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POLEMONIUM. 



PolemOnium (Jacob's Ladder). 



Useful border plants, about 12 inches high, 

 succeeding best in a partially shaded position; 

 deep green finely cut foliage and spikes of 

 showy flowers. 

 Richardsonii. Sky-blue flowers, with golden 



anthers; June-July; 

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

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 



PULrMON ARI A (Lungwort. Bethlehem Sage). 



Angustifolia Azurea {Blue Cowslip, or Lungwort). The prettiest of the 

 blue Cowslips; grows about a foot high, and one of the first to bloom in early 

 spring, bearing attractive funnel-shaped, deep gentian-blue flowers; very desir- 

 able. 30 cts. each. 



Saccharata riaculata. A beautiful plant, rivaling in the markings of its foli- 

 age many of the choicest hothouse plants; of easy culture, foliage deep green, 

 handsomely mottled with silvery -grey, and terminal 1 foot high spikes of pink, 

 changing to blue flowers during May and June. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



PRUNEI.LA. 



Qrandiflora. A low-growing plant, suitable for a shady spot on the rockery or 



border. Round heads of purple flowers all summer. 

 Incisa. Similar to the above, but with bright rosy-purple flowers. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



JAPANESE PRIMROSES (P. Cort. sieboidu). 



These arenotso wellknown 

 as they deserve; they are of 

 free growth, with dark green 

 foliage, and throw up in the 

 late spring innumerable stems 

 of large flowers, varying in 

 color from pure white to rich 

 crimson. They succeed under 

 the same conditions as the 

 common hardy Primroses, 

 and are also useful for forcing 

 under glass, making beautiful 

 pot plants. (See cut.) 



We offer four distinct col- 

 ors, viz.: Pure white, Lilac, 

 Light rose and Deep pink. 

 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 

 One each of the 4 colors for 

 75 cts. 



HARDY 

 PRIMROSES. 



We offer, in addition to 

 the above, a very nice selec- 

 tion of these charming spring- 

 flowering plants. (See page 

 210.) 

 Polygonum Compactum. 



POLrYGONUM (Knotweed). 



Compactum. Grows about 15 inches high, and during August and 

 September the entire plant appears as a foamy mass of white flowers. 



Cuspidatum {Giant Knot-weed). Attains a height of 5 to 7 feet, 

 and in fall produces long, drooping clusters of white flowers at the 

 axil of each leaf; a striking plant for the shrubbery or as an isolated 

 specimen. 



Brunonis. A fine plant for the rockery or border, with spikes of 

 bright rose-colored flowers; July to September; 1 foot. 



15 cts. each; $1..50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



POXENTIL,EA (Cinquifoil). 



Charming plants for the border, with brilliant flowers that are pro- 

 duced from June to August in profusion; succeeds in any soil; 18 

 inches. 



niss Willmott. A pretty single-flowering variety, with bright cerise 

 flowers. 



William Rollison. Bright vermilion; double. 

 Vulcan. Double, rich crimson. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. Set of 3 for 65 cts. 



Japanese Primroses. 



Anchusai are one e( the be*t blue Hardy Perennials. See page 176. 



