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Aussini. 

 in July. 



NEPETA. 



h. of light-green foliage and small pale-blue flowers 



Forms a dense tuft, 6 inches hi 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



NIEREJIBERGIA cup-nower, 



MONARDA DlDVMA Sl'LENDENS. 



MERTENSIA (Blue Bells). 



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. 15 cts. each; §1.50 

 per doz. 



MONARDA (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. 

 Dldyma {Oswego Tea). Flowers bright scarlet. 



— Cambridge Scarlet. Brilliant crimson-scarlet. 



— Rosea [Bee Balm). A pretty rose-colored form. 



— Splendens. Intense rich crimson-scarlet. (See cut.) 

 Fistulosa Alba ( Wild Bergamot). A showy white-flow- 

 ered variety, 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. The set of 5 

 varieties, 65 cts. 



MONTBRETIAS. 



The Montbretias are one of the brightest of our summer- 

 flowering bulbs, and deserve to be planted extensively. The 

 bulbs should be set out during April or May, 3 to 6 inches apart 

 in clumps of a dozen or more. They should be protected during 

 the winter with a heavy covering of leaves or litter. 

 Aurantiaca. A tine deep orange. 

 Crocosmlasflora. Deep golden orange; fine. 

 Etoile de Feu {Star of Fire). Bright vermilion; yellow 



centre. 

 Germania. Rich, glowing orange-scarlet, with blood-red throat. 

 Rayon d'Or. Yellow and brown. 

 Speciosa. A splendid golden yellow. 

 30 cts. per doz. ; $2. 25 per 100. Six each of the fi varieties, 7"' cts. 



MYOSOTIS I Forget-Me-Not). 



Palustris Semperflorens. A variety that is hardly ever 



out of flower; useful in a shady spot in the border and foi 

 forcing for cut flowers in the winter. 

 Alpestris robusta grandiflora. The large spring-flown 

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

 attractive. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $f>.00 per 100. 



Rivularis. A charming dwarf creeping Alpine plant, bearing large, creamy-white, cup-shaped 

 flowers from June till September; most desirable plants for the rockery, and succeeds equally 

 well in the border. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose . 



The Evening Primroses are elegant subjects for growing in an exposed, sunny 

 | position either in the border or on the rockery, blooming the entire summer. 



Casspitosa. Large, pure white, changing to rose; 1 foot. 



Fraseri. Beautiful rich yellow; li feet. 



nissouriensis. Large golden-yellow; 1 foot. 



Pilgrim!. Large clusters of bright yellow flowers. 



Speciosa. A rare, pure white variety, with flowers 3 inches across; IS inches. 



Youngi. Bright yellow; li feet, 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Set 6 varieties for 75 cts. 



ONONIS Rest Harrow). 



Hlrcina. An interesting border or rock plant, producing from May to Tuly 

 rose and white pea-shaped blossoms; 1', ft. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



ONOPORDON tCottoi.-Tl.isll... 



Tauricum. A majestic plant with silvery leaves; these as well as the stems 

 being covered with white down; lafge purple thistles in June and July; 4 

 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



OROBUS .Bitter Vetch . 



Little known spring- flowering plants, well worthy of ex- 

 tended cultivation and succeeding in any soil or position. They 

 are excellent subjects either for the border or rocker} . forming 

 erect, shapely plants a foot high, covered during May and June 

 with pea-shaped flowers. 

 SuperbliS. Bright mauve color. 

 Vermis. Purple, veined with red. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



HARDY ORCHIDS. 



There is a wealth of beauty in this little cultivated class of 

 plants. The sorts offered below are quite hardy, and succeed 

 best in a partially shaded position in a deep, moist soil composed 

 of equal parts of loam, leaf-mould and sand. 

 Cypripedium acaule [Lady's Slipper). Broad, oval fol- 

 iage, and showy, bright pink, lighter veined, curiously-formed 

 flowers. 25 cts. each. 

 — pubescens {Yellow Lady's Slipper). Large, showy, 



bright yellow. 25 cts. each. 

 — spsctablle(Mbceasin-F'lower,orSAo2V}'Lady , sSlippdr). 

 Clusters of beautiful white and pink flowers. 50 cts. each. 



NlEKBMBBKOIA RlVOLARIS. 



PHLOXES stand at the head of Hardy Perennials. Our collection is unequalled. See pages 206 and 207 



