W. W. WILMORE, DAHLIA SPECIALIST. 
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HARDY POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Tlio haidy Clii-ysantliemums are becoming more 
and more tlu- Queen of Autumn. The amateur 
,witll but little trouljle ean produee tliem just as 
fine as tlie practieal florist. They continue to 
bloom lonf? after all other flowers have died 
away and even "the last rose of summerr" has 
faded and gone. I carry six distinct colors, red, 
white, yellow, pink, gold and bronze. 
HIBISCUS (Crimson Eye). 
An immense white flower with a crimson eye. 
Perfectl,\' hardy. Blooms freely from mid-sum- 
mer until Idlled liy frost. 
IRIS. (Germanica.) 
Large flowering varieties. Excellent for either 
borders or massing. 1 carry the following colors: 
Blue, Purple and White, 
Bronze, Orange Yellow, 
Creamy White, Bronze Purple, 
Lavender, Wine Purple. 
LYSIMACHIA (Loose-strife). 
A fine liardy plant, about 2 feet high, with 
long, dense recurved spiltes of pure white flow- 
ers from Jul.y to September. 
LYCHNIS. (Lamp Flower). 
A hardy perennial, growing to tlie heiglit of 
two and one-half to three feet, and producing 
fine heads of bright scarlet flowers. 
LILIES. 
ARATUM. The gold banded lilie. Large grace- 
ful flowers. Very sweet. 25c each. 
TIGRINUM.. (Tiger Lily.) Orange red spotted 
dark i)urple. 
.ELEGANS. A lily of the easiest culture. 
Deep red shaded rich orange. 
ORIENTAL POPPY. 
This poppy is perfectly liardy. Its large orange 
scarlet flowers make it one of the most showy of 
all plants. 
For List of Paeonies see Page 12. 
- PYRETHRUM. 
A very pretty and useful class of plants giving 
a profusion of bloom in .lune. Its range of color 
is wide, but is especially ricli in reds, purples 
and scaiiets. Thrives well in any soil .and lasts 
a long time after l>eing cut. Mixed colors. 
PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORA. 
(Chinese Bell Flower.) 
Blooms freely from .luly to September. Flow- 
ers are beil-sliaped and darlt l)lue in color, quite 
liardy. 
PARDANTHUS. 
(Blackberry Lily.) 
SINENSIS. T,ily-like flowers of a bright orange 
color, followed in September with seeds whicli 
resemble blackberries. 
Bed of Alaska Daisies. 
PHYSOSTEGIA. 
(False Dragon Head.) 
VIRGINICA. Soft (link, forming dense bushes' 
three to four feet liigh, beai-ing spikes of delicate 
pink flowers. 
PERENNIAL PHLOX. 
Among the lijirdy perennial plants no class is . 
of more importance than tlie Phloxes. They are 
of tlie easiest culture, flowering well in almost 
any soil or location. Thc.\' embrace a wide range 
of color and produce a wealth of flowers from 
early summer until late in the fall. For best re- 
sults the clump should be divided and reset after 
the third year. The following list contains the 
most desirable colors: 
Newer Ploxes of Special Merit 
BOUQUET FLOWER. Pale pink with crim- 
son eye. Kacli brancli a perfect bouquet. 
BERANGER. White delicately suffused with' 
rosy pink. ' 
COUQUELICOT. Pure scarlet with deeper eye.; 
Best of tlie scarlets. 
F. G. VON LUSBURG. The largest and finest 
white in cultivation. Florets fully double the size 
of any other white. 
H ERMINE. A'ery dwarf, never growing above 
10 inches hi height. Pure white. A gem. 
MISS LINGARD. An older Phlox, but a very 
fine one. Pure white, with slight blush in the 
center. 
Prices any of the above, 25c each; set of 6 for 
$1.25. 
Standard Varieties of Phloxes 
ANDRES HOFFER. Dwarf, white; very early. 
BUTTON OF FIRE. Salmon scarlet. The 
earliest of all. 
ESPERENCE. Fine large pink, light eye. 
ECLIPS. Dark purple red. 
HENRY MURGER. Pale pink shading to crim- 
son. 
IRIS. Violet purple shading to blue. 
JOSEPHINE GERBAUX. Blush, pale pink eye. 
LAVENDER. Pure lavender. A late bloomer. 
LA FOUNDER. Deep purple; very large. 
PLUTON. Deep wine red. 
PEARL. Pure white. Tall grower. 
PANTHEON. Clear pink with darlc eye. 
ROBT. WERNER. Deep blush, bright pink eye. 
RICHARD WALLACE. Pure white, violet eye. 
THEBAIDE. Carmine-lake with red eye. 
WM. ROBINSON. Rich salmon scarlet. Fine. 
Price of the above, 10c each; .?100 per doz, 
SHASTA DAISIES. 
(Burbanks.) 
ALASKA. Immense snow white flow- 
ers 1 inches in diameter. bUionis through 
tlit^ season. The best daisy in tlie list. 
(Si'c cut.) 
CALIFORNIA. Creamy white flowers 
on \-erv long stems. 
WESTRALIA. Pure white, of bushy 
habit. 
I'rice of the above, 15c eacli; $1.50 per 
doz. 
SHASTA. The original Shasta Daisy. 
Pure wliite flowers 3 Inches in diameter. 
Second only in quality to Alaska. 
Price, 10c each; $1.00 per doz. 
VALERIANA. 
COCCINEA. .\ iKipular old favorite 
producing a mass of sliowy heads of 
briglit pinlv flowers, from Jtine to Octo- 
ber. Excellent for edging, as it grows but 
18 inclu-s high. 
OFFICINALIS. (Hardy Heliotrope.) A 
tail variety- producing fine heads of pale 
pink flowers in .lune and July, with a 
strong heliotrope odor. A fine plant. 
