AMERICA'S FINEST HARDY PLANTS AND ROCK PLANTS 
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Jasione - Sheep's Scabious Doz. 100 
♦Perennis. Like a very dainty lavender-blue Scabiosa, 
about 6 inches high, flowering in June and July.$2.50 $18.00 
Lactuca - Blue Lettuce 
♦Perennis. A charming low-growing plant suitable for 
the border or rock garden; light blue flowers freely 
produced. 14 inches high, in early summer . 2.50 18.00 
Lathyrus - Perennial or Everlasting Pea 
Latifolius, Pink Beauty. Large racemes of pleasing deep 
rose flowers. 1.50 10.00 
Latifolius, Red. The well known red Everlasting Pea . . 1.50 10.00 
Latifolius, White Pearl. A great improvement on the 
older white variety, the stems giving from 12 to 15 
flowers each. 1.50 10.00 
Lavandula - Lavender 
♦Nana. Is a very fine new dwarf English introduction. 
Good for edging and planting between roses. . 2.00 15.00 
Vera. This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 
inches high; delightfully fragrant blue flowers in 
July and August . 1.75 12.00 
Leontopodium - Edelweiss 
♦♦Alpinum. A well known Alpine with pretty silvery 
white leaves; starlike heads clothed with a dense 
white, woolly substance. A splendid plant for the rock 
garden. 4 to 5 inches high, easily grown and always of 
great interest, as this is one of the most famous of 
rock garden plants from the European Alps. 1.75 12.00 
Lewisia 
DECIDUOUS LEWISIAS 
Oppositifolia. Has spathulate leaves and a very pretty 
starry white flower. A few inches high. Plant in 
full sun . 3.25 22.50 
Rediviva. Small plant with large, satiny pink flowers 
of great beauty. Plant in full sun. 3.25 22.50 
EVERGREEN LEWISIAS 
Columbiana. Has a rosette of short leaves and rosy 
flowers with dark lines down the midrib. 3.25 22.50 
Finchi. One of the largest and finest of the group. The 
broad bright green leaves are 1 % inches wide by 
3 inches or more long and make a close rosette flat 
on the ground. Four or five slender scapes, 8 to 12 
inches high, each bear from 20 to 30 very handsome 
soft pink flowers margined with a broad white band. 
A good plant, in flower is a solid bouquet. 3.50 25.00 
Howelli. Beautifully crested leaves and pink flowers.. 3.25 22.50 
Leana. Slender, pinelike leaves and many smaller ma¬ 
genta flowers. Many-headed clusters of blooms .... 3.25 22.50 
Liatris - Blazing Star or Gay-feather 
Pycnostachya. The popular name of this plant is Kansas 
Gay Feather. Nothing can be planted that will attract 
more attention; beautiful as well as odd. Blooms in 
mid-summer and throws up long, narrow spikes of 
rich purple flowers, 4 ft. high, which last a long time 1.50 10.00 
Scariosa. Spikes about 3 feet high, of a good clear 
purple. Flowers before Pycnostachya and is the next 
most desirable . 1.75 12.00 
Spicata. Similar to Pycnostachya, somewhat earlier in 
bloom and not quite so tall. 1.75 12.00 
Linaria - Toad Flax 
Alpina. Brilliant orange and purple flowers like minia¬ 
ture Snapdragons, abundantly produced on trailing 
plants with neat greyish green foliage. Invaluable 
for the rock and Alpine garden. Blooms in summer 
and autumn, hardy. . 1.75 12.00 
♦♦Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy or Mother of Thousands). 
Lavender and purple. A charming, neat, hardy per¬ 
ennial trailing plant, suitable for rock work and wall 
gardens . 1.75 12.00 
Lithospermum - Gromwell 
Heavenly Blue. This lovely low growing sub-shrub or 
woody perennial should be in every sheltered rock 
garden. During July and August the spot in which it 
is planted will be transformed in the most gorgeous 
blue ever seen in the rockery. It is prostrate, giving 
much the same effect as a clump of Daphne. One of 
the choicest rock plants. Strong plants in pots. 4.50 35.00 
Linum - Flax Doz . 
