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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Delphinium Zalil, a new and handsome yellow flowered 

 variety. A perennial, but will bloom freely the 

 first year if started early 25 



LATHYKUS LATIFOLIUS.-(See Peas.) 



LATHYKUS ODORATUS.- (See Sweet Peas.) 



LIMNANTHES. 



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

 stems ten or twelve inches long, crowned with numerous 



INANTHES UOUGLASI. 



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



eight inches high. 



Iiiinnanth.es 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 mhalaria 15 



LINUM. 



A beautiful and effective genus of plants, of slender and 

 delicate growth, and having a profusion of bright flowers. 

 Linuin 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 employed as universally in general summer gar- 

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

 neat and effective edging. 



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

 white spot; dark colored foliage; showy and valua- 

 ble for bedding purposes.. Half-hardy annual 10 



" erinus (Queen of Whites), pure white flowers, not 

 tinted with the slightest shade of any color. 

 Blooms until destroyed by frost. Half-hardy 

 annual 10 



Lobelia, Crystal Palace. 



Lobelia erinus (Crystal Palace), magnificent variety, 



with large blue flowers; one-half hardy annual 10 



" erinis gracilis, very fine for baskets, vases, etc., 

 trailing gracefully and blooming profusely. Half- 

 hardy annual 10 



Lobelia cardinalis (Queen Victoria), scarlet, new 



scarlet flowering variety, with the darkest leaves, 



and very constant. Hardy perennial 15 



" cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), a magnificent 

 native variety, with spikes of brilliant scarlet 

 flowers. Will flourish in any common soil. Hardy 

 perennial; two feet high 10 



LONDON PRIDE.— (See Lychnis Chalcedonica.) 



LOPHOSPERMUM. 



Beautiful climbers, with purple and violet blossoms; suit- 

 able for covering trellis work, etc. Tender perennial. 

 Lophospermum scandens, flowers violet-purple; ten 

 feet high \ 10 



LOVE GRASS— (Eragrostis). 

 A very pretty species of ornamental grass, growing one 

 foot high; splendid for winter bouquets. Hardy annual. 

 Eragrosti?, elegans, beautiful, dancing spikelets 5 



LOVE GROVE— (Neinophila). 



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

 pot culture. The flowers are exquisitely blotched and 



Love Grove. 



spotted, sporting into an endless variety of shades of color. 



Hardy annual; six inches high. 



Neinophila, 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 are partially concealed 

 by the abundance of finely cut foliage. The plant and 

 flower are both handsome and require but little care. Hardy 

 annual. 

 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— (Lupinus). 



Very conspicuous plants, with spikes of pea shaped blos- 

 soms of various colors. They look well as a background to 

 other low growing annuals. Hardy annual; about three feet 

 high. 

 Lupinus Hartwegi, a beautiful species with delicate 



foliage and blue blossoms 5 



• " Cruikshanki, blossoms white, shaded with yellow, 

 blue and purple 5 



LYCHNIS. 



There are few plants that produce such brilliant blossoms. 

 The flowers are produced in clusters, and are constantly 

 coming out all summer. Hardy perennials; one to three 

 feet high. 

 Lychnis chalcedonica (London Pride), bright scarlet; 



two feet high 5 



$WThe following are perennial, but will blossom the first 

 year. 

 Lychnis Haageana (Denary), elegant, large, scarlet 



blossoms with jagged petals; one foot high 10 



" Sieboldii, produces large,white flowers ; two feet high. 15 

 " Haageana grandiflora gigantea, three feet high. 

 The flowers are scarlet, much larger than any of 

 the preceding 10 



LYTHRUM. 



A showy, perennial plant of easy culture, producing long, 

 numerous spikes of bright rose flowers. Hardy perennial; 

 two feet high. . 

 Lythrum roseum superbum 5 



