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Arthur T.Bodding ton, 342 West 14th St.. New Vork City 



Old-fashioned Gardening 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 



OR "OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS" 



We have made special arrangements with one of the leading and largest growers of herbaceous plants in tlie L'nited States for a supply 

 of all the most popular varieties of these well-known and beloved "old-fashioned flowers," and, below, give a list and short description of the 

 best and most select varieties for all purposes. If any variety is not' listed here and is in general commerce we can secure it for you. 

 We alsosupply collections of herbaceous plants, suitable for special locations,— climatic or otherwise. All goods will be packed at the nurser- 

 ies and will be sold F.O.B., New York City, unless other arrangements are made. 



HARDY PHLOXES 



Among hardy perennial jilants no class is of more importance than 

 the Phlo.xes. succeeding in almost any position and flowering from 

 early in summer until late in fall. 



New and Rare Phloxes {Phlox decussata) 



Aglae Adamson. Immense flowers, snow-white, with pure red eye. 



Albion. A strong, vignrous grower, producing very large panicles 



of |)ure white flowers \\ itii a t:iint analine-red eye. 



Chateaubriand. Pure white, with crimson-carmine eye, shading 

 to bright violet'])urple. 



Consul H. Trost. I'uic red, with bright French purple eye. 



Edmond Rostand. Reddish vioU t, shading brighter to the center 

 of the petals, with an exri. plic ,iiall \ h h it' ■ st, i r sliaprd center. 



F. G. von Lassburg. 'I'lic lini'l white in < n Iti \ atii ; the inilivi- 

 du;il flowers are fully double the si/i- of any other white, pure in 

 color ;md a strong, clean, viitoimis grower. 



Helena Vaearesco. A free-flow ering dwarf white, flowers of enor- 

 mous size. 



LeMahdi. Deep reddish violet, with bluish sheen, eye deeper. 

 Louis Blanc. Reddish violet witii purple shtidings and darker eye. 



A dislinct dark-colored variety. 

 Selma. A pretty, delicate, soft, pale rose-mauve, with distinct 



claret-red eye. 



25 cts. each, $2.60 per doz,, $18 per 100. Set of 10 varieties $2 



Standard Phloxes 



Aquillon. Bright Tyrian rose, with rich crimson eve. 

 B. Comte. A brilliant, glowing reddish or French purple. 

 Bridesmaid. White, with large crimson-carmine center. 

 Beranger. (Iround color white, delicately suffused with rosy pink, 



amar:inth-red eye. 

 Bacchante. Tyrian rose, with crimson-carmine eye. 

 Champs Elysee. An effective shade of bright rosy magenta. 

 Coquelicot. Best pure scarlet with crimson-red eye. 

 Cyclon. White, suffused with lilac, red star-shaped eye. 

 Eclaireur. Brilliant rosy magenta, with large liglit halo. An e.xcel- 



k-nt variety. 



Etna. Criinson-rc-d, suffused with fiery red ; cherry-red eye. 

 Eugene Danzanvillier. Lilac, shading white toward the edges, 



large white center; a pleasing color. 

 Graf von Ungerer. A large flower, white suffused with rosy lilac, 



dark crimson eye. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. .\ fine late-flowering pure white. 

 La Vague. I'ure mauve, with analine-red eye; one of the best. 

 Mme. Pape Carpentier. A very early dwarf ptn-e white. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. An earl v-tloweriiig white; immenst- panicles. 

 Obergartner Wittig. Bright magentti, with crimson-carmine e\ e, 



lai'ge flower and truss; one of the finest. 

 Otto Thalacker. Tyrian rose, with deep red eye and light halo. 

 Pantheon. .An elTeciive bright carmine-rose. 



Pecheur d'Islande. Crimson-red, suffused with cochineal-red, 

 bright carmine-red eye. 



