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lung Flowers lor PennM MM. 



LYCHNIS. 



Chaleedoniea. The scarlet Lychnis, an old 

 garden favorite, deserving a place in every 

 garden ; very hardy, growing 3 to 4 ft. 

 high, bearing heads of bright scarlet 



flowers Pkt. 10 



Por Haageana varieties, seepage 67. 



BHMTJX,TJS— Hardy. 



Among the most ornamental hardy garden 

 flowers, upright growth; 2 to 3 ft. high; 

 showy and profuse bloomers for borders. 

 Mixed Hardy Varieties. 1 to 3 ft. . . Pkt. 10 



P^EONY. 



Doable Mixed. Grand hardy, herbaceous 

 plants, well-known ornaments of our gar- 

 dens, with large doable flowers of various 

 colors. 2ft. high. Pkt. 10 



HARDY PRTOROSES. 



Beautiful low-growing, early spring flow- 

 ering plants, fine for rockeries, borders, pot 

 culture, etc. ; the flowers are borne in um- 

 bels or clusters on the top of stalks about 4 

 to 6 inches long. The Cowslip and English 

 Primroses are perfectly hardy, but the other 

 varieties should be protected in cold latitudes or 

 be grown during the winter in frames. 

 Cowslip. Mixed Colors. (Primula Veris.) 

 The well-known favorite English Cowslip, 

 flowering early in spring. % ft.... Pkt. 5 

 Auricula. Pine Mixed. (Primula Auricula.) 

 Umbels of fragrant flowers, of many rich 



colors. 14 ft 10 



Polyanthus. Mixed. (Primula. Elatior.) 

 Early blooming for spring flower beds or 

 pot culture; the large round flower* are 



bdrne on stalks 8 inches tall 10 



Duplex Mixed. (Hose in Hose.) One flower 



sitting in another 25 



Japanese Primrose. (Japonica.) Mixed. One 

 of the most beautiful. Flowers 1 in. across, 

 of shades of crimson, maroon, lilac, pink, 

 white, etc., on stems 1 to 2 ft. high...-. 15 

 English Primrose. (Primula Vulgaris.) The 

 old favorite common yellow Primrose, now 

 so popular and fashionable in England. 10 

 Siberian Primrose. (Primula Cortusoides.) 

 Deep rose ; beautiful and free flowering 10 

 Rose Colored Alpine Primrose. (Primula 

 Rosea.) A new hardy variety and a perfect 

 gem. It throws up 6pikes, 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 car- 

 mine with yellow eye 25 



For Greenhouse varieties of Primula.see page 86. 



Refer to the Index ("2d page Cotter) for 



PENTSTEMON 



Beautiful garden perennials, growing from 

 2 to 3 ft. high, with white, pink, scarlet or 

 blue flowers and markings, 10. Large Flow- 

 ering Mixed*. 25 



PHLOX DECUSSATA. 



Magnificent hardy flowering plants, grow- 

 ing into strong bushes from 2 to 3 ft. high, 

 bearing immense heads of large waxy flow- 

 ers of lovely shades of color. (See cut.) 

 Hardy Phlox. Fine mLxed varieties.PH. 10 



Large Flowering Hybrids. Mixed 25 



For Phlox Drummondi, see page 70. 



PLATYCODON. 



( Wahlenbergia.) 



Large Flowering. Mixed colors. The large 

 flowered Chinese Bell Flower ; showy 

 hardy perennial, about a foot high, bear- 

 ing large, broad, bell-sha.ped white, blue 

 or pink flowers; very handsome for gar- 

 den decoration in the summer and fall. 10 



MareiaL It grows sturdy and compact 

 bush, its many branches bearing numbers 

 of beautiful, large, open, bell-shaped flow- 

 ers of a rich violet blue. The appearance of 

 the plant in bloom is exquisite. (See cut.) 25 



POPPIES-Hardy. 



For permanent beds these brilliant large 

 flowering hardy Poppies stand unrivaled; 

 the flowers average 6 to 9 inches across, and 

 are simply grand when in flower ; the plants 

 are robust growers, 3 to 4 ft. high. (See cut.) 

 New Hybrid Oriental. Containing charm- 

 ing new colors: pink, blotched purple, 

 blood red, blotched black, glowing scarlet, 



reddish orange, salmon, etc .PW. 25 



Bracteatum. Orange scarlet .' 10 



Orientale. Dark scarlet, purple spots. . . 10 

 For Annual Poppies, see pages 70 and 71. 



PYRETHRUM. 



Valuable hardy border plants, throwing up 

 numerous stems about 2 feet high, each sur- 

 mounted 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. (See cut.) 

 Single Large Flowering Hybrids. Mixed, 10 

 Double " " ■ "25 



Roseom. (Persian Insect Powder Plant.) 



Rose color. 1 ft. 10 



Cinerariaefoliunx (Dalmatian Insect Pow- 

 der Plant.) - 10 



For Pyretkrwn, «' Golden Feather ." nee page 71. 



Flowr Seeds you cannot readily find. 



