ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



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1. pumila. Bluish purple ; 2 feet. June. 

 1. reticulata superba. June. 

 Mixed Varieties 20 cents each. 



LA MIUM. Dead-Nettle. 



L. album fol. var. White flowers, variega- 

 ted foliage ; spreading. May. 



L. purpureum fol. var. Purple flowers. 

 May. 



LATHYRUS. Perennial Pea. 



Li. latifolius albus. Pure white flowers, in 

 clusters ; valuable for cut flowers all summer. 50 

 cents. 



Li. grandiflorus. Ever-blooming Pea. Clusters of rose-colored flowers ; trail- 

 ing ; 3 to 4 feet. June to September. 



L. rotundifolius. Kosy purple flowers ; 1J feet. June to August. 



IRIS NANA. 



LIATRIS. Button-Snake Root or Blazing-Star. 



Charming plants with spikes of purple and pink flowers. 



L. blanche nova. Clear lilac; 1 foot. July and August. 



L. elegans. Bluish purple ; in habit like pumila ; 1 foot. August. 



L. pumila. With a compact spike of purple 

 flowers ; has root of a bulbous nature ; 6 inches. July. 



L. spicata. Large purple spikes. A r ery com- 

 pact. 



LINOSYRIS. 



L. vulgaris. A showy perennial, 1 to 3 feet 

 high; flowers pale yellow in terminal panicles, in 

 autumn. 



LINUM. Flax. 



A genus embracing some of the most beautiful and 

 free-flowering perennials; 12 to 18 inches high. 



L. perenne. Perennial Flax. Fine blue 

 flowers. July. 

 var. lilacinum. Lilac flowers. July. 

 var. roseum. Kose flowers. July. 



LINUM PERENNE. 



LOBELIA. 



L. syphilitica. Clear blue flowars in summer; fine; 12 to 18 inches. 



LOPHANTHUS. Giant Hyssop. 

 L. anisatus. Lavender-blue flowers ; anise scented leaves ; 2 feet. June. 



LOTUS. Bird's Foot Trefoil. 

 L. C!>rniculatus. Yellow, trailing. 



