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THE PALISADES NURSERIES CATALOGUE 
Albert Crousse. (Crousse.) Large, very full, evenly 
formed bloom; flesh pink; center shaded with clear 
pink. Petalage small and very dense. 
Edulis Superba. (Lemon, 1864.) This is the famous 
Decoration Day Peony. Color a beautiful bright, 
clear pink, with silvery reflex. 
Eugenie Verdier. (Calot, 1864.) Pale hydrangea- 
pink, collar lighter; center deeper flecked crimson; 
fragrant; very distinct from Eugene Verdier, with 
which it is often confused. 
Felix Crousse. The ideal of self-colored red Peony; 
large, globular and compact, an even shade of bright 
red without a trace of any other color. 
Festiva Maxima. Enormous, full double bloom; 
petals very broad; color pure white with an occa¬ 
sional carmine spot; very vigorous grower. 
LTntlispensable. (Origin unknown.) Lilac-white, 
shading to violet-rose toward the center; a very 
double, handsome flower of immense size. 
Louis Van Houtte. Rich dark crimson, developing 
a slight silvery tip as the flowers age. 
Monsieur Jules Elie. This is king of all Peonies. 
Color an ideal glossy lilac-pink, shading to deeper 
rose at the base of the entire flower, overlaid with a 
sheen of silvery rose that fairly dances and shimmers 
in the sunlight. 
Rubra Superba. Rich brilliant deep crimson, large, 
full, double flowers. 
Triomphe Du Nord. (Miellez, 1850.) Very even 
violaceous pink; enormous bloom. Late mid-season. 
Price of strong roots of any of the above Peonies, 
75c each; $7.50 per dozen. 
*Papaver Alpinum —Alpine Poppies 
A charming miniature Poppy with brilliant colored 
flowers including pink, salmon, yellow, orange, scarlet, 
etc. Invaluable for rockeries. 6 inches. 
Papaver nudicaule 
*Papaver Orientale 
Giant Oriental Poppy 
The most exotic looking and handsome of our garden 
perennials. The sight of a poppy clump in the sunlight 
is a dazzling thing, making the breath catch in the 
throat. The flowers are perfectly enormous, of the most 
splendid colors and shades, of rich, heavy, satiny 
texture, on hairy thick stems about 3 feet high. June 
flowering. If cut early in the morning they make strik¬ 
ing house decorations. 
Beauty of Livermore. Deep crimson flowers, very 
large. One of the best of recent introduction. 
Mrs. Perry. Flowers medium size, on stout stems. 
A lovely shade of apricot. A unique color. 35c each; 
$3.50 per dozen. 
Mahoney. Flowers deep maroon, very distinct and 
handsome. 
Princess Victoria Louise. Beautiful new variety with 
pure rose flowers in wonderful profusion; the best 
of the rose-colored varieties. 
Rose Queen. (Oriental Poppy.) A delicate shade of 
soft rose-pink with conspicuous dark blotches. This 
variety produces a second crop of flowers during 
August and September. 2 to 3 feet. 5-6. 25c each; 
$2.50 a dozen. 
Royal Scarlet. Flowers 6 inches across, of a rich, 
glowing scarlet. 
Papaver Nudicaule 
Iceland Poppy 
The Iceland Poppy is the glory of the Arctic regions. 
Dwarf growing, delicate flowered, and myriad colored 
little Poppies that are exquisite for edging the border 
or in the rock garden. Bloom very profusely and make 
wonderful cut flowers. 
Mixed Seedlings. Various colors in mixture. 
Separate Colors. Containing yellow, w hite and orange. 
*Pentstemon— Beard-T ongue 
Few plants are so beautiful as the Pentstemons 
or produce so brilliant an effect in beds and borders 
during summer and autumn. In growth they are 
graceful, while the elegant beauty of their pyramidal 
spikes of large Gloxinia-like flower's from June to 
October elicits the admiration of all. They thrive in 
any ordinary garden soil in an open and sunny situa¬ 
tion. Plants of the Gloxinioides type will only survive 
the winter outdoors in sheltered gardens. 
Barbatus Torreyi. Flowers deep scarlet-red, in spikes; 
throat of corolla naked or very slightly bearded; 
lips quite long. Excellent. 3 feet. 7. 
Digitalis. Large spikes of large white Foxglove-like 
flowers, abruptly inflated; very pretty for the border. 
2 to 3 feet. 8. 
Ovatus. Erect flowers, blue changing to purple, lower 
lip bearded; on erect but slender stems. 2 to 4 feet. 7. 
Pubescens. Flowers drooping, full purple or violet 
or varying to flesh color, densely bearded, in loose, 
open panicles. 1 to 2 feet. 8. 
*Phlox —Perennial Phlox 
Frqm Greek, phlox—a flame; referring to the bril¬ 
liancy of the flowers. 
Their neat habit, bright colored flowers, profusive- 
ness of bloom, and ease of culture, make the Phlox a 
great and deserving favorite among all lovers of the 
beautiful in gardens. There is something about them, 
unlike any other garden favorite, that appeals strongly 
to one’s imagination and sentiment. Whether it is 
their delicate sweet fragrance that steals to us in the 
PRICE FOR STRONG PLANTS OF ALL VARIETIES NAMED ON THIS PAGE, except where otherw ise 
noted, 20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. No less than three plants of one variety furnished at dozen 
rates, or twenty at hundred rates. 
