12 GERVASY GeO Ours 
LILIUM, continued 
tigrinum splendens. Giant Tiger Lily. 4’ July, Aug. 
The old-fashioned, very hardy, orange-red lily with 
dark spots. Easy to grow. Effective in borders, near 
shrubbery, or naturalized along stone walls. 20¢. 
umbellatum. 2’ July. Orange-red, upright, vase- 
shaped flowers. Very showy and easy to grow. 20¢. 
LIMONIUM (STATICE) latifolium elegantissima. 
Bigleaf Sea-lavender. 11%’ July, Aug. Minute purple- 
blue flowers in mist-like effect similar to Gypsophila. 
Can be dried for winter bouquets. Does best in deep, 
rich soil that is not too dry. This is an improved form 
with larger flowers. 30¢. 
LINUM perenne. Perennial Flax. 15’’ June, July. Pale 
blue flowers and light graceful foliage. Not long-lived 
but often self-sows. Worth replacing every year or 
two for its lovely color and long season of bloom. 20¢. 
LOTUS corniculatus. Birdsfoot Trefoil. 8’ June to 
Aug. A bushy plant with small, yellow, pea-like 
flowers slightly marked with red. One of the few rock 
plants that bloom in midsummer. For sunny ledges. 
—flore-pleno. 4’’. This double-flowering form differs 
_ from the single in habit and effect, growing flat on the 
ground in a thick mat, making a good ground cover 
in a hot, dry place. Blooms only sparsely. 
LUPINUS polyphyllus. 3’ June. Effective spikes of 
pea-shaped blossoms. We can supply blue, pink, and 
white seedlings. 
MERTENSIA virginica. Virginia Bluebells. 11%’ May. 
This charming perennial, with its lovely pink and 
blue bells, is one of the most admired plants in our 
nursery when it blooms. Plant it in groups in the wild 
garden or half-shady border with the late Daffodils. 
Fall planting of dormant roots is best. Plants in 
spring, 25¢ each, $2 for 10. Nursery grown, fresh-dug 
roots in fall, 20¢ each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100. Col- 
lected roots in fall, $1.20 for 10, $9 per 100. 
MONARDA didyma. Oswego Beebalm. 3’ July, Aug. 
Brilliant, clear scarlet. A striking plant, effective in 
part shade. Whole plant is aromatic, often classed 
with herbs. 
—Cerise Queen. Rich rose-pink. 
—Salmon Pink. 2/4’. Pink with salmon tinge. Not 
quite so tall as the other varieties. 
fistulosa. Wildbergamot. 4’ July, Aug. Native plant 
with lavender flowers loosely arranged on tall stems. 
Effective at the back of the border. 
NEPETA mussini. 1’ June. Lavender flowers; gray 
foliage; spreading habit. Fine for the front of the 
border, and effective with late pink tulips. 
, Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron. 2’ July. A taller vari- 
ety, more upright, with larger, darker flowers. 
