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Hards; Garden FloWers 
LYCHNIS Chalcedonica. Maltese Cross, or Scarlet 
Lightning. The most brilliant scarlet in the 
garden, for the clusters of small flowers seem to 
glow like heated metal. 2 to 3 feet. July to 
September. 
L. Haageana. Resembles the last, with larger 
flowers. 6 inches. May and June. 
L. coronaria. Mullein Pink ; Rose Campion. 
White woolly foliage and flowers of a rich crim- 
son or white color and velvety texture. It blooms 
all summer, i to 2 feet. 
L. Flos-cuculi. Ragged Robin. Sends up spikes 
of rose-crimson double flowers from a tuft of 
evergreen foliage. Blooms profusely for a long 
time. 1% ft. June. 
LYSIMACHIA clethroides. Loosestrife. A plant 
2 feet high, with gracefully bending spikes of 
white flowers. Brilliant foliage in the late 
autumn. July to September. 
MALLOW. See Hibiscus. 
MENTHA. Mint. A hardy plant used for flavoring. 
MICH^LMAS DAISY. See Aster. 
MILKWEED. See Asclepias. 
MISCANTHUS Sinensis. Eulalia Japonica. The 
Eulalia grass grows 7 to 8 feet high, and should 
be used in the shrubbery and water garden 
for immediate effect. In September the 
downy plumes appear and are used for 
winter decoration, as is the Pampas grass, 
which they closely resemble. The different 
varieties are M. Sinensis, var. gracillima, 
which has narrow leaves and is perhaps 
the most ornamental ; var. variegata, with 
foliage striped green and white ; var. 
zebrina, which has cross bands of yellow. 
MOCCASIN FLOWER. See Cypripedium. 
MONARDA didyma. Oswego Tea ; Bee 
Balm. A showy herb, having aromatic 
foliage and flowers of an intense red. A 
brilliant mass of color in garden, shrub- 
bery or water garden, rivaling the Salvia. 
2 feet. June to September. 
MYOSOTIS. Forget-me-not. No garden is 
complete without a border of these dainty 
blue blossoms. 6 inches. May and June. 
NARCISSUS Pseudo-Narcissus. Common Phlox 
Double Daffodil. The hardy old-fashioned 
kind. Great golden balls. April. 
N. incomparabilis. Single yellow. Increases rapidly 
and is particularly useful planted extensively in 
the grass. April. 
N. poeticus. Poets' Narcissus. A pure white single 
Narcissus, the yellow central cup being edged 
with a red frill, i foot. May. 
OLD MAN. See Artemisia. 
P^ONIA Sinensis. The Peony will grow and per- 
sist in any soil, but reaches its highest develop- 
ment in deep fertile loam. Even when out of 
flower the foliage of the Peony is an ornament to 
the garden. We have many fine named varieties 
in a wide range of color, from white to deepest 
red. 2 to 2>^ feet. June. 
P. officinalis. This old-fashioned sort blooms early 
in May before the other Peonies. The red variety 
is of the deepest glowing color, while the pink 
and'white are equally attractive. 
Paeonia Moutan. Tree Peony. A slow-growing 
woody shrub of an irregular picturesque shape, 
bearing very beautiful silky blossoms. Decidedly 
Japanese in effect. 4 to 6 feet. May. 
PAP AVER nudicaul.e. Iceland Poppy. From the 
clusters of low, fern -like foliage spring many 
stems bearing white, yellow and orange-scarlet 
Poppies. I foot. 
P. orientale. Oriental Poppy. An entirely hardy 
Poppy. A clump will increase in vigor for years 
and present each June a most gorgeous sight with 
its great flowers in brilliant reds, lyi feet. 
PARADISEA Liliastrum. St. Bruno's Lily. A 
slender and delicate plant with a spray of little 
white lilies in May. \%. feet. 
PENTSTEMON barbatus, var. Torreyi. A plant with 
very slender, graceful spikes of brilliant scarlet 
trumpets. 3 to 4 feet. June to August. 
PERIWINKLE. Myrtle. See Vinca. 
PHLOX decussata, or paniculata. Most of the 
named garden Phlox are of this species. In bril- 
liancy of color the hardy Phloxes have been 
greatly improved, and we aim to keep only the 
best in each shade. Planted en masse they make 
a beautiful show and may be kept in flower until 
frost by pinching back some of the plants. 
La Cygne. Pure white. Very fine. 
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subulata covers steep sandy banks most cheaply, with no cost 
for maintenance. It is attractive all the year. 
Bridesmaid. Pure white, with crimson center. 
Coquelicot. Pure scarlet, carmine eye. The finest 
red yet known. 
Cross of Honor. Pure white, with a band of rose- 
lilac across each petal, forming a Maltese cross. 
Eclaireur. Purplish crimson, with white halo. 
General Chanzy. An exquisite pink. 
Fiancee. Large, pure white. 
William Ramsay. Fine, deep rose-purple. 
P. reptans. A low plant, forming a dense sheet of 
reddish purple flowers in May. 3 to 8 inches. 
P. subulata. Moss Pink. This plant is an excel- 
lent substitute for grass on steep and dry terrace 
banks, as it revels in sunshine and sandy soil and 
quickly covers the ground to the exclusion of 
other vegetation. In May the mossy evergreen 
foliage is completely hidden by the flowers. We 
o^^er it by the thousand. It is cheaper than grass. 
