MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
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Oriental Poppy 
ORIENTAL POPPIES (Papaver Orientate) 
These are the royal representatives of this popular genus, 
growing about 3 feet high and far surpassing in magnificence of 
bloom all the other types. 
Beauty of Livermore. Crimson with dark blotch. 
Jeannie Mawson. Beautiful large flowers of soft rose. 
May Sadler. Salmon-pink with black markings. 
Mrs. Perry. A soft shade of salmon rose; a beautiful large flower. 
This variety should be in every garden. 
Olympia. A new double variety, in color a brilliant scarlet over¬ 
laid with golden-salmon; a most beautiful combination. 
Perry’s White. Pure satiny white with a bold crimson blotch at 
the base of each petal. 
Royal Scarlet. A large flower of rich orange-red. 
Wurttembergia. One of the finest rich orange-red varieties. 
30c. each; $2.75 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
ICELAND POPPIES (Papaver Nudicaule) 
The graceful foliage is surmounted with a mass of stems a 
foot high, which terminate in a beautiful cup-shaped flower. 
El Monte. This new variety is a California introduction; very 
large flowers, strong wiry stems for cutting; mixed colors. 
Orange, Yellow, White. Each color separate. 
Sanford Giant. Immense flowers on long, strong stems; a beau¬ 
tiful range of colors. Excellent for cutting. 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES OF PHLOX 
•Amoena. A beautiful plant, with soft rose-colored flowers; one 
of the best for rockeries or borders; 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. 
— Laphami. A great improvement over Canadensis, the plant is 
more robust, the flowers larger and of a more intense shade of 
lavender-blue. 
Price, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
PHLOX SUFFRUTICOSA 
Miss Lingard. Pure white, with a lilac eye; very early. 25c. 
each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
*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; $5.00 per dozen. 
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. 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
*PRIMULA (Hardy Primrose) 
One of the first of the early Spring flowers. They delight in a 
rich soil, preferably in a semi-shaded location. Some of the varie¬ 
ties are richly colored, and are worthy of a place in every hardy 
garden. As a hardy border edging, as well as for rockery planting, 
it can be highly recommended. 
Auricula. Relatively rare plants which enjoy moist conditions 
and some shade. The leathery leaves are particularly attractive 
and the large round flowers come in appealing shades of many 
colors, all of them marked with a distinctly clear contrasting eye. 
Japonica, American Beauty. An improved form of Japonica 
in a striking cerise color; inclined to bloom again in September. 
50c. each; per doz., $5.00. 
Japonica Hybrids. A fine mixture of colors; rose, white, carmine 
with yellow center. Very fine for large plantings. Blooms 
July and August; height about 20 inches. 
Ver is (English Cowslip ). A mixture comprising the various shades of 
red and yellow; a splendid plant for the Spring blooming garden. 
Vulgaris (English Primrose). Beautiful light canary yellow; long 
flower stems with trusses. 
30c. each; $3.00 per doz.; per 100, $20.00. 
Hardy Primroses 
Please see pages 99 to 104 for a list of the well tried out Roses 
