AMERICA'S FINEST HARDY PLANTS AND ROCK PLANTS 
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Chinese Tree Peonies 
Banksi. Semi-double; pale lilac-rose. A very free flowering variety 
and easily grown. Each, $4.00. 8-year-old specimens, each, $13.00. 
Moutan. The wild Tree Peony of Tibet. Large, red-purple flowers 
of tremendous size with golden center, borne in great profusion. 
Each, $4.50. 18- to 24-inch specimens, $6.00 each. 
Mixed Tree Peonies. Including all sorts and types. No warranty as 
to color or type. Each, $4.50. 
Pardanthus- Belamcanda; Blackberry Lily 
Doz. 100 
Cliinensis. Flowers orange colored, spotted black, on 
24-inch stems. A lovely old-fashioned flower for the 
hardy border .$1.75 $12.00 
Pentstemon - Beard Tongue 
Barbatus Torreyi. Spikes 2 feet long of bright scarlet 
flowers from June till August. A very effective plant 
for the border. 1.50 10.00 
Barbatus, Fink Beauty. Color is a lovely clean shell- 
pink. A charming cut flower; one of the outstanding 
new and good plants; makes a delightful companion 
to Gypsophila .2.50 18.00 
Diffusus alba. Long flowers of pure white on spikes 
about 2 feet long. Fine border variety .2.50 IS.00 
♦Digitalis. White Foxglove-like spikes produced in great 
quantities all summer. Plant is about 20 inches 
high, excellently suited for the garden as well as 
naturalizing in the grass. It self seeds very freely . . 1.75 12.00 
♦Fruticosa. Lilac-purple flowers with pink base about 1 
foot high. A beautiful rock or border variety . 2.50 18.00 
Heterophyllus. Lovely metallic-blue flowers from June 
until September, on 3-foot spike. Excellent for the 
sunny border; good cut flowers . 2.60 18.00 
Ovatus. A strong growing variety from the Rocky 
Mountains. Rich purplish blue flowers on stems over 3 
feet tall. Good cut flowers and excellent in the sunny 
border . 1.75 12.00 
♦Procerus. A very reliable and satisfactory garden sort. 
Flowers are rich blue-purple; early summer . 1.75 12.00 
Pubescens (Hirsutus). Stems 24 inches high, covered 
with violet flowers shading to a flesh-pink; excellent 
for hot dry place in the border; is also a very fine 
wall or rock plant. It enjoys hot, dry exposures . .. 2.00 15.00 
Roezli. Excellent variety for late bloom in the rock 
garden. About 14 inches high with bluish purple spiky 
blooms in August. Likes a dry, sunny location. 3.25 22.50 
Unilateralis. A very fine June-flowering variety pro¬ 
ducing 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 .. . . 1.75 12.00 
Perovskia - Russian Sage 
Atriplicifolia. Produces whorls of blue flowers very 
late in the season. A lovely plant for the hardy 
border .. 3.50 25.00 
Phlox Subulata (Setacea) - Moss or Mountain 
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♦Alba. Pure white flowers completely covering the neat 
compact plant in May; a lovely thing for the rock 
garden... .$1.50 
Atropurpurea. The same habit of growth as the well 
known Phlox subulata rosea. The flowers of this 
variety are a deep carmine-red making a most 
brilliant display. ... 1.50 
♦Fairy. Pale blue with dark purple eye; a beautiful 
little rock plant. Same habit as Vivid. Slow growing, 
neat in habit, with compact foliage, not spreading 
like Lilacina . . . . 2.00 
♦Ulacina. A strong growing, creeping variety suitable 
for bold masses in the rockery; completely covered 
with pale blue flowers in May; the foliage is lovely 
in winter . 1.50 
♦Rosea. Rose-pink. Fine for covering banks; thrives 
in hot, dry situations, and blooms profusely.1.50 
♦Vivid. Bright pink with dark pink eye. We would say 
that this is the choicest and loveliest dwarf Phlox 
in existence .2.50 
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Various Phlox Species 
♦Amoena. This is one of the best varieties for carpeting 
the ground, the rockery or the border. It grows but 
4 inches high, and in the spring is a sheet of rich 
bright pink flowers... .. 1.50 10.00 
PHLOX SPECIES—Continued. Doz. 100 
♦Arendsi, Louise. Phlox Arendsi are a result from cross¬ 
