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LYCHNIS (Campion). 



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. 



■ Alba. White-flowered. 



— Carnea. A pale pink variety. 



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. 

 Vespertina, 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 8 varieties for $1.25. 



LYTHRUM. 



Roseum Superbum (Hose Loose-strife). A strong-growing plant, 3 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. 

 VIrgatum. Grows 2 to 3 feet 



high, with erect stems and 



bright rosy-purple flowers in 



summer. 25 cts. each; $2.50 



per doz. 



MARSHALLIA. 



Trinervis. A useful plant for 

 a shady, damp spot, of neat 

 habit, about 15 inches high, 

 bearing freely from June to 

 August heads of white flowers, 

 tinted flesh. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 





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MENTHA (Mint). 



Rotundifolla Varlegata. Foliage dark 

 green with creamy-white variegation. 10 

 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6 00 per 100. 



MERTENSIA (Blue Bells). 

 Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, 

 growing about 1 to lj 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. 



MONARDA (Bergamot). 



Showy plants growing from 2 to 3 feet 

 high, succeeding in any soil or position, 

 with aromatic foliage, and producing their 

 bright flowers during July and August. 



Didyma (Oswego Tea). Flowers bright 

 scarlet. 



— Cambridge Scarlet. Brilliant crim- 

 son-scarlet. 



— Rosea (Bee Balm). A pretty rose-colored form. 



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



— Violacea. Bright amaranth-red. 



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

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. The set of 6 varieties, 75 cts. 



MONTBRETIAS. 



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 should 

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

 Aurantiaca. A fine deep orange. 

 Crocosmiaeflora. Deep golden-orange; fine. 

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

 Germania. 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. 



MONTBRETIA GERMANIA. 



OUR " IMPERIAL " JAPANESE IRIS represent the finest productions of Japan. See page 224. 



