Herbaceous Perennials 
THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS, see Pea perennial. 
LEMON LILY, see Lilies, page 45. 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA (Kansas Gay Feather). 4 to 6 feet. July to August. 
Most showy and attractive plants, producing spikes of rosy-purple flowers. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY, see Lilies, page 45. 
LINUM PERENNE, see Flax. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS (Cardinal Flower). 2 to 3 feet. August and Sep¬ 
tember. Rich, fiery red flowers, handsome for the border. 
♦LOTUS CORNICULATUS (Baby’s Slippers). July to November. Bright yellow; 
spreading on the ground. Good foreground border plants. 
"■LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA (Scarlet Lightning). I to 2 feet. May and June. 
Very fine border plant. 
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA VAR. ALBA. 2 to 3 feet. June to July. White- 
flowered form. 
"■LYCHNIS V1SCARIA VAR. SPLENDENS (Ragged Robin). 12 to 15 inches. 
May and June. Produces masses of very brilliant rose-colored flowers, resem¬ 
bling Scotch Pinks. 
LYSIMACHIA BARYSTACHYS. 1 foot. June to August. Flowers white. 
LYSIMACHIA NUMMULARIA (Creeping Jenny). June and July. A splendid 
cover plant. Brilliant, showy, yellow flowers. 
LYTHRUM ROSEUM (Loosestrife Purple). 3 to 4 feet high. July and August. 
Long branching spikes of attractive pink flowers. 
"MALLOW SWAMP ROSE (Hibiscus Moscheutos Rosea). 3 to 4 feet. August 
and September. A tall thrifty plant desirable for sunny place. Flowers large, 
rose-colored and very showy. 
MALLOW VAR. CRIMSON EYE (II. Moscheutos var.). 4 to 5 feet. August and 
September. Pure white, with deep crimson eye. Very choice and new. Per¬ 
fectly hardy either in common garden soil or very wet place. 
MALLOW, RED MARVEL. Similar to the preceding, the best of this type. 
Bright rosy red. 
Strong blooming size, 35 cents each; $3.00 per 10. 
MARSH-MALLOW, see Mallow. 
MEADOW RUE, see Thalictrum. 
MEADOW SWEET, see Spiraea. 
MISCANTHUS, see Grasses. 
MONARDA, see Bee-Balm. 
MONKSHOOD (Aconitum Autumnale). 5 to 6 feet. September, October. Deep 
blue. A stately showy plant. 
MONKSHOOD (Aconitum Fisheri). 1 to 2 feet. August and September. Light 
blue. 
MONKSHOOD (Aconitum Napellus). 4 to 6 feet. June to July. Deep blue. 
MONKSHOOD (Aconitum Napellus Bi-Color). 3 to 4 feet. July and August. 
Blue, mottled with white. 
MOSS-PINK, see Phlox. 
MYOSOTIS PALUSTRIS, see Forget-me-not. 
MYRTLE BLUE (Vinca Minor). In 4 inch pots. 25c. each. $2.00 per 10. $18.00 
per 100. 
One of the best evergreen plants for covering the ground and is a success 
in quite shady places provided the ground is fertile. 
MYRTLE VARIEGATED (Vinca Minor Aurea). (New). A pretty golden varie¬ 
gated form of the preceding, a most useful plant and quite hardy. 
MYRTLE WHITE (Vinca Minor Var. Alba). A pure white variety. 
OENOTHERA, see Primrose. 
l’ACHYSANDRA IERMINALIS. 6 to 8 inches. Foliage evergreen and very 
much resembles our interesting native wood plant, Princess pine. It is per¬ 
fectly adapted to the shade under trees, and will form a solid evergreen covering 
where grass will not grow ( pot grown). 
PACHYSANDRA TERMINALS VARIEGATA. A variegated form of the 
preceding ( pot grown). 
PAEONIA, see page 46- 
PAPAVER, see Poppy. 
*PEA PERENNIAL (Lathyrus Latifolius). 5 to 6 feet. June to October. Rosv 
pink. J 
*PEA PERENNIAL VAR. ALBA. (L. Latifolius var.). A white variety of preced¬ 
ing. 
♦PEA PERENNIAL VAR. MARY LOVETT (L. Lat. Var.). A beautiful pink 
variety. 
PENTSTEMON BARBATUM. July and August. 2 to 3 feet. Brilliant red tube¬ 
like flowers in loose panicles. 
PERIWINKLE, see Myrtle. 
PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA, see Grasses. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SEE PAGE 3S. 
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FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
