Herbaceous Perennials 
THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY 
WOODMONT NURSERIES, INC. 
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 69. 
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 plant. 
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA (Scarlet Lightning). 1 to 2 feet. May and June. 
Very fine border plant. 
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA VAR. ALBA, 
flowered form. 
2 to 3 feet. June to July. White- 
LYCHNIS VISCARIA 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 a sunny place. Flowers large, 
rose-colored and very showy. 
MALLOW VAR. CRIMSON EYE (H. 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 site , 35 cents each; $3.00 per ten. 
MARSH-MALLOW, see Mallow. 
MEADOW RUE, see Thalictrum. 
MEADOW SAGE, see Salvia. 
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. 
MOSS-PINK, see Phlox, page 61. 
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. 
PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS. 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 TERMINALIS VARIEGATA. A variegated form of the 
preceding (pot grown). 
PAEONIA, see page 60. 
PAPAVER, see Poppy. 
PEA PERENNIAL (Lathyrus LatifoliuB). 5 to 6 feet. June to October. Rosy 
pink. 
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 BARBATUS. July and August. 2 to 3 feet. Brilliant red tube¬ 
like flowers in loose panicles. 
PERIWINKLE, see Myrtle. 
PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA, see Grasses. 
PHLOX, Garden varieties, see page 61. 
PHLOX, Dwarf, see page 61. 
PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINICA (False Dragon Head). 3 to 4 feet. July and August. 
Effective spikes of clear pink flowers. 
PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINICA VAR. ALBA. 3 to 4 feet. July to August. A white 
form. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HBRBACE0U8 PLANTS SEE PAGE 47. 
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FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE PACE ONE. 
