Glowing, Fragrant, Hardy Phlox, Etc. 



One each of the entire set of 20 varieties for $6, postpaid. ASK FOR OFFER 27 



Phlox are the backbone of the perennial garden. 

 The stately Decussata hybrids with their great heads 

 of bloom make a glorious show from early summer 

 until mid-autumn. For real effect use several plants of 

 a variety. Some of the novelties are really wonderful. 



Do not allow the tall Phlox to go to seed or you will 

 be kept busy pulling up seedlings. Below are included 

 several of the finest American and European novelties 

 in addition to the alwayswantcd kindsinthestandard 

 varieties. All we offer are dependably good. 



# Attraction. New. Large flowers of scarlet -orange 

 with a carmine-red eye. Strong, healthy plants. 2 to 

 3 feet. 50 cts. each, 12 for $5. 



# Border Gem. New. One of the strongest growers, 

 making heavy stems bearing large trusses of fine deep 

 violet-blue flowers. 50 cts. each, 12 for $5. 



*Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red. Very late. One of the 

 best of this color. 3 feet. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



# Brilliant. Neiv. Shining scarlet with a darker eye. 

 A startling novelty. Large trusses, freely produced. 

 50 cts. each, 12 for $5. 



Caroline Vandenberg. New. Very lovely lavender- 

 blue flowers in splendid heads. The individual flowers 

 are larger than usual. 35 cts. each, 12 for $3.50. 



•^Champs Elysees. Large trusses of dark purple. A 

 standard variety. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



# E. I. Farrington. New. A lovely Phlox named for 

 the editor of Horticulture. Erect, vigorous growth. 

 Bright salmon-pink, shading to soft pink. Excellent for 



cutting. 50 cts. each, 12 for $5. 



Europa. White with a red eye, the white becoming 

 tinted with age. A strong grower of medium height. 

 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



Frau Anton Buchner. Late. An extra-good white 

 of medium height. The largest truss and individual 

 flower. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



# General Petain. New. Wine-red. Medium height; 

 splendid bloomer. 50 cts. each, 12 for $5. 



# H. B. May. New. Late. This we consider the finest 

 true pink Phlox. A healthy grower of medium height, 



producing enormous trusses of extra-large individual 

 flowers. 50 cts. each, 12 for $5. 



# Lucas Schwinghammer. New. The carmine-red 

 flower, with its blood-red eye, attracts everybody's 

 attention from afar. Strong, healthy grower and very 

 free flowering. 50 cts. each, 12 for $5. 



*Miss Lingard. This is of the Suffruticosa type and 

 blooms a month earlier than the Decussata Phlox. At- 

 tractive plants with shiny foliage bloom from June 

 until frost. White with a pink tint in center. The best 

 early white. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



*Mrs. Jenkins. A pure white late Phlox of medium 

 height. Healthy plants; very free. An old variety but 

 still one of the best. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



*Prof. Schliemann. Charming lavender variety. A 

 lovely, artistic color. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



Prof. Went. An attractive shade of amaranth. 

 Medium growth. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



"fcRijnstroom. Rose-pink flowers on a strong, branchy 

 plant. A standard variety. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



"A-Saladin. New. Brilliant orange-scarlet — the most 

 vivid Phlox color known. Strong plants producing 

 large trusses. Heavy petals which hold their color. 

 35 cts. each, 12 for $3.50. 



Smiles. New. Lilac-pink with darker eye. Large 

 flowers in enormous trusses. Different. 50 cts. each, 

 12 for $5. 



*Thor. An old variety still in great demand. Salmon- 

 pink, with a brilliant eye. Medium grower and a won- 

 derful bloomer. Splendid. 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50. 



OFFER 27a. One each of the 8 Phlox marked 

 * for $1.75, postpaid. 



OFFER 27b. One each of the 7 new Phlox marked 

 • for $2.50, postpaid. 



The pink Phlox above is Rijnstroom 



Hardy Phlox make a long-flowering, brilliant, fragrant border 



LAVANDULA vera (Lavender). One of the best- 

 beloved plants of every old garden. There is some- 

 thing restful about the gray-green, aromatic foliage, 

 and the fragrant flowers are not only a delight in the 

 garden, but when dried and laid away retain their 

 perfume for a long, long time. We have the true old- 

 fashioned Lavender. Fashion experts say Lavender 

 is again the mode. 35 cts. each, 3 for 90 cts. 



IRIS, The Allies. New. The forerunner of a new 

 race of fall-blooming Bearded Irises. Satiny black 

 buds open to very lovely flowers with lilac standards, 

 flushed with light brown; falls mottled brownish 

 yellow, shading to purplish maroon at the edges of 

 the petals. 75 cts. each. 



Iris pumila. Grows only 4 to 6 inches tall. Purple 

 flowers freely produced in April and May. 3 for 75 cts. 



Phlox, Lavender, and Iris 



*STAR GUIDE TO GOOD ROSES 



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