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I4IAXRIS BlazingStar. or Gay Feather;* 



Most showy and attractive native plants; large spikes of 



flowers from July to September. 



Pycnostachya {Knumis Gay Feather). Spikes of rosy- 

 purple flowers. 5 feet. 



Spicata. Deep purple flowers in spikes 2 to 3 feet high. 

 15 cts. each; $1..50 per doz ; flO.OO per 1(10. 



Handsome border plants, thriving in any ordinary garden soil, hut pre- 

 ferring a moist, deep loam, where they will not sufler from drought. Few 

 plants are more effective at their season of bloom, which extends from 

 July till late in September. 



Cardinalis {Curdinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers. 

 Syphilitica hybrida (Great Lohelin). .\ choice selection of our na- 

 tive Lobelia, producing large spikes of flowers varying from blue to 

 pure white; July to September. 



15 cts. each; SI. 50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



I.UPINUS (Lupine). 

 Poiyphyllus. An effective plant about ,3 feet high, i)roducing its large 

 spikes of blue flowers from June to September. 15 cts. each; $1 .50 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



L,VCIINIS (Cunpion). 



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

 brightness, has brought them into high favor. 

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



grows 2 to 3 feet high and blooms all summer. 

 Clialcedontca Fi. PI. A double-flowering form, producing immense 



heads of vermilion-scarlet flowers, 2 to 3 feet high, flowering from 



July to September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



— Alba. White flowered form. 



— Carnea. A pale pink variety. 



Vespertina, Double White. Large, double white flowers, produced 

 in the greatest profusion the entire summer; 18 inches high. 'J5 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per dozen 



Viscaria, Double Red. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, and 

 in June sends up sjiikes of handsome, double, deep-red fragrant flowers. 

 Price, except where noted, 1.5 cts. each; $1.50 per dozen. 



LYTHRrin. 



Roseum Superbum (It'me Loosestrife). \ strong-growing plant, ;5 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.; $10.00 per 100. 



MENTHA .Mint\ 



Piperita {Common I\'j)peniiint). 



Rotundifolia Variegata. Foliage dark green, with creamy white variegation. 



Spicata or Virides [Spearmint). 



10 <ts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $t).00 per 100. 



MERTENSIA BlueBelkl. 



Virginica, .\n early spring-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. 



CENOTHERA Evening Primrose). 

 Missouriensis. Large golden yellow; 1 foot. 

 Pilgrimi. Large clusters of bright yellow. 

 Speciosa. .\ rare, pure \\hite variety. 

 Youngl. Bright yellow; I foot. 



15 cts. each; $1..50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 PEONIES. (^ee pages 31 to X\.) 



PACHYSANDRA. 



Terminalis. .^ trailing plant, (1 to 8 inches high, forming broad mats of bright, 

 glossv green foliage and small spikes of flowers during May and June; mainly 

 valuable on account of its foliage. 



— Variegata. .\ variegated-leaved form of the above. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



PARDANTHUS. 



(Blnckberry Lily . 



Sinensis. Lily-like flowers of bright orange during July 

 and August, on 2^ feet high stems, followed in Seiitem- 

 ber with seeds which resemble blackberries. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



LUPINIIS PoLVPHVLl.US. 



There is much to be gained and little to lose by planting this fall. 



