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Lily, Turkscap (Lilium superbum). Tall decorative and 
easily grown, the American Turkscap Lily is closely 
allied to a common lily of Palestine. The height, 5 to 
7 feet, is important in garden planning. Orange red 
flowers, purple spotted, help to fill in the midsummer 
slack season, July and August. A true “lily of the field,” 
it calls for open, moist ground and yields to cultiva- 
tion. Plant 6 to 8 inches deep. 65c each; $6.50 for 12. 
Lobelia, Great; Large Blue Lobelia (Lobelia syphilitica). 
Rich blue flowers in lavish amount on a straight spike 
stem, 1 to 3 feet high, preferring low moist ground. 
Useful plant, establishing readily and blooming from 
July to September. Named after a Belgian herb au- 
thority, M. de l’Obel. Culture is simple, color fills in 
late summer slack, and combination with Cardinal 
Flower is effective. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Marsh Marigold; “Mary-bud” (Caltha Palustris). Once 
known as the golden flower of the meres or marshes 
of old England, or simply as ‘“‘Marsh Gold” this bril- 
liant bog flower stands out in low wet places, and 
adapts nicely to the small garden pool, or even near 
the rainspout. Sometimes confused with the cowslip, 
something like the buttercup, the “golden eyes of the 
winking Mary-buds” (Mere-buds) can be wetly potted 
for the house or sick room. The stocky, hollow stems 
are succulent, sturdy, the leaves edible and more pala- 
table than spinach. The flowers burst early, April and 
May, from 6 to 15 inches high, in sun or shade. 35c 
each; $3.50 for 12. 

May Apple; Mandrake; Umbrella Leaf; Wild Lemon 
(Podophyllum peltatum). Lushly spreading by its roots, 
the umbrella leaves form a dense, knee-high magic car- 
pet, or elevated ground cover. Waxy white flowers 
hang under the leaves. The fruit, ripening in late 
summer, is a large, fleshy, lemon-shaped berry, or 
“apple,” yellow when ripe. Flower has wild fruity 
smell, and fragile beauty; the fruit is reputedly edible 
when ripe, but insipid; the leaves are poison if eaten, 
and the root is a violent purgative. The plant is use- 
fully tenacious and spreading, soon forming a sort of 
miniature tropical forest. 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
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