♦Alpinum. A rare species from the Dauphine, of pros¬ 
trate growth with showers of pale blue blossoms 
throughout the summer .$1.76 
♦Flavum. Fine variety with transparent, yellow blossoms 1.50 
♦Narbonnense. Forms a spreading clump of attractive 
foliage with a profusion of azure-blue flowers with 
white eye. Very handsome for the rockery. 1.75 
♦Perenne. Very attractive, both in foliage and bloom. 
Flowers pale blue on slender, graceful stems. 1.50 
♦Perenne alba. White form of the above . 1.50 
Lobelia - Indian Paintbrush 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flow¬ 
ers, producing 4 to 6 spikes. 24 to 30 inches long . .. 1.75 
Syphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia). Similar in growth to 
Cardinalis, but the flowers are blue, streaked with 
white. Plant in a moist place. Desirable for border of 
brook or lake . 1.50 
Lupinus - Lupine 
Wayside Gardens Sweet-Scented Hybrids. A wonderful 
new strain that may be classed among the most 
beautiful of all hardy flowers. Colors are both rich 
and delicate shades of blue, mauve, pink, etc., and 
the flowers are borne on long spikes that for size 
and beauty rival giant Snapdragons. The added 
novelty of being scented makes these one of the best 
garden plants we have ever distributed . 1.75 
Polyphyllus (Hardy Lupine). Clear blue spikes, 3 to 
4 feet high, during June . 1.75 
Polyphyllus albus. A white variety of the above .... 1.75 
Polyphyllus roseus. Flowers of beautifully shaded rose 1.75 
Polyphyllus, Moerheimi. Pink. 2.50 
Polyphyllus, Tunic. Deep pink . 2.50 
Polyphyllus, May Princess. Deep violet-blue spikes .... 2.50 
Lychnis - Campion or Catchfly 
♦Alpina. Dwarf, rose-pink. A charming little plant for 
the rock garden, about 4 inches high. . . . 1.75 
Clialcedonica. Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, blooming 
a long time. One of the brightest plants in the hardy 
border. 3 feet; all summer . 1.50 
Forresti Hybrids. A strain which embraces a very 
varied range of colors, including crimson, carmine, 
pink, white, etc. About 2 feet in height, and admir¬ 
ably suitable for border decoration. The plants are in 
full bloom in June, a period when the herbaceous 
border is almost bare. 1.75 
♦Haageana. 1 foot. June to August. Very showy, pro¬ 
ducing orange-red, scarlet or crimson flowers nearly 
2 inches across. Should be planted in light shade .. 1.75 
♦Viscaria flora pleno. Double varety; fine for cutting . . 2.00 
Viscaria splendens alba. Flowering profusely in June 
and July, it is one of the best white flowers at that 
time. 8 to 10 inches high; fine border plant. 1.50 
Viscaria splendens. Pink form of the above. 1.50 
Lysimachia - Yellow and White Loosestrife 
Clethroides. Long, recurved spikes, 2 feet long, of pure 
white flowers, June to September. Desirable variety. 1.75 
Nummiilaria (Creeping Jenny or Money-wort). Valuable 
for planting in wet places in shade or sun. 1.50 
Lythrum - Purple Loosestrife 
Superbum roseum. Very showy rosy purple spikes about 
2 or 3 feet high, produced in profusion all summer. 
Splendid for banks of streams and ponds . 
Matricaria - Double Mayweed; Feverfew 
Little Gem. A most useful border plant and valuable 
summer cut flower, with large, double, white flowers. 
June until October. 18 to 24 inches. 
Golden Ball. Dwarf yellow form of above. 
