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. Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
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. Pkt. 20c. Plants, 
each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
* LEPTOSIPHON DWARF MIXED—erx(8)7. Jewel-flower. 
pink, 
Y 
Multitudes of little sparkling stars in clear, 
white, lemon, lilac. Heathery mounds. Pkt. 15e¢ 
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. 
30c. Plants, each 55c. 
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 
with rich fragrance. Seedings grow rapidly. 
Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 
~ 55¢e; 10 pkts. for $1.65. 
rose, 
6 0Z. 25c. 

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. 15c; 6 oz. 25c; 1% oz. 40c; 14 oz. T5c. 
1 LIATRIS (Blazing Star) 
Unexcelled for. cutting, or for summer garden decoration. 
“kt” culture. ELEGANS—(3)28. A beautiful garden sort. 
Large and starry ‘‘blossoms”, pure lavender and often with 
white centers. The long, curved stamens give airy effect. Pkt. 
20c; Ye oz. 35c. Plants, each 55c. SPICATA—(3)50. Long, 
dense columns of fluffy purple. Showy in garden or when 
cut. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c. Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.30; 
10 for $3.65. SCARIOSA AVALON—(4)50. Blazing feather- 
torches of great tassel-blossoms in pulsating purple-violet. 
Illustrated back cover. Pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 35c. Plants, each 45c; 
3 for $1.20. SCARIOSA PURE WHITE—Perhaps most beau- 
tiful Liatris. Big, lace-edged blossoms of purest swansdown 
whiteness. Pkt. 20c; 1% oz. 50c. Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
PYCNOSTACHIA—(4)60. Robust species with stems that 
are packed pillars of plumose blossoming. Exceedingly showy. 
Pkt. 20c; Weg oz. 85c. Plants each 45¢c; 3 for $1.20. 
PYCNOSTACHIA ALBA—The last in fluffy white. Small, 
blooming size plants, each 45c. OFFER 129A9—One pkt. 
each of above as so listed, for 70c. LIATRIS BLEND— 
Deron: with perhaps others. Pkt. 15c; Y%g oz. 30c; % 
oz. 50c. 
* LION'S TAIL 2 
It is LEONOTIS LEONURUS, and folk- 
name for it in its South African home- 
land is The Lion’s Tail. In the North 
Leonotis may be grown as an annual by 
starting early under glass, giving many 
weeks of flaming color through the autumn 
season. The flowers are carried whorl above 
whorl about each of the many stems in 
manner shown by Illustration opposite, and 
there could scarcely be a more vivid red- 
toned orange. A long-lasting cut flower 
and bushy house plant, or it will give 
spectacular effects in the garden. cbk(w) 
(5-7)50. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 50c. 

1 LIMONIUM (Statice) 
Called Sea-Lavender. Perennials that will add beauty to 
the mixed hardy planting. They cut. May be dried for win- 
ter bouquets—“kt”. LATIFOLIUM—(3)25. Wide, graceful 
sprays of little lavender flowers. Pkt. 15¢; Weg oz. 25c. 
SPECIOSUM—(3)30. Spreading, blue airiness over decora- 
tive rosettes. Pkt. 20c. MACROPHYLLUM VIOLACEUM— 
(4)36. Largest flowers and deepest coloring, a rich blue violet, 
but will need some winter protection in cold areas. Pkt. 265c. 

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6 LEUCADENDRON ARGENTEUM—-vw. Silver-tree. Highly 
decorative. Densely foliaged, each leaf a shimmer of silky 
silver. North, usually grown as a tub plant. 7 seeds. 25c. 
1 LILY OF THE VALLEY—Lovely, per- 
fumed, single bells of snowy daintiness, 
in graceful sprays. Shade-tolerant peren- 
nial for rock garden, bedding, under-tree 
colonies. Convallaria majalis, Illustrated 
opposite. Plants supplied as good, indi- 
vidual pips, (not clumps), for outside 
planting only. 10 for $1.00; 25 for $2.25; NS 
100 for $8.00. Seeds, pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c. 
THE DAINTY LINARIAS 
Exquisite 
dragons. 

blossoms like fairy Snap- ‘ 
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. 20c. 2 CYM- 
BALARIA—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. 10c; 4% 
oz. 25c. 1 PURPUREA—25 inches. Many high branchings, 
lled with little flowers of richest purple. Hardy perennial. 
kt. 20c. 1 LINARIA CANON J. WENT. Like last in every 
way, habit, height and hardiness, but here the blossomings 
are all in purest pink. Pkt. 25c. *RETICULATA CRIMSON 
AND GOLD—10 inches. Massed little dragon-flowers in rich 
crimson and gold effects. Pkt. 15e; % oz. 25c. OFFER 
133A9—One pkt. each of above for 90c. 
LINARIA TRIORNITHOPHORA — Three-Birds-of-Portugal. 
25 inches. Diffuse, blue-foliaged plants with big blossoms 
like long-spurred Snapdragons, rich purple with orange lip. 
Flowers are carried in threes, tier above tier, and look like 
little birds a-perching. Pretty much ever-blooming, right 
through the year. Usually grown as a pot plant, particularly 
good in sun porch collections. Also will winter outside at 
Philadelphia, if well-protected. Quick grower and bloomer. 
Pot-grown plants, cut back for shipping, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
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 
cover. It spreads slowly until a 

space is filled with springy leafi- 
ness. Pkt. 15c; 14 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. 
1 LINUM, BLUE and YELLOW 
Perennials of much showiness and great ease of handling. 
Often blooms first year. AUSTRIACUM—(2)20. Arching cano- 
pies of shining blossoms in brightest of Gentian-blues. A 
beauty. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 25c. Plants each 45c; 8 for $1.20; 
10 for $3.60. FLAVUM—(2-4)16. Loose, wide clusters of 
showy, golden yellow flowers. In cold, exposed positions give 
winter protection of straw or lefves. A fine species. Pkt. 15c; 
Yg oz. 25c; 4% oz. 40c; %4 oz. Thc. Plants each 45c; 3 for 
$1.20; 10 for $3.60. FLAVUM COMPACTUM—Like last, but 
dwarf and more compact, so better for edging or the smaller 
rock garden. Pkt. 20c. LEWISI—(2-3)35. Great, arching 
spreads of vivid, satiny blue. Rather like Perenne, but bigger, 
more robust. Pkt. 20c. RIGIDUM—(3-4)20. Upright peren- 
nial with bright yellow flowers. Pkt. 20c. PERENNE BLUE— 
*(2)25. Silky blue flowers in prodigal abundance. Fully hardy, 
long showy. Will give some bloom the year seed is sown. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 20c; % oz. 85c; 1 oz. $1.10. PERENNE 
WHITE—*(2)25. Here the blossoms are mostly snowy white, 
but sometimes seedlings show faint blue suffusions, or white 
flowers with blue stripes or pencillings. Pkt. 15¢; 1% oz. 30c; 
% oz. 50c. OFFER 134A9—One pkt. each of above for Q5c. 
