KALANCHOE AETHIOPICA—htw. Rare species from 
western Abyssinia, with splendid orange flowers. Semi¬ 
succulent. A magnificent pot plant, thirty inches. Pk. 25c. 
KALMIA ANGUSTIFOLIA—qastch(2)30. Dwarf Laurel. 
Clusters of delightful ruby-crimson. Thoreau called it hand¬ 
somest Laurel. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 
KALMIA CUNEATA—qmah(2)36. The delicately formed 
and loose-clustered blossoms are white, with a wide band of 
deep rose. Charmingly graceful, and the only deciduous 
Laurel. Pkt. 15c. 
KALMIA LATIFOLIA—qastch(2) 10 ft. True Mountain 
Laurel. A rugged, evergreen shrub, superbly beautiful for 
many weeks with its clustered blossoms of purest pink, ex¬ 
quisite in detail. Small plants bloom. Pkt. 10c; Y & oz. 40c. 
KITAIBELIA VITIFOLIA—ebth(3-4)84. Great pillars of 
plants, with big, showy, white to rose blossoms in the leaf 
axils. Pkt. 15c. 
KNIPHOFIA—See Tritoma. 
KOELLIA FLEXUOSA—bnh(3)30. Heads of palest lav¬ 
ender, with narrow, silvered foliage. The ideal foil to 
emphasize more brilliant flowers, or to separate colors. 
Pkt. 15c. 
KOELREUTERIA PANICULATA—jy 20 ft. Golden Rain 
Tree. Enormous panicles of bright yellow for weeks in 
late summer. Hardy. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 35c. 
KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS—qy 6 ft. Beauty Bush. New 
Chinese shrub with corymbs of exquisitely beautiful pink 
bells, each with yellow throat. Pkt. 15c. 
KRAUNHIA FRUTESCENS—vaty(2) 8 ft. Delightful 
hardy vine, with clustered pendant sprays of blue-lavender 
blossoms, in Wisteria fashion. Fragrant. Pkt. 20c. 
KUHNISTERIA PINNATA—ecrb(3)18. Clustered, silky 
white blossoms. Pretty. Pkt. 15c. 
LABURNUM ALPINUM—jh 20 ft. Flowing Gold. Long 
racemes of golden bloom in spring. Showy, hardy, disease 
resistant. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 35c. 
LACHENALIA 
Handsome winter-flowering bulbs, with spikes of pendant 
blossoms in bright colors. They remind one both of Lily 
of the Valley and of Hyacinth, but they require exactly the 
same handling and timing as Freesias. May be had in bloom 
within six to eight months after seed sowing. *eutw(7). 
LACHENALIA AUREA—Deepest, richest, golden orange, 
on long stems. Early. Pkt. 20c. 
LACHENALIA GLAUCINA—Dainty pendant bells, white, 
with tintings of opal. Pkt. 20c. 
LACHENALIA ORCHIOIDES—Spikes of creamy flowers, 
deliciously tinted with rose, or blue of opal. Spotted leaves. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 
LACHENALIA PENDULA—Handsome flowers of orange 
red, tipped with emerald and purple. Recommended for 
commercial possibilities, Showy, large. Pk. 20c; iV oz. 75c. 
LACHENALIA PURPUREO-COERULEA — Bright and 
showy lavender-blue. Pkt. 20c. 
LACHENALIA REFLEXA — eutw(7). Pretty winter¬ 
flowering bulb, with loose spikes of rich yellow flowers. 
Pkt. 20c. 
LACHENALIA RUBIDA—Flowers of most brilliant pink. 
Blooms early. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 64B7—One pkt. each of above, for $1.10. 
LACHENALIA PEERLESS BLEND—Cream, rich yellow, 
crimson, rose, blue and iridescent opal-like tones. Extraor¬ 
dinarily varied. Pkt. 15c; 54 oz. 75c; 54 oz - $1.35. 
LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA—*eqcby (3) 90. Crepe Myrtle 
Splendid flowers with petals like crinkly silk, softest pink- 
tinted to richest rose. A hardy, many-stemmed shrub to 
about Philadelphia, but further north it may winter-kill to 
the roots. The roots though, are hardy, at least if mulched, 
and the plant may be treated as an herbaceous perennial 
then, blooming freely on new shoots each year. Also makes 
a good pot or tub plant, blooming two or three times a 
year if cut back. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 50c. 
LAPEIROUSIA (ANOMATHECA) 
Easy, free-flowering bulbs, often blooming first year from 
seed. Hardy with protection at Philadelphia, or may be 
stored in sand in cellar over winter, or may be grown as 
a pot plant. Almost ever-blooming. Twelve-inch flower 
sprays. 
LAPEIROUSIA ACULEATA—Pure white flowers, blotched 
vividly with red. Pkt. 20c. 
LAPEIROUSIA ANCEPS—Here the blossoms are rich 
blue-violet. Pkt. 20c. 
LAPEIROUSIA CORYMBOSA—White, with contrasting 
band of bright blue. Rare. Pkt. 20c. 
