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;.25 per 100. 



MONTBRETIAS. 



The Montbretias are one of the brightest of our summer-fiowering bulbs, and 

 deserve to be planted extensively. The bulbs should be planted during April 

 or May, in clumps of a dozen or more. They should be protected during the 

 winter with a covering of leaves or litter. (See cut.) 

 Crocosmisef lora. Deep golden orange ; fine. 

 Etoile de Feu (Siar of Fire). Bright vermilion; yellow centre. 

 Oerbe d'Or {Golden Sheaf). Splendid golden-yellow. 

 Qermania. This new variety is of strong, sturdy growth, about Z\ feet high, 



and producing freely graceful spikes of six-petalled, widely-expanded flowers 



over 3 inches across, of a rich, glowing orange-scr.rlet, with a blood-red 



throat. 1-5 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Pottsii Qrandiflora, Golden-orange, outside bright red. 

 Rayon d'Or. Yellow and brown. 



Price any of the above, except Germania, 30 cts. per doz.: 

 vSix each of the 6 varieties, $1.25. 



MORINA (Whorl Flower). 



Longifolia. A handsome border plant, with rosettes of deep green spiny 

 foliage and robust spikes 3 feet high of rose and white Sowers in whorls, 

 from June to August. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not). 



Semperflorens. A variely that is hardly ever out of flower; 

 a shady spot in the border. (See cut.) 



A!pestris robusta grandiflora. 



The large s]iring-flo\venng Foiget- 

 Me-Not, with intense sky-blue flow- 

 ers ; bright and attractive. 

 10c. each; $1. 00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



IVIERKMBBRGIA. 



(Cup-floiver.) 



Rivularis. A charming dwarf creep- 

 ing Alpine plant, bearing large, 

 creamy-white cup-shaped flowers 

 from June till August; one of the 

 most desirable plants for the rockery, 

 and succeeds equally well in the bor- 

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



OMPHALODES. 



Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not). 



Palustris 



useful ill 



ONTBKETIA. 



fENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). 



The varieties listed are the handsomest of this 



showy genus; fine border plants. (See cut.) 



Caespitosa. Large, pure white flowers, 

 changing to rose ; May to July; 1 foot. 



Fraseri. Beautiful rich, yellow flowers 

 from June to' September ; L} feet. 



Fruticosa. Large golden-yellow 

 blossoms ; June to August ; 2 feet. 



niSSOUriensiS. Large golden-yel- 

 low flowers; all summer ; 1 foot. 



Pilgriml. Large clusters of bright 

 yellow flowers from June to Sep- 

 tember. 



Speciosa. A rare, pure white va- 

 riety, with flov^ers 3 inches acro.ss, 

 blooming the entire summer ; 18 

 inches high. 



Youngi. Bright yellow flowers, from 

 June to September; height, l-J ft. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. The set of 

 varieties for 85 cts. 



ONONIS (Kest-harrow). 



Rotundifolia. An interesting border or rock M 



plant, growing about 1.} feet high and produc- 

 ing from May to July rose and white pea-shaped blossoms. 



Spinosa. A neat, shrubby sort with rose-colored flowers in June and 

 July; \\ feet. 



25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 ONOPORDON (Cotton Thistle). 



Tauricum. A majestic plant with silvery leaves and stems covered with 

 white down ; height, 4 to (5 feet, (^ne of the finest of the ornamental 

 thistles. 25 cts. each ; %'l 50 per doz. 



HAItDY ORCHIDS. 



There is wealth of beauty in this little cultivated class of plants. All 

 4he sorts that we quote below are quite hardy. 



Calopogon pulchellus {Grass Pink). Bright pink, fragrant flowers. 

 Cypripedium acaule {Lady's Slipper). Broad, oval foliage, and 



showy, bright pink, lighter-veined, curiously-formed flowers. 



— candidum. Large greenish-white flowers, striped inside with purple. 



— pubescens ( Yellow Lady's Slipper). Large, showy, bright yellow. 



— spectabile {Moccasin- Flower, or Shoivy Lady' s Slipper). Clusters 

 ol beiutifullv-formed white and pink flowers. 50 cts. each. 



Habenaria Ciliaris ( Ye llozv-f ringed Orchis). Brightest orange-yellow 



— Psycodes. Prettily-fringed pale lilac flowers. 



Orchis spectabile. A very showy species with large light pink flowers 



Price : 25 cts, each, except where noted. 



OROBUS (Bitter Vetch). 



I^thyroides. A handsome border plant about 1^ feet high, with showy 



heads of bright blue pea-shaped flowers during June and July. 

 Vermis. Bright purple with red veins ; June and July ; 1 foot. 

 25 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz. 



(Navel-wort.) 



Bright green dwarf-growing plants 

 for shady positions in the border or 

 rockery, producing during June and 

 July flowers similar to the Forget-Me- 

 Not. 



Verna. Bright blue. 

 — alba. White. 



20 cts. each ; $2 00 per doz. 



"Every hardy border should include Japanese Anemones. See colored plate and offer on page 169. 



