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HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS 



Motiarda (Bergamot) 



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

 with aromatic foliage, and producing their bright flowers during July and August. 

 Didyma Cambridge Scarlet (Oswego Tea). Brilliant crimson-scarlet. 

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

 Violacea. Bright amaranth red. 

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



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 4 sorts, 85 cts. 



New Giant Montbretias 



These magnificent new hybrids are remarkable for their great size and beauty, 

 measuring nearly three inches in diameter, on stems often exceeding three feet in 

 height. Invaluable as cut flowers. They give masses of color in the herbaceous 

 border in late summer and fall. All of these were awarded a certificate of merit 

 by the Royal Horticultural Society of England. 

 His Majesty. The largest of the collection, very substantial, widely-expanded 



flowers with rich yellow centre shading to brilliant scarlet, with the segements 



heavily covered towards their tips with a good rich crimson. 75 cts. each; 



$7.50 per doz. 

 Queen Alexandra. A splendid large reflexed light golden orange with distinct 



crimson bars, a strong, vigorous grower. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Una. A charming, very floriferous variety growing about two and a half feet high 



with flowers of medium size, of a light orange with crimson reverse, the inner 



surface of the flower marked with crimson. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 One each of the 3 varieties for $1.50. 



Montbretias 



Lychnis (Campion, Lamp Flower, etc.) 



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. 

 Chalcedonica (Jerusalem Cross). A most desirable plant, heads 



of brilliant orange-scarlet in June and July; grows 2 to 3 feet 



high. 

 — Alba. A white flowered form of above. 



Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in May and June, 

 Viscaria Splendens. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, 



spikes of handsome, double, deep red, fragrant flowers, 1 foot. 

 Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Set of 4 



Montbretias 



One of the brightest of our summer-flowering bulbs, and should 

 be set out during April or May. They should be protected during 

 the winter with a heavy covering of leaves or litter. 

 Fire King. Bright scarlet. One of the showiest. 

 George Davidson. Very large chrome-yellow. 

 King Edmund. Rich yellow with carmine blotched centre. 

 Lady Hamilton. Apricot yellow, very distinct. 

 Lord Nelson. Rich deep crimson-scarlet. 

 Star of Fire. Brilliant fire-red. 



Strong bulbs, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100; 

 3 each of the six sorts, 18 in all, for $2.00. 



12 inches. 



and in June sends up 



varieties for 90 cts. 



Lysimachia 



Clethroides (Goose-neck, Loose-strife) . A fine hardy variety about 2 feet high, with 



long, dense, recurved spikes of pure white flowers from July to September. 35 cts. 



each; $3.50 per doz. 

 Nummularia (Creeping Jenny, or Money-wort) . Valuable for planting under trees or 



shrubs where grass will not grow where it quickly forms a dense carpet. 25 cts. each; 



$2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Lythrum 



Roseum Superbum (Rose Loose-strife) . A strong-growing plant, 3 to 4 feet high, 

 thriving in almost any position, producing large spikes of rose-colored flowers from July 

 to September. 



Virgatum. Grows 2 to 3 feet high, with erect stems and bright rosy-purple flowers in 

 summer. 



30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Malva (Musk-Mallow) 



Moschata. Large single sweet scented rose colored flowers, 2 inches across, pro- 

 duced very freely in clusters from June to September. A showy border plant, 12 to 

 18 inches. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Mertensia (Blue Beiis) 



Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to 1| 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. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. 



Lythrum Roseum Superbum 



The New Double Oriental Poppy is gorgeous, see page 177 



