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J 51G Hollyhock, Extra Fine Mixed. From the finest English and Scottish named * i 4 



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5* T — — Splendid Collections. See page of assortments. | 



IBERIS. Nat. Ord., Crucijcra. \ 

 Profuse-blooming, pretty little plants, especially adapted for rockeries, old « j 



stumps, or rustic baskets. They come into flower amongst our earliest spring I [ 



plants, and for a long time continue a mass of beauty. Hardy perennials. 



1)18 Iberis Candidissima. New; beautiful; pure white. J foot 05 



519 Semperflorens. Fine, white; from Sicily, j foot 05 



520 Umbcllata. Very fino. J foot 05 



521 Carnea. Light pink. J foot 05 



522 Tenoreana. Blush, i foot 05 



IPO.IIOPSIS. Nat. Ord., rdemoniacea. 

 Remarkably handsome free-flowering plants, with long spikes of dazzling orange 1 » 



nnd scarlet flowers; very effective for conservatory and out-door decoration; suc- 

 ceeds in light rich soil. Half-hardy biennial. 



523 Ipoinopsis. Finest mixed 10 



ISOTOMA. Nat. Ord., Lobdiacece. 



A nea^, erect, slender-branched plant, from six to twelve inches in height, with 

 starry, light porcelain-blue Lobelia-like flowers, which produce a continuation 

 of bloom throughout the summer; very effective for bedding, edging, &c. 



521 Isotoma. Finest mixed . . 10 



KALMIA. Nat. Ord., Eiicacecc. 

 525 Kalmia Latifolia. A beautiful hardy shrub. White and pink. 4 feet . . .10 

 LANTANA. Nat. Ord., Verbena c ecu. 

 A remarkably handsome frcc-flowcring genus of plants, with brilliantly-colored 

 flowers constantly changing in hue; very effective either for pot-culture or for 

 bedding purposes. The plants will bloom more profusely if retained in their pots, 

 and plunged where intended to flower. Half-hardy perennial. 



52G Lantanas. Mixed varieties. Saved from a named collection 25 



LATIIYRL'S (Perennial Pea). Nat. Ord., Legwninosas. 

 Showy, free-flowering plants, growing in any common soil; very ornamental on 

 trellis-w'ork, old stumps, or for covering fences or walls. Hardy perennials. 



527 Lathyros Eatifolius. Red ; from England. 5 feet 05 



528 Albus. White. 5 feet 10 



52D Grandiflorus. Large-flowered. 5 feet .... . .10 



LAVENDL'LA (Lavender). Nat. Ord., Labiate. 

 A genus of plants chiefly cultivated on account of the delicious fragrance of 

 their flowers. They succeed in any garden-soil. Hardy perennial. 



530 Lavendula Spica. Lilac, from Europe. 2 feet 05 



LIATRIS. Nat. Ord., Composite. 



A hardv perennial, found in many parts of the United States, growing in mead- 

 ows and moist places. 



531 Liatris. Finest mixed 10 



LILIU3I. Nat. Ord.. Macece. 



The Lily stands pre-eminent among all flowering bulbs. Stately in habit, va- 

 ried in color, highly fragrant, perfectly hardv, easily cultivated, and blooming 

 from June until frost, they can claim, as thev fully deserve, a prominent place in 

 the largest or smallest garden. The seeds often lie dormant several months before 

 \i vegetating. Succeeds well in a mixture of loam, peat, and silver-sand. 



I 532 Lilium Giganteum. The tallest and most magnificent of the lilies, growing 

 ,|\ ten feet high, with white trumpet-shaped flowers, with carmine streaks . 



533 Lancifolium Hybridium (Japan Lily). Finest mixed .... 



534 Anratum. The new golden-banded Lily. This superb lily has flowers 



twelve inches in diameter; pure white, with a yellowish band through 

 the centre of each petal, and covered with irownish dots; deliriously 



fragrant ; one stem often produces six to ten of its immense blossoms 



