1925 Fall Catalogue 27 



1546. PHLOX DECUSSATA 

 Perennial Phlox. 2 to 3 feet high, forming large bushes 

 and bearing immense heads of flowers. It is very hardy and 

 can be grown in places where other flowers, on account of 

 temperature, will not thrive. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragon Head) 

 1570. Virginica. One of the most beautiful plants for 

 the hardy border, in fact it is almost indispensable. The plant 

 grows 4 feet high and produces long spikes of delicate, pink 

 flowers from July to frost. Pkt. 10c. 



PLATYCODON 



(Japanese Bellflower or Balloon Flower) 

 1580. Grandiflorum. Another valuable plant for the 

 middle of the perennial border or among shrubbery. It 

 forms a large clump 2 feet high which blooms continuously 

 from May to October. The flowers are a delicate blue color. 

 In the autumn when clearing off the border do not cut away 

 the old stems of Platycodon, but let the plant die off naturally, 

 otherwise the buds of next year's bloom may be injured. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



POPPIES 



1610. Iceland Poppy. While this is a hardy perennial, 

 it flowers the first year from seed, blooming almost as quickly 

 as the annual sorts. Their white, sulphur, yellow and orange 

 flowers held above a tuft of glaucous foliage are unusually 

 beautiful and attractive. Pkt. 10c. i oz. 40c. 



1611. Oriental Poppy. One of the showiest garden 

 perennials, growing from 2^ to 3 feet high. The flowers are 

 very large, single and of a gorgeous scarlet color, having a 

 conspicuous blotch at the base of each petal. The plants 

 disappear during July and August to reappear, if undisturbed, 

 when the weather becomes cool. Pkt. 10c. j oz. 40c. 



1612. Mrs. Perry. Large salmon rose colored flowers. 

 A perfect beauty. Pkt. 20c. 



1613. Oriental Hybrids. A mixture of beautiful named 

 varieties in various colors. Pkt. 10c. J oz. 50c. 



PRIMULA 



1630. Japonica (Japanese Primrose). A hardy prim- 

 rose which bears its showy flowers in umbels or clusters ar- 

 ranged one above another on erect stems 6 to 9 inches long. 

 Their petals are waved, of heavy texture and beautifully 

 colored, varying from rich dark crimson through rose and 

 pink to white. Primroses should be planted in every garden 

 for they increase in beauty, size and interest from year to 

 year. Sow seed in March in a cold frame or outdoors in 

 May to July. Primroses delight in a moist, well-drained, 

 partly shaded position. Pkt. 20c. 



PYRETHRUM (Persian Daisy) 

 1640. Roseum Hybridum. This is one of our most 

 valuable flowers either for cutting or for the perennial border. 

 The plant grows 2 to 3 feet high and produces quantities of 

 beautiful, rose-colored, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers. 

 Pyrethrums are easily grown from seed. They bloom during 

 May and June and again in the fall. After the spring bloom- 

 ing season cut down the fohage to the basal leaves and feed 

 with bone meal to insure larger and more prolific blooms in 

 the fall. Pkt. 10c. | oz. $1.00. 



SGABIOSA (Blue Bonnet) 

 1707. Caucasica. A most desirable perennial plant 

 growing about 3 feet high. Its artistic, soft, lavender-blue 

 flowers are excellent for cutting purposes. Pkt. 20c. 



