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sam.) — Half-hardy; similar to the last; flowers 
white. Flowers in August and September. 
IfOjVLea purpurea, (Convolvulus major.) 
Halt-hardy; habit climbing; leaves heart- 
shaped ; flowers bell-shaped, of various co- 
lours. Flowers from July to October. There 
are some with white flowers ; others of purple, 
blue, rose, pink, and blush colour ; others with 
white ground, marked with delicate blue 
stripes. The latter are very pretty. 
*Kaulfussia amelloides, (Amellus-like 
Kaulfussia.) — Half-hardy; habit dwarf, com- 
pact ; leaves oblong ; flowers large, pale blue, 
composite ; height, nine inches ; adapted for 
beds or edgings. Flowers in July and August. 
Koniga maritijia, (Sweet Alyssum.) — 
Hardy; habit dwarf, spreading, and bushy; 
leaves narrow ; flowers small, white, in dense 
spikes, produced in great profusion, and smel- 
ling strongly like honey; height, one foot; 
makes very handsome beds. Flowers in June 
and July. 
Lasthenia Californica, (Californian Las- 
thenia.) — Hardy; habit spreading ; leaves nar- 
row, smooth ; flowers small, composite, yellow; 
height, nine inches ; common-looking but use- 
ful from being hardy, and a free flowerer. 
Flowers in August. L. glabrata is very 
similar. 
Lathyrus odoratus, (Sweet Pea.) — This 
well-known and deserving favourite is, among 
other situations, adapted for sowing in thick 
rows, for the purpose of forming temporary 
hedges : there are varieties of several distinct 
colours ; height, about three feet. Flowers 
from July till September. 
Lavatera trimestris, (Three Months' 
Lavatera.) — Hardy; habit spreading ; leaves 
roundish ; flowers cup-formed, flesh-coloured; 
height, two feet and a half. Flowers in June 
and July. There is a variety with white 
blossoms. 
*Leptosiphon androsaceus, (Androsace- 
like Leptosiphon.) — Half-hardy; habit dwarf, 
slender ; leaves very small ; flowers gilia-like 
in form, of a fine purplish lilac colour; height, 
six to nine inches. Flowers in July. There 
are several variations in the colouring: suitable 
for beds. 
*LEPTOSIPHON DENSIELORUS, (Close-flow- 
ered Leptosiphon.) — Similar to the last, but 
of rather larger stature, and having larger rosy 
lilac flowers ; height, one foot ; excellent for 
beds. Flowers in July. 
Llnaria purpurea, (Purple Toadflax.) — 
Hardy; habit erect; leaves narrow; flowers 
ringent, purplish lilac ; height, one foot. 
Flowers in July. 
•JLlnaria Perezh, (Perez's Toadflax.) — 
Hardy; habit erect ; leaves narrow ; flowers 
ringent, yellow ; height, one foot. Flowers 
in July. 
Limnanthes Douglasii, (Douglas' Limn- 
anthes.) — Hardy; habit prostrate; leaves di- 
vided ; flowers flat, white, the lower half of 
each petal pale yellow; height, six inches; not 
very showy but very hardy. Flowers in June 
and July. 
Loasa tricolor, (Three-coloured Loasa.) 
Hardy; habit spreading, straggling; leaves 
angular, and, together with the stems, fur- 
nished with stinging hairs; flowers yellow and 
red ; height, two feet. Flowers in July and 
August. 
*Lobelia gracilis, (Slender Lobelia.) — 
Half-hardy; habit prostrate, spreading; leaves 
small ; flowers pale blue ; height, nine inches; 
excellent for beds, edgings or rock-work ; 
blooms in July, and continues a long time in 
bloom. There is a white variety. 
fLoBELiA RAMOSA, (Branching Lobelia.) — 
Half-hardy; habit erect, branching; leaves 
forked like a stag's horn ; flowers dark rich 
blue ; height, one foot. Flowers in July and 
August. 
Lopezia coronata, (Crowned Lopezia.) — 
Hardy; habit spreading, branching; leaves 
oval ; flowers pink, the two upper petals stand- 
ing out like horns ; height, foot and a half. 
Flowers in July. 
Lopezia racemosa, (Branching Lopezia.) 
— Hardy; habit spreading, branching; leaves 
oval ; flowers pink, similar to the last ; height, 
foot and a half. Flowers in July. 
Lupinus, (the Lupine.) — These produce 
spikes of pea-shaped flowers ; L. mutabilis, 
whitish; and L. Cruckshankii, blue, grow three 
feet high. L. hirsuta, blue ; L. roseus, rose; 
L. albus, white ; and L. lutea, yellow, are the 
sorts commonly seen: they grow from a foot to 
a foot and a half high. |*L. Hartwegii, L. 
Mexicanus, L. bicolor, L. rivularis, and some 
others, are more recent ; principally bluish in 
colour, and about the same height. *L. nanus 
is a pretty dwarf kind, suitable for beds or 
rock-work, with purple and blue flowers. They 
are all hardy. Flowers from July till Sep- 
tember. 
Lychnis Cceli-rosa, (The Rose of Heaven.) 
Hardy; habit erect, slender; leaves narrow ; 
flowers large, broad and flat, flesh-coloured ; 
height, foot and a quarter. Flowers in July. 
Madia elegans, (Flegant Madia.) — Half- 
hardy; habit erect, branched; leaves long, 
narrow ; flowers composed of numerous nar- 
row yellow petals, with a brown centre; height, 
two feet and a half. Flowers in July and 
August. 
Malope trifida, (Trifid Malope.) — Hardy ; 
habit erect ; leaves roundish ; flowers cup or 
bell-formed, purple crimson ; height, two feet. 
Flowers in July and August. 
*Malope grandiflora, (Large-flowered 
Malope.)— Similar to the last, but larger, and 
