Poppies are the glory of th e June border 
Platycodon Physalis Oriental Poppies 
MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS, continued 
Liatris • Blazing Star; Gayfeather 
Pycnostachya. Showy, attractive native plants, 
succeeding anywhere and producing spikes of 
light rosy purple flowers in July and August. 
5 ft. 
Scariosa. Deep purple flowers. 3 to 4 ft. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
Bundles of pips, 50c. each; doz., $5.00; 
$40.00 per 100. 
Linum • Flax 
Perenne. A desirable plant for the hardy border 
or rockery. Light, graceful foliage and large 
blue flowers all summer. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; 
$15.00 per 100. 
Lobelia 
Cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Rich fiery 
cardinal flowers. 30c. each; doz., $2.75; 
$18.00 per 100. 
Lupinus • Lupins 
Polyphyllus, Blue. Very showy. 
Polyphyllus, White. 
Polyphyllus, Pink. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100 
Lychnis . Campion 
Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant with 
heads of brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in 
June and July. 2 to 3 ft. 
Viscaria fl.-pl. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen 
foliage and in June sends up spikes of hand¬ 
some, double, deep red flowers. 1 ft. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $2.75; $18.00 per 100 
Lysimachia 
Clethroides. Loosestrife. A fine hardy variety, 
about 2 feet high, with dense, recurved spikes 
of white flowers from July to September. 
Nummularia. Creeping Jenny; Moneywort. 
Valuable for planting under trees or shrubs 
where grass will not grow; it quickly forms a 
dense carpet. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Ly thrum 
Roseum superbum. Rose Loosestrife. A 
strong-growing plant, thriving in almost any 
position. Large spikes of rose-colored flowers 
from July to September. 3 to 4 ft. 25c. each; 
doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Mazus 
Rugosus. Loose, trailing masses of blue-and- 
white flowers, speckled with gold in the throat. 
Splendid for flagging and carpeting. 25c. each; 
doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Mertensia . Blue Bells 
Virginica. Virginia Bluebells; Cowslip. An 
early spring-flowering plant growing 1 to 1L£ 
feet high, with drooping panicles of handsome 
light blue flowers fading to clear pink. May, 
June. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Monarda 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Oswego Tea. 
Crimson-scarlet. 
Didyma rosea. Bee-Balm. Flowers rose-color. 
Sweetly fragrant foliage. 1 Yi ft- July-Sept. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Nepeta 
Mussini. An excellent plant for rock-gardens, 
being a compact grower and forming tufts of 
small violet-blue flowers during July and 
August. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Oenothera • Evening Primrose 
Elegant subjects for growing in an exposed, 
sunny position, blooming the greater part of the 
summer. 
Missouriensis. Large; golden yellow. 1 ft. 
Youngi. Bright yellow flowers. 1J^ ft. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $2.75; $18.00 per 100 
Pachysandra 
Terminalis. An evergreen, trailing plant with 
thick, glossy green foliage forming a dense mat. 
6 to 8 inches high. Small flower-spikes of 
grayish white, in May and June. One of the 
finest ground-covers for either sunny or 
shaded locations. Strong plants from 
pots, 15c. each; doz., $1.50; $10.00 per 100; 
per 1000, $90.00. Strong plants from 3-inch 
pots, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $1 5.00 per 100; per 
1000, $125.00. 
Penstemon • Beard Tongue 
Most useful showy perennials for either the 
border or rockery. They are perfectly hardy. 
Barbatus Torreyi. Spikes of brilliant scarlet 
flowers. 3 to 4 ft. June-Aug. 
Coral Gem. Coral-pink flowers in large spikes. 
Digitalis. Large spikes of long purplish white 
flowers with purple throats, during June and 
July. 2 to 3 ft. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Physalis • Chinese Lantern Plant 
Francheti. An ornamental variety of the 
Winter Cherry, forming dense bushes about 
2 feet high and producing freely bright orange- 
scarlet, lantern-like fruits. Highly interesting. 
25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Physostegia • False Dragonhead 
One of the most beautiful of our midsummer 
flowering perennials, forming dense bushes 4 to 
6 feet high. Its spikes of delicate tubular flowers 
are not unlike a gigantic heather. 
Grandiflora, Vivid. A new variety growing 
from \]/2 to 2 feet high and bearing a pro¬ 
fusion of bright violet-mauve flowers. 
Virginica. Bright but soft pink. 
Virginica alba. Pure white. Very fine. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Platycodon 
Balloon Flower; Japanese Bellflower 
The Platycodons are closely allied to the 
campanulas, and form neat, branched bushes of 
upright habit. 
Grandiflorum. Deep blue, cupped, star-shaped 
flowers. 
Grandiflorum album. A white-flowered form 
of the above. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $25.00 per 100 
Poppies • Papaver 
Oriental • Papaver orientale 
See color plate, third cover page 
Bracteatum. Rich blood-red. 
IVIrs. Perry. Soft shade of salmon-rose. Beau¬ 
tiful large flower. This variety should be in 
every garden. 
Olympia. A new, double, brilliant scarlet va¬ 
riety overlaid with golden salmon—a most 
beautiful combination. The earliest to bloom. 
Orientale. Very large orange-scarlet flowers. 
Perry’s White. Pure satiny white with a bold 
crimson blotch at the base of each petal. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $2.75; $18.00 per 100 
Iceland • Papaver nudicaule 
The graceful foliage is surmounted with a 
mass of stems a foot high, which terminate in a 
beautiful cup-shaped flower. Blooms the entire 
summer. 
El Monte. A new California introduction. Very 
large flowers on strong, wiry stems for cutting. 
Mixed colors. 
Orange, Yellow, White. Each color separate. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
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