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AND GUIDE TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. 55 I 



JUSTI'CIA — continued. ^"^.^^ii ! 



1503 Justi'cia furca'ta, violet, 2 ft., from Peru 1 0 | 



1504 multiflo'ra, scar/e^, inctty dark <^Tecn leaves, 2 I t 1 0 , 



1605 ,, quadrifida, scarlet, 2 ft., from Mexico 1 0 j 



KAULFUS'SIA, Nat. Orel. Compos'iUe. | 



Pretty little frcc-flowcring i)Iants, of a neat, compact f:roAVtli ; ulien well 'jyown exceed- i 



ingly effective in beds or mixed borders ; grow freely in any good soil. Hardy annuals. j 



1506 KaulCus'sia amclloi'dcs, ^^r/t/Zif ft., from Cape of Good Hope 0 2 • 



1507 ro'sea, rose, with mauve centre, ^ it 0 2 i 



KOLREUTE'RIA, Nat. Ord. Sapinda'cece. j 

 A handsome plant, with grace fnl Acacia-like foliage, requiring a rather sheltered situa- 

 tion to produce its flowers freely and in perfection ; succeeds in any common garden soil. ! 



1508 Kolreute'ria panicula'ta, yelloic, a hai'dy tree, 10 ft., from Chhia 0 3 ; 



LAGERSTR(E'MIA, Nat. Ord. Lythra'ceoi. j 

 A greenhouse shrub, with exceedingly handsome flowers ; succeeds in peat and loam. ' 



1509 Lagerstroe'mia In'dica, c/eep ?-ose, 5 ft., from E. Indies 0 G 



LAXTA'NA, Nat. Ord. Verbena cece. 

 A genus of dwarf bushy shrubs, from 12 in. to 18 in. in height, thickly studded with 

 pretty miniature verbena-like blossoms of varied colours and changing hues, from snow 

 white with primrose centres to delicate pink and ?-ose with white discs, and from bright rose 

 lilac to orange and scarlet with creamy centres. For the ornamentation of the conservatory 

 and flower-garden they are alike valuable. Seeds sown in INIarch make fine summer aiid 

 autumn blooming plants. They succeed best in dry warm situations, and in light rich soil. 

 Half-hardy perennials. 



1510 Lanta'na allja mag'na, white and rose 



1511 „ amcE'na 



1512 „ coccin'ea, deep rose 



1513 „ Comtesse de Morny 



'1514 „ CmasSiiy'ica, red and white 



1515 „ dslicatis'sima, delicate rose 



1516 „ Etoile de Provence 



1517 „ flava lilaci'na, yellow and lilac 



1518 „ fulgens mutab'ilis, red and white, changing to dark red 



1519 „ fulva 



1520 „ Garibaldi, red 



1521 „ ImpcT&tvics Eagcnie, rose and white 



1522 „ L'avenir 



1523 „ Le Vainqueur 



1524 „ Lucre'tia 



1525 „ lu'tea kcrmesi'na, yellow and red 



1526 „ „ super'ba 



1527 „ Rose d'amour, delicate rose 



1528 „ Tom Pouce 



1629 Vulcan, dark maroon 



1530 „ finest mixed, French varieties ^ 



LARKSPUR (Delpliin'ium), Nat. Ord. Ranuncula'cece. 

 One of the most generally cultivated and ornamental genera of plants, combining unusual 

 richness with an endless variety of colours, all of which are extremely beautiful and pleasing ; 

 the flowers are produced in the greatest profusion, and the plants in beds, masses, or ribbons 

 are strikingly effective ; indeed, few plants are so generally useful and valuable for their deco- 

 rative qualities either in the garden or, when cut, for vases. The great difficulty has hitherto 

 been the procuring of seed which Avould yield double flowers ; to this object we have given 

 special attention, and now ofler seed saved only from such varieties as are really to be 

 depended upon and are worthy of a place in eveiy garden. For the guidance of amateurs 

 we may simply notice, that the stock-flowered Larkspur is of the same habit as the old 

 Dwarf Rocket, but has longer spikes and much larger and more double flowers. The tall 

 stock-flowered variety is of the same style as the branching, but with more compact spikes 

 and larger and more double flowers. The tall-growing varieties scattered in shrubbery borders 

 produce a channing effect when backed hy the green foliage of the shrubs. Hardy annuals. 



1531 Larkspur, stock-flowered dwarf, mixed, including the richest and most splendid colours, 



v, ith long spikes of bloom, and very double, 1 ^ f t 



1532 „ Dwarf Rocket, German, finest mixed, very double, 1 ft., from Switzerland . . 



1533 „ „ „ celestial blue, 1 ft 



1534 „ „ „ rose, 1 ft „ 



1535 „ * „ „ violet, 1 ft 



1536 „ „ „ white, 1 ft 



