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C. A. Reeser, Seedsman and Florist, 
JACOB/EA—Senecio. 
A useful and exceedingly showy class of gay-colored, profuse-hloomlng plants. 
Delight in a rich soil. 
Jacobsea.—Fine mixed, double .1® cents. 
KAULFUSSIA. 
Beautiful, free blooming little plants of dwarf and compact growth. Flowers 
are light blue, pure white, and the most Intense violet purple of any annual in cul¬ 
tivation. The richest color imaginable. A good plant for mixed beds or borders. 
Hardy annual. 
Kanlfussia, Fine Mixed.—Per packet.5 cents. 
LARKSPUR. 
See Delphlnnm. 
LAVENDULA—Lavender. 
A genus of plants chiefly cultivated on account of the delicious fragrance of 
their flowers. They succeed in any common soil. Hardy perennial. 
Lsvendula, Spica.—Beautiful lilac flowers. Per packet.5 cents. 
LEPTOSIPHON. 
MALOPE. 
I Handsome plants of a bracing habit, producing their large flowers in great pro- 
1 fusion. Very effective in mixed borders. Succeed in common garden soil. Hardy 
' annuals. 
I Malope, Mixed.—Purple and white flowers. Per packet.5 cents. 
A genus of low, hardy annuals, with small, beautiful flowers, not showy, but 
delicate and desirable. Do not always bear our Summer heat. A little shade, as the 
north side of the fence, is of advantage. 
Leptosiphon.—mixed varieties. Per packet.5 cents. 
LOBELIA. 
A most elegant and useful genus of plants, of easy culture and well adapted to 
bedding, edging, pots or rockeries. Seed should be covered lightly. Some of the 
Lobelias are hardy perennials, like the Cardinal flower. 
GraclHs.—Very fine lor baskets, vases, etc. Trailing gracefully and blooming pro¬ 
fusely. Half-hardy annual. Per packet.Scents. 
Queen of Whites.—Pure white flowers, not tinted with the slightest shade of any 
color. Blooms until destroyed by frost. Tender perennial. Per packet, 6 cents. 
Crystal Palace.—Magnificent variety, with large blue and white flowers. Half- 
hardy annual. Per packet.5 cents. 
Cardinalls, Cardinal Flower.—A magnificent native variety, with spikes of bril¬ 
liant scarlet flowers. Seeds need to be welt started with heat. Hardy perennial. 
Two feet. Per packet.1® cents. 
Mixed.—All varieties. Per packet.® cents. 
See Novelties lor two new and choice varieties. 
LINARIA. 
A very effective plant in rock work or ribbon lines. 
Llnaria, Splendida.—Deep purple. Per packet.6 cents. 
Kaulfussia. Lnpinus. 
LUPINUS. 
A splendid genus of ornamental, beautiful, and free flowering plants, with long, 
graceful spikes of pea-shaped blossoms. Colors rich and varied. Hardy annuals. 
Do not transplant. 
Luplnug, Fine Mixed.—Several colors. Per packet.6 cents. 
LINUM. 
One of the most effective and showy bedding plants we have. Habit of growth 
is slender and delicate. 
Linnm, Grandlflornm Coccinenm.—Rich scarlet crimson, with dark black center. 
Hardy annual. Per packet.Scents. 
MARIGOLD—Tagetes. 
A well-known free-flowering plant, of easy culture, with rich and beautiful va¬ 
ried double colored flowers. The African are best for large beds, while the French 
are adapted lor small beds or a foreground lor taller plants. Hall-hardy annuals. 
See illustration. 
Marigold, Large African, Mixed.—Tall, double orange, brown and yellow. Two 
feet. Per ounce, 60 cents. Per packet. Scents. 
Dwarf French, Mixed.—Fine rich colors. Very double. One loot. Per ounce, 80 
cents, per packet.5 cents. 
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA. 
Flowers large, white and fragrant. The best variety that can be raised from 
seed of this beautiful class. Per packet, 25 cents. 
Marvel of Pern. French Marigold. 
MARVEL OF PERU—Mirabalis Jalapa. 
The well-know Four O’ClOch, handsome, free-flowering garden favorite. They 
bloom the first season from seed, and are treated like annuals. The flowers are pro¬ 
duced in clusters on the summit of the stems, opening in the afternoon and wither¬ 
ing the next morning. The roots can be preserved during the Winter like Dahlias. 
Half-hardy perennial. See illustration. 
Marvel of Pern, Mixed Colors.-Beautiful shades of colored and variegated flow¬ 
ers, also some with variegated foliage. Per packet. Scents. 
Multiflora.—This choice new variety differs from the common Marvel of Peru by 
its diffuse trailing habit, dhd its large umbels of funnel-shaped flowers, of a 
dark lilac red color. Per packet.5 cents. 
I.onglflora.—White, sweet-scented flowers. Tube three or four inches long. Per 
packet. 5 cents. 
MIGNONETTE. 
Who does not know the chartning Mignonette, knows not the sweetest and most 
widely popular ol flowers. The flower garden without a bed or a border of Mignon¬ 
ette lacks the best of adornments and the sweetest fragrance. The bouquet without 
it lacks its chiefest charm. It and the Sweet Pea together are a delightful couple. 
It is easy of cultivation, and the seed may be sown at any time. 
Mignonette, Odorata.—Large flowered variety. Per ounce, 25 cents. Per pkt., 5c. 
Giant.—One of the best and most distinct of the large flowering sorts. Exceedingly 
free flowering, and equally well adapted for house as well as out-door culture. 
Per packet.6 cents. 
Parson’s White.—Flowers nearly white. A desirable variety. Per packet, 5 cents. 
