PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Hardy Perennial Plants 57 
Lychnis Chalcedonica. 
ItATSYRTJS latifolius (Hardy Perennial Pea). 
A rampant climbing perennial. Its tendrils cling 
well, the numerous, large flowers are typical Peas 
but scentless, in dense clusters, continuous and 
long lasting. 
Pink Beauty, or White FearL 3, 40c; doz., 
$1.50; 100, $8.00. 
! XrAVANBUIiA vera (Sweet Lavender). 18 inches. July and 
August. Sweetly fragrant spikes of little blue flowers. 
3, 55c ; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 
ZiIATBIS. Unique, showy, slender punctuation plants with erect 
flower stems foliaged like the Lilies, with purple flowers in dense 
, spikes of various lengths, 
I —pycnostachya (Kansas Gay Feather). 4 to 5 feet. Feathery 
' spikes of rosy purple, about 18 inches lonk. July-August. 
I •—spicata. 2 to 3 feet. Shorter, stockier stems, spikes 12 to 15 
inches, blue-purple; best adapted to regular bedding. July to 
September. 
—scariosa. 3 to 4 feet. Deepest purple in color, with long but 
interrupted racemes. August-September. 
I All: 3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
I LIBIES and ZJBY-OF-THE-VAI.I.BY. See page 45. 
I LIBUM perenne (Blue Flax). Very desirable within dwarf per¬ 
ennial beds, very much at home in rockeries. The plant bushes 
I up evenly about 24 to 30 inches with feathery, glaucous foliage; 
the surface spangled with perfectly round, flat, solitary, azure- 
i blue flowers from May to August. A fresh crop with each morn¬ 
ing’s dew. 
! *—flavxiin.<$> (Golden Flax). 18 inches. Flat, large leaves, and 
j small flowers a transparent golden yellow. June-July. 
Both: 3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
I iLOBBljIA cai^dinalis (Cardinal Flower). Intense cardinal-red 
flowers arranged in stocky spikes 15 to 18 inches long, keep 
the plant aflame throughout August and September. Naturalizes 
in widely varied soils and degrees of light and moisture. 
, 3. 55c; doz., $2.00; 100. $12.00. 
! IiUPINITS polyphyllus (Lupine). Conspicuous, lovely, pea¬ 
shaped flowers, on spikes a foot long, on 3-ft. stems, the foliage 
below also attractive in many-leaved whorls. Although the plant 
I is hardy, it must be guarded car eful ly against drying out. In 
I separate colors—Blue, Bose or White. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 
: —Sweet Scented Hybrids. A delightful innovation, equally 
hardy. 3, 85c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. 
i IjYCHNTS. Thrifty plants of moderate growth valued for the 
blazy effectiveness of their summer flowers. 
I —chalcedonica (Maltese Cross). 2% feet. Heart-lobed stars of 
brightest vermilion, arranged in large flat panicles. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
—viscaria fl. pi. (Lamp Flower). A bushy plant 2 to 2% feet 
high. Almost evergreen foliage; in June and July fairly ablaze 
with close spikes of crimson flowers. Double. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. 
XtYTHBITM roseum superbum (Loosestrife). Shrubby peren¬ 
nials growing 2 to 5 feet under varied cultivation, at their best 
in cool and moist location. Bright rose-colored flowers in long 
terminal racemes from June intermittently to September. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
MAZVS reptans.'^ A close matting ground cover and rock plant, 
with good small foliage; covered in early spring with short, 
j claw-like racemes; lilac-blue, the lower petals tipped white, 
yellow and purple. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50 ; 100, $15.00. 
j MBBTEHSIA vlrglnlca (Blue Bells). 18 inches. Native of the 
j woods and borderlands, when once established should not be 
I disturbed. Pretty tubular flowers in drooping racemes during 
May and June, at first a warm blue gradually discoloring to 
I pink. 3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
BKOHARDA, Cambzidgre Scarlet. A 2-ft. bushy coarse¬ 
leaved plant, covered with round, full heads of red flow¬ 
ers with a ragged petalage. Known as “Bergamot,” “Os¬ 
wego Tea,” “Mint,” etc., on account of the delicious 
fragrance of the leaves when crushed. Attracts hum¬ 
ming birds and bees. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
MYOSOTIS^ palustris. The true “Forget-Me-Not,” ap¬ 
pealing in its modest, azure beauty and cherish^ for 
its sentiment. Bushes up to 18 inches, blooms profusely 
during early summer. 
3, 40c ; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
Hardy Myrtle.^ See Vinca Minor, page 62. 
HBFZ!TA<$> imussinl (Caucasian Catnip). 1 to 1% feet- 
Beautiful lavender flowers produced in masses. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
OBlirOTHEBA<$> (Evening Primrose). All summer; at 
home in the rockery or in exposed groups under the 
hot sun. 
—missouriensis (Ozark Sundrops). Solitary, single, 
golden flowers 5 inches across, buds copper red; the 
plant itself prostrate, with ascending branches. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
FACHYSAin)BA<$> termiualis. One of the best ground 
covering plants, particularly valuable in shade, averaging 
6 to 8 inches in height and branching freely into a dense 
mat. Its shapely indented foliage is practically ever¬ 
green ; thick, rubbery, lustrous. Set 4 inches apart. 
Field-grown: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00; 1000, $90.00. 
3-inch pots: 3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00; 1000, $70.00. 
