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MONTBRETIAS. 



The Montbretias are one of the brightest of our summer-flowering bulbs, 

 and deserve to be planted extensively. The bulbs should be planted during 

 April or May, in clumps of a dozen or more. They should be protected dur- 

 ing the winter with a covering of leaves or litter. (See cut.) 

 CrocosmiEEilora. Deep golden-orange ; fine. 

 Htoile de Fei! [Star of Fire). Bright vermilion ; yellow centre. 

 Qerbe d'Or [Golden Sheaf). Splendid golden-yellow. 

 Qermania. New. For description see New and Rare Plants, pages 99 to 



104. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Pottsii Grandiflora. Golden-orange, outside bright red. 

 Rayon d'Or. Yellow and brown. 

 Transcendent. Orange and vermilion ; large, 

 Tigridia. Rich orange ; throat spotted brown. 



Price any of the above, except Germar.ia, 3 cts. each ; 30 cts. per doz.; 

 $2.25 per 100. Six each of the 8 varieties, $1.50. 



MORINA (Whorl Flower). 



Longifolia. 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 Semperflorens. A variety that is hardly ever out of flower; 



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MONTBRETIA. 



useful on the rockery or in a shady spot in the border. 

 Alpestris robusta grandiflora. The large spring-^ 

 ing Forget-Me-Not, with intense sky-blue flowers; 

 and attractive. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



NEPETA. 



riussini. 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. 



OMPHALODES, 



(Navel-wort.) 



Bright green dwarf-growing 

 plants for shady positions in the 

 border or rockery, producing dur- 

 ing June and July flowers similar to 

 the Forget-Me-Not. 

 Longifolia. Intense blue. 

 Verna. Bright blue. 

 — alba. White. 



20 cts each ; $2 00 per doz. 



Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not). 



(Evening Primrose). ' 



The varieties listed are the handsomest of this showy genus; 

 fine border plants. (See cut.) 



Fraseri. Beautiful rich, yellow 

 flowers from June to September; 

 1$ feet 



Pilgrim]. Large clusters of bright 

 yellow flowers, from June to Sep- 

 tember. 



Speciosa. A rare, pure white va- 

 riety, with flowers 3 inches across, 

 blooming the entire summer; 18 

 inches high. 



Youngi. Bright yellow flowers, from 

 June to September; height, 1£ feet. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. The 



set of 4 varieties for 50 cts. 



ONOPORDON. 



(Cotton Thistle.) 



Tauricum. A majestic plant wkh 

 silvery leaves and stems covered 

 with white down; height, 4 to 6 feet. 

 One of the finest of the ornamental 

 thistles. 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 Pink). Bright pink', fragrant flowers. 

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



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



— parviflorum (Small Yellow Lady's Slipper). Bright yellow. 



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



— spectabile (Moccasin-Flower, or Showy Lady's Slipper). Clusters of 

 beautifully formed white and pink flowers. 50 cts. each. 



Goodyera pubescens {Rattlesnake Plantain). Rosettes of beauti- 

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

 spike. 



Habenaria Blephariglottis. Bright yellow. 



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



— Psycodes. Prettily-fringed pale lilac flowers. 



Price : 25 cts. each, except where noted. 



©ROBUS (Bitter Vetch). 



Lathy roides. A handsome border plant about \\ feet high with. showy 

 heads of bright blue pea-shaped flowers during June and July. 25 cts. 

 each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Cornflower Aster (Stokesia) snown in colors on the front cover of this catilojue is offered on page 183. 



