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T>. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Delphinium, nudicaule, eighteen inches high, with 
scarlet flowers; fine for rockeries, flower 
borders, or pot culture; hardy perennial.10 
44 Zalil, a new and handsome yellow flowered 
variety. Flowers an inch in diameter, pro¬ 
duced in large spikes. A perennial, but will 
bloom freely the first year if started early... .25 
I.ATHVRIS I,ATIP'OI^IUS.-(See Peas). 
I.ATHYRUS ODORATUS. —(See Sweet 
Peas). 
IJ'I'TOSII'HON. 
Make beautiful, low edgings for borders or walks. 
They do not bear our hot, scorching summers well, and 
the seed had better be sown late in the autumn or very 
early in spring, and, if possible, in a sheltered situation. 
Hardy annual; six inches high. 
L-eptosiphon, aureus, beautiful orange color . 5 
IJMNANTHES. 
A native of California; quite hardy ; of prostrate 
habit; stems ten or twelve inches long, crowned with 
numerous fragrant flowers, each about an inch across. 
A large portion of the flower is yellow, the extremities 
of the petals only being white. Blooms from June to 
August. Sow the seed in spring, and give each plant 
two feet of room. Hardy annual; three inches high. 
Limnanthes, Douglasi. 5 
LINARIA-(Kenilwortli Ivy). 
A pretty, trailing plant for covering rock work, and 
very useful for hanging baskets. Hardy perennial. 
Linaria, cymbalaria. 15 
LINl’M. 
A beautiful and effective genus of plants, of slender 
and delicate growth, and having a profusion of bright 
flowers. 
Linum, grandiflorum rubrum (Scarlet Flax), 
from Algiers. Hardy annual . 5 
44 coccineum, deep crimson: one of the hand¬ 
somest annuals ever introduced; in brilliancy 
of color surpassed by none . 5 
Unum, Grandiflorum. 
Lobelia, Crystal Palace. 
EOBEUA. 
A most elegant and useful genus of plants, of easy 
culture, and well adapted for bedding, edging, pots or 
rockeries. They arc employed as universally in general 
summer gardens as scarlet geraniums, to beds of which 
they form a neat and effective edging. Seeds should 
be covered lightly. Start early, under glass, and trans¬ 
plant, or sow in open ground in May. 
L/Obelia, erinus (Blue King), intense dark blue, 
with a white spot; dark colored foliage; 
showy and valuable for bedding purposes. 
Half-hardy annual. 10 
44 erinus (Queen of Whites), pure white flow¬ 
ers, not tinted with the slightest shade of any 
color. Blooms until destroyed by frost. Half- 
hardy annual ..10 
44 erinus (Crystal Palace), magnificent variety, 
with large blue flowers; a fine sort for bedding. 10 
44 cardinalis (Queen Victoria), scarlet, new 
scarlet flowering variety , with the darkest 
leaves, and very constant. Hardy perennial.. 15 
44 erinus (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 high . 10 
44 erinus, gracilis, very fine for baskets, vases, 
etc., trailing gracefully, and blooming pro¬ 
fusely. Half-hardy annual. 10 
LONDON PRIDE.-(See Lychnis Chalce- 
donica). 
I.OPHOSPERMIM. 
Beautiful evergreen climbers, with purple and violet 
blossoms. Require green-house or cold-frame in winter; 
will run up fences or verandas in summer. Propagated 
by preserving the fleshy roots in dry earth in winter. 
Seed should be sown in hot-bed in March or April. 
Lophospermum, scandens, flowers violet-purple; 
ten feet . 14 
LOVE GRASS-(Eragrostis). 
A very pretty species of ornamental grass, growing 
one foot high; splendid for winter bouquets. Hardy 
annual. 
Eragrostis, elegans, beautiful, dancing spikelets.. 5 
