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L,YCIINIS (Ounpion). 



All of the Lychnis are of the easiest culture, thriving in any soil, and this, in ad- 

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

 plants. Perhaps no class of plants has more common or popular names, of which the 

 following is but a partial list: Campion, Jerusalem Cross, Lamp Flower, Maltese 

 Cross, Ragged Robin, etc. 



Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant, heads of brilliant orange-scarlet; grows 2 

 to 3 feet high and blooms all summer. (See cut.) 



Chalcedonica Fl. PI. A double-flowering form, producing immense heads of 

 vermilion-scarlet flowers, far exceeding in brilliancy 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. 



Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in May and June; 12 inches. 



Semperflorens Plenissima. A pretty variety, bearing on spikes a foot long, 

 tender rose-colored flowers; blooms all summer. 



Vespertlna, Double White. Large, double-white flowers, produced in the great- 

 est profusion 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, double, deep red, fragrant flowers. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 6 varieties for $1.00. 



MHRTBNSIA (BlueBelU;. 



VirginSca. 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 flow- 

 ers; May and June. 15 cts. each; $1.50 

 per doz. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not). 



Palustris Semperflorens. A variety that 

 is hardly ever out of flower; useful in a 

 shady spot in the border and for forcing for 

 cut flowers in the winter. 



Alpestris robusta grandiflora. The 

 large spring-flowering Forget-Me-Not, with 

 intense sky-blue flowers, bright and at- 

 tractive. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $(5.00 per 100. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. 



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MONAEDA DiDYMA. 



MONTBRKTIA GbRMANIA. 



MOXARDA. 



(Bersramot.) 



Showy plants growing 

 from 2 to 3 feet high, 

 succeeding in any soil or 

 position, with aromatic 

 foliage, and producing 

 their bright flowers dur- 

 ing July and August. 

 Didyma Cambridge 

 Scarlet (Oswego 

 Ten). Brilliant crim- 

 son-scarlet. 



— Rosea (Bee Balm). 

 A pretty rose-colored 

 form. 



— Violacea. Bright 

 amaranth-red. 



Fistulosa Alba (Wild 

 Bergnmot). A showy 

 white-flowered variety 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. The set of 4 varieties, 50 cts. 



MO]STBRETIAS. 



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

 and deserve to be planted extensively. The bulbs should be set out during 

 April or May, 3 to 6 inches apart in clumps of a dozen or more. They shouKl 

 be protected during the winter with a heavy covering of leaves or litter. 

 Aurantiaca. A fine deep orange. 

 Crocosmifeflora. Deep golden -orange; fine. 

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

 Germanla. Rich, glowing orange-scarlet, with blood-red throat. 

 Rayon d'Or. Yellow and brown. 

 Speciosa. A splendid golden-yellow. 



30 cts. per doz.; $2.25 per 100. Six each of the 6 varieties for 75 cts. 



NIBRBMBBKGIA (Cup Oower). 



Rivularis. A charming dwarf creeping Alpine plant, bearing large creamy- 

 white, cup-shaped flowers from June till September; most desirable plants 

 for the rockery, and succeed equally well in the border. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



We are the largest growers of Hardy Perennials in this country. 



