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Hardy Perennials 



(Continued) 



All Perennials (unless otherwise noted), 

 each, 20c; dozen, ^2.00; 100, ^14.00 



flowers of a bright orange-yellow. Has 

 proved of extraordinary hardiness and 

 readily acclimates in ajiy well-drained soil. 

 Each, 50c; dozen, ^5.00. 

 Magnificum — Comparatively new sort; an 

 improvement on Rubrum, larger, brighter. 

 Large bulbs, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 

 Melpomene — Words fail to describe the 

 beauty of this variety. The flowers are 

 frosted white, spotted, clouded, bordered 

 with pinkish-crimson. Petals incurved. 

 Large bulbs, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 

 Rubrum — Very much like S. album, ex- 

 cept that the white, waxy, recurved petals 

 are shaded and spotted with rosy carmine. 

 Large bulbs, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 

 Album — White with faint dots, and a 

 light green band through the center of each 

 petal. Large bulbs, each, 50c; dozen, $5.00. 



LUPINUS (Lupine) 



Moerheimii — Soft rose. June. 

 Polyphyllus — 3 feet. Large, flowering 

 spikes of pea-shaped, deep blue flowers; 

 June until September. 



Polyphyllus Albus — White flowers. 



PEONY— Edulis Superba 



JA.PANESE LILY — Lilium Auratum 



LYCHNIS (Campion) 



Chalcedonica (Maltese Cross) — 3 feet. A 

 fine old sort with close heads of brilliant 

 scarlet. 



Flos-Cuculi (Ragged Robin) — Loose clus- 

 ters of red or pink fringed flowers. 1 to 

 2 feet. 



Viscaria fl. pi. (Double Red Lychnis) — 18 



inches. A magnificent variety with thickly 

 tufted evergreen foliage, which turns to 

 brilliant colors in autumn. The flowers 

 are in tall spikes; of pure rosy- red color 

 and pleasantly fragrant. 



LYSIMACHIA 



Clethroides (Loosestrife) — 18 inches. Flow-" 

 ers pure white, in long, dense spikes. July 

 till September. 



LYTHRUM 



Roseum Superbum (Rose Loosestrife) — 3 to 

 4 feet. Literally covered, in July and Au- 

 gust, with spikes of rosy-purple flowers. 



MONARDA (Bergamot) 

 Didyma Splendens (Oswego Tea or Bee 

 Balm) — 2 to 3 feet. Large heads of in- 

 tensely rich crimson-scarlet flowers. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not) 



Palustris Semperflorens — 4 to 8 inches. A 

 lovely little plant; especially valuable for 

 rocky or moist situations. Small, pale blue 

 flowers. 



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