MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
MICHELL’S SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES 
Antonin Mercie. Delicate lavender, suffused bluish lilac. 
Baron von Dedem. Deep pink, suffused orange; immense trusses. 
B. Comte. Brilliant rich French purple. 
Commander. Brilliant crimson-red with darker eye. 
Eclaireur. Brilliant rose-magenta, with lighter halo. 
Enchantress. Bright salmon-pink; vigorous grower. 
Europa. Blush white, with a large deep pink center; the flower 
truss is very large, while the florets are also of gigantic size. 
Firebrand. Bright vermilion scarlet with deeper center, large 
trusses; strong grower. 
Jules Sandeau. Dwarf; very large flowering; pure pink; an 
extra fine variety. 
Mrs. Jenkins. The best pure white. 
Mrs. Milly Van Hoboken. Enormous trusses of bright pink 
flowers; very showy and outstanding. 
Painted Lady. Silver pink with salmon shadings and cherry red 
eye. A strong upright grower with large masses of flowers; 
one of the most delicately colored and pleasing of the Hardy 
Phlox. 
Rheinlander. Deep salmon pink, with a distinct bright red eye. 
Rheinstrom. A splendid new Phlox with gigantic flowers of a 
bright pink. Quite tall; continues in bloom till frost. 
Thor. Deep salmon pink, suffused with scarlet, a white halo 
surrounds the aniline red eye. 
Price of all varieties Hardy Phloxes, extra strong roots which 
will flower the first season, 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 
per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
PHLOX SUFFRUTICOSA 
Miss Lingard. Pure white, with a lilac eye; very early. 4 for 
$1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
PHLOX SUBULATA 
Alba ( Moss Pink). Moss evergreen-like foliage, tucking close to 
the ground and covered completely with white star-like flowers 
in May. 
Atropurpurea. A distinct form of Phlox Subulata; very free 
flowering; rich French purple in color, very outstanding. 
Fairy. Pale blue with dark purple eye; a neat compact grower. 
A very desirable rock plant. 
Rosea. The same as above but with pure pink flowers. 
Vivid. A new introduction with bright rose-colored flowers. 
Price, 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, 
$15.00. 
MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES OF PHLOX 
Amoena. A beautiful plant, with soft rose-colored flowers; one 
of the best for rockeries or borders; 4 inches high; April-May. 
Divaricata Canadensis. A patch of these makes a Spring show 
hard to describe. The large heads of fragrant lavender flowers 
appear the latter part of April and in May. 
Price, 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, 
$15.00. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES (Papaver Orientate) 
Bracteatum. Rich blood red. 
Mrs. Perry. A soft shade of salmon rose; a beautiful large flower. 
This variety should be in every garden. 
Olympia. A new double variety, in color a brilliant scarlet over¬ 
laid with golden-salmon, a most beautiful combination. The 
earliest to bloom. 
Orientalis. Very large, orange-scarlet flowers. 
Perry’s White. Pure satiny white with a bold crimson blotch at 
the base of each petal. 
Wurtembergia. One of the best red Oriental Poppies ever intro¬ 
duced; the color is a dark, lustrous, rich red and the flowers are 
the largest of any Oriental Poppy that we know. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
ICELAND POPPIES (Papaver Nudlcaule) 
The graceful foliage is surmounted with a mass of stems a foot 
high, which terminate in a beautiful cup-shaped flower. Blooms 
the entire Summer. 
El Monte. This new variety is a California introduction; very 
large flowers; strong wiry stems for cutting; mixed colors. 
Orange, Yellow, White; each color separate. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
Hardy Phlox 
HARDY PRIMULA (Primrose) 
One of the first of the early Spring flowers. They delight in a 
rich soil, preferably in a semi-shaded location. 
Veris ( English Cowslip). A mixture comprising the various shades 
of red and yellow; a splendid plant for Spring blooming. 
Vulgaris ( English Primrose). Beautiful light canary yellow; long 
flower stems with large trusses. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P. $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $18.00. 
PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM 
A good old-fashioned perennial resembling colored daisies, 
blooming in June. 
Single Flowering. Mixed colors only, ranging from pure white 
to dark red. 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 
100, $15.00. 
RANUNCULUS (Crowfoot Buttercup) 
Acris, FI. PI. A double flowered form of our common buttercup; 
2 feet; May and June. 
Repens. FI. PI. (Bachelor’s Buttons). A pretty double flowering, 
golden buttercup; masses of flowers during May and June. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
RUDBECKIA (Cone-Flower) 
Indispensable plants for the hardy border; grow and thrive 
anywhere, giving a wealth of bloom, suitable for cutting. 
Golden Glow. A well-known popular plant; robust grower, 
attaining a height of 5 to 6 feet; masses of double golden- 
yellow, Cactus Dahlia-like flowers from July to September. 
Newmani. Dark orange-yellow flowers with deep purple cone; 
good stiff stems; 3 feet high; July to September. 
Purpurea ( Giant Purple Cone-flower). Flowers about 4 inches 
across, of a peculiar reddish purple with a remarkably large 
cone-shaped center of brown; forms bushy plants 3 feet high 
and blooms from July to October. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
SALVIA (Meadow-Sage) 
Perennials with strikingly beautiful, orchid-like bloom, that 
make them welcome in the herbaceous border. Leaves are used 
in medicine and for the kitchen. 
Azurea Grandiflora ( Rocky Mountain Sage). Sky-blue flowers 
in greatest profusion during August and September; 6 feet. 
Pitcheri. Similar to Azurea but of more branching habit and 
larger flowers of rich Gentian blue; 3 to 4 feet. 
Virgata Nemorosa. An interesting plant for the hardy border; 
flower spikes bear many-flowered whorls of dark blue blossoms; 
the unexpanded buds are light violet blue, forming a pleasing 
color combination. It continues in flower for about six weeks 
during the early Summer months; 18 inches. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
For a semi-shady corner in your garden plant Lily-of-the-Valley. See page 42 
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