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THE LOVETT COMPANY. 



LOBELIA. 



The Erinus varieties are trailin.a: plants six to nine 

 inches long, aud suitable for baskets and vases. The 

 Compacta varieties are little, round, bushy plants, 

 four to six inches high; good for ribbons or massing. 

 1808 Lobelia erinus speciosa. Blue. 5 



1806 alba. Pm-e white. 5 



1807 PaAtoniana. White, blue edge. 5 



1805 Nixed. 5 



1812 compacta. Blue King. Blue white center. 10 



1813 White Gem. Pure white. 10 



1815 mixed colors. 10 



1816 Double Blue. 10 



1819 cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. A hardy per- 

 ennial; one of the most striking of our native 

 plants; grows three feet high and bears long 

 spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. 



LUPINUS. 



Strong gi'owing free flowering plants, Avith long, 

 graceful spikes of showy flowers. 



1825 Lupinus annuus. Mixed; annuals. 



1826 polypSiyllus. Mixed; perennials. 



LYCHNIS 



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Few plants ave more charming and brilliant: they 

 should be in every garden. Profuse bloomers. Hardy 

 perennials. 



1835 Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet. 5 



1836 Haageana. Large flowers; mixed. 10 



LAVENDER. 



A well known fragrant h<^rb; should have a place in 

 every border. Hardy perennial. 



1780 Lavendula spica. Lavender. g 



LAYIA. 



A very attractive annual, forming upright, bushy 

 plants, covered with a prof usion of single, yellow flow- 

 ers bordered with white. Hardy annual. 

 1785 Layia elegans. 1 ft. s 



LEPTOSIPHON. 



Handsome dwarf annuals, form regular masses of 

 bloom, not over eight inches high; good for pot cul- 

 ture, or the border. 



1790 Leptosiphon. Choice mixed. 5 



MALOPE. 



Robust growing plants, with large salver-shaped 

 flowers. Hardy annual. 

 1840 Malope ^randiflora. Mixed colors. 



MARIGOLD. 



Well known free-flowering plants. Will succeed in 

 any soil. The flowers are very showy, and produce a 

 striking effect when massed. Half-hardy annual. 



1845 I>lariffold, Eldorado. The most beautiful; has 



flowers that are three or four inches in diam- 

 eter, and range in color from pale yellow to 

 orange. 10 



1846 African. Double mixed. 5 



1847 Gold Striped. Double flowers; rich velvety 



maroon striped with gold. 10 



1850 French. Double mixed. 2 ft. 5 



1851 Legion of Honor.. A grand border plant; 



very compact little bushes, six inches high, 

 with numberless dainty single yellow flow- 

 ers, each petal marked with a garnet blotch. 10 



MARTYNIA. 



Fine flowering plants with large, handsome gloxin- 

 ia-Uke flowers, followed by pods, which make excel- 

 lent pickles, if gathered when young and tendei'. 

 Half-hardy annual. 



1845 [>lartynia fragrrans. 3 ft. 5 



MATRICARIA. 



A very desirable plant for bedding, and fine for cut 

 flowers. Hardy annual. 



1860 1Matricariaeximiafl.pl. Double white flowers. 5 



