HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
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LATHYRUS 
The perennial Sweet Pea that does well in any ordinary garden 
soil. In shades of red rosy-purple and pink. One of the finest 
perennials to grow for cut-flower purposes. 
LAVANDULA VERA (Sweet Lavender) 
Lavandula Vera—Sometimes called Spica or Officinalis, a shrub 
attaining a height of about 3 feet, producing lavender flowers 
later in the season mostly grown for its fragrance or drying for 
Winter use. It is extensively used for Rock Gardens or as a 
border. 
LEONTOPODIUM 
*Alpinum—The plant of myth and sentiment. Edelweiss, is easily 
grown in your own rock garden. A study in silver-gray. 6 
inches. Price: $2.50 per dozen, $15.00 per 100. 
LILIES (Cultural Notes) 
Most Lily bulbs may be planted in the Spring or Fall. The most 
important factor in growing Lilies is that they should have good 
drainage. Manure or commercial fertilizer should never be al¬ 
lowed to come in direct contact with the bulbs, as this is often 
the cause of rotting or disease. In planting, dig the hole 6 
inches deeper than the bulb is to be set and place some well 
decomposed leaf-mold in the bottom of the hole. Over this, 
place an inch or two of sand. The bulb is then placed on its side 
on the sand. A mulch of peat moss or leaf-mold is very neces¬ 
sary during the Summer, with straw and leaves for Winter 
covering. 
Lilium Auratum (The Goldbanded Lily of Japan)—Flowering in July 
and August. Large, pure white flowers with gold band and 
crimson spots, very fragrant. Does not like lime. Plant bulb 9 
to 12 inches deep. Price: 50c each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Lilium Candidum (Ascension or Madonna Lily)—This is the Lily 
grown in all old-fashioned gardens; five to eight pure white 
flowers, borne on stems 3 to 4 feet high. Delphiniums grouped 
with these beautiful Lilies make a charming combination in the 
hardy border during the month of June. Plant 3 inches deep. 
Price: 50c each, $5.00 per dozen, $35.00 per 100. 
Six-Inch pot plants for Spring planting outside. Delivery April 1st. 
Price: 75 each, $7.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Henryi—Very similar to Speciosum except in coloring, 
which is a gorgeous orange yellow with a green stripe down the 
center of each petal. This Lily blooms in August and September, 
which makes it very valuable for the late Summer garden. It is 
perfectly hardy and has no particular soil requirements. Plant 
10 inches deep. Price: 75c each, $7.50 per dozen. 
Regale or Myriophyllum—Flowers white, slightly suffused pink, 
with a beautiful shade of canary yellow at the center. Delight- , 
fully perfumed, reminding one of the Jasmine. Blooms out of 
doors early in July. Absolutely hardy. Plant 8 inches deep. 
Price: Large size 75c each, $7.50 per dozen; small size 3 bulbs 
$1.00, 12 bulbs $3.50. 
Speciosum Rubrum Magniiicvun—Always satisfactory in the 
perennial border, perfectly hardy and blooming late into Sep¬ 
tember. Flowers white, shaded and spotted with rose and very 
fragrant. A graceful stem, 3 to 4 feet high, carries from three to 
twelve beautiful blooms that open gradually, prolonging the 
blooming season. Plant 10 inches deep. Price: 50c each, $5.00 
per dozen. 
Lilium Tigrinum (Simplex Splendens)—The well known Tiger Lily 
that flourishes in all situations, is hardy and easily cultivated. 
Bright orange red flowers thickly dotted with purple spots. 
Admirably adapted for mass plantings against shrubbery. 
Blooms July and August. Plant 9 inches deep. Price: 50c each, 
$5.00 per dozen. 
LINUM (nax) 
‘Perenne—One of the most effective of the blue perennial flowers, 
growing about 18 inches high and flowers from May to July. 
When planted en masse, makes a very beautiful show of color. 
LUPINES 
Effective plants with large spikes of flowers blooming profusely in 
May and June. They grow best in well-prepared garden soil, 
preferably in a semi-shady location. 3 feet. Blue, White, Pink. 
RUSSELL'S LUPINES 
The sensation of the seed world about which reams have been 
written in every Horticultural paper in the world! 
The greatest advance publicity of any plant or flower ever intro¬ 
duced and from every indication well deserving of all tributes. 
Shades of self-colors, orange yellow, strawberry red, rich pink; 
bicolors royal purple and gold, apricot and sky-blue, rose pink 
and amethyst, on massive spikes. 
One English writer describes them—"Impressive spires of flowers 
with the back petal or standard large and wide-spread like the 
wings of a butterfly in flight." 
No garden should be without some of Russell’s Lupines next year. 
We offer packets containing Original English Seeds. 
12 Seeds 25c, 50 Seeds 65c, 250 Seeds $2.50. 
LYTHRUM (Loosestrife) 
*Roseum Superbum—Rose color, robust habit. 4 to 5 feet. July 
and August. 
MERTENSIA (Virginia Bluebells) 
Virginica—Blooms very early in the Spring, making a charming 
color scheme when planted with Doronicum. Flowers of bright 
blue, fading to pink and borne on graceful, drooping stems about 
1 Vz feet high. 
MONARDA (Bergamot) 
Didyma -Brilliant crimson scarlet flowers, produced on plants 
about 2'/2 to 3 feet high, during the months of July and August. 
Very showy and bright when planted en masse. 
MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not) 
*Palustris Semperflorens—No hardy flower is better known or 
appreciated than this light blue variety. Early and free in bloom. 
Perpetual flowering type. Prefers a damp location, 6 inches. 
NEPETA (Ground-ivy) 
*Mussini—A most desirable border or rock plant with gray green 
foliage and covered with masses of pale lavender blue flowers. 
Blooms from May to November if cut back once during mid- 
Summer. 1 foot high and has a spread of 12 to 15 inches. Is a 
splendid ground cover. Especially useful in dry, sunny slopes to 
prevent washing. 
'Nervosa—A new variety of Nepeta, growing about 12 inches 
high and producing beautiful clear light blue flowers in mid- 
Summer until frost. Price: $5.0J per dozen, $35.00 per hundred. 
Lilies 
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