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HARDy PERENNIAL PIANTS 



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DREER'S SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES 



Among hardy perennial plants no class is of more im- 

 portance than the Phloxes, succeeding in almost any soil 

 and position; and flowering through a long season; and 

 while they will continue in good condition and flower 

 freely for many years without attention, yet they respond 

 quickly to and are improved by liberal cultivation. 

 Mrs. Ely says: 



"The best effects to be had with Phlox are produced by 

 planting masses of each color, not less than six and even as 

 many as two dozen or more plants of one color together. 

 For example, a border of Phlox may be planted, beginning 

 with palest pink and shading up to dark cherry, then pure 

 white, and white with a red eye, and more white, then a 

 quantity of red and again white at the end. If in another 

 border the shades of purple are planted with occasional 

 bunches of white, the Phlox will be the pride of the garden." 



Four New Hardy Phlox 



Four of the finest up-to-date novelties, selected out of 

 over fifty recent introductions of noted European specialists. 

 DeutSChland. Unquestionably the brightest red yet 



introduced; a brilliant oriental -red with orange suffusion 



and crimson red eye. 

 Firebrand. Bright vermilion scarlet with deeper centre, 



large trusses, strong robust habit. 

 Mia Ruys. Of dwarf habit, about 18 inches, much 



branched, enormous trusses of very large flowers of 



purest white. 

 Mrs. Milly van Hoboken. A gem with very large 



trusses of large flowers, of a bright peach pink with soft 



mauve suffusion. 

 Price. Any of the above, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



The set of 4 varieties for $1.50. 



\RDY Phlox 



GENERAL COLLECTION HARDY PHLOX 



Albion. Pure white, with a faint red eye. 



Bacchante. Tyrian-rose, with a crimson-carmine eye. 



Champs Elysee. A bright rosy-magenta; very effective. 



Eclaireur. BriUiant rosy-magenta with lighter halo. 



Elizabeth Campbell. Bright salmon-pink, with lighter shad- 

 ings and dark red eye; one of the handsomest and most attrac- 

 tive. 



Europa. A white variety, with a decided crimson-carmine eye. 

 Individual flowers and trusses very large. 



Jeanne d'Arc. A good late flowering pure white. 

 Jules Sandeau. Large fine very free-flowering pure pink. 

 La Vague. Pure mauve, with aniline red eye. 

 L'Esperance. Light lavender-pink with white centre. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. The best all around pure white. 



Price. Any of the above. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. One each of the 18 varieties, $3.50. 



Prof. Virchow. Bright carmine, overlaid with orange-scarlet. 



Rheinlander. A most beautiful salmon-pink, with flowers and 

 trusses of immense size. 



R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy-carmine with claret red eye. 



Riverton Jewel. One of our own introductions that we par- 

 ticularly recommend. A lovely mauve-rose illuminated by a 

 brilliant carmine-red eye, 



Rynstrom. Effective carmine-rose. 



Thor. A most beautiful and lively shade of deep salmon-pink 

 suffused and overlaid with a scarlet glow. A light, almost white 

 halo surrounds the aniline red eye. A very effective color and 

 becoming more popular each season. 



Widar. Light, reddish violet, with a very large white centre, 

 which intensifies and illuminates the color. 



Early-flowering Hardy Phlox 



Miss Lingard. This grand white variety is one of the most 

 popular sorts grown; it grows about 2 feet high, and starts to 

 bloom in May, continuing to flower until late in October. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Various Phloxes 



We offer on page 190 an unusually large collection of these in- 

 cluding the popular Divaricata sorts. 



Phlox Subulata 



(Moss, or Mountain Pink) 



An early spring-flowering type, with pretty moss-like evergreen 

 foliage, which, during the flowering season, is hidden under the 

 masses of bloom. An excellent plant for the rockery, or the border, 

 and invaluable for carpeting the ground or covering graves. 

 Alba. Pure white. 

 Lilacina. Light lilac. 

 Rosea. Bright rose. 

 Vivid. Rich, bright rose. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



