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Physostegia 



PHYSOSTEGIA 



(False Dragon Head) 



PER PKT, 



3651 Virglnica. One of the 



prettiest hardy perennials, 

 and gaining in popularity 

 asit becomes better known. 

 It forms dense bushes, 3 to 

 4 feet high, bearing freely 

 during the summer months 

 spikes of delicate pink tu- 

 bular flowers not unlike a 

 gigantic heather 10 



3652 — Alba. A pretty white- 

 flowered form of the 

 above 10 



PI.ATVCODON 



(Balloon Floweri or Japanese Bellf lower) 



One of the best hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers during 

 the whole season. They form large clumps and are excellent for planting 

 in permanent borders or among shrubbery; easily raised from seed, which 

 begins blooming in August if sown outdoors in April. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



3663 Qrandiflorum. Large steel blue flowers. J oz., 40 cts 10 



3664 — Album. Pure white variety. |^ oz., 40 cts 10 



3662 Mariesi. Large, open, bell-shaped flowers of a rich violet-blue; 



plant dwarf and compact. J oz., 50 cts 10 



3661 Japonicus Fl. PI. {Double Japanese Beliflower). Large, 

 glossy deep blue flowers. i'he inner petals alternate with the 

 outer ones, giving the flower the appearance of a ten-pointed blue 

 star. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



POLEMONIUM; (JacoVs Ladder) 



3671 Coeruleum. Popular hardy perennial border plant, with bell- 

 shaped bluish-purple flowers nearly 1 inch across; 2 feet; May 

 to July 10 



POTENTII^LA fCinquifoM) 



Charming hardy perennial plants for the border, with brilliant single or 

 double flowers, mostly in orange, red and crimson tones, that are produced 

 in profusion from June to August; succeeds in any 

 soil; 18 inches. 



3775 Double Hybrids. All colors 25 



l^^gt^^pTsftej^ 3776 Single Hybrids. Many colors 15 



^ PUERARIA 



(Japanese Kudzu Vine) 



3835 Thunbergiana. To this 

 must be awarded first place 

 as the fastest growing hardy 

 climbing plant. It will 

 grow 8 to 10 feet the first 

 year from seed, and after 

 it has become established 

 there seems to be no limit 

 to its growth, 50 feet in 

 a single season being not 

 unusual. Its foliage is large, 

 and covers well; it bears 

 small racemes of rosy -pur- 

 ple, pea-shaped blossoms 

 towards the close of Au- 

 gust. A splendid subject for 

 covering permanently veran- 

 das, dead trees, etc. J oz. , 

 25 cts 10 



Platvcodon Japonicus Fl. Pl. 



TOLVANTHUS 



POLYANTHUS 



(Primula Elatior) 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering 

 plants, fine for either pot or outdoor 

 culture; hardy perennials; 9 inches. 



PER PKT, 



3677 Invincible Giant. Undoubt- 

 edly the finest strain in culti- 

 vation, containing all colors 

 from purest white tothe richest 

 crimson. 5 pkts., $1.00. .. . 25 



3680 English Mixed. A fine 



grade; all colors 10 



Platvcodon Grandiflorum 



Every (lower garden should include the Shirley Poppies. See page 104 



