Hardy Perennials 
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LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. The Car¬ 
dinal Flower of our swamps and brooksides. Is 
one of the most striking of our wild tiowers; 
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. Au¬ 
gust. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 14 cts. 
each, $1.15 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
L. syphilitica. Great Lobelia. Has showy light 
blue flowers, August and September. N., 15 
cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.40 
per doz. 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 hand¬ 
some blue flowers, in June; attains a height of 
3 feet, and is a desirable plant for the border, 
or to grow among shrubbery. N., ]5 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
($6 per 100.) Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt., 40 cts. 
per %oz. 
L. —, var. albus. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; 
P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 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 
corymbose heads. Give it rich soil. June. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each. 
$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt., 20 cts. 
per %oz. 
L. Coronaria (Agrostemnia 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. 
L. coronata ( L . grandiflora) . 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. 
L. dioica, var. rosea (L. diurna , var. rosea). About 
2 feet high; has rose-purple flowers in pro¬ 
fusion. A native of Britain: very hardy, showy 
and nice for naturalizing along woodland walks 
or half-shaded borders, where it will continue 
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. 
iV\ preceding the prices indicates n 
Lychnis Flos-Jovis ( Agrostemma Flos-Jovis) . Jupi¬ 
ter’s Flower. Something like L. Coronaria , 
but a permanent plant when established. Any 
good garden soil suits it. Flowers in June. N.,12 
cts. 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., 18 cts. each, $1.65 per 
doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt. 
L. Viscaria, var. splendens. R., 12 cts. each, $1.15 
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 
5 cts. per pkt. 
L. —, var. splendens, sub var. flore pleno. N., 15 
cts. each, $1.40 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 
per doz. 
LYSIMACHIA clethroides. Loosestrife. A hardy 
perennial from Japan. Flowers white, in dense 
recurved spikes. August. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 20 cts. each. 
L. nummularia. Moneywort, Creeping Charley. 
A low, creeping perennial, good for covering 
shaded grounds. N., 8 cts. each, 80 cts. per 
doz.; P., 9 cts. each, 90 cts. per doz. ($3 per 100.) 
LYTHRUM Salicaria, var. roseum superbum. Rosy- 
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, $1.25 per doz.; P., 20 
cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
Lychnis Haageana 
t prepaid; P . indicates prepaid. 
