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HARDy PERENNIAL PIANTS 



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Oriental Poppy 



Pachysandra (Japanese spurge) 



Terminalis. A trailing plant, 6 to 8 inches high, forming 

 broad mats of bright, glossy green foliage and small spikes of 

 flowers during May and June; invaluable as a cover plant either 

 in sun or shade. 25 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; 

 $120.00 per 1000. 



Papaver Orientale (Oriental Poppy) 



These are the regal representatives of this popular genus, growing 

 3 to 3J feet high and far surpassing in splendor of bloom all the annual 

 and biennial kinds and for a gorgeous display of rich and brilliant 

 coloring nothing equals them during their period of flowering in May 

 and June. We ofler the following distinct varieties: 

 Beauty of Levermere. Rich crimson with black blotch. 

 Goliath. One of the largest and most vigorous brilliant scarlets. 

 Jeannie Mawson. Very large flowers, a beautiful shade of soft 



rose. 

 Mahoney. Dark crimson-maroon, shaded mahogany. 

 May Sadler. Salmon pink with black markings. * 



Mrs. Perry. Salmon-rose. 

 Olympia. A new double flowering variety introduced several 



years ago, the earliest to come into bloom, vigorous habit but of 



compact growth. It produces more flowers than any other variety. 



In color a brilliant rich flame scarlet overlaid with glistening golden 



salmon; 2 to 2 J feet high. 

 Orange Queen. Large rich orange-red. 

 Perry's White. Fine satiny white with a crimson maroon blotch at 



the base of each petal. 

 Princess Ena. Tulip shaped flowers of a pleasing tone of orange 



salmon, very free flowering. 

 Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Set of 10 sorts, 



$2.25. 

 Choice Mixed Oriental Poppies. Grown from a select strain. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Papaver Nudicaule (Iceland Poppies) 



The plant is of neat habit, forming a tuft of bright green fern-like 

 foliage, from. which spring, throughout the entire season, a profusion 

 of slender leafless stems 1 foot high, each graced with charming cup- 

 shaped flowers. We can supply these in yellow, orange and white or 

 in choicest mixture. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



PardanthuS (Blackberry Lily) 



Sinensis. Bright orange, lily-like flowers during July 

 and August, on 2| feet high stems, followed in Sep- 

 tember with seeds which resemble blackberries. 25 

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



Pentstemon (Beard Tongue) 

 Most useful showy perennials, either for the border 



or rockery; flowering throughout the summer months. 



Barbatus Torreyi. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; 

 height, 3 to 4 feet. 



Barbatus Pink Beauty. More compact than the 

 type with long spikes of bright clean shell pink flowers, 

 beautiful as a cut flower. 2 to 3 feet. 



Digitalis. Large spikes of long, purple-white flowers 

 with purple throats; 2 to 3 feet. 



Heterophyllus. Large, azure-blue, 2 feet. 



OvatUS. Bright blue, shaded bronzy purple. 2 feet. 



Pubescens. Bright rosy-purple; 1| feet. 



Price. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 

 One each of the 6 sorts for $1/50. 

 Physalis (Chinese Lantern Plant) 



Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter 

 Cherry, forming dense bushes, about 2 feet high, 

 producing freely its bright orange-scarlet lantern-like 

 fruits, which can be cut and dried, in which shape 

 they are used extensively for floral decoration during 

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



Hardy Garden Pinks 



Old favorites, bearing their sweet, clove-scented double 



flowers in the greatest profusion during May and June. 



They are indispensable for the edge of the hardy border 



and for cutting. 1 foot. 



Essex Witch. Delicate pink, nicely fringed. 



Her Majesty. A splendid smooth edged white. 

 Homer. Rosy-red with dark centre. 

 Juliette. White laced crimson. 

 Variegated Reserve. White with the center of the flower 



prettily mottled with rosy red. 

 White Reserve. An ever-blooming pure white. 



Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 6 



sorts, $1.25. 



Papaver NcTDiCAtn.E (Iceland Poppy) 



We offer some splendid new German Iris. See list on page 185 



