RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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LI LI UM— Continued. 
cool, moist spot, mixing plenty of leaf- 
mold or peat with the sandy soil. 50c ea. 
phillippinense formosanum— Flowers very 
long and trumpet shape. Pure white, 
with reddish-brown shading on exterior 
tips of petals, which are recurving. 
Grassy foliage and slender 2 to 3 ft. 
stems. July and Aug. 50c and 75c each, 
regale —Big, fragrant trumpets of white, 
shaded pink and tinted with yellow at 
base, on 3 to 5 ft. stems. June and July. 
15c, 25c and 40c each. 
Shuksan —One of the fine hybrids devel¬ 
oped by Dr. Griffiths of the U. S. Dept, 
of Agriculture by crosses between L. 
humboldti and pardalinum. Has the ap¬ 
pearance of humboldti, but the robust 
constitution of pardalinum. The color is 
a soft tone of salmon-orange, spotted 
at the base with claret brown ranging to 
red at the tips. 5 to 7 ft. Plant about 10 
inches deep. $1.00 to $1.50 each. 
sulphureum — A lovely species from the 
mountains of Burma. Being one of the 
last of the trumpet lilies to bloom, it 
lends its distinctive charm to the gar¬ 
dens of late summer and early autumn. 
From one to several large trumpet flow¬ 
ers of sulphur-yellow are borne on tall, 
wiry 5 to 6 ft. stems. Prefers a sandy, 
leaf-mold soil, and plant at least 10 
inches deep. Protect in very cold cli¬ 
mates by mulching in winter, 3 to 4 ft. 
deep. 50c, 75c and $1.00 each. 
superbum —Turks Cap Lily Flowers bright 
reddish orange, with red tips and green¬ 
ish centers, on 4 to 6 ft. stems. July and 
Aug. 25c and 35c each. 
*tenuifolium —Coral Lily. Slender stems, 
grassy foliage and many flowers of 
bright scarlet. Plant about 5 inches deep. 
18 inches high. June and July. 15c and 
25c each. 
*tenuifolium “Golden Gleam”— A fine form 
of the preceding, with golden apricot 
colored flowers. 25c and 35c each, 
testaceum —(L. excelsum or Nankeen Lily) 
One of the finest of lilies, but with a 
color difficult to describe; a shading of 
dull apricot with orange-red anthers, de¬ 
liciously fragrant. Select a sunny posi¬ 
tion, protected from chilly winds and 
late spring frosts, with perfect drainage. 
Plant not more than 4 inches deep. Plant 
this early, no deliveries being made after 
Oct. 20th. 75c and $1.00 each. 
*wallacei— A charming Japanese form of 
L. elegans, with warm apricot flowers, 
with rosy shading, on 12 to 15 inch 
stems, during Aug. 35c each, 
washingtonianum — Mt. Hood Lily. This 
fine species from the mountains of Ore¬ 
gon is the principal trumpet flowered 
lily native of America. Tall, leafy stems 
bear as many as 25 sweet-scented blooms, 
which open white, but change to pink 
and wine color with age. Our garden 
grown bulbs are fresh and healthy. Per¬ 
fect drainage essential. 50c each. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY— See Convallaria, 
page 14. 
LIMONIUM (Statice, Sea Lavender) *globu- 
larifolium —Makes a very dwarf and com¬ 
pact tuft of small leathery leaves with 
neat spreading heads of pinkish flowers 
on 3 to 5 inch stems. Aug. to Oct. Rare 
35c each. 
*latifolium — (Great Sea Lavender) Im¬ 
mense heads of minute purplish-laven¬ 
der flowers on 15 to 20 inch stems, June 
to Aug. Cut before the small flowers 
have opened completely and dry for 
winter bouquets. 25c each. 
*puberulum —Leaves somewhat hairy and 
of a silvery grey color. Flowers a deep 
violet in rather broad heads. New and 
choice. 50c each. 
LINARIA *aequitriloba —The prettiest and 
most interesting of the genus. Close¬ 
growing, creeping evergreen with pale 
mauve flowers, with a reddish-purple 
palate. For rock work or lily ponds, 
walls and crevices of walks. 25c each. 
*alpima — Compact habit, with spreading 
flower stems. Flowers blue or lavender, 
sometimes pink, with orange scarlet pal¬ 
ate. Blooms on and off all summer. Well- 
drained, sunny situation. 25c each. 
*origanifolia —A Spanish high alpine, for a 
sunny position in light, well-drained soil. 
Upright growing to some 6 inches, cov¬ 
ered with small violet flowers which 
have a rich orange throat. May to Sept. 
25c each. 
LINUM *alpinum —Of prostrate habit, the 12 
to 15 inch flowering stems spreading out 
in a perfect circle. Seldom over 6 inches 
high. Large clear sky-blue flowers all 
summer. Garden loam, sun. 25c each. 
*capitatum — Golden yellow flowers in 
large flat heads on 8 to 12 inch stems, 
May to Sept. Full sun. 50c each. 
hirsutum — Greyish, downy leaves and 
large silvery-grey blue flowers on 18 in. 
stems. A very rare species and seldom 
offered. Stock very limited. 75c each. 
narbonnense, Six Hills Variety — Large 
sapphire blue flowers on 18 to 24 inch 
stems from June to Sept. Flowers do 
not drop off each day, but last for sev¬ 
eral days. 35c each. 
perenne —The old favorite Blue Flax. 25c 
each. 
*salsoloides nanum — A treasure of the 
highest rank; dense, fur-like mats al¬ 
most hidden under the countless number 
of opalescent white flowers, during 
June and July. To trail over sunny rocks. 
2 to 4 inches. 75c each. 
