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PiEONIA TENUIFOLIA. (Fern-leaf Pceony.) 



An interesting and showy variety with finely cut dark green 

 foliage, blooming as early as OfficinaUs. 



Tenuifolia. Bright crimson. Single, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Tenuifolia flore pleno. Dazzling crimson-red, double flowers. 

 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



JAPANESE TREE PEONIES. 



Japanese Tree Paeonies. The Tree Peonies differ from the her- 

 baceous varieties in their growth which is in the form of a dwarf 

 shrub. They blocm about three weeks earlier than the Chinese 

 section and although considered hardy should be given sUght pro- 

 tection during winter. The flowers are very large and are chiefly 

 single and semi-double. The following are oifered to color only 

 (without names). 



Pink, White, Red, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 

 PAPAVER nudicaule. Iceland Poppy. Charming 

 flowers ranging from white and yellow to deep 

 orange-scarlet; invaluable for table decration; 

 April to October. 1 ft. 



Orientale. Oriental Poppy. Gigantic orange- 

 scarlet flowers, good plant for shrubbery borders; 



May to July. 3 ft 



Orientale Goliath. Enormous fiery-scarlet flowers. 

 Orientale Mrs. Perry. An attractive shade of 

 salmon-rose. 2^ ft. . . . 



Orientale Beauty of Livermere. Blood-red with 

 black centre. 3 ft. ... ... ... ... 



Orientale Turk's Cap. A gorgeous shade of this 

 popular plant; flowers deep-blood red with 

 black centre. 3 ft. 

 Orientale Parkmanii. Rich, dark scarlet. 

 Orientale Royal Scarlet. Deep Scarlet. . . 



Doz. 



100. 



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Papavcr Orientale — Oriental Poppy. 



PARDANTHUS chinensis. Blackberry Lily. Hand- 

 some .spikes of orange-colored flowers resembling 

 the lily; Jul}' and August. 2 ft. 

 PENTSTEMONBarbatusTorreyl. Chelone. Tall, 

 graceful spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers, giving 

 the effect of clumps of scarlet willows; June to 

 September. 3 ft. 



Ccerulea. Long spikes of rich dark-blue flowers; 

 one of the best; July. 2 ft. ... 



Dlffusus. Violet-blue flowers. 1| ft. 

 Digitalis. Flowers pure white; throat spotted 

 with violet. ... ... ... ... ... 



A charming plant, flowers varying from 



Doz. 



$1.50 



100 



$10.00 



1.50 10.00 



2 ft. 



naturalizing; rosy-purple 



Pentstemon Digitalis. 



15.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 

 PENTSTEMON Glaber 

 light to dark blue. 

 Heterophyllus. Lovely azure-blue. 

 Laevigatus. Rosy-hlac. 2 ft. 

 Lyonii, see Chelone. 

 Pubescens. Rosy-purple. U ft. 



PHLOMIS tuberosa. Fine plant for 



flowers. June. 4 ft. ... ... ... ... 



PHYSOSTEGIA virginica. False Dragon Head. Elegant spikes 



of light rosy-hlac flowers; very beautiful and good for cutting; July 



and August. 4 ft. ... ... 



Virginica grandiflora alba. Purest white; lovely flower. 

 PINK. See Carnation. 

 PLATYCODON grandiflora. Chinese Bellflower. Magnificent 



spikes of violet-blue cup-shaped flowers of long duration; May to 



October. 3 ft " . . . . 



Grandiflora alba. White 



Mariesi. Dwarf Japanese Bellflower. Large saucer-shaped, 

 violet-blue flower. I2 ft. 



Mariesi alba. White. 



PLUMBAGO larpentse. Beautiful deep blue flowers. July to Octo- 

 ber. 6 inches. 

 POLEMONIUM cceruleum. Jacob's Ladder. Deep blue flowers 



in erect spikes; June, and July. 1 ft. 



Cceruleum album. White 



Richardsoni. Sky blue. 

 PHLOX Amoena. A charming variety, growing close to the 



ground, forming a carpet of foliage, which in earlj- spring is a 



sheet of bright pink flowers. 



Divaricata. A dwarf-native species 

 May and June. 1 ft. 



Subulata alba. White, moss-pink. 



rockeries; June to August. 4 in. ... 



Subulata rosea. Rosy-pink. 



Subulata Lilac 



Suffruticosa Miss Lingard. A fine free-flowering, white, 

 blooming a month earher than the decussata varieties. 2 ft. 



Suffruticosa Pink- Flowers rosy-pink . 



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with pale blue flowers; 

 Suitable for edgings and 



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