Tht Jfn'ntw varitHetof LobtUa are 
unwertaUy cuUivaUd, and by far 
the moit uie/ul Jor bedding. They 
are eatUy managed, and may be 
had in the areattel aMtndauct from 
eeed, which can be town late in 
nu(u»m or i>t tpriiig, and the 
plantt pricked off eingly into pote, 
anri if plunged *n a gentle bottonn 
heat for a few weekt, (hey will toon 
make nice plants. The new white 
varieties are very beautiful, but 
being liable to sport, as it (he cate 
^ more or lets with all lobelias it u . 
desirable Owy, and indeed all leed^ 
ling lobelias, should be got into 
flower before planting out. And 
this may be attained by sowing the 
eeed inrowa in a frame sprcuitly 
prepared, with the toil raised near 
to the gtaas, and there remain till 
in flower, whm the best can bo 
liflod ana at once planted where 
r/'juired. Crystal Pnlace Compacta 
and the varieties of Pttmila, 
are now extensively ttsed, where 
bushy compact edgings are pre- 
ferred. 
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1594 Lobelia cardlna'Us, Jt'ay/cif r These are beautiful herbaceousborder plants of a \ o 
1696 „ ful'gens multlflo'ra, Wmc ajr/«r<. Their rick colours and line \ i 
1696 „ Queen Victoria, 2 ft, ..A habit adapt thesn for centres of beds and flerwer ( i 
1697 „ flue varieties in mixture, 2 ft. ... {.borders. QuecnVictoiiahasdeepmulberryfoliage.) is. & 2 
1698 „ Erl'nus compac'ta al'ba, pure white, in tufts, ,J ft ' 
1699 ,, ,, Blue Stone, Wk<, fine bedder, ft. 
1600 „ ,, Blue King, light blue, centre /«>-« white, .i ft... 
1601 „ „ Emperor Wllllain, j-fc/i War, very fine, i ft.... 
1602 „ ,, Grandlflo'ra ro'sea,_/f«r n>«. J ft 
1603 ,, „ Heokfleld Favourite, brilliant blue, 4 ft 
1604 „ ,, "PrlmaDonna,” rWwroa-wmroart, distinctand 
beautiful, 4 it 
1606 „ ,, speolo'8aCiyatalPalaoevar.true,i/fr/i/a«,4ft. 
1606 ,, ,, ,, Cobstlt Blue, fine clear War, 4 ft. ... 
1607 „ ,, „ alba, fine pure white, 4 ft 
1608 ,, ,, ,, 'pa.x'^Vi'tea,, rich plusn purple, ^h.... 
1609 ,, ., ,, Tom Thumb oompac'.ta. War, 4 ft- 
1610 ,, ,, ,, White Gem (new), very beautiful, 4 ft 
1611 ,, ,, ,, superTra, rich blue, beautiful, 4 ft -- 
1612 „ ,, ,, kermesl'ua, TOiy rr/mroB, 4 ft.. 
1613 ,, ,, mixed, all colours of Erinus varieties, 1 ft. ... 
1614 ,, „ Crystal Palace compac'ta, rafrarr War, 4 ft... 
1616 ,, ,, pu'mUa azu'rea, rr/rrWa/ War, i ft 
1616 ,, ,, „ magnl'flca, rich blue, J ft 
1617 ,, ,, grandlflo'ra, rrVA War, i ft 
1618 ,, ,, double varieties In mixture, new, 4 ft 
1619 ,, ramo'sa, deep blue, J ft I These are quite different to the Erinus varie- ( o 
1620 „ „ al'ba (Snowflake), raArVr, J ft. Klies, the dowers are much larger, and the plantsi o 
1621 „ ., ro'sea, r-rWiVar, i ft ) grow more uprightir branching; very beautiful. X, o 
1622 ,, Queen of Whites, pure while, 4 ft 6d.& i 
LO'TTJS, Nat. Ord. Legumino'see. Pretty half-liardy perennials. 
1623 Lo'tne, Jacobae'us, dark brown, 2 ft 1 Fine pot plants, covered with singularly curious ( o 
1624 „ „ lu'teus, yr/Wta, 2 ft > dowers, seedlings arc decorative the same season, -i o 
1625 „ „ fine mixed, 2 ft j but autumn sowings produce muchfner plants. (. o 
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LOVE-LrES-BLEEDING, Nat. Ord. Amaranta' cem. Graceful hardy annuals. 
