14 HARDY PERENNIALS AND ROCK-PLANTS 
Peonies 
Well-known favorites that have a place of 
their own in the flower-garden and reward any 
extra care with a wealth of handsome blooms and 
profusion of rich green leaves. May through June. 
Baroness Schroeder. Rose type. Late. White, 
with shadings of flesh. One of the finest 
Peonies. Its immense flowers of great sub¬ 
stance are freely produced and last a long time. 
Felix Crousse. Midseason. Large; brilliant red; 
good fragrance. 
Karl Rosenfield. Early. Very large, globular 
flower. Extremely vigorous grower; tall and 
free flowering. Rich, velvety crimson. 
Reine Ilortense. Midseason. Enormous, com¬ 
pact flower of soft flesh-color, deepening to 
shell-pink; center splashed crimson. 
Sarah Bernhardt. Late, compact, semi-rose 
type; uniform mauve-rose, silver tip. Erect, 
tall and free blooming. 
Assorted Colors. Separate or Mixed—Pink, 
Red, and White. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz., 
$40 per 100. 
All Peonies, except where noted, $1 each, $10 per doz. 
Phlox decussata 
A very showy and extremely useful class of 
hardy Phloxes. They are easy to grow and 
deserve a prominent position in every border. 
Africa. Brilliant carmine-red, with blood-red 
eye. 
Antonin Mercier. Large; lilac, with pure white 
center. Medium height. 
B. Comte. Rich satiny, amaranth flowers. 
Medium. 
Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red. Tall. 
Bridesmaid. White flowers, with large rose- 
crimson center. Tall. 
Brilliant. Scarlet. 
Border Gem. (New.) Rosy red—beautiful 
color. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Carmine. Large; deep mauve. 
Commander-in-Chief. Crimson-red, darker 
eye. Medium. 
Elizabeth Campbell. Distinct light salmon, 
pink center. 
Europa. Snow-white with carmine-red band. 
Large, compact trusses. Medium. 
Feuerbrand. Brilliant orange-scarlet. Medium. 
Frau Milly Korte. (New.) Salmon-pink, with 
lighter center. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Gefion. Peach-blossom-pink. 
H. B. May. Clear pink. Very beautiful. Large 
trusses. 
Jules Sandeau. Watermelon-pink. 
La Vague. Pure mauve-pink, with red eye. 
Medium. 
Leo Schlageter. (New.) Scarlet-carmine, 
darker center. Strong grower. Pyramidal 
trusses. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Lord Raleigh. Dark mauve, with decided 
purplish tint. 
Mia Ruys. Large, pure white flowers in dwarf, 
compact trusses. 
Mrs. Milly van Hoboken. Large; mauve-rose. 
Mrs. Scholten. Dark salmon-pink flowers. 
Montagnard. Reddish purple. 
Painted Lady. (New.) Silvery pink, with sal¬ 
mon shadings and cherry-red eye. 35 cts. each, 
$3.50 per doz. 
Phlox decussata, continued 
Professor Went. (New.) Striking shade of 
brilliant amaranth. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
R. P. Struthers. Brilliant rosy red, crimson 
center. 
Salmon Glow. (New.) A beautiful rich salmon- 
pink variety of strong-growing habit. 35 cts. 
each, $3.50 per doz. 
Thor. One of the finest. Rich salmon-pink, deep 
crimson eye. 
Von Lassburg. White; trusses large; stem good. 
Tall. 
All Phlox, except where noted, 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100 
Other Phlox Varieties 
Divaricata. R Lilac-blue variety that flowers 
in May. 10 in. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Maculata, Alpha. Long spikes of brilliant pink 
flowers similar to Miss Lingard in form. 35 cts. 
each, $3.50 per doz. 
Suffruticosa, Miss Lingard. Pure white. 
Glossy foliage. Strong grower. Tall. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Subulata rosea. Mountain Pink. R* Very 
pretty, moss-like evergreen foliage. Covered 
with a mass of bloom in flowering season. 
