MUNCIE, IND. 
ERNST NURSERIES 
EATON, OHIO 
IRIS FUMILLA, Dwarf Iris. 
*Mixed—Beautiful little Iris that flo not grow 
over 4 inches high and bloom in April and May. 
Pine for bordering flower beds or planting in 
rock gardens. 
LATHYRUS, Perennial or Everlasting Pea. 
Culture: Should be trained on arches, trellisses, 
pergolas, fence or left rambling over rough banks 
where they cannot overrun valuable plants. Will 
grow in any ordinary soil. Space 3 ft. 
Latifolius, mixed —Large racemes of pink, red 
or pearl white blooms. 
LAVENSULA, Lavender. 
Vera —The true sweet lavender. Grows 18 in. 
and is covered with fragrant blue flowers in 
July and Aug. 
LEONTOFODIUM, Edelweiss. 
**Alpinum —A valuable Alpine with pretty sil¬ 
very white leaves; starlike heads clothed with 
dense white, wooly substance. 4 to 5 in. and 
one of the finest rock plants from the European 
Alps. 
LIATRIS, Blazing Star or Gay Feather. 
Pycnostachya —Very unusual and attractive with 
long narrow spikes of rich purple flowers, 4 ft. 
high, lasting a long time. 
LYTHRUM, Purple Loosestrife. 
Superhum roseum —Very showy rosy purple 
spikes about 2 to 3 ft. high. Bloom all sum¬ 
mer. Pine for banks of streams and ponds. 
LINARIA,. Toad Flax. 
*Alpina —A very lovely new rock garden variety 
with a purple blotched orange bloom. 4 in. in 
height. An ideal plant for rockery or wall gar¬ 
den. 
LINTJM, Flax. 
*Perenne —Flowers pale blue on graceful stems 
and lovely foliage. This plant blooms throughout 
morning until heat of day. Blooms all summer. 
LUPINUS, Lupine. 20c, $2.00 doz. 
Polyphyllus mixed —Clear blue, white and rose 
colored spikes of pear shaped like blooms. Very 
sweet scented and one of the best of garden 
plants. Spikes 3 to 4 ft. tall. 
LYCHNIS, Campion or Catchfly. , 
Chalcedonia (Maltese Cross)—Heads of vivid 
scarlet flowers, blooming over a long period of 
time. 3 ft. and one of the brightest plants in bor¬ 
der. 
*Haageana —Orange-red or scarlet flowers 2 in. 
across. Bloom June to Aug. Light shade for best 
results. 1 ft. tall. 
Viscaria splendens —White flower during June 
and July. 8 to 10 in. high. One of the best 
whites. 
MERTENSIA, Virginia Cowslip; Blue Bells. 
Virginica —Blue flowers fading to pink. 1 to 1J4 
ft. high. One of the finest early spring native 
flowers. 
MONARDA, Bergamot; Bee Balm; Oswego Tea; 
Harmint. 
Didyma rosea —Rose colored bloom borne in close 
heads or whorls on stems about 2 to 3 ft. high. 
Pine plant for wild garden. 
MYOSOTIS, Forget-me-not. 
*Palustris semperflorens —Large, rich, blue flow¬ 
ers with yellow eye. A very fine plant for damp 
places. 
*Palustris rosea —A pink flowered form of above. 
OENOTHERA, Evening Primrose. 
Youngii (Showy Orchid)—A hardy orchid pro¬ 
ducing racemes of delicate lavender flowers. 
Prefers shade and should be watered during dry 
summer. 
PAP AVER ORIENT ALE, Oriental Poppy. 
Beauty of Livermore- —Dark crimson with black 
blotch. Heavy bloomer. Pine. 
Mrs. Perry —Orange-apricot. The best variety of 
all the “Pinks”. 
Oriental— Brilliant, rich flame scarlet, dark sta¬ 
mens. Flowers 4 in. across. 
