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^ARKER ^ "^000, jSEED j^ATALOGUE, 



t I POM OPS IS (Standing Cypress). 

 Very handsome free-flowering plants, with long spikes of 

 dazzling flowers. _ Seed started under glass will com- 

 mence blooming in August; good for conservatory and 

 out-door decoration. Half-hardy biennial. 



pet. oz. 



244. Ipomopsis, finest mixed ..... . $.05 $1.00 



JACOB EA (Senecio). 

 These plants are of easy culture, producing fine double 

 flowers of great beauty, in light, rich soil. In flower July 

 to September. Hardy annuals. 1 foot. 



245. Jacobea, double mixed 05 .75 



KAULFUSSIA. 



plants of neat, compact growth ; very effec- 

 Hardy annual. % foot. 

 246. Kaulfussia amelliodes, blue 05 .75 



Free-flowerin_ , 

 tive in beds or borders. 



t LANTANA. 



Highly valuable plants of vigorous growth and branching 

 habit, producing a profusion of variously colored, bril- 

 liant blossoms, constantly changing in hue. They are 

 much esteemed either for pot culture or bedding purposes. 

 In flower April to November. Half hardy perennial, 

 2 feet. 



247. Lantana hybrida, finest varieties ... .05 i.c 



LARKSPUR (Delphinium). 



(For perennial varieties, see Delphinium, No. 159.) 



Very elegant and ornamental plants, producing in great 

 variety of form and color some of the most beautiful 

 flowers in cultivation. They flourish in any soil or climate, 

 and bloom with constant profusion throughout the sum- 

 mer and fall. Hardy annuals. 



Larkspur. 



248. Larkspur, double dwarf rocket, fine 



mixed. 1 ft 05 .30 



249. — tall rocket, finest varieties, mixed. 



2% ft. . . 05 .50 



250. — dwarf stock-flowered. Collection in 



12 separate colors 50 



251. — tall stock-flowered. Collection in 8 



separate colors 40 



252. — double stock-flowered, mixed. x% ft. .05 .50 



LAVENDER. 



Cultivated chiefly on account of its delicious fragrance, grow- 

 ing freely in any light soil. In flower July and August. 

 Hardy perennial. 2 feet. . pet. oz. 



253. Lavendar, lilac $.05 $.25 



LAGURUS OVATUS (Mare's Tail). 

 An elegant, well-known, ornamental grass, with fine silky 

 heads of flowers. Annual. 1 foot. 



254. Lagurus Ovatus 05 .50 



f LINUM (Flax). 

 Very effective and showy bedding-plants, with fine foliage 

 and delicate stems. 1% feet. 



255. Linum grandiflorum (Scarlet Flax), an- 



nual . 03 .50 



256. — perenne (perennial) 03 .75 



Lobelia. 

 LOBELIA. 



A charming genus of dwarf plants, admirably adapted for 

 beds, edgings, and rock-work. Their delicate, drooping 

 foliage, and pretty little blue and white flowers, render 

 them very attractive in pots or hanging-baskets. In 

 flower June to October. Half hardy annuals. 



257. Lobelia speciosa (Crystal - Palace va- 

 riety) , one of the best varieties, with 

 rich green leaves, and producing a 

 succession of beautiful intense blue 

 flowers. y 2 ft 



258. — Paxtonia, pure white, with sky-blue 



belt. % ft . 



259. — pumila inagnifica. Very dwarf habit, 

 with a profusion of dark-blue flowers. 

 % ft 



260. — White Gem. The best white variety, 

 very compact, and free flowering. %ft. 



261. — cardinalis, scarlet, splendid, hardy 



herbaceous plant. 2 ft. .... . . 



262. — Queen Victoria. _ Dark scarlet ; dark 

 1 eaves and very brilliant flowers ; splen- 

 did. 2 ft. . . 



LOPHOSPERMUM. 



A genus of beautiful climbing plants, with pretty, showy,. 



Foxglove-like flowers. They will thrive in any light, rich 



soil. Half-hardy annuals. 10 feet. 

 264. Lophospermuni scandens, rosy purple, .10 



LUPINUS. 



A splendid genus of handsome and ornamental garden plants,, 

 with long, graceful flower-spikes of rich and varied colors ' r 

 valuable for mixed borders. In flower June to October. 



Hardy annuals. 



.10 2.oo> 



3.00. 

 .10 5.00- 



265. Lupinus, annual varieties, mixed 



266. —blue 



•05 

 •05 



.30 

 .40 



f LYCHNIS. 



A genus of handsome and ornamental plants, of easy culti- 

 vation in any good, rich soil. In flower June and July. 

 Hardy perennials. 2 feet. 

 267. Lychnis chalcedonica, fine border plant, 



scarlet 0 < 



