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SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



LANTANA hhp° 



Verbena-like clusters of flowers, some changing color as the bloom 

 ages. They are handsome bedding plants and beautiful for pots. The 

 habit of the new hybrids is a great improvement, these being nice 

 dwarf and compact plants. Seed may be sown as late as March. 



Hybrida Mixed. Orani;e and red varieties. Fkt. 10 cts. 



Hybrida Pictavi Hybrids. New dwarf varieties of compact 

 habit and in rich variety of colors. % ft. Fkt. 25 cts. 



Hybrida compacta. New dwarf varieties. Fine mixed. Pkt. 

 5 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



LAVATERA trimestris splendens alba and rosea. These 

 Tree Mallows, both new varieties, are great improvements on the 

 old white and rose-colored varieties, being more bushy and larger- 

 dowered. Very free, and make grand border plants. 3 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



LAYIA elegans alba. A Californian annual that blooms for a 

 long time, pure white. May be sown in spring for summer bloom, or 

 in autumn for spring -flowering. 

 Profuse. For beds, etc. 1ft. Pkt. 10c. 



LEPTOSIPHON 



Densiflorus. Handsome plants 

 for beds or borders. Flowers and 

 foliage elegant. Blue and vfhite 

 mixed. 1 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Hybrids, French. Brilliant 

 shades from scarlet to yellow and 

 white. Exquisite for edging, rock- 

 work, etc. 3^ ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LINARIA 



Cymbalaria maxima (Kenil- 

 worth Ivy). HP. Glossy ivy-like 

 foliage. New large-flowered varie- 

 ties. Color white to rose. Very 

 neat trailing plant for boxes, 

 baskets, etc. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Alpine. HB. Lovely rock plant, 

 light purple flowers, blotched 

 orange. For walls, etc. 1 to 3 ft. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Maroccana excelsior. A very 

 nice strain for borders, also neat 

 in pots, baskets, etc. Color dark 

 purple to blue, yellow, crimson and 

 pink. All having blotch on lip. 

 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Reticulata aurea purpurea. 

 These are charming for baskets, 

 etc. Purple with golden yellow lip. 

 Small snapdragon-like flowers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



LINUM (Flax) 



Annuals and perennials, free- 

 flowering and showy. 



Grandlflorum rubrum and 

 roseum. The red and rose-colored 

 form of annual Flax. Successive 

 sowings will produce a wonderful 

 show throughout the season. 1 ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Perennial. The hardy Flax in 

 flower throughout the summer. 

 Blue, White, Yellow, Mixed. 1 ft. 



Japanese Moming-Glory (see page 38) 



LOBELIA 



Annuals and perennials that are extensively used for bedding, 

 being invaluable for blue edging. Also elegant for baskets, pots, etc. 

 Requires a good soil for best effect. 



Ramosa. HHA. Tall, graceful varieties, erect in habit and flowers 

 much larger than most other species. Very nice pot-plants and good 

 for borders or large beds. Sky-Blue, Rose, White, Mixed. % to 1 ft 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Ramosa compacta-tennior. Large blue flower 1 inch across 

 A fine pot variety. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus, Barnard's Perpetuals. HP°. Deep blue, white eve: 

 good habit. M ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Erinus, Prima Donna. HP°. Beautiful maroon-crimson. K ft 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus speciosa. Crystal Palace. HP°. Large flowering, in 

 tense dark blue, dark foliage. )4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



LOBELIA, continued 

 Erinus speciosa. White Lady. Large white flowers of ele- 

 gant habit. The foregoing varieties of Erinus are all free-flowering, 

 suitable for large beds or borders and also for vases, boxes, etc. 

 % ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Erinus compacta. Crystal Palace. HHP°. Intense deep blue 

 flowers, with bronzy foliage and of close, compact habit. Large-flow- 

 ering and splendid for edging. 3^ ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus compacta. White Lady. Large-flowered, fine white. 

 % ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus compacta. Emperor William. Deep blue, dwarf and 

 nice. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus Hamburgia. HHP°. An elegant new variety, especially 

 useful for baskets, vases, etc., forming 12- to 15-inch long shoots, 

 hanging gracefully over the sides. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Cardinalis robusta grandiflora. HP Thick large spikes of 

 handsome brilliant scarlet flowers. 13^ ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Fulgens, Queen Victoria. 

 HP. Dark purplish foliage, line 

 deep scarlet flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. 25c. 



Lugdenensis. HP. A beautiful 

 dark-leaved rose-colored variety. 

 Both of these perennial varieties 

 may flower first season if sown 

 early. Pkt. 25 cts. 



LOPHOSPERMUM scan- 



dens. HP. Neat climbing plants 

 with gloxinia-like flowers, rosy pur- 

 ple, for verandas, etc., also useful 

 for boxes, vases, etc. 10 ft. Pkt. 10c. 



LOTUS Peliorhyncus. HHP. 



A trailing species with silvery foli- 

 age and bright coral-red flowers, 

 for baskets, pillars, trellis, etc. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



LUNARIA Biennis (Honesty; 

 Moonwort). HB. Very nice spring- 

 blooming plants, do best in shady, 

 moist situation. The seed-pods are 

 prized for their beautiful silvery 

 appearance for winter decoration. 

 Lilac-purple flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 5c. 



LUPINUS 



(Lupines; Sun Dial) 



Old-fashioned favorites that 

 thrive in almost any soil or situ- 

 ation. Some species are exten- 

 sively used for forage and improve- 

 of poor soils. The taller varieties are useful 

 he border and dwarfer sorts for bedding. 

 Hartwegii. This class is a great improvement 

 on the old form. Very showy and nice for cutting. 

 Blue, Rose, White, Red and Mixed. 2 ft. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Hybridus atrococclneus. Lovely crimson with 

 rose and white. 23^ ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 

 Nanus. Blue and white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Nanus albo-coccineus. Crimson with rose and 

 white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Luteus Romulus. A handsome dwarf yellow. 

 IM ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Poly^jhyllus (Many-leaved). HP. Finest mixed perennial varie- 

 ties. 3 ft. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 



Polyphyllus roseus. Long spikes of lovely rose-pink. Hardy 

 and of strong branching habit. 3 ft. Pkt. 25 cts, 



Arboreus (Tree Lupine). HP. These are strong bushy varieties 

 that will siippiv cut-flowers for a long time. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Arboreus New Hybrids. All beautiful. 5 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LYCHNIS HP 



Haageana Hybrids. Beautiful shades in mixture. Flowers are 

 in form like a Maltese cross. They are suitable for borders and 

 rockwork. 1 ft. Pkt. 1(1 cts., 34oz. 30 cts. 



Lagascae. Handsome pot-plants and early flowering. % ft. Pkt. 25c. 



Lagascae rosea. Rose, white, mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 



MARVEL OF PERU {Mirabilis Jalapa ; Four O'Clock). 

 HHP°. Sweet-scented, many-colored flowers. Open in the afternoon 

 and die next morning; very free-flowering. Nice for beds and borders. 

 Fine varieties mixed. 2% ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 25 cts. 



