! HAWK S BEABD. 



See Crepis. A dwarf annual. 



HIBISCUS. 



Marsh Mallow. Very 

 desirable plants of me- 

 dium to large size, 

 blooming freely and 

 producing flowers of 

 great size, brilliance 

 and beauty. Some va- 

 rieties are annual an.i 

 some perennial Of 

 easy and simple cul- 

 ture. 



Africanns. Large 

 annual, with flowers 

 three to four inches 

 across : creamy yellow, 

 with purple" centre. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



Crimson Eye. 

 Perennial, but bloom- 

 ing freely the first year. 

 Hardy. White flow er 

 six inches across, with 

 crimson centre. A pro- 

 Hisiscus, Africanus. fuse bloomer. Pbt_, 10c 

 ; HONESTT. Zunaria biennis. An old-fashioned 

 ■ t flower, with curious seed pods. Flowers purple, blue 

 or white. Blooms hest the second year. Also called 

 Moonwort Packet. 5 cents. 

 ICELAND POPPY. Blooms the first season 

 " from seed, although a hardy perennial. See Poppy. 

 ICE PLAXT. Mesembryanthemum cry stall inum. 

 A pretty little trailer for baskets or massing ; six inches 

 r high or less. Leaves covered with crystalline drops. 

 Flowers white. Very effective. Packet, 5 cents. 



I I» O U <E A . 

 Moonflower. See I 

 Climbers. Also see . 

 novelties. 



LADY'S 

 SLIPPER. See 

 Balsam. Also see 

 novelties. 



LARKSPFR. 

 Quick growing an- 

 nual and peren- 

 nial plants. For 

 the perennial sorts 

 see Delphinium. 

 The annuals have 

 a wide range of 

 bright colors. The 

 flowers are borne 

 in great profusion. I 

 Sow the seed when I 

 the trees begin to \ 

 open their leaves. 

 Thin to stand one 

 foot apart. 

 Donble Dwarf 

 Rocket. Finest 

 mixed. One foot. 

 Packet. 5 cents. 

 s Tall Donble Rocket. Mixed. 2 to 3 feet. Pbt, 5c 



Finest Mixed Varieties. Packet, 5 cents. 

 J LATATERA. Tall, bushy annual, suitable for , 

 ■ backgrounds, producing single flowers. Colors rose, 

 8 white, etc. Three feet. Sow seed where plants are to 

 ■£ remain. Packet, 5 cents. 

 K LATTA. Layia el* 

 £ pans. An elegant little 



Larkspur. 



?t. 5 cents. y^v^ 

 OSYXE. ^'f^ 

 maritima. \J/ A 



hardy annual, suitable 

 for cut flow ers. Bright 

 yellow, somewhat on 

 the daisy order. Valu- 

 able forthe border, as 

 it is a very free bloom- 

 er. Packet, 5 cents. 



LEPTi 

 Leptosyne 

 An annual growing 

 b one foot high, with 

 « feathery foliage. 

 ? Flowers single : gold- 

 Z en yellow : lasting. 

 U Blooms in five weeks 

 V from the sowing of 

 * the seed. Fxcelient 

 j for cutting. Pkt., 5c. 

 ■ LIXABIA, A 

 £ splendid genus of 

 ? plants well worthy of 



Lobel 



LOBELI A. Of these beautiful and useful plants I 

 offer three strains or varieties, They differ essentially 

 in form and habit, and are similar only in flower shape. 



Erinns Compaota. Bound, compact plants, four 

 to six inches high, covered with bloom ; suitable for 

 beds, ribbon gardening, etc Handsome, deep rich blue 

 color. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, fl.75. 



Erinns Varieties Mixed. Indispensable for 

 vases and baskets, as thev are of trailing and extremely 

 graceful form. Blue, white, rose. Pkt., 5c; oz., 60c 



Cardinally. An extremely brilliant scarlet 

 bloomer, two feet high. Hardy perennial, of easy cul- 

 ture. Packet. 10 cents. 

 Fancy Varieties Mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 

 LCPIXl'S. Lupines. Strong annuals, one to 

 three feet high, with upright racemes of beautiful blue, 

 pink and white flowers. They are botanically allied to 

 Sw eet Peas, and are desirable. Mixed. Packet, 5 cts. 

 LYCHNIS. Very 



desirable garden plants, 

 having botanic rela- 

 tionship with the 

 pinks. Of easy culture. 



Chaleedonica. 

 Burning Star. Scarlet. 

 An old favorite. 

 Hardy. Three or four 

 fee high. Pkt, 5 cts. 



llaageana. Hy- 

 brids of mixed colors, 

 from white to pink 

 and scarlet. One foot 

 high. Very pleasing 

 and effective. Pkt, 5c. 



MARGFERITES. 

 See Carnations. 



IAXIHOT, A 

 Japanese Hibiscus of 

 robust habit, bearing 

 flowers three to six 

 inches across. The 

 plants attains a height 

 of several feet They 



Lychnis. 



t cultivation : they are 

 easily grown, and are 



Lavatera. 



J profuse bloomers. The flowers are very pretty and 

 * suitable for cutting. They like a sunnypositioh and 

 5 dry, rather than damp soil. 



s Alpina. Alpine Snapdragon. Covered the whole 

 g summer through with deep violet blooms having 

 ^ orange throat Hardy perennial. Planted early w ill 

 i bloom the first year. Six inches high. Packet. 1(5 cts. 



Hybrida 31 ixed. 

 Annuals, quick to 

 bloom. Many colors. 

 One foot Pkt, 5 cts. 



