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Lysimachia Clethroides. 



LYSIMACHIA. 



iX,oose-strife.) 



Ciliata {Fringed Loose-strife). 

 Grows 2 feet high, with lemon- 

 yellow flowers in July. 



Clethroides {Loose- strife). A 

 fine hardy variety, growing about 

 2 feet high, with long, dense, re- 

 curved spikes of pure white 

 flowers from July to September. 

 (See cut.) 



Nummularia {Creeping fenny, 

 or Money-wort). Valuable for 

 planting under trees or shrubs 

 where grass will not grow, where 

 it quickly forms a dense carpet. 



— Aurea. A golden-leaved 

 form of the foregoing. 



Punctata. Plants 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with yellow flowers during July 

 and August. 

 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



MENTHA (Peppermint). 



Piperita. The common Pepper- 

 mint. 



— Variegata. A pretty varie- 

 gated form; bright green foli- 

 age, bordered with white. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



LYCHNIS iCampion). 



Haageana {Shaggy Lye/mis). Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers; blooms in 

 May and June; 12 inches. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



Chalcedonica Fl. PI. {Jerusalem Cross). A fine perennial, producing im- 

 mense heads of vermilion-scarlet flowers, far exceeding in brilliancy many of 

 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. 



Chalcedonica [Maltese Cross). A single-flowered form of the above; a most 

 desirable plant. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



— Alba. White-flowered form of the above. 15 cts. each ; Sl-50 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 is 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). Forms 

 a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, 

 and in June sends up spikes of 

 handsome, iouble, deep-red, fra- 

 grant flowers, remaining in perfec- 

 tion for six weeks. (See cut). 15 

 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Viscaria grandiflora alba. New. 

 For description see New and Rare 

 Plants on pages 99 to 104. 25 

 cts. each ; S2.50 per doz. 

 Set of 9 Lychnis, $1.25. 



LYTHRUM. 



Roseum Superbum ( Rose Loose- 

 strife). A strong-growing, shrub- 

 like plant, 3 to 4 feet high, thriv- 

 ing in almost any position, produc- 

 ing large spikes of rose-colored 

 flowers from July to September. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Lychnis Splendens, Double Red. 



MERTENSIA (Blue BeUs). 



Vlrglnlca. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to \\ feet 

 high, with drooping panicles of handsome light blue flowers, fading to 

 clear pink; one of the most interesting of our native spring flowers ; May 

 and June. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



MEUM. 



Athamanlicum. An interesting plant for the border or rockery, grow- 

 ing from 12 to 18 inches high, with finely divided foliage and umbels of 

 white flowers in May and June. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



MONARDA (Bergamo!,. 



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. 



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

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



15 cts. each; $1.50 per cioz. The set of 4 varieties for 50 cts. 



Monarda Didyma Splendens. 



Collections of Hardy Plants are offered on page 156. 



