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JAPAXESK lUIS — CoiiUiiucHl. 
No. 36 Yodo-kagaini. SinKle, dark red, pur- 
ple center. 
X’o. 39 Tsurugi-no-niai. Single, dark maroon. 
X^o. 40 Iso-no-imnii. Double, blue, spla.shed 
white. 
Xo. 41 Oyodo. Single, dark purple. 
Xo. 44 Koydai-saii. Double, very dark blue, 
penciled white, 
Lathyrus - Everlasting Pea 
Dathyrus latifolius (Red Everlasting Pea). 
4 ft. July to September. Flowers large, bright 
red, on long stems and produced in great 
abundance. 
Lobelia - Cardinal Flower 
Ijol>eIia ourdinalis, 3 ft. August and Sep- 
tember. One of the finest scarlet hardy plants 
we have, and of easy cultivation, even in clay 
soils. 
Lupinus - Lupin 
Ij. polypliylliis. 2 to 5 ft., June and July. 
Deep blue, pea-shaped flowers in long spikes. 
li. var. alhiis. 4 ft. Juiy and August. The 
white, perennial Lupin — a fine, bold, showy 
perennial. 
L. roseus. Flowers of a soft, rose-pink color 
which darkens with age, and are produced in 
great profusion. 
Lychnis - Lamp Flower 
L. niaUtHloiiica (Scarlet Lychnis). Brilliant 
scarlet. June and July. 
var. alba. A form of the preceding with 
white flowers. 
Monarda - Oswego Tea 
Monarda didyina. 3 ft. June to September. 
The best of the species. 
Large, brilliant scarlet 
flowers in profusion. 
Myosotis 
I'orget- M e- X ot . 
M. palustris (The True 
Forget-me-not). Delicate 
blue flowers with yellow 
centers, a|)pearing all sum- 
mer. Forms a broad- 
spreading plant. 
Pachysandra 
Pa<*h,vsandra tt'riiiinalis. 8 inches. 
May and June. A dwarf. Japan ever- 
green leaved plant. Very valuable for 
forming mats of persistent glossy 
foliage. White flowers. 
Papaver - Perennial Poppies 
There is no cla.ss of hardy plants 
which has risen so much in public 
favor as the perennial Popples, all 
of which are most striking and useful, 
both in the garden and in a cut state. 
They flower from the beginning of 
.lime to October and possess a deli- 
cious lilac perfume, and are invalu- 
able for cutting purposes. 
I'apavcr ffoliuth. One of the most 
effective, enormous rich soldier-like 
Si'arlet flowers in great abundance. 
Without (luestion the largest Oriental 
Poptiy. 
P. nudicaiiU'. 1 foot. All summer. 
Flowers of a bright cheerful yellow. 
P.VP.WEIt — Continued. 
P. Orientale. June. The large Oriental 
Popjiy. A bold and showy perennial, produc- 
ing numerous slender stems 2 ft. high, with 
large, crimson-scarlet flowers. 
P. Ih'iiieess Viidoiia laudso. Beautiful new 
variety with pure rose flowers in wonderfui 
profusion; best of the rose-colored varieties. 
P. I’syehe. Delicate rosy blush flowers shad- 
ing to white. 
P. Trilby. A beautiful cerise-scarlet. 
Pentstemon - Beard Tongue 
An excellent class for the border and rock- 
ery or for massing. Their cultivation is easy 
in ordinary garden soil: they are persistent 
bloomers and the flowers are useful for cutting. 
P. barbatu.s. 3 ft. July and August; deep 
scarlet. The flowers are borne in long, showy 
spikes. 
P. licvigatus var. Digiudis. 3 ft. July and 
August; pure white. A strong grower, with 
large flowers in long spike.s. 
P. ovatus. 2 to 3 ft. July and Augu.st: blue, 
changing to purple. 
P. piiniwus. 2 ft. July and August; scarlet. 
Phalaris - Ribbon Grass 
Phalaris arundiiiacea variegata (Variegated 
Ribbon Gra.ss). 2 to 4 ft. Large, variegated 
foliage: excellent for bordering large beds. 
Physostegia - False Dragon Head 
One of the mo.st beautiful of mid-summer 
flowering perennials, forming dense bushes 4 
to 6 ft. high, with spikes of delicate tubular 
flowers. 
PliysosU>gia Virgiiiiea. Bright but soft pink. 
var. alba. Pure white. 
Platycodon - Campanula 
P. grandillorum. Large, fine blue flow- 
ers. June and July. 
P. grandiiloriun alimiii. sciiii-plono. 
White. 
Primula - Primrose 
P. acaulis (Common European Prim- 
rose). Charming flowers of various 
shades. 
veris (Cowslip). Flowers bright 
yellow in terminal umbels, in 
spring and early summer. 
P. vulgaris (English Prim- 
rose). Bright canary yellow. 
Polemonium 
Jacob’s Ladder. 
These plants are easily- 
grown and have handsome, 
fern-like foliage which sets 
off the spikes of flowers to ad- 
vantage. 
I’olemoniuni cserulcuni. 2 ft. May 
to July. laght blue flowers. 
P. var. alba. A white form of the 
above. 
P. Himalaicuni. 6 in. Large tufts 
of graceful, fern-like foliage and 
large branching spikes of beautiful 
azure-blue flowers. It flowers from 
May to August, and is one of the 
be.st border plants yet Introduced. 
P. Uichardsoui. 6 in. The flowers 
are a lovely sky-blue, with golden- 
yellow anthers, forming a striking 
contrast, and are produced in large, 
lax heads. Flowers in May and June. 
P. replan.s. 6 in. April to June. 
A creeping form with clear blue 
flowers. 
Papaver Orientale — 
Oriental Poppies. 
