CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



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PLATYCODON. Chinese Bellflower 



Hardy and very liandsonip peronnial. Large, 

 beU-shai)ed flowers, not unlike the Campanulas. 

 Macranthum. A dwarf variet\- w itli laiiii-. <l('ep 

 violet flower-. Nine inches. July andScptcinlKT. 

 Mariesi. Deep iilue, hell-shaped llowers, nrail>- 

 three inches across. A valuable variet>' of the 

 Giant Bell flowers. One foot. July and Sep- 

 tember. 



Mariesi album. .\ pure white form of the above. 



One foot. July and S(^iit(Mnber. 

 Grandiflorum. Handsonie, lar^e flowers; deep 



blue. Two feet. July and September. 

 Grandiflorum album. A white form of the 



above. Two feet. July and Septeml^er. 

 15c. each, S1.50 per doz,, SIO.OO per 100. 



PLUMBAGO. Leadwort 



Larpentae. A pretty Autumn flowering border 

 plant, i^'oducing nmnerous rich blue flowers 

 on wiry stems from August to October. A 

 fine rock garden plant. 

 20c. each, 82.00 per doz. 



POTENTILLA. Cinquefoil 



Excellent plants for the rockery or hardy border, with fo- 

 liage resembling that of the Strawlierry. 



Formosa. Bright cherry flowias with carmine eye. Branch- 

 ing habit. Two feet. Jvme-September. 



Grandiflora. Bright yellow flowers produced in quantity 

 during Summer. Two feet. 



Miss Willmott. Low, spread}' gnnvth; flowers bright cerise, 

 flowering continuously from Julv on. Nine inches. 



Wm. Rollison. Brilliant scarlet, shaded orange yellow; 

 very double flower. IS inches. 



15c. each, 81.50 per doz., SIO.OO per 100. 



sure to contam 

 Auricula. A love 



nidst 



PRIMULA. Hardy Primrose 



In the hardy I'rimrosi- 

 ful Spring-flowering subji 

 to the rock garden, but ar 

 nooks in the hard>- gardi 

 .soil anil a light nudch durii: 

 Acaulis alba. A charmin 

 line for massing or roi 



qiute at home iri-dUped 

 ^ or edging -hadv bunl 

 i!ig the Sunnner ;ire rci 

 IMU-c \\liite I'riniiH 

 ilanting. Perfectiv 



u-mmg anil use- 

 are best suited 

 otcctcd 

 .\ rich 



meat 



hardx 



Acaulis, Dean's Hybrids. An excellent large tldwcring 

 strain ineludinsi a wide range of handsome colors varying 

 from ]i\u-e white to bright crimson. A group of these is 

 some surprises wlicu opening. 



ly, fleshy-leavi'd Alpine sjieeies, flow(>ring in large heads of many 



richly shaded blo.s.soms. Kxc-ellent for the mckci} 

 tions. Although quite hanh", thev require a light ■ 

 25c. each, .'^2.50 j-er doz., per W). 



Bulleyana. (\ew.) A tine hard}' spe-ies iVoin ( 'h 

 and ajiricdt shades: i~ entirely new aiiKuig l'!'inir(i~( 



d loca- 



ring in ^^' 



oranae. w iih buff 



ist location. 



> -tufteil fohage; pretty pale lilac or purple flower 

 'P blue flowers; a perfect gem for the rockery. 



sition to this j;opular faniil' 

 Cashmeriana. Large, leatl 



heads in early Spring. 

 Capitata. Small heads of i 



2()c. each, 82. 00 per doz. 

 Cortusoides. Heads of lirii 

 Elatior gigantea. A largi 

 one inch [across, yellow 

 or Spring bedding. JHc. i 

 Frondosa. A very ])rett\' specie-, forming br 

 silvery white. Sliow}- heads of ro-\- colors 

 Japonica ((liant Jai)anese I'rinu-osei. ( Mn 

 Pyramids of rich colored flowers on >tate 

 Spring and (>arly S\nnmer. This ty]H' lil 

 Kxcellent for naturalizing among Perns 

 white, reil or mixed colors. 20c. each, 8: 

 Polyanthus (Munsteil Imjiroved). jMagnitlcent 1 

 roses; iinnien-e -Ize, but without a suggestion of 

 1 bronze, also pure white w ifh 

 ' 'dding. 20c. each, S2.(i() 

 t Prinu'oses for the rocker}- or bord 

 1 freelv on stout stalks. 



on -lender stems. 12 inches. 

 , producing individual flowers over 

 uiiinating color. l'"ine for massing 

 loz., s;i.").()() jier 101). 

 ■iiiht tufts of foliage: reverse of leaves 



■ed ilowers. e:ich, .-^'J ..")( 1 ] '-er d( >Z. 



<1 



.00 jM-; 



of yellow. . ii a 

 for mas-ina ( 

 Sieboldi. On- 

 shaded locat 



^pl■lng 



aodh 

 loz., 



di-h 



doz. 



-had, 

 ants 



nii'e ui-oi:]). 

 uurniLi late 

 1 loi'ation. 



\\"e otYer 

 100. 



r.n.'h Prim- 

 im:I -'iad<'S 



pre 



white to deep crimson. 



Veitchii. A remarkably free-flowering variety resembling Sieboldi. Imt more 

 robust in foliage; the flowers, varying from light to rose-i)ink. are | i-oduceil in 

 loose, grac(>ful umbels on slender stems. 50c. each, 85.00 pc^r doz. 



Vulgaris (English Prinnn-ei. ( )iie of the earliest flowering kinds; bright can- 

 ary, very jjretty and Iraurant. 



15c. each, 81.50 per d.oz., >p).()0 per 100, except where otherwise noted. 



