Myosotis makes an excellent ground cover in shady gardens 
LILY-OF-THE VALLEY 
Convallaria 
The most familiar hardy perennial we 
list. An excellent plant for shady situ¬ 
ations. Spikes from 8 to 10 inches high. 
Small bell shaped pure white flowers, 
blooming in early Spring. Very fragrant. 
3 year clumps. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100. $15.00 
LINUM 
Flax 
A desirable plant for the border or 
rockery growing about 2 feet high with 
light graceful foliage and large flowers, 
all Summer. 
CAPITATUM. Distinct and beautiful 
plant, with large flat heads of golden 
yellow flowers, freely produced in early 
Summer. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 10O, $7.00 
LEWISTT. Fine green foliage with small 
blue flowers. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PERENNE. May-August. Very attrac¬ 
tive both in foliage and bloom. Flowers 
beautiful pale blue on slender graceful 
stems. 
Per 10, $ .85; Per 100, $6.00 
PERENNE ALBA. Milk white flowers, 
very decorative. 
Per 10. $ .85; Per 100, $6.00 
LOBELIA 
Indian Paintbrush 
Handsome border plants thriving in 
any ordinary garden soil, but preferring 
a moist deep loam. Season August till 
late September. 
CARDIN ALIS, (Cardinal Flower). Hand¬ 
some border plants. Rich fiery cardinal 
flowers, strong plants, often producing 
10 to 18 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. 
Thriving in any ordinary garden soil, 
but preferring a moist, deep loam, where 
they will not suffer from drought. Few 
plants are more effective at their season 
of bloom, which extends from early 
August till late in September. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10 00 
SYPHILITICA, (Great Lobelia). A choice 
selection of our native Lobelia with 
large spikes of blue flowers; July to 
September. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 10O, $10 00 
LUPINUS 
The Lupines produce beautiful long 
spikes of pea shaped flowers about a 
foot long on stems three feet high. They 
are perfectly hardy but cannot endure 
drought and must be planted in well 
prepared soil and kept watered in dry 
weather. 
POIYPHYLLUS. Blue, Rose and White 
separate. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
LYTHRUM 
Purple Loosestrife 
ROSEUM SUPERBUM. Very showy; 
splendid for banks of streams and ponds. 
Per 10. $1.00; Per 100. $7.00 
LYSIMACHIA 
NUMMULARY A, (Creeping Jenny). Neat 
carpeting plant for shade or semi-shade, 
with large yellow flowers during July 
and August. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 10O, $10.00 
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J LYCHNIS 
Campion 
A fine old-fashioned flower, bearing 
large heads of brilliantly colored flow¬ 
ers, that liven up the border during 
Summer and early. Autumn. 
ALPINA. Red purple, very dwarf neat 
rock plant. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10,00 
( IIALCEOONICA. Heads of vivid scar¬ 
let flowers, blooming a long time. One 
of the brightest plants in the hardy bor¬ 
der. 3 feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 10O, $7.00 
CHALCEDONICA SALMON QUEEN. A 
distinct novelty, beautiful salmon pink 
flowers. 
Per 10. $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
LYCHNIS VISCARIA FL. PL. An excep¬ 
tional perennial, with such distinctive¬ 
ness when in flower, it attracts the at¬ 
tention from a great distance. The 
plants are made up with long narrow fo¬ 
liage, producing vermilion red flowers 
on stems 14 inches in length. As a gar¬ 
den flower for show purposes it cannot 
be beat. The flowers can also be cut 
and used in vases. We very highly 
recommend it. If you are not acquaint¬ 
ed with it, we advise that you place a 
trial order. You will surely be pleased. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
YHSCARIA SPLENDENS. Brilliant red. 
Per 10, $ .85; Per 100, $6.00 
MATRICARIA 
Feverfew 
CAPENSIS ALBA. Small daisy-like white 
flowers. Very pretty fern-like foliage. 
