SHRUBS, VINES, PLANTS AND BULBS 



L. CHALCEDONICUM (Turk's Cap). Blooms 

 the end of July. This lily grows in clusters 

 and looks like a small tiger lily. 



L. LEICHTLINI. Blooms in August. A 

 Japanese lily that is pale yellow with purple 

 markings. 



L. SUPERBUM. Blooms all through August. 

 A very healthy, free-blooming lily with crim- 

 son-orange flowers. Sometimes there will be 

 as many as thirty flowers on one stalk. 



L. MELPOMENE. Blooms middle of August. 

 Much like the Rubrum but more brilliant in 

 color. 



LOBELIA CARDINALIS (Cardinal Flower; 

 Syphilitica hybrida, Great Lobelia). 1 to 3 

 feet. Plant in the spring or fall. Needs a good, 

 rich soil, and must be kept very wet. Blooms 

 in August and September. The Cardinal 

 Flower seen growing beside all mountain lakes 

 and streams is a rich, fiery red, while the 

 Great Lobelia has tall spikes of blue or white 

 flowers. The blue is the best. 



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