Nierembergia 



Nierembergia rivularis. WHITE CUP. Stems creeping, 

 forming a dense mat about 6 inches high, well adapted 

 for borders or rock-gardens. Native of South America. 

 Leaves oblong, usually broadest above the middle, 

 bright green. Flowers 1 1 A to 2 inches across, creamy 

 white, often tinged with rose or blue, with a golden 

 yellow throat. Very showy. 



Opuntia 



Opuntia vulgaris. PRICKLY PEAR, OR HARDYCACTUS. 

 A prostrate spiny plant with thick and fleshy jointed 

 stems. Distributed from Massachusetts to the Gulf. 

 Segments flattened, usually broadest above the middle, 

 pale green, bearing large yellow flowers two inches 

 across, in late spring and summer. Fruit red, pear- 

 shaped, about an inch in diameter. Splendid for rock- 

 gardens. 



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Pachysandra 



Pachysandra procumbens. ALLEGHANY SPURGE. A 

 low, evergreen plant with creeping matted rootstocks. 

 Grows naturally from West Virginia to Florida and 

 Louisiana. Leaves green, usually mottled in winter. 

 Flowers white or tinged with purple, expanding with 

 the first breath of spring. Very attractive when planted 

 in the Fern border or in moist partially shaded situa- 

 tions. The early-appearing flowers are a great attrac- 

 tion to honey-bees, which literally fill the air with the 

 music of their gauzy wings. 



P. terminalis. JAPANESE SPURGE. A low dense ever- 

 green plant with glossy foliage, forming large mats, 

 well adapted for covering the ground, especially in 

 moist or shaded situations. Native of Japan. Flowers 

 white, disposed in small terminal spikes in mid-spring. 

 Excellent for massing, in company with evergreen 

 Ferns, above a spring of running water. This is the 

 hardier species and the one most often cultivated. 



Paeonia The Peonies, or 

 Pineys 



These magnificent plants are among the showiest 

 and choicest in our gardens. They are grand, and, 

 like the Roses, are practically indispensable. The 

 fragrance and delicate tints and shades of their 

 beautiful flowers commend them, and, combined 

 with all these noble traits, they are absolutely hardy 

 and of the easiest culture. Peonies thrive best in a 

 deep moist loam, well enriched, with full exposure 

 to the sun. The plants should be set two or three 

 inches below the surface of the ground, and are 

 benefitted by an annual top-dressing of compost. 

 We offer a superb collection of varieties in separate 

 colors or mixtures in both single and double forms, 

 also the following named varieties : 



Double-flowered forms of Paeonia sinensis 



Achille. Very delicate pink or flesh-color; nearly white. 



Agida. A superb dark glowing red. 



Alba plena. A fine pure white. 



Alexandrina. Beautiful lilac-rose. 



Ambrose Verschaffelt. Wine-red, the tips of the petals 

 lighter colored. 



Andre Lauries. Rich velvety red; late-flowering. An 

 unusually rich and glowing color. 



Anemoneflora. Dark crimson, with center of small petals. 



Bicolor. Light pink with a cream-colored center. 



Bucchi. Delicate pink, changing to white. 



Comte Neipperg. Brilliant reddish crimson. 



Delachei. Deep crimson ; late-flowering. 



Due de Cazes. Dark rose, shading to salmon. 



Duchesse de Nemours. Pure white ; extra large and fine. 

 One of the very best varieties. 



Duchesse d'Orleans. Dark rose, with shades of salmon in 

 the center. 



Duke o! Wellington. Yellowish white ; very soft. 



Edulis superba. Rose, tinted with violet. 



Festiva alba. Pure white ; large and fine. 



Festiva maxima. White, with the central petals flaked 

 with red. A superb variety. 



Formosa rosea. Light rose, paler in the center. 



Humei. Rich rose; late-flowering. A magnificent free- 

 flowering variety. 



Jeanne d'Arc. Light rose, with creamy center. 



Lamartine. Beautiful violet-rose. 



L'Esperance. Pink, striped with carmine. 



Louis Van Houlte. Bright satiny crimson. 



Marshall Vaillant. Violet-purple; late-flowering. 



Ne Plus Ultra. Delicate shell-pink. 



Paganini. Violet-rose with a sulphur-yellow center. 



Poiteau. Flesh-white. 



Princess Nathilde. Violet-rose. 



Queen Victoria. White; very free-flowering. 



Reine des Fleurs. Fine rosy pink with a salmon center. 



Reevesi. Large, light pink. 



Rosea elegans. Soft rose, with light center. 



Sydonie. Delicate rose. 



Whitleyi. A fine early-flowering white variety. 



Double-flowered forms of Paeonia officinalis 



Blossoming ten days or a fortnight earlier than the 

 forms of Pceonia sinensis. These are the old-fashioned 

 Peonies with very full, double fragrant flowers : 

 Alba. Blush-white. 

 Rosea. Bright rosy pink. 

 Rubra. Glowing crimson. 



Cut-leaved Peony 



Paeonia tenuifolia. Flowers single or double, rich crim- 

 son. Leaves deeply cut into numerous linear seg- 

 ments. A handsome and very ornamental plant. 



Single-flowered forms of Paeonia sinensis 

 Abidan. Purple. Iphis. Maroon. 



Abora. Rosy lilac. 

 Abyla. Carmine. 

 Gabreta. Dark crimson. 



Josephine. Dark red. 

 Libon. Rose-pink. 

 The Bride. White. 



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