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HARDY GARDEN FLOWERS 



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KNIPHOFI A. T r i t o m a . 



Flame Flower; Red-hot - 

 Poker Plant. A spike of 

 orange-scarlet and yellow- 

 rising on a bare stem 3 to 

 5 feet, from August 

 November. A native 

 South Africa, it should 

 mulched in winter. 



LARKSPUR. See Delphinium. 



LATHYRUS latif olia. Hardy 



Sweet Pea. A vigorous, 



healthy vine, about 5 feet 



high, useful for clambering 



over shrubs. It bears clus- 

 ters of rosy pink or white 



flowers. It will grow on very 



sterile soil. 

 L. latif olia alba, var. "The 



Pearl." A pure white. 



LAVANDULA vera. Laven- 

 der. The fragrance of the 

 gray lavender foliage and 

 flowers brings pleasant mem- 

 ories to mind. It will thrive 

 with some winter protection. 

 iK feet. 



LESPEDEZA Sieboldi; syn., 



Desmodium penduliflorum. 

 A shrub-like plant about 3 feet high, densely covered 

 with graceful sprays of magenta-pink, pea-shaped flow- 

 ers in early September. 

 L. Sieboldi alba. A pure white and very beautiful 

 form of the above. 



LIATRIS pyenostaehya. Kansas Gay Feather. A 

 showy plant with spikes, 5 to 7 feet high, of light rosy 

 purple flowers. August and September. 



L. spicata. Devil's Bit. A fine, 

 clear color with no magenta. These 

 tall spikes of purple are splendid 

 against a good background, and 

 contrast with pink or white 

 Phlox or Asters. July to Sep- 

 tember. 



LILIUM auratum. Japanese Gol- 

 den Banded Lily. Great white 

 Lilies, each petal being thickly 

 spotted with chocolate-crimson and 

 having a wide golden band in the 

 center. Very fragrant. Besides 

 being in the garden border, these 

 and the other Lilies we offer should 

 be planted among Rhododendrons, 

 where they bloom after the Rho- 

 dodendrons and have the rich 

 evergreen foliage as a background. 



L. candidum. Madonna Lily; An- 

 nunciation Lily. In June these 

 pure white Lilies, which closely 

 resemble the Easter Lily, make ex- 

 quisite pictures planted with Del- 

 phiniums. 3 feet. 



L. elegans, var. Wallacei. Light 



apricot-yellow flowers spotted with 

 black. This blooms in July with 

 usually two blossoms on a stalk. 

 Suitable for the front of the border 

 or shrubbery, i to 2^ feet. 



L. speciosum album. A brilliantly 

 handsome Lily with recurved petals 

 of pure white, each having a green- 

 ish band through the center. Mid- 

 summer. 3 ft. 



Kniphofia. One of the showiest flowers of late sum- 

 mer. The foliage is a tuft of slender leaves 2 ft. high 



Lilium speciosum rubrum. 



Heavily spotted with crim- 

 son on a white ground, 

 and suffused with pink. A 

 most graceful plant and 

 flower. 3 feet. 



L. tigrinum. Tiger Lily. 

 One of the strongest and 

 most persistent Lilies, it is 

 admirable for naturalizing 

 and for shrubberies, as well 

 as the garden, where it is 

 most effective planted with 

 tall, pure white Phlox. In 

 color, orange heavily spotted 

 with purple. Petals reflexed. 

 July to September. 3 to 5 

 feet. 



LILY - OF - THE - VALLEY. 



See Convallaria. 



LOBELIA cardinalis. Car- 

 dinal Flower. A rich crim- 

 son flower one never forgets 

 when found in its native 

 haunts. It should be nat- 

 uralized in moist places or 

 planted in the garden. 

 August and September. 2 to 

 4 feet. 



LUPINUS polyphyllus. 



Blue, pea-shaped flowers in tall spikes rise 



A native of 



Monarda. The Bee Balm, or Monarda 

 didyma, excites the hummingbirds. They 

 dart back and forth over it and occa- 

 sionally stop to take a sip. A hardy per- 

 ennial as showy as Salvia, with brilliant 

 scarlet blooms. 



Lupine. 



above the satiny, many-fingered foliage, 

 sandy dry places among the Pitch Pines of Long Island, 

 it is one of the drought-resisters. June and July. 2 to 

 5 feet. 



L. polyphyllus, var. albus. A pure white; very effective. 



L. polyphyllus, var. Moerheimii. New. A beautiful 

 Lupine in lovely shades of light and dark pink without 

 a trace of magenta. A great ac- 

 quisition. 



LYCHNIS Chalcedonica. Lamp 

 Flower; London Pride. Heads of 

 bright orange-scarlet, 2 to 3 feet 

 high ; blooms all summer. 



L. Haageana. Large flowers of 

 pink, scarlet or crimson. May and 

 June. I foot. 

 L. Flos-cuculi, var. plenissima 

 semper flor ens. Double Cuckoo 

 flowers, or Ragged Robin. Grace- 

 ful sprays of a lovely pure pink, 

 much grown in old-fashioned gar- 

 dens. May and June, i to 2 feet. 



L. viscaria fl. pi. German Catch- 

 fly. From a dense cushion of 

 evergreen foliage this sends up 

 spikes of deep, rosy red, double flow- 

 ers in June. It makes a showy bed. 



MONARDA didyma, var. Cam- 

 bridge Scarlet. Bee Balm; Os- 

 wego Tea. A spreading aromatic 

 herb of unusually brilliant color- 

 ing, this variety being a fine 

 crimson scarlet. It will stand sun 

 or shade. June to September, 

 to 2 feet. 



MONTBRETIA crocosmaeflora. 



A bulbous plant, with graceful 

 sprays of orange or vermilion 

 flowers 2 inches across. July ta 

 October. 3 to 4 feet. Mulch pro- 

 tection is necessary. 



MOSS PINK. See Phlox subulata. 



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