ing Phlox Divaricata and Phlox Paniculata. The most 
remarkable result is that they flower from early 
spring until late in the autumn. There are several 
varieties all more or less alike. Louise, offered here, 
is a bright lilac with lilac-carmine eye. About 20 
inches high, suited for front of the border in light 
shade or sun .$3.76 $27.60 
♦Divaricata canadensis. One of our native species, which 
is worthy of extensive planting, commencing to 
bloom early in April, and continuing through May, 
with large, fragrant, lavender flowers on stems 10 
inches high. In spring this plant is sold in pots to 
insure best results; in fall field-grown plants are 
best to use. .. 1.75 12.00 
♦Ovata (Carolina). Bright rosy red flowers in great 
quantities on 12-inch stems during June and July; 
good for the rockery . 1.75 12.00 
Phlox Decussata - Hardy Phlox 
Africa. Brilliant carmine-red with blood-red eye. Well 
shaped flower heads composed of large florets. Good 
strong stem and not subject to mildew if properly 
taken care of. One of the best new dark red varie¬ 
ties grown .. 1.75 12.00 
Antonin Mercier. A delicate lilac-blue; free-flowering 
variety of medium height, and fairly free from red 
spider . 1.75 12.00 
B. Comte. Tall growing variety producing large heads 
of rich satiny amaranth flowers. Very brilliant . 1.50 10.00 
Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red. Grows 36 inches high. 
The flower heads are carried on straight, strong 
stems. An excellent variety and one of the best of 
this color. 1.50 10.00 
Caroline Vandenburg. This Phlox is the most attrac¬ 
tive of the lavender shades; it is a true lavender- 
blue without the magenta shades peculiar to this 
section. Large individual flowers.1.75 12.00 
Commander (Von Hindenburg). The color is a brilliant 
deep crimson-red with slightly darker eye. Grows 
about 24 to 30 inches high and produces a great many 
spikes, creating a wonderful display of color . 1.75 12.00 
Count Zeppelin (Graf Zeppelin). Pure white flowers 
with vermilion-red eye. A striking, clean looking 
Phlox. There is no fading or suffusing of color. Con¬ 
sidered the best of the so-called calico types. Very 
free-flowering . . ... 1.50 10.00 
Elizabeth Campbell. Light salmon-pink with lighter 
shadings toward the center of flower. Decidedly the 
finest Phlox of this color, but unfortunately, a weak 
variety and slow grower. 2.00 15.00 
Enchantress. Bright salmon-pink with dark eye, re¬ 
sembling Elizabeth Campbell in color, but of much 
stronger growth and rich green, glossy foliage . . 1.75 12.00 
Ethel Pritchard. A delightfully French-mauve colored 
Phlox, which if seen on a cloudy day, looks almost 
as pale blue as our native Phlox Divaricata . 2.00 15.00 
Europa. White changing to a pale blush-white toward 
center with a red eye. This variety is similar to 
Count Zeppelin but has a light pinkish cast to it. Pro¬ 
duces large heads freely and is a good, strong 
grower . 1.50 10.00 
Evelyn. A new variety of excellent habit. Flower heads 
are full and large. Color is a rich salmon-rose; about 
3 feet high . . 1.75 12.00 
Fuerbrand (Fireglow). Brilliant orange-scarlet. Some¬ 
times almost vermilion. Flowers very freely and 
blooms are produced in quantity throughout the entire 
season. Of medium height, and one of the most bril¬ 
liant Phlox known . 1.75 12.00 
Lord Raleigh. Dark mauve with decidedly purplish 
tint. A very unusual variety. Free flowering and 
rather tall. Excellent with yellow and white . 1.50 10.00 
Maid Marion. Good lilac flower heads. Not a new variety 
but an excellent kind that will be with us a long time. 
The color and habit are very similar to that of 
Antonin Mercier . 1.75 12.00 
Mia. Ruys. Rather dwarf in habit, but produces enor¬ 
mous and much branched trusses of the purest white 
flowers possible. The habit is very free, with splendid 
dark green foliage. 1.75 12.00 
Miss Ungard. The distinguishing marks are that it 
flowers a month earlier than the Decussata sorts. 
