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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 Dissitiflora 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. \ oz., SO cts SO 15 



3234 — Rosea. Large rose colored flowers. \ oz., 40 cts 



3233 — Robusta Grandiflora. About 10 inches high, with good 



heads of clear Forget-Me-Xot blue flowers. J oz., 50 cts 



3235 — Victoria. Clear, azure-blue flowers; plants bushy; makes a 

 fine edging or bed. j oz., 50 cts 



3239 —Mixed. A mixture of blue, rose and white. Per J oz., 40 cts.. . 



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

 exquisite blue flowers, especially adapted for planting among 

 spring-flowering bulbs. \ oz., 75 cts 



3238 Palustris Semperflorens. An everblooming variety, begin- 

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

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



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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. Makes an excellent pot plant for the cool 

 conservatory, or greenhouse. Mixed colors only $0 15 



PentStemOIl (Beard Tongue) 



3531 Blue Gem. A splendid hardy perennial variety. 

 Growing about one to two feet high with flowers of a 

 very bright blue color, June to August. Particularly 

 desirable for rock gardens. Special pkt., 50 cts 25 



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. Special pkt., 75 cts 15 



3533 Barbatus Torreyii. Spikes of brilliant coral red, 

 very effective; June to August; 3 to 4 feet. Hardy 

 perennial. J oz., 50 cts 10 



3540 Grandiflora Mixed. A great variety of kinds and 



colors. Hardy. \ oz., 60 cts 10 



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Myosotis (Forget-Me-Xot) 



Hardy Perennial Phlox (P- Decussata) 



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. \ oz., 75 cts SO 15 



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. \ oz., 40 cts 



10 



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 



— Alba. A pretty white-flowered form. \ oz., 50 cts. 



3652 



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Platycodon 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bellflower 



Polyanthus 



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. 



3663 Grandiflorum. Large steel blue flowers. ioz.,50cts SO 10 



3664 — Album. Pure white variety 10 



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



plant dwarf and compact. 5 oz., 75 cts 15 



PoIemOnium (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., 

 25 cts 10 



PolyantllUS '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. Of strong, sturdy habit, and 

 bearing immense trusses of large flowers on self-supporting stems 10 to 12 

 inches in length. Unquestionably the finest strain in cultivation, con- 

 taining all colors from purest white to the richest crimson. Special pkt., 

 75 cts 25 



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

 vincible Giant excepting colors, which are white and yellow. Special 

 pkt., 75 cts 25 



3680 English Mixed. A fine grade. Special pkt., 60 cts 15 



Azaleas and Camellias (Hume). $1.50 per copy, postpaid 



