Lychnis Viscaria flora-plena 
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 piately 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 agutumn or early spring and divide and replant 
every third year. 
Superbum, Dropmore Purple 
Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $5.75, 100 $30.00 
A new variety which blooms continuously from June to September. It 
is especially valuable for midsummer color when blues and purples are 
always scarce. The very showy, fuchsia-purple spikes have no trace of 
magenta. Grows to a height of 3 to 4 feet. It is exceedingly free 
flowering and makes a brilliant show in the garden. Likes full sun and 
a moist location. 
Superbum, Morden’s Pink 
Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $5.75, 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 asa tree. It does well during the dryest weather 
but comes to perfection in a moist, sunny location where it develops into 
G magnificent showy clump 3 feet across or more. An excellent summer 
flowering perennial. 
MERTENSIA - Virginia Cowslip; Blue Bells 
All are of medium growth, and well suited for shady or partially shady 
borders. Mostly blue- or white-flowered. The only one we really recom- 
mend is Mertensia virginica. 
Culture. All will succeed in ordinary soil. A shady or partially shady 
position is desirable; lovely planted in open woodlands together with 
Daffodils. Plant in autumn or very early spring, 6 to 8 inches apart. 
Virginica Three $1.30, Doz. $4.10, 100 $16.00 
An early spring-flowering plant, growing about | to 114 feet high with 
blue flowers fading to pink; one of the most interesting of our native 
spring flowers. 
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 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
The white Monarda is similar in habit of growth to Cambridge Scarlet. 
Excellent in light shade or full sun. 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet 
Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
Brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers are produced freely from June until 
August. A good plant for wild garden as well as border or garden in 
the city where other flowers don’t grow well. 
Didyma, Croftway Pink Each 85c, Three $2.10, Doz. $6.25, 100 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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Monarda Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet 
MATRICARIA - Double Mayweed; Feverfew 
Attractive, low-growing plants for the border. It has finely divided 
leaves and double flowers on stems about 11 feet in height, which make 
an effective display throughout the entire summer. 
Culture. Will grow freely in ordinary well-drained soil in a sunny border. 
Plant one foot apart in autumn or early spring. 
Silver Ball Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
A most useful border plant and valuable summer cut flower, with 
large, double, white flowers. June until October. 18 to 24 inches. 
Lythrum Superbum, Dropmore Purple 
