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LAMIUiH Dead Nettle) 



Purpureum variegatum. A desirable variegated-leaved creeping plant for the rockery, 

 producing small pink flowers through the summer months. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



LAVANDULA lavender,. 



Vera. This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches high; delightfully 

 fragrant blue flowers in July and August. 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



LEONTOPODIUM (Edelweiss, or Alpine Snowflower). 



Alpinum. This alpine beauty is well known to tourists who have travelled in Switzer- 

 land. It is a hardy plant, and well worth a trial. It should be grown either on the 

 rockery or in well-drained, sandy soil. 25 cts. each. 



L,I ATR.IS (Blazing Srar, or Gay Feather). 



Most showy and attractive native plants, succeeding anywhere and producing their large 

 spikes of flowers from July to September. (See cut.) 

 Pycnostachya. Spikes of light, rosy purple flowers; 5 feet. 

 Scariosa. Deep purple flowers in spikes 3 to 4 feet high. 

 Spicata. Deep purple flowers in spikes 2 to 3 feet high. 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz.; §10.00 per 100. 



LINARIA (Toad-Flax,. 



Hepaticasfolia. A very pretty floriferous perennial of creeping habit, forming a dense 

 carpet of dark green foliage and small lilac-colored flowers, useful on the rockery. 25 

 cts. each; -S2.50 per doz. 



LINDELOFIA. 



Longifolia. Grows about 2 feet high, and produces blue Forget-Me-Xot-like flowers 

 during May. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 



LITHOSPERMUM oro.nw.n . 



PrOStratum. An elegant creeping plant for the rockery, bearing iovelv small blue 

 flowers from April to September. 25 cts. each; §2.5') per drlz. 



LIXU3I (Flax,. 



Flavum. Bright yellow flowers from 

 June to September; 1 foot. 



Perenne. A desirable plant either for 

 the border or rockery, growing about 

 18 inches high, with light, graceful 

 foliage and large flowers, which are 

 produced through the entire summer. 

 W'e can furnish both the blue and the 

 white varieties. 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz.; §10.00 

 per 100. 



LOTUS (Bird's Foot Trefoil). 



Corniculatus fl. pi. A pretty pro- 

 cumbent plant for the rockery, with 

 attractive foliage and double yellow 

 flowers in summer. 25 cts. each; §2. 50 



per doz. 



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SPECIOSUM Rl'BKUM 



LlATRIS. 



LH.HJM Lily 



All herbaceous borders should have a 

 few Lilies scattered through them. The 

 sorts offered below can be planted with 

 excellent results during the spring months. 

 Lavender It is in the hard} bordei that Lilies do 



best, as they get the 1 enefil of (he shade 

 ol the surrounding plants, which is so necessary for their welfare; other varieties 

 should be planted in the autumn, and are offered in our autumn catalogue. 

 Auratum {Gold-handed Lily). Large, graceful flowers, composed of six petals 

 ol a delicate ivory- while, thickly studded with chocolate-crimson spots, and 

 striped through the centre a golden-yellow. 18 Cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; 

 §10.00 per 100. 

 Speciosum Album. Large white floweis of great substance, with a greenish 

 band running through the centre of each petal. 18 cts. each; §1.5(1 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 

 Speciosum Rubrum, or Roseum. White, heavil) spotted with rich rosy 



crimson spots. (See cut. i 15 cts. each; $1. 25 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Tigrinum Splendens {Tiger Lily). Very large flowers; orange, spotted 



black. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; §7. tin per 100. 

 Tigrinum Fl. PI. {Double Tiger Lily). A double-flowering form of the 

 above. 12 cts. each; $1.25 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



LUPINUS i..., 



Polyphyllus. An effective plant, producing large spikes of blue flowers. Mis. 

 II. Rutherfurd El) says of it: "May be planted either in the autumn or early 

 spring. These plants bloom from about the 20th of Maj foi three weeks and 

 gTow about :! feet high. Being perfectly hardy and free from attacks of insects, 

 tiny are especially valuable. They require only well-prepared garden soil and 

 to be kept watered in dry weather, which should always be done if possible 

 late in the afternoon." 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



For the beginner we recommend our "Introduction" collections offered on page 173. 



