BODDINGTON'S ~^yUCltltV PLANTS 



107 



LAVANDULA 



LOBELIAS 



MISCELLANEOUS IRISES, continued 



Pavonia (Peacock Iris). Pure wliitc wiUi a hiinht blue spot on 

 c-ach petal. Fine for pots and gaixlen culture, i ft. 7.sc. doz. J5 per loo. 



Pseudo Acorus. Golden yellow flowers, entirely distinct. 15 cts. 

 each, Si .50 per doz. 



Sibirica. Purplish blue flowers on slender scapes 3 feet high; use- 

 ful for cutting. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per <loz. 



Siberica alba. \Vhite, veined with palelilac. 15c. ea., 81.50 per doz. 



Siberica alba orientalis. Rich violet-blue ; very free. 15 cts. each, 

 <i ..so per doz. 



Sibirica atropurpurea. Deep purple. 60c. per doz., $3.50 per 100. 

 For Japanese Iris, see page 91 



vera (Lavender). This is the true Sweet 

 Lavender; flowers in July and August. 



15 cts. each, Si. 50 per doz., $10 per 100. 



LJ^'yj^Jg (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather). Flowers from July 



to September. 



Scariosa. Deep purple flowers in 



spikes 3 to 4 feet high. 

 Spicata. E)eep purple flowers in 



spikes 2 to 3 feet high. 

 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $8 per 100 



LILIUMS, see pages 76 to So. 



Few plants are 

 more effective at 

 their season of bloom, which e.xtends 

 from early in August till late in Sept. 

 Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Rich 

 fiery cardinal flowers ; strong plants 

 often producing 10 to 18 spikes, 12 

 to 24 inches long. 15 cts. each, 51.50 

 per doz., Sio per 100. 

 Cardinalis, Queen Victoria. \ 

 beautiful variet\', with bronzy foli- 

 age and rich dark scarlet flowers ; 

 reciuires protection in winter. 25 

 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



LYSIMACHIA 



( F r 1 n g e d 



Loose-strife). Grows 2 feet high ; yel- 

 low flowers in July. 

 Clethroides (Loose-strife). A fine 



hardy variety, about 2 feet high, 



with long, dense, recurved spikes 



of pure white flowers from July to 



September. 

 Nummularia (Creeping Jenny, or 



Money-wort). X'alualMe for plant- 

 ing under trees or shrubs where 



grass will not grow, where it quickly 



forms a dense carpet. 10 cts. each, 



Si per doz., $6 per 100. 



(Campion). Per 

 liaps no class tif 

 ])lants has more common or popular 

 names than the various varieties of 

 Lychnis, of which the following is fjut 

 a partial list : Campion, Devil's Flow- 

 er, (iardener's Delight, (iardener's Kye, Jerusalem Cross, Lamp 

 Flower, Maltese Cross. None Such, Ragged Robl>in, etc. L. Chal- 

 ccdonica is also called London Pride in some of the Eastern States. 

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

 scarlet; grows 2 to 3 feet high and blooms all summer. 

 Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers; blooms in May and 



June. 12 inches. 10 cts. each, jji per doz. 

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

 and in June sends up spikes of handsonu'. double, deep red, fra- 

 grant flowers, remaining in perfection for si.x weeks. 



15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., except where noted 



■^/(Q'J^^J^ (Brrgamot). Showy pl.inls, growing from 2 to 

 3 fi'et high, with aromatic foliage, and produc- 

 ing their flowers during July and August. 



Didyma (Oswego Tea). Flowers bright scarlet, produceil in spikes. 



■Jy[YQ§([)'X'IS palustris semperflorcns (Forget-Me-Not). 



llaiillv i ver out of llower; useful in a shady 



spot in the liorckr, .uul for f(prcing for cut-flowers in the winter. 

 Alpestris robusta grandiflora. The large spring-flowering For- 

 getMe-Not, with intense sky blue flowers; bright and attractive. 

 10 cts. each. Si I>er doz., $6 per 100. 

 MONTBRETIAS, see page 94. 



