LAMiiffir 



(Dead Nettle). 



Purpureum variegaturn. A desirable creeping plant for the rockery, pro- 

 ilucing small pink flowers during the summer months. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per 

 doz. 



L,AYANMUt,A (Lavander}. 



Vera. This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches high; delight- 

 fully fragrant blue (lowers in July and August. (See cut.) 15 cts. each ; 

 $1.50 per doz. ; $10. 00 per 100. 



I^EONTOPODIUM. 



(Edelireiss, or Alpine Snowflower,) 



Alptnum. 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. 25 cts. each. 



I.IATRIS. 



(Blazing Star, or Gay Feather.) 



Most showy and attractive native plants, 

 producing their large spikes of flowers from 

 July to September. (See cut. ) 

 Qraminaefolia. Spikes 2 feet high of rich 



rosy-purple flowers in September and 



October. 

 Pycnostachya {Kansas Gay Feather). 



Spikes ol liglit, rosy-purple flowers; 4 to 



5 feet. 

 Scariosa. Deep purple flowers in spikes 



.'5 to 4 feet high. 

 Spicata. Deep purple flowers in spikes 



2 to 3 feet high. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



t,INUI»I (Flax). 



Flavurn, Bright yellow flowers from June 



to September ; 1 foot. 

 Perenne. A desirable plant either for the 



border or rockery, growing about 18 inches 



high, with light, graceful foliage and large 



flowers, which are produced through the 



entire summer. We can furnish both the 



blue and the white varieties. 

 15 cts. each; $1 50 per doz. ; $10.00 

 per 100. 



I^INOEI^OFIA. 



Longifolia. Grows about 2 feet high, and 

 produces blue Forget-Me-Not-like flowers 

 during May. 25 Cts. each ; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Lavunder. 



HTHOSPERMUM. 



Speciosum Rubrum. 



(Groniwell.) 



Coelestinum. An excellent low-growing 

 plant for the rockery, with blue flowers in 

 June. 25 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz. 



LOBELIAS. 



Handsome border plants, thriving in any 

 ordinary garden soil, l)ut preferring a moist, 

 deep loam, where they will not suffer from 

 drouth. Few plants are more effective at 

 their season of bloom, which extends from 

 early in August till late in September. 

 CardinaliS {Cardinal flower). Rich fiery 

 cardinal flowers; strong plants often pro- 

 ducing 10 to 18 spikes, 12 to 24 inches long. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 

 100. 



— Queen Victoria. A beautiful form, with 

 bronzy foliage and rich dark scarlet 

 flowers ; requires protection in winter. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



— Nanseniana, A variety with juuplish- 

 carmine flowers. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per 

 doz, 



LUPINUS. 



Perenois {Wild Lupine). Our native var- 

 iety, growing l^ to 2 feet high, bearing in 

 June and July spikes of showy flowers vary- 

 ing in color from blue to wdiite. 15 cts. 

 each ; $1.50. per doz. 



EOXUS (Bird's Foot Trefoil). 



CorniculatUS fl. pi. A pretty procumbent 

 jilant for the rockery, with attractive foliage 

 and double yellow flowers in summer. 25 

 els. each; $2.£0 per doz. 



LIEIUM (i.iiy). 

 All herbaceous borders should have a few Lilies scattered through them, 

 including Auratum, Candidum, Speciosum varieties, etc., etc. The sorts- 

 offered below can be planted with excellent results duiing the spring months. 

 It IS in the hardy border that Lilies do best, as they get the benefit of the 

 shade of ihe surrounding plants, which is so necessary for their welfare. 

 Auratuns {Gold-banded Lily). Large, graceful flowers. Composed of six 

 petals of a delicate ivory-white, thickly studded with chocolate-crimson spots, 

 and striped through the centre a golden-yellow. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 

 Speciosum Album. Large white flowers of great substance, with a green- 

 ish band running through the centre of each petal. 15 cts. each; $L50 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Speciosum Rubrum, or Roseum. White, heavily spotted with rich rosy 



crimson spots. (See cut.) ]5 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 

 Superbum. One of the most beautiful of our native Lilies ; flowers bright 

 nrange-red, spotted ; 3 to 6 feet. 12 cts. each ; $125 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Tigrinum Splendens {Tiger Lily). Very large flowers, orange spotted 

 black. 12 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



Lf Lily bulbs are wanted by mail, add 5 cts. per bulb for postage. 



LlATRIS. 



For New and Rare Hardy Perennial Plants see pages 106 to 114. 



