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LIATRIS 
BLAZING STAR OR GAYFEATHER 
PUNCTATA. Dwarf form, flower stalks covered 
with rosy lavender flowers in mid-summer.  Pre- 
fers sun and loamy soil. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
PYCNOSTACHYA. A perfectly hardy perennial 
of luxuriant growth, doing well in any kind of 
soil, poor or rich, moist or dry, producing richly 
colored purple flowers on stout stalks 6 feet high 
in graceful spikes one foot long. In bloom during 
July and August. First rate cut flowers. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
SCARIOSA. This is aq much showier form than 
is usually sent out for this plant. It has large 
showy purple heads and flowers much later than 
the others. A very imposing form. Mid-August. 
4 to 5 feet. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
SEPTEMBER GLORY. Late flowering type noted 
for its outstanding beauty. The purple flowers 
are produced on extra long spikes during late 
August and September. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
LINUM 
FLAX 
PERENNE. May-August. Very attractive both in 
foliage and bloom. Flowers beautiful pale blue 
on slender graceful stems. An interesting plant 
for the medium border for all summer. It har- 
monizes with other flowers to build a charming 
color scheme. 
214" Pots — Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.50 
PERENNE ALBA. Milk white flowers, very dec- 
orative. It is the white form of the well-known 
Perenne and has the same plant characteristics. 
24" Pots — Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.50 
LOBELIA 
INDIAN PAINTBRUSH 
CARDINALIS. (Cardinal Flower). Rich fiery car- 
dinal flowers, strong plants, often producing 10 
to 18 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. Few plants are 
more effective at their season of bloom, which 
extends from early August till late in September. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
LUPINUS 
The Lupines produce beautiful long spikes of pea- 
shaped flowers about a foot long on stems three 
feet high. Very attractive garden or cut flower. 
POLYPHYLLUS, Blue. 
POLYPHYLLUS, Rose. 
POLYPHPLLUS, White. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
NEW RUSSELL LUPINES. Russell’s Lupines bear 
enormous, well-rounded, long, symmetrical flower- 
spikes, often 3 ft. or more in length, each spike 
a mass of gorgeous color. The colors include 
shades never before seen in Lupines. Individual 
flowers are above average size and are very 
closely set on the stem. All the flowers on a 
spike open at one time and they keep well when 
cut. 
Field Grown — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $17.50 
21%" Pots — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
LYSIMACHIA 
LOOSESTRIFE 
VULGARIS. Height 2 feet, large oval shaped 
leaves. Yellow flowers. 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
MERTENSIA 
VIRGINICA (Virginia Bluebells). A foot or two 
high with dark green foliage and loose panicles 
of rich blue, rose-tinted flowers in early Spring. 
2," Pots — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
LYCHNIS 
CHALCEDONICA. Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, 
blooming a long time. One of the brightest 
plants in the hardy border. 3 feet. 
21/4"" Pots — Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
VISCARIA FL. PL. An exceptional perennial, with 
such distinctiveness when in flower, it attracts 
attention from a great distance. The plants are 
made up with long narrow foliage, producing ver- 
milion red flowers on stems 14 inches in length. 
As a garden flower for showy purposes it cannot’ 
be beat. The flowers can also be cut and used 
in vases. We very highly recommend it. 
21%4"" Pots — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
LYTHRUM 
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE 
BONNY PINK. This fine new bright pink is a 
distinctly different shade in Lythrums. It is def- 
initely a softly diffused true pink and no mis- 
take. It is striking in the background of any 
border, serving to mellow and make delicate the 
blending of color tones.. Lythrum in all the va- 
rieties grown here is fine for cutting, and this 
is just the new shade that has been sought for. 
It grows to 3 feet, blooms from July to Septem- 
ber, and does well in shade or sun. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
LADY SACKVILLE. A beautiful new variety, bril- 
liant rosy-pink flowers. An excellent cut flower 
during June and July, also a fine plant for the 
perennial border, attaining a height of 3 feet; 
grows well in shade or sun. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
THE BEACON IMPROVED. More prolific than 
Beacon. A very showy variety, having neat long 
lasting spikes of large clear, deep carmine red 
flowers, followed with side spikes almost to the 
ground. Very versatile, will grow in very wet 
spots and also in dry spots and in full sun or 
semi-shade. Height 3% feet. Blooms from July 
to September. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
MATRICARIA 
FEVERFEW 
DWARF DOUBLE SNOWBALL. Dwarf, compact 
plants, producing a mass of double white flowers 
throughout late summer and early fall. 
2Y4"" Pots — Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
BALL’S DOUBLE WHITE. 
flowers, fine for cutting. 
2Y,"" Pots — Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
GOLDEN BALL. A dwarf golden yellow border 
plant, forms a mass of bloom. 
21%,"" Pots — Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
Beautiful double white 
MONARDA or BERGAMOT 
OSWEGO TEA 
DAHLIATOWN ORCHID. A _ novelty of great 
merit. Grows to a height of 2% to 3 feet and 
produces charming orchid-pink flowers in July. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
NEPETA 
GROUND IVY OR CATMINT 
MUSSINI. A most desirable border or rock plant 
with gray green foliage and covered with masses 
of pale lavender blue flowers, all Spring and 
intermittently during the summer. 1 foot high 
and has a spread of 12 to 15 inches. 
214," Pots — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
OENOTHERA 
EVENING PRIMROSE 
MISSOURIENSIS. 10 inches. June to August. 
A low species with prostrate ascending branches, 
profuse bloomer. Solitary flowers often 4 inches 
across, 
21," Pots — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 

