LOBELIA 
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower; Indian Paintbrush). A native swamp 
plant that succeeds in rich moist garden soil; tall spikes of brilliant 
scarlet. 4 feet. August. (c). 
LYCHNIS — Maltese Cross 
Chalcedonica. Heart-lobed star of brilliant vermillion arranged in 
large clusters; showy. 2 to 2% feet. June-August. 
MONARDA 
Oswego Tea, Bee-Balm. Reddish flowers with aromatic foliage. 
An excellent bee plant. 134 to 2 feet. July and August. (c). 
*MYOSOTIS — Forget-Me-Not 
Dwarf, perpetual Forget-Me-Not. Bright blue flowers in clusters, 
each one light blue with a bright yellow eye. A very charming edging 
or rock garden plant. 8 inches. All summer, - 
*NEPETA — Ground Ivy; Catmint 
Mussini. An excellent plant for any position but especially useful 
in the rock garden. Of dwarf, compact habit, producing masses of bloom 
of a beautiful shade of lavender. 1 to 1% feet. 
PEONIES 
Among the most hardy, showy, and easily grown of all garden flowers; 
the plants are practically immune from the attacks of insects or dis- 
eases; the flowers are the largest of all double-flowering perennials and 
each succeeding year adds to the vigor of the plant and to the abundance 
and perfection of the blooms. The varieties named below are excellent 
specimens of the types and colors they represent. (c). 
Baroness Schroeder. Extra good cut-flower sort, of large, full rose 
type. Opens flesh-white but bleaches to pure white. 
Claire Dubois. Very large globular flowers. Rich satiny pink. Late 
midseason. 
Duchess de Nemours. Crown type. Sulphur-white; medium size; 
fragrant. Two days earlier than Festiva Maxima. 
Edulis Superba. Early. Crown type. Dark pink, a strong grower, 
very fragrant, prolific bloomer. Reliable and one of the best for cut 
flowers. 
Eugene Verdier. An ideal pink variety, coming into bloom early 
midseason. Semi-rose type. Opens a fresh delicate hydrangea-pink 
with primary petals lighter and the center of flushed crimson. Fragrant. 
Felix Crousse. Midseason. Bomb type. Bright red. Is a vigorous 
grower; has good odor; is spreading in habit and blooms freely in clusters. 
Is a very reliable red and should be in every collection. 
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