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OENOTHERA 
Evening Primrose 
Elegant for a sunny position in the 
border or on the rockery, blooming- all 
summer. 
FRASER!, Pale yellow flowers on 12-inch 
stems from June till October. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MISSOURIENSIS. 10 inches. June to 
August. A low species with prostrate 
ascending branches, profuse bloomer. 
Solitary flowers often 4 inches across. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
Y'OUNGII. A strong, stocky, large-leaved 
plant with firm shiny foliage, numerous 
bright lemon-yellow flowers on stems 
about 24 inches tall from June to August. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
PACHYSANDRA 
Japanese Spurge 
TERMINALIS. One of the best ground 
covering plants, averaging It to 8 inches 
in height and branching freely into a 
dense mat. Its shapely indented foliage 
is practically evergreen; thick, rubbery, 
lustrous dark green. It bears small spikes 
of light colored flowers during May and 
June. As a border for walks and drives 
it is most attractive; also splendid for 
steep slopes in sun or shade and for 
dense shade under any kind of trees. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per IOO. $10.00 
PENSTEMON 
Beard-Tongue 
Few genera among the popular hardy 
perennials afford a greater number that 
are so attractive. Their natural grace¬ 
fulness, variety of colors, and great abun¬ 
dance of flowers make them useful in 
many places. Though hardy as a rule, 
too much frost with an excess of moisture 
in winter seems to be fatal to most of 
this genus. The flowers are tubular and 
like foxglove in shape. 
IIAItBATUS TORREYI. Spikes two feet 
long of bright scarlet flowers from June 
till August. A very effective plant for 
the border. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
HETEROPHYLLUS. Dwarf, free bloom¬ 
ing species, flowers metallic-blue from 
June until September. Excellent for the 
sunny border; good cut flower. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PUBESCENS, PYGMAEUS <R>. Dwarf va¬ 
riety for rock gardens. Flowers clear blue 
with white lower lip. 6 inches. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
Fal se Dragonhead 
GIIAIV DIF I, ORA VIVID. A new variety- 
growing from 18 to 24 inches high with 
flowers much larger than the type and of 
a bright violet mauve. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
YIRGINICA ALBA. Very fine pure white. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
YIRGINICA ROSEA. Forms large clumps 
3 to 4 feet high, bearing long spikes of 
delicate pink flowers in July and August. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PLATYCODON 
Balloon Flower 
The Platycodons are closely allied to 
the Campanula and form neat, branching 
bushes of upright habit, 2 to 2% feet 
high, producing their attractive blue or 
white flowers from July to October. They 
are very satisfactory hardy plants for the 
sunny border. 
GRANDIFLORA. Blue, 18 inches. June to 
October. Large, showy, deep blue flowers. 
Good for rock garden and border. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GRANDIFLORA ALBA.. White-flowered 
form of the above. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
Ieelmid Poppy, Sanford’s Giant 
PAPAVER ORIENTALE 
Oriental Poppy 
REALTY OF LIVERMERE. The finest 
dark crimson with black blotch; fine 
flowers freely produced. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
BRACTEATUM. Like P. orientale, but 
with extremely large, blood-red flowers, 
not spotted, shaded orange. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
EDNA PERRY. Very large, flowers of 
bright rose pink. One of the best. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MINIATURE HYBRIDS <R| Of dwarf 
growth, somewhat smaller flowers in va¬ 
rious shades. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MARTIN’S EXCELLENT HYBRIDS. This 
mixture is far superior to ordinary Orien¬ 
tal Hybrids as it really contains all shades 
known to Oriental Poppies, from blush 
white to deep purple and all intermedi¬ 
ate shades of scarlet salmon, rose, etc. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
YIR.S. PERRY. Orange-apricot, and a very 
fine variety, the best of all the "Pink 
Poppies.” 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
OLYMPIA. The earliest poppy to bloom. 
Double Flame Scarlet overlaid with gold¬ 
en salmon. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ORIENTALE (Oriental Poppy). Tremen¬ 
dous scarlet, cup-shaped blooms of 
brightest crimson-scarlet, with large, 
purplish black blotches at base of petals, 
creating a wonderful contrast when bloom 
is fully- open. Clumps of these through¬ 
out the border add a brilliancy that no 
other flower can provide. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PRINCESS VICTORIA LOUISE. Magnifi¬ 
cent salmon pink. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
THE FELTHAM. A lieyv strain in shades 
of scarlet, apricot, orang-e and crimson 
without the black blotch at base of 
petals. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
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 dur¬ 
ing the summer and fall. The flowers are 
borne in small clusters just above the 
foliage. Does well in the rock garden in 
full sun or light shade. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10 00 
PAPAVER NUDICAULE 
Iceland Poppy 
These plants are of neat habit, forming 
a tuft of bright green foliage, from which 
spring-, throughout the entire season, a 
profusion of slender, leafless stems 1 foot 
high, each graced with charming cup¬ 
shaped flowers. Very valuable in the 
sunny border or rock garden. Their bril¬ 
liant flowers are produced all summer. 
AURANTIACUM ORANGE. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
COONARA PINK. This delightful new Ice¬ 
land Poppy comes from Australia and adds 
a new and exceptionally lovely color 
to this class, a charming, warm rose- 
pink, faintly suffused with salmon-pink 
combining the pink and salmon shadings 
in wonderful delicacy. Flowers are free¬ 
ly produced on long slender stems 
throughout the season. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
EL MONTE. New. Enormous sized blos¬ 
soms of a vivid orange tangerine color. 
Long graceful stems. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
FAKENHAM HYBRIDS. This strain we 
are growing for the first time. It is a 
strong grower, producing larger flowers 
than the named varieties of the Iceland 
Poppies. This strain covers a nice range 
of colors from white to the deepest or¬ 
ange. Makes a big show. 
Per 10. $1.50; Per 100. $10.00 
GARTREF STRAIN. A selection of deli¬ 
cate shades, such as creams, buff, amber 
and apricot, with the lighter pinks also 
Most of the flowers have edges picoted 
with darker shades adding to the attrac¬ 
tiveness. Flowers of good s z" 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
GIBSON’S GIANT. Extra large orange 
flowers. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
MARTIN’S NUDICAULE HYBRIDS. This 
strain covers a very good range of colors. 
While these plants were in flower this 
spring, we especially noted that they were 
of the large flowering type. For any¬ 
one who wishes an assortment of colors 
in Iceland Poppies we recommend this 
strain very highly. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SANFORD’S GIANT STRAIN MINED. The 
finest strain we have ever seen. The 
flowers are immense silken cups in a 
great variety of shades from the lightest 
pinks and creams through salmon and 
scarlet. The length of stem is another 
outstanding feature, many of them being 
2 to 2% feet. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 1(H), $10.00 
WHITE. Lovely well-formed flowers with 
paper-white petals. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
YELLOW. This is a particularly attrac¬ 
tive shade of bright yellow. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
ALPINE POPPIES 
Miniature little Poppies for rock gar¬ 
dens and the low part of the border. Only 
about 8 inches tall with small cup-shaped 
flowers. 
ALBUM. White. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
COCCINEUM. Red. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ROSEUM. Deep pink. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100. $10.00 
YELLOW. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