Orientale, Perry’s White—Satiny white with a 
crimson-maroon blotch at base of each petal. 
PENSTEMON, Beard Tongue. 
Barbatus torregi—Bright scarlet flower on spikes 
2 ft. long from June till Aug. A fine border 
plant. 
Barbatus, pink beauty—A clear lovely shell pink. 
PHLOX SUBULATA, Moss or Mountain Pinks. 
*Alba—Pure white flowers completely covering 
an erect compact plant. A fine rockery plant. 
*Rosea—Same habit of growth as Alba only 
bright pink flowers with dark pink eyes. This 
is a real gem for color in the rock garden. 
PHLOX DECUSSATA, Hardy Phlox. 
B. Comte—French purple or wine color. 
Beacon—Ripe cherry red. One of the best. 
Enchantress—Salmon pink with dark eye. An 
improved strain. 
H. B. May—Very large flower heads of beauti¬ 
ful pink. 
Marechal French—Newj erect, massive flower 
heads of deep scarlet with blood red eye. 
Miss Lingard—Tall, white, lavender eye. Earliest 
bloomer, very fragrant. 
Miss Jenkins—-Best early white for massing. 
Rheinlander-—Good salmon pink, claret red eye, 
large flowers. 
R. P. Struthers—Rosy carmine and salmon, red 
eye. 
Ryndstrom—Rose pink; good for massing. 
Von Hochberg—A novelty. Liquid amaranth-pur¬ 
ple. 
Widar—Reddish-violet, with white central star. 
The best of tfie two colored varieties. 
Mixed Colors and Varieties (Our Selection) 
$1.00 per dozen. 
PHYSALIS, Winter Cherry or Chinese Lantern. 
Francheti—Dense bush about 2 ft. high, pro¬ 
ducing freely its bright orange scarlet, lantern 
like fruits, which when cut will last all winter. 
FHYSOSTEGIA, False Dragonhead. 
Virginica—Long spikes of delicate pink flowers, 
July and Aug. 3 to 4 ft. high. 
Virginica, vivid—A new variety much better. 
It is dwarf in growth. (20 in.) and blossoms 
three weeks later with very deep rose colored 
flowers. 
PLATYCODON, Chinese Bellflower. 
Grandiflora—Very showy, large deep blue flow¬ 
ers on spikes 20 in. long. Bloom all summer. 
Grandiflora alba—A white flowered form of 
above. 
PLUMBAGO, Leadwort. 
*Larpentae—Dwarf spreading habit, growing 6 
to 8 in. high, covered with deep blue flowers 
during late summer and fall. 
POLEMONIUM, Jacob’s Ladder or Greek Val¬ 
erian. 
Richardsoni coeruleum—Erect stems of sky blue 
flowers 1 to 1)4 ft. in June and July. A fine 
plant for sunny border. 
PRIMULA, Primrose. 
*Auricula alpina, Giant Hybrids—Plant forms ro 
settes of thick leaves. The flower stalks rise 6 
to 8 in. bearing heads of bloom of various col¬ 
ors. An exceedingly fine rock plant. 
PYRETHRUM, Painted Daisy. 
Finest Mixed English Varieties—This mixture 
contains single and double flowering types in 
various shades of red, pinks and whites. A very 
fine and colorful perennial giving bloom in¬ 
termittently throughout summer. 
RANUNCULUS, Buttercups. 
Repens FI. PI.—A pretty double flowering, 
bright golden-yellow buttercup of creeping hab¬ 
it. Blooms May and June. 
RUDBECKIA, Coneflower. 
Purpurea (Giant Purple Coneflower)—Purple 
flowers with large, brown, cone-shaped center. 
July to Oct. 3 ft. high. 
SAXIPRAGA, 25c, $2.50 doz. 
♦Cordifolia—About one ft. high, forming masses 
of handsome, broad, deep green foliage which 
makes them useful and attractive. Flowers in 
early spring. Pine among rocks or crevices, also 
for in foreground of borders. 
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