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-HENRTADRHRWIlADELPHlAWm HARDY PERENhlAL PbANTi 



Pyrethrum Hybridu.m Fl, 



PYRETHRUM. 



Hybridum Fl. PI. Too much 



cannot be said in favor of tliis 



grand hardy perennial. Their 



main season of blooming is in 



June, but if the old flower stems 



are removed they vi'ill give a 



fair sprinkling of flowers in the 



autumn. The bloom is similiar 



to that of an aster, and ranges in 



color from pure white and the 



various shades of pink and red 



to deep purple. 

 Alfred Kelway, Rich crimson. 

 Aphrodite. A fine pure white. 

 Beauty of Laken. Crimson, 



with lighter centre. 

 Carl Vogt, The earliest- flower- 

 ing double white. 

 La Vestale. White tinted rose, 

 Mons. Barral, Purple crimson. 

 riont Blanc. Creamy white. 

 rime, riunier. Flesh color. 

 Roseum plenum. Rose, white. 

 30 cts. each ; S3.00 per doz. Set 



of 9 for $2.25. 

 Single Varieties. In choicest 



mixture. 15 cts each; §1.50 per 



doz. 

 Uliginosum {Giant Daisy). 



Grows 4 to 5 feet high, and is 



covered with large white Daisy-like flowers, .3 inches in diameter, 

 from July to September. 15 cts. each ; SI. 50 per doz. 



RAXUNCULUS (Crow Foot). 

 AcriS Fl. PI. [Bachelor' s Buttons). A pretty double-flowering form 



of the bright, golden-yellow Buttercup. Grows 2j feet high, and 



bears masses of flowers during May and June. 

 Aconitifolius Fl. PI. {Fair Maids of France). Forms a branching 



bush 2 feet high, flowers double ; pure white ; in May and June. 



Amplexicaule, Large, double pure white flowers in May and June. 



10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 



RHEXIA (Sleadow Beauty). 



Virginica. A handsome dwarf plant, 6 to 9 inches, flowering during 



the greater part of the summer, with numerous bright rosy-purple 



blossoms and long, protruding golden anthers; and grand subject for 



massing in a moist spot. 15 cts each ; $1.50 per doz. 



ROMNEYA (California Tree, or Matilija Poppy). 

 Coulteri. Everyone who has traveled in California is familiar with 



this beautiful Poppy, yet it is rarely offered for sale on account of 



the difficulty with which, under ordinary conditions, it transplants. 



The stock which we offer are pot-grown, and will move without risk. 



"While the plant is hardy as far north as Philadelphia, it must be 



planted in a well-drained, sheltered position. It grows 5 lo 6 feet 



high, and frequently has from 12 to 15 expanded flowers on a single 



shoot at one time. The flowers are white, 6 inches and over across, 



delicate and transparent, yet enduring in a good state for several days ; 

 delightfully fragrant. $1.00 each. 



RUDBECKIA (Cone-Hower). 



Fulgida. Brilliant orange-yellow flowers ; produced in masses on much- 

 branched plants, 2 feet high, during August and September. 

 Golden Qlow. We question if any one hardy perennial plant has every met 

 greater popularity than this. It is a strong, robust grower, attaining a height of 

 5 to 6 feet, and produces masses of double golden-yellow Cactus Dahlia-iike 

 flowers from July to September. x 



riaxima A rare and attractive variety, growing 5 feet high, with broad, oval, 

 glaucous green foliage and immense flowers, frequently 6 inches across, of 

 bright yellow, with a cone 2 inches long. It flowers continuously from June to 

 September. 

 Newmanii. Dark orange-yellow flowers, with deep purple cone, borne on siiff'> 

 wiry stems, 3 feet high, admirably fitting it for cutting. Flowers from July to 

 October. 

 Nitida, or Autumn Glory. Large pale yellow flowers during August and 



September; 5 feet high. 

 Purpurea {Giant Pu-rple Cone-flower'). Entirely distinct from all other peren- 

 nials in the peculiar formation 

 as well as the color of the 

 flowers, which are of large size, 

 about 4 inches across, of a peculiar 

 reddish purple, with a remark- 

 ably large cone-shaped centre of 

 brown, thickly set vilh golden 

 tips in spiral lines ; forms bushy 

 plants from 2 to 3 feet high, and 

 blooms from July to October. 

 (See cut.) 

 Sub=TomentOsa. A pyramidal, 

 densely-branched plant, 2j feet 

 high, which is completely en- 

 veloped in a mass of brilliant 

 lemon-yellow flowers with dark 

 purple centres. 

 Triloba. Forms a much-branched 

 plant, 3 to 4 feet high, which is 

 covered during August and Sep- 

 tember with small, attractive, 

 yellow flowers, with brown disc. 

 15 cts. each ; |il.50 per doz. One 

 each of the 8 varieties for $1.00. 



RuDBECKiA Purpurea. 



ROMNFVA Cl ULTERI. 



Hardy Chrysanthemums and Hardy Pinks are shown in colors and offered on pages loo and loi. 



