MATRICARIA - Double Mayweed; Feverfew 
Attractive, low-growing plants for the border. It has finely divided 
leaves and double flowers, on sfems about 1 '/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 $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A most useful border plant and valuable summer cut flower, wifh large 
double, white flowers. June until October. 18 to 24 inches. 
Golden Ball Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Dwarf yellow form of above. 
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 $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00 
An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to 1 Vi feet high with 
blue flowers fading to pink; one of the most interesting of our native 
spring flowers. 
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 $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 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 ore 
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 $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 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 $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 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 alba Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
The white Monarda is similar in habit of growth to Cambridge Scarlet. 
Excellent in light shade or full sun. 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 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 $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 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 $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Deep amaranth-red flowers of great brilliancy; really fine plant for the 
border. 
MONTBRETIA (See page 51). 
Nierembergia Rivularis 
Matricaria, Little Gem 
LYCHNIS - Campion or Catchfly 
Easily grown and attractive perennials. They vary in stature and are 
suitable for growing in sunny borders or rock gardens. Bearing large 
heads of brilliantly colored flowers, that liven up the border during 
summer and early autumn. 
Culture. All are best grown in groups in good, ordinary soil. With the 
exception of Haageana, which does best in partial shade in the rock¬ 
ery, the rest should be grown in a sunny border. Plant the tall kinds 18 
inches apart and the dwarf ones 6 inches apart in autumn or early 
spring. Divide and replant every third year. 
*Alpina Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Dwarf, rose-pink. A charming little plant for the rock garden about 4 
inches high. 
Chalcedonica Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00 
Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, blooming a long time. One of the bright¬ 
est plants in the hardy border. 3 feet; all summer. 
^Haageana Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
1 foot. June to August. Very showy, producing orange-red, scarlet or 
crimson flowers nearly 2 inches across. Should be planted in light shade. 
•-Viscaria flore pleno Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A fine double variety; fine for cutting. 
Viscaria splendens alba Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Flowering profusely in June and July; it is one of the best white flowers 
at that time of the year. 8 to 10 inches high; fine border plant. 
Viscaria splendens Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18,00 
Pink form of the above. 
LYSIMACHIA - Yellow ond White Loosestrife 
Although weedy in habit they are welcome additions to the garden. 
They grow naturally in moist positions, and hence to cultivate them 
properly they must be grown in moist, shady borders, or by the water¬ 
side. The Creeping Jenny is an excellent carpeting plant to grow among 
hardy ferns or other low, wet places. 
Culture. The Creeping Jenny should be grown as a carpeting plant on a 
shady, moist border. The other variety may be grown in shady, moist 
borders, or in bold groups in moist parts of the wild garden, or by the 
waterside. Plant in autumn or spring, in ordinary soil, 8 to 10 inches 
apart. Should be divided every third year. 
Clethroides Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Long, recurved spikes, 2 feet long, of pure white flowers, from June to 
September. A desirable variety. 
‘-Nummularia Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Creeping Jenny or Moneywort). Valuable for planting in wet places 
in shade or sun. 
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 fo 6 inches aparf. Protect lightly each winter in colder sec¬ 
tions of the country. 
•sU'Reptans Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A dwarf and interesting Alpine plant, covered in early spring with dainty 
lilac flowers with a small, white lip, borne just above the foliage. 
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