Perennial Phlox 
Hardy Perennial Plants 
SCABIOSA, Duckham’s New Hybrids. An improvement on the old Scabiosa, 
both in form and color. Flowers are lavender and blue, like the shade of 
that extremely popular annual, Blue Lace Flower. Those who are familiar 
with the latter will surely want my new Scabiosas. The assortment also 
contains a liberal proportion of rich blue and white shades. 3 feet. June 
to September. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
SEDUM. Sionecrop. Rock-Plants offered on page 7. 
STOKESIA. Cornflower Aster. A most charming hardy perennial which, for 
many seasons, has been the most-admired flower on my grounds. The 
plants grow l)/£ to 2 feet high, bearing freely, from early June until late 
in October, handsome lavender-blue centaurea-Iike blossoms, which mea¬ 
sure from 4 to 5 inches across. It is of the easiest culture. 
S. laevis. Beautiful light blue flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
S. laevis lilacina grandiflora. A new Stokesia resembling Scabiosa caucasica, 
a silvery blue shade with flowers produced on 18 to 20-inch stems. 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus). An old-fashioned hardy perennial 
which should not be left out of the list of sweet-scented, old-fashioned 
flowers. Scarlet Beauty (brilliant scarlet), Holborn Glory (red). Pink 
Beauty (pink). 30 cts. each; 65 cts. for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
THALICTRUM (Meadow-Rue) adiantifolium. Leaves resemble maidenhair 
fern. Small yellow flowers. 1 foot. June, July. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
T. dipterocarpum. Beautiful blue-gray leaves. Purplish yellow flowers with 
yellow stamens. July-October. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
T. glaucum. Blue-gray leaves rather finely cut, with heads of Chinese yel¬ 
low, fragrant flowers. 3 to 4 feet. July. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
Daphne Cneorum. 75 cts. each 
Veronica subsessilis. 30 cts. each 
Primula polyanthus. 25 cts. each 
