MOON'S PERENNIALS 



Platycodon. Balloon Flower, or Chinese Bellflower. 



Phlox 



Phlox set the garden aglow with pure colors, 

 from ivory-white to the most dazzling flames of 

 scarlet and cardinal. They grow in any soil, are 

 very hardy, and where bloom and color are needed 

 they are without a rival. 



Aurora Borealis. Coral pink. A good strong- 

 growing variety. 



Champs Elysses. Rich purplish crimson. Very 

 fine. 



Goran de Ache. Cerise pink, free-flowering. 

 Coquilicot. Scarlet. One of the best. 

 Daybreak. Soft shell-pink. 

 F. G. Van. Lassburg. Pure white. 

 Geo. A. Strohlein. Bright scarlet; crimson- 

 red eye. 



General Van Heutsz. New brilliant salmon- 

 red, with white center. 



Mrs. Jenkins. Best early white. 



Peachblow. Large heads of peach-blossom 

 color. 



Selma. Pink, with cherry red eye. 



Phlox subulata. Moss, or Mountain Pink. A 

 low-growing half-creeping evergreen, that is buried 

 in very early Spring beneath a multitude of little 

 flowers. It is a splendid thing for a ground cover 

 in barren places, for rockeries, graves and bedding. 



var. alba. White. 



var. Atropurpurea. Purplish rose. 



var. Lilacina. Light lilac. 



var. rosea. Bright rose. 



PLATYCODON grandiflora. Balloon Flower 

 OR Chinese Bell Flower. Resembles the Cam- 

 panula in appearance, and blooms continuously 

 from June until October. Grows about 2 feet high. 

 The flowers are deep blue, and are 1 to inches 

 across. See illustration opposite. 



var. alba. A white flowered form of the above. 



PLUMBAGO larpentae. Lead Wort. A low 

 spreading plant, with a profusion of indigo-blue 

 flowers, toward the latter part of Summer. 8 

 inches. 



Polyanthus. See Primulas. 



Polygonum compactum. A very good plant 

 in any position; has a smothering mass of soft, 

 cream-white bloom, with reddish green foliage, 

 suggestive of its name, "Knot Weed." August and 

 September. 18 inches. 



Primula. Primrose 



These are bright, attractive little Spring-flowering 

 plants, including the Polyanthus and Cowslips in 

 variable colors. 



Primula elatior. A strain of Polyanthus, show- 

 ing shades of velvety brown, with bright yellow 

 centers, sometimes golden borders and lacings of 

 colors in contrast. Good for the rockery and half- 

 shady places. Grows about 6 inches high. 



PYRETHRUM hybridum. These beautiful 

 plants, with feathery foliage and blooms like painted 

 daisies, are truly an artist's flower. 2 feet. June. 

 The plants we offer are of good assorted colors. 



P. uliginosum. Pure white, with a strong- 

 growing habit; giant daisy-like flowers. 



RANUNCULUS acris fl. pi. This is the little 

 double Buttercup. The plant has a running habit. 

 Fine for hillside planting. 



RUDBECKIA laciniata fl. pi. "Golden 

 Glow." From July to September, the tall, sway- 

 ing stems are aglow with golden-yellow, dahlia- 

 like flowers. 



R. Newmanii. W\ Summer this plant, that 

 grows about 3 feet high, is covered with large, 

 orange-yellow, daisy-shaped flowers that have 

 dark brown centers and resemble a Black-eyed 

 Susan. They are fine for cutting and splendid 

 border plants. 



R. purpurea. Giant Purple Cone-flower. 

 Large reddish-purple flowers, often 4 inches in 

 diameter, that are most showy from July to October. 

 3 to 4 feet. 



SALVIA azurea. A Rocky Mountain species 

 that grows 3 to 4 feet high and is laden in August 

 and September with a profusion of small, sky-blue 

 flowers. Most effective when planted in colonies 

 or masses. 



