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Blazing Star 



LIATRIS elegans. Blazing Star or 

 Gay Feather. 4 to 5 feet. July and 

 August. Striking plants for the back of 

 the hardy border, with tall wand-like 

 spikes of bloom, a deep lilac in color. 

 (R) "Light Phlox Purple." Adapted for 

 dry, sandy locations. 



LINUM Perenne. Perennial Flax. 

 \y2 feet. Both foliage and bloom are 

 light and feathery in effect. The delicate 

 blue flowers are borne in profusion from 

 mid-May to September. (R) "Chicorv 

 Blue." 



LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal 

 Flower. 2 to 3 feet. A native plant of 

 a rare beautiful color. Its spikes of deep 

 carmine flowers are borne on erect, un- 

 branching stems, and during September are 

 lovely in the shady border or in moist 

 woodlands. (R) "Carmine." 



Lychnis: Lamp Flower 



L. Ghalcedonica. Maltese Cross. 3 

 feet. The flowers are borne in rounded 

 terminal heads. The arrangement of their 

 petals suggests the Maltese Cross. Color 

 is a (R) "Scarlet Red." 



L. Halgaena. 1 foot. Individual flowers 

 are large and of various colors. (R) 

 "White," "ShrimpPink"and "Scarlet Red." 



L. Viscaria fl. pL 6 to 20 inches. 

 Numerous spikes of light violet-red flowers 

 in June. (Rj "Rhodamine Purple." Its low nature 

 of growth and its almost evergreen foliage make it 

 especially desirable as an edging for the border or 

 along the garden walks. 



Liatris Elegans, 

 or Blazing Star, 

 described above. 



Ly thrum 



LYTHRUM roseum superbum. Rose] 

 Loose-Strife. 5 feet. A native plant 

 with tall spikes of light pinkish purple 

 flowers from July to September. Lovely for] 

 water-side planting. (R) "Phlox Purple. 



Monarda 



MONARDA. 3 to 4 feet in height with 

 striking flowers during June and July, 

 M. didyma splendens. Oswego Tea. 

 (R) "Scarlet Red" flowers. 

 • var. Violaceae. A light violet-red 

 variety. (R) Approaching a "Rhodamine 

 Purple." 



Myosotis: Forget-me-not 



These old favorite flowers are charming 

 for fringing the edge of walks and pools. 



M. Alpestris robusta grandiflora. 4 

 to 8 inches. A dwarf, large flowering 

 variety. May to June. 



M. palustris semperflorens. 8 to 10 

 inches. Flowers in loose clusters. A pro- 

 fuse bloomer. May to September. 



(Enothera: Primrose 



CENOTHERA Biennis grandiflora. 3 



to 4 feet. Very large flowers and a vigor- 

 ous grower. 



(E. fruticosa major. Sundrops. 1 to 3 

 feet. A bushy, red-stemmed variety. Flow- 

 ers (R) "Lemon Chrome." June and July 

 var. Youngii. Distinguished by the dark, rich 

 green of its leaves. 



CE. speciosa. 1 >2 feet. A pure white variety, with 

 exceptionally large, slightly fragrant flowers. 



Pachysandra, an Evergreen ground cover. See prices below. 



PACHYSANDRA terminalis. Japanese Spurge. This is the plant shown in the illustration above. 

 The foliage, which is of a dark green color, remains attractive throughout the entire year, making this 

 little plant one of the most attractive for decorating partially shaded places where it is often difficult to 

 get grass established. Each Per lO Per 100 Per 1000 



From 2K-in. pots $0 15 Si 25 $10 00 $75 00 



From3-in. pots, well branched 20 1 50 12 50 100 00 



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