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Pyreturum Hybridum 



Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder) 



Useful border plants, about 12 inches high, succeeding best in a 

 partially shaded position; deep green, finely cut foliage, and spikes 

 of showy flowers. 

 Richardsoni. Sky blue flowers with golden anthers. June and 



July. 

 —Alba. A white flowered form of above. 

 Reptans. Dwarf variety with very showy deep blue flowers in 



May and June. 



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



PolygOnatUm (Solomon's Seal) 



IVIajUS. Exceedingly ornamental both in foliage and flowers; grows 3 

 feet high and bears pendant, creamy-white flowers in May and June. 

 Should be grown in a shady or half-shady place for best results. 35 cts. 

 each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Polygonum (Knot-Weed) 



Compactum. Grows about 15 inches high, and during August and 

 September the entire plant appears as a foamy mass of white flowers. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Potentilla (CinquefoU) 



Charming plants for the border, with brilliant single or double flowers 

 that are produced in profusion from June to August; succeeds in any soil; 

 18 inches. 



Formosa. Single, rosy-red. 

 MacNabiana Hybrids. A splendid lot of seedlings in choicest mixture 



of colors containing both double and single flowering forms. 35 cts. each; 



$3.50 per doz. 



Prunella (Seif-heai) 



Grandiflora. A low -growing plant, suitable for a shady spot on the 

 rockery or border. Round heads of purple flowers all summer. 25 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz. 



Pulmonaria (Lungwort) 



Saccharata Maculata. A beautiful plant, rivaling in the markings 

 of its foliage many of the choicest hothouse plants; of easy culture; 

 foliage deep green, handsomely mottled with a silvery-grey, and terminal 

 1 foot high spikes of pink flowers, changing to blue; May and June. 

 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Hardy Primulas (Primroses) 



These are among the most beautiful and interesting of our early spring 

 flowers. Plant them in rich, well-drained soil in the border or in a sheltered 

 nook in the rockery; if possible, in a half shady place. 

 Cashmeriana. Large globular heads of a pleasing shade of purplish blue. 



prefers a moist shaded position. 8 to 12 inches. June. 

 Cortusoides. A distinct Siberian species with a profusion of deep rose 



colored flowers in early summer. 6 to 10 inches. 

 Veris (English Cowslip). Plants grown from a select strain of seed, and 



embrace a fine range of mixed colors; 6 to 9 inches. 

 Vulgaris {English Primrose). An old favorite, and should be found in every 



garden; one of the earliest spring flowers; of bright canary -yellow; very 



fragrant. 6 to 8 inches. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Pyrethrum Hybridum 



This grand old-fashioned Hardy Perennial is easy to grow in any good 

 garden soil where there is good drainage and full exposure to the sun. They 

 prefer to be left undisturbed for two or three years and if given an annual 

 top dressing of well-rotted manure, flower generously. Their main season 

 of blooming is in June, but if the first crop of flower stems is removed as 

 soon as finished, they will give a fair sprinkling of flowers during the summer 

 and autumn months. 18 to 24 inches. We offer only in choicest mixed colors. 

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



Pyrethrum Uliginosum (Giant Daisy) 



Grows 3 to 4 feet high and is covered with large white Daisy -like flowers, 

 3 inches in diameter, from July to September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. 



Ranunculus 



Acris Fl. PI. Erect growing double yellow buttercup. Early 

 summer, 8 to 12 inches. 



Repens Fl. PI. (Trailing Buttercup). Masses of bright golden- 

 yellow double flowers in May and June. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Romneya (California Tree or Matilija Poppy) 



Coulteri. This beautiful Poppy, while hardy as far north as 

 Philadelphia, should be planted in a well-drained, sunny, 

 sheltered position. It grows 5 to 6 feet high, and frequently 

 has from 12 to 15 expanded flowers on a single shoot at one time. 

 The flowers are white, 5 inches across, delicate and trans- 

 parent, yet enduring in a good state for several days; delightfully 

 fragrant. Late summer and fall. Strong plants, $1.50 each. 



Rosmarinus (Rosemary) 



Officinalis. An old favorite aromatic herb of neat habit of 

 growth; requires protection. 2 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Romneya Coulteri 



NOTE^All Plants, Roots and Bulbs are forwarded by express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by 

 parcel post add to value of order in accordance with rates given on page 117 and on Order Blank. 



