34 Edward (lilleft, Soutlurick, Mass.—Hardy Perennials 
LOBELIA cardinalis (Cardinal-flower). ^ 
One of the showiest of our wild 
flowers; 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 a lily 
pond or brook in water 2 or 3 inches 
deep. 10 cts. each, SI.00 per doz., 
So. 00 per 100; seeds, 5 cts. 
L. 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 cts. each, SI.00 per doz.; seeds, 
5 cts. 
LUPINUS perennis (Wild Lupine). A 
native, growing in dry soils, with 
large spikes of blue flowers in spring. 
20 cts. each, Sl.oO per doz.; seeds, 
5 cts. 
LYCHNIS. A class of hardy plants, well 
deserving a place in the garden. Not 
tall, but (juite showy. 
L. alpina. Leaves clustered, forming little 
tufts; flower-stalks a foot high, bear¬ 
ing pretty pink flowers. Rocks or 
well-drained border. 10 cts. each, 
SLOG per doz. : seeds, 5 cts. 
L. Chalcedonica. Flowers scarlet; plant 
in rich soil. June. Two feet. 20 
cts. each, Sl.i3'0 per doz.; seeds, o 
cts. 
L. viscaria splendens (Ragged Robin). ^ Alow- 
growing, pink-flowered plant, quite desira¬ 
ble for edgings. 20 cts. each, Sl.oO per doz. 
LYSIMACHIA nummularia (Creeping Charlie). 
Creeping leafy herb, with large yellow 
flowers; quite hardy and desirable for 
covering shady banks and used for rustic 
vases and baskets. 10 cts. each, SI.00 per 
doz.. So. 00 per 100. 
LYTHRUM roseum superbum. ® ^ Rose-purple 
flowers; grows along margins of streams. 
Quite showv. 20 cts. each, Sl.oO per doz., 
$6.00 per 100. 
MALVA Moschata (Musk Mallow). # A 
charming plant, with many large, rose-col¬ 
ored flowers borne on a spreading bush, 2 
feet high; quite hardy and easily grown in a 
sunny place, lo cts. each, Sl.oO per doz.; 
seeds, o cts. 
M. Moschata alba. ^ With white flowers. 20 cts. 
Liatris pycnostacliya (see pawc 32) 
L. Flos-cuculi (Cuckoo-flower). ♦ A 
slender perennial, 1 to 2 feet high 
with rather small red or pink double 
flowers in clusters; a good bloomer, 
mostly through the season. 20 cts. 
each. 
MERTENSIA Virginica (Virginia Cowslip), m 
This plant grows from 1 to 2 feet high, 
bearing a panicle of beautiful purple or 
sometimes white flow'ers in early spring; 
plant in a moist, shady place. 20 cts. each, 
$1.60 per doz. 
Liliurn speciosum rubrum (See page 33) 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
