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lEHRTADISR-ltlllADflPHIA-M-BeLHARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



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Group of Saxifragas fMegaseas.) 



SAXIFRAGA. 



Megasea ) 



These will thrive in any kind of soil 

 and in any position; grow about 1 

 foot high, and are admirable for the 

 front of the border or shrubbery, form- 

 ing masses of handsome, broad, deep 

 green foliage, which alone renders 

 them useful, while the pretty flowers, 

 which appear very early in the spring, 

 some almost as soon as the frost is 

 out of the ground, make them doubly 

 effective. (See cut. ) 

 Athlete. Rich pink flowers. 

 Brilliant. Bright crimson-purple. 

 Cordifolia. Light pink. 

 Orbiculare. Deep rose. 

 Purpurea. Deep purple. 

 Splendens. Rosy crimson. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $18.00 

 per 100. Set of 6 sorts, fl.25. 



SCABIOSA. 



Handsome border plants, succeeding in any ordi- 

 nary soil if well drained and in a sunny location, anQ 

 should be grown in every garden where cut flowers 

 are wanted; they last a long time when picked ano 

 placed in water. 



Caucasica {Blue Bonnet). A soft and charming 

 shade of lavender, and commences to bloom in 

 June, throwing stems 15 to 18 inches high unt^x 

 September. CSee illustration on page 239.) 



— Alba. A pure white variety. 



Japonica. Lavender-blue flowers 2 to 2\ incb»» 

 across; very floriferous; in bloom from July to Sep- 

 tember; 2 feet. (See cut,) 



Ochroleuca. Sulphur-yellow flowers; July to Sep- 

 tember; 2i feet. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



SEMPERVIYUM. 



(House Leek.) 



Peculiarly interesting plants for tht 

 rockery or for any exposed, well drained 

 position. We can furnish six distinct 

 varieties at 10 cts. each; £1.00 per doz. 

 Set of 6 for 50 cts. 



§ENECIO (Groundsel). 



Pulcher. Forms a neat tuft of fo- 

 liage, from which spring up, from 

 July to October, a succession of 2 

 feet high stems, with clusters of 

 brilliant rosy-purple flowers, of good 

 size. Totally distinct from all other 

 perennials, and should be largely 

 planted. 2-5 cts. each; §2.50 per 

 doz. 





BOOKS ON 

 HORTICULTURE. 



A list of these will be found on 

 the inside ot back cover. 



<iXJFKAGA PYKAMIDALIS 



ALPINE SAXIFRAGAS. 



The following varieties require a semi-shady position in well-drained 

 ground or on the rockery. 



Peltata. Suitable for growing in moist situations, with large shield- 

 shaped leaves and clusters of light pink flowers on stiff, erect stems 3 

 feet high. 2"> cts. each; £2.50 per doz. 



Pyramidalis. Forms rosettes of narrow, silvery foliage; showy spikes 

 2 feet high of white flowers in May and June. 35 cts. each. 



Rhei Superba. Forms a perfect bank of mossy growth 4 inches high, 

 with deep rose flowers early in spring. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 



Sarmentosa ( 4aron't Beard). A trailing variety, with deep green 

 foliage; prettily variegated with silvery-white; used in hanging-baskets, 

 on the rockery, etc. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Umbrosa {Loudon Pride, Nancy Pretty, or None-so-Prttty). A 



low-growing, spreading sort, throwing up stems a fool high of white, 

 sometimes suffused with red flowers. 25 cts, each; $2.50 per doz. 



SCUTELLARIA <skuii-c« P >. 



Pretty trailing plants for the border or rockery, flowering during July 

 and August. 



Coelestina. Light blue flowers. 

 Macrantha. Deep blue flowers. 



25 cts. each; $2 50 per doz. 



Spabiosa Tapojtica. 



PAEONIES. the " Queen of Spring Flowers," is one of our specialties. See offer on paces 229 and 230. 



