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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
L. purpureo-cceruleum. A strong-growing variety of trail- 
ing habit with bright blue flowers at the ends of the 
sprays, flowering in May. Propagation by division, seed, 
or cuttings. This Lithospermum is the only one that does 
not object strongly to lime. Good for clothing a bank 
planted with bulbs. 
L. Zollinzieri. Tufts of rough, glistening foliage and lovely 
sky-blue flowers in spring. 
LOBELIA-CARD INALIS, “Cardinal Flower.” 
(Campanulacese.) 
Handsome plants with crimson-scarlet flowers and dark purple 
leaves, from 2 to 4 feet high ; unfortunately not quite hardy, but so 
beautiful that it is worth taking a little trouble to grow them. If 
planted in May and J une in a sunny, well-drained border with light 
soil, they may stand the winter, but require a great deal of moisture 
in the summer, therefore it is best to lift the crowns in October, and 
keep in cold frame during the winter. When propagating in spring, 
they can be divided into single crowns, and potted on like dahlias. 
L. atroviolacea. Branching spikes of purple flowers. 
Z. coralina. Coral red, free-flowering. 
Z. Pink Bedder. Dwarf-branching habit, bright pink flowers. 
Z. Queen Victoria. Bright carmine, with foliage and stems of 
greenish purple, very tall. 
Z. syphilitica. Branching spikes of purple-blue. 
Z. „ alba. White. 
Z. „ Milleri. Rich purple. 
Varieties of syphilitica are said to be hardy. 
LUNARIA. (See Biennials, p. 131.) 
LUPINUS, “Lupine.” (N.O. Leguminosse.) 
Z. arboreus. A lovely shrubby plant for the back of the 
border, liking a dry soil. It is hardy, but only lives 
three years, requiring to be renewed by seed or cuttings, 
and is deliciously scented. Flowering all the summer 
and again in October. Yellow flowers. 
Z. Snow Queen . A white variety of the above, growing 4 
to 6 feet. 
Herbaceous lupins require rich deep soil. All the herbaceous 
lupins can be propagated by seed or division, and appreciate 
mulchings of rich manure. Seed-pods should not be allowed to 
