120 ELLWANGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 



liathyrus grandiflorus. Eyer-bloomixg Pea. Clusters of rose-colored 

 flowers ; trailing ; three to four feet ; a chai'ming plant ; valuable for cut flowers. 

 June to September, 30 cents. 



L.IATRIS. Button-Snake Root or Blazing Star. 



Showy plants with long spikes of purple and pink flowers. 

 L(. blanclie nova. Clear lilac ; 1 foot. July and August. 

 Li. eleg'ans. Bluish purple ; in habit like pumila ; 1 foot. August. 



lu. pumila. Compact spikes of purple flow- 

 ers ; root of a bulbous nature ; 6 inches. July. 



Ij. spicata. Large purple spikes. Very 

 compact. 



LINOSYRIS. Goldilocks. 



Li. vulgaris. A showy perennial ; flowers 

 pale vellow in terminal panicles, in autumn. 3 

 feet. 



LINUM. Flax. 



Jj, perenne. Perennial Flax. Fine blue 

 flowers. July. 



LDSrUM PERENNE. •' 



LOPHANTHUS. Giant Hyssop. 

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



LOTUS. Bird's Foot Trefoil. 

 L/. COrniculatus. A trailing plant, with bright yellow pea-shaped flowers. 



LYCHNIS. Campion. 



Very effective plants in the mixed border. 



Li. Chalcedonica. Scarlet Lychnis. Brilliant scarlet ; large truss ; three 

 feet. July and August. 



L. viscaria fi. pi. Double, bright red-colored flowers. Twelve to eighteen 

 inches. 



LYSIMACHIA. Loosestrife. 



L. nummularia. Moneywort. Creeping habit ; small, yellow, bell-shaped 

 flowers in .June ; tine for hanging baskets and covering rock-work. 



L. tliyrsiflora. Yellow flowers, smaller than those of L. vulgaris ; three 

 feet. July. 



L. vulgaris. Yellow, bell-shaped flowers ; two to three feet. June. 



LYTHRUM. Purple Loosestrife. 



L. roseum. Long, branching spikes of pink flowers; two to three feet. July 

 and August. 



L. Salicaria. Spiked Loosestrife. Reddish purple flowers; very showy; 

 two to three feet. July and August. 



