HARDY ORNAMENTALS, HERBACEOUS PLANTS, ETC. 
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LlNUM Austriacum (Austrian Flax). Flowers pale bluish purple. June or July. A pretty species, 
i to 2 feet high. 15 cts.each, 2 for 25Cts., £1 per doz. c. 
*L. flavum. Flowers golden yellow, numerous, in dense 
branched heads. A handsome plant, not very hardy, 
but will withstand severe weather if slightly protected. 
15 cts. each, three for 30 cts. d. 
LOBELIA Cardinalis (Cardinal-Flower). A fine, showy 
species, 2 to 4 feet high, with large, deep red blossoms, 
in a rather loose terminal raceme. It grows naturally 
in wet, boggy soils or along the margins of brooks; 
yet, it not only answers well as a bog-plant, but thrives 
in any ordinary garden soil. 12 cts. each, $1 per doz., 
$5 per 100. b. 
"L. syphilitica (Great Lobelia). Much like the preced¬ 
ing. but with blue flowers. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. r. 
*LUPINUS polyphyllus. Flowers generally dark blue; 
spring and autumn. Plant about 4 feet high ; a native 
of Columbia. 20 cts. each. d. 
*L. perennis. A strong-growing, hardy, native perennial, 
with blue flowers. Likes a sandy soil. 15 cts. each. d. 
LYCHNIS (Rose Campion). An interesting and showy 
class of hardy perennial plants, easy of culture in any 
ordinary garden soil A light loam suits them best. 
The following species are among the best : 
*L. Alpina. lowers, pink, in close, compact heads, half an inch wide ; plant 6 inches high. A 
native of the Alps. 15 cts. each. c. 
*L chalcedonica. Flowers scarlet, in dense corymbose clusters, 18 to 40 inches high. Russia. 
Thrives best in sandy loam, well enriched with composted manure. 2 for 25 cts., $1.25 per doz. d. 
*L. chaldedonica, White. 20 cts. each. d. 
*L. grandiflora gigantea. Flowers scarlet, 2 inches wide, solitary. 8 to 12 inches high. 15c. each, 
$1.25 per doz. e. 
*L. diurna rosea. Flowers purplish rose, panicle terminal, many-flower.ed. A native of Britain. 
A showy and handsome species under cultivation. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. <?. 
*L. Haageana. Flowers bright scarlet, about 2 inches wide; summer. Said to be a garden 
hybrid, probably from L. f ulgens. 20 cts. each, 2 for 30 cts. d. 
*L. viscaria (German Catchfly). Flowers rosy, in close heads; plant about a foot high. Native of 
Europe and Siberia. A pretty plant. 15 cts. each, $1 per doz. d. 
L. viscaria splendens. A beautiful form, with deep red flowers. 15 cts. each, $1 per dozen, d. 
LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS. 
MATHIOLA sinuata. 15 cts. each. d. 
MERTENSIA Alpina. 6 to 10 inches high. Flowers light blue, disposed in close or at length loose 
clusters ; 1 to 3 clusters per stem. A fine little Alpine. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
C M. fascicularis. A species from Washington and Oregon. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
M. Sibirica. 6 to 18 inches high. Flowers purplish blue. May to July. It varies in the color 
of its flowers. A pretty plant. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
M. paniculata. Flowers purplish blue ; terminal. Plant 1 to 2 feet high. Oregon. 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz. d. _ 
M. Virginica (Virginian Cowslip). Plant 1 to 2 feet high, with large, dark green foliage, and 
bearing a loose panicle of rich bluish purple flowers in early spring. If planted in spring at all, 
it should be early, but August or September is the better season. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. d. 
MITELLA diphylla. A pretty little native 6 to 9 inches high, with many-flowered racemes of white 
flowers. Nice for the rockery. 8 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz. b. 
MONARDA fistulosa (Wild Bergamot). 2 to 5 feet high. Flowers light purple. Common west¬ 
ward. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. c . 
M. punctata (Horse Mint). Stem about 2 feet high. Flowers purple, white and yellow. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. d. 
M. splendens. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
*M. didyma. Flowers cardinal-red ; leaves hairy on both surfaces. Showy. 20 cts. each. d. 
