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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 
LOBELIA 
COMPACTA VARIETIES 
Dwarf plants, 4 to 6 inches high, splendid for edging. 
Crystal Palace Com pacta. Dark blue; the best variety for Pkt. 
bedding.SO. 10 
White Gem. Pure white; a charming variety.10 
Emperor William. Very compact; flowers sky-blue.10 
Prima Donna. Dark wine color.10 
Golden Queen. Golden yellow foliage and brilliant blue 
flowers.10 
Mixed Compacta Varieties.10 
TRAILING VARIETIES 
These are indispensable for hanging baskets, vases, etc. 
LAVENDER. Well-known, hardy perennial, bearing long p kt. 
spikes of fragrant blue flowers.SO.05 
LEMON VERBENA. An old favorite, with lemon-scented 
foliage.10 
LISIANTHUS Russellianus. A magnificent greenhouse 
plant, with tulip-shaped flowers of a fine, rich purple, with 
a very dark eye in the center. The flower continues perfect 
for two or three weeks.25 
LINUM. Very graceful, free-flowering plants. L. grandi- 
florum is one of the handsomest annuals ever introduced, 
equally recommended for its brilliant color and long 
duration in bloom. L. flavum is a fine gold-colored 
variety, which may also be grown in pots. 
Grandiflorum. Scarlet. 1 foot.05 
flavum. Yellow.10 
Pkt. 
Speciosa. Bright blue.SO.05 
Alba. Pure white.05 
Gracilis. Light blue; slender, trail¬ 
ing stems.05 
Duplex. Double blue.10 
HARDY VARIETIES 
Tall-growing, hardy perennials; 
2 to 4 feet high; excellent for 
permanent borders. 
Cardinalis. Long spikes of bright 
scarlet flowers; succeeds well in 
any situation.10 
Mixed Hardy Hybrids. Many 
beautiful varieties.10 
LA PAGER IA rosea. One of the 
most beautiful greenhouse and 
conservatory climbers yet 
known;has numerous brilliant 
carmine, bell-shaped flowers. . . .25 
LARKSPUR 
(Annual Delphinium) 
This is one of the best-known of Eng¬ 
lish garden flowers. A vast improvement 
has been effected by careful selection 
and attentive cultivation, in the size and 
color of the blossoms and t he general 
habit of the plant. Hardy annual. 
Double Dwarf Rocket. Finest 1>kt 
mixed colors. 1 foot. Oz. 30c. S0.05 
Double Tall Rocket. Finest mixed 
colors. 2 feet.Oz. 30c. .05 
Double Stock-Flowered. Long 
spikes of bloom; finest mixed 
colors. 1 foot.Oz. 40c. .05 
Newport Rose. A rose-colored and very beautiful free- 1 kt * 
flowering sort....SO. 10 
Emperor. Mixed. A magnificent variety, remarkably flor- 
iferous; rich colors. 1J4 feet.05 
Ca ndela bra - Flowered. A fine dwarf branching variety, of 
a great many colors. Mixed. 1 foot.10 
For perennial varieties, see Delphinium. 
Collection of Dwarf Rocket, six separate colors, 30c. 
LATHYRUS (Everlasting Pea). Splendid hardy perennials, 
profuse bloomers and excellent for cutting. Flowers are 
like those of Sweet Peas, not fragrant, but more lasting. 
Plants live through Winter with some protection. 
Crimson.05 
White. 05 
Mixed.05 
LAYIA elegans. A pretty hardy annual, growing about 1 
foot high. The flowers measure nearly 2 inches in diameter 
and are of a golden yellow, tipped with white.05 
Lupinus 
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LOPHOSPERM UM. E xceedingly 
ornamental climbing plants, 
with large handsome flow¬ 
ers; very effective for conserv¬ 
atory or garden decorations. 
Half-hardy annual. 
Coccineum. Scarlet.10 
Scandens. Rosy purple.10 
LOVE-IN-A-MIST. See Nigella. 
LUPINUS. Free-flowering plants 
with long spikes of flowers, rich 
and varied in color. 
Mixed Annual.Oz. 25c. .05 
Mixed Perennial.Oz. 35c. .05 
LYCHNIS 
Strikingly effective in mixed flower 
and shrubbery borders. Hardy per¬ 
ennials. 
Chalcedonica. Large heads of p kt. 
brilliant scarlet flowers. 2 feet .S0.05 
Alba. Pure white, very ornamental. 
2 feet.05 
Finest Mixed Varieties. 
MALOPE. Pretty free-blooming 
hardy annual, with large, showy 
flowers. 
Grandiflora. Crimson. 2 feet.. 
Alba. White. 2 feet. 
MALVA, or MALLOW. Showy, 
free-flowering border plants, 
succeeding* 1 in any common 
garden soil. Hardy annuals. 
Crispa (Curled Mallow). Orna¬ 
mental foliage with curled 
edges; very fine. 5 feet. 
Miniata. Scarlet, lj^-feet... 
MARIGOLD 
AFRICAN VARIETIES 
Lemon Queen. Very rich lemon yellow.Oz. 50c. 
Eldorado. Without a doubt the finest'of the African Marigolds. 
Immense double flowers of many beautiful shades of yellow. . .05 
Gold Nugget. Dwarf, dense growth; large double flowers of 
a golden yellow color.10 
African Quilled. Mixed varieties. 2 feet.05 
FRENCH VARIETIES 
Gold-Striped. Flowers rich maroon, regularly striped with 
golden yellow; habit of plant dwarf and compact.05 
Dwarf French. Finest mixed; very double. 1 foot.05 
Legion d’Honneur. A single-flowering Marigold, forming 
compact bushes 6 inches high. The flowers are golden 
yellow, marked with a large spot of velvety crimson.10 
