SEED CATALOGUE. 1936 
Flower Seeds 37 
Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus) 
LAVATERA • Annual Mallow 
Beautiful annual, producing profusely the entire summer, large, cup-shaped flowers. Sow in 
the garden m May and thin out 1 foot apart. 2 feet. 
Trimestris grandifiora rosea. Brilliant pink. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. 25 cts. 
LAVENDER {Lavandula vera) 
True Lavender. Popular sweet-scented hardy perennial; fine for mixed border. 3 feet. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 34oz. 30 cts. 
Munstead Strain. Dwarf, compact, early-flowering variety with deep lavender flowers. A 
good rock-plant. 1 foot. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
LANTANA 
One of the most desirable half-hardy perennial greenhouse or bedding plants, constantly in 
bloom. Verbena-like heads of Orange, White, Rose, and other colored flowers. 2 feet. Pkt. Lge. pkt. 
Mixed Colors.$0 10 $0 25 
New Dwarf Bedding Hybrids. Excellent for bedding and pot-culture. Will 
bloom freely all summer, and can be transferred to the greenhouse for the winter. . 25 75 
LATHYRUS LATIEOLIUS (Everlasting or Hardy Sweet Pea) 
A hardy perennial climber, flowering the first year if seed is sown in the fall. Flowers re¬ 
semble sweet peas. Is not fragrant, but is hardy and showy. Height, 6 feet. 
White Pearl Pink Beauty Red Mixed 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
LEPTOSYNE 
Maritima. Large, golden yellow flowers on long stems, greatly resembling coreopsis, with very 
fine fern-like foliage. Good for cutting and forcing. 2 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Stillmani. One of the quickest-growing annuals, blooming within five weeks from date of sow¬ 
ing, and the golden yellow flowers continue in perfection for a long time. Excellent for cutting. 
Height, 18 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
LEPTOSIPHON 
Hybrids. Free-flowering hardy annuals, useful for edging and rock- 
work. Plants are thickly studded with charming bright flowers of 
various colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
LILIUM 
LIATRIS ♦ Blazing Star 
Spicata. A hardy perennial that grows in long spikes, 4 to 5 feet 
tall, densely covered with slender, grass-like leaves of a light green. 
The small flowers are rosy purple. A peculiar habit of the Liatris is 
that the succession of bloom is from the top downward rather than 
from the lowest blooms up to the highest, as in all other spike 
flowers. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Philippinense formosanum, A new, graceful, hardy Lily growing 
2 to 3 feet high, with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant, white 
blooms, suffused on the exterior with reddish brown. Will bloom 
6 to 8 months after sowing. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
LIMNANTHES 
Douglasi. A very showy Californian species bearing white and_yel¬ 
low, fragrant flowers in profusion from Jun^ to August. It is of 
dwarf habit, not exceeding 6 inches in height, and makes a most 
attractive display when grown in masses in beds, or as edgings to 
borders. Bees are very partial to its flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34oz. 
30 cts. 
LINARIA 
A desirable, hardy annual excellent for cutting. The loose, grace¬ 
ful sprays bear dainty flowers resembling a miniature antirrhinum. 
Can also be grown in the greenhouse for winter blooming. 
Maroccana, Diadem. Bright violet with pure white Pkt. Lse. pkt. 
eye. 10 inches.. 
Maroccana, Ruby King. Ruby-crimson. 10 inches. 
Maroccana, Fairy Bouquet. New. Compact habi 
with large flowers in many beautiful colors. 8 inches. 
Maroccana hybrida. Excelsior. A fine mixture 
brilliant colors. 12 to 18 inches. 
Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy). Beautiful trailing plants 
with violet flowers; useful for vases, baskets, etc. 
$0 25 
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LINUM > Flax 
Grandiflorum rubrum (Scarlet Flax). An elegant, free-flowering hardy Pkt. 
annual, valuable for bedding; brilliant scarlet flowers. 1 foot. 
34oz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.. .$0 10 
Flavum. A splendid, hardy variety for the rock-garden. Golden yellow flowers 
from June to.September. 1 foot.Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Perenne. A graceful, hardy perennial, producing bright blue flowers the entire 
summer. 1 ^ feet.Large pkt. 25 cts... 10 
Perenne album. A fine white-flowered form of the above. Large pkt. 25 cts... 10 
LYCHNIS 
Handsome hardy perennial plants of easy culture, for massing in beds and borders, 
blooming the first year if sown early. pj.t_ Large pkt. 
Alpina. Close tufts of olive-green foliage and clusters of rose-colored 
flowers. 4 inches._.$0 25 $0 75 
Arkwright!. A cross between Chalcedonica and Haageana. In May it 
bears an abundance of large, brilliantly colored flowers varying from 
orange-scarlet to soft salmon-pink. 2 to 3 feet. 15 40 
Chalcedonica. Fine scarlet flowers. 2 feet. 10 25 
Chalcedonica, Salmon Queen. Very pretty salmon-pink. 15 40 
Haageana. Brilliant orange, scarlet, crimson, in mixture. 1 foot. 15 40 
See Flower Seed Novelties, pages 6 to 11 
Linaria maroccana 
