LIATRIS - Blazing Star or Gayfeather 
Showy plants, native of North America, They have grassy, linear leaves 
produced in a thick, tufty mass, out of which arise the stems furnished 
with spikes of purple flowers. 
Culture. They will all thrive in ordinary garden soil, in sun or in shade, 
and are grown in groups of three or more. Plant 8 inches apart. Plant 
in autumn or early spring. May be grown by the waterside, and bees 
are very partial to the flowers. 
Pycnostachya Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $20.00 
Nothing can be planted that will attract more attention on account of 
its unusual appearance; but it is beautiful as well as odd. It blooms in 
midsummer and throws up long, narrow spikes of rich purple flowers, 
four feet high, which last a long time. 
Scariosa, September Glory 
Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
A giant 6-foot spike solidly covered with purple flowers from top to 
bottom. The flowers, unlike the common variefy, come into bloom all 
at the same time, creating a marvelous effect. A splendid improvement 
over the old variety. Late flowering. September. 
Scariosa, White Spire Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $5.75 
A magnificent pure white Gayfeather. Just as tall as the September 
Glory from which this variety is a sport. Superb for a bold effect in the 
garden as well as stunning flower for cutting. 
LINUM - Flax 
Elegant, feathery leaved, free-flowering, hardy perennials suitable for 
dry, sunny borders or rock gardens. Not suitable for heavy, damp soils. 
Culture. Sandy or ordinary, well-drained, light soil and a sunny position 
are essential for these plants. Grow in colonies, and plant in autumn or 
early spring, 8 inches apart. 
*Narbonnense Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
Forms a spreading clump of attractive foliage with a profusion of azure- 
blue flowers with white eye. Very handsome for the rockery or border. 
*Perenne 
Discontinued in favor of L. Narbonnense. 
Russell Lupine 
LUPINUS - Lupine 
spaced on three- to four-foot spikes. 
Stately, colortul and beautiful perennials. 
The effect made by these colorful spires 
places the Lupines in the front rank of hardy border plants. 
LOBELIA - Indian Paintbrush 
One of the showiest scarlet border plants. we have. They are ideal plants 
for waterside, or for moist, partially shaded borders. 
Culture. Lobelias require a moist and shady position to do well. If 
grown in a border prepare the soil by digging in plenty of well-decayed 
manure before planting. They are best grown in large colonies, and 
should be planted 6 inches apart. Plant in spring or fall, protect lightly 
in winter. They must have plenty of water in dry weather. 
Cardinalis Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
(Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers, often producing 4 to 6 
spikes 24 to 30 inches long. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY - Convallaria 
American Pips, Collected Stock (Bunches of 6 to 9 pips per bunch) 
Three Bunches $1.80, Dozen Bunches $5.65, 100 Bunches $28.00 
Imported Pips for Garden Planting 
Finest Strain Select Quality Doz. $2.25, 25 $4.00, 100 $13.50 
These Lily-of-the-Valley ‘’Pips” are selected for garden use. They are 
the best strain for this purpose, Fertilize plantings of Lily-of-the-Valley 
heavily. Youll be richly repaid in flowers of finest size and long stems. 
LYCHNIS - Campion or Catchfly 
Easily grown and attractive perennials. They vary in stature and are 
suitable for growing in sunny borders or rock gardens, bearing large 
heads of brilliantly colored flowers, that liven up the brder during sum- 
mer and early autumn. 
Culture. All are best grown in groups ini good, ordinary soil in a sunny 
border. Plant the tall kinds 18 inches apart and the dwarf ones 6 inches 
apart in autumn or early spring. Divide and replant every third year. 
*Viscaria flore-pleno Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $5.75, 100 $30.00 
Compact growing, produces 20 or more 12- to 18-inch spikes covered 
with fully double rose-red flowers; makes a brilliant show. 
Liatris, White Spire 
The pea-shaped flowers are closely 
Culture. Growing Lupines well is not as much a problem of soil as it is one of 
atmospheric conditions. They require ample moisture, full sun and do not like 
the hot drying winds of summer. They do equally well in heavy or light sandy soils, 
Water freely when ground is dry. They look best planted in bold groups. Plant in 
fall or early spring, ten inches apart. Whenever possible, do planting and trans- 
planting in fall. 
Polyphyllus, Blue Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
(Hardy Lupine). Clear blue spikes, 3 to 4 feet high, during June. 
Polyphyllus albus Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
A white variety of the above. 
Polyphyllus roseus Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
Flowers of beautifully shaded rose. 
LUPINES IN MIXED COLORS 
Reselected Russell Hybrids 
You will find in our reselected Russell Lupines the same gorgeous colors: self 
blues, pinks, reds, yellows, maroon, purples, etc. Bicolors such as violet and white, 
blue and yellow, red and bronze, red and white, purple and cream, blue and white, 
yellow and orange, pink and white, etc. The standards one color, the keel another. 
Individual flowers above average size, upright standards of some being an inch 
across. The flower spike resembles a closely set, well-rounded column of Sweet Peas. 
All flowers on spike open at one time from top to bottom. Spike 3 to 5 feet tall. The 
sensation of the English horticultural world in 1937. 
We offer fine two-year, field-grown plants that will give you a mass of blooms the 
same year they are planted. 
Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
LITHOSPERMUM - Gromwell 
Low growing hardy perennials, some shrub-like and evergreen, splendid for the 
rock garden in sheltered location, especially suited for southern gardens. 
Culture. Any rich, well-drained garden soil, fairly free from lime in sunny position 
in the rock garden or as an informal edging. Plant in spring only, 10 to 12 inches 
apart. Clip or prune immediately after flowering. Fall transplanting at your risk. 
**Prostratum, Heavenly Blue Each 90c, Three $2.25, Doz. $6.50 
This lovely, low-growing sub-shrub or woody perennial should be in every sheltered 
rock garden, During July and August the spot in which it is planted will be trans- 
formed in the most gorgeous blue ever seen in the rockery, It is prostrate, giving 
much the same effect as a clump of Daphne. 
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