D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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only ones worth cultivating. Hardy annuals in open 
border, biennial in green-house. One foot high; dwarf, 
mixed.10 
JAPAN HOP—<See Humulus Japonicus.) 
JASMINE FRUTI CANS. — Hardy, deciduous, orna¬ 
mental shrub, growing three feet high, aud producing 
beautiful yellow, very fragrant flowers.10 
JOB’S TEARS—(Coix Lacliryma).—Curious, orna¬ 
mental grass with broad, corn like leaves, and seeds of 
a light slate color. Valuable for the formation of win¬ 
ter bouquets, in connection 
/• with everlasting flowers, and 
strings of handsome beads are 
formed from the seeds. Hardy 
• annual; three feet high.5 
JOSEPH’S COAT—(See Atnar- 
anthus Tricolor). 
KAl'LFUSSIA.—Beautiful, free 
blooming little plants of dwarf 
and compact growth, some¬ 
what resembling the single 
Asters. Flowers are light 
blue, pure white, and a most 
intense violet-purple. A good 
plant for mixed beds and 
borders. Hardy annual; six 
inches high, fine mixed.5 
LANTANA.— 1 These plants are 
rapid growers, forming small, 
hardy shrubs, and producing 
their pink, yellow, orange and 
white flowers in great abund¬ 
ance. Finest French hybrids, 
mixed, all colors.10 
LAKKSPVR-Nudicaule, eighteen inches high, with 
scarlet flowers: fine for rockeries, flower borders, or pot 
culture: hardy perennial.10 
Zali 1, a handsome yellow flowered variety. Hardy peren¬ 
nial ..~5 
LATUYRUS LAT1FOLIUS— (See Pdas). 
Job's Tears. Coix Lachryma. 
Larkspur Zalil. 
LARKSPUR—(Delphinium).— The Larkspur is one of 
the handsomest and most useful of plants, and for large 
gardens invaluable. 
annual sorts. 
A.jacis (Double Dwarf Rocket Larkspur), hardy an¬ 
nual; ten inches high : mixed .. 5 
Cardiopetalum, deep blue, heart shaped. Hardy annu¬ 
al: one and one-half feet high... 5 
Tall Stock flowered (consolida fl. pi.), brightest and 
best col or8 mixed. Spikes of double flowers eighteen 
inches long. Hardy annual : two feet high. 5 
Imperiale fl. pi., (Double Emperor Larkspur), one 
and one-half feet high, compact and profuse bloomer, 
having erect spikes of perfectly double flowers. Mixed 
colors . 10 
Larkspur. Double Dwarf Rocket. 
Consolida candelabrum ft. pi., a type of annual Lark¬ 
spur. growing in the form of a branched candlestick; 
flowers double aud of various colors.10 
LATHYRUS ODORATUS— (See Sweet Peas). 
LIMXANTHES DOUGLASI. A native of California; 
quite hardy; of prostate habit; stems ten or twelve 
inches long, crowned with numerous fragrant flowers, 
each about an inch across. Hardy annual ; eight inches 
high. Yellow and white..5 
LIN ARIA CYMBALARI A—(Kenilworth Ivy).—A 
pretty trailing plant for covering rock work, and very 
useful for hanging baskets. Hardy perennial.15 
LIN I’M GRAND1FLORUM RUBRUM — (Scarlet 
Flax). — A beautiful aud effective genus of plants, of 
slender and delicate growth, and having a profusion of 
bright flowers. From Algiers. Hardy annual.5 
LOBELIA.—A most elegant aud useful genus of plants, of 
easy culture, and well adapted for beading, edging, pots 
or rockeries. They are employed as universally in gen¬ 
eral summer gardens as scarlet geraniums, to beds of 
which they form a neat and effective edging. 
Erinus (Blue King), intense dark blue, with white 
eye; dark colored foliage. Half hardy annnal.10 
Erinus (Queen 
of Whites), 
pure white flow¬ 
ers. Half hardy 
annual.10 
Eri 1111 s (Crystal 
Palace). A va¬ 
riety with large 
blue flowers; 
one-half hardy 
annual.10 
Erinus graci¬ 
lis, fine for bas- 
k e t s, vases, 
etc., trailing 
gracefully and 
blooming pro- ‘ 
fusely. Half 
hardy annual. 10 
Car <) in alls 
(Queen Vic¬ 
toria), scarlet, 
with dark foli¬ 
age. Hardy per¬ 
ennial .15 
Cardinalis (Car¬ 
dinal Flow- 
Lobelia. Crystal Palace er), a native va¬ 
riety, with 
spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. Hardy perennial: two 
feet high.10 
LONDON PRIDE—(See Lychnis Chalcedonica). 
PERENNIAL SORTS. 
Elatuin (Bee Larkspur), has hairy petals in the center, 
and a fancied resemblance to a bee. Hardy perennial; 
five feet high. 
LOPHOSPERMITM SCANDENK. Beautiful climbers, 
with purple and violet blossoms: suitable for covering 
trellis work, etc. Tender perennial. Flowers violet-pur¬ 
ple; ten feet high.10 
Grancliflorum album, large double white flowers. 
Hardy perennial; four feet high.10 
Formosam, rich blue and white. Hardy perennial; three 
feet high. 5 
LOVE GRASS—(Eragrostis clcgans). A very pretty 
species of ornamental grass, growing one foot high, 
good for winter bouquets. Hardy annual. Beautiful 
dancing spikelets. 5 