OENOTHERA 



(Evening Primrose). The varieties listed 

 are the handsomest of this showy genus ; 



LYCHNIS 



Uermau Ins (see page 106) 



fine liorder plants. 

 Fraseri. Beautiful rich, yellow flowers from June to Sept. ft. 

 Missouriensis. Large golden yellow flowers; all summer. : foot. 

 15 cts. each, SI. 50 per doz., $10 per 100 



P^P^"^£J^ nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). These range in 



color from the purest white and yellow to the 



deepest orange-scarlet. The plants form tufts of fern-like foliage, 

 from amongst which the slender flower-stalks rise to about a foot in 

 height, and bear elegant cup-shaped flowers. June to October. 

 Mixed colors. 15 cts. each, Si. 50 per doz., $10 per ico. 



Orientate (Oriental Poppy). Nothing can equal these in gorgeous 

 eft'ect, and, whether planted singly or in masses, their large flow- 

 ers, rich, brilliant colors and freedom of bloom render them con- 

 spicuous in any position. We ofter them in mi.xed colors. 15 cts. 



each, S1.50 per doz., Sio per 100. 



PARDANTHUS f^r"",!'* 



(Black- 

 berry Lily). Lily - like flowers of 

 bright orange during July and Au- 

 gust, on 2}4-feet high stems, followed 

 in September with seeds which re- 

 semble blackberries. 10 cts. each, %i 

 per doz., $7 per 100. 



PEN TSTEMON (Beard 



Tongue) . 



^lost useful perennial, either for the 

 border or rockery. With the excep- 

 tion of Sensation they are perfectly 

 hardy. 



Sensation. A beautiful strain of 

 Gentiauoides grandifloriis, bear- 

 ing spikes of large Gloxinia -like 

 flowers in a great variety of bright 

 colors, including rose, cherry, crim- 

 son, purple, lilac, etc. The plants 

 grow 252 feet hi,gh, and bloom from 

 early summer till frost. Should be 

 given some protection in winter. 

 Barbatus Torreyii. Spikes of bril- 

 liant scarlet flowers ; height 3 to 4 

 feet. June to Aug. Very effective. 

 Digitalis. Large spikes of long, pur- 

 ple-white flowers, with purple 

 throats, during June and July. 2 to 

 3 feet. 



15 cts. each, $10 per 100 



PEONIES, see page 92. 



PHLOX, amoena. This is one 



of the best varieties for 



carpeting the ground, the rockery or 

 the border; it grows l;)Ut 4 inches 

 high, and in spring is a sheet of rich, 

 bright pink flowers. 10 cts. each, $1 

 per doz., $6 per 100. 



PHLOX subulata (Moss, or 



Mcpunlam Pmk). An 



with pretty moss-like evergreen foliage, 

 season, is hidden under the masses of 

 bloom. An excellent plant for the rockery, the border, and invalu- 

 able for cari)etin,g the ground or covering graves. 



early spring-flowering tyi)e, 

 which, during the flowerin>. 



Lilacina. Light lilac. 

 Nelsoni. Pure white. 

 Rosea. Briirht rose. 



Alba. Pure white. 

 Atropurpurea. Purplish rose. 

 Bridesmaid. Purplish - tinted 

 v.hite, with deejier eye. 



10 cts. each, $1 per doz.. $6 per 100 

 For Phlox decussata and P. suffrutlcosa, see page 32 



PHYSOSTEGIA ^F-i'^^t- Dragon Head). One of the most 



beautiful of our midsummer - flowering 



perennials, forming dense bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing spikes of 

 delicate tui)ular flowers iu)t unlike a gigantic heatlier. 

 Virginica. Bright but .soft pink. 

 Virginica alba. Pure white; very line. 



15 cts. each, $1.60 per doz., $10 per 100 



PfJYSALIS francheti (Chinese Lantern Plant). .\n orna- 



menial variet\ of the winter cherry, formingilense 



biishi s about feet high, ])r()diu ing freely its bright orange-scarlet 

 lantern like fruits. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



