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lUlllRrAPREER -PhllADELPH^ft\-gHAR[)Y PEREhhlAL PLANTS- 



PARDANTHUS. 



Sinensis {Blackberry Lily). Lily-like flowers of a bright orange color, spotted with 

 red, succeeded by seeds that resemble blackberries. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



PENTSTEMON (Beard-tongue). 



Most useful hardy perennials, either for the border or rockery, beginning to flower early 



in June and continuing until late in the autumn. 



BarbatllS Torreyii. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers ; height 3 to 4 feet; very effective. 



Coerillea. A dwarf variety. Especially suited for the rockery, with sky-blue flowers. 



GentiiinoitleS. These are among the most beautilul of our summer-flowering per- 

 ennials. Graceful in growth, while the elegant beauty of their pyramidal 

 spikes of large Gloxinia-like flowers elicits the admiration of all, We off'er 

 choice mixed seedlings ranging in color from blush white to the deepest 

 crimson. They should have the protection of a cold frame in winter. 

 1.5 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 PHYSOSTEGIA (raise Dragon Head). 

 One of the most beautiful of our midsummer-flowering perennials, forming 



dense bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing spikes of delicate tubular flowers not 



mnlike a gigantic heather. (See cut.) 



Virginica. Bright but soft pink. I — Alba. Pure white ; very fine. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



HARDY GARDEIV PIIVKS. 



Dwarf, hardy pinks, bearing double flowers of rich colors and possessed 



•f the true clove scent. 



Her Majesty. The flowers of this fine variety are of a large 

 size and of the purest white; very Iragrant and borne pro- 

 fusely on stout, erect stems, 12 inches long; may be grown 

 in cold frames for early flowering. 



Juliette. White, laced crimson. 



Laura Wilmer. White, purplish- 

 maroon centre. 



Snow {M)-s. Sinkins). Large, pure 

 white ; very fragrant. 



Souvenir de Salle. Soft rosy pink. 



Stanislaus. Violet rose, deep crim- 

 son centre. 

 15 cts. each ; the set of 6 for 75 cts. 



PILATYCODOIV. 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bell- 



flo^ver.) 

 JaponicUS Fl. PI. [Double Jap- 

 anese Bclljlower) . A double form of 



Grandiflorum, with large, glossy, deep 



blue flowers, which average 2^ inches 



across. There are two rows of petals 



in the flower, wliich alternate with 



each other, giving the flower the 



appearance of a ten-pointed star. 



(See cut ) 

 Grandiflorum. In constant flower 



from early spring to late fall. Cov- 

 ered with a mass of blue and white 



bell-shaped flowers. 

 Mariesi. A valuable dwarf variety, 



bearing deep blue, bell-shaped flou - 



ers, nearly 3 inches across. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



PEUMBAGO (Lead-wort). 

 Liarpentae. of dw<irf, spreading habit, growing 4 to 6 



inches high; useful as an edging plant or lor the rockery; 



covered with beautiful deep blue flowers during the summer 



and fall months. 15 cts each ; SI 50 per doz.; $8 00 per 100. 



Platycodon Japonici'S Fl. Pl. 

 POI^EMONIUM (Jacob's Ladder). 



L'seful border plants, with deep green finely cut foliage and 

 spikes of showy flowers. 



Coeruleiim. Showy tufted foliage 

 ■nnd terminal spikes of deep blue 

 flowers. 



Hiraalaicuni Album. Fern-like 

 foliage and spikes of pretty white 

 flowers \\ inches across. 



Riohardsonii. A beautiful late- 

 flowering variety; sky-blue flowers, 

 with golden anthers. 



25 cts. each ; §2 50 per doz. 



PRIMUEA (Primrose). 



Vulgaris {English Fiinirose). An 

 old lavorite, and a plant that should 

 be found in every garden ; one of the 

 earliest spring flowers to open ; of a 

 bright canary yellow .nnd very fra- 

 grant. 15 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz. 

 Veris {English Ccwslip). The plants 

 we offer have been grown from a 

 specially select strain of seed, and 

 embrace a fine range of colors. We 

 offer them in mixed colors only. 10 

 cts. each ; $1 00 per doz.; $6.00 per 

 100. 

 Cortusoides Sieboldii [Japan- 

 ese Prii/ircse). These are not so 

 ■well known as they deserve ; they 

 are of free, vigorous growth, with dark green foliage, and 

 throw up during late spring innumerable stems of large flow- 

 ers varying in color from pure white to rich crimson. We of- 

 fer the following three fine varieties as well as mixed sorts, viz.: 



— Loreley. Beautiful salmon rose, with white eye. 



— Queen of Whites. Fine large pure white. 



— Sirius. Rich crimson rose, with white eye. 

 15 cts. each; §1 5C per doz. 



— Choice Mixed Seedlings. 10 cts. each; $1 00 per doz. 



Physostegia. 



Primula Coktusoides 



PYRETHRUM. 



Hybridum Fl. PI. Too much cannot be said in favor of this grand 

 hardv ]ierennial. No class of plants gives a wider range of colors, while 

 the form and substance of the flowers is all that could be wished; their 

 main season of blooming is in June, Init if the old flower stems are 

 removed they will give a fair sprinkling of flowers in the autumn. The 

 bloom i^ similar to that of an aster, and ranges in color from pure white 

 and yellow and the various shades of pink and red to deep purple. 

 The plants we offer are seedlings grown from an extra ?elect simin. 15 

 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



ITlio-inosunT [Giant Daisy). A grand fall blooming plant, growing 5 

 feet high, and covered with large white flowers, with yellow centres; 

 need a moist, rich soil. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



