LIST OF HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR 1908. 



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PHLOXES. 



Tall Choice Perennial Varieties. 



*1 1^ li^JwJLitoiLNv Hardy Phloxes have long been so popular that it is rare to find a garden 



without a collection of at least a few of the many beautiful varieties now 

 ^.y^Kl^jjM in cultivation. No plant is more attractive or more useful, either for the 

 "^ adornment of the garden or for supplying cut flowers. 



The gardener's art has succeeded wonderfully in producing 

 varieties which are marvels of beauty, both as to size of blos- 

 soms and variety, richness and delicacy of color. 

 K^ya To those not familiar with these plants we desire to say that 



~l| B£ . ( 1 jBt\ they are perfectly hardy, and succeed well in almost any kind 



^IR^^ wHi of s0 '*" Small plants are usually selected to start with, as 



» ffi /K : \ 'j lBV H A they increase rapidly in size, not in height so much, whjch is 



i|j^jjM^^jJE5wtf*7 from 2 to 3 feet, but in the number of flower stems, which 



^WtIBSwIIb tm± multiply year after year. 



^Ml&JBtllm We offer below thirty-four of the choicest varieties, which 



g» will give a succession of bloom from June to August. 

 ^"(^JS B^ '■'•// f \Kfi*'^~~^MSI}f?§j&£0*§^k Albatros — Pink, shaded purple. 



rS«9fi| HhSQ^W amSLi// ' V) JB IPSafl Andreas Holier— Pure white. 



Mk*LXi» Bacchante — Dark crimson-salmon, pink eye. 



■r l ■PMW^TVj BP'" \\ // 7^KE8^ Beranger— White suffused with pink, rosy-lilac eye. 

 ^BBt Boule de Feu- Bright salmon, crimson eye. 



fcfc^Si IRItTSHfc '^~ ;i ?M ^JsCsg= mM& Bridesmaid— Pure white, crimson eye. 



"CJJ ar jfc ', / \^flHr^. J^S^W IJ - Comte — Dark red. 



I' C 3Hm&'«L ,<.i ^SW BBh "' ' l^dka Coquelicot— Fine scarlet, crimson eye. 



Cross of Honor — Lilac margin with white 

 5<jj^M ^PBfifili YBSP ^'fi^^^^E^^ Crystal Palace — White suffused with lilac. 



. sv/'i lm lM Darwin — Pink and lavender. 



Dugueselin — White with large violet-rose center. 

 Eclaireur — Carmine flowers, center rosy salmon. 

 SFB! W~*U ;'&' : ttl9! ! !l& ^ - L "~-C Etna — Scarlet; crimson eye. 



™**^p5§^j5jjjrtfl!^ Eugene Dan/.anvillier — Lilac, whit Ige. 



Jeanne d'Arc — A magnificent pure white. 



Josephine Gerbeaux — Pure white, with brilliant pinkish car- 

 mine center. 

 La Vague — Silvery pink. 

 '■ ' La Nuit — Rich crimson. 



Le Soleil — Clear pink with bright rose center, immense trusses. 

 Madelaine Leturque — Beautiful Indian rose with white star. 

 Richard Wallace— White, pink eye. Marie Stuart— White with pink eye. 



Simplon— White shaded with lilac, deep rose center. Miss Lingard— White; trusses very large; splendid variety. 



Sunshine— Salmon pink with deep rose eye. Moliere— Salmon rose. 



White Queen— A late pure white sort, flowering during Au- Obergartner Wittig— Silvery rose, 

 gust, profuse bloomer. Pantheon— Salmon rose; very fine. 



William Robinson— Carmine; very fine. Peach Blow— Pink, crimson eye. 



Any of the above, in 3%-inch pots, each 25c; per doz. $2.50. Princess Louise— White. 



Field-grown clumps, each 35c; per dos. $3.50. Prof. Schlieman— Salmon rose, carmine eye. 



DWARF PHLOX. 

 The dwarf varieties are remarkable for their fine, dense and procumbent foliage and the profusion of their flowers which, 

 in early summer, create a blaze of color difficult to describe. 

 P. Amoena — 6 inches, May. Pretty bright pink, star-like flowers. 



P. Subulata 6 inches, May. An elegant variety. The flowers are a delicate flesh pink, with darker shade towards the 



center. Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



POTENTILLA — Cinquefoil. 

 Handsome and very useful for massing with other plants in the border. They are dwarf and somewhat trailing in habit 

 and produce great quantities of brilliant flowers, of varying shades of yellow and crim- 

 son. Each 25c; doz $2.50 



RANUNCULUS — Buttercup. 

 R. Acris, fl. pi. (Bachelor's Button) — 2 feet, May. Foliage handsomely cut; flowers very 

 double; color, a shining, golden yellow, blooms very profusely. Each 25c; per doz.... $2. 50 



RUDBECKIA— Cone Flower. 



This class of plants is considered quite indispensable in the herbaceous or shrubbery 



border. All the varieties are very showy and exceedingly effective. 



R. Fulgida — 3 feet, August and September. One of the very best; showy and very useful 



for cutting. Produces great quantities of orange-yellow flowers with dark purple cen- (fL$!W^ 



ters. Each 25c; doz $2.50 M .... v 



R. "Golden Glow" — A superb variety, which has become very popular and fully merits the Jf'-' ijjSjS' <Sl 



praise bestowed upon it. The plant grows 6 to 7 feet in height, is strong and self- /f'^szfi^?i 



supporting, and bears long, strong-stemmed, very large and very double golden-yellow //? ]^ 



flowers in great profusion through several weeks of mid-summer. Each 25c; per doz.. $2. 50 

 Large clumps. Each 35c; per doz $3.50 



R. Purpurea — 4 feet, August. A remarkably showy, strong-growing plant, producing II jS 

 .abundantly its large reddish-purple flowers during the months of August and Septem- 

 ber. Each 30c; per doz $3.00 /f "^^^i 



R. Speciosa — 3 feet, September. A very choice variety, producing immense quantities 

 of handsome yellow flowers with deep purple centers. Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



R. Sub-Tomentosa — 5 feet, September. This variety makes a very handsome ornament. I : ,,~s -' 



It branches freely and produces an abundance of clear lemon-yellow flowers with dark 

 purple centers. Each 25c; per doz «•> r.n 



