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HELIANTHUS. 
Helianthus is the well known old Sunflower; coarse, 
tall plants, from four to eight feet in height, bright 
yellow flowers. The best double varieties produce a very 
good effect among shrubbery, and when used as screens. 
The Sunflower is hardy and sometimes reproduces itself 
from self-sown seed. The seeds of the single varieties 
are of considerable value for oil as well as for feeding. 
Helianthus globosus fistulosus, the best of the 
Sunflowers; very large ; double, . 5 
Double Green-centered, a large flower with 
green center when young ; when old, perfectly 
double flower .-5 to 8 feet in height, . 5 
New Mammoth Russian, single; very large, 5 
Common Single, usually grown for the seed; 
per lb. 50 cents, . 5 
KAULFUSSIA. 
Kaulfussias are pretty, free-flowering, hardy annuals, 
with the appearance of single Asters. The plants make 
a low growth, only about six inches in height. The 
colors of some are very intense; blue, rose and violet. 
Kaulfussia, mixed colors,. 5 
LEPTOSIPHON. 
Leptosiphons are low,pretty, hardy annuals, growing 
less than six inches in height. Do not bear our hot,dry 
summers very well. We sow seed late in autumn, or early 
in the spring, so as to have flowers before hot weather. 
Leotosiphon, mixed varieties,. 5 
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LOBELIA. 
Some of the Lobelias are hardy perennials, like the 
Cardinal Flower. Annual varieties are mostly of a 
trailing habit, bearing numbers of small flowers, fine 
for baskets, vases, edges of beds, etc. 
Lobelia cardinalis, our native Cardinal Flower; 
spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; blooms first 
year if well started with heat,. 10 
hybrida grandiflora, large, dark blue flower, 
with white eye, . 10 
gracilis rosea, rose-colored, . 10 
Erinus compacta, deep, rich blue, . 10 
Erinus compacta alba, white,. 10 
pumila grandiflora, a compact, erect little plant, 
for pots or edgings,. 10 
Mixed varieties for baskets, etc. 10 
LINUM. 
A fine half-hardy annual, with bright crimson flowers. 
Neat and slender habit, like all the Flax family, and 
grows eighteen inches or more in height. Seeds ger¬ 
minate best in the hot-bed, but do well if sown in the 
garden in a light soil. Set plants a foot apart. 
Linum grandiflorum rubrum. 5 
LYCHNIS. 
To obtain good flowers the first summer, start seeds 
under glass and transplant as early as the weather will 
permit. Plants live for several years. 
Lychnis Chalccdonica, bright scarlet; has a fine 
appearance when grown in masses ; 2 feet, . . 5 
Chalcedonica fl.-albo, white; 2 feet, .... 5 
Haageana, vcrmillion colored flowers, 1 foot, . 10 
Haageana hybrida, large flowers, white, rose, 
red, etc., 1 foot,. 10 
fulgens, very brilliant; 18 inches,. 10 
grandiflora gigantea, flowers very large of 
various colors,.* 10 