Love-Uos-bleedlng, red, 2 ft I The graceful drooping racemes of these impart a fine ( 
„ straw-coloured, 2 ft.... > effect in shrubberies, flower borders, etc. Grown*. 
„ club-headed, 2 ft j underglass.for tabUdecoralion.theyarecharming. 1 , 
LUNA'EIA (Honesty), Nat. Ord. Oruoiferce. Very showy hardy biennials. 
Luna'rla bleu'nls, rich purple, 2 ft 3 c!. &1 Fonfringgmdem nonc.iyii moat valuable, growing ( 
WhltO 2 ft > fftely tn almost any situation. A flue plant for< 
" ■ ” New Early CrtaSOn ,'2 fr""];;!]j na,urali-.aUenin,h«lycrmoiUplaccs. 
LUPITTUS, Nat. Ord. Legumino'see. Splendid hardy annuals, etc. 
The Lupines are all handsome and graceful; the tall varieties are effective in borders, the dwarf in beds. 
1632 Lupl'uus arbo'reus lu'teus, the yellow tree Lupine, a handsome free-flowering shrub, 5 ft o 
„ llla'oous, the lilac tree Lupine, a handsome free-flowering shrub, 5 ft o 
Hartwe'gil airbus, pure white, 2 ft o 
„ coelestrnus, sky-blue, 2 ft o 
by'brtdus atro-cocoln'eus, crimson-scarlet, white tipped, very handsome, 3 ft o 
,, Inslg'nls, ^ar//r, x«ArVr, oBif yr/fsto, 3 ft o 
lu'teus, the common s 1 lV 13 .iI yellow lupine, very pretty, i ft o 
Menzle'sll, sulphur-yellow, 14 ft 0 
mutab'llls verslc'olor, colours various, 3 ft o 
na'nus, blue and white, beautiful, 4ft ® 
3.YbM3, pure white, ^ it o 
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poiypbyllus, blue, hardy perennial, 24 ft ° 
„ alblflo'rus, white, hardy perennial, 24 ft o 
subeamo'sus, blue and white, the most charming of all for beds, i ft id. & o 
choice mixed hardy annual varieties 3^- * ° 
mixed hardy perennial varieties 3‘^- “ ° 
mixed Tree Lupines, splendid plants for shrubberies and wild gardens, s ft ° 
LYOrnnS, Nat. Ord. Caryophylla'cece. Handsome hardy perennials. 
Lycb'nls chalcedon'lca, scarlet, 3 ft t These are fine bold plants ; 1649 with its large dne f 
„ al'ba, white, 3 ft. ) heads of scarlet, is useful for distant effect. ( 
^pl'na, «rf->Br:«*,averyneat dwarfrockplant,ift.^ Charming hardy perennials, for f 
^az.%33is.3, bright scarlet, 1 ft j select situations in flower borders] 
1 and tockwork; the flowers, which J 
resemble a Maltese Cross, arc of ] 
rich colours, and the plants of\ 
dwarf compact growth. 1 
atro-sangul'nea. rich crimson, i 
„ mixed hybrid varieties, I ft 
„ mixed large-flowering varieties, i ft. 
„ mixed dwarf varieties, J ft 
Vlscar'la splen'dens, rose-pink, i ft 
MAGNO'LIA, Nat. Ord. Magnolictceoe. Magnificent hardy trees. 
1658 Uagno'Ua grandlflo'ra, white, large fragrant flowers ; a grand plant for covering walls, 10 ft 
1669 „ Soulangea'na, white, a handsome species, 4 ft 
MAGYDA'EIS, Nat. Ord. Umlellif'erm. Ornamental hardy perennial. 
1660 hlagyda'ris tomento'sa, a picturesque plant, with gigantic hoary leaves 336 . yellow flowers, 5 It ... 
MAL'OPE, Nat. Ord. Malva'ceoe. Showy hardy annuals. 
1661 Mal'ope grandlflo'ra, (fari rrftBrtJB, 2 ft. .. 7 Erry showy plants, suitable for large beds, andi 
ft....) mixed flower and shrubbery borders, \ 
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al'ba, white, 2 
