. Plant culture; a working handbook of every day practice for all who grow flowering and ornamental plants in the garden and greenhouse. Maltese Cross), grows about 23^ feet tall and bloomsin June. L. Viscaria (German Catchfly) has an extended bloomingperiod. It is an erect-growing plant, usually about a foot high,with rosy-red flowers. It has a sticky substance on the under sideof the leaf which catches ants. It is seen often in old gardens andhas a tufted habit. There are also double-flowered forms. Theyare all of simple culture requirements. (See page 202.) Propagation. They are propagated
. Plant culture; a working handbook of every day practice for all who grow flowering and ornamental plants in the garden and greenhouse. Maltese Cross), grows about 23^ feet tall and bloomsin June. L. Viscaria (German Catchfly) has an extended bloomingperiod. It is an erect-growing plant, usually about a foot high,with rosy-red flowers. It has a sticky substance on the under sideof the leaf which catches ants. It is seen often in old gardens andhas a tufted habit. There are also double-flowered forms. Theyare all of simple culture requirements. (See page 202.) Propagation. They are propagated by division. All of thespecies are easily grown from seeds, blooming the second year. LYSIMACHIA (Loosestrife). Most of the species are ofweedy growth and increase rapidly. L. Nummular la is the Money-wort, or Creeping Jenny; useful as a creeper or for hanging basketsor vases. There is a beautiful form with yellowish leaves. is a handsome species, growing from 2 to 3 feet high;the flowers, which are white, are arranged in long, drooping are of easy culture, thriving best in a moist soil. 202 PLANT CULTURE. HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 203 Propagation. It is readily propagated by division in lateAutumn or early Spring. LYTHRUM (Purple Loosestrife). The species L. Salicariagrows from 3 to 4 feet high. The flowers are of a rosy-purple flower in Summer and are moisture-loving, enjoying swampsand low grounds. Propagation. By division, seeds and stem cuttings. MENYANTHES (Buck Bean). M. trifoliata is a good bog-plant. It does well in any moderately wet places, it being neces-sary always to keep the roots moist. It often grows in shallowwater. It has creeping root-stalks and white or purplish flowers inSpring. Propagation. By division of root-stalks. MERTENSIA (Virginian Cowslip). There are several speciesof Mertensia all worth cultivating, but unfortunately some are notso easily grown as M. virginica. This is by far the showiest speciesand if the condit
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