LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY - Conrallaria 
<'Berlin Forcing Pips 25 $3.00. 100 $10.00, 250 $22.50 
The earliest, largest and best for forcing. Extra strong pips with long 
roots producing flowers with 1 5 to 20 bells and fine foliage. Forcing pips 
from cold storage. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY FOR GARDEN PLANTING 
Mojolis Doz. $1.00, 100 $5.00 
Fortin variety. This popular and fragrant subject repays for being well 
treated. Grand for massing near shrubs or along shaded borders. 
Clumps Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00 
Our clumps are grown from the finest type of imported Fortin stock 
and are far superior to the common native sort. 
LINUM - Flax 
Elegant, feathery leaved free-flowering, hardy perennials suitable for 
dry, sunny borders or rock gardens. Not suitable for heavy, damp soils. 
Culture. Sandy or ordinary, well drained, light soil and a sunny position 
are essential for these plants. Grow in colonies, and plant in autumn or 
early spring, 8 inches apart. 
* : AIpinum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A rare species from the Dauphine, of prostrate growth, with showers of 
pale blue blossoms throughout the summer. 
«‘Flavum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Fine variety with transparent, yellow blossoms. 
^Narbonnense Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Forms a spreading clump of attractive foliage with a profusion of azure- 
blue flowers with white eye. Very handsome for the rockery. 
S'Perenne Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Very attractive, both in foliage and bloom. Flowers beautiful pale blue 
on slender, graceful stems. 
e: Perenne alba Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
White form of the above. 
LUNARIA - Honesty; Judas Penny 
An annual noted for its handsome silvery disks which are left on the 
plant after the seed has been removed. 
Culture. Plant in Fall or very early Spring in ordinary garden soil in 
full sun. Space plants 18 inches apart to permit proper development. 
Biennis Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 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 dis¬ 
closed. The entire plant should be cut down and used for winter decora¬ 
tion. Especially handsome combined with Bittersweet. 
LITHOSPERMUM - Gromwell 
Low growing hardy perennials, some shrub-like and evergreen, splendid 
for the rock garden in sheltered location, especially suited for our 
southern gardens. 
Culture. Any rich, well-drained garden soil, fairly free from lime in 
sunny position in the rock garden or as an informal edging. Plant in 
spring only, 10 to 12 inches apart. Clip or prune immediately after flow¬ 
ering. 
Prostratum Heavenly Blue Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
This lovely, low-growing sub-shrub or woody perennial should be in 
every sheltered rock garden. During July and August the spot in which 
it is planted will be transformed in the most gorgeous blue ever seen 
in the rockery. It is prostrate, giving much the same effect as a 
clump of Daphne. 
LOBELIA - Indian Paintbrush 
One of the showiest scarlet border plants we have. They are ideal plants 
for waterside, or for moist, partially shaded borders. 
Culture. Lobelias require a moist and shady position to do well. If grown 
in a border prepare the soil by digging in plenty of well-decayed ma¬ 
nure before planting. They are best grown in large colonies, and should 
be planted 6 inches apart. Plant in spring or fall, protect lightly in 
winter. They must have plenty of water in dry weather. 
Cardinalis Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers, often producing 4 to 6 
spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. 
Syphilitica Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 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. 
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The Sensational New Russell Lupins 
LUPINUS - Lupine 
Stately and beautiful perennials. Their elegant leaves and bold, mas¬ 
sive, 3- to 4-foot spikes of blue, white, or pink, pea-shaped flowers, 
should be placed in the front rank of hardy border plants. 
Culture. They require a warm, sheltered position and well drained, 
light or medium soil, preferably slightly acid; never give any lime, but 
plenty of water during dry weather. They are specially adapted for 
planting in bold groups. Plant in fall or early spring, 10 inches apart. 
Polyphyllus, Blue Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Hardy Lupine). Clear blue spikes, 3 to 4 feet high, during June. 
Polyphyllus albus Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A white variety of the above. 
Polyphyllus atroviolaceous Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Lovely deep tones of violet and violet-blue. The shades are all very 
closely resembling each other. 
Polyphyllus carmineus Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Carmine-red and ruby-red tones and shades, all very similar, giving a 
uniform effect. 
Polyphyllus luteus Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Shades of yellow from pale to deep giving a lovely effect. 
Polyphyllus, Moerheimi Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Pink. 
Polyphyllus roseus Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Flowers of beautifully shaded rose. 
Sutton's Art Shades Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A wonderful new strain that may be classed among the most beautiful 
of all hardy flowers. Colors are both rich and delicate 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 dis¬ 
tributed. 
SENSATIONAL RUSSELL LUPINS 
Extraordinary colors; many new shades, never before seen in Lupins, self 
blues, pinks, reds, yellows, maroon, purples, etc. Bicolors such as violet 
and white; blue and yellow; red and bronze; red and white; purple and 
cream; blue and white; yellow and orange; pink and white, etc., the 
standard one color, the keel another. 
Individual flowers above average size, upright standards of some being 
an inch across. The flower spike resembles a closely set, well-rounded 
column of Sweet Peas. All flowers on spike open at one time from top 
to bottom. Spike 3 to 5 feet tall. The sensation of the English horti¬ 
cultural world in 1937. 
Well established plants in pots from originator's seed, which will bloom 
this year. 
$1.50 for Three, $4.50 for 12, $30.00 for 100 
LYTHRUM - Purple Loosestrife 
Suitable showy plants for moist, shady borders and the waterside. There 
is only one really worth growing, and that is Superbum. The plants are 
of stately growth, and bear their rosy or purplish flowers in tall leaf 
spikes. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in moist, shady borders, or in groups by 
the waterside. Plant in autumn or early spring and divide and replant 
every third year. 
Superbum roseum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Very showy rosy purple spikes about 2 or 3 feet high, produced in 
profusion all summer. Splendid for banks of streams and ponds. 
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