WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK. 
LARKSPUR— Continued. 
Double Tall Rocket. Finest mixed colors, 2 ft. oz., 
30c. 5 
Double Stock Flowered. Long spikes of bloom, finest 
mixed colors, 1 ft. Peroz., 40 cts. 5 
Emperor. Mixed. A magnificent variety, remarkably 
floriferous; rich colors, 1% ft. 5 
Candelabra-Flowered. A fine dwarf branching variety, 
of great many colors, mixed, 1 ft.10 
Collection of Dwarf Rockets, 6 separate sorts.30 
LATHYRUS, 
(EVERLASTING pea.) 
Very ornamental, free flowering, hardy perennial climbers; 
useful for covering trellises, old stumps, fences or walls; 
growing in any soil. 
Crimson. 5 ft.Pkt. 5 
Albus. White, 5 ft.10 
Mixed. Crimson and white. 5 
LAYIA. 
Elegans. A native of California, forming tufts 1 foot high. 
Tne flowers are golden yellow, bordered white, with 
orange center, and measure nearly 2 inches in diameter. 
Annual.Pkt. 5 
Glandulosa. Pure white, fine.25 
LINARIA. 
Cymbalaria. (Kenilworth Ivy.) A pretty drooping plant, 
with small lilac flowers; fine for the house, or for baskets 
or vases.Pkt. 10 
FI. Alba. Differs from the above in the color of flowers 
which are white.10 
LINUM. 
Speciosa. Bright blue.. . Pkt. *> 
Alba. Pure white. 
Gracilis. Light blue; slender trailing stems. 5 
Duplex. Double blue.10 
Compact Varieties, 
Dwarf plants 4 to 6 inches high, splendid for edging. 
Crystal Palace Compacta. Dark blue; the best variety 
for bedding.Pkt. 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 Compact Varieties .10 
Hardy Varieties. 
Tall growing hardy perennials 2 to 4 feet high, excellent for 
permanent borders. 
Cardinalis. Long spikes, bright scarlet flowers ; succeeds 
well in any situation.Pkt. 10 
Mixed Hardy Hybrids. Many beautiful varieties .... 10- 
LISIANTHUS. 
A magnificent greenhouse plant, with large handsome Tulip¬ 
shaped flowers a fine rich purple with a very deep eye in the 
center. The flower continues perfect for two or three weeks. 
By forcing it earljUn the spring and planting out in the open 
border, it will probably be found to flower as freely as Phlox 
Drummondii. 
Russellianus. Rich deep purple.Pkt. 25 
LOPHOSPERMUM. 
Exceedingly ornamental climbing plants, with large and hand¬ 
some flowers; verj T effective for conservatory or garden 
decoration. Half-hardy annual. 
Coccineum. Scarlet.Pkt. 10- 
Scandens. Rosy purple.10 
LOVE-IN-A-M 1ST. (See Nigella.) 
LUPINUS. 
Showy, free flowering plants with long spikes of flowers, rich 
and varied in color. Hardy annuals. 
Mixed annual varieties . Pkt. 5 
LYCHNIS. 
Handsome and highly ornamental plants, of easy culture ; 
strikingly effective in mixed flower and shrubbery borders. 
Hardy perennials. 
Chalcedonies. Large heads of brilliant scarlet, fine for 
distant effect, 2 ft. 5 
Alba. Pure white, very ornamental, 2 ft. 5 
Finest mixed varieties. 3 
MALOPE. 
Handsome free-blooming hardy annuals with large showy 
flowers. The white variety is very fine. 
Grandiflora. Crimson, 2 ft.Pkt. 5 
Alba. White, 2 ft.. 5 
MARIGOLD. (See also Calendula.) 
These flowers have now, by careful and continuous selection, 
been raised to such a pitch of excellence as to demand atten¬ 
tion from all desirous of having a fine show of bloom in the 
garden during autumn. For large gardens, mixed borders, 
and general effect, they may be used with the greatest free¬ 
dom. The African varieties are tall, growing usually 2 feet 
or more, while the French are more dwarf, of perfect form-, 
and gorgeous beauty ; all are desirable. Half-hardy annual^ 
in bloom till frost comes. 
Pretty annuals of graceful habit. L. Grandiflorum is one of 
the handsomest annuals ever introduced, equally recom¬ 
mended 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 ft.Pkt. 5 
Flavum. Yellow... 10 
LOBELIA. 
Erinus Varieties. 
These are indispensable plants for hanging over vases and 
baskets; branches 6 to 9 inches long and profuse bloomers. 
Although perennials they are usually treated as annnals. 
