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MyOSOtis (Forget-Me-Not) 



Few spring flowers are more admired than the lovely Forget-Me-Nots, 

 which are especially effective when grown in the rock garden or masses in 

 the border. Perennials and hardy if given slight protection through the 

 winter. Seed may be sown any time from spring till autumn. The Alpestris 

 varieties and Dissitiilora come into bloom in April, and are largely used for 

 bedding or borders in connection with spring-flowering bulbs, Pansies, etc. 

 The Palustris sorts do not bloom till May, but continue till fall. per pkt. 

 3231 Alpestris Royal Blue. Rich indigo-blue flowers. The finest 



and most effective dark blue variety; 9 inches $0 15 



— Rosea. Large rose colored flowers. J oz., 40 cts 10 



— Robusta Grandiflora. Of strong, sturdy growth, about 

 10 inches high, with good heads of clear Forget-Me-Not blue 

 flowers. I oz., 50 cts 



— Victoria. A favorite sort, with fine heads of large, clear, 

 azure-blue flowers; plants bushy; makes a fine edging or bed. 

 J oz., 50 cts 



— Mixed. A mixture of blue, rose and white. Per J oz., 30 cts. . 

 3236 Dissitiflora. Of dwarf, compact habit, with sprays of large, 



exquisite blue flowers, especially adapted for planting among 



spring-flowering bulbs 



3238 Palustris Semperflorens. An ever blooming variety, begm- 

 ning to flower in May and continuing till autumn. Large, clear 

 blue flowers in pretty sprays. 5 oz., 60 cts 



Nemesia per pkt. 



3401 Dwarf Large-flowering Hybrids. A very pretty 

 annual, which does best in a cool position; the plants 

 grow about a foot high and the orchid-like flowers are 

 very varied in color, including rose, yellow, blue, 

 orange, etc. Mixed colors only 15 



PentstemOn (Beard Tongue) 



Highly useful and attractive perennials in the hardy border. 



3532 Gloxinioides "Sensation." While not a hardy 

 perennial, it can be wintered in a cold frame and trans- 

 planted to the open ground in the spring. It grows 

 about 30 inches high, every branch being a spike of large 

 Gloxinia-like flowers in a very wide range of bright 

 colors, including rose, red, carmine, cherry, pink, 

 lilac, purple, etc. Mixed colors only. ^ oz., 50 cts. . . . 15 



3533 Barbatus Torreyii. Spikes of brilliant coral red, 

 very effective; June to August; 3 to 4 feet 10 



3540 Mixed. A great variety of kinds and colors 10 



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Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not) 



Hardy Perennial Phlox (p. oecussata) 



PER PKT. 



3641 Hardy herbaceous perennials. The seed we send out 

 has been saved from our own unrivalled collection, and 

 is supplied in mixture only, j oz., 75 cts 5 



Physalis (Chinese Lantern Plant) 



3646 Francheti. An ornamental plant, forming dense 

 bushes about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright 

 orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits, which can be cut and 

 dried for winter bouquets, j oz., 40 cts 



PhySOStegia (False Dragon Head) 



3651 Virginica. One of the prettiest hardy perennials. 

 It forms dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely 

 during the summer months spikes of delicate pink 

 tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. } oz., 

 50 cts 



3652 —Alba. Apretty white-flowered form of the above. . 



15 



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Platycodon 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bellflower) 



One of the best hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers during 

 the whole season. They form large clumps and are excellent for planting in 

 permanent borders or among shrubbery; easily raised from seed. 



PER PKT. 



. . $0 10 



Polyanthus 



3663 Grandiflorum. Large steel blue flowers, j oz., 50 cts 



3664 — Album. Pure white variety 10 



3662 Mariesi. Large, open bell-shaped flowers of a rich violet-blue; 



plant dwarf and compact, i oz., 75 cts 15 



Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder) 



3671 Coeruleum. Popular hardy perennial, with bell-shaped bluish- 

 purple flowers nearly 1 inch across; 2 feet; May to July, j oz., 10 cts. . 10 



Polyanthus (Primula Elatior) 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering hardy primroses, fine for either pot or 

 outdoor culture. 



3677 Invincible Giant. A magnificent strain of this perfectly hardy and 

 easily grown spring-flowering Primrose, representing the work of years 

 of painstaking cross-breeding and selection by a Scotch specialist. Of 

 strong, sturdy habit, and bearing immense trusses of large flowers on 

 self-supporting stems 10 to 16 inches in length. Unquestionably the 

 finest strain in cultivation, containing aU colors from purest white to the 

 richest crimson. | oz., §1.00 25 



3678 Giant Munstead Strain. Same general characteristics as the In- 

 vincible Giant excepting colors, which are white and yellow, i oz., $1.00 25 



3680 English Mixed. A fine grade; all colors, i oz., 50 cts 15 



Milady's House Plants (Palmer), $1.00 per copy, postpaid 



