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a well drained, friable soil, 
and when planting it is a 
good practice to place an 
inch or two of sharp sand 
under the bulb. Bulbs 
should be set to a depth of 
three times their own height. 
*—B—Carolina. A form closely re¬ 
sembling the canadense. 
Grows 2—3 ft. high. Flow¬ 
ers pale yellow tinged with 
red. Very easily grown in 
ordinary garden. Each 30c, 
3 for 75c. 
*—B— canadense (wild meadow 
lily). Grows 2 to 4 ft. high. 
Flowers bright yellow and 
drooping. Grow in any gar¬ 
den and can also be grown 
in bog. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—B— elegans. A very common 
lily in gardens, usually not 
over 2 ft. high. Flowers 
orange-red, spotted and 
erect. Easily grown in any 
garden. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—B— concolor (star lily). 3—4 ft. 
Flowers erect, about 3 in. 
long. Bright red but un¬ 
spotted. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—BC— regale (regal lily). Flowers 
white, slightly suffused with 
pink and a delicate tint of 
canary at center. Very fra¬ 
grant and a most excellent 
flower for cutting. Each 30c, 
3 for 75c. 
*—B— superbum (turkscap lily). 
Tall growing species with 
orange-red, drooping flowers 
about 4 inches wide and 
having recurved petals. Each 
25c, 3 for 60c. 
—RB— tenuifolium (coral lily). A 
very beautiful and dainty 
lily growing 1—2 ft. high 
with bright, scarlet flowers 
about 2 in. wide. Fine rock 
garden lily. Each 25c, 3 for 
60c. 
—BC— tigrinum (tiger lily). Stout 
growing plant with droop¬ 
ing flowers about four inches 
wide, orange-red or salmon- 
red and black spotted. Ex¬ 
cellent keeper as a cut flow¬ 
er. Either single or double. 
Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
Linaria (toadflax) 
—R —alpina. Perennial, dwarf 
rock garden plant only 4—6 
inches high. Blue-gray fol¬ 
iage and tiny, snapdragon- 
II perennials are wanted by prepaid parcel 
like flowers of violet and 
orange. Thrives in any gar¬ 
den soil. Each 25c, 3 for 
60c. 
Linnea (twinflower or twinberry). 
*—RT— borealis. A trailing, dainty, 
little perennial from the 
woodland. Fragrant rose- 
pink or white flowers about 
V 4 inch long. Fruit yellow. 
The twin flower requires 
shade, acid humus soil and 
good drainage. Each 30c, 3 
for 75c. 
Linum (Flax). 
—RB— perrene. Erect growing, 
branchy perennial. Blooms 
all summer, shedding all its 
flowers each day and send¬ 
ing forth a fresh supply each 
morning. Comes either blue 
or white. Of easy culture 
in any garden in open sun. 
Each 15c, 3 for 40c. 
Lobelia 
*—MB—cardinalis (cardinal flower). 
A tall erect growing peren¬ 
nial. One of the showiest 
and most beautiful of our 
native wild flowers. Flow¬ 
ers intense crimson. At 
home in damp half-shaded 
locations, sometimes in shal¬ 
low water. Each 25c, 3 for 
60c. 
*—MB—syphilitica (great blue lobe¬ 
lia). Very similar to above 
except having blue flowers. 
Same cultural requirements. 
Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
Lupinus (lupine). 
—polyphylius. A tall peren¬ 
nial, easily classed among the 
most beautiful of perennials. 
Long sturdy spikes in many 
lovely and fascinating col¬ 
ors. Will thrive in sun or 
shade. Good drainage is es¬ 
sential to carry plants 
through winter. Each 15c, 3 
for 40c. 
Lychnis (rose campion). 
—R— haageana. Very showy per¬ 
ennial herb up to 12 inches 
high. Orange, scarlet-red 
or crimson flowers nearly 3 
inches wide. Thrives in any 
garden. Each 15c, 3 for 40c. 
post add 15c for 3 or 30c for 10 plants. 
