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SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Perry's White Oriental Poppy 



Lobelia 



Cardinalis {Cardinal Flower). Handsome border plants. Rich, 

 fiery cardinal iiowers; strong plants, often producing 10 to 18 

 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. Few plants are more effective at 

 their season of bloom, which extends from early in August till 

 late in September. 



Sypllilitica (Great Lobelia). A choice selection of our native 

 Lobelia with large spilces of blue flowers July to September. 2 to 

 3 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



LupinUS (Lupine) 



Effective plants, producing large spikes of flowers; blooming 

 May and June. They require only well-prepared garden soil and to 

 be kept watered in dry weather. 3 feet. 

 Polyphyllus. Clear blue. — Albus. A white variety of above. 



— Rosea. A combination of light and dark shades of pink. 



30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Lychnis (Campion) 



All the Lychnis are of the easiest culture, and this, in addition to 

 their brightness has brought them into high favor. 

 Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant, heads of brilliant orange- 

 scarlet; grows 2 to 3 feet high and blooms all summer. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form. 

 Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet. 

 Viscaria Splendens. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage 



and in June sends up handsome double deep red fragrant flowers. 

 25 cts. each; S2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Lythrum 



Roseum Superbum {Rose Loose Strife). A strong growing plant, 

 3 to 4 feet high, producing large spikes of rose-colored flowers 

 from July to September. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Mertensia (Biue-Beiis) 



Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 

 to Ij feet high with drooping panicles of handsome light-blue 

 flowers, fading to clear pink; one of the most interesting of our 

 native spring flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. 



Monarda (Bergamot) 

 Showy plants growing from 2 to 3 feet high, succeeding in any 



soil or position, with aromatic foliage, and producing their 



bright flowers during July and August. 



Didyma Cambridge Scarlet {Oswego Tea). Brilliant crimson- 

 scarlet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



MyOSOtis (Forget-Me-Not) 



Palustris Semperflorens. A variety that is hardly ever out of flower; useful 

 in a shady spot in the border. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Nepeta 



Mussini. An excellent plant for any position but especially useful in the rock 

 garden, it is of compact habit forming dense tufts about 12 inches high with 

 masses of small light violet blue flowers during July and August. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Oenothera (Evening Primrose) 



Missouriensis. Large yellow flowers often 5 inches in diameter, produced 



freely from June to August. 12 inches. 

 Youngi. Bright yellow; 18 inches. 

 Speciosa, Large pure white flowers; 18 inches. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Pachysandra (Japanese Spurge) 



Terminalis. Grows 6 to 8 inches high, forming broad mats of bright glossy 

 evergreen foliage. Valuable as a ground cover; does well under trees where 

 grass will not grow. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; $120.00 

 per 1000. 



Papaver Orientale (oriental Poppy) 



These are the regal representatives of this popular genus, growing 3 to 3} 

 feet high and far surpassing in splendor of bloom all the annual and biennial kinds 

 and for a gorgeous display of rich and brilliant coloring nothing equals them during 

 their period of flowering in May and June. We offer the following distinct 

 varieties: 



Beauty of Livermore. Crimson with dark blotch. 



Jeannie SSawson. Very large flowers, a beautiful shade of soft 

 rose. 



Mrs. Perry. Salmon-rose. 



Olympia. A double flowering variety introduced several years 

 ago, the earliest to come into bloom, vigorous habit but of 

 compact growth. It produces more flowers than any other 

 variety. In color a brilliant rich flame scarlet overlaid with 

 glistening golden salmon; 2 to 2 J feet high. 



Wurtembergia. One of finest rich orange red varieties. 



Perry's White. Fine satiny white with a crimson maroon blotch 

 at the base of each petaL 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per fOO. Set of 6 sorts, $1.25. 



Choice Mixed Oriental Poppies. Grown from a sel^t strain. 

 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 



Hardy Garden Pinks 



Old favorites, bearing their sweet, dove-scented double flowers 

 in the greatest profusion during May and June. 

 Her Majesty. A splendid fringed pure white. 

 Homer. Rosy-red with dark center. 

 Juliette. White laced crimson. 



Variegated Reserve. White laced with crimson, everblooming. 

 White Reserve. An everblooming pure white. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



DianthuS PlunnariuS (New varieties) 



Splendid improvements over the older varieties, particularly so 

 in the formation of calj'x which never splits, thus producing 

 perfectly-shaped, fragrant flowers, making them most valuable for 

 cutting purposes. 

 Bristol Jewel. Semi-double, nicely formed white, prettily 



flaked with crimson and distinct crimson eye. 

 Bristol Maid. Very large, double, well-formed flower of a 



delightful shade of rose-pink. 

 Bristol Purity. Purest white double flowers; of compact habit, 



extremely free and early flowering. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; one each of the 3 



varieties for 65 cts. 



Dianthus Garden Hybrids 



Strong, vigorous, compact growing plants with broader dark 

 green foliage than that of Dianthus Plumarius. The flowers are 

 carried on stems from 10 to 12 inches high, of good double form. 

 Beatrix. Light salmon-pink; in bloom from May to November. 

 Furst Bismarck. Bright crimson-pink; perpetual flowering. 



May to November. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



NOTE — Plants will be sent by Psu-cel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on page 80. 



