. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Linum (Flax) Perenne. A desirable plant for the border or rockery, growing 1§ feet high, with light graceful foliage and large blue flowers all summer, per doz.; $ per 100. 25 cts. each; $ Lysimachia Clethroides Incarvillea (Hardy Gloxinia) Delavayi. An interesting and showy plant for the hardy border, producing large glox- inia-like, rose-colored flowers on 15 to 18 inch high stems during June and July. Suc- ceeds either in sun or shade, but should be well protected with leaves or litter during the winter. 50 cts. each. Lava
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Linum (Flax) Perenne. A desirable plant for the border or rockery, growing 1§ feet high, with light graceful foliage and large blue flowers all summer, per doz.; $ per 100. 25 cts. each; $ Lysimachia Clethroides Incarvillea (Hardy Gloxinia) Delavayi. An interesting and showy plant for the hardy border, producing large glox- inia-like, rose-colored flowers on 15 to 18 inch high stems during June and July. Suc- ceeds either in sun or shade, but should be well protected with leaves or litter during the winter. 50 cts. each. Lavandula (Lavender) Vera. This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches high; delightfully fra- grant blue flowers in July and August. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Leontopodium (Edelweiss, or Alpine Snow-flower Alpinum. This alpine beauty is well known to tourists who have traveled in Switzerland. It is a hardy plant, and well worth a trial. It should be grown either on the rockery or in well-drained, sandy soil. June and July; 8 to 10 inches. 50 cts. each; $ per doz. Lewisia Columbianum Roseum. Flat rosettes of dark evergreen leaves, with masses of medium sized rosy purple flowers on 6 to 8 inch stems, from May to November. 50 cts. each; $ per doz. L*iatl*is (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather) Showy and attractive native plants, succeeding anywhere, producing large spikes of flowers in July and August. Pycnostachya. Spikes of light rosy-purple flowers; 5 feet. Scariosa. Deep purple flowers; 3 to 4 feet high. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Lithospermum (Gromwell) Prostatum Heavenly Blue. A most desirable evergreen rock plant of trailing habit bearing beautiful showy sky-blue flowers during spring and summer and frequently also in the fall. 75 cts. each. Lobelia Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Handsome border plants. Rich, fiery cardinal flowers; strong plants, often producing 10 to 18 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. Thriving in any ordinary
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