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VAN'S PERENNIAL GARDENS 
KITAIBELIA 
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* 1595. Vittifolia—7 feet. Large rosy * 
* white flowers; unusual. It is on the * 
* order of Abutilon with very large * 
* blooms and maple-like leaves. Can be * 
* used to very good advantage in natur- * 
* alizing. Each.25c and 35c * 
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KNAUTIA 
1596. Arvensis—A form of Scabiosa with 
beautiful pinkish lavender flowers on 
15 inch stems; blooming nearly all 
summer. Each . 25c 
LACINARIA 
1597. Acidota—Beautiful purple spikes; 2 
feet. Each . 25c 
LATHRYUS 
Trailing or climbing plants for growing 
on arches, trellises, or over rough banks. 
They die down every fall. It is known as 
Perennial or Everlasting Pea. 
1598. Pink Pearl—Large clusters of deep 
rose flowers. Each . 20c 
1599. Pubescens—Rare climber from the 
Argentine with pale blue flowers. 
Each . 35c 
1600. Red. Each . 20c 
1601. White Pearl—Each stem gives from 
12 to 15 flowers each. Each .. 20c 
LEONTOPODIUM 
1602. Alpinum—“Swiss Eidelweiss”— This 
plant likes lime soil. Pretty silvery 
white leaves; starlike heads clothed 
with a dense white woolly substance. 
4 to 5 inches high. Each.25c 
LEWISIA 
These Western American natives require 
sharp drainage, and with the exception of 
deciduous species require a little shade 
during the hot and dry summer months. 
1603. Columbianum—Evergreen; has a ros¬ 
ette of short leaves and rosy flowers 
stripped in the middle. 6 to 12 
inches. Each . 25c 
1604. Finchi—Neat rosettes of big fleshy 
leaves from which arise 6 to 10 inch 
stems bearing from 20 to 30 very 
handsome soft pink flowers mar¬ 
gined with a broad white band. 
Each . 50c 
1605. Rediviva—Montana State Flower. 
Deciduous. The plant throws up a 
rosette of green leaves somewhat re¬ 
sembling a tiny clump of coarse 
grass in winter or early spring. By 
May these leaves have completely 
disappeared and only the flower 
stems are showing. The blossoms are 
numerous and large, closely resem¬ 
bling a water-lily, varying from 
white to red, with pink the predom¬ 
inating color. After blooming, the 
plant dries up and disappears for 
the remainder of the summer. 
Each . 20c 
1606. Tweedyi—The largest flowered of 
all the Lewisias, waxen apricot 
flowers. Each . 75c 
LIARTRIS 
1607. Pycnostachya—Has numerous large 
4 to 5 ft. spikes that bloom from 
the top down, of a rich rosy pur¬ 
ple. It is sometimes called Blazing 
Star or Gay-feather. It is also very 
attractive to the bees. Each .. 25c 
1608. Scariosa—Earlier than Pycnostachya 
and of a clear purple. 3 ft. Each 25c 
1609. Spicata—Very similar to Pycnostach¬ 
ya, somewhat earlier in bloom and 
not quite so tall. Each . 25c 
LINARIA 
1610. Alpina—4 inches. Glaucous foliage; 
a very pretty trailer with tiny 
Snapdragon-like flowers of a bright 
purple with an orange lip. E'ach 20c 
1611. Alpina Rosea. Each . 35c 
1612. Canon J. Want—3 feet. Very dainty 
pale pink flowers borne on long 
graceful stems in midsummer. 20c 
1613. Cymbalaria—Kenilworth Ivy—A fine 
trailing plant for rockeries, window 
boxes or hanging baskets. Each 15c 
1614. Hendersoni—Deep blue flowers on 
fine foliage; 15 inches. Each 20c 
1615. Macedonia Speciosa Dalmatica — 
Large yellow snapdragon-like flow¬ 
ers profusely borne all summer. 
Each . 15c 
1616. Vulgaris—(Butter and Eggs) Ea. 15c 
LINUM 
1617. Alpinum—A prostrate growing flax 
with large clear sky-blue flowers 
all summer. Each . 25c 
