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ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Hardy English Daisy — Dwarf plants entirely covered 

 with small double daisies in pink or white; lovely for 

 carpeting: or edge of borders. 



Liatris — Showv and attractive native plants, succeed- 

 ing anvwhere, producing learge spikes of light rosy- 

 purple 'flowers in July and August; 5ft. 



Linum — A desirable plant for the rockery and border, 

 growing 1V6 feet high, with light graceful foliage and 

 large blue flowers all summer. 



Lupinus — Effective plants, bearing learge spikes of 

 flowers in May and June; blue white and pink. 



Lychnis — Of easy culture, thriving in any soil and 

 this in addition to their brightness makes them gen- 

 eral favorites. 



Lythrum Roseum Superbum — Rose Loose-strife — A 

 very attractive plant; tall and bushy, throwing up 

 flower-spikes from 1 to 2 feet in length, bearing my- 

 riads of rosy purple flowers; in bloom from June to 

 October. 4 feet. 



Myosotis (Forget-Me-Xot) — Delightful plant, hardly 

 ever out of flower; useful in any shady spot in borders; 

 blue. A general favorite for cutting. - 



Papaver — Oriental Poppies are among the most bril- 

 liant of our hardy flowers. Fern like foliage, sturdy 

 stems bearing aloft large cup shaped flowers in crim- 

 son, orange scarlet and salmon pink with a mass of 

 blue black stames in the center of each. 



Physostegla — One of the .most beautiful of our mid- 

 summer flowering perennials, forming dense bushes 4 

 to 6 feet high, bearing spikes of delicate tubular flow- 

 ers not unlike a gigantic feather; pink and white. Ex- 

 cellent for cutting. 



Veronica 



Platycodon (Balloon Flower) — Form 

 neat branched bushes of upright habit, 

 continuous succession of white or blue 

 flowers; June-October. 2 ft. 



Pyrethrum — Graceful daisy-like blossoms 

 on long swaying stems. Colors range from 

 deep red through, various shades of rose to 

 pure white. Attractive fern-like foliage 

 makes plant effective ail season. 



Rudbeckia (Golden Glow) — Greatly pop- 

 ular; produces masses of double golden- 

 yellow Dahlia-like flowers. Julv-Septem- 

 ber. 4-6 ft. 



Stokesia (Stokes Aster) — Beautiful na- 

 tive hardy plant; lavender-blue or white; 

 cornflower-like blossoms 4 to 5 inches 

 across. July-October. 18-24 in. 



Veronica (Speedwell) — Pretty blue, rose 

 white flowers produced on long spikes. 

 July-September. 1-2 ft. 



Yucca Filamentosa (Adam's Needle) — 

 Finest hardy ornamental foliage and flow- 

 ering plants; branched spikes of large, fra- 

 grant, drooping white flowers: half ever- 

 green. June- July. 4-6 ft. 



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Hardy Phlox 



PHLOX 



The ease with which they are culti- 

 vated, season of blooming, combined with 

 the varied and beautiful coloring make 

 them particularly valuable for garden 

 planting. In bloom from June till late 

 autumn. Phlox are very effective either 

 as single specimens, in small groups, or 

 large beds on the lawn. 



Bridesmaid — Pure white with crimson- 

 carmine eye. 



Champs Elysees — Bright rosy-magenta; 

 very effective. 



Elizabeth Campbell — Bright and salmon- 

 pink with lighter shadings and dark crim- 

 son eye. 



Mrs. Jenkins — The best all around pure 

 white. 



Miss Iiing*ard — Waxy white with lav- 

 ender eye; longest spike of any Phlox. 



Edg-ar Quinet — Deep red; very fine in 

 every way. 



Sunset — Beautiful, deep pink. 

 Rheinlander — A most beautiful Salmon- 

 pink. Flowers and trusses of immense size. 

 Rynstrom — Effective Carmine rose. Vig- 

 ororus grower and profuse bloomer. 



