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JAPANESE TREE PEONIES. 



The Tree Pseoiiies [P. Moutan) differ from the herbaceous vari- 

 eties ia their growth, which is in the form of a dwarf shrub; they 

 are equally free-fioweriag, and commence blooming about three 

 weeks earlier thrui the double herbaceous sorts, and while also per- 

 ^ctly hardy they are benefited by slight protection through the 

 winter. The varieties enumerated below have been selected from a 

 large collection, and will be found very interesting. 



Order either by name or munher. 



No. 1. Abokin. Bright scarlet. 



No. 2 \kashi=jishi. Blush-white, shading deeper centre. 

 No. 3. Daikagura. Carmine, shading to rose at edges. 

 No. 4. Fuji=no=mone. Pure white. 

 No. .5. Hakubanrytl. Creamy white. 

 No. 6. lwato=kaganii. Fine, pink. 

 No. 7. Kamadafuji. Soft pink. 



No. 8. Nishikishima. Bright, soft pink, blush margin. 

 No. 9. Ruriban. Dark purple. 



No. 10. Shokikagura. Satiny rose, shading to white on edges. 

 No. 11. Shiro=kagura, White, suffused with pink. 

 No. 12. Yoyo=no=noinare. Soft rose, the base of petals mottled. 

 $1.00 each. The set of 12 varieties, $10 00. 



PEXASITTES (Japanese Coltsfoot). 



JaponiCUS giganteUS. An interesting plant, which in Japan 



attains a height of 4 to 5 feet, with gigantic leaves, which are cut 



and used by the natives as temporary umbrellas during sudden 



rainstorms ; should be planted in low, moist ground. 50 cts. each. 



PHLOx^IS. 



(Jerusalem Sag'e.) 

 Fruticosa. Grows from 2 to 3 feet high, 

 and bears whorls of attractive yellow 

 flovvfers in June and July. 20 cts. each; 

 12.00 per doz. 



PHYSOSTEGIA. 



(False Dragon Head.) 



One of the most beautiful of our mid- 

 summer-flowering perennials, forming 

 dense bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing 

 spikes of delicate tubular flowers not un- 

 like a gigantic heather. (See cut.) 

 Virginica, Bright but soft pink. 

 — Alba. Pure white; very fine. 

 ■ — Denticulata. Very delicate pink. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



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NliW EVERELOOMING HaKDV PlNK. 



Phvsostegia Virginica. 



PHYSAI.IS. 



(Cliinese Lantern Plant.) 

 Francheti. An ornamental 

 variety of the WinterCherry, 

 forming dense bushes about 

 2 feet high, producing freely 

 its bright orange-scarlet 

 lantern-like fruits ; highly 

 interesting. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



HARDY 



GARDEN 



PINKS. 



Old favorites, bearing their 

 sweet, clove-scented flowers 

 in the greatest profusion during 

 May and June; 1 foot. 

 Albino. "Very large; pure 



while. 

 Diamond. A fine extra early- 

 flowering, fringed white. 

 Her Majesty. Flowers of 

 large size and of the purest 

 white. 

 Homer, Rich rosy-red, with 

 dark centre. 



PlATVCODON GRANDIFLORU^ 



Juliette. White, laced crimson. 



Laura Wilmer. White, purplish -maroon centre. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 6 for 75 cts. 

 New Everblooming Hardy Pinks. See colored plate and offer on page 101. 

 PLATVCODON. 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bell-flower.) 



The Plalycodons are closely allied to the Campanulas, and form neat, branched 



liushes of upright habit, which bear a continual succession of flowers from June until 



October. 



Qrandiflorum. Deep blue cupped, star-shaped flowers; l-J-feet. (See cut.) 



— Album. A white-flowered form of the above. 



Maries!. Deep l)lue, bell-shaped flowers, nearly 3 inches across on 1-foot high plants. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 l^er doz. 



PLUMBAGO (tead-wort). 



Larpentse. Of dwarf, spreading habit, growing 4 to 6.nches high ; useful as an edging 

 plant or for the rockery; covered with beautiful deep blue flowers during the 

 summer and fall months. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. . 



We want good photographs of Flowers, Plants, Shrubs, etc., and offer $200 in cash for same. See page 4. 



