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Hardy Phlox 



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 green 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. 



PentstemOIl (Beard Tongue) 



Most useful perennials, either for the border or rockery. 

 Barbatus Torreyii. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; June 



and July; height, 3 to 4 feet. 

 Digitalis. Large spikes of long purple-white flowers, with 



purple throats during June and July; 2 to 3 feet. 

 Heterophyllus. Large azure-blue; June and July; 2 feet. 

 OvatUS. Bright blue with bronzy-purple shadings. Late May 



and June; 2 feet. 

 Pubescens. Bright rosy-purple; July and August; 18 inches. 

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



Early- flowering Hardy Phlox 



Miss Lingard. This grand white variety is one of the most 

 popular sorts grown; it grows about 2 feet high, and starts to 

 bloom in May, continuing to flower until late in October. 

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



PhloX Subulata (Moss, or Mountain Pink) 



An early spring-flowering type, with pretty moss-like evergreen 

 foliage, which, during the flowering season, is hidden under the 

 masses of bloom. An excellent plant for the rockery, or the border, 

 and invaluable for carpeting the ground or covering graves. 

 Alba. Pure white. Rosea. Bright rose. 



Lilacina. Light lilac. Vivid. Bright pink, red eye. 



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



Dreer's Superb Hardy Phlox 



Among hardy perennial plants no class is of more importance 

 than the Phloxes, succeeding in almost any soil and position; 

 and flowering through along season; and while they will continue 

 in good condition and flower freely for many years without atten- 

 tion, yet they respond quickly to and are improved by cultivation. 

 Albion. Pure white with just a faint red tinted eye. 

 Aldenham Triumph. A delicate shade of silvery pink with 



cherry red eye. 



An ton in Mercie. Light ground color prettily suffused bluish 

 lilac. 



Bacchante . Tyrian-rose, with a crimson-carmine eye. 

 B. Comte. Rich French purple. 



Bridesmaid. Pure white with large crimson-carmine eye. 

 Champs Elysee. A bright rosy-magenta; very effective. 

 Eclaireur. Brilliant rosy-magenta, with lighter halo. 

 Enchantress. One of the finest salmon pinks. 

 Europa. Pure white, with small crimson-carmine eye. 

 Firebrand. Bright vermilion scarlet with deeper centre, large 



trusses, strong robust habit. 

 Flora J. Riedy. A new variety of American introduction, of 



tall sturdy upright growtn. and enormous panicles of purest 



white flowers; free branching habit and distinct heavy dark 



green foliage retained throughout the season. 

 Jules Sandeau. Large, fine, very free flowering deep salmon 



pink. 



La Vague. Pure mauve, with aniline-red eye. 



Mrs. Jenkins. The best all-around pure white. 



New Bird. Deep crimson-red, almost vermilion, and purple 

 eye. The flower heads are carried well above the foliage in well 

 branched spikes. A very brilliant and excellent variety. 



Painted Lady. This delicate colored sort is one of the most 

 pleasing in our entire collection. Strong upright growth and 

 large masses of flower heads. Silver pink, with salmon shadings 

 and cherry red eye. 



Pastel Pink. Tall growing silver pink with salmon pink 

 shadings. 



Professor Virchow. Bright carmine overlaid with brilliant 

 orange-scarlet. 



Rheinlander. A beautiful tone of salmon-pink, the color being 

 intensified by a very decided deep claret-red eye. 



Riverton Jewel. A lovely mauve-rose illuminated by a brilliant 

 carmine-red eye. 



R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy-carmine, with claret-red eye. 



Rynstrom. Effective carmine-rose color. 



Thor. Deep salmon-pink overlaid with a scarlet glow. A light, 

 almost white halo surrounds the aniline-red eye. 



Widar. Light reddish violet with large white centre, that in- 

 tensifies the color effect. 



Any of the above varieties, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. One each of the 25 varieties, $4.50. 



Various Phloxes 



Amoena. A useful variety for carpeting the ground, rockery, or 

 border; it grows but 4 inches high, and in spring is a sheet of 

 bright pink flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Divaricata Canadensis. One of our native species, worthy of 

 extensive planting, commencing to bloom early in April, and 

 continuing through May, large, fragrant lavender flowers on 10 

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



—Alba Grandiflora. A grand white-flowering form, and 

 should prove equally valuable and as great a favorite as the 

 blue-flowered form. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Maculata Hybrida Alpha. A cross between our native species 

 Maculata and some of the showier varieties of Decussata, and 

 though its color is not rich; it being a soft amaranth-pink, it is so 

 remarkably free flowering it should find a place in every collec- 

 tion. It grows about 2 J feet high, each branch terminated by a 

 large panicle of flowers which are produced continuously from 

 June until freezing weather. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Ovata Caroliniana (Mountain Phlox). Grows 12 to 15 inches 

 high, and bears masses of reddish-pink flowers in May and June. 

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



NOTE — Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on page 95. 



