Hardy Herbaceous Plants 
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Phlox, Leo Schlageter. See page 71 Phlox, H. B May. See page 71 Phlox, Border Gem. See page 71 
MEGASEA, Distinction. Bluish pink. 1 to \}/2 ft. 
® April, May. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
M. speciosa atropurpurea. Red. 1 to 13^ ft. April- 
® June. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
MENZIESIA (Daboecia) polifolia. Usually planted 
® with heather, this pretty plant is little known in 
America. Dark red foliage in fall, and spikes of 
large, drooping, purple bell-shaped flowers. 13 ^ ft. 
July-Oct. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
M. polifolia alba. A white variety of the above. 
$1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
MERTENSIA virginica. Bluebell. Flowers blue, 
® funnel-formed, in nodding clusters. Splendid in 
cool, moist, shady places, and the perfect com¬ 
panion for light yellow daffodils. Should not be 
disturbed when once planted. 
MITCHELLA repens. Partridge Berry. A small, 
® trailing evergreen, forming fine mats in shady 
locations and decorative with its small red berries. 
2 to 3 in. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
MONARDA didyma. Oswego Tea. Compact heads 
of bright red flowers. 3 ft. June—Aug. 
M. didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Scarlet. 3 ft. 
June-Aug. 
M. didyma salmonea. Pink. 3 ft. June-Aug. 
M. didyma violacea superba. Red. 3 ft. June-Aug. 
M. fistulosa alba. White. 3 ft. June-Aug. 
MUEHLENBECKIA nana. An elegant rock-plant 
© with wiry stems only a few inches long, densely 
clothed with small, dark green leaves. It is also 
very useful between stepping-stones. $1.50 for 3, 
$4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
MYOSOTIS alpestris robusta grandiflora. Forget- 
me-not. A dwarf, compact variety with pale 
blue flowers. 8 in. May, June. 
M. scorpioides semperflorens. This variety remains 
® in flower a long time. Color blue. 10 in. May- 
Sept. 
NEPETA hederacea (glechoma). Blue. 5 in. May, 
© June. 
N. Mussini. Mauve-colored flowers. Blooms con- 
® stantly. Forms a springy tuft or mat of soft, 
velvety, gray-green, aromatic foliage. 8 in. 
April—June. 
N., Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron. (New.) An im- 
® provement on the well-known N. Mussini, with 
darker blue flowers. 10 in. June, July. $1.50 
for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
NIEREMBERGIA rivularis. White-Cup. An excel- 
® lent, dwarf, creeping alpine plant, with cup¬ 
shaped, creamy white flowers. 8 in. June-Aug. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
CENOTHERA fruticosa major. Sundrops. Showy 
yellow flowers, 13^2 to 2 inches across, in clusters. 
1 to 3 ft. 
(E. fruticosa Youngi. Bright lemon-yellow. l)/£ ft. 
® (E. missouriensis. Yellow. 10 in. June-Aug. 
PACHISTIMA Canbyi. Low-growing evergreen 
creeper with small reddish flowers. 1 ft. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis. One of the most 
valuable evergreen shrubs for dense shade, and 
especially useful for covering ground where other 
things will not grow. It is of low habit, sometimes 
even trailing, with fine, glossy, light green leaves 
in abundance. Greenish white flowers in May or 
June, arranged in spikes. 6 to 9 in. 70 cts. for 3, 
$2 for 10, $15 per 100, $120 per 1,000. 
Papaver nudicaule • Iceland Poppies 
A beautiful class of hardy Poppies with cup¬ 
shaped flowers ranging in color from pure white 
through yellow and orange-scarlet, borne on long 
stems. 1 ft. May-Aug. 
Gibson’s Orange. Extra-large flowers of beautiful 
® orange. 
© White. Pure paper-white. 
© Yellow. Bright yellow. 
Papaver orientale* Oriental Poppies 
The Oriental Poppies, varieties of which are 
offered below, produce the largest flowers in the 
family. We have grown these in pots to enable our 
customers to plant them in spring or early fall. 
They are perfectly hardy if protected in severe 
winters with a light covering of leaves. 
All Papaver orientale, $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, 
$30 per 100 
Bracteatum. Blood-red, shaded orange. 
Brightness. Orange-scarlet. 
Duke of Teck. Light crimson. 
E. A. Bowles. Apricot and shell-pink. 
Enfield Beauty. Salmon, maroon base. 
Goldschmidt. Orange-scarlet. 
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