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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Lophospermum. 
Nemophila, 
Love-in a-Mist. 
Lobelia. speciosa, Queen of Whites, pure white 
flowers, not tinted with the slightest shade of 
any color. Blooms until destroyed by frost ; 
tender perennial .. 10 
“ speciosa. Crystal Palace variety, magnifi¬ 
cent variety, with large blue and white flowers. 10 
Queen Victoria, scarlet, «m, scarlet fltnucr- 
ing variety , with the darkest leaves, and very 
constant. Hardy annual.. . ... 15 
“ pumila grandiflora, very compact growing, 
and admirably adapted for edging. The 
plants are full of intense, deep brilliant blue 
blossoms, opening till frost ; hardy annual... .10 
cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), a magnificent 
native variety, with spikes of brilliant scarlet 
flowers. Will flourish in any common soil. 
Seeds need to be well started with heat. Hardy 
perennial ; two feet .. . 
gracilis, very fine for baskets, vases, &c., trail¬ 
ing gracefully, and blooming profusely. Half- 
hardy annual . . 
LOPHOSPERMUM. 
Beautiful evergreen climbers, with purple and violet 
biossoms. Require green-house or cold frame in winter; 
will run up fences or verandas in summer. Propagated 
by preserving the fleshy roots in drv earth in winter. 
Seed should be sown in hot-bed in March and April. 
Lophospermum, scandens, flowers violet-purple ; 
ten feet. . , 0 
LOVE GRASS-tEragrostis). 
A very pretty species of ornamental grass, growing 
one foot high; splendid for winter bouquets; hardy 
annual. 
Eragrostis, elegans, beautiful, dancing sparklets.. 5 
LOVE GROVE-lNemophila). 
This popular plant is to be found in almost every 
garden, and has secured a place in the heart of every 
lover of flowers. Of dwarf, spreading habit, it is well 
adapted for border or pot culture. The flowers are ex¬ 
quisitely colored, blotched and spotted; they are quite 
apt to sport into an endless variety of shades, from black 
and blue to lighter colors. Sow in spring, and thin to 
one foot apart. Hardy annual ; six inches high. 
Nemophila, insignis, bright blue flowers, often 
marked with \yhite. 5 
“ atomaria, flowers white, dotted with purple... 5 
“ maculata, white flowers with purple blotch on 
each petal. 5 
14 insignis lilaciana, flowers of beautiful, pale 
lilac color, presenting a handsome and unique 
appearance. 5 
“ insignis purpurea rubra, the nearest approarh 
yet obtained to the long desired scarlet color 
in nemophila . 5 
44 mixed, above mixed. 5 
LOVE-IN-A-MIST- (Nigella). 
This singular plant is known as Lady-in-the-Greer * 
and Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms are partly 
Lythrum 
L-pinus. 
Lychnis. 
