From PETER H EMDEIRSOH (@. COo^ HIE'^ YOI^Bi 



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NEW HARDY PHLOX 



PRIMULAS 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES. 



species from China. It 



A new 

 is fairly 

 loaded down with flowers of a very 

 pretty shade of light lilac. They are 

 borne in clusters on long, slender but 

 wiry stems, the individual flowers 

 are one-half to three-fourths inch 

 across. The foliage is very attract- 

 ive, making a handsome setting for 



the flow-ers. As a pot plant or for cut flowers it is of the greatest value. 

 Price, strong plants from 4-inch pots for immediate blooming, 30c. each 

 Young plants, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES ALBA. Similar in habit of growth to the above. The flowers 

 are pure white. It possesses the same free-blooming qualities and makes a fine pot plant. 

 Price, strong plants from 4-inch pots for immediate blooming, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 

 Young plants, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA. (Large fringed hybrids.) These are great improvements; 

 large fringed-edged flowers nearly double the size of the older type and containing several 

 colors, including lavender, blush-pink, white, etc. Price, strong plants, 25c. each, $2.25 

 per doz. 



RHODODENDRONS 



These are among the grandest of our hardy-flowering shrubs; the leaves are broad, dark 



green and glossy, surmounted with clusters of large flowers in May and June. We offer 



rose, crimson, pink, white, lilac, purple and variegated. Price, plants with 8 to 10 buds, 



.50 each; 10 to 15 buds, $2.00 each. For other Hardy Shrubs see page 178. 



RUDBECKIA, "GOLDEN GLOW" 



The most popular ever-blooming hardy plant grown. Covered during the season with 

 of rich goldep yellow, double flowers, resembling Chrysanthemums very closely. It attains a height 

 of from 6 to 8 feet, and a small plant set out in the spring will produce hundreds of blossoms. Price, 

 15c. each. $1.50 per doz, $10.00 per 100. 



Africa. Brilliant carmine-red with deeper eye, flowers of medium size, rich and attractive. 

 Gefion. A new color in Phloxes, a tender peach-blossom pink with bright rose eye, 

 Rheinlander. A most beautiful salmon-pink with flowers and trusses of immense 

 size. The color of the flower is intensified by a very decided deep claret-red eye. 

 Thor. A lively shade of deep salmon-pink, suffused and overlaid with a 

 scarlet glow. A light, almost white halo surrounds the aniline-red eye. 

 Wanadis. Entirely distinct, a mottling of white and light violet. The 

 color is intensified by a bright reddish-purple eye. 

 W. C. EGAN. Delicate lilac, illuminated by a large bright solferino eye. 

 In habit of growth it is strong and vigorous. (See engraving.) 

 Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz.; set of 6 for $1.50. 



SELECT HARDY PHLOXES 



Albion. (Medium.) Pure white, faint aniline-red eye. 



Antooin Mercie. (Medium.) Light ground color, upper half of 



petal deeply suffused bluish-lilac, large white halo in center. 

 Asia. (Medium.) Delicate mauve with a crimson-carmine eye. 

 B. Comte. (Medium.) Intensely rich purplish-crimson. 

 Bridesmaids. (Tall.) Pure white with large crimson-carmine eye. 

 Champs Elysee. (Dwarf.) A very bright rosy-magenta. 

 Coquelicot. (Dwarf.) A fine pure scarlet, with crimson-red eye. 

 Eclaireur. (Tall.) Brilliant rosy-magenta, with large lighter halo. 

 Elizabeth Campbell. (Medium.) Very bright salmon-pink, with 



lighter shadings, dark crimson eye, a new shade. 

 Europa. (Medium.) White, with a crimson-carmine eye. 

 Frau Anton Buchner. (Dwarf.) The finest white variety, largest 



truss and individual flow^ers; dwarf habit. 

 General von Heutz. (Medium.) Scarlet, rose shadings, crimson- 

 red eye. A very beautiful and attractive sort. 

 George A. Strohlein. (Medium.) Bright scarlet, crimson-red eye. 

 Henry Murger. (Tall.) White, crimson-carmine center. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. (Tall.) Clear white. A splendid variety. 

 La Vogue. (Medium.) Beautiful sort, light pink. Large flowers. 

 Louise Abbema. (Dwarf.) Very large flower. Pure white. 

 Mme. Paul Dutrie. (Tall.) A delicate lilac-rose. Large flowers. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. (Tall.) An early variety ; pure white. (See engraving), 

 Obergartner Wittig. (Medium.) Bright magenta, with crim- 

 son-carmine eye; large flower and truss. 

 Pantheon. (Tall.) Bright carmine-rose, fine for massing. 

 Prof. Virchow. (Medium.) Carmine, overlaid with orange-scarlet. 

 R.P.Struthers. (Tall.) Rosy-carmine with claret-red eye. 

 Rosenberg. (Medium.) Bright reddish-violet, with blood-red eye, 



large truss. 

 Rynstrom. (Tall.) 

 Fine for massing. 

 Bright rose, shaded 

 carmine. 

 Selma. (Tall.) Large 

 flower, pale rose- 

 mauve, claret-red 

 eye. 

 Siebold. (Tall.) Bright 

 vermilion-red, over- 

 laid with orange- 

 scarlet, crimson-red 

 eye. 

 Sunshine. (Dwarf.) 

 Aniline-red, crirn- 

 son-red eye, light 

 halo. 

 Von Lassburg. (Me- 

 dium.) A g r a n d 

 white variety. 

 Widar. Light, reddish- 

 violet, with large 

 white center. 

 Price, I5c. e^ch, 

 .50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100; set 

 of 30 for $4.00. 



