HENRTADREER -PNIlARLPHIAfA- 



HARDY PERENNIAL PbANTy 



Lobelias. 



15cts. each; §1.50 



LlATRIS. 



LYCHXIS— ( Continued-). 

 Chalcedonica (.l/(?//«<? Cross). A single- 

 flowered form of the above ; a most desir- 

 able plant. 15 cts. each ; §1 50 per doz. 



— Alba. White-flowered form of the above 

 per doz. 



— Carnea. A pale pink variety of Chalcedonica. 15 cts. each. 

 Semperflorens Plenissima. This pretty variety begins to 



flower early in the spring, and continues throughout the entire 

 summer. The flower is of a beautiful, tender rose color, and ife 

 produced in bushy spikes 12 inches long. 15 cts. each; §1.50 

 per doz. 



Vespertina, Double White. Large, double white flowers, 

 which are produced in the greatest profusion during the entire 

 summer; 18 inches high. 20 cts. each; §2.00 per doz. 



Viscaria, Double Red {Ragged Robin). For description see 

 page 160; also see colored plate of "Gold Medal" Collection 

 of Old-fashioned Hardy Flowers. 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. 

 Set of 8 Lychnis for §1.00. 



I.YSIMACHIA. 



Ciliata {Fringed Loose-strife). Grows 2 feet high, with lemon- 

 yellow flowers in July. i5 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Clethroides {Loose -strife^. A fine hardy variety, growing about 

 2 feet high, with long, dense, recurved spikes of pure white 

 flowers from July to September. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Nummularia {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. 



LYTHRFM. 



Roseum Superbum {Rose Loose-strife). A strong-growing, 

 shrub-like plant, 3 to 4 feet high, thriving in almost any position, 

 producing large spikes of rose-colored flowers from July to Sep- 

 tember. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz.? 



LlATRIS (Blazing Star). 



Most showy and attractive native plants, producing their large spikes of flowers from 

 July to September. 

 Graminsefolia, Spikes two feet high of rich rosy-purple flowers in September and 



October. 

 Scariosa. Deep purple flowers in spikes 3 to 4 feet high. 

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

 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. 



I.INUM. 



Perenne {Perennial Flax). A desirable plant either for the border or rockerj', grow- 

 ing about 18 inches high, with light, graceful foliage and large clear blue flowers, which 

 are produced through the entire summer. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



I^INDELOFIA. 



Longifoiia. Grows about 2 feet high, and produces blue Forget-me-not-like flowers 

 during May. 25 cts. each.; $2.50 per doz. 



I.OBEI.IAS. 



Handsome border plants, thriving in 

 any ordinary garden soil, but preferring a 

 moist deep loam, wher§ they will not 

 suffer from drouth. 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. 



Queen Victoria. A beautiful form of 

 Cardinalis, with bronzy foliage and rich 

 dark scarlet flowers. 



Syphilitica, Dense spikes of fine deep 

 blue flowers. 



15 cts. each; §150 per doz. . 



LYCHNIS (Campion,. 



Haageana {Shaggy Lychnis). Brilliant 

 orange-scarlet flowers ; blooms in May 

 and June; 12 inches. 10 cts. each; 

 81. 00' per doz. 



Chalcedonica Fl, PI. {Jerusalem 

 Cross). A fine perennial, producing 

 immense heads of vermilion-scarlet 

 flowers, far exceeding in brilliancy 

 many of the brightest Geraniums ; 2 to 

 3 feet high, floweruig from July to Sep- 

 tember. A gem for cutting, and one of 

 the showiest border plants. 25 cts. each. . 



LiN'c.M Pefenne. 



