ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 253 
LAMIUM, “Dead Nettle.” (N.O. Labiate.) 
A perennial plant occasionally useful in poor dry soils where 
nothing else will grow, on dry banks, or under trees. 
L. garganicum. In whorls of purplish blossoms from i to in- 
fect high, and flowering in summer. 
L. „ album. White. 
L. maculatum . Has leaves blotched with silvery white. 
L. Orvala. Rose-coloured flowers in April and May, preferring 
slight shade, 2 feet high. 
LARKSPUR. (See Delphinium.) 
LATHYRUS, “Everlasting Pea.” (N.O. Leguminosse.) 
Hardy plants somewhat resembling the sweet pea, but without 
any scent, and with long fleshy roots. Admirable for a low wall or 
trellis, and will scramble over any bushes or plants that have gone 
out of flower. They are not particular as to soil or situation as 
long as they can have deeply cultivated root-run. Propagation by 
division in spring or by seed. 
L. cyaneus. Light blue dwarf plant, 9 to 12 inches high, 
flowering in April and May, and liking a sunny spot. 
L. grandiflorus. Flowers produced in pairs. Flower described 
as crimson, but with a magenta tone. June to August 
L. latifolius . The common Everlasting Pea, bright rose 
colour, flowering in July and August. 
L. „ albus. White, July and August. 
L. „ (White Pearl). Large white flowers, July to 
October. 
L. „ (Pink Beauty), Pink flowers in large clusters. 
L. „ (Apple-blossom). A new variety, described as 
pale pink and white. 
L. rotundifolius. An old and rather scarce species, with much 
smaller flowers, of very uncommon brick-red colour. 
Well worth growing. Flowering in June, and propagated 
by division in spring. 
L. superbus . Light purple flowers, 18 inches high, and flower- 
in May and June. 
L. tuberosus. Bright rose, 3 feet high, flowering June to 
August. 
LAVANDULA, “Lavender.” (N.O. Labiate.) 
A plant so well known as to hardly require describing. Its grey 
foliage, when dipped in autumn, adding much to the beauty of the 
