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HARDY mm\kl PbANTi 



I.YCHTXJIS (Campion). 



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

 dition 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, of which the 

 following is but a partial list: Campion, Jerusalem Cross, Lamp Flower, Maltese 

 Cross, Ragged Robin, etc. 

 Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant, heads of brilliant orange-scarlet in June 



and July; grows 2 to 3 feet high. (See cut.) 

 Chalcedonica Alba. Creamy- white flowers. 



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

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

 3 feet high, flowering in June and July. A gem for cutting, and one of the showiest 

 bcjrder plants. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 liaageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in ^Lly and June; 12 inches. 

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

 est profusiijri 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; 1 foot. 

 Price, except where noted, 1,') cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of G varieties for $1.00. 



LYSI^ACHIA. 



Ciliata {Fringed Loose Strife). Grows 2 feet high; yellow flowers in July. 

 Clethroides {Loose-strife). A fine hardy variety about 2 feet high, with long, 



dense, recurved spikes of pure white flowers from July to September. (See cut.) 

 Fortunei. .\ neat variety, growing about 18 inches high, with dense, upright 



spikes of white flowers in August. 

 Nummularia {C r eepin g 



Je n 11 1/ , or Moiiei/ioort). 



Valuable for planting under 



trees or shrubs where grass 



will not grow, where it quickly 



forms a dense carpet. 10 



cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; 



$8.00 per 100. 

 Punctata. Plants 2 to 3 feet 



high, with yellow flowers dur- 

 ing July and .August. 

 Price, except where noted, 15 



c's. each; $1.50 per doz.; 



$10.00 per 100. 



Lychnis Chai cedonica. 



MONARDA DiDYMA. 



I^YTHRU^I. 



Alatum. An uncommon species, grows about 

 2 ft-et high, with crimson-purple flowers 

 from June to September. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



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. l.Dcts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



Roseum, Perry's Variety. A splendid 

 improvement, with much larger flowers and 

 longer spikes than the type, and of a glisten- 

 ing cherry-red color. 35 cts. each; $3.50 

 per doz. 



Virgatum. Soft rosy-purple flower.s. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



MARSHALLIA. 



Trinervis. A useful plant for a shady, damp spot, of neat habit, about ISinches high, 

 bearing freely from June to August heads of white flowers, tinted flesh. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



MERTENSIA (Blue BeU.). 



Virginica. An early sprin>,'-flowering plant, growing about 1 to li 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 (Bergamot). 

 Showy plants growing from 2 to 3 feet high, succeeding in any soil or position, with 

 aromatic foliage, and producing their bright flowers during July and August. 

 Didyma Cambridge Scarlet {OswerjoTen). Brilliant crimson-scarlet. 



— Rosea {Bee Bulm). A pretty rose-colored form. 



— Salmonea. Salmon-rose color, very distinct. 



— Violacea. Bright amaranth-red. 



Flstulosa Alba {Wild Berqamot). A showy white-flowered v.nriety. 



15 cts. each; $1.-50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. The set of 5 varieties, 65 cts. 



Lysimachia Clethroides. 



Japanese Anemones ore one of the finest fall flowers. See pase 190. 



