78 
D. M. Ferry &, Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 
June to August. Sow the seed in spring, and give each 
plant two feet of room. Hardy annual; three inches high. 
Limnanthes, Douglasi.... 5 
IJNARlA-iKeuiUvortli Ivy). 
A pretty, trailing plant for covering rock work, and 
very useful for hanging baskets. Hardy perennial. 
Linaria, cymbalaria. i 5 
IJNUM. 
A beautiful and effective genus of plants, of slender 
and delicate growth, and a profusion of bright flowers. 
Linum, grandiflorum rubrum (Scarlet Flax), 
from Algiers. Hardy annual. 5 
“ coccineum, deep crimson ; one of the hand¬ 
somest annuals ever introduced ; in brilliancy 
of color surpassed by none .. 5 
L.OBEL.IA. 
A most ele¬ 
gant and useful 
genus of plants, 
of easy culture, 
and well adapt¬ 
ed for bed¬ 
ding, edging, 
pots or rocker¬ 
ies. They are 
employed as 
universally in 
general summer 
gardens as scar¬ 
let geraniums 
to beds of which 
they form a 
neat and effec¬ 
tive edging. 
Seedsshould be 
covered lightly. 
Start early, un¬ 
der glass, and transplant or sow in open ground in May. 
Lobelia, erinus (Blue King), intense dark blue, 
with a white spot ; dark colored foliage. 
Showy and valuable for bedding purposes. 
Half-hardy perennial.io 
“ erinus (Queen of Whites), pure white flowers, 
not tinted with the slightest shade of any 
color. Blooms until destroyed by frost ; ten¬ 
der perennial. .to 
44 erinus (Crystal Palace), magnificent variety, 
with large blue and white flowers.io 
“ cardinalis (Queen Victoria), scarlet, new; 
scarlet flowering variety , with the darkest 
leaves, and very constant. Hardy annual. .. 15 
“ 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.10 
“ gracilis, very fine for baskets, vases, &c., trail¬ 
ing gracefully, and blooming profusely. Half- 
hardy annual .10 
LONDON S*RII)E- (See Lychnis Chalce- 
donicum). 
L0PH08PER>IVM. 
Beautiful evergreen climbers, with purple and violet 
blossoms. Require green-house or cold frame in winter; 
will run up fdnees 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..10 
LOVE GRAS8-(Ivrajfrostis). 
A very pretty species of ornamental grass, growing 
one foot high; splendid for winter bouquets; hardy 
annual. 
Eragrostis, elegans, beautiful, dancing sparklets.. 5 
I.OVE GROVE-(Nemophila). 
This popular plant is to be found in almost every gar¬ 
den, 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 cul¬ 
ture. The flowers are 
exquisitely colored, 
blotched and spotted ; 
they are quite apt to 
sport into an endless 
variety of shades, from 
black and blue to light¬ 
er colors. Sow in . n 
spring, and thin to one ov ^ Grove, 
foot apart. Hardy annual ; six inches high. 
Nemophila, mixed, several colors... 5 
LOVE-IN-A-MIST-(Nigella). 
This singular plant 
is known as I,ady-in- 
the-Green, and Devil- 
in-a-Bush, because the 
blossoms are partly con¬ 
cealed by the abun¬ 
dance of finely cut fo¬ 
liage. The plant and 
flower are both hand¬ 
some, require but little 
care, and are worthy a 
place in the flower 
garden. Sow the seed 
in spring, and thin to 
one foot apart. Hardy 
annual. 
Nigella, Damascena fl. pi., double, blue blossoms'; 
one and a half to two feet high. 5 
“ Damascena nana fl. pi., double, white and 
blue blossoms ; one foot high. 5 
Love-in-a-Mist. 
LU I* IN—(Lupin us). 
Very conspicuous plants, with spikeS of pea-shaped 
blossoms of various colors. The taller varieties look 
well as a back-ground to other low growing annuals, 
and the dwarf look best in masses. Sow the seed where 
Lupinus. 
