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JASIONE—Sheep's Scabious 
The flowers of the Jasione are small globes about two 
inches in diameter, composed of many light blue flow¬ 
ers, on stems a foot high. The plants are of easy 
culture. 
Culture. Grow in any good, well drained garden soil 
in full sun or partial shade, in front of the border, or 
in the rockery. Plant in fall or spring, 6 to 8 inches 
apart. 
♦Ferennia Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Like a very dainty lavender-blue Scabiosa, about 6 
inches high, flowering in June and July. 
LACTUCA—Blue Lettuce 
A well known group of plants to which our lettuce 
belongs. All the species possess narcotic and sedative 
properties. Perennis, the hardy variety offered has 
deeply cut, long leaves and large, pale blue flowers. 
Culture. Ordinary soil will suit this plant. • Largely 
used in front of the border or in groups of three or 
more in the rock garden in full sun. Plant in autumn 
or spring, 8 to 10 inches apart. 
♦Perennis Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A charming low-growing plant suitable for the border 
or rock garden; light blue flowers freely produced. 14 
inches high, in early summer. 
LATHYRUS—Perennial or Everlasting Pea 
Trailing plants suitable for growing on arches, per¬ 
golas, trellises, or trailing over rough banks. They have 
annual stems and die down in autumn. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil. Train up arches, per¬ 
golas, trellises, or fences, or may be left rambling over 
rough banks, where they cannot over-run choice plants. 
Plant in autumn or spring, 3 feet apart. 
Latifolius, Fink Beauty, Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Large racemes of pleasing deep rose flowers. 
Latifolius, Red Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
The well known red Everlasting Pea. 
Latifolius, White Pearl Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
A great improvement on the older white variety, the 
stems giving from 12 to 15 flowers each. 
LAVANDULA—Lavender 
An old-fashioned, fragrant, shrubby perennial, which 
has been grown for centuries in almost every garden. 
It has hoary leaves and bears its lavender colored flow¬ 
ers on erect spikes in July and August. There are sev¬ 
eral varieties of it, the two best for this country are 
named below. Its fragrant flowers are highly valufed 
for drying and preserving. 
Culture. Prefers a rather dry, medium soil and a w’arm 
position. The dwarfer forms especially are suitable as 
edgings to paths. The Vera is also grown thus in large 
gardens. Where it is grown in quantity for flowers, 
plant two feet apart each way. The best time to plant 
is in spring; fall planting is all right if plants can be 
well protected. After a few years the plants get 
straggly, then the shoots should be cut back moderately 
in March or April; in fact, this may be done annually. 
♦Nana Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Is a very fine new dwarf English induction. Good for 
edging and planting between roses. 
Vera Three $1.00) Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 
inches high; delightfully fragrant blue flowers in July 
and August. 
LEONTOPODIUM—Edelweiss 
Low-growing rock plants abou^ 4 to 5 inches high, 
densely covered with whitish wool with attractive flat, 
starlike clusters of woolly floral leaves, surrounding 
very small, inconspicuous yellow flowers. 
Culture. Grows to perfection in an elevated position 
in the rock garden in light, well drained soil in full sun. 
Plant in fall or spring, 4 to 6 inches apart. 
♦ ♦Alpinum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A well known Alpine with pretty silvery white leaves; 
starlike heads clothed with a dense white, wooly sub¬ 
stance. A splendid plant for the rock garden, 4 to 5 
inches high, easily grown and always of great interest, 
as this is one of the most famous of rock plants from 
the European Alps. 
LEWISIA 
Dwarf plants for forming lovely rosettes of leaves not 
unlike some of the Saxifragas. They are exceptionally 
fine material for the shady rock garden. There are two 
types, one which loses its foliage during the winter; 
the others are fine evergreens. All are perfectly hardy. 
Culture. All Lewisias must have a loose, porous soil 
with a moderate amount of humus or leaf mold. It 
must be deep, at least a foot, and drainage must be 
excellent. They like a gritty soil and one of the best 
things to mix is the fine screenings from crushed rock, 
Deciduous species are better in full sun. All evergreen 
varieties are best in light shade. Plant in fall or spring. 
DECIDUOUS LEWISIAS 
**Oppositifolia Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Has spatulate leaves and a very pretty starry white 
flower. A few inches high. Plant in full sun. 
♦♦Rediviva Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Deciduous, is a small plant with large, satiny pink 
flowers of great beauty. Plant in full sun. 
EVERGREEN LEWISIAS 
♦ ♦Columbiana Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Has a rosette of short leaves and rosy flowers with 
dark lines down the midrib. 
♦♦Finch! Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
The broad bright green leaves are 1 y 2 inches wide by 3 
inches or more long and make a close rosette flat on 
the ground. Four or five slender scapes, 8-12 inches 
high, each bear from 20 to 30 very handsome soft pink 
flowers margined with a broad white band. 
♦♦Howelli Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
With beautifully crested leaves and pink flowers. 
♦♦Leana Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
With slender, pine-like leaves and many smaller ma¬ 
genta flowers. It 'forms many-headed clusters of 
blooms. 
LIATRIS—Blazing Star or Gay-feather 
Showy plants, native of North America. They have 
grassy, linear leaves produced in a thick, tufty mass, 
out of which arise the stems furnished with spikes of 
purple flowers. 
Culture. They will all thrive in ordinary garden soil, 
in sun or in shade, and are grown in groups of three 
or more. Plant 8 inches apart. Plant in autumn or 
early spring. May be grown by the waterside, and bees 
are very partial to the flowers. 
Fycnostachya Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Nothing can be planted that will attract more attention 
on account of its unusual appearance; but it is beauti¬ 
ful as well as odd. It blooms in midsummer and 
throws up long, narrow spikes of rich purple flowers, 
four feet high, which last a long time. 
Fycnostachya magnifica Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
A glorious, three-foot spike solidly covered with purple 
blooms, all in flower at the same time. A marvellous 
improvement over the common variety. 
Scariosa Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Spikes about three feet in height, of a good clear pur¬ 
ple. Flowers before Pcynostachya and is the next 
most desirable. 
Spicata Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Similar to Pynostachya, somewhat earlier in bloom and 
not quite so tall. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY (See Convallaria, page 19). 
LINARIA—Toad Flax 
Most of them are more suitable for rockery than border 
culture. Yields dainty, snapdragon-like flowers. The 
one offered is a very attractive creeping, vinelike plant 
for the rock garden or in crevices in an old wall. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a sunny position. Best 
grown in a mass on the wall or a well drained rock 
garden. Plant in autumn or early spring, 4 inches 
apart. 
♦Alpina Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Brilliant orange and purple flowers like miniature Snap¬ 
dragons, abundantly produced on trailing plants with 
neat greyish-green foliage. Invaluable for the rock and 
Alpine garden. Blooms in summer and autumn. Hardy. 
♦♦Cymbalaria Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Kenilworth Ivy, or Mother of Thousands). Lavender 
and purple flowers. A charming, neat, hardy perennial 
trailing plant, suitable for rock work and wall gardens. 
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