IHmRTADREIR MADEUWWilf HARDY PERENMIAL PLANTS 



Pbntstemon Gentianoidbs. 



PHL03IIS. 



(Jerusalem Sage.) 



Fruticosa. Grows from 2 to 

 3 feet high, and bears whorls 

 of attractive yellow flowers 

 in June and July. 20 cts. 

 each; $2.00 per dozen. 



PHYSOSTEGIA. 



(False Dragon Head.) 



One of the most beautiful of 

 our midsummer-flowering per- 

 ennials, forming dense bushes 3 

 to 4 feet high, bearing spikes of 

 delicate tubular flowers not un- 

 like a gigantic heather. (See 

 cut.) 

 Virginica. Bright but soft 



pink. 



— Alba. Pure white ; very 

 fine. 

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



Platycodon Japonicus Fl Pl. 



PENTSTEMON (Beard-tongue). 



Most useful hardy perennials, either. for the border or rockery. They bear 

 attractive and showy flowers. 



Barbatus Torreyii. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; height, 3 to 4 



feet ; June to August ; very effective. 

 Digitalis. Large spikes of long, purple-white flowers, with purple throats, 



during June and July; 2 to 3 feet. \ 



(ientianoides. Produces large, pyramidal spikes of Gloxinia-like flowers 



from early in August until late in fall, ranging in color from creamy white 



to the deepest crimson. We offer choice mixed seedlings; \\ to 2 feet 



high. They require protection in winter. (See cut.) 

 Pubescens. Bright rosy purple flowers; July and August ; 1 \ feet. 

 PtlichelluS. Produces its attractive purplish flowers in June on stems 2 feet 



high. 



4*-"^- Scouleii. An evergreen shrubby variety ; grows 3 feet high, with large lilac- 

 blue flowers in June and July. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. Set of 6 varieties, 75 cts. 



HARDY GARDEN 

 PINKS. 



Old favorites, bearing their 

 sweet, clove-scented flowers in> 

 the greatest profusion during 

 May and June; 1 foot. 



Alice Lee. Large, creamy- 

 white; fine for cutting. 



Diamond. A fine extra early- 

 flowering, fringed white. 



Her Majesty. Flowers of 

 large size and of the purest 

 white. 



Homer. Rich rosy red, with 

 dark centre. 



Juliette. White, laced crim- 

 son. 



Laura Wilmer. White, pur- 

 plish-maroon centre. 



Stanislaus. Rose, with crim- 

 son centre. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Set of 7 for 90 cts. 



We offer some fine New 

 Hardy Pinks. For descrip- 

 Physostegia Virginica. tions and prices see New and 



Rare Plants, pages 99 to ]04. 



PLATYCODON. 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bell- 

 flower.) 



The Platycodons are closely allied to 

 the Campanulas, and form neat, branched 

 bushes of upright habit, which bear a con- 

 tinual succession of flowers from June 

 until October. 



Qrandiflorum. Deep blue cupped, star- 

 shaped flowers; \\ feet. (See cut.) 



— Album. A white-flowered form of the 

 above. 



Japonicus Fl. PI. Deep blue flowers 

 2j inches across, with a double row of 



- petals, giving the appearance of a ten- 

 pointed star; grows 12 to 18 inches 

 high. (See cut.) 



Mariesi. Deep blue, bell-shaped flow- 

 ers, nearly 3 inches across on 1-foot 

 high plants. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 4 



sorts, 50 cts. 



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