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4 LACHENALIA 
This likeable winter-flowering bulb from the Cape of Good 
Hope is easy from seed, and easy to bloom in window or 
greenhouse. The flowers, usually narrow, pendulous bells, 
are carried in loose spikes. Jllustrated above. Many bril- 
liant colorings, along with soft pastel tones, near every- 
thing from primrose to orange, from pink to crimson, with 
cream, opaline blue and violet approaches. Long in bloom. 
Fine mixture. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 25c. 
No short cuts to taking care. 
4 LAPEYROUSIA—w. Three pretty and easy bulb-flowers 
for pot culture. CRUENTA—Sprays of flowers in soft red, 
blotched deeper red. Pkt. 20c. DIVARICATA—Here the blos- 
soms are red-violet. Pkt. 20c. JACQUINI—Flowers of blue- 
purple. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 111A26—One pkt. each of the 
three for 50c. 
1 LAVANDULA VERA—erbx(2-3)16. True Lavender. Com- 
pact plants with attractive gray, aromatic foliage. Very 
many spikes of pretty and fragrant lavender flowers. De- 
sirable hardy perennial, rock garden, herb garden, edgings 
or mixed hardy border. Pkt. 15c; ys oz. 30c. Plants, each 
45c; 3 for $1.20. 
1 LAVANDULA VERA ROSEA—This is the rare and lovely 
pink-flowered form. Pkt. 20c. 
1 LAVANDULA PINNATA—erbx(2-3)18. Imbricated whorls 
of fragrant purple flowers, over pinnate foliage. Canaries. 
In north, give winter protection. _Pkt. 20c. 
1 LAVATERA CACHEMIRIANA—ebx(3-4)50. A fully hardy, 
ad ae Lavatera, with many big blossoms of purest pink. 
kt. 15c. 
* LAVATERA TRIMESTRIS SPLENDENS—ex(3)30. Like- 
able and easy long-blooming annuals. LOVELINESS—Bowl- 
shaped flowers of carmine-toned pink. Pkt. 10c. ALBA— 
Here the bowl-blossoms are snowiest white. Pkt. 10c. 
1 LEPACHYS MAROON AND GOLD—*ebx(3)36. Exceed- 
ingly attractive but odd flowers, silk-sheened columns guarded 
by reflexed petal rays of rich, gold-edged maroon. IJlustrated 
page 11. Wepachys columnifera pulcherrima. Pkt. 15c; ys 
oz. 30c. 
* LEPTOSIPHON DWARF MIXED—erx(8)7. Jewel-flower. 
Multitudes of little sparkling stars in clear pink, rose, white, 
lilac, lemon or gold. Heathery mounds. Pkt, 15c. 
6 LEUCADENDRON ARGENTEUM—w. Silver-tree. Highly 
decorative. Densely foliaged, each leaf shimmering silky sil- 
ver. Usually grown as a tub plant North. 7 seeds, 20c. 
1 LINDELOFFIA SPECTABILIS—*rbkt(2)20. Bud-set cros- 
iers unroll to graceful blossom sprays, rosy at first, then sap- 
phire, at the last peacock blue. Kashmir. Pkt. 20c. 
1 LINDELOFFIA ANCHUSOIDES—*bkt(3)40, The blossoms 
are larger, but farther spaced than in other Lindeloffias, and 
there is a tone of chestnut about their pale purple that is 
unique among flower colorings. Pkt. 20c. 
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1 THE LOVELY LEWISIAS 3 
No more beautiful rock garden plants than the Lewisias 
when in full glory of their exquisite bloom. The blossoms are 
like little feathery Water Lilies; the foliage usually crisp, 
crinkly, undulate. Of full winter hardiness. ‘‘kt’’ culture. 
FINCHI—(2)8. Buds of bright orange open to large pink 
blossoms with rose stripes, petals with faint hint of orange 
toward the edges. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. Plants each 50c; 
3 for $1.40. HOWELLI—(2)8. Here the fairly large blos- 
soms vary from creamy blush, often with apricot suffusions, 
through pure pink, to rose. Foliage is beautifully crisped. 
Pkt. 20¢c; 8 pkts. for 50c. REDIVIVA—(2)6. Blossoms are 
a bit larger than those of the others here listed, great feathery 
flower-cups of pearl-pink. Many open at once. Illustrated 
back cover. Deciduous. Pkt. 20c; 1/32 oz. 40c. Plants, April- 
June delivery, 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00. Note that Rediviva loses 
its foliage and goes dormant during the summer, new leaves 
appearing in early autumn. Don’t think your plants are dead 
if this happens. Also it is natural for Rediviva roots to 
be rather flabby when you receive them. OFFER 112A56— 
One pkt. each of the three for 50c. LEWISIA BLEND—The 
above, with others. Pkt. 20c; 1/32 oz. 50c. 
1 LEWISIA COLUMBIANA —10 inches. A quite different, 
but altogether charming Lewisia, with smaller flowers, but 
these in great numbers and over a long season. Airy sprays 
- dainty rose pink blossoms. Plants only, each 50c; 3 for 
1.40. 
* LION'S TAIL 2 
It is LEONOTIS LEONURUS, and folk- 
names for it in its South African home- 
land are The Lion’s Tail, or sometimes 
Lion’s Ear. In the North Leonotis may be 
grown as an annual by starting early un- 
der glass and later transplanting to open 
ground, giving then many weeks of flam- 
ing color through the autumn season. The 
flowers are carried whorl above whor]! about 
each of the many stems in manner shown 
by illustration opposite, and there could 
scarcely be a more vivid red-toned orange 
than they show. A long-lasting cut flower, 
and will likewise dry as a straw-flower. It 
makes a good, though somewhat large and 
bushy, house plant. ecbk(w)(5-7)50. Pkt. 
20c; 8 pkts. 50c. (Plants, each 40c). 

1 LILY TURF 
It is LIRIOPE SPICATA, 
winter-hardy 
Chinese perennial. /liustrated page 11. Over fountains of rib- 
bony leaves come spikes of little blue star-flowers, then ber- 
(graminifolia), 
ries of polished black that hold until April, so decorative 
most of year. Valued for terraces, rock garden, walk cor- 
ners, or beneath trees. It spreads slowly until the space is 
filled with its deep, springy, leafiness. Pkt. 15c; %& oz. 35c. 
Plants, each 35c; 3 for $1.00; 10 for $2.90; 25 for $6.50. 
| A half-hour when sun is low, garden beyond. 
5 LEYCESTERIA FORMOSA—kt(2)72. Himalayan shrub 
‘with racemes of purple ‘‘Honeysuckle”’ flowers, subtended by 
violet bracts, then dark red fruits. Hardy into southern 
New Jersey. Where colder, protect. Pkt. 20c. 
4 LEUCOCORYNE IXIOIDES ODORATA 
ock(w) (7)18. The Chilean Glory of the Sun, 
a handsome, winter-flowering bulb, with 
large and starry soft blue blossoms of rich 
¥’~ fragrance. Seedlings grow rapidly. IJilus- 
trated opposite. Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. 
1 LIGULARIA SPECIOSA—kt(3)65. Spec- 
Mtacular, fully hardy border perennial, to 
6 feet or more, the flower-crowned portion 
me of the spike, golden orange, taking up close 
mto two feet of this. Large “‘elephant-ear’’ 
basal foliage. Pkt. 25c. 
2 LISIANTHUS CORYMBOSUS—w. A Gentian cousin of 
great beauty, the flowers of unusual coloring for this group, 
a bright lemon yellow. Not too much sun and plenty of 
moisture, but drainage must be good. Pkt. 25c. 


