Leonto podium—Edelweiss 
Iberis Sempervirens 
Liatris Pycnostachya 
Kansas Gay Feather 
Lathyrus Latifolius 
Lavandula Vera 
LATHYRUS - Perennial or Everlasting Pea 
Trailing plants suitable for growing on arches, pergolas, trellises, or 
trailing over rough banks. They have annual stems and die down in 
autumn. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil. Tram up arches, pergolas, trellises, or 
fences, or may be left rambling over rough banks, where they cannot 
over-run choice plants. Plant in autumn or spring, 3 feet apart. 
Latifolius, Pink Beauty Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Large racemes of pleasing deep rose flowers. 
Latifolius, Red Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
The well known red Everlasting Pea. 
Latifolius, White Pearl Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A great improvement on the older white variety, the stems giving from 
12 to 15 flowers each. 
LAVANDULA - Lavender 
An old-fashioned, fragrant, shrubby perennial, which has been grown 
for centuries in almost every garden. It has hoary leaves and bears its 
lavender colored flowers on erect spikes in July and August. There are 
several varieties of it, the two best for this country are named below. 
Its fragrant flowers are highly valued for drying and preserving. 
Culture. Prefers a dry, medium soil and a warm position. The best time 
to plant is in spring; fall planting is all right if plants can be well pro¬ 
tected. Cut back moderately in March or April. 
SNana Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Is a very fine new dwarf English introduction. Good for edging and' 
planting between Roses. 
Vera Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches high; delightfully 
fragrant blue flowers in July and August. 
LEONTOPODIUM - Edelweiss 
Low-growing rock plants about 4 to 5 inches high, densely covered with 
whitish wool with attractive flat, starlike clusters of woolly floral 
leaves, surrounding very small, inconspicuous yellow flowers. 
Culture. Grows to perfection in an elevated position in the rock garden 
in light, well drained soil in full sun. Plant in fall or spring, 4 to 6 
inches apart. 
**Alpinum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A well known Alpine with pretty silvery white leaves; starlike 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 in¬ 
terest, as this is one of the most famous of rock plants from the 
European Alps. 
LINARIA - Toad Flax 
Most of them are more suitable for rockery than border culture. Yields 
dainty, snapdragon-like flowers. The one offered is a very attractive 
creeping, vinelike plant for the rock garden or in crevices in an old wall. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a sunny position. Best grown in a mass on the 
wall or a well drained rock garden. Plant in autumn or early spring, 4 
inches apart. 
«=Alpina Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Brilliant orange and purple flowers like miniature Snapdragons, abund¬ 
antly produced on trailing plants with neat greyish green foliage. In¬ 
valuable for the rock and Alpine garden. Blooms in summer and autumn. 
Hardy. 
LEWIS1A 
Dwarf plants forming lovely rosettes of leaves not unlike some of 
the Saxifragas. They are exceptionally fine material for the shady 
rock garden. There are two types, one which loses its foliage during 
the winter; the others are fine evergreens. All are perfectly hardy. 
Culture. All Lewisias must have a loose, porous soil with a moderate 
amount of humus or leaf mold. It must be deep, at least a foot, and 
drainage must be excellent. They like a gritty soil and one of the best 
things to mix in is the fine screenings from crushed rock. Deciduous 
species are better in full sun. All evergreen varieties are best in light 
shade. Plant in fall or spring. 
DECIDUOUS LEWISIAS 
** : 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. 
^Rediviva 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. 
**Finchi Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
The broad bright green leaves are 1 Vi 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 margined with a broad white band. 
**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 
Showy plants, native of North America. They have grassy, linear leaves 
produced in a thick, tufty mass, out of which arise the stems furnished 
with spikes of purple flowers. 
Culture. They will all thrive in ordinary garden soil, in sun or in shade, 
and are grown in groups of three or more. Plant 8 inches apart. Plant 
in autumn or early spring. May be grown by the waterside, and bees 
are very partial to the flowers. 
Pycnostachya Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 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, narrow spikes of rich purple flowers, 
four feet high, which last a long time. 
Scariosa Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Spikes about three feet in height, of a good clear purple. Flowers be¬ 
fore Pycnostachya and is the next most desirable. 
■S. 
Combine Liatris Pycnostachya with Lilium 
Philippinense Formosanum. Together they make 
a splendid late summer splash of color. 
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