22 PLANTS FOR GROUND-COVERS AND BORDERS 
Lychnis coronaria (Agrostemma Coronaria). Rose Cam- 
© pion. Gray foliage and many-branched stems reach- 
ing about 1!/p feet, bearing bright rosy crimson flowers 
in June and July. 
Field) crite. sya ie oe eee $1.50 for 10; $12.00 per 100 
L. Viscaria splendens. Tufts of evergreen foliage. Spikes 
of pink flowers in June and July. 
Field-planiss (475 eens ee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
LYSIMACHIA Nummularia. Moneywort. Rampant, semi- 
* evergreen creeper covered in summer with bright 
© yellow flowers. For growing down banks at the water- 
side or side of waterfalls, or any moist place in sun 
or shade. For flagstone steps in shade it can't be 
surpassed. Will naturalize in semi-shady lawns and 
withstands cutting, making a fine soft carpet. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-slants sane ee eee $1.50 $12.00 $90.00 
Zyinchenol-plinissae eee nee 2.00 15.00 100.00 
LYTHRUM Salicaria roseum (L. roseum superbum). Rose 
Loosestrife. Native. Grows about 3 feet high, consid- 
erably branched and bushy, with willow-like leaves, 
and in July to September is covered with numerous, 
showy, rose-colored flowers. Excellent for about water, 
masses, naturalizing, and roadside planting. 
Pield< pion isa ae ee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
MAZUS reptans. Hardy. Small lavender and white flow- 
* ers, speckled with gold. Sun, light shade, carpeting 
© in rock-garden. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-planisavsuey sa. eee $1.50 $12.00 $99.00 
PAV Pest eloleemseymiei(evehto hy 0a. Ary 1.50 12.00 90.00 
MERTENSIA virginica. Virginia Bluebells. | foot. Native. 
© Early foliage of an unusual shade of light green, above 
which are borne large clusters of blue flowers. It likes 
rich, open, fairly moist soil, and does well in shade or 
sun. The plant has the fault of losing its foliage soon 
after flowering, so that in the garden it should be 
planted with some later-appearing companion plant 
or some ground-cover. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-plarite’ 4s ease ee $2.00 $15.00 $120.00 
4-inch pot-plants=..\.. 04) oe ee 2.00 ea-n0 
MITCHELLA repens. Partridge Berry. Less than 2 inches. 
© A native trailing evergreen plant, too little used. The 
red berries resemble a partridge’s head and persist 
through the winter. Indispensable in woodland plant- 
ing. 
Field -plcnis a eieteG eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
MITELLA diphylla. Native Bishop’s-Cap. 1 to l!/) feet. 
* A gem for a shady position. Feathery spikes of creamy 
© white flowers. Carpet in open woodland dells, semi- 
dry woods and shady rock-gardens. May and June. 
Field-plomts s.r eee ee $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
MONARDA didyma. Oswego Tea. 3 feet. Native. Many 
leafy stems from the ground, bearing more or less 
branched, large, leafy clusters of bright red flowers, 
July, August. Suited for garden clumps and masses, 
for naturalizing and roadside planting because of the 
hardiness of the plants and the brilliancy of the 
blooms. 
Field-plantsay. 4 eee $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
M. fistulosa. Wild Bergamot. Native. Taller than the 
preceding, with flowers varying from white and lilac 
to rose and purple. 
Fiéld-plcmis sae | ee eee $1.80 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
Varieties marked % are Ground-Cover Plants. 

