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lELMBLEFMWER SEEDS. 



73 



PhySOStegia (False Dragon Head) 



PER PICT. 



3651 Virginica. One of the prettiest hardy perennials, 

 and gaining in popularity as it becomes better known. 

 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 $0 10 



3652 — Alba. A pretty white-flowered form of the above, 10 



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. 



3663 Grandiflorum. Large steel blue flowers. J oz., 40 



cts 10 



3664 — Album. Pure white variety. J oz., 40 cts 10 



3663 Mariesi. Large, open, bell-shaped flowers of a rich 



violet-blue; plant dwarf and compact, i oz., 60 cts. 

 3661 Japonicus Fl. PI. (Double Japanese Bellflower). 

 Large, glossy deep blue flowers. The inner petals 

 alternate with the outer ones, giving the flower the 

 appearance of a ten-pointed blue star. 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



10 



15 



Iceland^ Poppies (Papaver Nudlcaule) 



Hardy perennials of graceful neat habit, with bright green fern- 

 like foliage, formed in tufts, from which issues slender stalks 

 about 12 inches high, bearing their brilliant flowers in endless 

 profusion; most useful for cutting, for which purpose pick when 

 in bud, and, if the seed pods are picked off, continue in flower 

 the entire season. They remain evergreen throughout the winter, 

 coming into bloom early the following spring. 



3733 Bright Yellow 



3734 Pure White :. ...... 



3736 Orange Scarlet 



3740 Finest Mixed. AU colors. \ oz., 40 cts 



3738 New Hybrid Iceland. The latest development in 



this lovely species, varying in color from sulphur yellow 

 through different shades of orange to chamois and 

 salmony-rose, some of which are very striking 



15 



Orient.\l Poppy 



Oriental Poppies 



Papaver Orientate 



Oriental Poppies can be sown any time during the summer and 

 early autumn. The plants disappear during July and August, 

 appearing again as soon as the weather gets cool. When this fall 

 growth starts is the time they should be transplanted to their per- 

 manent flowering quarters. It is well to mark the places they are 

 planted with a stake to insure the roots against disturbance during 

 their annual resting period. 



PER PKT. 



3747 Orientale {The Large Oriental Poppy). A charming ' 

 summer-flowering hardy plant, producing numerous 

 leafy stems -about 2| feet high, with large orange 

 scarlet flowers; having a conspicuous black blotch on 



each petal, exceedingly showy. \ oz., 40 cts $0 10 



Oriflamme. A gorgeous orange-scarlet; very large 15 



Princess Victoria. A beautiful salmony pink. 15 



3750 Oriental Mixed Hybrids. Saved from a large number of 

 named sorts, embracing all of the colors. } oz., 50 cts 



3741 

 3744 



15 



Polyanthus (Prlmula Veris Elatior) , 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants, fine for either pot or out- 

 door culture; hardy perennials; 9 inches. 



3677 Invincible Giant. A magnificent strain of tiais perfectly 

 hardy and easily grown spring-flowering Primrose, representing 

 the work of years of painstaking cross-breeding and selection by a 

 Scotch specialisf. 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 

 all colors from purest white to the richest crimson. 5 pkts., $1.00. 



3680 English Mixed. A fine grade; all colors 



25 

 15 



PlATYCODON JAPONICUM, Fl. PI. 



Potentilla (CinquifoU) 



Charming hardy perennial plants for the border, with brilliant single or 

 double flowers, mostly in orange, red and crimson tones, that are produced 

 in profusion from June to August; succeeds in any soil; 18 inches. 



3775 Double Hybrids. All colors 25 



3776 Single Hybrids. Many colors 15 