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Mazus 
♦♦Reptans (Previously offered under the name of Rugosus, 
which was an error, as the true Rugosus is a tender 
annual). A dwarf and interesting Alpine plant, 
covered in early spring with dainty lilac flowers with 
a small white lip, borne just above the foliage. 2.00 
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Mertcnsia - Virginia Cowslip; Blue Bells Doz 100 
Virginiana. An early spring-flowering plant, growing 
about 1 to l 1 /^ feet high with blue flowers fading to 
pink; one of the most interesting of our native 
spring flowers .$1.25 $ 8.00 
Mimulus - Musk or Monkey-Flower 
♦Luteus. A splendid plant for shady, moist places. 
Produces during the entire summer large snapdrag¬ 
on-like yellow flowers. Also does well in full sun. 
About 1 foot high; somewhat spreading habit .... 2.00 15.00 
Mitchella - Partridgeberry 
♦Repens. A little trailing evergreen. It forms fine mats 
under trees, and when once established is sure to 
please . 2.50 18.00 
Mitella- Bishop's Cap 
♦Diphylla. A gem for the shady position. Feathery spikes 
of creamy white flowers. 12 to 18 inches, in May and 
June. 1.50 10.00 
Monarda - Bee-balm; Bergamot; Oswego Tea; 
Haremint 
Doz. 100 
Dfdyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Brilliant crimson-scarlet 
flowers are produced freely from June until August. 
A good plant for wild garden as well as border or 
garden in the city where other flowers don't grow 
well .$1-50 $10.00 
Didyma rosea. A variety of the preceding, with rose- 
colored flowers . 1.50 10.00 
Didyma violacea superba. Deep amaranth-red flowers. 1.50 10.00 
Myosotis - Forget-me-not 
*Palustri8 semperflorens. Large, rich blue flowers with 
yellow eye; a charming plant for damp places and a 
more profuse bloomer than the alpestris, which also is 
inclined to bo biennial in habit. 1-25 8.00 
Nepeta - Ground Ivy; Catmint 
♦Mussini. An excellent plant for any position but espe¬ 
cially useful in the rock garden. Of dwarf, compact 
habit, producing masses of bloom of a beautiful shade 
of lavender all spring and intermittently during the 
summer; it is one of the most used rock plants or 
edging plants in Europe. A garden in which the paths 
are edged with Nepeta Mussini should be fairly large, 
as it is quite strong in growth; it may be clipped 
back at any time. Very lovely plant . 1.75 12.00 
Nervosa. Vivid light blue; a fine companion to the well 
known Mussini, the flowers of which are a deeper 
lavender and of a different shade. Lovely in the 
rockery ..-. • • • 1 *^® 12.00 
Souvenir Andre Chaudron. A very distinct, upright 
growing plant, 14 to IS inches high. Silvery gray fo¬ 
liage and large dark blue flowers blooming constantly 
during June, July and August in the hottest and 
driest weather. Grow in the border in a dry, sunny 
place . 4-00 30.00 
Nierembergia - Trailing Cup-flower 
♦Rivularis. A charming dwarf creeping Alpine plant, 
bearing large, creamy white cup-shaped flowers from 
June till September; most desirable plants for the 
rockery . 1-75 12.00 
Oenothera - Evening Primrose 
♦Fraserf. Pale yellow flowers on 12-inch stems from 
June until October . 1.50 10.00 
Fruticosa major. A strong growing plant, forming a 
dense, bushlike specimen; flowers deep yellow, in 
profusion, on 24-inch stems from June until Sep¬ 
tember . 1.75 12.00 
♦Missouriensis. A low species with prostrate, ascend¬ 
ing branches; profuse bloomer. Solitary flowers, often 
4 inches across. Good for rock garden or border; in 
bloom from June until August . 1.75 12.00 
♦Speciosa. Pure white flowers 3 inches across, in great 
quantities on 18-inch stems all summer . . .. 1.75 12.00 
Youngi. Strong, stocky, large-leaved plant with firm, 
shiny foliage, numerous bright lemon-yellow flowers 
on stems about 24 inches tall from June to August .. 1.50 10.00 
