Hardy Ornamentals, Herbaceous Plants, Etc 
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LOBELIA car&inalis (Cardinal-Flower). 
Lobelia cardinalis. 
A fine, showy species, 2 to 5 feet high, with large, deep 
red blossoms, in a rather loose terminal raceme. It 
grows naturally in wet, boggy soils or along the mar¬ 
gins of brooks; yet it not only answers well as a bog- 
plant, but thrives in any ordinary garden soil. 12 ots. 
each, $1 per doz., $5 per 100. b. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. syphilitica (Great Lobelia). Much like the preceding, 
but with blue flowers. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
Seeds. 5 cts. per pkt. 
LYCHNIS (Rose Campion). Showy class of hardy peren¬ 
nial plants. The following species are among the best: 
L. Alpina. Flowers pink, in close, compact heads half 
an inch wide; plant 6 inches high. A native of the Alps. 
15 cts. each. c. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. clialcedonica. Flowers scarlet, in dense corymbose 
clusters, IS to 40 inches high. Russia. Thrives best in 
sandy loam, well enriched with composted manure. 2 
for 25 cts., $1.25 per doz. d. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. chalcedonica, White. 20c. ea. d. Seeds, 5o. per pkt. 
L. grandiflora gigantea. Flowers scarlet, 2 inches 
wide, solitary; 8 to 12 inches high. 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz. c. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
L. diurna rosea. Flowers purplish roso, panicle termi¬ 
nal, many-flowered. A native of Britain. A showy 
and handsome species under cultivation. 15cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz. e. Seeds, 5c. per pkt. 
L. Haageana. Flowers scarlet, about 2 in. wide; sum¬ 
mer. Said to be a garden hybrid, probably from L. 
fulaens. 20c. each, 2 for 30 cts. d. Seeds, 5 ots. per pkt. 
L. viscaria (German Catch fly). Flowors rosy, in close 
heads; about a foot high. Europo and Siberia. A. 
pretty plant. 15 cts. each, $1 per doz. d. Seeds, 5 cts. 
per pkt. 
L. viscaria splendens. A beautiful form, with deep rod flowers. 15 cts. each, $1 per doz. d. 
LYSIWCACHIA clethroides (Loosestrife). This hardy plant is a native of Japan. Boars donso 
recurved spikes of pretty white flowers. 20 cts. each, 2 for 35 cts. t. 
MERTENSIA Alpina. 6 to 10 inches high; flowers light blue, disposed in close or at longth loose 
clusters; 1 to 3 clusters per 
stem. A fine little Alpine. 
15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
M. fascicularis. A species 
from Washington and Ore¬ 
gon. 15c. ea., 2 for 25c. c. 
M. Sibirica. 6 to 18 inches 
high; flowers purplish 
blue. May to July. It va¬ 
ries in the color of its flow¬ 
ers. A pretty plant. 15 
cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
M. paniculata. Flowers 
purplish blue; terminal. 
Plantl to 2 feet high. Ore¬ 
gon. Retains its dark 
green foliage longer than 
any other species. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. d. 
M. Virginica (Vir g i n i a n 
Cowslip). Plant 1 to 2 
feethigh, 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. 
Myosotis Victoria. (See page 20.) 
