Penstemon, Shell Pink is one of the finest small flowers on long stems for basket work 
Pliysostegia Virginiea 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
False Dragonhead 
VIRGINIC A ROSEA. Forms large clumps 
3 to 4 feet high, bearing long spikes of 
delicate pink flowers in July and 
August. 
Per ]0, $ .85; Per 100, .$(5.00 
A IRGINICA ALBA. Very fine pure 
white. 
Per 10, $ .85; Per 100, 86.00 
GRAN DIFLORA VIVID. A new variety 
growing from 18 to 24 inches high with 
flowers much larger than the type and 
of a bright violet mauve. 
Per 10, .$100; Per 100, .$7.00 
PEN STEMON 
Beard-Tongue 
Few genera among the popular hardy 
perennials afford a greater number that 
are so attractive. Their natural grace¬ 
fulness, variety of colors, and great 
abundance of flowers make them useful 
in many places. Though hardy as a 
rule, too much frost with an excess of 
moisture in winter seems to be fatal 
to most of this genus. The flowers are 
tubular and foxglove in shape. 
BARBATIXS TORREYI. Spikes two feet 
long of bright scarlet flowers from June 
till August. A very effective plant for 
the border. 
Per 10, $ .85; Per 100, .$6.00 
CORAL GEM. Coral pink, large spikes. 
Makes up beautifuly with Delphinium 
Belladonna or Hardy Asters. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
FRITZ BAHR SAYS: 
Wherever bedding stock is 
sold, there is or can be created 
a demand for perennials. Nor 
need the handling or pushing of 
hardy stock in any way inter¬ 
fere with the sale of green¬ 
house grown plants such as are 
used for bedding during May 
and June. In fact by proper 
management and handling, or¬ 
ders for perennials can be taken 
throughout the entire year for 
either fall or spring shipments. 
Both of these seasons are ideal 
for the planting of perennials. 
PENSTEMON Continued 
IIETEROPHYLLPS. Dwarf, free bloom¬ 
ing species, flowers metallic-blue from 
June until September. Excellent for the 
sunnv border: good cut flower. 
Per 10. $1,00; Per 100. $7.00 
GLABER ROSEITS. Pretty strain of 
dwarf species, flowers pink to deep rose. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GRANOIFLORIJS. One of the showiest, 
with thick, leathery leaves at base of 
stem and long, one-sided spikes of large, 
showy, lilac or purple flowers. Very de¬ 
sirable cut flowers, flowering in May 
and June. 
Per 10, $1,00; Per 100, $7.00 
nvATUS. A strong growing variety 
from the Rocky Mountains. Rich pur¬ 
plish blue flowers on stems over three 
feet tall. Good cut flower and excellent 
in the sunny border. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SHELL PINK. Flower spikes 30 inches 
high. Quite large flowers. Makes up 
fine with most any cut flower. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
UNILATERALIS, A very fine June- 
flowering variety producing 6 to 10 erect 
spikes 24 to 30 inches long, covered 
from top to bottom with opalescent blue 
flowers. A beautiful border plant and 
splendid cut flower, lasting for several 
days in water. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
Physalis Frnnehetti 
PHYSALIS 
Japanese Lantern 
ERANCHETI. This wonderfully decora¬ 
tive plant is easy to grow and multi¬ 
plies rapidly. A big money maker that 
will yield more than any other outside 
crop. The fruits are becoming more 
popular each year for decorative pur¬ 
poses in the early fall and winter. The 
color of these lantern fruits is orange- 
vermilion and are ever-lasting after 
drying. Single plants produce as many 
as thirty lanterns that sell readily in 
any flower market. They are beautiful 
for home decoration, being everlasting. 
Per 10, $ ,S5; Per 100, $6.00 
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PLANTS FOR j 
LANDSCAPING 
From our long list of peren- I 
nial plants it is a simple matter I 
for the expert landscape man to j 
choose varieties for every kind I 
of job he may have an order | 
for. There are plants that are \ 
ideal for the naturalizing of a ] 
shady sylvan nook on the es¬ 
tate; those for all purposes in 
the hardy border, enabling you 
to choose varieties as to color, 
blooming season, and height. 
There are plants here that make 
interesting individuals to spot 
the lawn and those that are 
beautifully at home in the foun¬ 
dation planting. You can make 
outstanding landscape effects 
with perennial plants. 
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Joseph F. Martin Perennial 
