Lithospermum Prostratum, Heavenly Blue 
LINUM - Flax 
Elegant, feathery leaved, free-flowering, hardy perennials suitable for 
dry sunny borders or rock gardens. Not suitable for heavy, damp so:!s. 
Culture. Sandy or ordinary, well-drained, light soil and a sunny position 
are essential for these plants. Grow in colonies, and plant in autumn or 
early spring, 8 inches apart. 
«=Alpinum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30,100 $20.00 
A rare species from the Dauphine, of prostrate growth, with showers of 
pale blue blossoms throughout the summer. 
*FIavum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00,100 $18.00 
Fine variety with transparent, yellow blossoms. 
*Narbonnense Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30,100 $20.00 
Forms a spreading clump of attractive foliage with a profusion of azure- 
blue flowers with white eye. Very handsome for the rockery. 
*Perenne Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00,100 $18.00 
Very attractive, both in foliage and bloom. Flowers beautiful pale blue 
on slender, graceful stems. 
*^Perenne album Three $0.95, Doz, $3.00, 10 $18.00 
White form of the above. 
LITHOSPERMUM - Cromwell 
Low growing hardy perennials, some shrub-like and evergreen, splendid 
for the rock garden in sheltered location, especially suited for our 
southern gardens. 
Culture. Any rich, well-drained garden soil, fairly free from lime in 
sunny position in the rock garden or as an informal edging. Plant in 
spring only, 10 to 12 inches apart. Clip or prune immediately after 
flowering. 
Prostratum, Heavenly Blue Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
This lovely, low-growing sub-shrub or woody perennial should be in 
every sheltered rock garden. During July and August the spot in which 
it is planted will be transformed in the most gorgeous blue ever seen 
in the rockery. It is prostrate, giving much the same effect as a clump 
of Daphne. 
LOBELIA - Indian Paintbrush 
One of the showiest scarlet border plants we have. They are ideal plants 
for waterside, or for moist, partially shaded borders. 
Culture. Lobelias require a moist and shady position to do well. If 
grown in a border prepare the soil by digging in plenty of well-decayed 
manure before planting. They are best grown in large colonies, and 
should be planted 6 inches apart. Plant in spring or fall, protect lightly 
in winter. They must have plenty of water in dry weather. 
CTardinalis Three SI.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Cardinal Flower.) Rich, fiery cardinal flowers, often producing 4 to 6 
spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. 
Queen Victoria Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
The flowers are oxblood-red, much darker than those of Cardinalis. The 
folioge is mahogany-red, a most attractive plant for the border. 
Syphilitica Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Great Blue Lobelia.) Similar in growth to Cardinalis, but the flowers 
are blue, streaked with white. Plant in a moist place. Desirable for 
border of brook or lake. 
LUNARIA - Honesty; Judas Penny 
An annual noted for its handsome silvery disks which are left on the 
plant aber the seed has been removed. 
Culture. Plant in fall or very early spring in ordinary garden soil in full 
sun. Space plants 18 inches apart to permit proper development. 
Biennis Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Violet and white flowers are produced early in spring which should not 
be cut. The seed pods, which ore very freely and quickly produced, are 
round; upon removal of the outer husks a silvery round disk is disclosed. 
The entire plant should be cut down and used for winter decoration. 
Especially handsome combined with Bittersweet. 
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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 brilliontly 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 
Fteads 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 voriety; fine for cutting. 
Viscaria splendens alba Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00,100 $18.00 
Flowering profusely in June ond July; it is one of the best white flowers 
of 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 and White Loosestrife 
Although weedy in habit they are very 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 arnong 
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 
opart. 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. 
*Numniularia Three $0.95, Doz. $.3.00, 100 $18M 
(Creeping Jenny or Moneywort.) Valuable for planting in wet places in 
shade or sun. 
LYTHRUM - Purple Loosestrife 
Suitable showy plants for moist, shady borders and the waterside. There 
is only one really worth growing, and that is Superbum. The plants are 
of stately growth, and bear their rosy or purplish flowers in tall leafy 
spikes. , , , j • t. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in moist, shady borders, or m groups by 
the waterside. Plant in autumn or early spring and divide and replant 
every third yeor. 
Superbum roseum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00,100 $18.00 
Very showy rosy purple spikes about 2 or 3 feet high, produced in pro¬ 
fusion all summer. Splendid for banks of streams and ponds. 
Lythrum Superbum Roseum 
