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LYCHNIS (Campion). 



All of the Lychnis are of the easiest culture, and this, in addition 

 to their brightness, has brought them into high favor with lovers of 

 hardy plants. Perhaps no class of plants has more common or pop- 

 ular names than the various varieties of Lychnis, of which the fol- 

 lowing is but a partial list ; Campion, Devil's Flower, Gardener's 

 Delight, Gardener's-Eye, Jerusalem Cross, Lamp-flower. Maltese 

 Cross, None such. Ragged Robbin, etc. L. Chalcedonica is also 

 ■called London Pride in some of the Eastern States; this name, how- 

 ever, belongs to Saxifraga Umbrosa. 

 Alpina. A pretty rock plant with rose-colored flowers in May and 



June; 6 inches. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form. 



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

 scarlet, grows 2 to 3 feet high and blooms all summer. 



Chalcedonica Fl. PI. A double-flowering form, producing im- 

 mense heads of vermilion-scarlet flowers, far exceeding in bril- 

 liancy 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 form. 



- — Carnea. A pale pink variety. 



Dioica Rosea. Produces mnssses of rose colored flowers during 



May and June ; lo inches. 

 tiaageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flower'^ , liliH.ni^ m Miv and 



June; 12 inches. 10 cts. each ; $1.00 



per doz. 

 <Semperflorens Plenissima. This 



pretty variety flowers throughout the 



entire summer. The flower is of a beau- 

 tiful, lender rose color, and is produced 



in bushy spikes 12 inches long. 

 Vespertina, Double White. Large, 



double white flowers, which are pro- 

 duced in the greatest profusion during 



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, doui>le, 



deep-red, fragrant flowers, remaining 



in perfection for six weeks. 



Price, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz , 

 except where noted. Set of 11 varieties 

 for $1.50. 



LVSIMALHIA CleTHROIDBS 



MoNAKDA UlDVMA SpLENDENS. 



Lychnis Viscari.i Double Red. 



I.YSIMACHIA. 



Ciliata (hrtnged Loose-strife^. Grows 

 2 feet high, yellow flowers in July. 



Clethroides {Loose-strife). A fine har- 

 dy variety, about 2 feet high, with long, 

 dense, recurved spikes of pure white 

 flowers from July to Sept. (See cut.) 



Nummularia {Creeping Jenny, or 

 Aloney-worf). 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.; $6.00 per 100. 



— Aurea. A golden-leaved form. 



Punctata. Plants 2 to 3 feet high, with 

 yellow flowers during July and August. 

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



per 100, except where noted. 



I.YTHRUM. 



Roseum Superbum ( Rose Loose- 

 strife). A strong-growing, shrub-like 

 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 



MENTHA (Peppermint). 

 Piperita. Common Peppermint. lOcts. each; $1.00perdoz.; $6.00 per 100. 



— Variegata. A pretty variegated form ; 10 cts. each ; f 1 00 per doz. 



MERTENSIA (Blue BeUs). 



Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to IJ 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. 



MEUM. 



Athamanticum. An interesting plant for the border or rockery, growing 

 from 12 to 18 inches high, with finely divided foliage and umbels of white 

 flowers in May and June. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 MONARDA (Bergamot). 



Showy plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, with aromatic foliage, and pro- 

 ducing their flowers during July and August. 

 Dldyma {Oswego Tea). Flowers bright scarlet, produced in spikes. 



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

 -^ Splendens. Intense, rich crimson-scarlet. (See cut.) 

 Fistulosa Alba {WilJ Bergamot). A showy white-flowered variety. 

 15 CIS. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. The set of 4 varieties, 50 cts. 



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