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PEN TSTEMON 



PRIMULA AURICULA. 



HARDY POPPY, ORIENTALE HYBRID. 



Per pkt. 



tA Perilla Nankinensis. Ornamental foliage plants of compact habit, 



leaves dark mulberry, useful for ribbon effects, IK ft 6c. 



Tgf Petunia. (Seepages 84 a«d 63.) 



(A Phlox. (5eeyaflre84.) 



JfCJ § Pliysianthus albens ("Cruel Plant"), A rapid-growing perennial 

 climber (fcu( usually grown as an annual), with quantities of pure 

 white fragrant flowers, much like a single tuberose, which entrap 

 insects. These are followed by large handsome seed pods; it is 

 also very useful for greenhouse decoration, 20 ft 10c. 



p Platycodon, large flowering, mixed colors. The large flowered 

 Chinese Bell Flower; hardy perennial, bearing large, broad, bell- 

 shaped white or blue flowers ; very handsome for garden deco- 

 ration, IK ft 10c. 



p Mareisi. Sturdy and compact bush, large, open, bell-shaped 



flowers of a rich violet blue, \ ft 25c. 



l£r Polyanthus. (See Primroses, page 95.) 



lA Polygonum or ientale foliis variegatis. A beautiful annual. The 

 red flowers are borne in spikes 7 to 8 inches long, in great 

 numbers ; the luxuriant foliage is strikingly variegated with white, 

 8 to 10 ft 10c. 



Poppy, annual varieties. (Seepages 85 and 63.) 



Hardy. For permanent beds these brilliant large flowering hardy 

 Poppies stand unrivaled ; the flowers average 6 to 9 inches across, 

 and are simply grand ; the plants are robust growers, 3 to 4 ft. high. 



p Orientale Hybrids. Containing charming new colors; pink, 

 blotched purple, blood-red blotched black, glowing scarlet, reddish 

 orange, salmon, etc. (See cut.) 25c. 



p Bracteatum. Orange scarlet 10c. 



p Orientale. Dark scarlet, purple spots 10c. 



A Portulaca. (Seepage 86.) 



Primroses. Beautiful low-growing, early spring flowering plants, fine 

 for rockeries, borders, pot culture, etc. ; the flowers are borne in 

 umbels or clusters on stalks about 4 to 6 inches high. Cowslip and 

 English Primroses are perfectly hardy, but the other varieties should be 

 protected or grown during the winter in frames. 



p Cowslip, mixed colors ("Primula veris"). The well-known 



favorite English Cowslip, flowering early in spring, % 1 t 5c. 



l£j- auricula, fine mixed (" Primula auricula"). Umbels of fragrant 



flowers, of many rich colors, K ft • (See cut.) 10c. 



)£)■ Polyanthus, mixed ("Primula elatior"). Early blooming for 

 spring flower beds or pot culture ; the large umbels of flowers are 

 borne on stalks 8 inches tall 10c. 



l£j- Polyanthus, duplex mixed (" Hose in Hose "). One flower sit- 

 ting in another 25c. 



1Pt Japanese Primrose (" Primula Japonica "). Mixed. One of the 

 most beautiful. Flowers, 1 in. across, of shades of crimson, ma- 

 roon, lilac, pink, white, etc., on stems 1 to 2 feet high 10c. 



p English Primrose (" Primula vulgaris "). The old favorite com- 



mon yellow Primrose, now so popular and fashionable in England. 10c. 



|Pr Siberian Primrose (" Primula cortusoides "). Deep rose; beau- 

 tiful and free flowering 10c. 



IgJ- Hose Colored Alpine Primrose ("Primula rosea"). A per- 

 fect gem. It throws up spikes, sometimes as many as 12 to a plant, 

 4 to 6 inches high, in the spring, each spike surmounted with 

 heads of from 6 to 10 large blossoms, 1 inch across, of a charming 

 bright rosy carmine with yellow eye 20c. 



JgJ- Primula Sieboldii. Splendid for either garden or pot culture, 



throwing up flower stalks 8 to 12 inches high, surmounted with 

 large clusters of flowers 1 to 2 inches across ; color, soft, pretty 

 rose, with white eye. It is a very distinct, beautiful and free-, 

 blooming plant ; will require protection in the Northern States, or 



it can be grown in cold frames 20c. 



For Greenhouse varieties of Primula, see page 86. 

 Pyrethrum. Valuable hardy border plants, throwing up numerous 

 stems about 2 feet high, each surmounted with large flowers, 3 or 4 

 inches across, of bright colors, such as rose, flesh, pink, white, 

 crimson, etc. They remain in bloom a long time. 



