 ■;" — Flavum. Golden-yellow; per- 

 ennial 5 



LOPHOSPERMIM. 



Highly ornamental annual climber, with 

 showy foxglove-like flowers; 10 feet. 

 0035 Lophospermum Scandens. 



Rosy purple ,,,,.,,,... 10 



LUPINUS. 



Ornamental free-flowering, easily-grown 

 garden plants, with long, graceful spikes 

 of rich and various-colored pea-shaped flow- 

 ers ; valuable for mixed flower borders and 

 beds. 



Annual. All colors of annual varieties : 

 ,,..,,... 5 



LYCHNIS. 



Handsome plants of easy culture, growing in any rich garden soil ; 

 for massing in beds and borders, blooming the first year if sown early ; 

 hardy perennials. 



0042 Lychnis Chalcedonica Coccinea. Fine scarlet flowers ; 2 feet 5 

 6040 — Haageana, nixed. Brilliant, orange, scarlet, crimson, etc. ; 



1 foot. (See cut) 5 



Plants of Lychnis will be found offered with other hardy perennial plants. 



Lychnis Haageana. 



Tor flowering throughout the Summer and Autumn months we 

 know of nothing more satisfactory than Montbretias. See colored 

 illustration on back cover of this catalogue and offer on page 94. 



