KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE. 
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LINARIA-Toad Flax 
Aquitrlloba .A creeping gem about 1" high covered with 
pale violet flowers from spring to sunnier. Partial shade or 
full sun. 
LINUM-Flax 
Alplnum. A fine dwarf species. Pretty snap dragon like 
flowers of light blue from May to Sept. Well drained, poor, 
light soil. Sunny situation. b"-8" high. 
Campanulatum (Flavum). Seldom seen in the rock garden. 
June sees the butter-yellow blooms thickly crowding the 
plants. Bloom* are nearly an' inch across. Blooms steadily 
thru June and July, then starts in August and continues 
until September. Well drained 
Perenne. Flowers azure 
blue on stems l8" high. Ever¬ 
green foliage very attractive 
All the Linums are glorious 
in the rook garden. Ordinary 
well drained soil and sun 
LOTOS-Ladys Fingers 
Cornlculatus FI, PI. A pretty trailer with double yel¬ 
lows, like a dwarf pea, in August and September when bloom 
is needed in the rock garden. Average soil and full sun. 
LYCHNIS-Camplon 
Alpinus-Rosea. An extremely beautiful plant with light 
pink flowers in June. 4" high. 
Vlscarla FI. PI. Heads of brilliant canine flowers in 
May and June. 12"-15" high. 
MAZUS 
soil and sun. b"-10" high. 
LINUM-Perenne 
Reptans. Resembles some of the small lobelias. A oloae 
oreeping ground cover for shade or sun. Covered in early 
spring with dainty lilac flowers with a white lip. Should 
be appreciated more in the South. About 2" high. 
MERTKNSIA-Virginla Bluebell-Lungwort 
Virginica. One of the loveliest of the spring blooming 
plants. Flowers an sky bluer Needs a deep loaiqy soil. For 
half shade or sun; moist or dry places. 12 "- 15 " higi. 
MYOSOTIS-Forget-Me-Not 
Palustrls-Semperflorens. Azure 
blue flowers with a gold eye. Bloom* 
from May until fall. Will stand 
shade or sun, but prefers a moist 
soil. About b"-8 M high. 
Robusta Grandlflora. A pretty im¬ 
proved blue variety of Palu*tris. 
MYOSOTIS-Palustris 
Veronica Teucrium is splendid for the top of walls, as it 
literally covers itself with blossoms of Intense blue. 
