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Lobelia Cardinalis 



LUPINL'S POLYPHYLLUS. 



LINUJI (Flax). 



Flavum. Bright yellow flowers from June 

 to September; 1 foot. 



Perenne. A desirable plant for the border 

 or rockery, growing 18 inches high, with 

 ''ght, graceful foliage and large blue flow- 

 ers all summer. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form of pre- 

 ceding. 



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



LITHOSPERMUM. 



(Gromwell.) 

 Prostratum. An elegant creeping plant 

 for the rockery, bearing lovely small blue 

 flowers from April to September. 25 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz. 



— Heavenly Blue. A new and beautiful 

 turquoise-blue variety. 50 cts. each. 



LOBELIAS. 



Handsome border plants, thriving in any ordinary garden soil, but preferring 

 a moist, deep loam, where they will not suffer from drought. Few plants are 

 more effective at their season of bloom, which extends from early in August till 

 late in September. 

 Cardinalis {Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers; strong plants, 



often producing 10 to 18 spikes, 12 to 24 inches long. 15 cts. each; $1.50 



per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Nanseniana. A bronze-leaved hybrid variety, growing 2] to 3 feet high, pro- 

 ducing large spikes of purplish-carmine flowers. 25 cts. each; $2-50 per 



doz. 

 Queen Victoria. Flowers deeper in color than Cardinalis and with rich bronzy 



foliage; requires protection in this latitude. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Syphilitica hybrida ( Great Lobelia). A choice selection of our native 



Lobelia, producing large spikes of flowers varying from blue to pure white; 



July to September; 2 to 3 feet. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 



100. 



LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS (Lupine). 



Effective plants, producing large spikes of flowers. Mrs. Ely says of them: 

 "Maybe planted either in the autumn or early spring. These plants bloom 

 from about the 2(>th of May for three weeks, and grow about 3 feet high. 

 Being perfectly hardy and free from attacks of insects, they are especially valu- 

 able. They require only well-prepared garden soil and to be kept watered in 

 dry weather, which should always be done if possible late in the afternoon." 

 Polyphyllus. Clear blue. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



— Albus. A white variety of above. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



— Moerheimi. A comparatively new variety and a plant that, on account of 



its clean bold growth, always attracts atten- 

 tion. The spikes of flowers are frequently 

 over a foot long, in color superb, being a 

 combination of light and dark shades of 

 pink without a trace of magenta. 35 cts. 

 each; $3.50 per doz. 



LYSIMACHIA. 



Ciliata ( Fringed Loose Strife). Grows 

 2 feet high; yellow flowers in July. 



Clethroides [Loosestrife). A fine hardy- 

 variety about 2 feet high, with long, dense, 

 recurved spikes of pure white flowers from 

 July to September. (See cut.) 



Fortunei. A neat variety growing about 18 

 inches high, with dense upright spikes of 

 white flowers in August. 



Nummularla {Creeping Jenny, or Money- 

 wort). 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.; $8.00 per 100. 



Nummularia Aurea. A pretty golden- 

 leaved form. 



Punctata. Plants 2 to 3 feet high, with 

 yellow flowers during July and August. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz.; $10. (JO per 100. 



Lysimachia Clethroides 



OUR "RAINBOW" COLLECTION OF GERMAN IRIS is very .elect. See page 225. 



