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LYCHNIS (Campion). 



All of the Lychnis are of the easiest culture, thriving in any soil, and this, in addi- 

 tion to their brightness, has brought them into high favor with lovers of hardy plants. 

 Perhaps no class of plants has more common or popular names than thevarious va- 

 rieties of Lychnis, of which the following is but a partial list: Campion, Devil's 

 Flower, Gardener's Delight, Gardener's Eye, Jerusalem Cross, Lamp Flower, Mal- 

 tese Cross, None Such, Ragged Robin, etc. L. Chalcedonica is also called London 

 Pride in some of the Eastern States; this name, however, belongs to Saxifraga Dm- 

 brosa. 



Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant, heads of brilliant orange-scarlet, grows 2 

 to 3 feet high and blooms all summer. (See cut. ) 



Chalcedonica Fl. PI. A double-flowering form, producing immense heads of ver- 

 milion-scarlet flowers, far exceeding in brilliancy the brightest Geraniums; 2 to 3 

 feet high, flowering from July to September. A gem for cutting, and one of the 

 showiest border plants. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



— Alba. White-flowered. 



— Carnea. A pale pink variety. 



Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in May and June; 12 inches. 



Semperflorens Pienissima. A pretty variety, bearing on spikes a foot long ten- 

 der rose-colored flowers; blooms all summer, 



Vespertina, Double White. Large, double white flowers, produced in the 

 greatest profusion the entire summer; 18 inches high. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Viscaria, Double Red. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, and in June 

 sends up spikes of handsome, double, deep red, fragrant flowers, remaining in per- 

 fection for six weeks. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz,; set of 8 varieties for $1.25. 



LYTHRUM. 



Roseum Superbum (Rose Loose-strife). A strong-growing plant, 3 to 4 feet 

 high, thriving in almost any position, producing large spikes of rose-colored flowers 

 from July to September. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Virgatum. Grows 2 to 3 feet 

 high, with erect stems and 

 bright rosy-purple flowers in 

 summer. 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz, 



MARSHALLIA. 



Trinervis. A useful plant for a 

 shady, damp spot, of neat habit, 

 about 15 inches high, bearing 

 freely from June to August heads 

 of white flowers, tinted flesh. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. 



MENTHA (Mint). 



Rotundifolia Variegata. Foliage dark 

 green with creamy-white variegation. 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 

 100. 



Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not). 



For Peppermint, Spearmint and Pen- 

 nyroyal see under Vegetable Plants. 



MERTENSIA (Blue Bells). 

 Virginica. An early spring-flowering 

 plant, growing about 1 to 1J feet high, 

 with drooping panicles of handsome 

 light blue flowers, fading to clear pink; 

 one of the most interesting of our native 

 spring flowers; May and June. 15 cts. 

 each; $1.50 per doz. 



MONARDA 



MONARDA DlDYMA SpLENDENS. 



(Bergamot). 



Showy plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, succeeding in any soil or posi- 

 tion, with aromatic foliage, and producing their bright flowers during July 

 and August. 

 Didyma (Oswego Tea). Flowers bright scarlet. 



— Cambridge Scarlet. Brilliant crimson-scarlet. 



— Rosea (Bee Balm). A pretty rose-colored form. 



— Splendens. Intense rich crimson-scarlet. (See cut. ) 

 Fistulosa Alba ( Wild Bergamot). A showy white-flowered variety. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100, The set of 5 varieties, 65 cts. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not). 



Palustris Semperflorens. A variety that is hardly ever out of flower; use- 

 ful in a shady spot in the border and for forcing for cut flowers in the winter. 



Alpestris robusta grandiflora. The large spring-flowering Forget-Me- 

 Not, with intense sky-blue flowers; bright and attractive. 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



HARDY PHLOXES are one of the features of our establishment. See pases 231 to 233. 



