The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
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GRASSES ORNAMENTAL— Continued from page 45. 
♦MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. VARIEGATUS. 6 to 8 
i£ e K T ,£r9" age striped with white, otherwise Hke preceding. 
*MISCANTHUS SINESIS VAR. ZEBRINUS. 6 to 8 feet, 
j Foliage with yellow bars. 
*MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. GRACILLIMUS. 6 to 8 
feet. White mid-rib. 
PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA VARIEGATA. 2 to 3 feet. 
I (Ribbon Grass). 
V UNIOLA LATIFOLIA. 2 to C feet. Graceful grass with grace- 
ful nodding heads. 
GROUND IVY {Nepeta). A ground cover vine. Splendid for 
covering embankments and for the rockery. 
*GTPSOPHILA, see Baby's Breath. 
*HEL-ENIUM AUTUMN ALE, see Sneezeweed. 
j HELIANTHUS, see Sun-Flower. 
i *HELIOPSIS LAEVIS. 4 to 5 feet. July to November. 
& Splendid hardy plant wit' 
. with rich yellow daisy-like flowers 
m great profusion. Very vigorous and will thrive under 
unfavorable conditions; splendid for cut flowers, lasting for 
weeks. 
HELEBORUS, see Christmas Rose. 
BEMEROCALUS, see Lilies. 
HEUCHERA SANGUINE A (Coral Bells). 1% to 2 feet. 
July to October. The leaves are circular, with delicately 
fringed edges and of an attractive grayish marbled green 
and evergreen. Flowers, coral red, small, and produced in 
loose clusters. 
HIBISCUS, see Mallow. 
HOLLYHOCKS. Always a popular garden plant and while they are grown from seed it takes one sea- 
son of growth before they will bloom. There is always, therefore, a demand for plants of a bloom- 
ing size. Following colors: Double Red, White, Yellow, Pink, Maroon, Salmon rose; Double- 
mixed: Allegheny — semi-double, Pink. 
Miss Lingard. 
Hardy White Phlox, one of 
the best early white. 
Larkspur. 
IBERIS, see Candytuft. 
* JACOB'S LADDER {Polemonium Coeruleum), 10 to 
12 inches. May and June. A favorite old gar- 
den plant, producing a quantity of attractive 
blue blooms. 
JAPAN IRIS, see page 47. 
KANSAS FEATHER, see Liatris. 
KNIPHOFIA AEOIDES, see Lily Torch. 
LARKSPUR (Bee) {Delphinium Elatum). 3 to 6 
feet. June to August. Deepest blue. A most 
desirable plant. 
LARKSPUR {Delphinium Formosum). 3 to 6 feet. 
June to August. This type of Larkspur is su- 
perb. Color, soft porcelain blue; produced on 
tall spikes. 
LATHYRUS LATIFOEIUS, see Pea (perennial). 
LEMON LILY, see Lilies. 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA (Kansas Gay Feather) 
4 to 6 feet. July to August. Most showy and 
attractive plants, producing spikes of rosy-pur- 
ple flowers. 
LINUM PERENNUM, see Flax. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS (Cardinal Flower). 2 to 3 
feet. August and September. Rich, fiery red 
flowers, handsome for the border. 
*LOTUS CORNICULATUS (Baby's Slippers). July 
to November. Bright yellow; spreading on the 
ground. Good foreground border plants. 
*LYCHNIS CH ALCED ONIC A. (Scarlet Lightning.) 
1 to 2 feet. May and June. Very fine border 
plant. 
LYNCHNIS CHALCEDONICA VAR. ALBA. 2 to 3 
feet. June to July. White flowered form. 
*LYCHNIS VISCARIA VAR. ALBA. 12 to 15 
inches. May and June. White. A very dainty 
plant with evergreen foliage. 
*LYCHNIS VISCARIA VAR. SPLENDENS. (Rag- 
ged Robin). 12 to 15 inches. May and June. 
Produces masses of very "brilliant rose colored 
flowers, resembling Scotch Pinks. 
*LYSIMACHIA BARYSTACHYS. 1 foot. June 
to August. Flowers white. 
LYSIMACHIA NUMMULARIA (Creeping Jenny). 
June and July. A splendid cover plant. Bril- 
liant, showy, yellow flowers. 
LYTHRUM ROSEUM (Loosestrife Purple). 3 to 4 
feet high. July and August. Long branching 
spikes of attractive pink flowers. 
*MALL0W {Hibiscus Mocheutos Rosea) (Swamp 
Rose Mallow). A tall thrifty plant, desirable 
for sunny place. Flowers large, rose colored and 
very showy. 
The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offeredpn^threeTsizes, as follows, unless other- 
wise noted. The very heavy field clumps can only be supplied in the sorts marked with 
»* to the left. 
» . , Each. Per 10. Per 100. 
I 7 st ™. n % Fiel d Clumps {Express or Freight) 50c. $4.00 S35.00 
otrong Field Grown, usual size {Express recommended) 25c. 3.00 15.00 
waller size (mostly field grown) 15c. 1.25 10.00 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
