Sub-shrub; blue fis; 10”; HSh. 
—purpureo-caeruleum. LITO-29. 50¢ 
Rich blue fis, 14” ac; nice RG; stems 
decumbent; HP, 
LITHOPS: see in list under Cacti. 
LITTONIA. (lit-TOH-nee-ah) 
Liliaceae. Climbing or erect plants with 
beil-shaped orange or yellow flowers and tub+ 
orous roots; easy to grow in a sunny window; 
give rest in early winter; related to Gloriosa. 
—modesta. LITT-1. 30¢ 
Bright orange bells, 1” ac; good summer 
house plant. 
LIVISTONA. 
Palmaceae. 
the trade. 
—australis. LIVI-1. 75¢ 
Palm. 100 seeds $5.00; 1,000, $15.00. 
—rotundifolia. LIVI-9. 90¢ 
(Corypha rot.) 100 s’ds $5.00¢ 1,000, $30.00. 
LOBELIA 
Lobeliaceae. Annuals and perennials gen- 
erally in blue or red flowers; for garden 
growing they are divided into 2 classes — 
the annuals being the. most popular and are 
grown much in GH both for pot plants and 
for setting out doors in beds or edging; they 
are tender. 
L. ERINUS: Edging Lobelia. Annual, 4-12 
inches high; partially trailing, with flowers 
in blue shades with white throats; plants 
from seed are stronger and more rebust 
than from cuttings; comes true; for early 
plants start indoors in March, 
—Bedding Queen. LOB-1BQ. 25¢ 
Very dwarf dark blue with white eye. 
WY Oz. $1.00. Popinicas. 
—Blue Gown. 
Dwarf compact; clear sky-blue. 12 Oz: 
LOB-I1BS. 25¢ 
(liv-ist-TOH-nuh) 
Also known as Corypha. in 
Tropical Palm. 
$1.00. ® 
—Blue Stone. 
Rich clear blue; dwarf, compact. lyn Oz. 
90¢. 
—Crystal Palace. LOB-I1CP. 25¢ 
True blue, dark fol; popular. % oz. 60¢ 
—Cambridge Blue. LOB-ICB. 25¢ 
Clear blue; popular. l% oz. 90¢. 
—Dorothea. LOB-I1D. 25¢ 
Compact; violet color; pretty. : 
—Emperor William. LOB-1W. 25¢ 
Extra dwarf; for edging; gentian blue. 
Y2 oz. 90¢. 
—Mrs. Clibran. LOB-1C. 25¢ 
Extra dwarf; dark blue, large white eye. 
—Prima Donna. LOB-1PD. 25¢ 
Rich velvety maroon. 
—White Lady. LOB-IWL. 25¢ 
—-Blend of Above Varieties. LOB-I1X. 25¢ 
L. ERIN. PENDULA: The pendulous type 
especially used in baskets and vases and 
window boxes. 
—Hamburgia. LOB-2H. 25¢ 
Pale blue with attractive white eye. 
—Snow Queen. LOB-2SQ. 25¢ 
—Sapphire. LOB-2S. 25¢ 
Deep blue with showy white eye. 
OTHER SPECIES: 
—cardinalis. LOB-6. 25¢ 
Red Lobelia. Striking; blaze of red; 6 ft; 
PE 
— —Queen Victoria. LOB-6V. 25¢ 
Dark red foliage; bright red fis: showy; 
4-5 ft; HP. 
— —Hybrida. LOB-6H. 25¢ 
Dark leaves; scarlet, crimson and purple 
69 
fis. 
—inflata. LOB-17. 25¢ 
mes Tobacco. Light blue fiS3e Sette 
—siphilitica. LOB-29. 25¢ 
Pe RESR blue fis, 1” long; 3 ft; Me-La; (IV); 
LOBIVIA: see in List under Cacti. 
LOCUST: see Robinia. 
LOMATIUM. (loh-MA Y-shee-um) 
Umbelliferae. Short-stemmed.. perennials 
with small white, yellow or purple fls in um- 
bels followed by fruits; W. N. Amer. natives; 
for the wild garden. 
—macrocarpum. LOMT-6. 30¢ 
—utriculata. LOMT-11. 30¢ 
Spring Gold. 1 ft; B. C.-Calif; HP. 
LONAS. (LOH-nass) 
Compositae. An ornamental branching 
j annual native of Medit. region. 
—annua. ; LONA-1l. 25¢ 
,inodora) Golden Ageratum. 1 ft; HHA. 
LONICERA. _..,  (on-NISS-er-uh) 
Honeysuckle. Caprifoliaceae. Popular er 
rect or climbing shrubs, hardy in the North; 
sow seed is the fall or stratify for spring. 
—Caprifolium. LONI-15. 35¢@ 
Twining vine to 20 ft; white or purple fis 
in whorls; fragrant. Oz. 75¢. 
—Maackii. LONI-55. 35¢ 
White fis; June; 15 ft. Oz. 75¢. 
—tatarica. LONI-95. 25¢ 
C.S. Oz. 50¢. 
LUCULIA. (lew-K EW-lee-uh) 
Rubiaceae. Shrubs with salverform 5- 
lobed fis in terminal corymbs; native of India 
and China; grown in the greenhouse and 
planted out during the summer. 
—gratissima, Rose. LUCU-IZ. 30¢ 
To 16 ft; rose fis, 14’? ac; GH. 
— —White. LUCU-I1W. 40¢ 
— —Mixed. LUCU-IX. 254 
LOPHIOLA. 
Haemodoraceae. One native HP found in 
wet pine barrens and bogs; N. J. south. 
—americana. LOPH-1. 30¢ 
(L. aurea) Golden Crest. Small yellowish 
fls in dense white woolly panicles; HP. 
LOVAGE, Black: see Smyrnium olusatrum. 
LUEHEA. 
—seemanii. LUEH-I. 30¢ 
Costa Rica tree with pretty white fis; 
OO) Serr: 
LUFFA. (LUFF-uh) 
Cucurbitaceae. Tender vines of tropical re- 
gions grown as TA in the North. Some of 
the Gourds belong here. 
—acutangula. LUFF-l. 25¢ 
Fruits club-shaped; TA vine like Gourds. 
—cylindrica. LUFF-3. 25¢ 
Green Snake. Fruits 2 ft. long; TA vine. 
— —macrocarpa. LUFF-3M. 25¢ 
Dish Cloth. Gourd. 
—Mixed. LUFF-X. 20¢ 
LUNARIA. (loo-NAY-ree-uh) 
Satin-Flower; Honesty; Moonwort. Cruc- 
iterae. Annuals and perennials grown main- 
ly for the pretty dried fils; sow the annuals 
early, they are often biennial. 
