A bank planting of Moss or Mountain Pinks, Phlox Subulata. Although this little plant is attractive at all 

 times of year, it is in the Spring when it is entirely covered with flowers that it is most appealing. Also valuable for 

 rockery plantings. The Dwarf Sedums are also useful in the same way. 



PHLOX Subulata. Mos.s or Mountain Pink. A 

 low-growing, half-creeping evergreen that is buried 

 in very early Spring beneath a multitude of little 

 Howers. It is a splendid thing for a ground cover in 

 barren places, for rockeries, graves and bedding. 



var. Alba. White. 



var. Atropurpurea. Purplish pink. (R) "Mallow 

 Purple." 



Various Phlox 



PHLOX Divaricata; var. Laphami (Perry's 

 Variety). 114 feet. A distinct v^ariety of recent in- 

 troduction, with a loose spreading habit. (R) "Light 

 Chicorv Blue" flowers with purple eyes in May and 

 June. $0.25 each; $2.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100. 



Phlox Ovata; syn. Carolina. Mountain Phlox. 

 Grows about a foot high and bears masses of purplish 

 pink flowers in June. (R) "Rhodamine Purple." 



Phlox Suffruticosa; var. Miss Lingard. 2 feet. 

 A superior variety, both on account of its foliage and 

 flowers. The white flowers shade to delicate pink. 

 \'ery early and free flowering. 



PHYSOSTEGIA Virginica. Obedient Plant. 

 3 feet. (R) Soft "Phlox Pink," in tall full spikes that 

 l)loom continually from July to September. 



Platycodon, Balloon or Chinese 

 Bellflower 



Plants related to the Campanulas and unusually 

 attractive for the front of the hardy border. The 

 large, wide open, bell-shaped flowers are borne con- 

 tinuously from early July to October, and grow in 

 sun or shade. 



PLATYCODON grandiflora. 2 feet. (R) "Light 

 Violet" and darker. 



var. Alba. White. 



P. Mariesi. 1 foot. Dwarf and more bushy. Colors 

 various. (R) "White, 1 .ight Violet, Dark Violet and 

 Violet Ultramarine." 



PLUMBAGO larpentae. Lead Wort. 8 inches. 

 A low-spreading plant, with a profusion of (R) "Dull 

 Violet Blue" flowers toward the latter part of the 

 Summer. Thrives in shady locations. 



POLYGONUM compactum. 18 inches. Avery 

 good plant in any position; has a smothering mass 

 of soft, cream-white bloom. Reddish green foliage, 

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

 September. 



Primula 



Charming for the half-shaded rock garden or 

 border, during the early days of Spring. 



PRIMULA veris. English Cowslip. 6 to 12 

 inches. Clustered flowers above tiny rosettes of 

 foliage in yellows, bronze and reds. 



PYRETHRUM hybridum. 2 feet. These beauti- 

 ful plants, with feathery foliage and blooms like 

 painted daisies, are truly an artist's flower. June and 

 July. The plants we ofTer have flowers shading through 

 whites and pinks to carmine. 



P. Uliginosum. 4 to 5 feet. Large, pure white 

 flowers that are almost 3 inches in diameter. July 

 and August. 



RANUNCULUS acnsfl. pi. Buttercup. This is 

 the little double Buttercup. The plant has a running 

 habit. Fine for hillside planting. 



Rudbeckia 



RUDBEGKIA laciniata fl. pi. "Golden Glow." 

 5 to 6 feet. From July to September the tall, sway- 

 ing stems are aglow with golden yellow, dahlia-like 

 flowers. 



R. Newmanii. 2 feet. Large orange-colored 

 flowers with black centers. Resemble Black-eyed 

 Susans. June to September. (R) "Light Cadmium." 



R. Purpurea. Giant Purple Cone-Flower. 

 3 to 4 feet. Large purplish pink flowers 3 to 4 inches 

 in diameter. July and October. (R) "Rosolane 

 Purple." 



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Prices of Perennial Plants, except where otherwise noted, are 20 cents each; 

 $1.50 per 10; $13.00 per 100. 