Excellent rock-plant. 3 to 6 in. April, May. 
Alba. White. 
Apple Blossom. Delicate pink. 
Atropurpurea. Red Mountain Pink. 
Fairy Queen. Shell-pink. 
Lilacina. Lilac. 
Any of above, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100 
Physostegia • False Dragonhead 
Virginiana. Showy plants for border or wild 
garden. Flowers borne in terminal spikes of 
branching racemes. 2 to 3 ft. July-Sept. 
25 cts. each. $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Virginiana, Vivid. R A new dwarf variety and 
a great improvement on Virginiana, being 
much larger and better. The flowers are deep 
pink. 2 Yi ft. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz., $20 
per 100. 
Physalis 
Francheti. Chinese Lantern Plant. Fruit re¬ 
sembles little orange-colored lanterns and may 
be dried for winter decoration. 20 cts. each, 
$2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Platycodon 
Grandiflorum. Japanese Bellflower. Closely 
related to the campanula, this perennial makes 
a fine display with its star-like flowers, and 
balloon-like buds. 1 to 2 ft. June, July. 
Grandiflorum album. White variety of above. 
All Platycodons, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 
$17.50 per 100 
Plumbago 
Larpentae. R* One of the finest dwarf, spread¬ 
ing plants for rockery, border, or edge of pool. 
Deep blue flowers and leathery, heart-shaped 
leaves of bronzy green which turn to an at¬ 
tractive reddish brown in fall. 6 to 12 in. Aug., 
Sept. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Polemonium 
Caeruleum. Jacob’s Ladder. Finely cut, deep 
green foliage and sky-blue flowers. 1 to \ Yi ft. 
June, July. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Poppy, Oriental 
Nothing can surpass the Poppies for a display 
of brilliant color during their flowering period. 
Whether planted singly or in masses, their large 
flowers and freedom of bloom render them con¬ 
spicuous in any position. 2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
Princess Victoria. A beautiful, salmony pink. 
Oriflamme. Gorgeous orange-scarlet; very large. 
All Oriental Poppies, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 
$17.50 per 100 
Potentilla 
Mixed Colors: Useful perennial for the sunny 
border, with strawberry-like leaves and showy, 
single and double flowers of varying shades of 
orange-red, Crimson, and yellow. 15 to IS in. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Primula 
Invincible, Giant Cowslip. R* A strong¬ 
growing variety producing large flowers on 
stout stems 12 to 15 inches high. Mixed colors. 
Spring. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Veris, Munstead’s Hybrids. R* In all shades 
of yellow, cream, dark orange, some pink and 
dark rose. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz., $20 per 100. 
Vulgaris. English Primrose. R* Fine rock- 
garden plant and suitable for the water’s edge. 
This variety produces bright lemon-yellow 
flowers. 6 to 9 in. April, May. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Pyrethrum • Painted Daisy 
Atrosanguineum. Red shades in mixture. 25 
cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Carneum. Pink shades in mixture. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Extra Double, Mixed. Assorted colors. 30 cts. 
each, $3 per doz., $20 per 100. 
Single, Mixed. Showy flowers of all shades of 
color, except blue and yellow, freely on long 
stems throughout the summer, but are at their 
best in May and June. Good cut-flower. 2 }/% 
ft. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Rudbeckia 
Laciniata, Golden Glow. A popular, hardy 
plant, producing masses of large, double, gol¬ 
den yellow flowers, shaped like a dahlia. 6 to 
8 ft. Aug., Sept. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., 
$15 per 100. 
Purpurea. Purple Coneflower. Most attractive 
purple flower, with large, cone-shaped centers 
of brown and gold. 3 ft. July-Oct. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Speciosa (Newmani). Perennial form of Black- 
eyed Susan. Deep orange-yellow flower with 
dark purple cone on long, wiry stem. 3 ft. 
June-Oct. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Peony 
Primula veris 
Physostegia virginiana 
Oriental Poppy 
