Part of all the Phlox groups in your garden may have their blooming season prolonged by nipping back the 

 flower buds of some of the plants in June and July, and the garden will be a glow of color in August and Sep- 

 tember. Cutting the faded flowers will also result in another crop. 



Scarlet and Orange-Red Phlox 



George A. Strohlein. Large truss and individual 

 flowers of brilliant orange-scarlet with blood-red eye. 



Matador. Medium. Large flowers of bright orange-red 

 with cherry center; fine heads and good foliage. 



Ooquelicot. Dwarf. Orange-scarlet with crimson eye. 

 Once the finest of its color, it is well known and much 

 called for, but it is a weak grower. The newer varieties 

 now give the color-effect and stand up better. 



Aurora Boreale. Dwarf. A vigorous grower with nice 

 round heads of large orange flowers with purple centers. 



General Van Heutsz. New. Very large flowers of bril- 

 liant salmon-red with white centers. 



Red to Bronze-Red 



R. P. Struthers. Tall. This is an excellent bright red, 

 the flowers borne in open panicles much branched. A 

 very vigorous, long-flowering variety. 



Madame P. Langier. Tall. Brilliant geranium-red with 

 vermilion center. 



Fernand Cortez. Tall. Very large flowers of deep crim- 

 son, overlaid with coppery bronze; a fine, strong grower. 



Crimson-Purple 



Von Hochberg. Tall. Large-flowered; rich, satiny crim- 

 son purple. The finest of its color and a very handsome 

 Phlox. 



Lavender-Pink and Rose-Violet with 

 White Center 



L'Esperance. Dwarf. Light lavender-pink, with large 

 white eye. A dainty flower and a suitable companion 

 for Aglae Adanson. 

 Edmond Rostand. Large trusses of reddish violet flowers 



with a large, white, star-shaped center. Very distinct. 

 PHLOX sufiruticosa. Early-flowering Phlox. 



Miss Lingard. A distinct plant worthy a place in 

 every garden. A cylindrical cluster of white flowers 

 with lilac eye, blooming in June, five weeks earlier 

 than others and continuing through the season. Its 

 long, glossy, pointed leaves are always healthy. 

 P. subulata. Moss Pink. Economically, this is cheaper 

 than grass on dry terrace-banks, road-banks, gravelly 

 hillsides, tops of walls and ledges. We have sold many 

 thousands for these purposes, and it has proved per- 

 manently satisfactory. Planted about a foot apart, it 

 will spread and cover the ground completely, especially 

 in dry situations. The first cost need not deter anyone 



Phlox subulata, continued 



from planting, because every little piece will grow and 

 a small amount this year will supply many times the 

 area next year. It makes a dense evergreen cushion of 

 foliage which in May is completely covered with bright 

 flowers. The variety Atropurpurea is an objectionable 

 shade of purplish pink which we do not grow. We offer 

 the following in large quantities: 

 Alba. Pure white. Useful for edging garden paths. 

 Lilacina. Light lilac. Excellent for carpeting under 



blue, purple, or white flowers. 

 Pink. An excellent pink; neat and compact in growth. 



PHYSOSTEGIA Virginica. False Dragonhead. A 

 beautiful flower in the garden or as a cut-flower. The 

 color is a delicate shade of pink, and it blooms from 

 July to September. 2>^ feet. 



P. Virginica, var. alba. Flowers pure white, of delicate 

 beauty. 



PINK. See Dianthus. 



PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Chinese Bellflower. 



Bears large blue or white flowers, similar to the Cam- 

 panulas, all summer. 



POLYGONATUM giganteum. Solomon's Seal. Some 

 call this a giant Lily-of-the- Valley. It has graceful, 

 arching stems about 2^2 feet high, bearing pairs of 

 leaves with drooping cream-and-green bells at each 

 axil. It makes graceful clumps in the garden, and is 

 still more harmonious in a shady corner with ferns. 



POPPY. SeePapaver. 



PRIMULA. Primrose. These are among the most 

 attractive of the early spring flowers. They grow about 

 6 inches high; fine for borders. April and May. 



P. Polyantha. Umbels of rich shades of yellow, bronze 

 and reds. 



P. veris. English Cowslip. Six to twelve small, cup- 

 shaped flowers drooping in a one-sided cluster above the 

 rosette of foliage. Various colors. 



P. veris superba. A very floriferous sort bearing flowers 

 over an inch across, in large umbels. Canary-yellow 

 with golden center. 



P. elatior. Oxlip. Similar to the English Cowslip, but 

 bearing larger flowers, 



P. vulgaris. English Primrose. Bright canary-yellow; 

 fragrant. An old-time favorite. 



PYRETHRUM. An early Spring flower like China Asters, 

 but not quite so large. It has tall, slender stems useful 

 for cutting. It blooms in May and June. The flowers 

 are white, pink and crimson. 



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