
RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
LITHOSPERMUM *prostratum “Grace 
Ward”’—Great improvement on Heaven- 
ly Blue, with flowers a little larger and 
men hardier. Stock very limited. $1.00 
each. 
*prostratum, “Heavenly Blue’—An ever- 
green alpine shrub, wide spreading mats 
of darkest green, covered with many 
large sky-blue flowers during spring and 
early summer and often again in early 
autumn. One of the most wonderful 
blues in the garden. It requires an acid | 
soil, composed of good loam, some sand 
or silt and plenty of leaf-mold or peat. 
Rither full sun or light shade. 35¢c and 
50c each. 
LOTUS *corniculatus fl. pl—A double-flow- 
ering form of Babies Slippers. Prostrate. 
growth, with umbels of double yellow 
flowers, often tinged red. A hardy trailer 
for covering dry banks and rockwork, 
flowering all summer and autumn, in 
the poorest of soils. 35c each. 
LUPINUS Russells Strain Hybrids—The indi- 
vidual flowers, sometimes an inch across 
and with the keel and standard so flared 
-as to make them resemble Sweet Pea 
blooms, are borne on spikes up to 8 ft. 
long. The flowers are set very closely on 
the stem and open the length of the 
spike, not just a narrow band, as in the 
ordinary Lupins. Colors include some 
never seen before in this plant. Plants 
out of pots, spring delivery, 25c each. 
Field grown plants, fall delivery, 35c 
each. Seeds, 50c per pkt. 
-LYCHNIS lagascae—One of the lovelist of 
rock plants. Bright rose colored flowers 
with small white centers, in masses al- 
most covering the blue-grey foliage from 
May to Aug. Gritty soil or crevices in 
full sun. 6:-inches. 50c each. 
viscaria splendens fl. pl.—Double, deep 
red, fragrant flowers on 12-inch stems, 
all summer. Poor soils, full sun. 35c and 
50¢c each. | 
-LYTHRUM salicaria — Thrives in any soil, 
but prefers wet, marshy situations. 
Large spikes of rosy-purple flowers on 2 
to 4ft. stems. Very showy. 35c each. 
Lady Sackville—Pink flowering form of 
the preceding. 35c each. 
The Beacon—An English introduction of 
much merit. Produces many upright, 3 
ft. spikes of clear rosy-red flowers which 
~Jast a month or more and are good for 
cutting. July to Sept. 50c each. 
The Beacon Seedlings—These plants are 
grown from seed of The Beacon and have 
the same husky habit of growth and tall 
spikes of flowers which vary from rosy- 
red to rosy-pink. Mixture only. 50c each. 

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LYCHNIS VISCARIA SPLENDENS FL. PL. 
MARSHALLIA *grandiflora—Evergreen ros- 
ettes of close, overlapping leaves with 
foot high stems bearing white Scabiosa- 
like double flowers. Full sun: if well 
watered, otherwise, part shade. Summer. 
35c each. 
MECONOPSIS baileyi (betonicifolia) — The 
lovely Blue Poppy of Tibet.. Easy, and a 
true perennial in good woodland soil 
with shade during the summer months. 
Must have good drainage. lLeaf-mold, 
sand and good garden loam is an excel- 
lent mixture. The intense sky-blue flow- 
ers are on 2 to 4 ft. stems from May to 
July. 50c and 75 each. 
*cambrica—The Welsh Poppy. Large single 
flowers of orange-yellow on 12 to 18 inch 
stems, April to July or Aug. For poor 
soils in full sun. 35c each. 
MENTHA (Mint)— 
gattefossei—A strongly scented and fla- 
vored creeper. 35c each. 
*requieni—A microscopic jewel from Cor- 
sica, for carpeting a cool, damp spot. A 
green film, studded with wee purple 
flowers during August, deliciously scent- 
ed. One inch or less. 85c each: 
MERTENSIA. Blue Bells— 
laevigata—A woodland native of apean 
Wonderful blue flowers during May and 
June, on 2 to 3 ft. stems. Unlike M. vir- 
ginica, it does not dry off and lose its 
foliage as soon as flowering period is 
past, but retains its green foliage well 
into July. Good loam, full sun or light 
shade. 50c each. 
*longiflora—Probably the best and éasiest 
of the dwarf Bluebells. Very long, blue 
flowers in a top-heavy cluster, all out of 
proportion to the sparsely leaved stems 
and the one or two smooth basal leaves. 
Prefers rather dry soil, in moderate 
