PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS 
Paul J. Howard] 
HORTICULTURAL E/'TABLL, 
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Helxine 
t HELXINE SOLEIROLII. For a bright green 
carpet in moderate shade this is an invaluable 
plant, with tiny round leaves. In flat-boxes to 
cover an area of 100 square feet, $1.50; '/2 box 
85c. 
Coral Bells 
HEUCHERA 
f Most desirable compact plants of easy 
culture, bearing loose, graceful spikes of 
little bell-shaped flowers. Valuable for the 
rockery, borders and the fern bed. Also de¬ 
sirable for cutting. Stands a semi-shaded 
position, or full sun. 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA. "Spitfire". Large 
bells, brilliant rich scarlet. 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA ALBA. A white form. 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA ROSEA. Rosy pink. 
In 2'4-inch pots 10c; 4-inch pots 20c 
Perennial Candytuft 
IBERIS 
t IBERIS SEMPERVIRENS. Most desirable hardy, 
dwarf perennial with evergreen foliage, which is 
completely hidden for a long flowering period 
with the dense tufts of pure white blossoms. 
Makes a splendid long lived flowering border or 
rockery plant. 2’4-inch pots 15e; 4-inch pots 
25c. 
Impatiens 
Fleshy stemmed garden or greenhouse 
plants, with pleasing glossy foliage and 
brightly colored flowers of interesting form. 
The plants resemble the Balsam, or Touch- 
me-not, which is an annual garden form of 
the same genus. For colorful beds and 
groups in shade they are valuable. As pot 
plants in shaded positions they are very ef¬ 
fective. They will not stand much frost, but 
may be treated as annuals where winters 
are cold. Sometimes known as “Sultana”, 
and “Busy Lizzie”. 
IMPATIENS HOLSTII. Bushy, reaching 18 to 24 
inches in one season. Very bright vermilion. 
IMPATIENS HOLSTII HYBRIDS. A splendid mix¬ 
ture of the brighter shades of red, salmon, rose, 
etc. 
IMPATIENS SULTANI. Bright rose. 
IMPATIENS OLIVERI. This makes a fine speci¬ 
men of rounded form 3 to 5 feet through, with 
large lilac-lavender flowers. 
3-inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 25c 
Kalanchoe 
t KALANCHOE COCCINEA. An interesting suc¬ 
culent, bearing broad heads of tiny brilliant 
scarlet flowers in winter and spring. In cold cli¬ 
mates they may be flowered in pots in the win¬ 
dow. Pretty border and rockery plants. 3-inch 
pots 25c. 
Lavender 
LAVANDULA 
Fragrant herbs, useful as low, rounded 
shrubs, as borders, or in the rockery. 
LAVANDULA VERIS. True English Lavender. 
Grows 18 to 24 inches high. 2',4-inch pots 15c; 
4-incb pots 25c. 
f LAVANDULA VERIS MUNSTEAD STRAIN. A 
dwarf, compact type, about one foot high. 2 ’/ 2 - 
inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
t LAVANDULA ATROPURPUREA NANA. 
Dwarf French Lavender. Very dwarf, 6 to 8 
inches high, with finely divided silvery grey foli¬ 
age and tiny spikes of rich purplish blue flowers. 
2’4-inch pots 15e; 4-inch pots 25c. 
Gayfeather 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA. A splendid subject 
for the background in a perennial border. It is 
easily grown and produces large spikes of flowers 
about 5 feet high, of light rosy-purple color. A 
striking cut-flower for florists use. 4-inch pots 
25c. 
Linaria 
KENILWORTH IVY. Linaria Cymbalaria. A trail¬ 
ing plant, especially good for hanging baskets, 
window boxes and rockeries. The foliage is 
luxuriant, shiny green and the plants bear dainty 
lilac colored flowers throughout the summer. 
t LINARIA AEQUITRILOBA. The pret¬ 
tiest and most interesting of the genus. 
Very close growing, creeping evergreen 
with mauve colored flowers. For rock work 
or lily ponds, walls, and crevices of walks. 
A rare and choice little plant. 2'/ 4 -inch 
pots 25c. 
Linum 
FLAX 
f LINUM FLAVUM. A pretty plant for the 
rockery or front of hardy border. Produces an 
abundance of bright yellow flowers. 2',4-inch pots 
15c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
See Reinwardtia for shrubby species. 
t LINUM PERENNE. Bright blue flowers and 
graceful foliage, growing about one foot high. 
Useful for borders and the rockery. 2'4-inch pots 
15c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
t LINUM NARBONNENSE. Large sapphire blue 
flowers on 18-inch stems, plants dwarf, compact. 
2'4-inch pots 15c. 
Lippia 
LIPPIA REPENS. Used as a ground cover in dry 
sunny places, where a lawn is not wanted. Matted 
grey green foliage dotted with pink flowers. In 
flat boxes to cover 100 square feet, $1.50. 
