Cardinal Flower and Texas Blue Bonnet Are Rare Additions to a Wild Flower Garden 



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LINUM The flax family numbers several varieties with such 

 brilliant flowers that they deserve a place in the home 

 garden. While the life of the individual flowers is short, 

 the continued succession prolongs the blooming season 

 through the summer. The plants have slender foliage and 

 are dainty in appearance. They are quite suitable for 

 growing in beds or low borders. 

 Grandiflorum Rubrum (Scarlet Flax) [hA-18 in.] Produces 

 clusters of saucer-shaped flowers of a glossy bright red with 



dark centers Oz. 40c 



Perenne Blue [hP-18 in.] Of graceful form with arching 

 stems carrying small sky-blue blossoms veined darker blue 



and with light centers H oz. 40c 



Pkts. 10c each 



LINARIA This interesting species bears flowers which resemble 

 miniature Snapdragons ending in single elongated spurs. 

 It includes both trailing and erect growing varieties which 

 are little known but worthy of greater attention. 



Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy) [hP-C-3ft.] A hardy trailing 

 plant with small bright green leaves and individual flowers 

 of lavender with orange lips. The foliage, which resembles 

 English Ivy in miniature, is so graceful that the vine could 

 well be grown for this alone. It is especially suited for 

 window boxes and for semi-shaded moist spots in rock 

 gardens Pkt. 10c 



Maroccana Mixed [hA-15 in.] This is an erect sort with 

 finely cut foliage and with blossoms clustered on upright 

 spikes. The colors which are varied embrace many shades 

 of crimson, orange, and blue. Usually the lower lip is 

 white which accentuates the other colors. The plant is in 

 flower within two months from sowing; it is valuable for 

 the border and for cutting, too J^ oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



LOBELIA Everyone who has planted Lobelias in his garden 

 knows how effective they are. Varieties differ in color and 

 habit, but all of them bear dainty flowers somewhat like 

 tiny butterflies in form. The annuals because of their low 

 growth and compactness of foliage are invaluable for 

 edgings and for use in rock gardens, 'they are covered with 

 flowers for a long season. 



Celestial or True Blue [hA-4 in.] The finest variety with 

 green foliage. The flowers are bright blue with tiny white 

 throats. 



Crystal Palace Compacta [hA-4 in.] Plants with dark stems 

 and leaves tinged with reddish brown. They make an 

 eff'ective contrast with green foliage. The flowers are deep 

 blue. 



Each of the above: 34 oz. 75; pkt. 10c 



Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) [hP-2 ft.] A magnificent 

 hardy native plant, erect growing with long showy spikes 

 adorned with dazzling scarlet flowers Pkt. 25c 



LovE-iN-A-MisT (See Nigella) 



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Lobelia, Celestial 



One of the Best Blue Low-Growing Annuals 



Linum, Grandiflorum Rubrum 



Planted in Clumps in a Border These Flowers Make 

 a Brilliant Shoiving 



LovE-iN-A-PuFF (See Balloon Vine) 

 Love-Lies-Bleeding (See Amaranthus Caudatus) 



LUPIN This family of native American plants includes dwarf, 

 medium, and tall sorts^j^s; well as annual and hardy kinds 

 to fill various garden needs. The foliage of all varieties is in 

 the form of marly- lance-hke rays about a common center. 

 Pea-shaped blossoms are compactly placed on upright 

 tapering spikes. The plants prefer a semi-shaded spot, are 

 often at home in sandy soil, and should be sown where they 

 are to remain. Many sorts make wonderful cut flowers. 



Hartwegii [hA-2 ft.] Branching in habit, this class forms 

 many fine large flowered spikes and is the best annual type 

 for cutting.. 



Dark Blue Ligiit Blue Rose 



Mixed 



Any one of the above: Oz. 35c; pkt. 10c 



Texensis [hA-12 in.] The wild Blue Bonnet of Texas, par- 

 ticularly useful in dry situations Oz. 35c 



Polyphyllus Mixed [hP-3 ft.] This beautiful hardy type is 

 taller than the annual varieties. Throughout the summer 

 it produces a continuous succession of noble spikes in a 



wide range of colors H oz. 40c 



Pkts. 10c each 



LUNARIA (Honesty, St. Peter's Penny, Money Plant) [hB- 



2}'2 ft.] Oval seed pods, translucent and silvery, have 

 given this unusual plant its whimsical common names. 

 The "money" is revealed when the outer hulls drop off. 

 Sprays of it are ornamental with straw flowers in winter 

 bouquets, and it is chiefly for this purpose that it is culti- 

 vated. It is a biennial, but it may be treated as an annual 

 if the seed is sown early. 



Biennis 3^ oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



