Tree Peonies. Paeonia moutan 



These interesting plants differ widely from the fore- 

 going forms, in their shrubby stems and branches, 

 which attain eventually a height of 3 to 6 feet. Native 

 of China. The following are among the most desirable 

 forms in cultivation : 

 Comte de Flandres. Dark rose. 

 Elizabeth. Rosy red. 

 Gloire des Belgiques. Rose. 

 Guillaume Tell. White. 

 Regina belgica. Rose. 

 Semperflorens alba. White. 

 Van Houttei. Lilac-rose. 



Papaver 



Papaver orientate. ORIENTAL POPPY. A glorious 

 plant, producing large satiny flowers 6 inches or more 

 across. Stems 3 to 4 feet tall, leafy, especially at the 

 base, hispid with long white hairs. Leaves deeply cut 

 and parted, rich green, with numerous pale hairs. 

 Flowers brilliant red or scarlet, exceedingly showy. 



Phlox The Perennial Phloxes 



The beautiful Phloxes are universal favorites and 

 rank among the showiest of garden plants. The 

 great prolusion of the showy flowers and the huge 

 size of the panicles of the tall-growing forms are 

 features that few perennials can parallel. They are 

 very hardy and of easy culture, thriving best in 

 moist, fertile loam. There are numerous species 

 and varieties, differing in habit, time of blossoming 

 and color of flowers, among which the following 

 are highly recommended : 



Phlox amoena. HAIRY PHLOX. Stems 6 to 12 inches 

 high, from a decumbent base. Leaves numerous, 

 narrowly lanceolate, mostly at the base. Flowers very 

 showy, profuse, rose-pink, opening in late spring. 

 Distributed naturally from Virginia to Tennessee and 

 Florida. 



Papaver orientals 



Old-fashioned Peony 



Phlox glaberrima. SMOOTH PHLOX. Stems i to 2 feet 

 tall, usually tufted. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, more 

 densely disposed at the base. Flowers rosy purple or 

 pink, appearing in late spring and early summer. 

 Grows naturally from Wisconsin and Virginia, south- 

 ward to Florida and Alabama. The following forms 

 are distinct and desirable, blossoming much in advance 

 of the varieties of Phlox paniculala : 

 Indian Chief. Magenta, with a crimson eye. 

 Lady Musgrove. White, with a band of ruddy purple on 



each petal. 



Nettie Stewart. Soft rose. 

 Perfection. White, with a carmine eye. 

 Snowdon. Pure white. 



Phlox ovata. MOUNTAIN PHLOX. Stems i to 2 feet 

 tall, bearing many ovate or broadly lanceolate rich 

 green leaves. Flowers bright rosy purple, large and 

 handsome. Distributed from Pennsylvania and North 

 Carolina to Tennessee and Alabama. 



P. paniculata. GARDEN PHLOX. Stems 2 to 4 feet tall, 

 leafy up to the inflorescence. Distributed from Penn- 

 sylvania and Illinois, southward to Florida and Loui- 

 siana. Leaves broadly lanceolate, bright rich green. 

 Flowers rosy purple, or in the various Garden Phloxes, 

 which are derivatives of this noble species, of a wide 

 range of tints, shades and markings. We offer a superb 

 collection of varieties, embracing the best forms in cul- 

 tivation, as follows : 

 Andreas Hoffer. Pure white. 

 Bouquet de Fleurs. White, with deep rose eye. 

 Bridesmaid. White, with a large crimson eye. 

 Champs-Elysees. Rich purplish crimson. 

 Coquelicot. Scarlet, with dark carmine eye. 

 Cross of Honor. Lilac, margined with white. 

 Eclaireur. Purplish crimson, with bright shades towards 



the extremities. 

 Esclarmonde. Lilac, mottled with white, with a deep 



rose eye. 



Eugene Danzanvillier. Lilac, with white edge and center. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. White, large and late-flowering. 



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