Lithospermum 
t LITHOSPERMUM PROSTRATUM HEAVENLY 
BLUE. This is considered by many as the finest 
of all plants for the Rockery. It is certain that 
there is not a finer blue in any plant with such 
a splendid habit for this purpose. Valuable too for 
edgings or planting at the top of a wall. The 
little prostrate shrub forms spreading mats of 
darkest green, covered with many large rich, pure 
blue flowers in spring, and early summer, and 
again in the fall. Plant it in a well drained soil, 
with the addition of peat, in a partially shaded 
spot where the sun in summer will not be too 
strong. 4-inch pots 60c each; 3 for $1.50. 
Lobelia 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS. Entirely different from 
the low growing border types of Lobelias, these 
perennials form large clumps, growing from 2 to 
5 feet high, with luxuriant foliage and tall spikes 
of brilliant flowers. They delight in moist soil, 
and are splendid for planting at the edges of 
pools, around bird-baths and fountains, or to 
make bright display of color in any part of the 
garden. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS. Queen Victoria. Foliage 
bronzy crimson, flowers deep cardinal red, 2-3 
feet. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS. The Bishop. New. Has 
4 to 5 foot branching spikes with large flowers 
of glistening vermilion-scarlet, blooming for a 
long period. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS. New Hybrids. Besides 
the original brilliant scarlet color, this new strain 
embraces various vivid shades of crimson, cerise, 
carmine, purple, deep lilac, and mauve. In mix¬ 
ture only. 
Price of any of the above: 3-inch pots 15c; 
4-inch pots 25e. 
Lopezia 
t LOPEZIA ALBIFLORA. "Mosquito Vine". For 
window boxes and hanging baskets this is one of 
the loveliest subjects we have. During the winter 
and spring the trailing plants are completely 
smothered with myriads of dainty little pink blos¬ 
soms, shaped something like a mosquito, hence 
the name. It is very showy and pleasing and also 
makes an effective ground cover. 2'4-inch pots 
10c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
Lotus 
t LOTUS BERTHOLETI. Coral Gem. A beautiful 
trailing vine for hanging baskets, window boxes, 
porch pots, etc., growing well in a sunny position. 
It has feathery, grey-green foliage and brilliant 
coral red flowers shaped like a parrot's beak pro¬ 
duced in profusion. 2’/ 2 -inch pots 10c; 4-inch 
pots 25c. 
t LOTUS CORNICULATUS. Birdstoot or Baby's 
Slippers. (Double Flowered). Prostrate, with soft 
green small leaves, like clover, covered with um¬ 
bels of double yellow flowers often tinged red. 
Fine for covering banks and rockwork, flowering 
all summer and fall. 4-inch pots 35e. 
Lupine 
Effective plants growing about 3 feet 
high, producing large spikes of flowers. 
Easily grown, preferring a partly shady loca¬ 
tion. 
LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS. Bright blue, pink, 
and pure white. 3-inch pots 15c. 
Mahernia 
t MAHERNIA VERTICILLATA. Honeybell. A 
dainty trailing plant with small leaves and small, 
fragrant, yellow bell-like flowers. Useful for bas¬ 
kets, window boxes, etc. 2’4-inch pots 15c; 4- 
inch pots 25c. 
Marguerite 
CHRYSANTHEMUM FRUTESCENS 
These are splendid for use in the peren¬ 
nial border, as specimen plants, or they 
may be used to good advantage as borders 
along driveways, walks, etc. Plant in full 
sun and keep them cut back from time to 
time, to keep them sturdy and bushy. 
MRS. FRED SAUNDERS. Large double white. 
BOSTON YELLOW. Splendid single clear yellow. 
SINGLE WHITE. A very floriferous variety. 
Price of above: 2'4-inch pots 15e; 
4-inch pots 25e. 
Marguerites are one of the most satisfactory 
flowering plants for pot culture and at all times 
we have splendid specimens, round, full and bushy, 
covered with flowers, in 7-inch pots, at 85c each. 
Mesembryanthemum 
ICE PLANT 
Widely used for covering banks, park¬ 
ways, rock retaining walls, and for showy 
borders along walks and drives. Visitors to 
California are always impressed by their 
display of mass-color. 
ROSEUM. The large-flowered bright rose vari¬ 
ety. 
PURPLE. Similar in habit, deeper rosy purple. 
FLORIBUNDUM. Small leaved, creeping variety, 
fine as a soil binder on steep slopes. Small bright 
pink flowers. 
TRICOLOR. Similar to Floribundum, with 
flowers of changeable color, orange, rose, copper 
and bronze. 
The above are furnished in flat boxes of 100 
plants at $2.00; 50 plants for $1.25; 25 
plants for 75c. 
I QUANTITY RATES \ 
f One dozen plants furnished at ten } 
/ times the single plant price. For ex- j 
i ample plants listed at 15c are $1.50 1 
t per dozen. ^ 
( Plants at 10c each are $7.50 per 100 / 
\ Plants at 15c each are 10.00 per 100 j 
5 Plants at 20c each are 1 5.00 per 100 f 
: Plants at 25c each are 18.00 per 100 ) 
( Plants at 35c each are 27.50 per 100 j 
/ 6 plants furnished at one dozen rate j 
1 50 plants furnished at 100 rate ( 
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f Especially suitable for Rockeries. 
