SEED CATALOGUE - 1939 
Perennial Plants 93 
Various Irises 
Cristata. 4 in. A dwarf, fairy-like plant with soft blue, orange-striped flowers. Easily 
grown in a rather moist, partially shaded position. May. 
Pseudacorus (Water Flag). 3 ft. A rich yellow variety flowering with the Siberian IrL. 
Suitable for very damp places and for naturalizing, but just as fine in the hardy border. 
Pseudacorus alba. 3 ft. A lovely pure white form of the above. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
Pumila cyanea. 9 in. Violet-purple. May. 
Pumila, The Bride. 9 in. Pure white. May. 
Sibirica (Siberian Iris). 2 to 3 ft. A variety distinguished by its tall, grass-like foliage and 
numerous violet-colored flowers that are borne on slender stems. May and June. 
Sibirica, Snow Queen. A variety of great merit. Flowers snow-white. 
Any of the above various Irises, except where noted, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100 
Lavandula • Sweet Lavender 
Vera. 1J^ to 2 ft. A popular, old-fashioned plant with fragrant blue flowers and foliage. 
June, July. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Vera, Munstead Variety. 9 in. A dwarf, compact form of the above. Good for edging or 
the rock-garden. May, June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Linum • Flax 
Perenne. 2 ft. A continuous succession of clouds of sapphire-blue flowers throughout 
summer. 
Perenne album. A white variety of the above. 
All Linums, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100 
Lupinus • Lupines 
The Lupines produce beautiful spikes of pea-shaped 
flowers a foot long on stems 3 feet high. Very valuable in 
the hardy border, giving an abundance of delicately 
scented flowers in June and July. 
Polyphyllus. 3 to 4 ft. Strong spikes of deep blue, 
pea-shaped flowers. June, July. 
Polyphyllus albus. A white variety of the above. 
Polyphyllus roseus. Pink form of the above. 
All Lupines, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $20 per 100 
Lythrum 
Lobelia 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 2J^ ft. Rich, 
fiery cardinal flowers. Few plants are more 
effective at their season of bloom, which 
extends from early in August till late in 
September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100. 
Liatris 
Pycnostachya. 4 to 5 ft. Long, slender 
stems; rosy purple flowers. July, 
August. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100. 
Scariosa. 3 to 4 ft. Spikes of clear 
purple flowers. July, August. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
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Lobelia cardinalis 
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Lychnis 
chalcedonies 
Lychnis 
Alpina. 6 in. Compact cushions of rich green leaves, studded in April and May with heads 
of pink flowers. 
Chalcedonies (Jerusalem Cross). 2 to 3 ft. Stout, leafy stems, bearing large, flat heads of 
bright scarlet flowers. July, August. 
Chalcedonies alba. A white variety of the above. 
Viscaria splendens, fl.-pl. 1 ft. Spikes of intense crimson-scarlet, double, fragrant flowers. 
Evergreen foliage. June. 
All Lychnis, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100 
Lysimachia 
Nummularia. A prostrate trailer, spangled during spring and early summer with large, 
clear yellow flowers. Valuable for planting under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Lythrum 
Virgatum, Rose Queen. 3 to 4 ft. A shapely bush formed of many slender stems which are 
thickly covered three-quarters of their length with rosy pink flowers. July to September. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Mazus 
Rugosus. A prostrate grower, forming a dense, green carpet, studded in spring with large 
violet flowers spotted with gold. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Three hundred and forty varieties 
of Tulips will be on exhibition this 
May at our show grounds, Home- 
bush Farm. 
