GENERAL CATALOGUE. 113 



LIATRIS. Button-Snake Root or Blazing Star. 



Showy plants with long spikes of purple and pink flowers. 

 L. blanche nova. Clear lilac ; i foot. July and August. 25. 

 L. elegans. Bluish purple ; in habit like /«wz7a ; i foot. August. 25c. 



L. pumila. Compact spikes of purple flowers; root of a bulbous nature; 6 inches. July. 25c. 

 L. spicata. Large purple spikes. Very compact. 25c. 



LINOSYRIS. Goldilocks. 



L. vulgaris. A showy perennial ; flowers pale yellow in terminal panicles, in autumn. 3 feet. 25c. 



LINUM. Flax. 



L. perenne. Perennial Flax. Fine blue flowers. July. 25c. 



LOBELIA. Cardinal Flower. 



L. cardinalis. Spikes of fiery cardinal flowers ; very effective; 3 to 4 feet. August and September. 50c. 



LOTUS. Bird's Foot Trefoil. 



L. corniculatus. A very desirable trailing plant, with beautiful bright yellow pea-shaped flowers in clusters. 

 June and July. 25c. 



LYCHNIS. Lamp Flower. 



Very effective plants in the mixed border. 



L. Chalcedonica. Scarlet Lychnis. Brilliant scarlet ; large truss, 3 feet. July and August. 25c. 



var. alba. A form of the preceding with white flowers. 25c. 

 L. diurna fl. pi. Red Campion. Deep red flowers in clusters; from early spring until late summer ; 2 

 feet. 50c. 



LYSIMACHIA. Loosestrife. 



L clethroides. Long, dense spikes of starry- white flowers ; 2 feet. July. 25c. 



L. nummularia. Moneywort. Creeping habit ; small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers in June ; fine for hang- 

 ing-baskets and covering rock work. 25c. 

 L. thyrsiflora. Yellow flowers, smaller than those of L. vulgaris ; 3 feet. July. 25c. 

 L. vulgaris. Yellow, bell-shaped flowers ; 2 to 3 feet. June. 25c. 



LYTHRUM. Purple Loosestrife. 



L. roseum. Long, braching spikes of pink flowers ; 2 to 3 feet. July and August. 25c. 

 L. Salicaria. Spiked Loosestrife. Reddish purple flowers; very showy ; 2 to 3 feet. July and August. 

 25c. 



MONARDA. Horse-mint, or Balm. 



Pretty plants producing bright red flowers. 



M. didyma. Bee-balm, or Oswego Tea. Scarlet flowers ; a very showy plant in the garden ; 2 to 3 feet. 

 June to August. 25c. 

 var. alba. White flowers. 25c. 



CENOTHERA. Evening Primrose. 



CE. glauca. var. Fraserii. Golden yellow flowers ; very showy ; 15 inches, June to August. 25c. 



OROBUS. Bitter-Vetch. 



O. niger. Purple flowers. 25c. 



O. vernus. Spring Bitter-Vetch. Dark purple flowers ; early; the most beautiful of its family; i foot. 

 May. 25c. 



