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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1896. 
LISIANTHUS. 
A magnificent greenhouse plant, with large handsome 
Tulip-shaped flowers of a fine rich purple with a very- 
deep eye in the center. The flower continues perfect 
for two or three weeks. By forcing it early in the 
spring and planting out in the open border, it will 
probably be found to flower as freely as Phlox Druin- 
mondii. 
, Per Pkt. 
Lisianthus Russellianus. Rich deep purple . 25 
LOPHOSPERMUM. 
Exceedingly ornamental climbing plants, with large and 
handsome flowers; very effective for conservatory or 
garden decoration. Half-hardy annual. 
Lophospermum Coccineum. Scarlet. 10 
- Scandens. Rosy purple... 10 
LOVE-IN-A-MIST. (See Nigella.) 
LUPINUS. 
Showy, free flowering plants, with long spikes of flowers, 
rich and varied in color. Hardy annuals. 
Lupinus. Mixed annual varieties. 5 
LYCHNIS. 
Handsome and highly ornamental plants* of easy culture; 
strikingly effective in mixed flower and shrubbery 
borders. Hardy perennials. 
Lychnis Clialcedoniea. Large heads of brilliant scarlet, 
fine for distant effect, 2 ft.$ 
-Alba. Pure white, very ornamental, 2 ft. 5 
- Finest mixed varieties...,. . 5 
MALOPE. 
Handsome free-blooming hardy annuals with large showy 
flowers. The white variety is very fine. 
Malope Grandiflora. Crimson, 2 ft. 5 
-Alba. White, 2 ft... 5 
MARIGOLD. (See also Calendula.) 
These flowers have now, by careful and continuous selec¬ 
tion, been raised to such a pitch of excellence as to de¬ 
mand attention 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 freedom. The African va¬ 
rieties are tall, growing usually 2 feet or more, while 
the French are more dwarf, of perfect form and gor- 
f eous beauty; all are desirable. Half-hardy annuals, in 
loom till frost comes 
Per Pkt. 
Marigold, African Quilled. Orange, brown and yellow; 
mixed, 2 ft. 5 
-New African “El Dorado.” The finest type of this 
variety; flowers very large and double, many beautiful 
colors, mixed. 10 
French Dwarf. Orange, brown and yellow, mixed, 
1 ft. (See Cut.).5 
- New French “Gold Striped.” Flowers rich maroon, 
regularly striped with golden yellow; habit of plant 
dwarf and compact . 10 
- Golden Nugget. Dwarf dense growth and immense 
double flowers, which are a peculiar shade of golden 
yellow. 10 
MORNING GLORY. 
(CONVOLVULUS MAJOR.) 
Morning Glory. Finest mixed colors. Hardy annual. 20 
ft. Per oz., 15 cts.5 
- Double Flowering. Like the single flowering, 
this variety makes a strong, robust growth and dense 
foliage; the flowers are double white with spots of 
red or blue at the base of the larger petals. 10 
MALVA, or MALLOW. 
Showy and free-flowering border plants, succeeding in any 
common garden soil. Hardy annuals. 
Malva Crispa. (Curled Mallow.) Ornamental foliage 
with curled edges; very fine, 5 ft.5 
- Miniata. Scarlet, ft.10 
MARVEL OF PERU. 
(FOUR O’CLOCKS.) 
These are well-established favorites in old-fashioned gar¬ 
dens, and deservedly, for in a favorable season they 
produce a grand effect from their mass of bloom and 
dense foliage. The habit of the plant is also excellent 
from its earliest stages of growth. 
Marvel of Peru. (Four O’Clocks.) Finest mixed. Per 
oz., 15 cts.5 
M ATHIOLA. 
(NIGHT-SCENTED STOCK.) 
The delicious rich perfume emitted by the flowers of this 
plant—in the afternoon, evening, and after a shower — 
is truly delightful, and perceptible some distance off. 
Hardy annual. 
Mathiola Bieornis. Pink and lilac, 1 ft. 10 
