HAftDY PEHENNIAL PLANTS. 



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HIBISCUS Moseheutos. The fine old Swamp Rose Mallow. 

 Large purplish pink flower with large dark eye. Four to 

 five feet. 20 cts.; $2.00 per dozen. 



— Crimson Eye. Immense flowers of purest white, with 

 large centers of velvety crimson. 20 cts.; I2.00 per dozen. 



New Giant Mallow Marvels. Of all recent improvements 

 among perennials, these new mammoth flowered strains of 

 the common Marsh Mallow (Hibiscus) are perhaps the 

 most striking and notable. Single, in groups by themselves, 

 or mingled with shrubbery of any kind, and in any kind of 

 soil, they are a delight to the eye and a satisfying subject 

 wherever a tall, shrubby plant is required. 



—Red Marvels. Shades of red. 25 cts.; $2.50 per dozen. 



— Mixed. 20 cts.; $2.00 per dozen. 



Iberis Sempervirens. Hardy white candytuft. 25 cts.; 

 1 2. 50 per dozen. 



Hyacinthus Candieans. 20 to 30 white, pendant, bell- 

 shaped flowers on stalks 3 to 4 feet high. Blooms early and 

 till late fall. 10 cts.; $1.00 per dozen. 



Hypericum Moserianum. (Gold Flower.) Forms a shrub- 

 by, recumbent bush, 2 to 1% feet high, of slender, well- 

 branched stems. Single, 2 inch, bright golden flowers. 

 20 cts.; $2.00 per dozen. 



Lathyrus Latifolius. (Hardy Climbing Pea.) Red, pink 

 and white. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 



LInum Perenne. (Perennial Flax.) Dainty, feathery 

 foliage, and sparkling single flowers all summer. 2 feet. 

 A charming interlude among coarser leaved plants, if massed 

 liberally, also a good rock plant. Blue or White. 20 cts.; 

 $2.00 per dozen. " By express, $15.00 per 100. 



Lobelia Cardinalis. (Cardinal Flower.) Intense cardinal- 

 red flowers arranged in stocky spikes 15 to 18 inches long, 

 keep the plant aflame throughout August and September. 

 25 cts.; $2.50 per dozen. 



Lychnis Visearia Splendens. (Lamp Flower.) Almost 

 ever-green foliage; in June and July fairly ablaze with close 

 spikes of crimson flowers. The most vivid colored of 

 any hardy perennial. 20 cts.; $2. 00 per dozen. 



Ly thrum Roseum Superbum. (Rose Loose Strife.) 

 Large compact spikes of deep rose colored flowers from 

 June to September. 20 cts.; $2.00 per dozen, 



—Brightness. (New.) Intensely brilliant rose; its long 

 spikes very full and showy. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 



— Rose Queen. (Virgatum.) A fine new sort of compact 

 habit, prodigal bloom, and rich rose color. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per dozen. 



Monarda Didyma. (Var. Cambridge Scarlet.) A bushy 

 coarse-leaved plant, growing about 2 feet high; covered with 

 round, full heads of red flowers with a petalage similar to 

 the Cactus Dahlias. Known as "Bergamot," "Oswego 

 Tea," "Mint," etc., on account of the delicious fragrance of 

 .their leaves when crushed. 20 cts.; $2.00 per dozen. 





























































































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Lychnis Visearia Splendens 

 Pachysandra Terminalis. One of the best ground covering 

 plants, averaging 6 to 8 inches in height and branching 

 freely into a dense mat. Its shapely, indented foliage is 

 practically evergreen; thick, rubbery, lustrous dark green. 

 It bears small spikes of light colored flowers during May and 

 June, and is in all respects very desirable. 20 cts. each; 

 2.00 per dozen. By express, $15.00 per 100. 

 Pentstemon Barbatus Torreyi. (Scarlet Beard Tongue.) 

 Close set spikes of small, brilliant, scarlet flowers on slender, 

 nodding, 3 to 5 feet stems.. July and August. 15 cts.^ 

 $1.50 per dozen. 



Lythrum Roseum 



