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VAN'S PERENNIAL GARDENS 
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* 1648. Viscaria Splendens FI. PI.—This * 
* beautiful plant forms a dense tuft of * 
* evergreen foliage and in June sends * 
* up 15 inch spikes of double rich rose- * 
* red fragrant flowers. Does well in * 
* poor soil, and in full sun. Each 25c * 
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LYSIMACHIA 
1649. Nummelaria — “Creeping Jenny” — 
Very excellent for rustic vases and 
baskets, also for carpeting the 
ground in shady places. A beauti¬ 
ful rich golden yellow flower. Ea. 20c 
LYTHRUM 
1650. Salicaria Roseum Superbum—“Purple 
Loosestrife.” 4 feet. Graceful spikes 
of purplish rose. Splendid for back¬ 
ground planting. Each . 20c 
MALVA 
1651. Moschata—2 feet. Beautiful dark 
green cut foliage and bright pink 
flowers. Each . 15c 
MARGUERITE 
1652. Hardy—5 feet. Showy masses of 
large pure white daisies; very use¬ 
ful for cutting. Each . 15c 
MATRICARIA 
1653. Capensis Golden Ball—Golden Fever¬ 
few. They resemble little button 
Chrysanthemums, growing about 18 
inches in height. Each . 20c 
1654. Eximea Nana FI. PL —10 inches. 
Double yellow; useful in the rockery 
or for a neat tidy border. Each 20c 
MAZUS 
1655. Rugosus—A very rapid creeper with 
light green foliage and lavender pink 
blooms. Each . 20c 
MENTHA 
1656. Citrinodorous—3 feet. Lemon Mint. 
Each . 20c 
1657. Requieni—Very flat dainty creeper; 
flowers mauve or pale purple; fol¬ 
iage very strongly scented of pepper¬ 
mint. Each . 25c 
1658. Rotundifolia Variegata — 20 inches; 
round leafed mint; pink flowers. 20c 
MERTENSIA 
1659. Ciliata—2 feet. This Mertensia does 
not disappear after blooming as does 
M. Virginica. Each ..'20c 
1660. Virginica—“Virginia Bluebell”—Ex¬ 
tremely early nodding blue bells 
with pink buds. Some of the flow¬ 
ers are entirely pink. Each ... 25c 
MONARDA 
This will grow in either wet or dry lo¬ 
cations. It is known as “Bee-balm” or 
“Bergamot.” 
1661. Didyma Cambridge Scarlet—Very odd 
bright crimson flowers and fragrant 
foliage. Each . 15c 
1662. Didyma Violacea Superba—Rosy vio¬ 
let flowers borne in profusion. Ea. 20c 
MONTBRETIA 
Montbretias are very easily grown. They 
should be planted rather deep, and mulched 
in winter time, or treat them as Gladioli 
Bulbs. 
1663. Crocosmaeflora—Large flowers brick 
red. Each . 20c 
1664. Kathleen—Reddish orange, tips scar¬ 
let. Each . 25c 
1665. His Majesty—Very broad petals, deep 
velvety scarlet, shading to gold; re¬ 
verse of petals dark crimson shad¬ 
ing down to gold. The largest flow¬ 
ered of all. Each . 25c 
1666. Marjorie—Orange yellow with crim¬ 
son center. Each . 25c 
NOTE—The last three varieties are of 
the Earlham Large-flowered Hybrids. 
MIMULUS 
Sometimes called “Monkey Flower.” 
They are very fine for bedding purposes, 
as they bloom very profusely, except for 
M. Moschata. 
1667. Sutton’s Hybrids—A wonderful as¬ 
sortment of colors. E’ach .... 15c 
Dozen . 1.25 
1668—Cardinalis—18 inches. Very at¬ 
tractive large flowered bright red. 
Each . 15c 
1669. Moschatus—3 inches. Dainty little 
creeper with golden yellow flowers. 
Each . 20c 
1670. Tigrinus—18 inch. Large flowered. 
Each . 15c 
