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LESPEDEZA capitata. Roundhead Bushclover. Yellowish white blossoms on 
2 to 5-foot stems. Dry, gravelly soil. Sun. July. 
LEWISIA rediviva. Bitterroot. A dense rosette of leaves through which arise 
many stems, each bearing a single white to pink flower 1% inches across. 
Most effective in little raised pockets in the rock garden. May. 
LIATRIS pycnostachya. Cattail Gayfeather. 3 ft. Deep pink blossoms in 
August. Sun. 
scariosa. Button Gayfeather. 2 ft. Pink blossoms in August. Sun. 
scariosa alba. White Button Gayfeather. 3 to 4 ft. This new white form 
of the Gayfeather is a welcome addition to the late summer garden and 
is an ideal cut-flower. A striking accent plant, it sends forth sturdy 
ues of white, fluffy flowers closely set on the stem. August and Sep- 
tember. 
spicata. Spike Gayfeather. 3 to 5 ft. Deep rose blossoms in August. 
LINNAEA americana. Twinfiower. Dainty pink flowers in pairs. Evergreen 
vine. Shade. July. 
LOBELIA ecardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Bright scarlet flowers in 6-inch spikes 
on 2 to 3-foot stalks. Easily naturalized in the perennial border. Mulch 
for winter. July and August. 
syphilitica. Large Blue Lobelia. 1 to 3 ft. Similar to the Cardinal Flower 
except that the flowers are blue. 
LYCHNIS flos-cuculi. Ragged Robin. 1 to 2 ft. Blue, pink or white. Open sun 
Moisture. May, June. 
LYSIMACHIA nummularia. Moneywort. A very vigorous ground-cover. Yel- 
low flowers. June. 
LYTHRUM salicaria. Purple Loosestrife. Spikes of purple flowers on 2 to 4-foot 
stems in July and August, in our bogs and along streams. 
MAIANTHEMUM canadense. False Lily-of-the-Valley. Spikes of white flowers 
on 4-inch stems, followed by red berries. A good ground-cover for dry 
woods. May. 
MEDEOLA virginica. Cucumber-root. Curious whorled leaves on 1 to 2-foot 
stems. Greenish yellow flowers followed by blue fruits. May. 
MENTHA spicata. Spearmint. 1 to 2 ft. All of us know the aromatic flavor 
of the leaves of this plant. For planting in moist ground. July-September. 
MITCHELLA repens. Partridgeberry. One of the best ground-covers for a 
shady place with its evergreen leaves, pink and white blossoms in June, 
and its scarlet berries in the fall. 
MITELLA diphylla. Bishopscap. The white flowers appear in May on 1-foot 
stems. For the shady rock garden. 
MONARDA fistulosa. Wildbergamot. Lavender blossoms on 2 to 4-foot stems 
in midsummer. 
PEDICULARIS canadensis. Early Woodbetony. A curious, dry-soil plant with 
gray-green leaves and brown and yellow flowers in June. 
PENTSTEMON digitalis. Foxglove Pentstemon. 1% to 2 ft. Waxy white. 
July. 
PRICES (except as otherwise noted) are 3 of the same variety and size 
for $1.00, $3.50 per dozen, $25.00 per 100. 
