HARDY PEREXXIAL PLAXTS. 



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RUDBECKIA. Conkflowbr. 



Golden Glow (Rudbcckia laciniataH.pl) — One 

 of the finest and most showy hardy flowers of 

 recent introduction. It grows five to six feet, 

 of husky form, much branched, the upper por- 

 tion being completely covered during July 

 and August with large, double, golden-yellow 

 flowers which resemble Cactus Dahlias; pre- 

 senting a gorgeous blaze of color. It is of 

 the easiest culture and succeeds in all soils 

 and under all conditions. Flowers have long 

 stems, keep well and are excellent for cutting, 

 useful for shrubbery or border planting and 

 always striking and effective. (See cut-) 



Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100, $6.00. 



Rudbeckia Golden Glow. 



Maxima. Great Coxeflower. — Three to five 

 feet. A rare and stately plant with large 

 glaucous beautiful foliage and great showy 

 flowers of clear bright yellow, with conical 

 dark brown disc in center, produced freely 

 during July and August. Exceedingly effec- 

 tive among shrubbery or at the back of the 

 border. Strong field roots, each, 15c; doz. 

 $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



Newmanii (Speciosa-) — Three feet. Flowers 

 deep orange with dark purple cone produced 

 on long, stiff, slender stems from July to Oc- 

 tober. It is very distinct and pretty; most 

 valuable for cutting. 



Each 12c; doz. $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



Purpurea. Giant Purple Coxe-flower. — A 

 strong bushy plant, two to three feet high, 

 literally covered during July, August and 

 September with rich reddish-purple flowers — 



usually about four inches across — with large 

 brown, cone-shaped centers, thickly set with 

 golden tips. The plant has handsome foliage 

 and is attractive in itself and when it blooms 

 it is truly grand. Invaluable for cutting. 



Strong field clumps, each, 15c; doz. $1.50; 

 100, $10.00. 



Sub-tomentosa. Black Eted Susax. — Three 

 feet. Exceedingly showy and ornamental: 

 many branches which are covered with a 

 mass of brilliant lemon-yellow flowers, having 

 dark purplish centers, in summer and early 

 fall. Each 12c; doz. $1.25; 100, $6.00. 



Triloba. — Two to three feet. A wonderfully 

 profuse bloomer; literally covering the plant 

 with its bloom, during August and Septem- 

 ber. The flowers are an inch across, bright 

 yellow with chocolate colored discs. It is of 

 bi-annual habit but re-seeds itself each year 

 without assistance 



Each 12c; doz. $1.25; 100, $6.00. 



RUBUS ROS^FOLIUS. 



Strawberry Raspberry. 



A true raspberry of herbaceous habit, with 

 a mass of deep green beautiful foliage and 

 numerous large, fragrant, pure white blos- 

 soms. It blossoms all summer and produces 

 ripe berries from early in July until frost. 

 These are of great size, rich bright crimson, 

 of globular shape, exceedingly beautiful but 

 dry and flavorless. The plant is always fresh 

 and attractive, forming a mass of foliage and 

 fruit, a foot to two feet in height. 



Pot grown plants, each, 12c: doz. $1.25. 



