4 LITTONIA MODESTA—k(w). A pretty, twining-stemmed 
cousin of Gloriosa, very suitable for pot culture. Bell shaped 
flowers of brightest orange. Pkt. 20c. 
* LOPEZIA CORONATA—ebk(8)30. A gay Mexican An- 
nual. Little flowers of encarmined rose-brilliance in butter- 
fly reminder appear on ever-lengthening stems all summer. 
Usually grown in garden, but sometimes handled as a 
hanging basket plant, the flowering stems becoming decum- 
bent when grown in pots. Pkt. 15c. 
2 LOTUS MASCAENSIS—w. A pretty Canary Island species 
that makes a good pot or hanging basket plant. Drooping, 
silvery foliage, and clustered, shining yellow flowers. 10 
seeds for 25c. 
THE PLEASANT LINARIAS 
Exquisite blossoms like fairy Snapdragons. Many of the 
Linarias are perennial, but all of them bloom quite quickly 
first year and are best treated, and so marked below, as easy 
annuals. Several of the others are enduring perennials, and 
are so marked. All are easy from seed. 1 ALPINA—5 
inches. Rich purple, touched orange; foliage blue-glaucous. 
Pkt. 20c. *BROUSONNETI—29 inches. Everblooming. Let- 
tuce-green fur-foliage st continuously with little golden 
Snapdragons. Pkt. 15ec. 2 CYMBALARIA—4 inches. Pretty 
creeper with lilac flowers, touched yellow. Good pot, hang- 
ing basket or porch box plant. Kenilworth Ivy. Pkt. 15c. 
1 MACEDONICA SPECIOSA—36 inches. Bigger Snap- 
dragons, cream to rich yellow, marked orange. Pkt. 15c; 
1/32 oz. 25c. * MAROCCANA EXCELSIOR—12 inches. 
Spikes of dainty little Snapdragons in white, crimson-and- 
gold, lavender, chamois, blue-violet and rose. Pkt. 10c; % 
oz. 25c. 1 PURPUREA CANON WENT—25 inches. Branch- 
ings close-set with little flowers of purest pink. Pkt. 20c. 
1 REPENS—16 inches. Bushy plants filled with fragrant 
flowers, violet striate on white. Pkt. 15c. * RETICULATA 
CRIMSON-AND-GOLD—10 inches. Massed little dragon 
flowers in brilliant crimson and gold effect. Pkt. 15c. 
1 SUPINA—6 inches. Delightful species for the rock 
garden. Ever-blooming. Snapdragons in chestnut, primrose, 
golden, terra cotta, apricot, mahogany orange lilac-rose, 
violet, purple usually with touch of contrasting hue. Pkt. 
25e. * TRIORNITHOPHORA—30 inches. Big blossoms like 
long-spurred Snapdragons in rich purple with orange lip. 
Sometimes pink. The flowers are carried in threes, tier 
above tier. Portugal. Pkt. 20c. * TRISTIS HYBRIDA—8 
inches. Gray-frosted foliage. Pretty little blossoms in cream, 
old gold, orange, smoky rose, chestnut, mahogany or sil- 
vered violet, always with touch of ochre, crimson or purple. ~* 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40ec. VENTRICOSA—380 inches. Close, 
slender racemes of flowers in soft yellow so closely pin- 
striped with red-orange that they are all of a ruddy glow. 
Narrow, silvery leaves. From the Canaries. Pkt. 20c. OF- 
FER 103A15—One pkt. each of the above for $1.75. LIN- 
ARIA MIXED—Above, with others. Pkt. 15c. 
1 LITHOSPERMUM 
Attractive perennials of easy handling and long bloom, 
suited to rock garden or border. ‘kt’? culture. ANGUSTI- 
FOLIUM—(2-3)18. Two kinds of flowers, big orange ones 
in spring, little yellow ones in summer. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 
for 50c. PURPUREO-COERULEUM—(2)10. Blossoms of 
sapphire blue, stems tangled, arching. One of the better 
rock garden perennials. 6 seeds for 25c. (Plants, each 40c). 
DISTICHUM—25 inches. Pearl-plant. Grown for the decor- 
ative seed effects. From mid-summer until the following 
spring the tangled, slender branchings are filled with seeds 
like shining white pearls. Pkt. 20c. 
