Hardy Perennials 
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LINUM Austriacum. Austrian Flax, lias pale blue 
flowers in June and July. It is a pretty border 
plant and remains for a long time in bloom. 
June. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 13 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. flavum. Is rather low in growth, with many 
branches, which terminate in a great number of 
bright yellow flowers. One of the best hardy 
perennials with yellow flowers. June and July. 
N., 11 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.35 per doz. ($0 per 100.) Seeds, 5c. per pkt. 
L. perenne. Somewhat resembling Austriacum. 
Flowers blue, in summer. N., 12 cts. each; P., 
15 cts. each. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. The Car¬ 
dinal Flower of our swamps and brooksides. Is 
one of the most striking of our wild flowers; 
often 4 feet high. Its elongated spikes of deep 
scarlet flowers attract attention in any place. 
Though naturally found in moist or boggy soil, 
it takes kindly to cultivation, and may be grown 
with success in any good garden ground. August. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each, 
$1.15 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. syphilitica. Great Lobelia. Has showy light 
blue flowers, August and September. N., 20 cts. 
each; P., 22 cts. each. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
LUPINUS perennis. Wild Lupine. A strong-growing 
native, preferring a sandy soil and bearing large 
spikes of blue and white flowers in June. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, 
$1.40 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
L. polyphyllus. Has good-sized spikes of handsome 
blue flowers, in June; attains a height of 3 feet, 
and is a desirable plant for the border, or to 
grow among shrubbery. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
($6 per 100.) Seeds, G cts. per pkt., 40 cts. 
per ^oz. 
L. —, var. albus. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. 
each. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
LYCHNIS. Rose Campion. A showy class. 
L. Alpina. Has pink flowers, in close, compact 
heads half an inch wide. Plant about 6 inches 
high. A native of the Alps. May. N., 15 cts^ 
each, $1.20 per doz. ; P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 
per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. Chalcedonica. Maltese Cross, Jerusalem 
Cross, Scarlet Lightning. Is 2 or 3 feet high, 
with white or scarlet flowers in good-sized corym¬ 
bose heads. Give it rich soil. June. ^ N., 15c. 
each, SI .15 per doz.; P., 18c. each, $1.35 per doz. 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt., 30 cts. per oz. 
L. Coronaria ( Agrostenirna Coronaria) . Mullein 
Pink, Rose Campion. Usually a biennial, ex¬ 
cept when cut back soon after blooming. Flow¬ 
ers red or white, showy. Last of June. N., 
12 cts. each: P., 15 cts. each. Seeds, 5 cts. 
per pkt., 20 cts. per V«oz. 
L. coronata (A. grand i flora) . Eight to 12 inches 
high; large red or white flowers in June. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, 
$1.60 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
i\T. preceding the prices indicates > 
Lobelia cardinalis. 
Lychnis dioica, var. rosea (L. diurna , var. rosea). 
About 2 feet high ; has rose-purple flowers in 
profusion. A native of Britain; very hardy, 
showy and nice for naturalizing along woodland 
walks or half-shaded borders, where it will con¬ 
tinue to live and make a good showing while in 
bloom. May and June. N , 12 cts. each, $1.10 
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. Seeds, 
5 cts. per pkt. 
L. Flos=Jovis (Agrostemma Flos-Joris) . Jupiter’s 
Flower. Something like L. Coronaria , but a 
permanent plant when established. Any good 
garden soil suits it. Flowers in June. N., Pic. 
each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. fulgens. N., 15 cts. each; P., '18 cts. each. 
L. Haageana. Handsome red flowers. N., 15 cts. 
each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 18c. each, $1.65 per doz. 
L. Viscaria, var. splendens. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 
5 cts. per pkt. 
LYSIMACHIA clethroides. Loosestrife. A hardy 
perennial from Japan. Flowers white, in dense 
recurved spikes. August. N., 15c. each; P., 20c. 
L. nummularia. Moneywort, Creeping Charley. 
A low, creeping perennial, good for covering 
shaded grounds. N., 8 cts. each, 80c. per doz.; 
P., 9 cts" each, 90 cts. per noz. ($3 per 100.) 
LYTHRUM Salicaria, var. roseum superbum. Rosv- 
strife. A rose-colored form of L. salicaria — 
a native of England, where it is found growing 
on the margins of lakes and streams. Height 
3 to 5 feet, bearing leafy spikes of rose-purple 
flowers. N., 15 cts. each; P.. 20 cts. each. 
>t prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
