POEEMONIUM (Jacobs Ladder). 



Useful border plants, about 12 inches high, with deep green finely- 

 cut foliage and spikes of showy flowers during June and July. 

 Cceruleum. Showy tufted foliage and terminal spikes of deep blue 



flowers. 



Richardsonii. A beautiful late-flowering variety ; sky-blue flowers, 

 with golden anthers. 



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



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



POEYGONATUM (Solomon's Seal). 



flajus. An exceedingly ornamental plant both in foliage and in 

 flower ; it grows from 2 to 3 feet high, and bears its pendant, creamy- 

 white flowers in May and June. 15 cts each; $1.50 per doz. 



POLYGONUM. 



Cuspidatum. (Giant Knotweed). A tall-growing species, attaining 

 a height of 5 to 7 feet, and producing, during August and September, 

 long, drooping clusters of white flowers at the axil of each leaf along 

 the upper half of the stem ; a striking plant for the shrubbery or as 

 an isolated specimen on the lawn. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 POTENTIEEA iCinquifoil.) 

 Charming plants for the border, with brilliant, effective flowers that 

 are produced from June to August in profus- 

 ion ; they grow about 18 inches high, and will 



New Giant Hakdy Primros£. 



Formosa, Brilliant rosy red flowers. 

 riacNabiana. Rich dark crimson. 

 Phoenix. Scarlet marked with yellow. 

 Splendidissima. Rosy carmine. 



for 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz.; set of 4 

 50 cts. 



PULMONARIA. 



(Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage.) 



Saccharata flaculata. A beautiful foliage 

 plant of easy culture, with deep green 

 foliage, which is handsomely mottled with 

 silver-gray, and terminal 1 foot high spikes 

 of pink, changing to blue flowers during 

 June and July. 35 cts. each. 



Primula Vulgaris. 



— Queen of Whites. 



— Sirius. 



(See 

 with 



Primula Cortusoides Sieboldii 



PRIMULA (Primrose). 



Capitata. Deep violet-blue flowers, pro- 

 duced in dense, round heads \\ inches 

 across, and enveloped in a while, mealy 

 powder. A most attractive and pretty 

 species. 10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 



Cortusoides Sieboldii. These are not so 

 well known as they deserve ; they are of 

 free, vigorous growth, with dark green 

 foliage, and throw up in late spring innu- 

 merable stems of large flowers, varying in 

 color from pure white to rich crimson. They 

 also make excellent plants for early forcing, 

 and, as shown by us at the Spring Exhibi- 

 tion of the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety, attracted much attention, and were 

 awarded the certificate of the society, 

 cut.) We offer three distinct colors. 



— Loreley, Beautiful salmon rose, 

 white eye. 

 Fine large pure white. 

 Rich crimson rose, with white eye. 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. 



Veris (English Cowslip). The plants we offer have been grown from a 



specially select strain of seed, and embrace a fine range of colors. 10 cts. 



each; §1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 — (io!d = laced. A beautiful strain of colors, all of which are elegantly 



fringed and spotted with gold. 10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 



100. 

 Vulgaris (English Primrose'). An old favorite, and a plant that should 



be found in every garden ; one of the earliest spring flowers to open ; of a 



bright canary-yellow and very fragrant. (See cut.) 15 cts. each ; §1.25 



per doz. 



NEW GIANT HARDY PRIMROSE. 



(Primula Veris Superba.) 



A giant-flowered form of the English Cowslip, producing individual flow- 

 ers from 1 to 2 inches across in heavy trusses, which measure from 10 to 15 

 inches in circumference; in color they are a bright canary-yellow, witti a 

 golden centre; perfectly hardy, and when in flower presents a complete 

 sheet of bloom. (See cut.) 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz,. 



RHEXIA (Meadow Beauty). 



Virginica. A handsome dwarf plant, 6 to 9 inches, flowering dur- 

 ing the greater part of the summer, with numerous bright rosy- 

 purple blossoms and long, protruding golden anthers ;' a grand sub- 

 ject for massing in a moist spot. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



A striking bed can be made with the New Red-hot Poker plant. See colored plate and offer on page ioi. 



