D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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PERENNIAL SORTS. 



Uelphiiiium elatum (Bee Larkspur), has hairy petals 



in the center, and a fancied resemblance to a bee. 



Hardy perennial : five feet high 5 



" grandiflorum album, large double white flowers. 



Hardy perennial ; four feet high 10 



'* formosum, rich blue and white. Hard}' perennial; 



three feet high 5 



" nudicaule, eighteen inches high, with scaHef flowers; 



fine for rockeries, flower borders, or pot culture; 



hardy perennial 10 



" Zalil, a handsome yellow flowered variety. Hardy 



perennial 25 



tATHYRUS L,ATirOLIUS— (See Peas). 

 ILATHYRUS ODORATUS-(See Sweet Peas). 



LIMNANTHES. 



A native of California; quite hardy; of prostate habit; 

 stems ten or twelve inches long, crowned with numerous 

 fragrant flowers, each about an inch across. Hardy annual; 

 eight inches high. 

 Limnanthes Douglasi, yellow and white 5 



LINARIA— (Kenilworth Ivy). 



A pretty, trailing plant for covering rock work, and very 

 useful for hanging baskets. Hardy perennial. 

 Linaria cy mbalaria 15 



LINUM. 



A beautiful and effective genus of plants, of slender and 

 delicate growth, and having a profusion of bright flowers. 

 Linum grandiflorum rubrum (Scarlet Flax), from 

 Algiers. Hardy annual 5 



LOBELIA. 



A most elegant and useful genus of plants, of easy culture, 

 and well adapted for bedding, edging, pots or rockeries. 

 They are emploj'ed as universally in general summer gar- 

 dens as scarlet geraniums, to beds of which they form a neat 

 and effective edging. 



Lobelia Cardinalis. 



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

 white eye; dark colored foliage. Half-hardy 

 annual 10 



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

 Half-hardy annual 10 



" erinus (Crystal Palace .. A variety with large blue 

 flowers ; one-half hardy annual 10 



" erinus gracilis, fine for baskets, vases, etc., trailing 

 gracefully and blooming profusely. Half-hardy 

 annual 10 



" cardinalis (Queen Victoria), scarlet, with dark 

 foliage. Hardy perennial 15 



" cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), a native variety, 

 with spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. Hardy per- 

 ennial ; two feet high 10 



LONDON PRIDE.— (See Lychnis Chalcedonica.) 



LOPHO.SPERMUM. 



Beautiful climbers, with purple and violet blos.soms; suit- 

 able for covering trellis work, etc. Tender perennial. 

 Lophospermum scandens, flowers violet-purple; ten 

 feet high 10 



LOVE GRASS— (Eragro8ti8>. 



A very pretty species of ornamental grass, growing one 

 foot high, good for winter bouquets. Hardy annuaL 

 Eragrostis elegans, beautiful, dancing spikelets 5 



LOVE GROVE— (Nemophila). 



Of dwarf, spreading habit, it is well adapted for bordei or 

 pot culture. The flowers are blotched and spotted, sportuix 

 into an endless variety of shades and color. Hardy annual; 

 six inches high. 

 Nemophila, mixed, several colors. 5 



LOVE-IN- A-MIST-(Nigella.) 



This singular plant is known as Lady-in-the-Green and 

 Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms arepartially concealed 

 by the abundance of finely cut foliage. Hardy annual. 



NiGELLA DaMASCENA. 



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



and a-half to two feet high 5 



" Damascena nana fl. pi., double, white and blue 

 blossoms; one foot high 5 



LUPIN^ Cl-upinus). 



Very conspicuons plants, with spikes of pea shaped blos- 

 soms of various colors. Hardy annual; about three feet high. 



LUPINUS Cruikshanki. 



Lupinus Hartwegi, a beautiful species with delicate 



foliage and blue blossoms 5 



" Cruikshanki, blossoms white, shaded with yellow, 

 blueand purple 5 



LYCHNIS, 



There are few plants that produce such brilliant blossoms. 

 The flowers are produced in clustei-s, and are constantly 

 coming out all summer. Hardy perennials; one to three 

 feet high. 



Lychnis chalcedonica (London Pride), bright scarlet: 

 two feet high 5 



^^ The folio icing are perennial, but tcill blossom the first 

 year. 



