PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 31 



LBMNANTHES. perpkt. 



Very "showy, profuse-blooming dwarf plant, succeeding well in almost any situation. 



Hardy annual. 

 Limnanthes Douglasii. Yellow and white, fragrant, i f t 5 



LINARIA. 



Very pretty, compact-growing plants, remarkable for the beauty and variety of 

 their colors; very effective in rock-work, ribbons, or edgings, succeeding well 

 in common soil. Hardy annuals. 



Linaria Bipartita Alba. Pure white, ■$• ft ., 5 



Splendida. Eich, deep purple, £ f t 10 



LI NUM. 



A beautiful class of plants, of brilliant and varied colors. L. coccineum is one of the 

 handsomest annuals ever introduced, in brilliancy of color being surpassed by 

 none ; it is also mnch to be recommended for its long duration in bloom. 



Linum Flavum. Gol den yellow. Perennial, 1 ft 10 



Grandiflorum Coccineum. Brilliant scarlet. Hardy annual, 1 ft 10 



Lewisii Variegatum. Striped lilac and white. Perennial, 2 ft 10 



LOBELIA. 



A very valuable and beautiful class of mostly dwarf-growing plants ; their delicate 

 drooping habit, and the profusion of their charming little blue and white 

 flowers, render them exceedingly ornamental for vases or hanging baskets, 

 while for border cultivation they are equally effective. Half-hardy annuals. 



Lobelia Erinus Alba. Pure white, £ ft «. 10 



"- Paxtoniana. A beautiful variety, fine habit, profuse bloom of pure white, 



with sky-blue belt ; a splendid bedding plant, ■£ f t ,;_.. 10 



Speciosa. One of the most effective varieties for bedding, -J ft 10 



Crystal Palace Compacta. A beautiful new variety 25 



Gracilis. Light blue, spreading habit, -J ft 10 



Fulgens. (Queen Victoria.) Brilliant scarlet, fine border perennial, 2 ft 25 



Finest Mixed Varieties 10 



LOPKOSPERMUM. 



Exceedingly elegant and ornamental climbing plants, with large and handsome 

 flowers ; very effective for conservatory or garden decoration. Half-hardy an- 

 nuals. 



Lophospermum Hendersonii. Rosy carmine, 10 ft 25 



Scandens. Rosy purple, 10 ft 25 



LUPINUS. 



Highly ornamental, beautiful, and free-flowering garden plants, with long graceful 

 flower-spikes of rich and varied colors, valuable for mixed, flower and shrub- 

 bery borders. Hardy annuals. 



Lupinus Afrinis. Blue, white, and purple, i ft 5 



Cruickshanki. Blue, white, and yellow, 3 ft 5 



— — Dunnetti. Violet, brown, and yellow, 2 ft 10 



Hybridus Atrococcineus. Scarlet and white, 2 ft 10 



Tricolor Elegans. White, lilac, and purple, 1 ft 10 



Polyphyllus. Mixed blue and white. Hardy perennial, 3 ft 5 



Mixed Annual Varieties : 5 



LYCHNIS. 



Very handsome and useful perennials. L. chalcedonica is strikingly effective in mix- 

 ed flower and shrubbery borders. L. fulgens is brilliant in the extreme. L- 

 Haageana is a beautiful hybrid, varying in different shades. Hardy perennials. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet, 2 ft 5 



Fulgens. Bright scarlet, \\ ft 10 



Haageana. Bright orange scarlet, 1 ft 10 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



Dwarf-growing plants of great beauty, well suited for edgings, and covering banks 

 or rockeries fully exposed to the sun, producing their star-like flowers in great 

 abundance the whole summer. Half-hardy annuals. 



Mesembryanthemum. Mixed varieties, -J f t 5 