LOBELIA BRIGHTNESS * 
Long-blooming plants of easy handling, all rich in color, 
but otherwise of quite diverse habits and uses. BLUE 
STONE—x(w)(8)4. Low, compact mounds. Flowers clear- 
est blue. An annual for edging, rock garden, window box, 
pots. Pkt. 15c. SAPPHIRE—x(w)(8)8 Delightful annual 
semi-trailer with exquisite sapphire blue flowers, each with 
white eye. Pkt. 20c. CARDINALIS—*ematx(3)50. Red 
Birds. A hardy perennial of great showiness. High spikes 
of flowers in brilliant red. Pkt. 15c; 7 oz. 30c. SIPHILIT- 
ICA—*ematx(3)35. Blue Birds. Another hardy perennial. 
Spikes crowded with blossoms of royal indigo. It is good. 
Pkt. 15¢; ys oz. 30c. LAXIFLORA—Exceedingly showy 
plant for cool pot culture. Flowers of bright red and yel- 
low. Tender perennial. Pkt. 25c. OFFER 106A55—One 
pkt. each of the five for 75c. 
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variety names appears on page 50. These indicate methods 
of sowing, blooming time, heights, etc. 



1 LOTUS CORNICULATUS—gytj(3)6. Good trailing ground 
cover with pretty little yellow pea-flowers. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 
25c. 
1 LOTUS DOUBLE GOLDEN—Dense, low foliage mats of 
brightest green are set in spring with little double “Sweet- 
peas” in golden yellow. Rock garden or ground cover. 
Plants only, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
1 LILY TURF 
It is LIRIOPE SPICATA, (graminifolia), winter-hardy 
Chinese perennial illustrated below. Over fountains of 
ribbony leaves come spikes of little blue star-flowers, then 
berries of polished black that hold until April, so decorative 
most of year. Valued for terraces, rock garden, walk cor- 
mers, or beneath trees. It spreads slowly until the space 
is filled with its deep, springy, leafiness. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
25e 4 oz. 40c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c; 10 for $2.50; 
25 for $5.50.) 
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1 LYSIMACHIA—ebx(3)28. Easy hardy perennials of value 
in the mixed border. CLETHROIDES— Chinese species with 
white flowers in slender terminal spikes. Pkt. 20c. VUL- 
GARIS—Wide pyramidal panicles of bright yellow flowers 
in rather effect of Hardy Phlox, so called Golden Phlox. 
Pkt. 15c. 
1 LYCHNIS FOR EASY COLOR 
665,99 
Easily grown, brilliantly hued perennials. “x” culture. 
ALPINA—7 inches. Pretty rock garden species with dense 
spikes of flowers in pure white or soft pink. Pkt. 15c; 3 
pkts. 40c. CHALCEDONICA—25 inches. Maltese Cross. 
Big, flattened clusters of cross-shaped flowers in brightest 
red. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40ec. CHALCEDONICA SALMONEA 
—Here the blossoms come in dainty and varied salmon 
pinks. Pkt. 15c; 8 pkts. 40c. CORONARIA CRIMSON— 
20 inches. Flowers rich rose-crimson, foliage downy-silvery. 
Rose Campion or Agrostemma. Pkt. 10c; 7 0z. 20c. COR- 
ONARIA BICOLOR—White flowers with rosy centers. Pkt. 
10c; 7 oz. 20c. DIOICA—20 inches... Dawn Campion. Easy 
and showy. From white, through pink and rose, to rather 
deep red. Pkt. 10c; 8 pkts. for 25c. PRESLI—25 inches. 
Sheafs of rich rose or pure white. Fullest recommendation. 
From high plain of Bolivia. Pkt. 15c; + oz. 30c. SARTORI 
—10 inches. Flattened clusters of deep rose-purple. China. 
Pkt. 20c. VISCARIA SPLENDENS—20 inches. Fountain- 
like plants with flowers of clear rose pink. Pkt. 20c. VIS- 
CARIA PURPUREA—tLike last, but flowers of darkest 
purple. Pkt. 15c. WALKERI—25 inches. Everblooming 
hybrid, cross of Coronaria and Flos-Jovis, with carmine- 
red flowers and down-silvered foliage. Pkt. 15c. OFFER 
109A55—One pkt. each of above for $1.45. LYCHNIS 
HARDY BLEND—Above, with several others. Pkt. 15c; 
7s oz. 25c. 
LYCHNIS DOUBLE BRILLIANCE—Massive spike-clusters 
of rich, bright rose. Greatly showy, and quite out of the 
usual. A fully double form of Lychnis Viscaria. Plants only, 
each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
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