LAPEIROUSIA CRUENTA—Sprays of brilliant carmine 
banded maroon. Pkt. 15c; 54 oz. 90c. 
LAPEIROUSIA CRUENTA ALBA—Purest glossy white 
Pkt. 20c. 
LAPEIROUSIA FISSIFOLIA — Pale heliotrope, sweetly 
perfumed. Very lovely. Pkt. 20c. 
LAPEIROUSIA JUNCEA—One-inch flowers of rosy crim¬ 
son, in open sprays. Excellent forcer. Pkt. 20c. 
LAPEIROUSIA PURPUREA—Low-growing, with cream- 
colored flowers, purple shaded, in clusters. Showy. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 65B7—One pkt. each of above for $1.40. 
LAPEIROUSIA BLEND—All the above in mixture. Pk. 20c. 
YOUR FRIENDS. Names and full addresses of 
garden-loving friends are always appreciated; not, of 
course, just miscellaneous names, but those of the 
discriminating, to whom my catalog might appeal. 
You know my profit margin on these rare items, be¬ 
cause of the many uncertain and unusual factors 
involved in growing them or in gathering them to¬ 
gether, is actually far less than it would be if I 
handled only the more standardized flower seed 
varieties. The number of them that I can afford to 
offer, depends directly upon the number of customers 
that I have. Every time you help me to get a new 
customer, you are making possible a little larger list 
of seeds of rare plants in my next catalog. We 
depend upon each other. 
LATHYRUS 
This is the Sweet-pea family, the true annual Sweet-pea 
being Lathyrus odoratus. The kinds offered below are all 
winter-hardy perennials, and all beautiful enough to be well 
worth growing. 
LATHYRUS AURANTIACUS—erbsth(3) 18. Rather like 
orange sweet-pea blossoms, buff-tinged. Pkt. 15c. 
LATHYRUS CYANEUS—*rsth(2) 15. Handsome sprays of 
turquoise blue. Pkt. 20c. 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS SPECIAL STRAIN — evh 
(2-3)96. Extraordinarily varied strain. Blendings and 
variegations to the utmost. Pkt. 10c. 
LATHYRUS MARITIMUS—ernh(3)25. Purple blossoms 
above tangled graceful foliage. Pkt. 10c. 
LATHYRUS ORNATUS—erndh(3) 12. Great purple flow¬ 
ers, most showy, above tumbled gray foliage. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c. 
LATHYRUS ROTUNDIFOLIUS — evgstx(2)50. Persian 
Pea. Big clustered blossoms of rose-pink. Excellent ground- 
cover trailer, or grow 7 as vine. Pkt. 25c. 
LATHYRUS TUBEROSUS—eurgx(2-3)6. Spreading mats 
of emerald pinnate foliage, dwarfed clusters of rich rose 
blossoms above. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 66B7—One pkt. each of above for 90c. 
*LAVATERIA ANNUAL BLEND—eocbx(3-4)36. Splendid 
annuals, showy, easy and long-blooming, that should be in 
every garden. Big satiny blossom-cups of white, and 
varied shades of pink, rose and red. Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 15c; 
54 oz. 25c. 
*LAVAUXIA TRILOBA — eonrx(2-3)6. Evening-scented 
blossoms of satiny translucence, pale yellow or rarely rose- 
suffused. Pkt. 10c. 
LAWSONIA INERMIS ALBA—q(j)h(htw) 20 ft. True 
Henna. Panicled white flowers, intensely fragrant. Hardy 
only in lower south. Pot or tub plant north. Pkt. 20c. 
LEIOPH'YLLUM BUXIFOLIUM—qrnasth(2) 12. Myrtle 
Box. Evergreen shrublet, like dwarf Box. For many spring 
weeks it is hidden by a mantle of starry flowers, white with 
pink shadings. Exquisite beauty. Pkt. 15c. 
LEPACHYS MAROON AND GOLD—*ecrdh(3)36. The 
flowerheads are silky columns, set successively with tiny 
blossoms, and guarded at the base by wide petal-rays of 
richest maroon, gold-edged, or rarely all bronzy gold. Blooms 
first year, but a hardy perennial. This is a strain of 
Lepachys columnifera pulcherrima. Pkt. 10c. 
LESCHENAULTIA BTLOBA—htw. Most handsome flowers 
of brilliant blue, irregularly shaped. Heath-like leaves. 
West Australia. Pkt. 15c. 
LEUCOCORYNE IXIOIDES ODORATA—ecutk(w) (7) 18. 
Glory of the Sun. Rare Chilean bulb for the winter window. 
Very large and starry soft blue flowers, intensely fragrant. 
Seedlings grow readily. Give Freesia care. Recent experi¬ 
ments seem to indicate that it may also be handled as a 
summer-flowering garden bulb, storing in winter. Pkt. 20c. 
LEUCOJUM AUTUMN ALE—urfy(4-5)9. Autumn or Pink 
Snowflake. White blossoms, pink-suffused, in August and 
September. Illustration, page 19. Pkt. 20c. 
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