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PHWVSOSTEGIA (False Dragon-Head). 
One of the most beautiful of our midsummer-flowering perennials, 
forming dense bushes 8 to 4 feet high, bearing spikes of delicate Boulet 
flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. (See cut.) 
Virginica. Bright but soft pink. 
— Alba, Pure white ; very fine. 
— Speciosa. Very delicate pink. 
15 cts, each; $1.59 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant). 
Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming dense 
bushes about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright orange-scarlet 
lantern-like fruits; highly interesting. 15 cts. each; $150 per doz. 
HARDY GARDEN PINKS. 
Old favorites, bearing their sweet clove-scented flowers in the greatest 
profusion during May and June ; | foot. 
SELECT STANDARD SORTS. 
Diamond. A fine extra early-flowering fringed white. 
Distinction, Deep rose, shaded crimson. 
Her [ajesty. Flowers of large size and of the purest white. 
Homer. Rich rosy-red with dark centre. 
Juliette, White, laced crimson. 
Snow. A fine pure white. 
Stanislaus. Violet-rose with deep crimson centre. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00'per 100. Set of 7 for $1.00. 
NEW EVERBLOOMING 
HARDY PINKS. 
These varieties introduced by 
us are remarkable for their free 
and continuous blooming, be- 
ginning the latter part of May 
and continuing until late in fali; 
PHYSOSTEGIA. 
PLATYCODON. 
(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bell-flower.) 
The Platycodons are closely allied to the Campan- 
ulas, and form neat, branched bushes of upright 
habit, which bear a continual succession of flowers 
from June until October. 
Grandiflorum. Deep blue cupped, star-shaped 
flowers; 1} feet. (See cut.) : 
— Album. A white-flowered form of the above. 
TMariesi. Deep blue bell-shaped flowers, nearly 8 
inches across on 1-foot-high plants. 
15 cts. each; $15" per doz.; $8 00 per 100. 
PLUM BAGO (Lead-wort). 
Larpentz. Of dwarf, spreading habit, growing 4 
to 6 inches high; useful as an edging plant or for 
the rockery; covered with beautiful deep blue 
flowers during the summer and fall months. 16 cts. 
each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
PODOPHYLLUM. 
Peltatum (AZay Apple, or Mandrake). A well-known native plant which 
is worthy of a place in every shady border. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 
POLE MONITUM $ (Jacob's Ladder). 
Useful border plants about 12 inches high, with deep green finely-cut foliage 
and spikes of showy flowers. 
Reptans, Of graceful growth; showy blue flowers in May and June. 
Richardsonii. Sky-blue flowers, with golden anthers; June-July. 
—alba. A white-flowered form of the above. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 ner doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
POLYGONATUM (Solomon’s Seal), 
Majus. Exceedingly ornamental both in foliage and flower; grows 3 feet 
high and bears pendant, creamy-white flowers in May and June. 15 cts. 
each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
POTENTILLA (inauifoit). 
Charming plants for the border, with brilliant howers that are produced from 
June to August in profusion; they grow about 18 inches high, and will suc- 
ceed in any garden soil; double-flowering except where noted. 
. Formosa, Single, rosy-red. Phoenix. Scarlet, marked yellow. 
Hamlet. Dark rich crimson. Sanguinea, Single, orange-red, 
MacNabiana, Rich crimson. marked yellow, 
Perfecta. Vermilion,lemon centre. | Wm. Rollison — Bright vermilion. 
New Eversitoominc Harpy Pink. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 7 for 75 cts. 
sweet and spicy. (See cut.) 
Comet. Bright rosy-crimson. 
Delicata, Soft delicate rose, 
finely fringed. 
Superba. Soft pink with 
maroon centre. 
White Reserve. A nicely 
fringed white. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Set of 4 for 85 cts. 
Napoleon Ill. The finest of 
all Pinks. (See page 1653.) 
PLatTyYcoDON GRANDIFLORA. 
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For index of Common or English names see page 3. 
