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MATRICARIA - Double Mayweed; Feverfew 
Attractive, low-growing plants for the border. It has finely divided 
leaves and double flowers, on stems about 1 V 2 feet in height, which 
make an effective display throughout the entire summer. 
Culture. Will grow freely in ordinary well drained soil in a sunny border. 
Plant one foot apart in autumn or early spring. 
Little Gem Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
A most useful border plant and valuable summer cut flower, with large 
double, white flowers. June until October. 1 8 to 24 inches. 
Golden Ball Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Dwarf yellow form of above. 
MAZUS 
Prostrate and creeping rock plant, a very attractive subject for the 
rock garden. 
Culture. Well drained, sandy soil in a sheltered position in the rock 
garden suits this plant best. Will grow well in light shade; plant in fall 
or spring, 4 to 6 inches apart. Protect lightly each winter in colder sec¬ 
tions of the country. 
••Reptans Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
A dwarf and interesting Alpine plant, covered in early spring with dainty 
lilac flowers with a small, white lip, borne just above the foliage. 
Oenothera Missouriensis 
MERTENSIA - Virginia Cowslip; Blue Bells 
All are of medium growth, and well suited for shady or partially shady 
borders. Mostly blue- or white-flowered. The only one we really recom¬ 
mend is Mertensia virginica. 
Culture. All will succeed in ordinary soil. A shady or partially shady po¬ 
sition is desirable, lovely planted in open woodlands together with 
daffodils. Plant in autumn or very early spring. 6 to 8 inches apart. 
Virginica Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to 1 V 2 feet high with 
blue flowers fading to pink; one of the most interesting of our native 
spring flowers. 
MYOSOTIS - Forget-me-not 
Their dainty blue or pink flowers are produced freely and are always 
pleasing to the eye, whether massed in beds or on the margins of borders 
or ponds. 
Culture. Most at home in damp positions, as the margins of water, but 
will thrive in moist shady borders. Plant in autumn or spring about 
6 inches apart. 
•Polustris semperflorens Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Large, rich blue flowers with yellow eye; a charming plant for damp 
places and a more profuse bloomer than the alpestris, which also is in¬ 
clined to be biennial in habit. 
Sutton's Royal Blue Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Beautiful ground cover for bulbs; excellent for cutting. 
MIMULUS - Musk or Monkey-flower 
Hardy perennials also known as Musk, and will thrive in moist, shady 
borders among hardy ferns, in damp, shady spots. Luteus especially will 
flourish well in our gardens. 
Culture. A moist soil, rich in leaf mold or humus, and a cool, shady 
spot, will grow them best. Luteus may also be grown on the margins of 
water or in shallow ditches of running water. Plant in spring only, 6 to 
8 inches apart. 
•Luteus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A splendid plant for shady, moist places. Produces during the entire 
summer large snapdragon-like, yellow flowers. Also does well in full 
sun. About one foot high; somewhat spreading habit. 
MITCHELLA - Partridgeberry 
Lovely creeping evergreen plants, their shiny foliage and red berries are 
a great attraction in winter. 
Culture. They prefer a soil containing plenty of humus, such as pro¬ 
vided by rotted leaves. Plant in half-shade in the rockery or open 
woods, in early spring or fall, 6 to 8 inches apart. 
•Repens Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A little trailing evergreen. It forms fine mats under trees, and when 
once established is sure to please. 
MITELLA - Bishop's Cap 
Low-growing slender perennials with racemes of small white flowers. 
There are four species, Diphylla, offered is best. 
Culture. Loves a woods soil and a shady place in the rockery or open 
woods. Plant in fall or spring, 2 to 4 inches apart, in groups of twelve 
or more. 
•Diphylla Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
A gem for the shady position. Feathery spikes of creamy white flowers. 
12 to 18 inches, in May and June. 
MONARDA - Bee-balm; Bergamot' 
The flowers are borne in close heads or whorls on stems about 2 to 3 
feet high, surrounded by colored bracts, and the leaves are more or 
less fragrant. Attractive plants for the semi-shady or sunny border, the 
wild garden, or for the city gardens. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in sunny borders or in light shade. All 
may be naturalized in the wild garden. Plant in bold groups in autumn 
or spring, 10 inches apart. Divide and replant every third year. 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers are produced freely from June until 
August. A good plant for wild garden as well as border or garden in 
the city where other flowers don't grow well. 
Didyma, Salmon Queen Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Most attractive salmon-pink flowers of fine clear color; foliage is delight¬ 
fully fragrant and can be smelled about the garden. 
Didyma, Perry's Variety Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Deep amaranth-red flowers of great brilliancy; really fine plant for the 
border. 
NEPETA - Ground Ivy; Catmint 
Really only 3 varieties are worthy of culture, and are suited for massing 
in the garden. The foliage is aromatic and silvery gray, the small 
flowers are lavender-blue. 
Culture. Ordinary soil, well drained, and a sunny position will suit the 
Nepetas. Plant in autumn or sprinq, 8 inches apart. Best in masses. 
•Mussini Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Of dwarf, compact habit, producing masses of bloom of a beautiful 
shade of lavender all spring and intermittently during the summer. 
•Nervosa Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Vivid light blue; a fine companion to the well known Mussini, the flow¬ 
ers of which are a deeper lavender and of a different shade. Lovely 
in the rockery. 
Six Hills Giant Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Six Hills Giant has a larger and finer flower than is produced by Mussini. 
Its habit of growth is neat and altogether an improvement over the old 
variety Mussini. The flowers are excellent for picking and make a fine 
show in the border. It is exceptionally well adapted as an edging plant 
to walks in a dry, sunny place. 
Souvenir de Andre Chaudron Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
This is a very fine grayed-leaved plant of upright growth. The flowers 
are pale blue and produced throughout the entire summer. Do not con¬ 
fuse this variety with Nepeta Mussini, the prostrate variety used in rock 
gardens. Souvenir de Andre Chaudron is a splendid plant for the border 
and it does exceedingly well in hot, dry places. It is not only a satis¬ 
factory new border plant, but an exceptionally good item for cutting. 
Linum Perenne 