A splendid bedding plant. Forms a mass 
of bloom. 15 inches. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GOLDEN BALL. A dwarf golden yellow 
border plant. Forms a mass of blooms. 
10 inches. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
MAZUS 
REPTANS. A dwarf and interesting al¬ 
pine plant, covered in early Spring with 
dainty lilac flowers, with a small white 
lip, borne just above the foliage. A very 
attractive subject for the rock garden. 
Thrives best in well drained sandy soil; 
will grow well in light shade. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MERTENSIA 
VIRGINICA, (Virginia Bluebells). A foot 
or two high with dark green foliage 
and loose panicles of rich blue-rose tint¬ 
ed flowers in early Spring. 
Per 10. $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
MICROMERIA 
RUPESTRIS. An attractive Thyme-like 
prostrate plant with pleasantly pun¬ 
gent foliage. Good for the rockery. ' 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MITCHELIA 
REPENS. Trailing evergreen vine or 
ground cover with rich green, rounded 
leaves, waxy white, fragrant flowers, 
tinged with, pink in June and July and 
bright red berries in the fall. Valuable 
for planting in rockeries or under ever¬ 
green trees. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MONARDA or BERGAMOT 
Oswego Tea 
DIDYMA, CAMBRIDGE SCARLET. Bril¬ 
liant crimson flowers are produced free¬ 
ly from June until August. A good plant 
for wild garden as well as border. 2% 
feet. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 10O, $10.00 
MYOSOTIS 
Forget-Me-Not 
Nearly everyone is familiar with the 
Forget-me-not which makes such beau¬ 
tiful pictures in the garden in early 
Spring. They are charming in border, 
rock garden, or by the waterside. They 
all like shade and a fair amount of mois¬ 
ture; use them freely as a ground cover 
for your Tulip or other bulb beds. 
PALUSTRIS. The pretty common Water 
Forget-me-not. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PALUSTRIS SEMPERFLORENS. Large, 
rich blue flowers with yellow eye; a 
charming plant for damp places and a 
more profuse bloomer than the alpestris. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PALUSTRIS PINK BEAUTY. Pink-flow¬ 
ered form of the above; very fine Forget- 
Me-Not. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10,00 
NEPETA 
Ground Ivy or Catmint 
MUSSINI. A most desirable border or 
rock plant with gray green foliage and 
covered with masses of pale lavender 
blue flowers, all Spring and intermit¬ 
tently during the summer. 1 foot high 
and has a spread of 12 to 15 inches. Is a 
splendid ground cover and succeeds well 
in any soil or location. Especially use¬ 
ful in dry sunny slopes to prevent wash¬ 
ing. Best grown in masses. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MACRANTHA. Showy border species, 
abundance of violet flowers. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
NERVOSA. A splendid plant for the 
larger type of rock garden and much 
superior for this purpose to Nepeta Mus- 
sini. The flowers are of a clear light 
blue, and have a brighter and more at¬ 
tractive effect. The plant continues in 
bloom from midsummer until early 
autumn. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10,00 
SOUV. DE CHAUDRON. Large rich lilac 
blue flowers. 1 foot. June-September. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10,00 
OENOTHERA 
Evening Primrose 
Elegant for a sunny position in the 
border or on the rockery, blooming all 
summer. 
FRASERI. Pale yellow flowe~s on 12- 
inch stems from June till October. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 10O, $10 00 
FRUTICOSA MAJOR. A strong growing 
plant, forming a dense bushlike speci¬ 
men; flowers deep yellow, in profusion 
on 24-inch stems from June until Sep¬ 
tember. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10 00 
MISSOURIENSIS. 10 inches. June to 
August. A low species with prostrate 
ascending branches, profuse bloomer. 
Solitary flowers often 4 inches across. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
YOUNGII. A strong, stocky, large- 
leaved plant with firm shiny foliage, 
numerous bright lemon-yellow flowers on 
stems about 24 inches tall from June to 
August. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 10O, $10.00 
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