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Hardy Perennial Plants 
LARKSPUR (Delphinium) Belladonna. The most continuous 
blooming and most useful Delphinium for cutting. The clear 
turquoise-blue of its flowers is not equaled for delicacy and 
beauty by any other flower. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
L.. Bellamosum. A dark blue form of the popular Belladonna. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
See also pages 3 to 5 
LAVANDULA vera. This, the true Sweet Lavender, grows 
about \}/2 feet high and has delightfully fragrant blue flowers 
in July and August. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
LIATRIS scariosa. Blazing Star; Gayjeather. Brilliant purple 
flowers in long showy spikes in September, much later than 
the others. A very imposing plant. 4 to 5 feet. 30 cts. each; 
90 cts. for 3; $3 per doz. 
LILIUM candidum. Madonna or Annunciation Lily. This is 
the old-fashioned garden Lily, and one of the most beautiful. 
Ready in July and August. Fine companion to my hybrid 
delphiniums. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz.; $50 per 100. 
L. elegans, Leonard Joerg. Rich apricot flowers, spotted black 
and maroon. A splendid hardy border Lily. 40 cts. each; 
$4 per doz. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY ( Convallaria majalis). This popular 
and fragrant ground-cover plant repays good treatment. 
Grand for massing near shrubs or along shaded borders. 
Strong field-clumps, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
LINARIA. Rock-Plant offered on page 7. 
LUPINUS, New Polyphyllus Hybrids, Mixed. Lupine. Both 
in the garden and as a cut-flower, the Lupine has always been 
a favorite. English plant hybridists, always busy with new 
things, have recently introduced a magnificent strain of new 
colors which includes many shades and delicate tints hereto¬ 
fore unknown in Lupines, including bronze, yellow, orange, 
pink, dark brown, and lavender. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
LYCHNIS (Campion) Arkwrighti. Effective border plants with 
heads of bright orange, apricot, and scarlet flowers. 2 to 3 feet. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
L. chalcedonica. Clusters of vivid scarlet flowers, blooming a 
long time. One of the brightest plants in the hardy border. 
3 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not) alpestris, Royal Blue. The dainty 
Forget-me-not loves a cool, moist soil, and, like the pansy, 
blooms most freely in spring. It quickly establishes itself by 
self-seeding. Royal Blue is a rich deep blue of remarkable 
free-flowering habit. 6 to 12 inches. May. 25 cts. each; 
65 cts. for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
NEPETA nervosa. An improved Nepeta. Trailing, aromatic 
plant with heads of clear light blue flowers. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
N. Mussini. A trailing, aromatic plant with velvety gray-green 
foliage and heads of tall lavender-blue flowers. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
NIEREMBERGIA. Rock-Plant offered on page 7. 
P7EONIA. Peony. We have a fine collection of both single 
and double Chinese Peonies in many varieties and colors. 
Please write for list and prices. 
PANSY. Heartsease. My strain of Pansies is well known, for 
I have taken no end of pains to develop it by careful “rogu- 
ing” each year. Visitors at my trial-grounds proclaim it the 
best they have seen. 6 inches. April to October. 
Light Blue Purple Bright Blue 
Fire King Golden Yellow Bedding Dark Blue 
All Pansies, $1 per doz.; $8 per 100 
PAPAVER (Poppy) nudicaule, Sunbeam Mixed. Iceland Poppy. 
A beautiful class of hardy Poppies, bearing cup-shaped flowers, 
ranging in color from pure white to yellow and orange-scarlet, 
on long stems. 1 foot. May to August. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
P. orientale. Oriental Poppy. The old Oriental Poppy is a well- 
known favorite and has no equal for brilliancy of color. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz. 
WILLIAM C. DUCKHAM, MADISON, N. J. 
Papaver orientale, Mrs. Perry. Orange-apricot flowers. The best 
of all pink Poppies. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
P. orientale, Princess Ena. Exquisite blooms of soft salmon- 
orange. Very charming. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
P. alpinum. Alpine Poppy. Offered among Rock-Plants, page 7. 
PENTSTEMON barbatus, Coral Gem. A fine border plant 
with 3-foot stems bearing tubular orange-scarlet flowers. 
Blooms all summer. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
P. barbatus Torreyi. Beard Tongue. Tall spikes of brilliant 
scarlet flowers. A most charming and effective border plant. 
4 feet. June to August. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
PHLOX decussata. Hardy border Phloxes succeed in almost 
any soil enriched with manure in spring, and given an 
occasional soaking of water in hot weather. 
P. decussata, Enchantress. (New.) Salmon-red. 
P. decussata, Firebrand. Fiery red. 
P. decussata, Milly van Hoboken. Bright pink. 
P. decussata, Mrs. Jenkins. White; blooms early. 
P. decussata, The Queen. Orchid-pink. 
P. decussata, Thor. Deep salmon-pink. 
P. decussata, Wala. Lovely white. 
P. divaricata (P. canadensis). Fragrant, lavender flowers in 
clusters on stems 10 inches high. April and May. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
P. divaricata Laphami. A deep lavender-violet form of P. divari¬ 
cata. The richest and darkest variety. About 1 foot high. 
April, May. 
P. suffruticosa Miss Lingard. A splendid border plant differing 
from the other Phloxes in its sturdy, rather dwarf stature. 
The erect stems grow about 2)^ feet high and bear greatly 
elongated heads of many salver-shaped flowers in great pro¬ 
fusion over a long period of time. It is at its best in the height 
of the delphinium season and combines beautifully with them. 
All Phloxes, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz., unless otherwise noted 
PHYSALIS Francheti. Chinese Lantern. Bears fruits enclosed 
in enormous balloon-shaped orange-scarlet bags, like Chinese 
lanterns. Valuable for winter decoration. 2 feet. May, June. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana. Flowers about an inch long, on 4- 
foot spikes, varying in color from pale lilac-pink to white. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower) grandiflorum. Large, showy, 
deep blue flowers somewhat like Campanula persicijolia. 
134 feet. June, July. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
P. grandiflorum album. White-flowered form of the above. 
Very beautiful. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
PRIMULA (Primrose) auricula. Rosettes of smooth, gray 
leaves with heads of large, sweet-scented flowers in the richest 
of colors—golden yellows, warm purples, and maroons, each 
marked with a conspicuous eye. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
P. polyanthus. Gold-laced Primula. Forms a beautiful rosette of 
large, rough leaves and bears clusters of ruffled flowers of 
fine form and rich colors, all laced handsomely with gold 
6 to 8 inches. May, June. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
P. veris. Rock-Plant offered on page 7. 
PYRETHRUM, Duckham’s New Hybrids. Persian Daisy. For 
profusion of flowers in season, nothing can surpass the charm¬ 
ing variety of the Pyrethrums. The mixed varieties I offer 
are especially rich in the charming pink shades. 2 to 3 feet. 
May to September. 40 cts. each; $3.75 per doz. 
RUDBECKIA purpurea. Coneflower. Peculiar reddish purple 
flowers like huge daisies. Thrives in ordinary soil. 3 feet. 
July to October. 35 cts. each; 90 cts. for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
SALVIA (Sage) azurea. The graceful flowers are a delightful 
shade of pale blue and come in graceful spikes. 3 feet. July 
to October. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
S. Pitcheri. A form of Azurea with large, deep blue flowers 
3 to 4 feet. August, September. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz 
