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LYCHXIS (Campion). 



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

 addition 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, Mal- 

 tese Cross, Ragged Robm, 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 



verniilion-'icarlet 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 



greatest profusion the entire sum- 

 mer; 18 inches high. 25 els. ^ 



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. 



I^YTHRUM. 



Roseum Superbum {Bose 

 Loose-strife). .\ strong-grow- 

 ing plant, 3 to 4 feet high, thriv- 

 ing in almost any position, pro- 

 ducing large spikes of rose-col- 

 ored flowers from July to Sep- 

 tember. 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. 



LuPiNUS PoLYPHVLLUS (offered on page 226.) 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. 



BIARSHAI^I^IA. 



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. 



MENTHA (Mint). 



Rotundifolia Variegata. Foliage dark 

 green with creamy-white variegation. 10 

 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



MERTENSI A (Blue BelU). 

 Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, 

 growing about 1 to li feet high, with 

 drooping panicles of handsome light blue 

 flowers, fading to clear pink; one of tht 

 most interesting of our native spring flow- 

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

 per doz. 



MONARDA DiDVMA SpLENDENS. 



9IONARDA (Bergamot). 



Showy plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, succeeding in any soil or posi- 

 tion, with aromatic foliage, and producing their bright flowers during July and 

 August. 

 Didyma ( Oswef/o Tea). Flowers bright scarlet. 



— Cambridge Scariet. Brilliant crimson-scarlet. 



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



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

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



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. The set of 5 varieties, 65 cts. 



MYOSOTIS (Forgel-Me-Not). 



Palustris Semperflorens. A variety that is hardly ever out of flower; use- 

 ful 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 attractive. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



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



