PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 
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LINUM 
*Flavum compactum. New dwarf golden yellow flax. Grows to 6 inches. Sun. 
Gal. containers. 
Narbonense. Similar to following variety but much larger flowers. Gal. containers. 
Perenne. Small, heavenly blue flowers through summer. Flowers are borne on 
slender stems. Leaves quite tiny. Grows to 2V2 feet. Prefers sun. One of our 
handsomest blue perennials. Gal. containers; 2V'2-inch pots. 
LIONS TAIL (Leonotis Leonurus). Perennial to 5 feet. Dense whorls of orange 
flowers in late summer and fall. Needs well drained, sunny location. Gal. con¬ 
tainers; 21 / 2 -inch pots. 
LIPPIA repens. A compact, fast growing ground cover for sunny locations. 
Quickly forms a mat of small, gray-green leaves. Quite drought resistant. Flats 
of about 100 plants, $1.50. 
LOTUS 
Bertholetii (Coral Gem). A lovely trailing vine for pots, hanging baskets or 
window boxes. Brilliant, coral-red blossoms shaped like a parrot's beak and 
produced in profusion. Gal. containers. 
*Mascaensis. More compact than the foregoing. Shining yellow flowers 
produced abundantly. Plant in sunny locations. Gal. containers. 
LYCHNIS Viscaria splendens. Fragrant foliage. Double fragrant red flowers in 
June. 2V4-inch pots; gal. containers. 
LYTHRUM roseum superbum. Long spikes of rose colored flowers through 
summer. Grows to 3 feet. Plant in moist locations. 2 l/ 2 -inch pots; gal. containers. 
*MAHERNIA verticillata (Honey Bell). Low spreading sub-shrub to 1 foot. Bears 
heavily small, fragrant yellow flowers in winter and spring. Sun. Gal. con¬ 
tainers, 40c. 
MARGUERITE (Chrysanthemum frutescens). Blooms through most of the summer 
and fall. Will grow to 3 or 4 feet in height if not trimmed. If cut back occasion¬ 
ally it will make a much more attractive plant. Plant only in sun. We have them 
in white or yellow. Gal. containers; 4-inch pots. 
*MAZUS pumilio. A prostrate, small-leaved, creeping plant that makes a 
thick carpet of bright green. An excellent cover for damp locations. Small 
white flowers. 21 / 2 -inch pots; gal. containers. 
MEADOW RUE (Thalictrum) 
Aquilegifolium, Sutton's Hybrids. Large heads of feathery flowers in shades of 
mauve, rose pink and white. Gal. containers. 
Dipterocarpum. These plants have finely-cut foliage very similar to the Colum¬ 
bine or Maiden Hair Fern. Above the foliage rise graceful 3 to 4-foot stems that 
support dainty sprays of lavender-violet flowers. Excellent for cutting. Plant in 
moist, shaded location. 21 / 2 -inch pots; gal. containers. 
Purpureum. Flowers rosy-purple. 21 / 2 -inch pots; gal. containers. 
MEXICAN PRIMROSE (Oenothera Childsii). One of our most hardy and 
persistent perennials. Through the whole summer the 2-foot tall plants 
are massed with 2-inch, rose-pink, cup-shaped flowers. Requires practi¬ 
cally no attention. A great improvement over varieties we have grown 
in past years. 21 / 2 -inch pots; gal. containers. 
(*) PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN ROCK GARDENS 
