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ME:NTHA (Peppermint). 



Piperita. The common Peppeimiiit. 



— Varieg'ata. A pretty variegated form ; bright green foliage, bor- 

 dered with white. 



10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 



MERTENSIA (Blue BelU). 

 Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 foot high, 

 ^'ith drooping panicles of handsome light-blue flowers, fading to clear 

 pink; one of the most interesting of our native spring flowers. 15 cts. 

 each; §1.50 per doz. 



MONARDA (Horse aiint;. 



Ditlynia {Oswep^o Tea). Flowers bright scarlet, produced in spikes. 



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

 Fistulosa Alba {Bergamof). A showy white -flowered variety. 



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



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



MORINA (TVliorl ^lo^ve^). 



liOng'ifolia. 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 .\ugust. 25 cts. each ; S2.50 per doz. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not). 



Palustris Seniperfloreiis. A variety 

 that is hardly ever out of flower; useful 

 on the rockery or in a shady spot in the 

 border. 



Alpestris robusta grandiflora. 



The large-flowered Forget-me-not, with in- 

 tense sky-blue flowers ; bright and attractive. 

 10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 



OMPHAI.ODES. 



Longifolia. A bright green dwarf plant 

 for shady positions in the border or rockery, ,=5_^ 

 producing in early spring intense blue flow- 

 ers somewhat resembling the Forget-me-not. g^ 

 20 cts. each; §2.00 per doz. 



Cypripediuh 



OlNOTHERA C.ESPITOSA. 



OENOTHERA. 



(Evening Primrose.) 



The varieties listed are the handsomest of 

 this showy genus; fine border plants. 

 Csespltosa. Large flowers of pure white, 



changing to bright rose ; blooms from May 



to July ; 12 inches high. 



3IlsSOni'iensis. Large bright yellow flow- 

 ers, from June to September ; 1 foot high. 



Pilg'riini. Large clusters of bright yellow 

 flowers, from June to September. 



Speciosa. A rare, pure white variety, with 

 flowers 3 inches across; blooming the entire 

 summer; 18 inches high. 



15 'CIS. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Okientale Poppies, 



HARDY ORCHIDS. 



There is wealth of beauty in this little cultivated class of plants. All the 

 sorts that we quote below are quite hardy, 



Calopog-Oll pulchelluS {Grass Fink). Bright-pink, fragrant flowers. 

 Cypripertiuni acaule {Lady's Slipper). Broad, oval foliage, and 



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



— parvifloruni (Small Yellozu Lady's Slipper). Bright-yellow. 



— pubescens ( Ydlnu Lady's Slipper). Large, showy, bright-yellow. 



— Spectabile (Moccasiu-Llower or Slnmy Lady's Slipper). Clusters 

 of beautifully formed white and pink flowers. 5{) cts. each. 



Goodyera pubescens [Rat/lesnake Plantain). Rosettes of beautifully 

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

 ,.'' Habenaria Ciliaris {Yellmv-fringed Ore/iis). Brightest yellow. 

 N — filllbriata {Great Fringed Orchis). Bright reddish-purple. 

 t Poyonia opbiog'lossoicles {Pogonia). Large, handsomely formed, 

 bright purple flowers fringed with white, and with a charming odor. 



Price \ 25 cts. each, except where noted. 



PAPAVER (Poppy). 



Ol'ientale {Oriental Poppy). Nothing can equal these in gorgeous 

 effect, and, whether planted singly or in masses, their large flowers, rich 

 brilliant colors and freedom of bloom render them conspicuous in any 

 position. (See cut.) We offer them in mi.xed colors. 15 cts. each; 

 §1 50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Jfudicaule {/relana' Poppy). These range in color from the jiurest white 

 and yellow to the deepest orange-scarlet. The plants form tufts of fern- 

 like foliage, from amongst which the slender flower stalks rise to aliout a. 

 foot in height, and bear elegant cup-shaped flowers. The profusion of 

 blooms which they prodnce is really astonishing, often a hundred flower 

 stems on a single plant, and they are produced from the beginning of June 

 to October. Mixed colors. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



