NEW HIBISCUS, CRIMSON EYE. 
A handsome, showy, hardy plant. The large pure white flowers, 
with a spot of velvety crimson in the center of each, are very strik- 
ing. Will succeed any- 
where; perfectly hardy. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz., 
per loo. 
HEMEROCALLIS 
DISTICHA. 
Clusters of deep tawny 
yellow flowers. 20 cts. 
each, $2 per doz. 
HERBACEOUS 
PEONIES. 
The Herbaceous Peo- 
nies are among the show- 
iest and most useful 
hardy plants. The full, 
massive flowers are gor- 
geous and grand. A few 
years ago there were not 
many representatives of 
this class of Peonies ; 
but now. thauks to the 
hybridists, who have ex- 
ercised their skill on 
them, we have a great 
number of varieties, 
ranging from the various 
Herbaceous Peony. shades of deep crimson 
down to pure white, 
while the petals of others are marked with stripes or tipped in the 
way of carnations. 
Choice Named Varieties, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Older Named Varieties. '.15 cts. each, $.3 per doz. 
Mixed Unnamed Varieties. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
TREE PEONIES. See page 17. 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 
The increased popularity of Ornamental Grasses for lawn-planting 
is due to their peculiar graceful foliage and plume like flowers, which 
make a pretty contrast when planted with assorted flowering shrubs. 
Arundo donax variegata. A hardy, broad-leaved variegated liam- 
boo; foliage creamy white and green, retaining its bright, fresh 
color until frost; grows 6 to 8 feet high ; of fine habit. 40 cts. 
Eulalia gracillima. A distinct new variety, of graceful habit, with 
narrow green leaves, having a conspicuous white midrib. Not being 
so tall a grower as the older varieties of ornamental grasses, it is 
desirable for jilanting where great height is objectionable. 20 cts. 
eacli, $2 per doz. 
Eulalia Japonica striata. An attractive ornamental grass; green- 
leaved, striped with white; graceful heads of bloom and seed-vessels 
in autumn. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Eulalia Japonica zehrina. A singular grass; similar to above, 
except that it has yellow stripes across the leaves. 25 cts each' 
$2.50 per doz. " ' 
Erianthus ravennae. A hardy ornamental grass with feathery 
plumes a foot long; very handsome. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass). One of the most effective 
of the ornamental grasses. Its silvery jdumes are produced on 
stems 6 to 8 feet high. Well-e.stablished plants can i-emain in the 
open ground from year to year when protected from frost. The 
Pampas requires a rich, deep soil. The plumes, when cut before 
they fully exp-md, and dried in the shade, make handsome winter 
decorations. Strong plants, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.; extra strong 
clumps at 50 cts. each. 
TRITOMA. 
(Red-Hot Poker.) 
Sh owy, handsome herbaceous plant that blooms from midsummer 
till freezing weather. The flower-stalks shoot up from 3 to 4 feet 
high, and as the buds open and fade, they pass through the shades of 
yellow, red and blue that a bar of iron does in cooling. Very prettv 
and odd. The roots must be protected from hard fi-eezing and too 
much water iu winter. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
PHLOXES, GARDEN. 
We are each year more impressed with the great merit of the 
hybrid Garden Phloxes. They are among the most showy of the per- 
ennials. In height they vary from 1 to 4 feet, and iu foliage from 
narrow and shining to broad and dull. The flowers are produced in 
pyramidal panicles, often 6 inches across, and continue to bloom 
from eai'ly summer until autumn. The colors, shades and markings 
are innumerable, including pure white, cream, salmon, rose, lilac, 
carmine, purple, violet and crimson, in various shades, some of the 
varieties combining two or more colors in the same flower. 
We offer a fine collection of the best European varieties, as named 
below, at 20 cts. each, .$2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
^^"■These are as brilliant in colo" as the Drummond Phloxes, and 
much more effective, as the flower-heads are larger. 
Ampliitryon. Large; lilac, with white center. 
B. Comte. Rich carmine, shaded purple. 
Cross of Honor. Rose, striped white. 
Duquestin. Crimson. 
Elias Legnor. Rose-red. 
E, Levavasseur. Fine dwarf white. 
Fahrihaut Weisse. Carmine, shaded violet; rich. 
Japonais. Dwarf; salmon-cai-mine, with large violet center. 
Madeleine Leturque. Fine Indian-rose, with white star. 
Nettie Stewart. Piue large pure white, with just the faintest 
tinge of color near base of petals. 
Pierre Loti. Rosy salmon, with light center. 
Richard Wallace. White, with pink eye. 
Robert Werner. Deep carmine, .shaded salmon. 
Simplon. Carmine-salmon, with purple center. 
The Pearl. Fine large pure white. 
Tivoli. Rich purplish crimson. 
William Robinson. Pale rosy salmon, with large violet center. 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. (Adam-s Needle.) 
Hardy and very ornamental. The tine flower-stem, 4 or 5 feet hi-h 
bears a spike of creamy white, bell-shaped flowers a foot or n>ore in 
length. The great cluster of sharp green leaves at the foot of the 
stalk IS also handsome. The leaves are sharp-pointed, with thread- 
like filaments along the edge, hence the conimon name. F ne for 
groups among shrubbery, and the decoration of walks and teiraces 
perdoz^ ' ^"^-^ ^^''^H^'-. 20 cts Sh |o 
Yucca filamentosa. 
