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prairies. Spike of flowers often 3 feet long. Desirable for the open border. 
15 cents each, 81 per dozen. 
scariosa (Button Snake-root)—2 to 5 feet 
high, with large heads of rose purple 
flowers in late summer. Rich soil. 15 
cents each, $1 per dozen, 
spicata (Spiked Blazing Star)— Flowers 
rose purple in a long spike. Flowers 
with the last. 15 cents each, $1 per 
dozen. 
LOBELIA cardinal is (Cardinal Flower) 
—One of the showiest of our wild flow¬ 
ers, 2 to 4 feet high, with large deep red 
blossoms along the upper part of the 
stalk; will thrive in any garden soil or 
along the border of lily pond in water 2 
or 3 inches deep. 10 cents each, 81 per 
dozen, $5 per hundred, 
syphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) — Similar 
in growth to the last, but the flowers are 
blue, streaked with white. Plant in a 
moist place. Desirable for border of 
brook or lake. 10 cents each, SI per doz. 
LINAR IA Cjlllbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy) — A pretty little trailer, largely 
used for hanging baskets. 10 cents each. 
LINUM Lewis!! — Lilac and white flowers, neat for the border. 10 cents each. 
LUPINUS pereimis (Wild Lupine) — Flowers showy, in a long raceme, 
blue to white. Dry exposed places. 15 cents each, $1.25 per dozen. 
LYCHNIS alpina (Alpine Lamp Flower) — 6 inches. Tufted dark green 
foliage, and showy heads of bright rose pink star-like flowers. 15 cents each, 
viscaria var. fl. pi. (Ragged Robin) — A fine plant, 1 foot high, with double 
crimson fragrant flowers in dense spikes. 15 cents each, $1.25 per dozen, 
vespertina var. fl. pi. (Double White Campion) — 2 feet. A strong bushy plant 
from Siberia, with pure white fragrant double flowers, in clusters. One of the 
best for cutting. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
MYOSOTiS palustris (Forget-me-not)— 
Lovely light blue flowers with yellow centers. 
Its home is in wet, springy places, yet it does 
fairly well in the moist border. 10 cents each. 
$1 per dozen. 
MERTENSIA Yirginica (Virginia Cowslip) 
— This plant grows from 1 to 2 feet high, 
bearing a panicle of rich purple or sometimes 
white flowers. 15 cents each, $1.25 per doz. 
MITCHELL ! it pens (Partridge Berry) — 
A little trailing evergreen. It forms fine 
mats under evergreens, and when once estab¬ 
lished, is sure to please. 25 cents each, $1.50 
per dozen. 
MITELLA (liphylla (Bishop’s Cap)—Grows 
1 to 2 feet high, producing in early spring ra¬ 
cemes G to 8 inches long, of delicate white flowers, 
cents each, $1 per dozen. 
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M0NARDA did yin a (Oswego Tea)—2 to 3 feet high with bright red flow¬ 
ers forming clumps. Very fine. 15 cents each, $1 per dozen. 
0XALIS acetosella (Wood Sorrel)—A beautiful oxalis found growing in 
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