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HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ^ 
Lychnis chalcedonica. Jerusalem Cross. Stout leafy 
stems, bearing large flat heads of bright scarlet 
flowers. 2 to 3 ft. July, Aug. 
chalcedonica alba. A white variety of the above, 
chalcedonica fl.-pl. A double variety, with more 
substantial flower-heads than the single va¬ 
rieties. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Flos-cuculi alba-plena. Ragged Robin. A neat 
plant, with slender stems bearing white, fringed 
flowers. 1 ft. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Haageana. One of the best border or bedding 
plants, containing every shade of color from 
pure white to scarlet. 1 to 1 ft. May to July, 
vespertina fl.-pl. Branching stems 2 to 3 feet 
high, covered with double white flowers 
all summer. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Viscaria alba grandiflora. Slender stems; white 
flowers. 1 ft. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Viscaria splendens fl.-pl. Double crimson-scarlet 
flowers of an intensity that has no equal in any 
plant. 1 ft. June. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
LYSIMACHIA. Loosestrife. 
clethroides. Robust border plant, with erect 
stems terminating in drooping panicles of pure 
white flowers. 2 ft. July to Sept, 
nummularia. Creeping Jenny. A yellow free- 
flowering trailer. June to Aug. 
punctata. Spikes of bright yellow flowers. 2 ft. 
June, July. 
LYTHRUM. Purple Loosestrife. 
alatum. An erect bush-like plant, with slender 
graceful stems covered with crimson-purple 
flowers from June to Sept. 2 ft. 35 cts. each, 
$3.50 per doz. 
Salicaria rosea. Erect woody stems; rose-pink 
flowers from July to Sept. 4 ft. 
MALVA. Musk Mallow. 
moschata. Rose-colored, sweet-scented flowers. 
1 to 2 ft. June to Sept. 
moschata alba. A white variety of the above. 
MERTENSIA virginica. Virginian Cowslip. One 
of the most beautiful of spring-flowering plants. 
It forms large, glaucous gray leaves and bears 
drooping clusters of clear blue flowers. 1 ft. 
May. 20 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
MONARDA didyma. Bergamot. Bright red heads 
of flowers on 3-foot stems. The whole plant has 
a delicious fragrance. June to Aug. 
didyma rosea. Rose-colored flowers. 
MYOSOTIS ( Forget-me-not ) alpestris robusta 
grandiflora. Dwarf compact grower, bearing 
masses of pale blue flowers in May and June. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
palustris semperflorens. Blue flowers in May and 
June. The flowering period may be much pro¬ 
longed by growing it in a moist shady position. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
NEPETA Glechoma. Ground Ivy. Blue-flowered 
evergreen trailer. 
Glechoma variegata. Variegated form of above. 
Mussini. Catmint. A compact grower of bush-like 
habit, with silvery foliage. From June to Sep¬ 
tember it produces short spikes of lavender-blue 
flowers in the greatest profusion. Very effective 
as an edging or grown in large masses. 1 ft. 
NIEREMBERGIA rivularis. Forms a dense carpet 
of green foliage and is covered from June to 
October with large, creamy white, cup-shaped, 
flowers. A first-rate plant for the rock-garden. 
All Herbaceous Perennials, 
Lil ium tigrinum (see page 68) 
CENOTHERA. Evening Primrose. Free-flowering 
border and rock plants of easy culture, with a 
very prolonged period of blooming, 
fruticosa. One of the showiest of hardy perennials, 
being densely covered with bright yellow flow¬ 
ers during June and July. iRf ft. 
missouriensis. A handsome trailing plant with 
prostrate downy stems and immense clear 
yellow flowers. June to Aug. 
speciosa. Erect habit; bearing large snow-white 
flowers in great profusion. July, Aug. 
OMPHALODES verna. Navelwort. A pretty 
trailing plant, bearing in early spring clear blue 
flowers with white centers. Prefers partial 
shade. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
verna alba. A white variety of the above. 20 
cts. each, $2 per doz. 
OROBUS lathyroides. A lovely border plant, bear¬ 
ing bright blue pea-shaped flowers in dense 
racemes. 
ORCHIDS, Hardy. 
Cypripedium acaule. A dwarf species, with a 
naked downy flower-stalk, bearing solitary 
purple flowers with purple lips. June. 1 ft. 25 
cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Cypripedium pubescens. Produces a stem about 
2 feet high, bearing one to three greenish yellow 
flowers, spotted with brown and having pale 
yellow lips. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Cypripedium spectabile. The finest of this group. 
Its flowers are large, with inflated, rounded lip, 
white, with a large blotch of rosy carmine in 
front. 1 1/2 to i l /t ft. June. 50 cts. each, 
$5 per doz. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis. Mountain Spurge. A 
dwarf evergreen, with dark green glossy leaves 
forming a dense carpet. Excellent for growing 
under trees. 9 in. 
cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
unless otherwise noted, 15 
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