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Liatris - Blazing Star 
1009 SCARIOSA. Spikes of deep purple 
flowers. 3 to 4 feet, August and Sep¬ 
tember. Hardy perennial. Pkt., 15c. 
Lilium 
1010 PHILIPPINE NSE FORMOSANUM. 
Long white trumpet flowers of purest 
white, slightly marked externally with 
reddish brown. Very. refined and 
graceful. Will flower from seed within 
6 to 8 months. Pit., 35c. 
Lupinus Polyphyllus 
Most beautiful hardy border plants 
producing tufts of soft green foliage, 
from which arise in continuous succes¬ 
sion the stately spikes of bloom. Do 
not disturb plants after they are once 
established. June and September. 
1017 DOWNER’S HYBRIDS. Perpetual 
flowering new hybrids. Fkt., 15c; y 4 
oz., 45c. 
1018 BLUE. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 25c. 
1019 PINK. Pkt., 15c; y 4 oz., 40c. 
1020 SUPERB MIXED. Pkt., 10c; V 4 oz., 
25c. 
1011 REGALE (Regal Lily). It is abso¬ 
lutely hardy and is excellent for forc¬ 
ing. The flowers are white, slightly 
suffused with pink, with a beautiful 
shade of canary-yellow at the center, 
and extending part way up the trum¬ 
pet. It is delightfully perfumed, re¬ 
minding one of the jasmine, and lack¬ 
ing the heavy, oppressive odor of most 
Lilies. Blooms out-of-doors early in 
July, and seedling bulbs will flower 
the second year. Lift the bulblets in 
fall and replant to greater depth in 
their permanent location. Pkt., 15c; 
Ya oz., 35c. 
1012 TENUIFOLIUM (Coral Lily of Si¬ 
beria). It is a gem. Perfectly hardy. 
One of the earliest to flower. 24 in. 
high with the flowers up and down on 
the stem. Blooms are deep scarlet and 
have recurled petals of waxy texture. 
Pkt., 25c. 
1013 WILLMOTTIAE. Flowers vivid or¬ 
ange-red with the recurved petals be¬ 
ing spotted with brown, slender foli¬ 
age of a rich brown. Fkt., 35c. 
Linum - Flax 
Showy, free-flowering plants with 
feathery foliage, suitable for dry, sunny 
borders or rock gardens. Will not thrive 
in heavy, damp soils. 
@1014 ALPINUM. A rare species from 
the Dauphine, of prostrate growth, 
with showers of pale blue blossoms 
throughout the summer. Height, 6 
inches. Hardy perennial. Pkt., 25c. 
@1015 FLAVUM. Gay yellow flowers in 
loose clusters. Foliage dark green, 
forming a dwarf group in the peren¬ 
nial border. Thrives in a sunny situa¬ 
tion in light rich soil. Hardy peren¬ 
nial. Pkt., 15c; y 8 oz., 60c 
@1016 PERENNE. Bright blue flowers, 
Hardy perennial. 18 inches. Pkt., 10c; 
y 4 oz., 25c. 
1021 ARBOREUS SWEET LAVENDER. 
A new color and amazingly sweet 
scented. A bright lavender, merging 
to white, a rapid grower and seed 
sown in May will produce plants 3 
feet high the following spring. Pkt., 
20c. 
For more beautiful and luxuriant 
Sweet Peas and Lupinus, inoculate with 
Nitragin. See page 33. 
Lychnis 
A fine old-fashioned flower, bearing 
large heads of brilliantly colored flowers, 
that liven up the border during summer 
and early autumn. Hardv perennial. 
1022 VISCARIA SPLENDENS. Brilliant 
red. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 25c. 
Myosofis - Forget-Me-Not 
@1023 PALUSTRIS SEMPERFLORENS. 
An ever-blooming variety, beginning 
to flower in May and continuing till 
autumn. Large clear, blue flowers in 
pretty spray. Perennial. Pkt., 10c; 
y 8 oz., 50c. 
Nepeta - Catnip 
@1024 NERVOSA. A splendid plant for 
the larger type of Rock Garden and 
much superior for this purpose to Ne¬ 
peta Mussini. The flowers are of a clear 
light blue and have a brighter and 
more attractive effect than the latter. 
The plant continues in bloom from 
midsummer until the early autumn. 
Thrives in any light garden soil in a 
sunny situation. Hardy perennial. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Oenothera - Evening Primrose 
The Oenotheras are chiefly used in the 
rockery and border. All require a well- 
drained light soil intermixed with well- 
decayed manure. They are apt to perish 
in winter if grown in heavy, damp soils. 
@1025 MISSOURIENSIS. A low species 
with prostrate ascending branches. A 
profuse bloomer. Solitary yellow flow¬ 
ers often 4 inches across. Height, 10 
inches; in bloom from June until Au¬ 
gust. Hardy perennial. Pkt, 15c; y 8 
oz., 65c. 
PANSIES, TUFTED. See Viola, page 51. 
Phlox, Perennial 
1027 DECUSSATA MIXED. Contains all 
the new brilliant colors; large flower¬ 
ing. Pkt., 15c; x / 4 oz., 60c. 
Pentstemon - Beard Tongue 
1026 GLOXINIOIDES, “SENSATION”. 
Gloxinia-like flowers in a very wide 
range of bright colors, including rose, 
red, carmine, pink, lilac, purple, etc. 
Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
PETUNIA. See pages 36, 37. 
Lupinus, Downer's Hybrids. 
Physalis - Chinese Lantern 
Plant 
1028 FRANCHETI. An ornamental plant 
forming dense bushes about Z teei 
high, producing freely its bright 
orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits, 
which can be cut and dried for winter 
bouquets; highly interesting. Peren¬ 
nial. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz , 35c. 
Physostegia - False Dragon 
Head 
One of the prettiest hardy perennials 
and gaining in popularity as it becomes 
better known. It forms dense bushes 3 
to 4 feet high, bearing freely during the 
summer months spikes of delicate rosy 
lilac or white tubular flowers, not unlike 
a gigantic heather. 
1029 VIRGINICA. Rose-lilac. Pkt., 10c; 
y 8 oz., 50c. 
Platycodon - Balloon Flower 
or Japanese Bellflower 
One of the best hardy perennials, pro¬ 
ducing very showy flowers during the 
whole season. They form large clumps 
and are excellent for planting in perma¬ 
nent borders or among shrubbery; easily 
raised from seed, which begins blooming 
in August if sown outdoors in April. 
1030 GRANDIFLORUM BLUE. Large 
deep blue flowers. Pkt., 10c; H oz-. 40c. 
1031 GRANDIFLORUM ALBUM. Pure 
white. Pkt., 10c; y 8 oz., 40c. 
@1032 MARIE SI. A beautiful dwarf spe¬ 
cies, with broad, thick foliage and 
large, deep violet-blue flowers on 12- 
inch stems in great profusion through¬ 
out the entire summer. Plant in front 
of the border or in the rock garden. 
Pkt., 15c; 1/16 oz., 65o. 
