Lilium regale 
Lifium - Lilies 
Lilies are so incomparably beautiful 
that all who see them wish to grow them. 
They are rather particular in their re¬ 
quirements. Most failures are due to too 
shallow planting. They all like a deep, 
mellow, well-drained soil with equal 
parts of sand and leaf mold added. 
With few exceptions native Lilies like a 
sunny location and should be planted 9 
inches deep. Japanese Lilies prefer a 
moist, cool base and sunny top, and 
should be planted 10 in. deep. Planted 
among shrubs or rhododendrons the de¬ 
sired conditions are obtained. It is good 
practice to set each bulb on a small 
stone or layer of sand. 
LILIUM auratum platyphyllum© 
Gold-Banded Japan Lily 
Large, graceful, fragrant flowers com¬ 
posed of six petals of delicate ivory- 
white, thickly studded with chocolate- 
crimson spots and striped golden yel¬ 
low through the center. Blooms in 
September. 3 to 5 feet. 
L. condidum Madonna Lily 
Large; fragrant; pure white. Prob¬ 
ably the best known and easiest to 
grow. Blooms the end of June and 
blends well with delphiniums. Plant 
5 inches deep. 
L. Henryi© Henry Lily 
Healthy, easy-to-grow type from China. 
Orange-yellow flowers in August and 
September. Plant 10 inches deep. Does 
well in dense shade. 4 to 5 feet. 
L. philippinense formosanum 
Dream Lily 
A gorgeous, large, pure white trumpet 
with a pale emerald-green throat. Free 
flowering, easy to grow. Blooms in Au¬ 
gust. 3 to 4 feet. Plant 9 inches deep. 
L. 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. 
L. regale, Shelburne Hybrid. Similar to 
above but blooms a month later. 
Lilium speciosum album© 
White Japan Lily 
Large, white flowers of great sub¬ 
stance, with a greenish band run¬ 
ning through the center of each 
petal. Plant 10 inches deep. 
L. speciosum magnicum© 
Red Japan Lily 
Magnificent flowers of rich ruby- 
carmine, margined white, in Au¬ 
gust and September. 
L. 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. 
L. tigrinum splendens© 
Improved Tiger Lily 
The finest form of Tiger Lily. 
Large flowers of rich, dark sal¬ 
mon-orange spotted with black. 
Vigorous and easy to grow. 
Blooms in August and Septem¬ 
ber. 
L. tigrinum flore-pleno. Same as above 
variety with double flowers. 
LI LY-OF-THE-VALLEY© 
This hardly needs describing, as every¬ 
one is familiar with the fragrant, bell¬ 
shaped flowers. Grand for massing or 
along a shady border. 
LINUM® Flax 
L. perenne. Its erect stems, 18 in. tall, 
are covered with grayish foliage and 
adorned with innumerable sky-blue 
flowers from June until September. 
LOBELIA Cardinal Flower 
L. cordinolis. Plant where it will not 
suffer from drought. Very showy plant 
with spikes of intense scarlet flowers 
in July and August. 30 inches. 
LUPIN US Lupine 
L. 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. 
L. polyphyllus albus. A variation with 
white flowers. 
L. polyphyllus roseus. Pink flowers. 
L., Russell Hybrids. A new strain with 
extraordinary colors. Large spikes 3 
to 5 feet tall. Individual flowers above 
average size. 
LYCHNIS Campion 
L. chalcedonica.© Heads of vivid scar¬ 
let flowers, blooming for a long time 
in June. One of the brightest plants 
for the border. 
L. viscaria splendens. Spikes of double, 
bright rose flowers in June. 
LYSIMACHIA Loosestrife 
L. clethroides. Stems 2 feet long, termi¬ 
nated with slightly curved white flower 
spike. From June until September. 
L. nummuloria. Neat creeping plant. 
Valuable for wet locations in sun or 
shade. Yellow flowers during July and 
August. 
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LYTHRUM salicaria roseum superbum© 
Purple Loosestrife 
A strong-growing plant having long spikes of 
rose-colored flowers from July to September. 
3 to 4 feet. 
MAZUS rugosus® 
A prostrate, spreading plant with foliage form¬ 
ing 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 
M. piperita. Leaves and tender tops may be used 
in cooling drinks for their peppermint flavor. 
M. 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 
M. didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Next to the scar¬ 
let lobelia, this is the most brilliant of our wild 
flowers. From July to September its crimson- 
scarlet flowers are produced freely. 3 feet. 
M. didyma rosea. A variation of the preceding, 
with rose colored flowers. 
MU EH LEN BECK I A®© 
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 gar¬ 
den. 
MYOSOTIS palustris®© Forget-Me-Not 
This old favorite thrives in damp situations. 
Light blue flowers in June. 9 inches. 
NEPETA Mussini® Catmint 
Excellent for the rock garden. A dwarf, com¬ 
pact plant about 12 inches tall that produces 
masses of lavender blooms in May and more or 
less until September. 
OENOTHERA® Primrose 
O. Fraseri. All the Primroses like a sunny, dry 
location. This variety has pale yellow flowers on 
12-inch stems from June until October. 
O. missouriensis. A low-growing, profuse bloomer. 
Large yellow flowers 4 inches across from June 
until August. ,... 
Lupinus polyphyllus 
