90 Perennial Plants 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Japanese Irises 
The most showy and gorgeous of the Iris family. The stately flowers are often 10 inches 
in diameter, and are produced freely in July. They require rich, moist soil. 
Mixed Varieties. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
Various Irises 
Cristata. 4 in. A dwarf, fairy-like plant with soft blue, orange-striped flowers. Easily 
grown in a rather moist, partially shaded position. May. 
Pumila cyanea. 9 in. Violet-purple. May. 
Pumila, The Bride. 9 in. Pure white. May. 
Sibirica (Siberian Iris). 2 to 3 ft. A variety distinguished by its tall, grass-like foliage and 
numerous violet-colored flowers that are borne on slender stems. May and June. 
Sibirica, Snow Queen. A variety of great merit. Flowers snow-white. 
Any of the abcve various Irises, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100 
Lavandula • Sweet Lavender 
Vera. 1L6 to 2 ft. A popular, old-fashioned plant with fragrant blue flowers and foliage. 
June, July. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Vera, Munstead Variety. 9 in. A dwarf, compact form of the above. Good for edging or 
the rock garden. May, June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Siberian Iris 
Lobelia 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 2J^ ft. Rich, 
fiery cardinal flowers. Few plants are more 
effective at their season of bloom, which 
extends from early in August till late in 
September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100. 
Lupinus • Lupines 
The Lupines produce beautiful spikes of pea-shaped 
flowers a foot long on stems 3 feet high. Very valuable in 
the hardy border, giving an abundance of delicately 
scented flowers in June and July. 
Polyphyllus. 3 to 4 ft. Strong spikes of deep blue, pea¬ 
shaped flowers. June, July. 
Polyphyllus albus. A white variety of the above. 
Polyphyllus roseus. Pink form of the above. 
All Lupines, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $20 per 100 
Leontopodium • Edelweiss 
Alpinum. 6 in. A well-known alpine with pretty white leaves and small yellow flowers 
which are surrounded by star-like heads of leaves, clothed with a dense white, woolly 
substance. A splendid plant for the rock-garden. June to August. 30 cts. each; $3 
per doz. 
Linum • Flax 
Perenne. 2 ft. A continuous succession of 
clouds of sapphire-blue flowers through¬ 
out summer. 
Perenne album. 
above. 
All Linums, 25 cts. each; $2 per 
doz.; $12.50 per 100 
A white variety of the 
Liatris 
Pycnostachya. 4 to 5 ft. Long, 
slender stems; rosy purple flowers. 
July, August. 25 cts. each; $2 per 
doz.; $12.50 per 100. 
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Lychnis chalcedonies 
Lychnis 
Alpiria. 6 in. Compact cushions of rich green leaves, studded in April and May with heads 
of pink flowers. 
Chalcedonica (Jerusalem Cross). 2 to 3 ft. Stout, leafy stems, bearing large, flat heads of 
bright scarlet flowers. July, August. 
Chalcedonica alba. A white variety of the above. 
All Lychnis, except where noted, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100 
We specialize in Hedge Plants. See page 100. It will pay you to get a copy of 
“1001 Garden Questions Answered.” See page 119 
Lysimachia 
Nummularia. A prostrate trailer, spangled during spring and early summer with large- 
clear yellow flowers. Valuable for planting under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow. 
25 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 
Lythrum 
Virgatum, Rose Queen. 3 to 4 ft. A shapely bush formed of many slender stems which are 
thickly covered three-quarters of their length with rosy pink flowers. July to September. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Mazus 
Rugosus. A prostrate grower, forming a dense, green carpet, studded in spring with large 
violet flowers spotted with gold. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Lythrum 
