HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
THE FRAGRANT CAROLINA LILY 
(Lilium carolinianum) 
Introduced by Harlan P. Kelsey 
LAMIUM 
LAMIUM maculatum, SPOTTED DEADNET- 
TLE. 5 in. Trailing plant with variegated leaves. 
Rosy-purple flowers in midsummer. 
LIATRIS 
LIATRIS pycnostachya, CATTAIL GAY- 
FEATHER. 3-5 ft. August-October. Spikes of 
pale purple flowers. Fine for border. 
L. spicata, SPIKE GAYFEATHER. 3-5 ft. Au- 
gust-October. Purplish-blue flowers in dense 
spikes. 
LOBELIA 
LOBELIA cardinalis, CARDINALFLOWER. 
21/4-3 ft. Red. July-August. 
L. siphilitica, LARGE BLUE LOBELIA. 21/2-3 
ft. August. Blue. Native. 
LYCHNIS 
LYCHNIS viscaria splendens, ROSE-PINK CAM¬ 
PION. 12 in. July. Dense tufts of evergreen 
foliage. Deep pink flowers. 
LYSIMACHIA 
LYSIMACHIA nummularia, MONEYWORT. 24 
in. Fine ground cover. Intense yellow flowers. 
June-July. 
MONARDA 
MONARDA didyma, CAMBRIDGE SCARLET. 
24 ft. July-September. Brilliant scarlet. Im¬ 
proved variety. 
NEPETA 
NEPETA mussini. 18 in. Blue flowers, dark 
spotted, clustered on long racemes. Hairy foli¬ 
age. 
LILIES 
LILIUM canadense, CANADA LILY. 4 fi. August. 
Beautiful yellow native lily. 
L. carolinianum, CAROLINA LILY. 3 ft. Fra¬ 
grant orange-red flowers in July. Our introduc¬ 
tion. $.50 each, $4.00 per 10. 
L. grrayi, GRAYS LILY. 1-3 ft. June-July. Bell¬ 
shaped pendulous flowers. A deep reddish-brown 
outside. Introduced by Harlan P. Kelsey. $.50 
each, $4.00 per 10. 
L. philadelphicum, ORANGECUP LILY, 2 ft. 
July. Flaring upright red flowers. 
L, regale, ROYAL LILY. 4-6 ft. July. Showy 
Summer-blooming Lily. The fragrant flowers are 
4-6 in. long, white inside, lilac and purple out¬ 
side. $.50 each, $4.00 per 10. 
L. superbum, AMERICAN TURKSCAP LILY. 
4-8 ft. July. Orange-scarlet to red, spotted inside. 
L. tenuifolium, CORAL LILY. 3 ft. Flowers 
bright-scarlet to orange, 2 in. across. 
L. tigrinum, TIGER LILY. 2-5 ft. June-July. 
Orange-red with purple-black spots. 
AMERICAN TURKSCAP LILY 
(Lilium super bum) 
OENOTHERA 
OENOTHERA glauca fraseri, FRASER SUN- 
DROPS. June-October. Pale yellow flowers on 
12 in. stems. 
O. missouriensis, OZARK SUNDROPS. 9-12 in. 
June-August. Large leaves, clear yellow flowers. 
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