MEJ^THA Peppermint,. 



Piperita. The common Peppermint. 10 els. each ; §1.00 per cloz. 



— Variegata. A pretty variegated form; bright green foliage, bordered 

 wilh white. 10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 



MERTENSIA (Blue Bells). 



Virginica. An e^irly spring-fiouering plant, growing about 1 to 1 ^ feet 

 high, wilh 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; SI. 50 per doz. 



MEUM. 



Athamanticum. An interesting plant for the border or rockery, grow- 

 ing 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 



producing their flowers during July and August. 



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



— Rosea {Bee Balni). A pretty rose-colored form of the above. 



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

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



15 cts. each ; SI. 50 per doz. The set of 4 varieties for 50 cts. 

 MORINA (Wliorl Flower) 

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

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

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

 MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Xot). 



Palustris Semperflorens. 



A variety that is hardly ever 

 out of flower; useful in a 

 shady spot in the border. 

 Aipestris robusta grand!- 

 flora. The large spring- 

 flowering Forget-Me-Xot, 

 with intense sky-blue flowers ; 

 bright and attractive. 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



ONOPORDON. 



(Cotton Thistle.) 

 Tauricum. A majestic plant 

 with silvery leaves and stems 

 covered with white down ; 

 height, 4 to 6 feet. One of 

 the finest of the ornamental 

 thistles. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 

 per doz. 



MvosoTis (Forget-Me-Notl. 



^^^KD.■\ Didyma Splendeks. 



NEPETA. 



iMussini. Forms a dense tuft of light 

 green foliage, 6 inches high, with small, 

 pale-blue flowers iii July. 15 els. each; 

 A1.."")0 per doz. 



OMPHALODES (Narel-woft). 

 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. 



Longifolia. Intense blue. 



Varna. I'.right blue. 



— alba. White. 



20 cts. each ; $2 00 per doz. 



MoNTBKETIA GeRMASH, 



MONTBRETIAS. 



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

 and deserve to be planted extensively. 'Ihe bulbs should be planted during 

 April or May, in clumps of a dozen or more. They should be protected dur- 

 ing the winter with a covering of leaves or litter. 

 Crocosmiaef lora. Deep golden orange ; fine. 

 Etoile de Feu [Stay of Fire). Bright vermilion; yellow centre. 

 Qerbe d'Or [Gulden Sheaf). Splendid golden-yellow. 

 Germania. This new variety is of strong, sturdy growth, about 'i\ leel 

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

 flow-ers over 3 inches across, of a rich, glowing orange-scarlet, with a 

 blood-red throat. (See cut) 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Pottsii Qrandiflora. Golden-orange, outside bright red. 

 Rayon d'Or. Yellow and brown. 



Price any of the alx)ve, except Germani'a, 3 cts. each ; 30 cts. per doz.; 

 $2 25 per 100. Six each of the 6 varieties. $1.25. 



CE"NOTHERA (Evening Primrose). 



The varieties listed are the handsomest of this showy genus; fine border 



l>lanis 



Fraseri, Beautiful rich, yellow flowers from June to September; U feet. 



Missouriensis. Large golden-yellow flowers; all summer; 1 foot. 



Pllgrimi. Large clusters of bright yellow flowers, from June to September. 



Speciosa. A rare, pure white variety, with flowers 3 inches across, bloom- 

 ing the entire summer ; 18 inches high. 



Youngi. Bright yellow flowers, from June to September; height, H fcet. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. The set of 5 varieties for 65 cts. 



The brilliant Begonias shown in colors on the back of this book are described and offered on page gg. 



