1 TRUE EDELWEISS (Leontopodium alpinum)—rkt(2)6. 
Slender, downy foliage, Silvery white, star-shaped “flowers.” 
A good, and somewhat unusual, perennial for any sunny, 
well-drained spot in the rock garden. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
1 LEPACHYS MAROON AND GOLD—*ebx(3)36. Exceed- 
ingly attractive but odd flowers, silk-sheened columns guarded 
by reflexed petal-rays of gold-edged maroon. Lepachys 
eee cre pulcherrima. Pkt. 15¢e; 14,6 oz. 30c. Plants, 
each 50c. 
* LEPTOSIPHON DWARF MIXED—erx(8)7. Jewel-flower. 
Multitudes of little sparkling stars in clear pink, rose, white, 
lilac or lemon. Heathery mounds. Pkt. 15e¢; 14g oz. 25c. 
6 LEUCADENDRON ARGENTEUM—Silver-tree. Highly dec- 
orative. Densely foliaged, each leaf a shimmer of silky silver. 
North, usually grown as a tub plant. 7 seeds, 20c. 
2 LIBERTIA GRANDIFLORA—(2)25. Rather Iris-like New 
Zealand plant with racemes of snow-white flowers. Easily 
grown, and attractive, as a pot plant, 
north. Plants, each 45e. 
4 LEUCOCORYNE IXIODES ODORATA 
—ock(w) (7)18. The Chilean Glory of the 
Sun, a handsome winter-flowering bulb 
with large and starry soft blue blossoms 
7). of rich fragrance. Seedlings grow rapidly. 
Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 
50c; 10 pkts. for $1.50. 
1 LIATRIS (Blazing Star) 
Unexcelled for cutting, or for summer 
garden decoration. “‘kt” culture. ELEGANS 
—(3)28. A beautiful and distinct species. 
Each individual ‘‘blossom” is large and 
starry, pure lavender with white centers, long, curved stamens 
giving airy effect. We give this one our fullest reeommenda- 
tion. Pkt. 15¢c; 146 oz. 25e; %& oz. 40c. Plants, each 50c. 
LIATRIS SCARIOSA AVALON—(4)50. Blazing feather- 
torches of great tassel-blossoms in pulsating purple-violet. 
Splendid late-blooming species, illustrated back cover. Pkt. 
15e; % oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
SCARIOSA PURE WHITE—By many considered the most 
beautiful Liatris. Big, lace-edged blossoms of purest swans- 
down whiteness. Pkt. 25c. SPICATA—(3)50. Long, dense 
eolumns of fluffy purple. Particularly good species, either for 
the mixed, hardy border, or for cutting. Pkt. 15c. Plants, 
each 40c; 8 for $1.10. PYCNOSTACHYA—(4)60. Robust 
species with stems that are dense, packed pillars of plumose 
blossoming in purple or white. The florists’ favorite. Mixed. 
Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 50c. OFFER 124A8—One pkt. each of 
the above for 70c. LIATRIS BLEND—The above, with per- 
haps others. Pkt. 15¢; Ye oz. 25c. 


BOOK—GARDENING IN THE SHADE, Morse. How to do 
it. Detailed list of 500 shade-tolerant kinds. 
Illustrated. $5.00. 
some 
1 LESPEDEZA THUNBERGI—bkt(4-5)100. North, a late- 
blooming perennial, loose racemes of ruddy violet pea-flowers. 
Blooms first year from early-sown seeds. In milder climates 
becomes a shrub. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 25c. 
1 LESQUERELLA GRANDIFLORA—rk 
(2)12. Bright yellow ‘‘Alyssum”’ effects 
in spring. Rock garden. Pkt. 15c. 
1 LILY OF THE VALLEY—Lovely, per- 
fumed, single bells of snowy daintiness, 
in graceful sprays. Shade-tolerant per- 
ennial for rock garden, bedding, or for 
under-tree colonies. Convallaria majalis, 
illustrated opposite. Plants supplied as 
individual pips (not clumps) for out- 
door planting only. 10 for $1.00; 25 for 
$2.25; 100 for $8.00. Also variety DOU- 
BLE PEARL, white double flowers like 
pendant pearls, pips each 75c; 38 for 
$2.15; 10 for $6.10. 
1 LEUCOPHYLLUM MINUS — rk(23)10. 
( Semi-prostrate 
rock garden plant with silver-gray foliage and purple flowers 
that approach bell shape. Pkt. 20c. 
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. 


