ALEXANDER FORBES & CO., NEWARK, N. J. 
Liatris pycnostachya 
Giant 
Imperial 
Larkspur 
KOCHIA 
Trichophylla (Summer Cypress). 
A pretty half-hardy annual, 2 to 
3 feet in height, which grows into 
a perfect pyramidal-shaped cy- 
press-Iike bush, with small, feathery, light 
green foliage, deepening as the season 
advances until it becomes a lovely crimson 
hue about September. M° z - 10 cts.; oz.20cts.; 
MIb. 55 cts.; lb. $1.80. 
LANTANA 
Dwarf Bedding Hybrids. Miniature, Ver¬ 
bena-like heads of orange, white, and rose, 
constantly in bloom. Start seed indoors 
early. M° z - 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; MIL. $2.25. 
LARKSPUR 
Tall, showy plants, blooming freely during 
the summer months. The flowers are very 
bright, mainly in shades of blue, rose, violet, 
and white. Seeds sown in the open ground be¬ 
fore the close of April will flower by July, and 
continue until frost. Thin out early to stand 
a foot or more apart. 
Giant Imperial 
Rose Spire. 
White Spire. 
Mixed Spire. 
A splendid new class of upright habit, with 
very long stems and compact, double flower- 
spikes. These are ideal for cut-flowers as the 
flower-stems, 3 to 4 feet long, branch from the 
base of the plant. 
Blue Spire. Deep Oxford. 
Lilac Spire. Soft lilac. 
Pink Spire. Salmon-pink. 
Each, fsoz- 20 cts.; y 4 oz. 45 cts.; oz. $1.50; 
i/ 4 lb. $5.25 
IMPROVED EXQUISITE PINK. This is of 
upright habit, similar to the Perennial Del¬ 
phinium, and the plants show a much greater 
freedom of bloom than the older sorts. The 
spikes stand upright, close to the center stalk, 
furnishing cut-flowers of finest quality. Its 
beautiful soft pink shaded salmon, makes 
this not only an outstanding variety but a 
very popular one. M oz - 30 cts.; oz. $1; MIL. 
$3.50; lb. $12. 
M iss California. This splendid variety is a 
rich deep pink on a salmon ground. The 
flowers are extremely double and the stems 
may be cut 2 feet long. Plant is upright, 
with numerous lateral branches close to the 
center. M° z - 40 cts.; oz. $1.25; MIL. $4.25; 
lb. $14. 
Tall Double Stock-flowered 
Candelabra-like trusses of beautiful flowers for 
cutting and tall borders. Vigorous, early and free- 
blooming. Ht. 3 ft. Dark Blue, Sky-Blue, Salmon- 
Pink, Pure White, Rosy Scarlet, and Mixed. 
Each, Moz. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; MIL. $1.15; lb. $3.75. 
LA FRANCE. Because of its color, La France bids 
fair to become the most popular of the Stock- 
flowered Larkspurs. Its salmon-pink is a new 
shade. M° z - 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; MIL. $1.50; lb. $5. 
LOS ANGELES. A remarkable Annual Larkspur 
with large, double flowers having a rich salmon 
ground overlaid with brilliant rose. The result is 
darker and richer than La France, and the foliage 
of Los Angeles is a much darker green. Moz. 
15 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; MIL. $1.50; lb. $5. 
LIATRIS 
Pycnostachya. A very choice perennial, with grass¬ 
like foliage forming 3-foot long spikes densely 
covered with small rose-purple flowers in July 
and August. rffOz. 25 cts.; Moz. 75 cts.; oz. $2.35. 
LINUM • Blue Flax 
Perenne Blue. Effective and showy hardy peren¬ 
nial bedding plants of long duration, having myr¬ 
iads of brilliant sky-blue flowers on 18-inch stems 
throughout summer. M oz - 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 
MIb. $1; lb. $3.35. 
LOBELIA 
These pretty edging plants bloom profusely in 
summer from seed started indoors in February or 
March. Transplant the seedlings to give sufl.cient 
room to allow them to develop. 
Crystal Palace Compacta. Deep blue. 6 in. 
Y§oz. 20 cts.; Moz. 55 cts.; oz. $1.75; MU*. $6. 
Gracilis, Blue. Light blue; trailing. M° z - 25 cts.; 
oz. 80 cts.; MIL. $2.50. 
LUPINUS . Lupine 
Free-flowering, easily grown, with long, graceful 
spikes of rich and various-colored pea-shaped 
flowers. Valuable for cutting. 
Hartwegi. Annual. Sow in the open in May and 
thin out, leaving 1 foot between the plants. Bloom 
from June until September. Do not transplant. 
2 ft. Mixed. Oz. 25 cts.; MIb. 75 cts.; Ib. $2.40. 
Polyphyllus. Perennial. Succeed in any garden 
soil; bloom May and June. Do not transplant. 3 ft. 
Mixed. Oz. 25 cts.; MIL. 75 cts.; 1L. $2.40. 
LYCHNIS 
Handsome hardy perennials for massing in beds, 
blooming the first year if sown early. 
Chalcedonica, Scarlet. Erect plants, with clusters 
of flowers at the top. 2 ft. M oz - 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 
MIb. $1.15; Ib. $3.75. 
Arkwrighti Hybrids. Orange, scarlet, crimson. 
The flowers measure over 2 inches across. 1 ft. 
y^oz. 15 cts.; M« z - 40 cts.; oz. $1.35; MIL. $4.75. 
MIGNONETTE 
Defiance. Delightfully fragrant, with spikes from 
12 to 15 inches long. Keep 3 weeks after cutting. 
Moz. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; MIL. $1.25; Ib. $3.75. 
Bismarck. An extra-select, mammoth-flowering 
Machet. Florets reddish green. Moz. 20 cts.; oz. 
60 cts.; MIL. $1.60. 
Lupinus Hartwegi 
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