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PHYSOSTEGIA 



Virginica. DRAGON HEAD. 3 to 4 ft.— 

 Shell-pink flowers from June until frost. 



Virginica alba. 3 ft. — Pure white flowers. 



PLUMBAGO. Leadwort 



Larpentae. 6 in. — A dwarf, spreading plant, 

 bearing a profusion of very pretty, deep blue flowers. 



GORGEOUS ORIENTAL POPPIES 



Papaver Orientale — Flowers are five to seven 

 inches across, and freely produced during May and 

 June, on tall stems. No more gorgeous flower blazes 

 away in the garden during Oriental Poppy time and 

 for best effects it should be planted in clumps of 

 three or more. 



ICELAND POPPIES 



Papaver Nudicaule — Great numbers of flowers 

 on slender stems a foot long. The flowers vary 

 from white to orange. 



PRIMULA. Primrose 



Veris. 1 5 in. — Flowers are bright canary yellow. 

 Vulgaris. ENGLISH PRIMROSE. 6 to 9 in. 



— Bright lemon yellow. 



PYRETHRUM 



Roseum Hybridum. PAINTED DAISIES. 

 12 to 18 in. — Unsurpassed for refined beauty and 

 attractive foliage. They are truly "Colored Mar- 

 guerites." 



Uliginosum. GIANT DAISY. 3 to 4 ft.— 

 Pure white flowers, with yellow centers, in great 

 masses in autumn. 



RANUNCULUS. Buttercup 



Acris fl. pi. (Hardy Double Buttercup) — 

 Masses of bright golden-yellow flowers in May and 

 June. 



RUDBECKIA. Coneflower 



Laciniata fl. pi. GOLDEN GLOW. 5 to 6 ft. 



— Tall, with golden-yellow flowers. 



Nitida Hirsuta — A valuable variety, producing 

 a great abundance of large, single, bright golden- 

 vellow flowers with long waving petals. 



Purpurea. GIANT PURPLE CONEFLOWER. 



2 to 3 ft. - — Reddish-purple flowers about 4 inches 

 across. 



Sub-Tomentosa. BLACK-EYED SUSAN. 



3 ft. — Lemon-yellow flowers, purplish cencers. 



SALVIA. Sage 



Azurea. California Blue Sage. 3 to 4 ft. — 

 Charming blue panicles during August and Septem- 

 ber. 



Pitcheri — Rich gentian-blue flowers. 



SANTOLINA 



Incana. 6 to 9 in. — Evergreen and very hardy. 



SCABIOSA 



Caucasica — Soft lavender-blue flowers. 

 Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 



SEDUM. Stonecrop 

 Acre. GOLDEN MOSS OR WALL PEPPER. 



4 inches. 



Album — Exceedingly vigorous grower. 



Sarmentosum — A pretty trailing variety. 

 Yellow flowers during July. 



Sieboldi. 5 in. — The rarest of the family, with 

 erect, bluish green foliage. Each leaf is edged pink. 

 Pink flowers in clusters. Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 



Spectabilis "Brilliant." — An improved variety 

 of a showy red hue. Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 



SPIRAEA. Meadow Sweet 



Aruncus. GOAT'S BEARD. 3 to 5 ft. — 

 Cream v-white flowers. 



Palmata. CRIMSON MEADOW SWEET. 3 

 ft. — Crimson-purple flowers on purple stems. 



Palmata Elegans — With silvery-pink flowers. 



Ulmaria Var — With bright yellow midribs. 



STATICE 



Latifolia. SEA LAVENDER. 12 to 18 in. — 

 Large heads of small, lavender-blue flowers. 



STOKESIA. Comflower Aster 



Cyanea. 18 to 24 in. — July-October. Deli- 

 cate lavender-blue flowers. 



Cyanea alba — The white form of above. 



SWEET WILLIAM. (London Tufts) 

 Dianthus Barbatus 



We can supply them in separate colors, viz.: 

 Pink, Red, and White; also Mixed Colors. 



Stachys Lanata — Fine old-fashioned cottage 

 garden plant for edging; useful in rock garden; 

 dwarf; soft silvery foliage. 



Thalictrum Adiantifolium — A beautiful va- 

 riety, with foliage like the Maidenhair Fern and 

 miniature white flowers in June. 



TRITOMA. Red Hot Poker Plant 



(Hardy with protection.) 



Pfitzeri — Blooms freely, from August to Octo- 

 ber, with spikes 3 to 4 feet high of a rich orange- 

 scarlet. Brilliant, either in the border or in masses. 

 Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 



New Hybrid Tritomas. — Stout stems, from 

 three to four feet high, crowned with large spikes, or 

 heads, of rich, vivid orange-scarlet. 



VALERIANA 



Officinalis. HARDY GARDEN HELIO- 

 TROPE. ST. GEORGE'S HERB. 2 to 3 ft. — 

 Large flower heads of small, light pink, fragrant 

 flowers. 



VERONICA. Speedwell 



Amethystina — A slender species, with short 

 spikes of amethyst-blue flowers. 



Longifolia Subsessilis. BLUE JAY FLOWER. 

 2 to i l /2 ft. — Blue spikes a foot long. 



Spicata. 1 to 2 ft. — Deep blue flowers. 



VIOLA. Violet 



Govt Herrick — Undoubtedly the best of the 

 single flowered varieties for growing out-of-doors. 



V IOLET, GOV. HERRICK A GREAT COMPANION 



TO LI LY-OF-THE- VALLEY ! 



All Perennials (unless otherwise noted), each, 20c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.50 



