Hardy Ornamentals, Herbaceous Plants, Etc 
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LiIATRIS cylindracea. Has purple flower-heads. 10 cts. each, $i per doz. c. Seeds, 5 cts. 
L. graminifolius. 12 cts. each, 2 for 20 cts. c. 
L. scariosa. Has heads nearly 2 inches wide; purple. 
12 cts. each. c. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. spicata. Has spikes of good-sized purplish flower- 
heads, 6 to 15 inches in length. 15c. ea., §1.15 per doz. c. 
LEUCOCRINU 3 I montannm. A small, white-flowered 
plant—one of the Lily family from northern California. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. b. 
IjINTJM Austriacum (Austrian Flax). Has pale blue 
flowers in June and July. It is a pretty border plant, and 
remains for a long time in bloom. 10 cts. each, $1 per 
doz. c. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. flavum. Is rather low in growth, with many branches, 
which terminate in a great number of bright yellow flow¬ 
ers. One of the best hardy perennials with yellow flow¬ 
ers. 15 cts. ea., $1.15 per doz. d. Seeds, S cts. per pkt. 
L. perenne. Light blue flowers ; a little more spreading 
with me than L. Austriacum . 12c. ea., $1.10 per doz. d. 
LUPINUS polyphyllus. Has good-sized spikes of hand¬ 
some blue flowers; attains a height of 3 feet, and is a 
desirable plant for the border, or to grow among shrub¬ 
bery. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. d. Seeds, 6c. per pkt. 
Ii. perennis. Is a strong-growing native, preferring a 
sandy soil, and bearing large spikes of blue and white 
flowers. 15 cts. each. d. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. The Cardinal-flower of our swamps 
and brooksides. Is one of the most striking of our wild 
flowers. Often 4 feet high ; with its elongated spike of 
deep scarlet flowers, it attracts attention m any place. 
Though naturally found in moist or boggy soil, it takes 
kindly to cultivation, and may be grown with success in any good garden ground. 12 cts. each, $1 
per doz., $5 per 100. b. Seeds 5 cts. per pkt. 
Li. syphilitica (Great Lobelia). Has showy light blue flowers. 15 cts. each, 3 for 30 cts. b. 
LYCHNIS (Rose Campion). Is a showy class of hardy perennials, of which the following are among 
the best: 
L Alpina. Has pink flowers in close, compact heads half an inch wide. Plant nbout 6 inches high. 
A native of the Alps. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. chalcedonica. Is 2 or 3 feet high, with white or scarlet flowers in good-sized corymbose heads. 
Give it a rich soil and it will repay in the quality of its flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 
5 cts. per pkt. 
L. tfrandiflora. Is from 8 to 12 inches in height, with 
large red or white flowers. 20 cts. ea. c. Seeds, 5 cts. 
Ij. diurna rosea. Has an abundance of purplish rose 
flowers. It is a native of Britain. 15 cts. each, $1.15 per 
doz. e. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. Haageana. Has large scarlet flowers. 20 cts. each, 
2 for 35 cts. d. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt. 
Ij. viscaria (Common Catchfly). Flowers rosy, in close 
heads ; about afoot high. Native to Europe and Siberia. 
15 cts. each. c. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
LYSTMACHIA clcthroidcs (Loosestrife). A hardy per¬ 
ennial from Japan. Flowers white, in dense recurved 
spikes. 20 cts. each, 2 for 35 cts. d. 
LYTHIiUM rose 11m superbum. Is a rose-colored form 
of L. Salicaria —a native of England, where it is found 
growing on the margins of lakes and streams. Height 
3 to 5 feet, bearing leafy spikes of rose-purple flowers. 
15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. e * 
MERTENSIA paniculata. Flowers purplish blue ; ter¬ 
minal. Plant 1 to 2 feet high. Washington and Oregon. 
Retains its dark green foliage longer than most species. 
25 cts. each. 
Lychnis chalcedonica 
Lobelia cardinalis. 
