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LUPINUS—Lupine 
Stately and beautiful perennials. Their elegant leaves, 
and bold, massive, 3- to 4-foot spikes of blue, white, or 
pink, pea-shaped flowers, should be placed in the front 
rank of hardy border plants. Best grown in colonies. 
Many beautiful hybrids have lately been obtained. 
Culture. They require a warm, sheltered position and 
a well drained, light or medium soil, preferably slightly 
acid; never give any lime, but plenty of water during 
dry weather. They are specially adapted for planting 
in bold groups. Plant in fall or early spring, 10 inches 
apart. 
Polyphyllus 
(Hardy Lupine), 
during June. 
Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Clear blue spikes, 3 to 4 feet high, 
Polyphyllus, Moerheiml, Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Pink. 
Polyphyllus albus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A white variety of the above. 
Polyphyllus roseus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Flowers of beautifully shaded rose. 
Polyphyllus atroviolaceum 
Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Lovely deep tones of violet and violet-blue. The shades 
are all very closely resembling each other. 
Polyphyllus salmoneus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Many tender tones of pink and salmon creating a 
lovely picture when six or more are planted in a bold 
group. 
Polyphyllus tarmlneus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Carmine-red and ruby-red tones and shades all very 
similar giving a uniform effect. 
Polyphyllus luteus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Shades of yellow from pale to deep giving a lovely 
effect. 
Wayside Gardens Sweet-Scented Hybrids 
Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
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 in long spikes that for size and 
beauty rival giant Snapdragons. The added novelty of 
being sweet scented makes these one of the best garden 
plants we have ever distributed. 
LINUM—Flax 
LYCHNIS—Campion or Catchfly 
Rlegant, feathery leaved free-flowering, hardy peren¬ 
nials suitable for dry, sunny borders or rock gardens. 
Not suitable for heavy, damp soils. 
Culture. Sandy or ordinary, well drained, light soil 
and a sunny position is essential for these plants. 
Crow in colonies, and plant in autumn or early spring, 
8 inches apart. 
♦Alpinum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A rare species from the Dauphine, of prostrate growth 
with showers of pale blue blossoms throughout the 
summer. 
Basily grown and attractive perennials. They vary in 
stature and are suitable for growing in sunny borders 
or rock gardens. Fine old-fashioned flower, bearing 
large heads of brilliantly colored flowers, that liven up 
the border during summer and early autumn. 
Culture. All are best grown in groups in good, ordi¬ 
nary soil. With the exception of Haageana, which does 
best in partial shade in the rockery, the rest should be 
grown in a sunny border. Plant the tall kinds 18 inches 
apart and the dwarf ones 6 inches apart in autumn or 
early spring. Divide and replant every third year. 
‘Flavum Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Fine variety with transparent, yellow blossoms. 
*Harbonnense Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Forms a spreading clump of attractive foliage with a 
profusion of azure blue flowers with white eye. Very 
handsome for the rockery. 
•Perenne Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Very attractive, both in foliage and bloom. Flowers 
beautiful pale blue on slender, graceful stems. 
•Perenne alba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
White form of the above. 
*Alpina Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Dwarf, rose-pink. A charming little plant for the rock 
garden about 4 inches high. 
Chalcedonlca Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, bjooming a long time. 
One of the brightest plants in the hardy border. 3 feet; 
all summer. 
LITHOSPERMUM—Gromwell 
Porresti Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A strain which embraces a varied range of colors, in¬ 
cluding crimson, carmine, pink, white, etc. About 2 
feet in height, and admirably suitable for border deco¬ 
ration. The plants are in full bloom in June, a period 
when the herbaceous border is almost bare. 
Low growing hardy perennials, some shrub-like and 
evergreen, splendid for the rock garden in sheltered lo¬ 
cation, especially suited for our southern gardens. 
Culture. Any rich, well-drained garden soil, fairly free 
from lime in sunny position in the rock garden or as 
an informal edging. Plant in spring only, 10 to 12 
inches apart. Clip or prune immediately after flower¬ 
ing 
'Heavenly Blue Bach $0.60 
This lovely, low-growing sub-shrub or w'oody 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 
i clump of Daphne. One of the choicest rock plants. 
Plants are supplied in pots. 
*Haageana Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
1 foot. June to August. Very showy, producing 
orange-red, scarlet or crimson flowers nearly 2 inches 
across. Should be planted in light shade. 
*Vlscaria flore pleno Three $1.10. Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
A fine double variety; fine for cutting. 
Viscaria splendens alba, Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Flowering profusely in June and July; it is one of the 
best white flowers at that time of the year. 8 to 10 
inches high: fine border plant. 
Viscaria splendens Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Pink form of the above. 
LYSIMACHIA—Yellow and White Loosestrife 
LOBELIA—Indian Paintbrush 
One of the showiest scarlet border plants we have. 
They are ideal plants for the waterside, or for moist, 
partially shaded borders. 
Culture. Lobelias require a moist and shady position 
to do well. If grown in a border prepare the soil by 
digging in plenty of well-decayed manure before plant¬ 
ing. They are best grown in large colonies, and should 
be planted 6 inches apart. Plant in spring or fall, pro¬ 
tect lightly in winter. They must have plenty of water 
in dry weather. 
Cardinalis Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers, often 
producing 4 to 6 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. 
Syphilitica Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
(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. 
Although weedy in habit they are welcome additions to 
the garden. They grow naturally in moist positions, 
and hence to cultivate them properly they must be 
grown in moist, shady borders, or by the waterside. 
The Creeping Jenny is an excellent carpeting plant to 
grow among hardy ferns or other low, wet places. 
Culture. The Creeping Jenny should be grown as a 
carpeting plant on a shady, moist border. The other 
variety may he grown in shady, moist borders, or in 
bold groups in moist parts of the wild garden, or by 
the waterside. Plant in autumn or spring, in ordinary 
soil, 8 to 10 inches apart. Should be divided every 
third year. 
dethrones Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Long, recurved spikes, 2 feet long, of pure white flow¬ 
ers, from June to September. A desirable variety. 
*Nummularla Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50. 100 $18.00 
(Creeping Jenny or Moneywort). Valuable for planting 
in wet places in shade or sun. 
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