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LYCHNIS Chalcedonica. Maltese Cross, or Scarlet 

 Lightning. The most brilliant scarlet in the 

 garden, for the clusters of small flowers seem to 

 glow like heated metal. 2 to 3 feet. July to 

 September. 



L. Haageana. Resembles the last, with larger 

 flowers. 6 inches. May and June. 



L. coronaria. Mullein Pink ; Rose Campion. 

 White woolly foliage and flowers of a rich crim- 

 son or white color and velvety texture. It blooms 

 all summer, i to 2 feet. 



L. Flos-cuculi. Ragged Robin. Sends up spikes 

 of rose-crimson double flowers from a tuft of 

 evergreen foliage. Blooms profusely for a long 

 time. 1% ft. June. 



LYSIMACHIA clethroides. Loosestrife. A plant 

 2 feet high, with gracefully bending spikes of 

 white flowers. Brilliant foliage in the late 

 autumn. July to September. 



MALLOW. See Hibiscus. 



MENTHA. Mint. A hardy plant used for flavoring. 

 MICHAELMAS DAISY. See Aster. 

 MILKWEED. See Asclepias. 



MISCANTHUS Sinensis. Eulalia Japonica. The 

 Kulalia grass grows 7 to 8 feet high, and should 

 be used in the shrubbery and water garden 

 for immediate effect. In September the 

 downy plumes appear and are used for 

 winter decoration, as is the Pampas grass, 

 which they closely resemble. The different 

 varieties are M. Sinensis, var. gracillima, 

 which has narrow leaves and is perhaps 

 the most ornamental ; Var. variegata, with 

 foliage striped green and white ; var. 

 zebrina, which has cross bands of yellow. 



MOCCASIN FLOWER. See Cypripedium. 



MONARDA didyma. Oswego Tea ; Bee 

 Balm. A showy herb, having aromatic 

 foliage and flowers of an intense red. A 

 brilliant mass of color in garden, shrub- 

 bery or water garden, rivaling the Salvia. 

 2 feet. June to September. 



MYOSOTIS. Forget-me-not. No garden is 

 complete without a border of these dainty 

 blue blossoms. 6 inches. May and June. 



NARCISSUS Pseudo-Narcissus. Common 



Double Daffodil. The hardy old-fashioned 



kind. Great golden balls. April. 

 N. incomparabilis. Single yellow. Increases rapidly 



and is particularly useful planted extensively in 



the grass. April. 

 N. pceticus. Poets' Narcissus. A pure white single 



Narcissus, the yellow central cup being edged 



with a red frill, i foot. May. 



OLD MAN. See Artemisia. 



P^EONIA Sinensis. The Peony will grow and per- 

 sist in any soil, but reaches its highest develop- 

 ment in deep fertile loam. Even when out of 

 flower the foliage of the Peony is an ornament to 

 the garden. We have many fine named varieties 

 in a wide range of color, from white to deepest 

 red. 2 to 2> feet. June. 



P. officinalis. This old-fashioned sort blooms early 

 in May before the other Peonies. The red variety- 

 is of the deepest glowing color, while the pink 

 and white are equally attractive. 



Pasonia Moutan. Tree Peony. A slow-growing 

 woody shrub of an irregular picturesque shape, 

 bearing very beautiful silky blossoms. Decidedly 

 Japanese in effect. 4 to 6 feet. May. 



PAPAVER nudicaule. Iceland Poppy. From the 

 clusters of low, fern -like foliage spring many 

 stems bearing white, yellow and orange-scarlet 

 Poppies, i foot. 



P. orientale. Oriental Poppy. An entirely hardy 

 Poppy. A clump will increase in vigor for years 

 and present each June a most gorgeous sight with 

 its great flowers in brilliant reds. 2j^ feet. 



PARADISEA Liliastrum. St. Bruno's Lily. A 

 slender and delicate plant with a spray of little 

 white lilies in May. \y 2 feet. 



PENTSTEMON barbatus, var. Torreyi. A plant with 

 very slender, graceful spikes of brilliant scarlet 

 trumpets. 3 to 4 feet. June to August. 



PERIWINKLE. Myrtle. See Vinca. 



PHLOX decussata, or paniculata. Most of the 

 named garden Phlox are of this species. In bril- 

 liancy of color the hardy Phloxes have been 

 greatly improved, and we aim to keep only the 

 best in each shade. Planted en masse they make 

 a beautiful show and may be kept in flower until 

 frost by pinching back some of the plants. 



La Cygne. Pure white. Very fine. 



Peonies growing in the Havemeyer garden at Hempstead, L. I. 



Bridesmaid. Pure white, with crimson center. 



Coquelicot. Pure scarlet, carmine eye. The finest 

 red yet known. 



Cross of Honor. Pure white, with a band of rose- 

 lilac across each petal, forming a Maltese cross. 



Eclaireur. Purplish crimson, with white halo. 



General Chanzy. An exquisite pink. 



Fiancee. Large, pure white. 



William Ramsay. Fine, deep rose-purple. 



P. reptans. A low plant, forming a dense sheet of 

 reddish purple flowers in May. 3 to 8 inches. 



P. subulata. Moss Pink. This plant is an excel- 

 lent substitute for grass on steep and dry terrace 

 banks, as it revels in sunshine and sandy soil and 

 quickly covers the ground to the exclusion of 

 other vegetation. In May the mossy evergreen 

 foliage is completely hidden by the flowers. We 

 i offer it by the thousand. It is cheaper than grass. 



