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CLIBRANS’ LIST OP HERBACEOUS AND ALPINE PLANTS FOR 1906 . 
PAP AVER — continued. 
58 orientale Silver Queen, white, tinged 
blu.sh. late flowering, fid. each. 
59 — Waterloo, rich dark crimson, shot 
with violet, very large, a beautiful 
and effective variety. \/- 
Slx Fine Papavers, our selection, for 
2 /- ; Twelve choice varieties, our 
selection, 4 /- 
PAROCHETUS (‘^humrock Pea). 
67 communis, dainty trailer, Shamrock 
foliage, numerous Pea-like flowers, 
lovely blue ; likes warmth, vii-ix. fid. 
PATRINIA 
70 Scabiosaefolia, 2 ft., terminal heads of 
clear yellow flowers, foliage resembling 
that of “ Scabious," easily cultivated 
and highlv ornamental for the border. 
9d. 
PENTSTEMON {Beard Tongue). 
78 barbatus, 25 ft., long spikes, tubular 
bright red flowers for several months 
in succession, vii-viii. fid. each. 
82 glaber, 9 ins., showy violet or purple 
flowers, an excellent rock plant, vii. fid. 
83 tubiflorus, 3 ft., white flowers, some- 
times tinged Ulac, freely produced in 
panicles. 1 /- 
For Florists’ varieties, see page 55. 
PETASITES 
85 japonicus giganteus, from Japan, where 
it developes to a gigantic size, the leaves 
used by the natives as temporary um- 
brellas during rainstorms ; a useful 
[riant for a damp position where a bold 
effect is required, pd. 
PHALARIS {Gardener's Garter). See Aquatic 
Plants, page 9. 
PHLOMIS {Jerusalem Sage), handsome free 
flowering plants of the Deadnettle 
order with hoary foliage. 
88 fruticosus, 3 ft., bright yellow blooms 
in whorls of twenty to thirty at the 
end of every branch : slight protection 
in Winter, vii-ix. fid. 
90 Russeliianus (syns. viscosa, lunarifolia), 
2 ft., hardier than above, and nearly 
as showy, vi-viii. qd. each. 
PHLOX. Dwarf Alpine Phloxes, flower in 
Spring and early Summer, forming 
sheets of bloom ; for rock-work, 
massing, and edging they are of the 
greatest value, [>refer a sunny position. 
103 amcena, fi in., pretty rose-pink flowers, 
iv-vi. 4d. 
106 canadensis (syn. divaricata), pin., bluish- 
lilac, iv-vi. fid. 
109 alba, 9 in., more vigorous, flowers 
pure white, fid. 
decussata varieties. See page 58. 
113 ovata, I ft., lovely reddish-rose, v-vii. fid. 
I ifi procumbens, 6 in., lilac flowers, v-vi. fid. 
1 19 reptans (syn. verna), 4 in., a charming 
creeper,, rosy-purple flowers producecl, 
with the greatest freedom, fid. 
123 setacea (syn. subulata), 6 in., rock plant, 
with rich pink flowers, v-viii. fid. 
127 atropurpurea, 6 in., rosy-red flowers. 
fid. each. 
131 Brightness, bright rose, scarlet 
eye, free and effective, pd. 
135 Daisy Hill, fi in., a pretty variety, 
■ covering itself with flowers, invaluable 
for rockery, fid. 
PHLOX— continued. 
139 setacea. Fairy, fi in., rosy lilac, purple 
eye, beautiful variety, flowering freely 
in Spring and .Autumn, fid. 
143 frondosa, 6 in., bright rose. fid. 
each. 
145 “ G. F. Wilson,” I ft., mauve 
flowers, vigorous and floriferous. fid. 
‘47 grandlflora, 4 in., deep rose, free; 
grand variety, fid. 
151 lilacina, fi in., lovely lilac blue, 
dense sheets of colour, fid. 
1 5 5 7 Nelsoni, 6 in. . cushions of evergreen 
foliage, flowers white, violet eye. fid. 
159 Newry Seedling, fi in., very pretty, 
starch-blue flowers, fid. 
163 nivalis, 6 in., snow-white, fid. 
ifi 7 7- Sprite, bright rose pink, with car- 
mine eye, a striking and beautiful 
variety, fid. 
175 “Vivid,” fi in., most effective, 
the brightest crimson carmine eye. fid. 
suffruticosa varieties. See page 56. 
Six Phlox in 6 fine Sorts, our selection, 
2/6. 
PHYGELIUS {Cape Fig-wort). 
183 capensis, 2 ft., long pyramidal spikes 
of bright scarlet, a warm soil and a 
little Winter protection, vi-viii. fid. 
PHYSALIS {Winter Cherry), {Chinese Lantern), 
remarkable lor the bladder-like orange- 
red persistent calyces in .Autumn, 
which may be kept for indoor decora- 
tion during the Winter. 
188 Franchetti, i4 ft., robust, with inflated 
bright red calyx, often over 3 in. long, 
vi. 4d. 
PHYTEUMA {Rampion). 
ig8 Scheuchzerl, i ft., curiously-shaped 
deep purple-blue flowers, forming a 
globular head on a slender naked stalk ; 
free ; for rockeries and borders, vi-vii. 
fid. 
PINKS. See page 57. 
PLATYCODON {Chinese Bell-flower). 
204 grandlflorum, ij ft., handsome blue 
flowers, often 3 in. across, in clusters 
at the end of the slender branches ; 
light soil, exposed position, vii-ix. fid. 
206 album, i4 ft., flowers white, fid. 
209 Marlesll {pumilum), 9 in., flowers 
deep blue ; beautiful for rock or bor- 
der, fill. 
210 album, 1 ft., the white form. 
fid. 
PLUMBAGO {I.cadwort). 
214 Larpentse, 9 in., slender zig-zag scaly 
stems, carrying compact clusters of 
rich blue flowers, flushed violet ; fine 
for rock, borders, &c., vii-ix. fid. 
PODOPHYLLUM {Duck’s Foot). See Aquatic 
Plants, page 9. 
POLEMONIUM {Jacob’s Ladder), pretty fun- 
nel-shaped flowers in loose showy 
clusters. 
221 contertum meiitum, 9 in., pretty variety’, 
creamy flowers, gd. 
227 reptans, fi in., dense creeper, showy 
drooping clusters of slate-blue flowers ; 
fine for rock, iv-vi. fid. 
229 Richardson!, il ft., flowers large, showy, 
pale blue, v-vii. 4d. each. 
2.30 album, ik ft., white; free. qd. 
each. 
