5 KOLKWITZ?% AMABILIS—kt72. Beauty Bush. Hardy 
Chinese shrub with corymbs of exquisitely lovely blossom- 
bells in soft pink, yellow in deep throat. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 25c. 
1 VIRGINIA HOLLYHOCK—*ecbx(8-4)60. Cup-blossoms in 
the purest pink to be found in flowers, smaller than those 
of true Hollyhock, and in open racemes rather than in 
spikes. This is KOSTELETZKYA VIRGINICA, an excel- 
lent border perennial that often blooms first year from 
seed. Pkt. 15c. 
4 LACHENALIA 
An attractive winter-flowering bulb from the Cape of 
Good Hope, not at all hard to grow from seed, nor to 
bloom in your window or conservatory. The flowers are car- 
ried in loose spikes, reminding both of Lily of the Vall-y 
and Hyacinth. Illustrated page 54. There will be cream, 
yellow, orange, crimson, purple, along with pastel tones 
and blue-pink opaline iridescence. Splendid mixture. Sow 
indoors at any season. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 25c. (Bulbs 
available in September). 
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1 LACTUCA TENERRIMA—rkt(2)10. Airy mounds, set 
with star-flowers of soft blue. Long-blooming rock garden 
perennial. Pkt. 15¢e. (Plants, each 30c). 
10 LAGUNARIA PATTERSONI—Sugarplum tree. Giant, 
evergreen Hibiscus-cousin for warm _ climates. Bowl-like 
pink flowers with texture of frosted sugar. Pkt. 20c. 
4 LAPEYROUSIA JACQUINI—*k(w)(1)8. Pretty purple- 
flowered South African bulb for pot culture. Pkt. 15c. 
1 LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS MIXED—eck(2-3)96. Win- 
ter-hardy perennial vine with big clusters of ‘‘Sweet Pea” 
flowers in pure white, and shades of pink and rose, to 
rosy red. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. (Plants, each 35c). 
1 LATHYRUS TUBEROSUS—ergk(2-3)14. Tangled emer- 
ald mound-mats, set with clusters of rich rose blossoms. 
Rock garden. Ground cover. Pkt. 15c. 
1 LAVANDULA VERA—erbx(2-3)16. True Lavender. Gray 
aromatic leaves. Pretty, fragrant lavender flowers. Pkt. 
15ec; 8 pkts. 40c. (Plants, each 40c). 
1 LAVATERA—ebx(3-4)60. Two desirable hardy peren- 
nials, both with big pink flowers for months. They are 
very different one from the other, though in brief sum- 
mation they sound as one. THURINGIACA—Pkt. 15c; 3 
pkts. 40ec. CACHEMIRIANA—Pkt. 15c; 7s oz. 30c. (Plants, 
each 30c). 
1 LEPACHYS MAROON AND GOLD—*ebx(3)36. Oddly 
attractive, with its silk-sheened columns, guarded by re- 
flected petal rays of rich gold-edged maroon. lLepachys 
columnifera pulcherrima. Illustrated page 48. Pkt. 15c; 
7s oz. 80c. (Plants, each 30c). 
6 LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM—k. Tender shrub to be 
treated as large pot or tub plant North, handling of 
Heaths. Showy flowers vary from pink, through carmine, 
to cherry red. A mixture of forms. Pkt. 15c. 
1 LESPEDEZA THUNBERGI—bkt(4-5)90. North, a hardy 
arching perennial with attractive flowers of ruddy violet 
all autumn. South of Philadelphia, behaves as a_ shrub. 
Pkt. 10c. (Plants, each 30c). 
1 LESPEDEZA THUNBERGI ALBA—Like last, but flow- 
ers white Pkt. 15c. 
6 LEUCADENDRON ARGENTEUM — Silver-tree. Usually 
grown as tub plant North, placing outside in summer. 
Highly decorative. Densely foliaged, each leaf a shimmer- 
ing of silky silver. Large seeds, 7 for 20c. 
4 LEUCORYNE IXIOIDES ORORATA— 
ock(w)(7)18. Glory of the Sun. Rare 
Chilean bulb for the winter window. 
Large and starry soft blue flowers, in- 
tensely fragrant. Seedlings grow rapidly. 
Illustrated here. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c; 
7 for $1.00. (Bulbs available in Septem- 
ber). 
6 LEUCOSPERMUM NUTANS—w72. The 
Pincushions are beautiful and distinctive 
South African Proteads, grown as out- 
door shrub far south, otherwise as a large 
pot or tub plant under glass. The big 
airy flower-heads are bright coral rose. 
6 seeds for 25c. 
1 LEWISIA—Several species offered on page 55. 
1 LIATRIS-——Offered and illustrated on page 55. 

3 LILIES FROM SEED 
Every year we grow thousands of Lily bulbs from seed, 
sowings being made directly in open ground beds in latest 
autumn, or in earliest spring. You can grow them from 
seed, too, if you will follow the key letter directions after 
the names (see page 66 for explanation). Further direc- 
tions will be in instruction leaflet sent with seeds. Re- 
member, some kinds are quicker and easier than are others. 
