Edward Gillette Southwick , Mass. — Hardy Perennials 33 
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. 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz., $7.00 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. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
LUPINUS perennis (Wild Lupine). A native, growing in 
dry soils, with large spikes of blue flowers in spring. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
LYCHNIS. A class of hardy 
plants, well deserving a place in 
the garden. Not tall, but quite 
showy. 
L. alpina. Leaves clustered, 
forming little tufts; flower-stalks 
a foot high, bearing pretty pink 
flowers. Rocks or well-drained 
border. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per 
doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
L. Chalcedonies. ^ Flowers 
scarlet; plant in rich soil. June. 
Two feet. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
L. Flos-cuculi (Cuckoo-flower). 
^ A slender perennial, 1 to 2 
feet high, with rather small red 
or pink double flowers in clus¬ 
ters; a good bloomer, mostly 
through the season. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
L. viscaria splendens (Ragged 
Robin). A low-growing, pink- 
flowered plant, quite desirable 
for edgings. 15 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. 
LYSIMACHIA nummularis 
(Creeping Charlie). Creeping 
leafy herb, with large yellow flow¬ 
ers; quite hardy and desirable 
for covering shady banks and 
used for rustic vases and bas¬ 
kets. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per 
doz., $5.00 per 100. 
LYTHRUM roseum superbum. 
® <§> Rose-purple flowers; grows 
along margins of streams. Quite 
showy. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz., $6.00 per 100. 
MALVA Moschata (Musk Mal¬ 
low). A charming plant, with many large, rose-colored flowers borne on a spread¬ 
ing bush, 2 feet high; quite hardy and easily grown in a sunny place. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
