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Liidy^ s Slipper'). 

 Slipper). I.aige, 

 or Shoivv Lady's 



FxPAVER NUDICAULE (ICELAND PoPPY). 



PAPAVER (Poppy). 



Orientale [Oriental Poppy). Nothing can equal these in 



goPLjeous effect, and, whether planted singly or in masses, 



their large flowers, rich, brdliant colors and 



freedom of bloom render them conspicuous 



in any position. (See cut.) We offer them 



in mixed colors. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 



do7, ; SIO 00 per 100. 

 Nudicauie {Iceland Poppy). These 



color from the purest white and 



yellow to the deepest orange- 

 scarlet. The plants form tufts of 



fern-like foliage, from amongst 



which the slender flower-stalks 



rise to about a foot in height, and 



liear elegant cup-shaped flowers. 



The profusion of blooms which 



they produce is really astonish- 

 ing, often a hundred flower stems 



on a single plant, and they are 



produced from the beginning of 



June to October. (See cut.) 



Mixed colors. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per 



doz. 



PARKANTHUS. 



(Blackberry Lily.) 



Sinensis, Lily-like flowers of a bright 



orange color during July and August, Qrientai. Poppies. 



on 2> feet high stems, which are fol- 

 lowed m September with seeds which resemble blackberries. 10 cts. 

 each ; $1.00 per doz. 



PENTSTEMON (Beard-tongue). 



Most useful hardy perennials, either for the border or rockery. They 



bear atttractive and showy flowers. 



Barbatus TorreyJi. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers ; height 3 to 4 

 feet ; June to August ; very effective. 



OiffusUS. Dense heads of small violet-blue flowers in June and July ; 

 very showy ; 2 feet. 



Digitalis. Large spikes of long, purple-white flowers, with purple throats, 

 during June and July ; 2 to .3 feet. 



Oentianoides. Produces large, pyramidal spikes of Gloxinia-like flow- 

 ers from early in August until Inte in fall, ranging in color from creamy 

 white to the deepest crimson. We offer choice mixed seedlings; IJ to 

 2 feet high They require protection in winter. (See cut.) 



Heterophyllus. Graceful spikes of lovely azure-blue flowers in sum- 

 mer; 1^ to 2 feet. 



OvatUS. Free-flowering; purple; July; 2i feet. 



Pubescsns. Bright rosy-purple flowers ; July and August; 1 J feet. 



Scouleri. An evergreen shrubby variety; grows 3 feet high, with large 

 lilac-blue flowers in June and July. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.. Set.of 8 varieties, $1.00. 



HARDV ORCHIDS. 



There is wealth of beauty in this little cultivated 



class of plants. All the sorts that we quote -below are 



quite hardy. 



Calopogon pulchellus ( G'/vjij Pink). Bright pink, 

 fragrant flowers. 



Cypripedium acaule {Lady's Slipper). Broad, oval 

 foliage, and showy, bright pink, lighter-veined, curi- 

 ously-formed flowers. 



— parviflorum {S//ia/l "i'dloiv 

 Bright yellow. 



— pubescens ( Yellow Ladfs 

 showy, liriglil yellow. 



— spectabile {Moccasin- Fknver, 

 Slipper). Clusters of beautifully formed v^■hite and 

 pink flowers. 50 cts. each. i 



Goody era pubescens {Rattlesnake Plantain). 



Rosettes of beautifully while-veined, oval foliage. 



Flowers pure white on long-stemmed spike. 

 Habenaria Blephariglottis. Bright yellow. 



— ciliaris ( Yelhnv-frini^ed Orchis). Brightest orange- 

 yellow. ' 



— Psycodes. Prettily-fringed pale lilac flowers. > 



Price : 25 cts. each, except where noted. 

 ORORIJS (Bitter Vetch). 

 Lathyroides. A handsome border plant about \\ feet high 

 with showy heads of bright blue pea-shaped flowers during 

 June and July. 

 Vermis. Bright purple with red veins; 

 June and July; 1 foot. 



25 cts. each ; |2 fiO per doz. 



PACHYSANDRA. 



Terminalis, A trailing plant, growing 

 6 to 8 inches high, forming broad 

 mats of bright, glossy green foliage 

 and small spikes of flowers during 

 May and June. A choice cover plant, 

 and mainly valuable on account of its 

 foliage. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



PHOTOGRAPHS. 



We offer $200 cash in prizes 

 for the best phtos of Flowers, 

 Plants, Beds, Borders, etc. 

 See page 4. 



Pkntstemon Gentianoides. 



Hardy Chrysanthemums and Hardy Pinks shown in colors and offered on pages 100 and loi are worthy of your special attention. 



