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MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Lupinus 
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; $4.50 for 25 
Lily-o£-the-V alley 
Bundles of pips, 50c. each; doz., $5.00. 
*Linura. 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; 
$4.50 for 25. 
Lobelia 
Handsome border plants thriving in any good 
garden soil but preferring a moist loam where 
they will not suffer from drought. 
Cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Rich fiery cardi¬ 
nal flowers. 
Syphilitica. Great Lobelia. A choice selection 
of our native Lobelia with large spikes of blue 
flowers. 2 to 3 ft. July-Sept. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
Lupinus • Lupins 
New English Hybrids 
Truly a wonderful innovation in Lupins. These 
New English Hybrids created the most flattering 
comment in England and were awarded gold 
medals at all exhibitions. We offer these in five 
distinct color groups, selected from named 
varieties: 
Group A. Bronze, Apricot, Yellow, Orange. 
Group B. Rose, Pink, Flesh, BufT. 
Group C. Purple, Mahogany. 
Group D. Blue, Lavender. 
Group E. Cream, White. 
Price, 50c. each; doz., $5.00 
Polyphyllus. These flower in May and June 
and are 3 to 4 feet high. Blue (very showy). 
White, or Pink. 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $5.50 
for 25. 
Lythrum 
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; $4.50 for 25. 
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., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
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; $4.50 for 25 
*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; $4.50 for 25. 
Mertensia . Bluebells 
Virginica. Virginia Bluebells; Cowslip. An 
early spring-flowering plant growing 1 to 
feet high, with drooping panicles of handsome 
light blue flowers fading to clear pink. May, 
June. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25. 
Monarda • Bergamot 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Oswego Tea. 
Crimson-scarlet. 
Didyma rosea. Bee-Balm. Flowers rose-color. 
Sweetly fragrant foliage. ft. July-Sept. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
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; $4.50 for 25. 
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., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
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 2J^-in. 
pots, 15c. each; doz., $1.50; $10.00 per 100; 
per 1000, $90.00. Strong plants from 3-in. 
pots, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 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. 
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; $4.50 for 25. 
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 1^2 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; $4.50 for 25 
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; $4.50 for 25 
Poppies • Papaver 
Oriental • Papaver orientale 
Bracteatum. Rich blood-red. 
Mrs. 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. 50c. 
each; doz., $5.00. 
Price, except where noted, 30c. each; 
doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
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, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
Oriental Poppy, Olympia 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
Varieties marked * are especially suitable for rock-gardens 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
