The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
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GRASSES ORNAMENTAL— Continued from page 49. 
♦MISCANTHLS SINENSIS VAR. VARIEGATUS. 6 to 8 feet. Foliage striped with white, 
otherwise like preceding. 
♦MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. ZEBRINUS. 6 to 8 feet. Foliage with yellow bars. 
♦MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. GRACILLIMUS. 6 to 8 feet. White mid-rib. 
PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA VARIEGATA. 2 to 3 feet. (Ribbon Grass). 
UNIOLA LATIFOLIA. 2 to 3 feet. Graceful grass with graceful nodding heads. 
GROUND IVY ( Nepeta ). A ground cover vine. Splendid for covering embankments and for the 
rockery. 
♦GYPSOPHILA, see Baby's Breath. 
♦HELE.MUM AUTUMN ALE, see Sneezeweed. 
HELIANTHUS, see Sun-Flower. 
♦HELIOPSIS LAE VIS. 4 to 5 feet. July to November. 
Splendid hardy plant with rich yellow daisy-like flowers in great profusion. Very vigorous 
and will thrive under unfavorable conditions; splendid for cut flowers, lasting for weeks. 
HELEBORUS, see Christmas Rose. 
HEMEROCALLIS, see Lilies. Page 53. 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA (Coral Bells). H to 2 feet. July to October. 
The leaves are circular, with delicately fringed edges and of an attractive grayish marbled 
green and evergreen. Flowers coral red, small, and produced in loose clusters. 
HIBISCUS, see Mallow. 
HOLLYHOCKS. Always a popular garden plant and while they are grown from seed it takes one sea¬ 
son of growth before they will bloom. There is always, therefore, a demand for plants of a bloom¬ 
ing size. Following colors: Double Red, White, Yellow, Pink, Maroon, Salmon rose; Double- 
mixed: Allegheny — semi-double. Pink. See illustration. 
IBERIS, see Candytuft. 
♦JACOB’S LADDER ( Polemonium Coerul - 
eum), 10 to 12 inches. May and June. 
A favorite old garden plant, produc¬ 
ing a quantity of attractive blue 
blooms. 
JAPAN’ IRIS, see page 51. 
KANSAS FEATHER, see Liatris. 
KNIPHOFI V ALOIDES, see Lily Torch. 
LARKSPUR (Bee) (Delphinium Elation). 
3 to 6 feet. June to August. Deep¬ 
est blue. A most desirable plant. 
LARKSPUR ( Delphinium Formosum). 
3 to 6 feet. June to August. This 
type of Larkspur is superb. Color, 
soft porcelain blue; produced on tall 
spikes. 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS, see Pea 
perennial. 
LEMON LILY, see Lilies, page 53. 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA (Kansas Gay 
Feather) 4 to 6 feet. July to August. 
Most showy and attractive plants, 
producing spikes of rosy-purple flow¬ 
ers. 
LILY-OF-VALLEY, see Lilies, page 53. 
LINUM PERENNE, see Flax. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS (Cardinal 
Flower). 2 to 3 feet. August and 
September. Rich, fiery red flowers, 
handsome for the border. 
♦LOTUS CORNICULATUS (Baby’s Slip¬ 
pers). July to November. Bright 
yellow; spreading on the ground. 
Good foreground border plants. 
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA. (Scarlet 
Lightning.) 1 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 VISCARIA VAR. ALBA. 
12 to 15 inches. May and June. 
White. A very dainty plant with 
evergreen foliage. 
♦LYCHNIS VISCARIA VAR. SPLEND- 
ENS. (Ragged Robin). 12 to 15 
inches. May and June. Produces 
masses of very brilliant rose colored 
flowers, resembling 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 (Hibiscus Moscheutos Rosea) 
(Swamp Rose Mallow). A tall thrifty 
plant desirable for sunny place. 
Flowers large, rose colored and very 
showy. 
Hollyhocks. 
The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered In three sizes, as follows, unless other- 
wlse noted. I he very heavy field clumps can only be supplied In the sorts marked with 
a to the left. Stock will be potted to order and held for any delivery date. 
•Very strong Field Clumps (Express or Freight) . 
Strong Field Grown, usual size (Express recommended) 
Smaller size (mostly field grown). 
Each. Per 10. Per 100. 
50c. $4.00 $35.00 
25c. 2.00 15.00 
15c. 1.25 10.00 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
