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DREER'S SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES 



Among hardy perennial plants no class is of more importance than the 

 Phloxes, succeeding in almost any soil and position; and flowering through a 

 long season; and while they will continue in good condition and flower freely 

 for many years without attention, yet they respond quickly to and are im- 

 proved by liberal cultivation. 



Mrs. Ely says: -"The best effects to be had with Phlox are produced 

 by planting masses of each color, not less than six and even as many as 

 two dozen or more plants of one color together. For example, a border 

 of Phlox may be planted, beginning with palest pink and shading up 

 to dark cherry, then pure white, and white with a red eye, and more 

 white, then a quantity of red and again white at the end. If in another 

 border the shades of purple are planted with occasional bunches of 

 white the Phlox will be the pride of the garden." 

 Albion. Pure white with just a faint red tinted eye. 

 Antonin Mercie. Light ground color prettily suffused bluish 



lilac. Very distinct. 

 Bacchante. Tyrian-rose, with a crimson-carmine eye. 



Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red. 



Bridesmaid. Pure white with large crimson-carmine eye. 



Champs Elysee. A bright rosy-magenta; very effective. 



Elizabeth Campbell. Bright salmon-pink, with lighter shadings and 

 dark red eye; one of the handsomest and most attractive. 



Europa. Pure white with very distinctly outlined small crimson-carmine 

 eye, trusses of flowers of large size. 



Hardy Phlox 



Firebrand. 



habit. 



Jacqueline Maille. An exceptionally large pure white, the indi- 

 vidual flowers almost the size of a silver dollar. 



Jeanne d'Arc. A good late flowering pure white. 



Jules Sandeau. Large fine very free-flowering pure pink. 



La Vague. Pure mauve, with aniline red eye. 



L'Esperance. Light lavender-pink with white centre. 



Mia Ruys. Of dwarf habit, about 18 inches, much branched, 

 enormous trusses of very large flowers of purest white. 



Milly (Mrs. Milly van Hoboken). A gem with very large trusses of 

 large flowers, of a bright pink with soft mauve suffusion. 



Mrs. Jenkins. The best all around pure white. 



Pacha. Deep pink suffused with red, carmine eye. 



Prof. Virchow. Bright carmine, overlaid with orange-scarlet. 



Bright red with deeper centre, large trusses, strong robust 



Rheinlander. A most beautiful salmon-pink, with flowers and 

 trusses of immense size. 



R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy-carmine with claret red eye. 



River ton Jewel. One of our own introductions that we par- 

 ticularly recommend. A lovely mauve-rose illuminated by a 

 brilliant carmine-red eye. 



Rynstrom. Effective carmine- rose. 



Thor. A most beautiful and lively shade of deep salmon-pink 

 suffused and overlaid with a scarlet glow. A light, almost white 

 halo surrounds the aniline red eye. A very effective color and 

 becoming more popular each season. 



Widar. Light, reddish violet, with a very large white centre 

 which intensifies and illuminates the color. 



Price. Any of the above 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.TS15.00 per 10J. Collection of one each of the above 25 varieties for $5.00. 



Various Phloxes 



Early-flowering Hardy Phlox 



Miss Lingard. This grand white variety is one of the most 

 popular sorts grown; it grows about 2 feet high, and starts to 

 bloom in May, continuing to flower until late in October. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Phlox Subulata 



(Moss, or Mountain Pink) 



An early spring-flowering type, with pretty moss-like evergreen 

 foliage, which, during the flowering season, is hidden under the 

 masses of bloom. An excellent plant for the rockery, or the border, 

 and invaluable for carpeting the ground or covering graves. 



Alba. Pure white. Rosea. Bright rose. 



Lilacina. Light lilac. Vivid. Bright pink, red eye. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Amoena. A useful variety for carpeting the ground, the rockery, 

 or the border; it grows but 4 inches high, and in spring is a sheet 

 of rich bright pink flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. 



Divaricata Canadensis. One of our native species, which is 

 worthy of extensive planting, commencing to bloom early in 

 April, and continuing through May, with large, fragrant laven- 

 der flowers on stems 10 inches high. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



— Alba Grandiflora. A grand white-flowering form, and should 

 prove equally valuable and as great a favorite as the blue- 

 flowered form. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



— Laphami. An improved robust form of Canadensis with 

 larger darker flowers. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Ovata Caroliniana (Mountain Phlox). Grows 12 to 15 inches 

 high, and bears masses of reddish-pink flowers in May and June. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



We aim to offer the best and most distinct Gladiolus, see pages 137 to 139 



