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Hardy Perennial Phlox 
Varieties marked + are pictured in color 
on page 79 
Phlox, with their shades of both soft 
and brilliant colors, can be grown success¬ 
fully in any climate and in any State in 
the Union. When once established they 
send forth great trusses of bloom yearly, 
from late June until frost. They look nice 
in front of shrub plantings or alone in a 
flower bed. You can have them in many 
colors, ranging from pure white to many 
shades of pink, lavender, purple, and red, 
even the new blue. 
We guarantee our Phlox to grow under 
the Earl May nursery guarantee of growth. 
Being heavily rooted, outdoor nursery 
grown and 2-year-old, we know they will 
please you. I have selected this stock because of its brilliance 
of color, freedom of bloom and vigorous growth. Plant about 
a foot apart for mass effect. 
My Phlox bloom the first year 
planted. 
ATHIS. Beautiful salmon-pink. 
★ BEACON. Cherry red and oh, 
so uniform and compact in 
growth. 
B. COMPTE. The rich purple one 
that you all admired so much in 
our perennial garden. 
BRIDESMAID. White with red eye. 
CHAMPS ELYSEE. Purplish red. 
EUROPE. White with a large crim¬ 
son-carmine eye. 
FIREBRAND. Orange scarlet. 
Very brilliant. 
IRIS. Lavender-pink. Very fra¬ 
grant. 
JULES SANDEAU. Rosy pink. 
Europe 
B. Compte 
★ MRS. JENKINS. Very beautiful pure white. 
MRS. MILLIE VON HOBOKEN. Bright pink. 
PANTHEON. Deep salmon rose. 
★ RIJNSTROOM. Bright crimson-pink, immense flowers. 
R. P. STRUTHERS. Salmon-red. 
SEIBOLD. Orange-scarlet with crimson eye. 
THOR. Beautiful shade of deep salmon pink overlaid with 
scarlet glow. 
WIDAR. Reddish violet, white margin on the petals. 
BEAUTIFUL NEW PHLOX 
Your choice at 30c; 4 for $1.00; 12 for $2.50, postpaid. 
COMMANDER. Exceptionally large flowered. Cherry red 
with a darker eye. 
GLOIRE DU MAROC. The nearest blue. Flower has a 
large crimson eye. 
NICOLAS FLAMMEL. A beautiful new red, bright carmine¬ 
like color suffused with golden salmon and having a crimson 
eye. 
MARECHAL FRENCH. A new European introduction. Tall, 
deep scarlet with blood-red eye. 
Fine Mixed Phlox 
In my named varieties I have listed an 
unusually fine lot of the best phlox in 
America. I also have selected a choice 
assortment of these fine colors that I 
will send you in red, pink, salmon and 
orange. I am making a price that will 
enable you all to have these lovely flow¬ 
ers in your flower garden. 4 for 50c; 
12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.25. 
Dwarf Phlox (Subulata) 
This is often called Mountain Phlox. 
Is used for borders and in Rock Gardens. 
It is a dwarf grower and creeping in its 
habit. Grows about 18 inches to 2 feet 
in each direction. 20c each; 6 for $1.00; 
12 for $1.85. 
WHITE. Fine for contrast. 
PURPLE. A most pleasing shade. 
ROSEA. Rose colored flowers. 
Dwarf Phlox 
ALL 
POSTPAID 
Shasta Daisy 
Introduced by Luther Burbank. Requires very little care. 
This strain is free flowering, bearing large, white flowers on 
long stems. Plant in full sun and you will have cut flowers 
almost all season long. 
★ ALASKA. The hardiest of all Shastas. Almost everbloom- 
ing. White with yellow center. 2 feet. Pictured in color 
on page 79. 
DECORATION DAY. Earliest of all Shasta Daisies to bloom, 
always being in bloom on Decoration Day. Long, strong 
stems, excellent for cut flowers. Hardy anywhere. 
Sweet Rocket (Hesperis) 
A very fragrant, violet-colored perennial. Plants are about 
2 ft. high and bloom in June and July. 
