I HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS L 



Lysimachia Clethroides 



Lychnis 



(Campion, Lamp Flower, etc. ) 



Of the easiest culture, thriving in any 

 soil, and this, in addition to their bright- 

 ness has brought them into high favor with 

 lovers of hardy plants. 

 Chalcedonica (Jerusalem Cross). A 



most desirable plant, heads of brilliant 



orange-scarlet in June and July; grows 



2 to 3 feet high. 

 — Alba. A white-flowered form of above. 

 Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet 



flowers in May and June, 12 inches. 

 Viscaria Splendens. Forms a dense 



tuft of evergreen foliage, and in June 



sends up spikes of handsome, double, 



deep red, fragrant flowers, 1 foot. 

 Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 



per 100. Set of 4 varieties for 90 cts. 



Lysimachia 



Clethroides (Goose-neck, Loose-strife). 

 A fine hardy variety about 2 feet high, 

 long, dense, recurved spikes of pure 

 white flowers from July to September. 

 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Fortunei. A neat looking plant grow- 

 ing 18 inches high with dense upright 



spikes of white flowers in August. The foliage turns to an 

 attractive brilliant bronzy red in early autumn. 35 cts. each; 

 $3.50 per doz. 



Nummular ia (Creeping Jenny, or Money-wort). Valuable for 

 planting under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow quickly 

 forming a dense carpet. Flowers yellow. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Lythrum 



Roseum Superbum (Rose Loose-strife). A strong-growing 

 plant, 3 to 4 feet high, thriving in almost any position, producing 

 large spikes of rose-colored flowers from July to September. 

 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Mazus 



Rep tans. A dainty and interesting Alpine creeper for a semi- 

 shaded position in the rockery. Covered during May and June 

 with white and purple Lobelia-like flowers; 4 inches. 35 cts. 

 each; $3.50 per doz. 



Mertensia (Blue Beiu) 



Virginica. An early spring -flowering plant, growing about 1 to 1J 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. 25 cts' 

 each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



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 

 Didyma Cambridge Scarlet (Oswego Tea). Brilliant crimson scarlet. 



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



— Violacea. Bright amaranth red. 



Fistulosa Alba ( Wild Bergamot). A white-flowered variety. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 4 sorts, 85 cts. 



Myosotis (Forget-me-not) 



Palustris Semperflorens. A variety that is hardly ever out of flower; useful 

 in a shady spot in the border. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Nepeta 



Mussini. An excellent plant for any 

 position but especially useful in the 

 rock garden, it is of compact habit, 

 forming dense tufts about 12 inches 

 high with masses of small light violet 

 blue flowers during July and August. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 

 per 100. 



Nierembergia (Cup-flower) 



Rivularis. A charming dwarf creeping 

 Alpine plant, bearing large creamy- 

 white, cup shaped flowers from June 

 till September; most desirable plant for 

 the rockery, and succeeds equally well 

 in the border. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 

 doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Lythrum Roseum Superbum 



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 greater part of the 

 summer. 



Missouriensis. Large yellow flowers, 

 often 5 inches in diameter, produced 

 freely from June till August; 12 inches. 



Speciosa. A pure white variety with 

 large flowers; 18 inches. 



Youngi. Bright yellow; 18 inches. 

 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 

 100. 



Nierembergia Rivularis 



Garden Chrysanthemums offered on page 161 will supply an abundance of flowers after everything else 



has been cut by frost 



