LIATRIS - Blazing Star or Gayfeather 
Culture. They will all thrive in ordinary garden soil, in sun or in shade, 
and are grown in groups of three or more. Plant 8 inches apart. Plant 
in autumn or early spring. May be grown by the waterside, and bees 
are very partial to the flowers. 
Pycnostachya Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
Nothing can be planted that will attract more attention on account of 
its unusual appearance; but it is beautiful as well as odd. It blooms in 
midsummer and throws up long, narrow spikes of rich purple flowers, 
four feet high, which last a long time. 
Scariosa, September Glory Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
A giant 6-foot spike solidly covered with purple flowers from top to 
bottom. The flowers, unlike the common variety, come into bloom all 
at the same time, creating a marvelous effect. A splendid improvement 
over the old variety. Late flowering. September. 
Scariosa, White Spire Each 80c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00 
A magnificent pure white Gayfeather. Just as tall as the September 
Glory, from which this variety is a sport. Superb for a bold effect in the 
garden as well as stunning flower for cutting. 
LUPINUS - Lupine 
Stately, colorful and beautiful perennials. The pea-shaped flowers are 
closely spaced on three- to four-foot spikes. The effect made by these 
Epler ie spires places the Lupines in the front rank of hardy border 
plants. 
Culture. Growing Lupines well is not as much a problem of soil as it is 
one of atmospheric conditions. They require ample moisture, full sun 
and do not like the hot driving winds of summer. They do equally well 
in heavy or light sandy soils. Water freely when ground is dry. They 
look best planted in bold groups. Plant in fall or early spring, ten 
inches apart. Whenever possible do planting and transplanting in fall. 
Polyphyllus, Blue Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
(Hardy Lupine.) Clear blue spikes, 3 to 4 feet high, during June. 
Polyphyllus albus Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
A white variety of the above. 
Polyphyllus roseus Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
Flowers of beautifully shaded rose. 
LUPINES IN MIXED COLORS 
Reselected Russell Hybrids 
You will find in our reselected Russell Lupines, the same gorgeous 
colors: self blues, pinks, reds, yellows, maroon, purples, etc. Bicolors such 
as violet and white, blue and yellow, red and bronze, red and white. 
purple and cream, blue and white, yellow and orange, pink and white, 
etc. The standards one color, the keel another. Individual flowers above 
average size, upright standards of some being an inch across. The 
flower spike resembles a closely set, well rounded column of Sweet Peas. 
All flowers on spikes open at one time from top to bottom. Spike 3 to 5 
feet tall. The sensation of the English horticultural world in 1937. 
We offer fine two-year, field-grown plants that will give you a mass 
of blooms the same year they are planted. 
Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00, 100 $40.00 
LYTHRUM - Purple Loosestrife 
Suitable showy plants for moist, shady or sunny borders and the water- 
side. The plants are of stately growth, and bear their rosy or purplish 
flowers in tall leafy spikes. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in moist, sunny or shady borders, or in 
groups by the waterside. Plant in autumn or early spring. 
Robert Each $1.00, Three $2.70, Doz. $8.75 
During the past few years, several varieties of Lythrum have been 
introduced, each one better than the last. The variety ROBERT came to 
us from England and is unquestionably the best of the lot. It grows 
nice and dwarf as well as bushy, about 18 in. tall, with a dozen or more 
spikes on 2-yr. plants which are a clear fuschia-pink with sparkling 
reddish glow. A very bright and cheerful color. It does superbly near a 
pond or stream where it receives a lot of water. Makes a fine garden 
plant in those difficult wet spots. Hardy anywhere and of easiest cul- 
ture. Here is an easy subject which responds to almost any kind of 
treatment and requires no care. 
Superbum, Morden’s Pink Each 80c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00 
This fine Lythrum originated at the Morden Experiment Station, Mor- 
den, Manitcba, 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 that requires no care. 
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 sumny 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 80c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00 
The white Monarda is similar in habit of growth to Cambridge Scarlet. 
Excellent in light shade or full sun. 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet Each 80c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00 
Brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers are produced freely from June until 
August. A good plant for shady garden as well as border or garden in 
the city where other flowers don’t grow well. 
Didyma, Croftway Pink Each 80c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00 
Not many new plants arrived from England in wartime but this is one 
of them, and it’s a valuable qcquistion. A most appealing rich rose-pink. 
Hardy and free blooming. Like other Bergamots, it presents an irre- 
sistible for hummingbirds. Does well in shady gardens and is ex- 
cellent 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 mass- 
ing in the garden. The foliage is aromatic and silvery gray, the small 
flowers are lavender- blue. 
Culture. Ordinary soil or even poor sandy soil, well drained and a sunny 
position will suit the Nepetas. In very cold locations, plant in spring 
only; otherwise in fall or spring, 12 inches apart. Never cut off summer 
growth until early spring. Old tops act as fine winter cover. Trim faded 
flowers to promote new bioom. 
Blue Beauty (Upright Growing) 
Each 80c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00 
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. 
*Mussini Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50, 100 $37.50 
Here we have one of the most satisfactory and showy edging or border 
plants. Its growth is compact and low spreading. It stays “‘put’’ and 
does not crowd out plants nearby, seldom is over 15 to 18 inches wide. 
In early summer it is covered with dozens of 12 to 15-inch stems 
which bear small, fragrant, lavender-blue flowers. After the first burst 
of bloom which lasts better than 2 months, old flower stems should 
be removed and there will be an intermittent blooming after that until 
frost, in addition to its ornamenal silvery gray-green foliage. Does 
perfectly in hot, dry, sunny places where soil is sandy, poor and dry. 
Avoid wet locations and shade. 
OENOTHERA - Evening Primrose 
The species named below are especially suitable for growing on the 
margins 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 intermixed 
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 soil. 
Youngi Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
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. 
PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS. See page 2. 
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 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
Large, showy, deep blue flowers on 20-inch spikes are produced all sum- 
mer. A splendid plant for the hardy border. 
Grandiflorum album Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
White-flowered form of the above. 
*Miariesi Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50 
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. 
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