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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



TMR££ JAPANESE LYCHNIS. 



These attract much attention in our trial grounds during spring and early sum- 

 mer by their large, showy flowers, which are fully li inches in diameter and pro- 

 duced very freely on plants 8 to 12 inches high. 

 Grandiflora. Large fringed apricot colored flowers. 

 Qrandiflora Alba. Pure white. 

 Senno. Brilliant crimson. 



50 cts. each. One each of the three sorts for $1.25. 



LYCHNIS (Campion). 



All of the Lychnis are of the easiest culture, thriving in any soil, and this, ia 

 addition to their brightness, has brought them into high favor with lovers of hardy 

 plants. Perhaps no class of plants has more common or popular names, of which 

 the following is but a partial list: Campion, Jerusalem Cross, Lamp Flower, 

 Maltese Cross, Ragged Robin, etc. 

 Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant; heads of brilliant orange-scarlet in June 



and July; grows 2 to 3 feet high. (See cut.) 

 Flos Cuculi. Small, light pink flowers, produced profusely from May to August; 



12 to 18 inches. 

 Haageaua. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in May and June; 12 inches. 

 Viscaria, Double Red. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, and in June 



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



Price, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Set of 4 varieties for 75 cts. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica 



Clethroides {Loose- Strife). A fine hardy variety, about 2 

 feet high, with long, dense, recurved spikes of pure white 

 flowers from July to September. 



Fortunel. A neat variety, growing about 18 inches high, with 

 dense, upright spikes of white flowers in August. 



Nummularia {Creeping Jenny, or Moneywort). Valuable 

 for planting under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow, 

 where it quickly forms a dense carpet, 



Punctata. Yellow flowers during July and August; 2 to 3 



feet. 



Price, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



LYSIMACHIA. 



Ciliata {Fringed Loose Strife). Yellow flowers in July; 2 feet. 



HYPERICUM (St. John's Wort). 

 Adpressum. A native variety, growing in dense masses, 



which make it useful as a ground cover, particularly in damp 

 places: 6 to 8 inches. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz,; $15.00 

 per 100. 



Moserianum. A most desirable border plant, of free and 

 graceful habit, producing long, slender, much-branched stems, 

 leafy to the base, and all drooping towards the ends, appar- 

 ently from the weight of the flowers and buds, although the 

 flowers face, so that none of their beauty is lost. It is marel- 

 lously free-flowering, of large size, measuring from 2 to 2J 

 inches in diameter; in color a rich golden-yellow, which is 

 rendered still more effective by the numerous yellow Stamens 

 and crimson anthers, and blooms continuously the entire season; 2 feet. 

 Strong plants,- 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft). 



Innumerable flat heads of pure white flowers. 20 cts. each; 



LAYANDULA (Lavender,. 



Vera. This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches high; delight- 

 fully fragrant blue flowers in July and August. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



LINDELOFIA. 



Longifolia. Grows about 2 feet high and produces blue Forget-Me-Not-like 

 flowers during May. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



LOBELIA. 



Handsome border plants, thriving in any ordinary soil; but preferring a moist 

 deep loam, where they will not suffer from drought. Few plants are more 

 effective at their season of bloom, which extends from early in August till 

 late in September. 



Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers; strong plants, 



often producing 10 to 18 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. 

 Syphilitica Hybrida ( Great Lobelia). A choice selection of our native 



Lobelia, producing large spikes of flowers, varying from blue to pure white; 



July to September; 2 to 3 feet. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. Lvsimachia Clethroidks 



Sempervirens 



$2.00 per doz. 







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