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Physostegia Virginica 



Physalis 



(Chinese Lantern Plant) 



PER PKT. 



3646 Francheti. An orna- 

 mental plant, forming dense 

 bushes about 2 feet high, 

 producing freely its bright 

 orange-scarlet lantern-like 

 fruits, which can be cut 

 and dried for winter bou- 

 quets; highly interesting; | 

 oz., 40 cts SO 10 



Physostegia 



(False Dragon Head) 



3651 Virginica. Oneof theprettiest hardy 

 perennials, and gaining in popularity 

 as it becomes better known. It forms 

 dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, bearing 

 freely during thesummer months spikes 

 of delicate pink tubular flowers not un- 

 like a gigantic heather. (See cut.) 

 i oz., 50 cts $0 10 



3652 — Alba. A pretty white-flowered 

 form of the above. \ oz., 75 cts 10 



Platycodon 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bellflower) 



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 Grandiflorum. Large steel blue flowers. \ oz., 50 cts SO 10 



3664 — Album. Pure white variety, i oz., 50 cts 10 



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



dwarf and compact. Special pkt., 60 cts 15 



Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder) 

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



bluish-purple flowers nearly 1 inch across; 2 feet. May to July. J oz., 25 cts. 10 



Potentilla (Cinquifoii) 



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 Mixed. Special pkt, 75 cts $0 25 



3776 Single Hybrids Mixed. \ oz., 50 cts 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-purple, 

 pea-shaped blossoms toward the 

 close of August. A splendid sub- 

 ject for covering permanently 

 verandas, dead trees, etc. Oz., 

 50 cts $0 10 



Platycodon Grandiflorum 



Polyanthus 



Polyanthus 



(Primula Elatior) 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants 

 fine for either pot or outdoor culture; hardy 

 perennials; 12 inches. PER PKT- 



3677 Invincible Giant. Undoubt- 

 edly the finest strain in culti- 

 vation, containing all colors from 

 purest white to the richest crim- 

 son. Special pkt., 75 cts $0 25 



3678 Giant Munstead Strain. 

 Same general characteristics as 

 the Invincible Giant excepting 

 colors, which are white and yel- 

 low. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



3680 English Mixed. A fine grade; 



all colors. Special pkt., 60 cts. . . 15 



Polemonium 



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