LIJIXAXTHES 

 DOFGLASI. A 

 showy California plant 

 of spreading habit, 

 producing yellow and 

 white flowers, which 

 are sweet scented and 

 borne in great profu- 

 sion. Packet, 5 cents. 



LI Nun. Scarlet 

 Flax. One of the most 

 effective and showy 

 bedding plants : of long 

 duration, having fine 

 foliage and delicate 

 stems. Flowers one 

 inch across, and borne 

 in great profusion. My 

 | strain is the grandiflor- 

 um coccineum, a bril- 

 liant starlet Pkt, 5c. 



bloom freely from August nntil frost. Cr.lor cream 

 white, with a garnet eye. Start indoors. Pkt, 10 cts. 



MARVEL OF PERF. Four O'clock. A well- 

 know n and deservedly favorite flow er. It always finds 

 enthusiastic admirers" at Briar Crest, even among new, 

 more fashionable plants. Produces large, convolvulus- 

 like flowers; white, yellow, crimson, striped, etc The 

 roots may be preserved through the winter in the cel- 

 lar. The" flowers open suddenly late in the afternoon. 

 Sow in open ground and thin to ten or twelve inches. 



Tom Thumb Varieties Mixed. The?e make 

 very handsome dwarf, compact, bushy plants. The 

 foliage is golden variegated, and the blooms are nu- 

 merous and in many brilliant colors. Packet, 5 cents. 



Hybrid Fine Mixed. A good mixture of many 

 colors. These attain a height of about two feet 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 



MARIGOLD. Tagctfs. Popular free - blooming 



?lants, with handsome double flowers of rich colors, 

 he African Marigold are taller ; the French more com- 

 pact in habit of growth. Sow seeds in open ground 

 when danger of frost is over. Thin or transplant to 

 stand one foot apart. If early bloom is desired, start 

 the seed in boxes or frames. 



Eldorado. Afri- 

 can ; feet high, 

 flow ers 2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter. Large, 

 bushy plants, tearing 

 75 to 100 flowers at one 

 time. The brilliant 

 colors run through all 

 shades of yellow, from 

 light primrose to deep 

 orange. Packet, 5 cts. 



New French 

 Compact. Gold S 

 striped ; very compact \ 

 and dwarf in growth, 

 attaining a height of 

 only 6 or 8 inches. It 

 forms a veritable bou- 

 quet, as each plant is 

 studded with hand- 

 some flowers, generally 

 striped regularly with 

 chestnut brown, on a 

 bright yellow ground. 

 Packet." 5 cents. 



MATTHIOLA. Matthinlabicornis. Xight Smell- 

 ing Stock. An annual plant of the stock-gilliflower 

 group, very fragrant at night and after showers. Start 

 in greenhouse. Packet. 5 cents. 

 MATRICARIA. See Feverfew. 

 MEXICAN PRIMROSE. See novelties. 



Marigold. 



Marvel of Peru. IFour O'clock.) 

 1U5 



Mignonette, Improved Machet. 



MIGNONETTE. Ecseda odorati. A well-knew n 

 fragrant favorite. Fine for pot or garden culture. Can 

 be had during the whole year by sowing at intervals. 

 My Mignonette trials at Briar Crest show the excell- 

 ence of this plant for bedding purposes and for bee 

 pasturage. The air near the Mignonette beds is filled 

 with a spicy odor and the flower clusters are visited by 

 thousands of honey bets. 



Parson's White. Long spikes. Pkt. 5c: oz..35c. 



Golden Queen. Spikes bright golden yellow. 

 Very attractive and fragrant. Pkt., 5 cts.. oz., 45 cts. 



Sweet Scented. Very fragrant. Pkt. 5c; oz 



Improved Machet. Dwarf, vigorous with mas- 

 sive red flowers, deliciously scented. Pkt. 5c: oz., 50c. 



Red Giant. Of vigorous growth and great excel- 

 lence. Flowers showing much red. Pkt.. 10c: oz., 60c. 



Giant White Spiral. Two to three feet high. 

 Spikes ten inches. Color, snow white. Pkt, 5 cts. 



Mignonettes. Finest Mixed. A very fine 

 mixture, including all the best sorts. My friends will 

 find this very desirable. Packet, 5 cts.: ounce. 50 cts. 



MIMOSA. Sensitive Plant. Its leaves close and 

 droop when touched. Hence its name. Very intervst- 

 ing. Two feet high. Start indoors. 



Fudica. Pinkish flowers. Packet, 5 cents. 



MIMCLFS. Monkey Flower. Showy, profusely 

 flowering plants, comprising numerous varieties: the 

 flowers white, sulphur and yellow, spotted with crim- 

 son, scarlet and pink. Fine for the greenhouse or opeh 

 garden. One foot. 



Moschatos. The well-known musk plant. Six 

 inches ; yellow. Packet, 10 cents. 



Mixed Varieties. All colors and markings. 

 Beautiful and brilliant Packet, 10 cents. 



MOONFLOWER. Ipomoea. See novelties. 



MORNING 

 GLORY*. See climbers. 

 Convolvulus. 



MFSK PLANT. 

 See Mimulus moschatus. 



MYOSOTIS. For- 

 tret-me-not See novel- 

 ties. Succeed best in rich, 

 moist soils. Sow in shal- 

 low drills and thin out 

 to six inches. An ex- 

 quisite and favorite bor- 

 der plant. 



Alpestris. Dwarf, 

 blue, flowering freely 

 the first year. Pkt.. 5c. 



Palnstris. True 

 blue, white and yellow 

 eyes. Flowering" best 

 the second year. One 



foot Packet, 5 cents. Mimulus. 



