82 ELLWANGER & BARRY’S 
PHLOX 
These are justly esteemed as the finest of herbaceous plants. They are of dwarf habit, perfectly hardy, of very easy 
culture, and yield a profusion of bright, showy bloom. They are hardly equalled by any other hardy plantitor The dee: 
ration of the garden, 
P.ameoena. Lovety Purox. Flowers pinkish purple, completely covering the plant in spring. One 
of the best early-flowering species. 25c. 
P. procumbens. Lilac, with violet marks near the eye; three inches. May. Q5c. 
P. subulata. Moss Pryx. Spreading stems and narrow, moss-like leaves; flowers pinkish purple, with 
a darker center, and produced in wonderful profusion in April or May. 25c. 
var. alba. A white flowering variety of the above. Wery showy when in flower, presenting to the 
eye masses of bloom like sheets of snow. 25c. 
PHYSOSTEGIA. False Dragonhead 
P. Virginica. Flesh or purple flowers in dense spike-like racemes; 2 to 3 feet. July. 25c. 
var. alba. White, tubular flowers in dense racemes; 2 to3 feet. July. 25c. 
PLATYCODON. Campanula 
Ornamental showy plants, of erect habit of growth and showy bell-shaped flowers. 
. grandiflorum, Large, fine blue flowers; 2 to 3 feet. Juneand July. 25c. 
. grandiflorum album semi-pleno. White; 2 to 3 feet. 25c. 
POLEMONIUM. Jacob’s Ladder 
- ceruleum. Terminal panicles of blue bell-shaped flowers; 2 feet. Valuable. 25c. 
- Himalaicum. Azure-blue flowers, fern-like foliage; 2 feet. May, June. 25c. 
POLYGONUM. Mountain Fleece 
P. amplexicaule oxyphyllum. Feathery white plumes of fragrant flowers, 3 to 4 feet. September 
and October. 25c. 
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POTENTILLA. Cinquefoil 
P. O’Briana. Blush and salmon; fine; 2 feet. July and August. 25c. 
P. Russelliana. Deep red, shaded with maroon; 2 feet. July and August. 25c. 
PRIMULA. Primrose 
All very desirable plants for the garden. 
P. acaulis. Common European Primrose. A fine collection. 25c. 
P. auricula. All colors mixed. 25c. 
P. veris. Cowstrp. Flowers bright yellow in terminal umbels, in spring and early summer. 25c. 
PULMONARIA. Lungwort 
P. angustifolia. Fine violet flowers; 1 foot. April. 25c. 
P. maculata. Blue flowers; distinct, blotched foliage; a very fine border plant. 25c. 
PYRETHRUM 
P. uliginosum. Granr Daisy. A fine plant, bearing white flowers with a yellow disk in profusion; 
4to 5 feet. September. 25c. 
P. King Oscar. A garden variety with double, crimson-scarlet flowers like an Aster; 1 to 2 feet. 
June. 265c. 
RANUNCULUS. Buttercup 
: These are among the best of early spring flowers, being very effective. 
R. aconitifolius luteo pleno. Double orange yellow Crowfoot; 2 feet. May and June. 2c. 
R. bulbosus. Yellow; double; handsome foliage; 15 inches. May. 25c. 
R. speciosus fl. pl. Large, double, orange yellow flowers; 6 to 9 imches. 25c. 
RUDBECKIA. Cone Flower 
Among the most valuable hardy plants, producing showy golden yellow flowers. 
R. fulgida. Orange yellow, center dark purple. July. 25c. 
R. hirta. Large yellow flowers, with dark center; 1 to 2 feet; a valuable summer flowering plant. 
June and July.. 25c. 
R. laciniata fl. pl. Gorpen Grow, or Summer CurysantHemMum. A large, showy plant, attaining 
in good soil a height of 6 to 8 feet the same season planted. Flowers 3% inches in diameter, 
double, well formed, and of a deep golden yellow color, resembling yellow Chrysanthemums, and 
borne on long stems which render them suitable for cutting. Plants bloom profusely from July 
till September. 25c. 