PACHYSANDRA 
JAPANESE SPURGE 
Ground covering plant, averaging 6 to 8 
inches in height and branching freely into 
a dense mat. Its shapely indented foliage 
is practically evergreen. It bears small 
spikes of light colored flowers during May 
and June. As a border for walks and 
drives it is most attractive; also splendid 
for steep slopes in sun or shade and 
for dense shade under any kind of trees. 
3° Pots—Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
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PENTSTEMON 
BEARD-TONGUE 


GARNET 
The first hardy, large flowering Pentstemon. 
It has become a perennial plant sensa- 
tion and is continuing to increase its 
popularity each year as it is more widely 
recognized. Everyone who has purchased 
it has found it to be of great value to 
him. Garnet is nearly spreading in habit, 
and produces a succession of bloom from 
June until cut down by frost. Stems are 
12-18” long, neatly populated by large 
rich garnet colored flowers. They are 
fine for cutting as well as for border 
plantings, lasting a week or more in water 
after cut. 
21," Pots, Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
FIREBIRD 
(Cherry-Glow) 
This companion to the lovely Garnet is 
also known as Cherry Glow or Schonhol- 
zeri. Individual florets are the size of 
Digitalis, and are carried prolificly and 
gracefully on stems 18 to 24 inches tall, 
vividly colored ruby-crimson. It is re- 
markably easy to grow, responding 100 
per cent to but casual culture, free from 
insects, lovely in the garden and excel- 
lent for cutting. 
22" Pots, Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 

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PINK BEAUTY. Flower spikes 30’ high. Quite 
large shell pink flowers. Makes up with most 
any cut flower. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
ROSY SPIRE. Strong growing variety, producing 
fine spikes of rosy crimson flowers. Glossy green 
foliage. Height 3 to 3 feet. Blooms from 
September to October. 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.50 
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PHYSOSTEGIA 
GRANDIFLORA VIVID TALL TYPE 
Similar in color to the well-known Grandi- 
flora Vivid, except that this variety grows 
to a height of 30 inches. The flower spikes 
are also larger and the color a little more 
striking. It continues to bloom throughout 
the entire months of July and August. 
Due to its desirable color, it blends in 
well with other flowers, and is really a 
worthwhile variety. 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.50 

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