21 LIATRIS 
For brilliant flaming violets, Liatris ex¬ 
cels, but the color range extends to pure 
white, lilac-lavender and true purple. Lia¬ 
tris is of ironclad hardiness, will thrive in 
poor soil, and makes a fine cut flower. 
21 LIATRIS ELEGANS—ecrby(3)28. An 
informally graceful, highly distinct, and 
delightfully pretty species. The many stems 
are filled with clusters of relatively large 
and starry florets with long recurved sta¬ 
mens. Purest lavender. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
25c; % oz. 40c. (Plants, each 20c; 3 for 
50c; 10 for $1.50.) 
21 LIATRIS HYBRIDA GRAND DUBOIS— 
cby(3)72. Great torches of bloom, long 
spikes packed tightly with a solid fluffiness 
of flower, to often six feet of height. Blue- 
purple to ruddy violet. Magnificently showy. 
Quite unlike any other. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
30c; % oz. 50c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 
65c.) 
21 LIATRIS LIGULISTYLIS — rdy(2)20. 
Earliest flowering, with great, widely 
spaced violet tassels. Pkt. 20c. 
21 LIATRIS PYNCNOSTACHIA MAG- 
NIFICA—cby(5)60. Latest flowering. Flow¬ 
ers in spire formation, large amethystine 
tassels with white centers. Pkt. 15c. 
21 LIATRIS SCARIOSA—ecby(4)50. Spec¬ 
tacular. Immense, well separated tassel flowers of most 
vivid pulsating violet. Big, branching, architecturally formed 
plants. lUustrated above. Perhaps best commercial. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 40c; 1 oz. $1.40. (Plants, 3 for 40c; 9 for $1.00; 
25 for $2.65.) 
21 LIATRIS SCARIOSA WHITE—cby(4)60. Loose multi- 
flowered branching spikes, filled with great lace-fringed 
blossoms of swansdown whiteness. Well-grown plants are 
towers of bloom. It’s a beauty, and it now comes nearly 
true from seed, just an occasional purple-flowering speci¬ 
men. A particularly satisfactory summer perennial. Cuts 
well. Pkt. 20c. (Plants, well-grown young stock, ready to 
bloom, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. Since these have not yet 
flowered, there may be a rare purple among them. If you 
get such, let us know, and we will gladly adjust.) 
OFFER 80A9-—One pkt. each of above for 80c. 
LIATRIS SPECIES—Each 15c the pkt. Macrostachya, 
Graminifolia, Punctata, Spicata, Squarrosa. 
21 LIATRIS BLEND—All the above in one splendid mix¬ 
ture. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. 
LILIUM —See page 43. 
LINARIA 
Exquisite blossoms in greatest profusion, like fairy Snap¬ 
dragons. Airy and graceful. Of easiest culture, even 
the enduring perennial kinds usually beginning their 
blossoming the season of sowing. 
21 LINARIA ALPINA HYBRIDA—=^erx(2-3)8. Old gold, 
orange, smoky rose and purple violet in varied exciting 
combinations. Blue-silvered foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
*LINARIA BROUSSONNETI—erx(8)10. For a continuous 
wealth of blossoming. May until into November, Linaria 
Broussonneti is valued. Fine wide fur-thickets of foliage 
in brightest lettuce green. The flowers are racemes of 
little golden snapdragons, each with orange lip, and 
often with maroon dottings. Makes a pleasing edging. 
Recommended. Pkt. 15c. 
^LINARIA GHABBARENSIS—ecrbx(2-5)20. Blossoms in 
close spike-clusters, white, or cream, with orange spot and 
vivid purple spur. It’s good early, and it gets better and 
better as the season advances, still making a most dec¬ 
orative showing when it is finally frozen out, around 
Thanksgiving Day at Philadelphia. Pkt. 15c. 
♦LINARIA PANCICI—♦ecbx(2-3). Oddly formed blossoms 
of golden yellow with bright orange lip, are carried in pro¬ 
fusion over a long season. Blue-gray foliage. Grows to 18 
inches the first year, blossoming as quickly as any annual; 
but it is safely perennial, and second season will reach 3 
feet. Illustrated, page 38. Pkt. 10c. 
21 LINARIA PURPUREA MIXED — *ecbx(8)36. Many 
slender stems, each lined with a multitude of jewel-like 
blossoms of, perhaps most often, a deep rich purple, un¬ 
marked. There will be also a considerable proportion of 
forms in which the flower is white, vividly violet-striped, 
and some with blossoms of pure and lovely soft pink. A 
sound perennial. Pkt. 15c. 
