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... LOBELIA... 
A most elegant and useful genus of plants of easy culture and well 
adapted for bedding, edgings, pots or rockeries. They make a neat 
edging for beds of white flowers and are very effective in masses, 
being always completely covered with flowers. 
Emperor William, a very fine, compact variety with intense blue 
flowers. One of the best. Half hardy annual.Pkt. Sets 
Queen of Whites, pure white flowers. Half hardy annual. “ lOcts 
Crystal Palace, a most desirable variety having bright blue flowers. 
Half hardy annual.Pkt. 5cts 
Gracilis -The flowers are bright blue with white centers; fine for bas¬ 
kets, vases, etc., trailing gracefully and blooming profusely. Half 
hardy annual; six inches high .Pkt. Sets 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower ), a native species of very different 
habit from the above, and growing about two feet high, with spikes 
of intensely brilliant scarlet flowers. Hardy perennial.Pkt. lOcts 
LONDON PRIDE— (See Lychnis Chalcedonica). 
I OVF-IN-A-MI^T ( Niaella ). This singular plant is known as 
L 111 ™ ItIIOI Lady-in-the-Green and as Devil-in-a Bush, 
because the blossoms are partly concealed by the abundance of 
finely cut foliage. Hardy annual. LOBELIA, Crystal Palace. 
Damascena fl. pl. t double, blue 
blossoms; one and one-half to I IN A ft IA FAMRAI ARIA C Kenilworth Ivy). A 
twofeethigh .Pkt. r»cts ^=r-? LlivMitiAA i iviutALrtltlrt pretty, trailing plant 
Damascena nana fl nl double r\^\ for covering rock work, and very useful for hanging 
wT,ftr^Kl tZ/bIo P ^,n S one baskets ' Hardy perennial.Pkt. H.ctS 
foot high.Pkt. Sets / ||\J| )fV1 Grandiflorum Rubrum ( Scarlet Flax ). A 
I fthhdonnnmnm L, * LMTI beautiful and effective genus of plants, of slen- 
l opnospermuni ocdlldcns ^ der and delicate growth, having a profusion of bright 
Beautiful, rapid growing climb- ( \ flowers - Hardy annual; about one-and-a-lialf feet ldgh. 
ers, reaching a height of ten or V \ f Pkt. Gets 
twelve feet, and excellent for r ) ^ I 11PIM Very conspicuous plants, with spikes of pea 
covering trellis work, etc. Ten- LlJI 111 shaped blossoms or various colors. Hardy un¬ 
der perennial. Flowers large and nual; about three feet high. 
bright violet purple. Pkt. lOcts Hartwegi, a beautiful species with finely cut foliage and 
LOVE GRASS 
LOVE (HIOVE olu^ 
C * A ^ : " • _> - * ' haageana grandiflora gigan- 
LATHYRUS ODORATUS CS'ee Sweet * s ' ^ vv> " tea— The flowers are scarlet, 
Peas) - MARIGOLD. French Legion oe Honor. “edi^g ^ lj£ 
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Wherever a rich and continuous display of bloom is desired, the Marigold is almost 
indispensable. I he African varieties are tall, growing usually two feet or more, while the 
French are more dwarf. All are desirable. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 
African, Double Dwarf Lemon Colored, very early, a profuse bloomer of very compact 
habit. One of the best of this class; about one foot high. .Pkt. Sets 
African, Orange Quilled, a double variety, with quilled petals; showy.Pkt. S cts 
African, El Dorado, flowers about three inches in diameter, imbricated and 
i . y, extremely double.p kt . Sets 
y J&J. African ’ double Mixed.p kt . 5cts 
, m VV Y * CLl al French, Legion of honor, a beautiful, single, dwarf, bushy variety, bearing 
hfomvJZM n , S olden yellow flowers, with garnet blotches in the center of 
A ^ tf each petal, about one foot high. Pkt. Sets 
French. Double Dwarf, Gold Striped, brown and golden yellow; 
_ y TSj, very double.Pkt. Sets 
Prince of Orange (Calendula officinalis, fl. pi.), large, double, golden 
VMfWlCirTfr- )J' ih yellow flowers, the petals of which are shaded with dark orange*; 
i/< very useful for cutting . Pkt - 5cts 
Heteor (Calendula officinalis , fl. pi.), large, extremely double, 
light yellow, passing into orange at the border of each petal. 
Pkt. Sets 
t Cape (Calendula pluvialis'), flowers single, white, brown underneath 
- g -,U. Pkt * GCtS 
' Tagetes Signata Pumlla, small, bright yellow’ flow’ers; elegant dwarf 
Qranoiflorum Rubrum. habit; excellent for borders; about niue inches high. Pkt. Sets 