The relatively easier are marked with key letter ‘“‘e.’’ Due 
to war labor shortage and weather factors, lily seeds are 
in rather short supply this year. 
AMABILE—ecbkt(2)30. The Friendly Lily. Large recurved 
flowers of grenadine orange, marked chocolate. A _ good, 
and easy, one. Pkt. 20c; 7 oz. 35c; % oz. 50c. 
CALLOSUM—ecbkt(3)38. Branching spires of medium-size 
flowers in tawny, apricot-toned cinnabar. Pkt. 20c; 7g oz. 
35c. 
CANADENSE—cbyt(3)70. Pretty, and quite variable in 
color, tones of lemon, orange and red. The blossoms are 
wide bells. Pkt. 20c; 7 oz. 30c. 
CERNUUM—eerkt(2)24. Dainty, reflexed blossoms in allur- 
ing lilac-pink. No other Lily like it. Sweetly perfumed. 
Leaves long, tenuous. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c; 10 pkts (cus- 
tomer limit) $2.10. . 
COLCHICUM (Szovitzianum) — cbyt(2)50. Great Caucasian 
Lily. Big, recurved blossoms vary from pale lemon to clear 
. golden yellow, sometimes with red-brown dots. This Lily 
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has the odd habit, found in only a few other species, of 
forming a tiny underground bulb the year that seed is 
sown, no leaves appearing until second season. Pkt. 25c. 
COLUMBIANUM—cbstyt(2-3)50. A bright and showy Lily 
in deep, orange, faintly purple-dotted. Adaptable, for I 
recall it in north Idaho as growing alike on rich, dampish 
bottom lands and on high, dry benches where its spires 
of loosely swinging, flame-brilliant blossoms rose through 
the buck-brush. Pkt. 20c; 74 oz. 35e. 
CONCOLOR—eckt(2)20. The vividly colorful, cheerful Red 
Star Lily. An exceedingly showy species, with its upfacing 
star-flowers of brilliant vermilion. None easier. Sometimes 
blooms year seed is sown. Pkt. 15c; iz oz. 30c; % oz. 50c; 
YZ oz. 90ce. 
CONCOLOR RACEMOSA—Like last but taller to 3 feet, 
and with blossoms carried in foot-long racemes, standing 
outward and upward at an angle from the stem, many open 
at once. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
DAVIDI—ecbkt(8)40. Charming blossoms between apricot 
and cinnabar, with orange reflections. Stems  willowy, 
graceful. Pkt. 20c; 7 oz. 35c. 
DAVURICUM—ecbkt(2-3)28. Candlestick Lily. Big, upfac- 
ing cup-blossoms of softest yellow, buff-apricot, tawny 
orange, scarlet, even maroon, in interesting and beautiful 
combinations. Easy. sure, showy. Illustrated page 52. 
Pkt. 20c; wz oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
FORMOSANUM — “*ecbkt(3)50.  Wilson’s Variety. Long 
trumpets that may be purest snowy white, or sometimes 
white with delightful rosy suffusions. A very lovely Lily 
of easiest handling, in bloom from mid-summer to early 
autumn. Often flowers first year. Hardy in Maine. JIlus- 
trated page 40. Pkt. 15c; 7 oz. 30c. 
FORMOSANUM PRICE’S VARIETY—ecbkt(2)25. Flowers 
as in the Wilson Variety, but in this alpine race, the plants 
grow to only half the height, and season is very much 
earlier, blooming often starting in late June, continuing 
into July. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
GIGANTEUM—styt (3) 120. A noble and distinctive Hima- 
layan Lily with marvelous spikes of down-hanging white 
trumpets above great, glossy, heart-shaped leaves. Mulch 
well about the roots for suramer, over the crowns for win- 
nt A slow Lily, but a spectacular one. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 
c. 
GOLDEN GLEAM—See Tenuifolium Golden Gleam. 
GRAYI — bsty(3)30. The flowers, open-segmented bells of 
scarlet with orange flamings, dotted ruddy brown, are 
carried on slender stems. Pkt. 20c; 7+ oz. 35ce. 
HANSONI HYBRIDS—cby (3) 60. Hansoni crossed with 
Martagon. Most interesting color variations. Seeds offered 
subject to arrival. 10 seeds for 25c; 50 for $1.00. 
HENRYI—ecbkt (3-4) 50. A graceful Lily of late summer, 
arching stems with wax-petaled blossoms of deepest golden 
amber. Tolerant of sun, but rather prefers light shade. 
Does well, and shows up effeetively in the mixed herba- 
ceous border. Pkt. 20c; 75 0z. 35¢; 1% oz. 60c. 