Per pkt. 



p Pyrethrum. Single large flowering hybrids, mixed 10c. 



p Double large flowering hybrids, mixed 25c. 



p roseum ("Persian Insect Powder Plant"). Rose color, IK ft 10c. 



p cinerariaefolium (" Dalmatian Insect Powder Plant"). IK ft 10c. 



[Pf Yellow leaved sorts. Dwarf growing plants, extensively used 



for ribbon and carpet bedding; foliage of bright yellow. These 

 are usually grown as annuals although they are perennials. 



IgJ- aureum. Yellow foliage, % ft , 5c. 



[£r selaginoides. Handsome fern-like foliage, K f t 10c. 



A Hhodanthe maculata, mixed. Elegant annual, admirably 

 adapted for garden decoration in summer or for pot culture 

 in winter, as they come into flower early and continue for a long 

 time. They are largely used as decorative plants for apartments, 

 on account of the durability of the flowers. As an everlasting for 

 dried winter bouquets they are indispensable. Flowers of various 

 colors, white, pink, crimson, etc., 1 ft 10c. 



t£j § Hhodochiton volubile. A charming climber. The heart-shaped 

 leaves are very pretty, the upper surface bright green, with large, 

 dark veins, and the under side as well as the stems purplish red. 

 The flowers are about two inches long, curiously formed and of a 

 rich claret red, and hang on long graceful stems. It flowers freely 

 from seed the first season, 10 ft 25c. 



A Bicinus. (Seepage 86.) 



tP Bose, hardy, double mixed. Flowers the second year ; hardy per- 

 ennial, 3 to 6 ft 10c. 



Igf lUonthly Tea, double mixed. Half-hardy perennial, 2 to 4 ft... 10c. 



p Hybrid Polyantha. These beautiful little roses are borne in large 

 clusters, and will flower throughout the summer until frost, from 

 seed sown early in the spring. Flowers of various colors, most of 

 them double, although a few of them will come semi-double and 

 single. Mixed colors 15o. 



p § Climbing Polyantha. Flowers in bouquet-like clusters ; like the 

 above, the plants are hardy, of very vigorous and branching habit, 

 flowering profusely throughout the summer. Mixed colors 20c. 



p "Little Midget" Hoses. These little roses belong to the Poly- 

 antha or Japanese many-flowered section. The roses are only 

 about an inch across, usually very double, but occasionally semi- 

 double and seldom single ; they are borne in many-flowered clus- 

 ters and contain all the tints of cultivated roses. What is most 

 remarkable, these " Little Midget" Eoses grow only 10 inches high 

 and commence blooming in a few weeks after the seed is sown. 

 At first the flowers are isolated, but they group themselves as the 

 plant advances and continue year after year to bloom in uninter- 

 rupted profusion from May until frost 26c. 



p Japanese Bose. (" Rosa rugosa"). One of the handsomest hardy 

 shrubs in cultivation. It forms a sturdy bush 4 to 5 feet high, 

 covered with dark green glossy foliage, crowned with large single 

 roses 3 inches in diameter, borne in clusters of 10 to 20 flowers. 

 The flowers are of bright rosy crimson, followed by large handsome 

 scarlet fruit during the autumn months 25c. 



p White-flowered Japan Bose. (B. rugosa alba.) 25c. 



p Rocket, Sweet, mixed colors. Fragrant purple and white flowers ; 



hardy perennial, 2 to 3 ft 5c. 



tgj Bomneya Coulteri ("Great White California Poppy"). Of stately 

 beauty, flowering from July until November. The flowers are 

 large (4 to 5 inches across), pure white, with yellow stamens, and 

 of delicate primrose-like perfume. Valuable for cutting, lasting 

 well in water, 6 to 8 ft 10c. 



A Budbeckia bicolor (" Black-Eyed Susan " or "Texas Cone Flower"). 

 An annual variety, 1 1 i ft. high ; bright yellow flowers, with black- 

 purple centre, very showy for borders 10c 



p XTewmanii. This robust growing perennial grows 2 ft. high ; is 

 very popular for border decoration. It is of the easiest possible 

 culture, and bears very large golden yellow flowers, 3 to 4 inches 

 across, with velvety maroon centre cone 25c. 



A Sabbatia campestris. Charming rose colored flowers, fine garden 



annual, 1 ft 15c. 



A Salpiglossis. (Seepage 86.) 



For Signification of Characters p, p, etc., see page &0. 