Sweet Violets (Hardy) 
FRY’S FRAGRANT. Hardy Violet, called by some “The Gem 
of the Garden.” Produces great masses of fine, large, fra¬ 
grant. double purple flowers in early Spring. Old English 
strain. 
Sweet William 
Resembles Hardy Phlox, but the 
individual flowers of the Sweet 
William are usually variegated 
colors with lighter edges. They 
like good, ordinary, rich soil. The 
heads are a solid mass of blooms 
in May, June and July. A favorite 
with all flower lovers. 
SCARLET BEAUTY. Crimson. 
DOUBLE WHITE. 
PINK BEAUTY. A beautiful pink. 
DARK MAROON. Deep red almost 
black. 
MIXED. General assortment of 
all varieties best for a large 
planting of Sweet Williams. 15c 
each; 4 for 50c; 12 for $1.35. 
Japanese Everblooming Sweet William 
You’ll like this brilliant red, fragrant, everblooming Sweet 
William. I actually picked flowers from this plant the 21st 
of October. Blooms all summer long, clear down to> the 1st 
of November. 
Verbena (Hardy) 
This is the variety that will withstand the winter. Produces 
a wealth of bluish or lilac flowers from June to October. A 
good Rock Garden plant of spreading habit. Mulch over winter. 
Order ORIENTAL POPPIES now for 
August: and September 
Shipment-Plant This Fall 
Bloom Next Spring 
These Oriental Poppies have been 
carefully selected for large size flowers 
and all have six to seven petals, where 
ordinary Orientals have only four. 
These are two year olds, ready to bloom 
next Spring and are all grown from 
crown divisions or root cuttings. Guar¬ 
anteed true to name and to grow. 
HYBRIDS. The popular scarlet-crimson one 
with black spots. 25c each; 5 for $1.00; 
12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
FINK PERRY. Orange-apricot. 25c each; 
5 for $1.00, 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
WHITE FERRY. Fine satiny white with a 
crimson-maroon blotch at base of each petal. 
40c each; 2 for 75c; G for $2.00, postpaid. 
LIVERMORE BEAUTY. Dark crimson, al¬ 
most garnet with a black blotch in center. 
25c each; 5 for $1.00; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
MAY SADLER. Salmon pink, black markings, 
extra large flower. 40c each; 2 for 75c; 6 for 
$2.00, postpaid. 
One of 
Each 
All Five 
Only 
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Postpaid 
Seduin-Live Forever Plant 
One of our finest groups of rock garden and low border 
plants. 
GOLDMOSS STONECROP (Acre). Bright yellow flowers. 
Dwarf. 
PINK (Spectabilis). Broad, light green foliage, bearing large 
heads of rose colored flowers. August and September. 18 
inches. 
RED (Spectabilis Brilliant). Same as PINK but with brilliant 
red flowers. 
PINK DWARF (Stoloniferum Coccineum). Very dwarf. Fine 
foliaged Sedum, 4 inches. Pink flowers. 
WHITE (Album). Dwarf and spreading. Thick, waxy, round 
foliage. White flowers. Good rock plant. 
PRICES: 
Your choice of any perennial (unless 
otherwise priced), 20c each; 6 for $1.00; 
12 for $1.85. Postpaid. 
Madonna Lily 
This is one of the lily bulbs that can only be planted in the 
fall. It is pure white when in full bloom, with yellow stamens. 
Many flowers will come on the same stalk. This last sum¬ 
mer one lady brought in one stem of my Madonna Lily that 
had 50 flowers on it. Ours are from that same class of stock 
that is prolific in bloom and hardy. Likes good soil and plenty 
of sunshine. Large size bulbs. 20c each; 6 for $1.00; 12 for 
$1.85. 
Spring-Blooming Bulbs for Fall Planting 
If you want your garden to be bright with the gay colors of 
Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crocus and Snowdrops next 
spring the bulbs must be planted this fall. All of these beau¬ 
tiful flowers for Tulip time, as well as many other bulbs for 
fall planting are listed and pictured in our fall catalog. Write 
for a copy. 
Free gifts on all your tiursery and seed orders. See pages 3 , 27 and 41 