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1 LIMONIUM (Statice) 
Sea-Lavender is another name for it. The first two are 
desirable winter-hardy perennials that will add grace and 
beauty to the mixed border. Fine for cutting, too. The 
flower-sprays may be dried for winter bouquets. LATI- 
FOLIUM—ck(3)25. Wide, airy sprays of little lavender 
flowers. Graceful species, good in the border, or for cutting. 
Pkt. 15¢e; Weg oz. 25c. SPECIOSUM—kt(3)30. A great, 
spreading airiness of blue-lavender over decorative rosettes. 
Particularly good. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. MACRO- 
PHYLLUM VIOLACEUM—kt(4)36. Largest flowers and 
deepest coloring, a rich blue-violet. Exceedingly showy, but 
less hardy than the others, needing careful winter protec- 
tion. Pkt. 25c. 
1 LILY TURF 
It is LIRIOPE SPICATA, win- 
ter-hardy Chinese perennial, illus- 
trated opposite. Over fountains 
of ribbony leaves come spikes of 
little blue flowers, then berries of 
polished black that hold until 
April; decorative most of the year. 
10 inches. Sun or light shade. 
Rock garden, edging, ground 
eover. It spreads slowly until a 
space is filled with springy leafi- 
ness. Pkt. 15¢e; % oz. 35c; %4 oz. 
60c; 1 oz. $2.00. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.05; 10 for $3.00; 
25 for $7.00; 100 for $26.00. 

5 SHOWY FRENCH LILACS 
Great trusses of fragrant blossoms in white, pink, rose, 
blue, violet, purple, crimson, single to most intense double- 
ness. Lilacs (Syringas) are easy from seed sown outside in 
latest autumn or earliest spring often giving bloom by third 
year. Pkt. 15e; 14g oz. 25c; 4% oz. 40c; % oz. 75c. 
THE DAINTY 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 
so marked. Easy from seed. 1* ALPINA HYBRIDS—6 inches. - 
Typically rich purple, touched orange, but varies to cream, 
orange, chestnut, roseash and the like, often contrastingly 
marked. Usually winters, but may be easily grown as a quick 
annual. Pkt. 15c. * BROUSSONNETI—29 inches. Everbloom- 
ing. Lettuce-green fur-foliage set in long continuity with a 
host of tiny golden Snapdragons. Desirable edger. Pkt. 15c. 
2 CYMBALARIA—4 inches. Kenilworth Ivy. Pretty creeper 
with lilac flowers, touched yellow. Good pot, or porch box 
plant. Pkt. 15¢e. MAROCCANA EXCELSIOR MIXED—12 
inches. Spikes of dainty little Snapdragons in white, crimson- 
and-gold, lavender, chamois, blue-violet and rose. Pkt. 10e; 
Ye oz 25c. 1 PURPUREA CANON WENT—25 inches. 
Branchings close-set with flowers of purest pink. Pkt. 20c. 
* RETICULATA CRIMSON AND GOLD—10 inches. Massed 
little dragon-flowers in rich crimson and gold effect. Pkt. 
15e; % oz. 25c. 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 or purple, usually with a touch of some 
contrasting hue. Pkt. 25¢. * 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. Easy and handsome ever- 
bloomer for garden or pot culture. Pkt. 20c. * TRISTIS 
HYBRIDA—8 inches. Gray-frosted foliage. Pretty little blos- 
soms in cream, old gold, orange, smoky rose, chestnut, ma- 
hogany, or silvered violet, always with touch of ochre, crim- 
son or purple. Pkt. 15e. * VENTRICOSA—320 inches. Fine, 
slender racemes of flowers in soft yellow so: closely pin- 
striped with red-orange that they are all of a rosy glow. Pkt. 
20c. OFFER 129A8—One pkt. each of the above for $1.50. 
LINARIA MIXED—Above, with others. Pkt. 15c. 
4 LITTONIA MODESTA 
A delightful relative of Gloriosa with curl-pointed foliage 
and bell-blossoms of radiant orange that are like pendant 
Tulips. Short-jointed, sub-erect stems; not a climber. It 
blooms freely and long in the garden, tubers being dug and 
stored in autumn. Also a fine pot plant. Pkt. 25ce. 
