HENKTADREER -PNIIADfLPHIAM-^HARCir PERfNniAL PLANTS- ; J 1^9 



MENTHA (Peppermint). 



Piperita. The common Peppermint. 



— Variegata. A pretty variegated form ; bright green foliage, bor- 

 dered with while. 



lOcts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



MERTENSIA (Blue BelLs). 

 Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to IJ 

 feet high, with drooping panicles of handsome light-blue flowers, fading 

 to clear pinU ; one of the most interesting of our native spring flowers ; 

 May and June. 15 els. each; $1.50 per doz. 



MOXARDA (Bergainot). 



Showy plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, with aromatic foliage, and 

 producing their flowers during July and August. 

 Didyma [Oswego Tea). Flowers bright scarlet, produced in spikes. 



— Rosea {Bee Balm). A pretty rose-colored form of the above. 



— Didyma Splendens. Intense, rich, crimson-scarlet. 

 Fistuiosa Alba ( t-Vtiii Bergamot). A showy white-flowered variety. 



— Purpurea, A dark purple-flowered form of the above. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. The set of 5 varieties for 50 cts. 



MORINA (Whorl Flower). 

 Longifoiia. A handsome border plant, with rosettes of deep green 

 spiny foliage and robust spikes 3 feet high of rose and white flowers in 

 ■whorls, from June to August. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not). 



Palustris Semperf lorens. A variety that 



is hardly ever out of flower ; useful on the 



rockery or in a shady spot in the border. 

 Alpestris robusta grandlflora. The 



large spring-flowering Forget-me-not, with 

 intense sky-blue flowers ; bright and at- 

 tractive, 



10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 



NEPETA. 



Mussinl. Forms a dense tuft of light green 

 foliage, 6 inches high, with small, pale- 

 blue flowers in July. 15 cts. each; $1.50 

 per doz. 



0]IIPHAL,ODES (Navel-Wort). 



Longiflora. A bright green dwarf plant 

 for shady positions in the border or rockery, 



producing during June and July intense Cypripedium. 



blue flowers somewhat resembling the 

 Forget-me-not. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 



CENOTHbRA C.ESPITOSA. 



OENOTHERA. 



(Evening Primrose.) 



The varieties listed are the handsomest of 



this showy genus; fine border plants. 



Cxspitosa. Large flowers of pure white, 

 changing to bright rose ; blooms from May 

 to July ; 12 inches high. 



Fraseri. Beautiful rich, yellow flowers from 

 June to September; IJ feet. 



MissouriensiS. Large bright yellow flow- 

 ers, from June to September; 1 foot high. 



Pilgrimi. Large clusters of bright yellow 

 flowers, from June to September. 



Speclosa. A rare, ]nire white variety, with 

 flowers 3 inches across ; blooming the en- 

 tire summer ; 18 inches high. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. The set of 5 

 varieties for 60 cts. 



OROBUS (Bitter Vetch). 



Lathyroides. A handsome border plant about IJ feet high, 

 with showy heads of bright blue pea-shaped flowers during 

 June and July. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



HARDY ORCHIDS. 



There is wealth of beauty in this little cultivated class of 

 plants. All the sorts that we quote below are quite hardy. 



Calopogon pulchellus {Grass Fink). 

 flowers. 



Bright pink, fragrant 



Myosotis Alpestkis Robusta Gkandiflora. 



Cypripedium acaule [Lady's Slipper). Broad, oval foliage, and 

 showy, bright pink, lighter-veined, curiously-formed flowers. 



— parviflorum {Smail Yellow Lady's Slipper). Bright yellow. 



— pubescens ( Yellow Lad/s Slipper). Large, showy, bright yellow. 



— spectabile [Moccasin-Flower, or Showy Lad/s Slipper). Clusters of 

 beautifully formed white and pink flowers 50 Cts. each. 



Qoodyera pubescens {Rattlesnake Plantain). Rosettes of beautifully 

 white-veined, oval foliage. Flowers pure white on long-stemmed spike. 

 Habenaria Blepharlglottis. Bright yellow. 



— ciliaris ( Yellow-fringed Orchis). Brightest orange-yellow. 



— PsyCOdeS. Prettily fringed pale lilac flowers. 



Price : 25 cts. each, except where noted. 



PACHYSANDRA. 



TermlnallS. A trailing plant, growing 6 to 8 inches high, forming broad 

 mats of bright, glossy green foliage and small spikes of flowers during 

 May and June. A choice cover plant, and mainly valuable on account 

 of its foliage. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



