The WAYSIDE GARDENS CO. 
MENTOR, OHIO 
JASIONE - Sheep's Scabious 
GPerennis Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Like a very dainty lavender-blue Scabiosa, about 6 inches 
high, flowering in June and July. 
LACTUCA - Blue Lettuce 
‘•‘Perennis Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A charming low-growing plant suitable for the border or rock 
garden; light blue flowers freely produced. 14 inches high, 
in early summer. 
LATHYRUS - Perennial or Everlasting Pea 
Latifolius, Pink Beauty Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Large racemes of pleasing deep rose flowers. 
Latifolius, Red Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
The well known red Everlasting Pea. 
Latifolius, White Pearl Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A great improvement on the older white variety, the stems 
giving from 12 to 15 flowers each. 
LAVANDULA - Lavender 
«Nano Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Is a very fine new dwarf English introduction. Good for edg¬ 
ing and planting between Roses. 
Vera Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches high; 
delightfully fragrant blue flowers in July and August. 
LEONTOPODIUM - Edelweiss 
**Alpinum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A well known Alpine with pretty silvery white leaves; star- 
like heads clothed with a dense white, woolly substance. A 
splendid plant for the rock garden, 4 to 5 inches high, easily 
grown and always of great interest, as this is one of the most 
famous of rock plants from the European Alps. 
LEWISIA 
DECIDUOUS LEWISIAS 
a^Oppositifolia Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Has spatulate leaves and a very pretty starry white flower. 
A few inches high. Plant in full sun. 
«PRediviva Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Deciduous, is a small plant with large, satiny pink flowers of 
great beauty. Plant in full sun. 
EVERGREEN LEWISIAS 
^Columbiana Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Has a rosette of short leaves and rosy flowers with dark lines 
down the midrib. 
fcSFinchi Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
The broad bright green leaves are 1 1/2 inches wide by 3 
inches or more long and make a close rosette flat on the 
ground. Four or five slender scapes, 8-12 inches high, each 
bear from 20 to 30 very handsome soft pink flowers mar¬ 
gined with a broad white band. 
G^Howelli Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
With beautifully crested leaves and pink flowers. 
**Leana Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
With slender, pine-like leaves and many smaller magenta 
flowers. It forms many-headed clusters of blooms. 
LIATRIS - Blazing Star or Gay-feather 
Pycnostochyo Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Nothing can be planted that will attract more attention on 
account of its unusual appearance; but it is beautiful as well 
as odd. It blooms in midsummer and throws up long, nar¬ 
row spikes of rich purple flowers, four feet high, which last a 
long time. 
Scariosa Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Spikes about three feet in height, of a good clear purple. 
Flowers before Pycnostachya and is the next most desirable. 
Spicata Three $1.00, Doz. $3,00, 100 $20.00 
Similar to Pycnostachya, somewhat earlier in bloom and not 
quite so tall. 
LtLY-OF-THE-VALLEY - Convallaria 
See page 29. 
LINARIA - Toad Flax 
«Alpina Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Brilliant orange and purple flowers like miniature Snap¬ 
dragons, abundantly produced on trailing plants with neat 
greyish green foliage. Invaluable for the rock and Alpine 
garden. Blooms in summer and autumn. Hardy. 
<t!> Cymbolaria Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Kenilworth Ivy, or Mother of Thousands). Lavender and 
purple flowers. A charming, neat, hardy perennial trailing 
plant, suitable for rock work and wall gardens. 
LINUM - Flax 
*Alpinum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A rare species from the Daupnine, of prostrate growth with 
showers of pale blue blossoms throughout the summer. 
“Flavum Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Fine variety with transparent, yellow blossoms. 
^Narbonnense Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Forms a spreading clump of attractive foliage with a profu¬ 
sion of azure-blue flowers with white eye. Very handsome 
for the rockery. 
fcPerenne Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Very attractive, both in foliage and bloom. Flowers beautiful 
pale blue on slender, graceful stems. 
<! Perenne alba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
White form of fhe above. 
LUPINUS - Lupine 
Polyphyllus, Blue Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Hardy Lupine). Clear blue spikes, 3 to 4 feet high, during 
June. 
Polyphyllus albus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A white variety of the above. 
Polyphyllus atroviolaceous Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Lovely deep tones of violet and violet-blue. The shades are 
all very closely resembling each other. 
Polyphyllus carmineus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Carmine-red and ruby-red tones and shades, all very similar, 
giving a uniform effect. 
Polyphyllus luteus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Shades of yellow from pale to deep giving a lovely effect. 
Polyphyllus, Moerheimi Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Pink. 
Polyphyllus roseus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Flowers of beautifully shaded rose. 
Polyphyllus salmoneus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Many tender tones of pink and salmon creating a lovely pic¬ 
ture when six or more are planted in a bold group. 
Sutton's Art Shades Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A wonderful new strain that may be classed among the most 
beautiful of all hardy flowers. Colors are both rich and deli¬ 
cate shades of blue, mauve, pink, etc., and the flowers are 
borne in long spikes that for size and beauty rival giant 
Snapdragons. The added novelty of being sweet scented 
makes these one of the best garden plants we have ever 
distributed. 
LUNARIA - Honesty; Judas Penny 
Biennis Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Violet and white flowers are produced early in spring which 
should not be cut. The seed pods which are very freely and 
quickly produced are round, upon removal of the outer husks 
a silvery round disk is disclosed. The entire plant should be 
cut down and used for winter decoration. Especially hand¬ 
some combined with Bittersweet. 
LITHOSPERMUM - Gromwell 
Plant in spring only. 
LOBELIA - Indian Paintbrush 
Cardinalis Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers, often produc¬ 
ing 4 to 6 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. 
Syphilitica Three $0.85, Doz., $2.75, 100 $18.00 
(Great Blue Lobelia). Similar in growth to Cardinalis, but 
the flowers are blue, streaked with white. Plant in a moist 
place. Desirable for border of brook or lake. 
LYCHNIS - Campion or Catchfly 
«=Alpina Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Dwarf, rose-pink. A charming little plant for the rock garden 
about 4 inches high. 
Chalcedonica Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, blooming a long time. One 
of the brightest plants in the hardy border. 3 feet; all 
summer. 
Forresti Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A strain which embraces a varied range of colors, including 
crimson, carmine, pink, white, etc. About 2 feet in height, 
and admirably suitable for border decoration. The plants are 
in full bloom in June, a period when the herbaceous border 
is almost bare. 
*Haageana Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
1 foot. June to August. Very showy, producing orange-red, 
scarlet or crimson flowers nearly 2 inches across. Should be 
planted in light shade. 
*Viscaria flore pleno Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
A fine double variety; fine for cutting. 
Viscaria splendens alba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Flowering profusely in June and July; it is one of the best 
white flowers at that time of the year. 8 to 10 inches high; 
fine border plant. 
Viscaria splendens Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Pink form of the above. 
