BETTER PLANTS FOR NEW ENGLAND 
PERENNIALS 29 
Lychnis chalcedonica Lupinus polyphyllus 
Lilium regale. Royal Lily 
Its trumpet-shaped flowers are suf¬ 
fused with yellow inside and shaded pink 
outside. Very hardy; blooms in July. 
Place this variety in a sunny location 
and plant 9 inches deep. 
Speciosum album. • White Japan Lily 
Large, white flowers of great sub¬ 
stance, with a greenish band running 
through the center of each petal. Plant 
10 inches deep. 
Speciosum magnificum. • Red Japan Lily 
Magnificent flowers of rich ruby- 
carmine, margined white, in Aug. and 
Sept. 
Tenuifolium. ¥ Coral Lily 
This also prefers a cool, damp, loamy 
soil and partial shade. Flowers deep 
scarlet, with waxy, recurved petals. 
Blooms in June. Fine for the rock- 
garden. Plant 5 inches deep. 
Tigrinum splendens. • Improved Tiger Lily 
The finest form of Tiger Lily. Large 
flowers of rich, dark salmon-orange 
spotted with black. Vigorous and easy 
to grow. Blooms in Aug. and Sept. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. • 
Lily-of-the- Valley 
This hardly needs describing, as 
everyone is familiar with the fragrant, 
bell-shaped flowers. Grand for massing 
or along a shady border. 
LINUM. * Flax 
Flavum. Grows about a foot high, bearing 
profuse quantities of large yellow flowers 
in June. 
Perenne. Its erect stems, 18 inches tall, 
are covered with grayish foliage and 
adorned with innumerable sky-blue 
flowers from June until Sept. 
LOBELIA. Cardinal-Flower 
Cardinalis. Plant where it will not suffer 
from drought. Very showy plant with 
spikes of intense scarlet flowers in July 
and Aug. 30 in. 
Siphilitica. Large spikes of blue flowers in 
July. 2 ft. 
The star after a variety signifies it 
is a Rock-Garden plant. A dot indi¬ 
cates that it does well in shady places. 
Linum perenne 
LUPINUS. Lupine 
Polyphyllus. Beautiful pea-shaped, blue 
flowers on spikes a foot long, on stems 
3 feet tall. They are perfectly hardy, 
but cannot endure drought. Plant in 
well-prepared soil, and water in dry 
weather. 
Polyphyllus albus. A variation with white 
flowers. 
Polyphyllus roseus. Pink flowers. 
LYCHNIS. Campion 
Arkwrighti. Extra-large blooms of red and 
orange shades in June. 9 in. 
Chalcedonica. • Heads of vivid scarlet 
flowers, blooming for a long time in June. 
One of the brightest plants for the 
border. 
Viscaria splendens. Spikes of double, 
bright rose flowers in June. 
LYTHRUM salicaria roseum superbum. • 
Purple Loosestrife 
A strong-growing plant having long 
spikes of rose-colored flowers from July 
to Sept. 3 to 4 ft. 
MAZUS rugosus. ¥ 
A prostrate, spreading plant with foli¬ 
age forming a bright green carpet. The 
flowers are large for so small a plant and 
resemble a miniature lilac-blue orchid. 
Excellent rock-plant. 
MENTHA. Mint 
Piperita. Leaves and tender tops may be 
used in cooling drinks for their pepper¬ 
mint flavor. 
Spicata. Fresh leaves of this herb produce 
the spearmint flavor. 
MERTENSIA virginica. ¥ • Bluebells 
Light blue flowers, fading to pink, 
borne in early spring. A fine plant for 
naturalizing in shady places. Foliage 
disappears after the plant blooms. 
MONARDA. • Bee-Balm 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Next to the 
scarlet lobelia, this is the most brilliant 
of our wild flowers. From July to Sept, 
its crimson-scarlet flowers are produced 
freely. 3 ft. 
Didyma rosea. A variation of the preced¬ 
ing, with rose-colored flowers. 
MUEHLENBECKIA. ¥ • 
An interesting dwarf plant with wiry 
red stems about 4 inches tall. Small, 
dark green foliage and tiny white flowers 
in June. An excellent ground-cover for 
damp places in the rock-garden. 
MYOSOTIS palustris. ¥ • Forget-Me-Not 
This old favorite thrives in damp situ¬ 
ations. The true, perpetual blue Forget- 
Me-Not. Light blue flowers in June. 
9 in. 
NEPETA Mussini. ¥ Catmint 
Excellent for the rock-garden. A 
dwarf, compact plant about 12 inches 
tall that produces masses of lavender 
blooms in May and more or less until 
Sept. 
(ENOTHERA. ¥ Primrose 
Fraseri. All the Primroses like a sunny, 
dry location. This variety has pale yel¬ 
low flowers on 12-inch stems from June 
until Oct. 
Missouriensis. A low-growing, profuse 
bloomer. Large yellow flowers 4 inches 
across from June until Aug. 
Youngi. Lemon-yellow flowers on 24-inch 
stems from June until Aug. 
PAPAVER orientale. Oriental Poppy 
Spring planting, unless done very 
early from pot-grown plants, should not 
be attempted. Their dormant season is 
during Aug. and Sept., at which time 
they are easily transplanted. 
Beauty of Livermere. Deep oxblood-red of 
dazzling, barbaric splendor. 
Mrs. Perry. A curious shade of orange- 
apricot. The best of all the pink Poppies. 
Olympia. Full, double flowers 4 inches in 
diameter. Brilliant flame-scarlet, over¬ 
laid with golden salmon. 
PAPAVER nudicaule. ¥ Iceland Poppy 
Alpinum. Miniature Iceland Poppy 2 to 
4 inches tall with crinkled fairy-like 
flowers in a delightful range of colors. 
Coonara. Delicate silky pink flowers on 
slender, leafless stems 10 to 12 inches tall. 
Gibson’s Giant. A new variety with extra- 
large orange flowers. 
Yellow. A particularly attractive shade of 
yellow. 