♦LINARIA RETICULATA CRIMSON AND GOLD — 
erx(3-4)10. Bushy plants, loaded with crimson and gold 
dragon-flowers. More brilliant in effect, 
and in bloom for a very much longer sea¬ 
son, than the popular Linaria maroccana. 
Pkt. 10c. 
* LINARIA TRIORNITHOPHOR A—ecbx (8) 
25. Three Birds. Big blossoms, slender 
long-spurred snapdragons, carried tier 
above tier, supposedly always in whorls of 
three, though that is not by any means a 
constant count. Rich pure purple, with 
contrasting orange lip. Occasionally it 
varies to pleasing pink. A species of high¬ 
est excellence is this beauty of Portugal. 
We are fortunate indeed in having suffi¬ 
cient seed this season so that we can 
bring the price down to 15c. Though we 
have marked it as annual, it is quite usual 
for the plants to live over and bloom for 
several successive years. Pkt. 16c. 
♦LINARIA TRISTIS HYBRIDA—erx (8) 8. 
Gray-frosted foliage, with larger flowers 
than in other dwarf Linarias. Tremendous¬ 
ly variable; white, cream, yellow, chestnut, 
to crimson mahogany, or sometimes silvered 
violet. Always there is a deeper blotch 
of ochre brown, crimson or purple. It is 
quick and easy, perhaps best treated as 
an annual, though perennial with care. 
Canary Islands. Pkt. 15c. 
21 LINARIA VENTRICOSA—ecrbkt(3-6)40. 
A very different, and most attractive, 
perennial from the high Atlas of Morocco. The flowers are 
carried in close slender spikes. The ground color is a 
buff-canary, closely pin-striped with bright orange red. 
Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER—84^A9—One pkt. each of above for $1.20. 
LINARIA SPECIES—Amethystina 15c; Anticaria 10c; 
Genistaefolia 15c; Macedonica Hybrida 15c; Canon Want 
15c; Striata 10c; Triphylla 15c; Repens 15c; Faucicola 
20c; Maroccana Mixed 10c; Bipartita 10c; Canadensis 6c. 
♦LINDHEIMERA TEXANA—-See page 5. Pkt. 15c. 
21 LINDELOFFIA—See page 2. Pkt. 25c. 
21 LINNEA BOREALIS—rosay (1)9. Delightful ruby bells, 
cherry perfumed. Semi-trailer of mossy woods. Pkt. 25c. 
LINUM or FLAXFLOWER 
The Linums persist long, yet bloom freely the first sea¬ 
son. 
21 LINUM ALPINUM—*erx(2-3)12. Rather like Linum 
perenne, but a silkier, more gentle, blue; flowers carried 
in loose sprays on plants spreading and diffuse. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 20c; 3 for 65c; 10 for $1.60.) 
21 LINUM AUSTRIACUM—*erbdx(2-3)22. Silky blos¬ 
soms of purest gentian blue, carried in graceful high- 
arching sprays. Very good, indeed. Pkt. 10c. (Plants, 
each 25c; 3 for 65c.) 
21 LINUM COLLINUM LOREYI—ep(3)10. Particularly 
large satin-sheen flowers that show indigo striations over 
lilac ground. Loose open sprays; plants half-decumbent. 
An excellent rock garden species. Pkt. 15c. 
22 LINUM FLAVUM—*erbx(3)16. Loose heads of big and 
brilliant golden cups. Showy. Pkt. 15c. 
♦LINUM GRANDIFLORUM ROSEUM—edk(3-4)20. Flow¬ 
ers of glowing old rose. Handsome foliage. Pkt. 6c. 
22 LINUM MONOGYNUM—rbx(2-3)15. Noble white flow¬ 
ers all summer. A New Zealand rarity. Pkt. 20c. 
21 LINUM SALSOLOIDES—*erkt(3)9. Lustrous blossoms 
of pearl-pink. Decorative effects here. Pkt. 25s. 
OFFER 85ViA 9—One pkt. each of above for 90c. 
OTHER LINUMS—Altaica 10c; Corymbosum 10c; Flex- 
uosom 16c; Narbonnense 15c; Lewisi 10c. 
STERNBERGIA LUTEA—Called Autumn Daffodil. 
Great glorious golden flower-cups in September and 
October. A bulb, allied to Amaryllis, but winter- 
hardy without protection at Philadelphia. Some¬ 
times grown in pots in very cold regions. Spectacu¬ 
lar. Bulbs, each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00. Ship¬ 
ment only during August and September. Order 
now for delivery then. 
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