
LYCHNIS - Campion or Catchfly 
Easily grown and attractive perennials. They vary in stature and are 
suitable for growing in sunny borders or rock gardens, bearing large 
heads of brilliantly colored flowers, that liven up the border during 
summer and early autumn. 
Culture. All are best grown in groups in good, ordinary soil, with the 
exception of Haageana, which does best in partial shade in the rock- 
ery; the rest should be grown in a sunny border. Plant the tall kinds 18 
inches apart and the dwarf ones 6 inches apart in autumn or early 
spring. Divide and replant every third year. 
*Viscaria flore-pleno Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Compact growing, produces 20 or more 12- to 18-inch spikes covered 
with fully double rose-red flowers; makes a brilliant show. 
LYTHRUM - Purple Loosestrife 
Suitable showy plants for moist, shady borders and the waterside. There 
is only one really worth growing, and that is Superbum. The plants are 
of stately growth, and bear their rosy or purplish tlowers in tall leafy 
spikes. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in moist, shady borders, or in groups by 
the waterside. Plant in autumn or early spring and divide and replant 
every third year. 
Superbum, Morden’s Pink 
Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
This fine Lythrum originated at the Morden Experiment Station, Mor- 
den, Manitoba, Canada. The plant grows to a height of three to four 
feet and bears dozens of spikes covered with deep Phlox-pink florets 
from June to late September. Lythrum Morden’s Pink can be grown 
anywhere; it is as hardy as a tree. It does well during the dryest weather 
but comes to perfection in a moist, sunny location where it develops into 
a@ magnificent showy clump 3 feet across or more. An excellent summer 
flowering perennial. 
Superbum, The Beacon Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Excellent for moist or wet locations in the border. An English introduc- 
tion of merit, producing 12 or more 3-foot upright spikes of clear rosy 
red which last a month or more, and are also good for cutting. 
MONARDA .- Bee-balm; Bergamot 
The flowers are borne in close heads or whorls on stems about 2 to 3 
feet high, surrounded by colored bracts, and the leaves are more or less 
fragrant. Attractive plants for the semi-shady or sunny border, the 
wild garden, or for the city gardens. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in sunny borders or in light shade. 
All may be naturalized in the wild garden. Plant in bold groups in 
autumn or spring, 10 inches apart. Divide and replant every third year. 
Didyma alba Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
The white Monarda is similar in habit of growth to Cambridge Scarlet. 
Excellent in light shade or full sun. 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet 
Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers are produced freely from June until 
August. A good pliant for shady garden as well as border or garden in 
the city where other flowers don’t grow well. 
Didyma, Croftway Pink Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Not many new plants arrived from England in wartime but this is one 
of them, and it’s a valuable acquisition. A most appealing rich rose-pink. 
Hardy and free blooming. Like other Bergamots, it presents an irre- 
sistible attraction for hummingbirds. Does well in shady gardens and is 
excellent for cutting. It replaces the old variety Salmon Queen which 
we have discontinued. 
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NEPETA - Ground Ivy; Catmint 
Really only 2 varieties are worthy of culture, and are suited for massing 
in the garden. The foliage is aromatic and silvery gray, the small flow- 
ers are lavender-blue. 
Culture. Ordinary soil, well-drained, and a sunny position will suit the 
Nepetas. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 inches apart. 
Blue Beauty (Upright Growing) ; 
Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
From France came this profusely spring-flowering border plant where 
it is also called Souvenir de Andre Chaudron. It is compact and upright 
in growth. Twenty to thirty flower stems to one plant. Excellent for 
cutting as well. It grows about two feet tall and does exceptionally 
well in hot dry places. Flowers are produced throughout the summer. 
The foliage is gray-green, contrasting well with surrounding plants. 
A most satisfactory plant of very easy culture. 
*Mussini Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Of dwarf, compact habit, producing masses of bloom of a beautiful 
shade of lavender all spring and intermittently during the summer. 
OENOTHERA - Evening Primrose 
The species named below are specially suitable for growing on the mar- 
gins of sunny borders and rock gardens, and all make a continuous and 
brave display of color throughout the summer with little attention. 
Culture. All require a well-drained, medium sandy soil, freely inter- 
mixed with well-decayed manure, and a sunny position to grow and 
flower freely. Show to the best advantage when grown in groups. Plant 
8 inches apart in spring or fall. They are apt to perish in winter if 
grown in heavy, damp soils. 
Illumination Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
A new evening Primrose with large soft yellow flowers, blooming over a 
long period. Attractive reddish bronze foliage. This is an improved form 
of Youngi, producing more and larger flowers. 
**Missouriensis Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
low species with prostrate, ascending branches; profuse bloomer. 
Solitary flowers, often 4 inches across. Good for rock garden or border; 
in bloom from June until August. 
Youngi Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
A strong, stocky, large-leaved plant with firm, shiny foliage, numerous 
bright lemon-yellow flowers on stems about 24 inches tall from June to 
August. 
PENTSTEMON - Beard Tongue 
Very popular hardy flowering plants. Most attractive for massing in 
beds or borders. They are not only of graceful habit, but also decidedly 
beautiful from a decorative point of view. The many species are inter- 
esting subjects for growing in the rock garden or border. The flowers 
are tubular and Foxglove-like in shape. 
Culture. The Pentstemons require a rich, well-manured, loamy soil, and 
a well-drained, sunny place. The dwarf kinds should be grown on the 
margins of the border, or in the rock garden. Plant in autumn or early 
spring. Place the plants 10 inches apart each way. 
Barbatus, Rose Elf Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
A lovely clean shell-pink. A beautiful cut flower; one of the outstand- 
ing new and good plants; makes a delightful companion to Gypsophila. 
PHYSOSTEGIA - False Dragonhead 
Handsome plants for the sunny border or the wild garden, of easy 
culture. The flowers are borne in terminal spikes or branching racemes 
. from July to September. 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil in groups in sunny borders. Plant 
in autumn or spring, 12 inches apart, and divide and replant every 
second year, as the roots are of spreading habit. 
Virginica, Vivid Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
This is a new dwarf variety about 20 inches high, and a great improve- 
ment. It blooms three weeks later than the others, the flowers are a 
deeper pink; much larger and better, lasting a long time when cut. 
Summer Glow Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Towering stems often exceeding 4 feet, terminating in colorful spikes 
18 inches in length; similar to the parent, ““Gigantea,” but of a rosy 
crimson color that is altogether attractive and far more effective. 
A splendid background or cut-flower variety. It will supersede the older 
kind. Height 4 feet. In full flower mid-August. 
PLATYCODON - Chinese Bellflower 
Very satisfactory hardy plants for the sunny border. It has broad, blue 
or white, bell-shaped flowers all summer and is therefore a very fine 
garden plant. 
Culture. Must be grown in a light, more or less sandy soil, in a well 
drained, sunny border. If the border is slightly elevated so much the 
better. Plant in early spring or fall, 8 inches apart. Disturb as little as 
possible. 
Grandiflorum Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
Large, showy, deep blue flowers on 20-inch spikes are produced all sum- 
mer. A splendid plant for the hardy border. 
Grandiflorum album — Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.90 
White-flowered form of the above. 
*Miariesi Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
A beautiful dwarf species, with broad, thick foliage and large, deep 
violet-blue flowers on 12-inch stems in great profusion throughout the 
entire summer. Plant in front of the border or in the rock garden. 
**Mariesi album Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
White-flowered form of the above, 
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