44 MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
MICHELL’S SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES 
FOUR NEW HARDY PHLOX 
Columbia. The color suggests a rich cameo pink with faint 
blue eye; the clearness of tone is remarkable; the blooms do 
not fade or lose any of their rich pink tone as the flower ages; 
continues in bloom longer than other Hardy Phlox. A well 
grown two year plant will produce from 6 to 15 flower spikes. 
50c. each; 3 for $1.25; $4.50 per dozen. 
Count Zeppelin. Very large white with deep crimson eye, an 
improvement on Europa; a strong grower with no fading or 
suffusion of the colors; the best of the calico type. 
Daily Sketch. Extra large trusses and individual flowers; 
in color a light salmon-pink with very faint carmine eye. 
An outstanding variety. 
Leo Schlageter. One of the very best of red Phloxes. Strong 
healthy grower with well branched pyramidal clusters of 
large individual flowers. Color bright carmine-scarlet with 
slightly darker center. Resistant to rain and heat. 
Either of the above (excepting Columbia), 50c. each; 
doz., $5.00. 
Antonin Mercie. Delicate lavender, suffused bluish lilac. 
Baron von Dedem. Deep pink, suffused orange; immense trusses. 
B. Comte. Brilliant rich French purple. 
Beacon. Brilliant cherry red flowers on straight, strong stems; 
an excellent variety and one of the best of its color; 36 inches. 
Commander. Brilliant crimson-red with darker eye. 
Deutschland. The brightest red Phlox ever introduced; a bril¬ 
liant red with crimson eye. 
Eclaireur. Brilliant rose-magenta with lighter halo. 
Enchantress. Bright salmon-pink, vigorous grower. 
Firebrand. Bright vermilion scarlet with deeper center, large 
trusses; strong grower. 
Jules Sandeau. Dwarf; very large flowering; pure pink. 
Mrs. Jenkins. The best pure white. 
M rs. 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 varieties. 
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 
surrounding the aniline red eye. 
Price of above varieties, extra strong roots which will flower 
next season, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Oriental Poppy (See opposite page) 
Hardy Phlox 
PHLOX SUFFRUTICOSA 
Miss Lingard. Pure white, with a lilac eye; very early. 25c. 
each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
PHLOX SUBULATA 
Alba (Moss Pink). Moss evergreen-like foliage, tucking close to 
the ground and covered completely with white star-like flowers 
in May. 
Apple Blossom. A real addition to the Subulata class; dwarf, 
compact grower, covered with a profusion of apple blossom pink 
flowers. New and rare. 50c. each; doz., $5.00. 
Atropurpurea. A distinct form of Phlox Subulata; very free 
flowering; rich French purple in color, very outstanding. 
Blue Hill. A uniform compact grower, giving an early and a 
late Fall crop of deep blue flowers. 
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. 
Except where noted, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
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. 
25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
PLATYCODON 
(Balloon Flower or Japanese Bell Flower) 
The Platycodons are closely allied to the Campanulas, and 
form neat branched bushes of upright habit. 
Grandiflorum. Deep blue cupped, star-shaped flowers. 
— Album. A white-flowered form of the above. 
25c. each; doz., $2.50; $25.00 per 100. 
PLUMBAGO (Lead-Wort) 
Larpentae. One of the most desirable border and rock plants; 
of dwarf, spreading habit, growing 6 to 8 inches high and covered 
with deep blue flowers during the Summer and Fall months. 
30c. each; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100. 
For a semi-shady corner in your garden plant Lily-of-the-Valley. See page 42 
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