Has beautiful, long, shiny green foliage, and is abso¬ 
lutely free from any disease. It flowers from early 
July until October with large heads of white flowers 
with faint pink shadings in center. 1.50 10.00 
PHLOX DECUSSATA — Continued. Doz. 100 
Mrs. Jenkins (Independence). Pure white, late flower¬ 
ing, grows very fast and is of medium height. A 
splendid sort for planting in masses. Few varieties 
equal its free-flowering habit... .$1.50 $10.00 
Mrs. Milly Van Hoboken. An excellent new variety. 
Very large florets combined in rather loose, large 
heads. Color bright pink with a slight and delicate 
mauve suffusion. Strong grower and free-flowering. 
The general color effect, at a distance, is a fine 
bright pink . 1.75 12.00 
Mrs. Scholten. New. Dark salmon-pink flowers in 
enormous pyramidal spikes. A splendid sort of great 
value. Midseason flowering and of medium height... 1.75 12.00 
Mrs. YV. Van Beuningen. Medium height but robust in 
growth, with healthy appearing foliage. Large, rich 
salmon-red flowers—a bright, effective self color 
without eye. Very free and persistent in flowering. 
Compact growth . 1.75 12.00 
R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy carmine with claret-red 
eye. Tall and strong grower . . . 1.50 10.00 
Rheinlander. A splendid old-time variety of good 
growing quality, and excellent habit. Flower heads 
are large and on good strong stems. The color is a 
beautiful salmon-pink .1.50 10.00 
Itijnstroom. A good strong grower producing an abund¬ 
ance of stems, each one topped with heavy trusses of 
flowers of a lively rose-pink, much like the color of 
the Paul Neyron rose . . . 1.50 10.00 
Tlior. Not a new sort but becoming more and more 
popular because of its splendid free-flowering qual¬ 
ities. Color a beautiful shade of deep salmon-pink, 
overlaid with a scarlet glow; small aniline red eye. . 1.75 12.00 
Yon Lassburg. A splendid midseason, tall, white va¬ 
riety. Trusses large and stems good, very free flower¬ 
ing. Rather tall, fine for the back of the border .... 1.50 10.00 
Phygelius - Cape Figwort 
♦Capensis (Cape Fuchsia). This is a hardy Fuchsia. It 
endures hot, dry weather well. The plants are per¬ 
fectly hardy as far north as Philadelphia, but require 
protection further north where they will act much the 
same as Buddleia, producing new shoots each summer 
which bear purple flowers all summer until frost. A 
splendid plant for the south or hot. dry states .... 3.25 22.50 
Physalis - Winter-Cherry or Chinese Lanterns 
Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter 
Cherry, forming dense bushes about 2 feet high, 
producing freely its bright orange-scarlet, lantern¬ 
like fruits, which, when cut, will last all winter . . . 1.50 10.00 
Physostegia - False Dragonhead 
Y’irginica. Forms large clumps 3 to 4 feet high, bear¬ 
ing long spikes of delicate pink flowers in July and 
August .. 1.50 10.00 
Y^irginica alba. Pure white .. .... 1.50 10.00 
Y'irginiea, Vivid. This is a new dwarf variety about 20 
inches high, and a great improvement over the first 
two mentioned. It blooms 3 weeks later than the 
others, the flowers are a deeper pink; much larger 
and better, lasting a long time when cut..* 1.50 10.00 
PINKS (Hardy Garden, see Dianthus). 
Platycodon - Chinese Bellflower 
Gramliflora. Large, showy, deep blue flowers on 20-inch 
spikes are produced all summer. A splendid plant for 
the hardy border.. 1.50 10.00 
Grandiflora alba. White-flowered form of the above 1.50 10.00 
♦Mariesi. A beautiful dwarf species, with broad, thick 
foliage and large, deep violet-blue flowers on 12-inch 
stems in great profusion throughout the entire sum¬ 
mer. Plant in front of the border or in the rock 
garden. .. .... 1.75 12.00 
♦Mariesi alba. White-flowered form of the above . 1.75 12.00 
Plumbago - Leadwort 
♦Larpentae. One of the most desirable border and rock 
plants. It is of dwarf, spreading habit, growing 6 to 
8 inches high, covered with deep blue flowers during 
late summer and fall . 1.75 12.00 
