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D. M . Ferry &. Co'S Descriptive Catalogue. 



June to August. Sow the seed in spring, and give each 

 plant two feet of room. Hardy annual; three inches high. 

 Limnanthes, Douglasi 5 



I^II*JAR.IA— iKetiilwortli Ivy). 

 A pretty, trailing plant for covering rock work, and 

 very useful for hanging baskets. Hardy perennial, 

 Linaria, cymbalaria 15 



i^i:nu]»i. 



A beautiful and effective genus of plants, of slender 

 and delicate growth, and a profusion of bright flowers. 

 Linum, grandifiorum rubrum (Scarlet Flax^, 



from Algiers. Hardy annual 5 



*' coccineum, deep crimson: one of the hand- 

 somest annuals ever introduced ; in brilliancy 

 of color surpassed by none 5 



I^OBHI^IA. 



A most ele- 

 gant and useful 

 genus of plants, 

 of easy culture, 

 and welladapt- 

 ed for bed- 

 ding, edging, 

 pots or rocker- 

 ies. They are 

 employed as 

 universally in 

 general summer 

 gardens as scar- 

 let geraniums 

 tobedsofwhich 

 they form a 

 neat and effec- 

 tive edging. 

 ^^,fi^^^^,,=--^.ii--j\:-^:'-^-'--: -'-s^r-- Seeds should be 



covered lightly. 

 Lobelia, erinus. Start early, un- 



der glass, and transplant or sow in open ground in May. 

 Lobelia, erinus (Blue King), intense dark blue, 

 with a white spot ; dark colored foliage. 

 ■ Showy and valuable for bedding purposes. 



Half-hardy perennial 10 



" erinus (Queen of Whites), pure white flowers, 

 not tinted with the slightest shade of any 

 color. Blooms until destroyer! by frost ; ten- 

 der perennial 10 



" erinus (Crystal Palace), magnificent variety, 



with large blue and white flowers 10 



" cardinalis (Queen Victoria), scarlet, new: 

 scarlet floivering variety^ with the darkest 

 leaves, and very constant. Hardy annual. . . 15 

 " cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), a magnificent 

 native variety, with spikes of brilliant scarlet 

 flowers. Will flourish in any common soil 

 Seeds need to be well started with heat. 



Hardy perennial; two feet 10 



" gracilis, very fine for baskets, vases, &c., trail- 

 ing gracefully, and blooming profusely. Half- 

 hardy annual 10 



I^O^DOI^i PRIOE— (See Lychnis Chalce- 



donicum). 



trOPHOSPKIt-MUM. 



Beautiful evergreen climbers, with purple and violet 

 blossoms. Require green-house or cold frame in winter; 

 will run up fences or verandas in summer. Propagated 

 by preserving the fleshy roots in dry earth in winter. 

 Seed should be sown in hot-bed in March or April. 

 Lophospermum, scandens, flowers violet-purple ; 



ten feet 10 



Love Grove. 



I.OVE GRASS— (Eragrostis). 



A very pretty species of ornamental grass, growing 

 one foot high ; splendid for winter bouquets ; hardy 

 annual. 



Eragrostis, elegans, beautiful, dancing sparklets.. 5 

 l,OVE GltOVH— CNemophila). 



This popular plant is to be found in ;ilino';t every gar- 

 den, and has secured a 

 place in the heart of 

 every lover of flowers. 

 Of dwarf, spreading 

 habit, it is well adapted 

 for border or pot cul- 

 ture. The flowers are 

 exquisitely colored, 

 blotched and spotted ; " 

 they are quite apt to 

 sport into an" endless' 

 variety of shades, from 

 black and blue to light- 

 er colors. Sow in 

 spring, and thin to one 

 foot apart. Hardy annual ; six inches high. 



Nemophila, mixed, several colors 



I^OVE-Il^i-A-MIS'T— (]>{i8rella). 



This singular plant 

 is known as Lady-in- 

 the-Green, and Devil- 

 in-a-Bush, because the 

 blossoms are partly con- 

 cealed by the abun- 

 dance of finely cut fo- 

 liage. The plant and 

 flower are both hand- 

 some, require but little 

 care, and are worthy a 

 place in the flower 

 garden. Sow the seed 

 in spring, and thin to 

 one foot apart. Hardy 

 annual. 

 Nigella, Damascena fl. pi., double, blue blossoms'; 



one and a half to two feet high 5, 



" Damascena nana fi. pi., double, white and 



blue blossoms ; one foot high. 5 



I^UPIIS— (I^upinus). 



Very conspicuous plants, with spikes of pea-shaped 

 blossoms of various colors. The taller varieties look 

 well as a back-ground to other low growing annuals, 

 and the dwarf look best in masses. Sow the seed where 



Love-in-a-Mist. 



Lupinus. 



