HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
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PHLOX, 
Hardy. They 
bloom with the 
greatest free¬ 
dom from July 
until late in 
autumn. The 
improved 
varieties have 
enormous 
trusses, 
all bright and 
showy, the in¬ 
dividual flow¬ 
ers three times 
the size of the 
old varieties, 
and the colors 
ranging from 
purest white 
to dark purple- 
violet. With 
Perennial 
Phlox a show 
of brilliant 
flowers can be 
had for months 
as they are 
perpetual 
bloomers. Sep¬ 
arate colors: 
white, crimson, 
pink, rose, also 
in mixed colors. 2Gc, each, 2 for 35c. 
HARDY PHLOX. (Named Sorts) 
Any of the following Strong Plants, each 25c. 
AUSTRALIA. (Medium). Bright claret-red, large 
flowers. 
EUROPA. (Medium). Pure white with a crimson 
ej e. 
HIXDENBURG. (Medium). Crimson red with 
darker eye. 
LE MAHDI. (Medium). Deep claret red, large 
flower. 
LORD RALEIGH. (Dwarf). Violet blue, early 
flowering variety. 
MAI RUYS. (Medium). Enormous trusses of very 
large flowers of purest white. 
MISS LINGARD. Pure white: the earliest of all; 
blooms all summer. 
ROSENBERG. (Medium). Bright reddish violet 
with blood red eye. 
RHY XSTROM. (Medium). Beautiful rose pink; 
very free flowering. 
SELM V. (Medium). Large flower, pale rose 
mauve, with a claret red eye. 
THOR. (Medium). Deep salmon pink overlaid 
with a scarlet glow. 
TIPIS BLANC. (Dwarf). Pure white, immense 
heads. The best dwarf Phlox in cultivation; fine 
for cemetery planting. 
YON GOETHE. (Medium). Pure clear pink with 
white eye. 
AVID VR. (Medium). A much admired violet-bluej 
with white eye. 
PHLOX SUBULATA. (Moss or Mountain Pink). 
An early spring-flowering type, with pretty moss¬ 
like evergreen foliage, which, during the flowering 
season, is hidden under the masses of bloom. An 
excellent plant for the rockery, the border, and 
invaluable for carpeting the ground or covering 
graves. Eaeli 15c, 2 for 25c. 
MYOSOTIS PALUSTRIS. (Forget-Me-Not). The 
>true forget-me-nots—a lovely dwarf plant for 
damp places, spreading rapidly and carpeting the 
ground. Make excellent edgings and carpeting 
planted with late-flowering tulips. Flowers blue 
with white throat. Fine for cemetery planting. 
Each 20c, 3 for 50e. 
HOLLYHOCK (Althea Rosea). Growing 5 to S 
feet tall, these plants produce a pleasing effect 
planted either in rows on the lawn or among shrub¬ 
bery. They require a deep rich soil, and a sunny 
situation, and will repay for a little extra attention 
given them. Double red, white, yellow, pink. 
Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
GR \SSES (Ornamental. Variegated Ribbon 
Grass, or Gardener’s Garters.) Large variegated 
foliage; an excellent Grass for bordering large 
b e d. s _ Each 15c, 2 for 25c. 
HARDY FERNS. They do the best in a shady or 
semi-shady position in well-drained soil, where they 
can be liberally supplied with water during dry 
weather. Each, 30c. 
HIBISCUS. New Giant-Flowering Mallow Marv¬ 
els. A robust type of upright habit, producing an 
abundance of flowers of enormous size in all the 
richest shades of crimson, pink and white succeed¬ 
ing in any suny position with a liberal supply of 
water, blooming from early in July until late in 
autumn. Each 35c. 
HELIANTHUS (Hardy Sunflower). Multiflorus 
Plenus. 4 to 5 ft. Double yellow flowers, useful for 
cutting. July-Oct. Resemble large yellow Dahlias. 
Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
LINUM—PERENNE. (Flax). A desirable plant 
for the border, with light, graceful foliage and 
blue flowers produced through the entire summer 
if cut down after the first blooming. 
Each 20c, 3 for 5(>c. 
LYEHNIS. All of the Lychnis are of the easiest 
culture, thriving in any soil, and this, in addition 
to their brightness, has brought them into high 
favor with lovers of hardy plants. Perhaps no 
class of plants has more common or popular names, 
of which the following is but a partial list: 
Campion, Jerusalem Cross, Lamp Flower, Maltese 
Cross, Ragged Robin, etc. 
Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in 
May and June; 12 inches. 
Viscaria, Double Red. Forms a dense tuft 
of evergreen foliage, and in June sends up spikes 
of handsome, double, deep red, fragrant flowers; 
1 foot. Price Each 25c. 
LUPINS (Hardy Garden). Effective plants, pro¬ 
ducing large spikes of flowers. They require only 
well-prepared garden soil and to be kept watered 
in dry weather. Hardy perennial varieties, in pink, 
blue and white. Perennial Mixed, Each 25c. 
MINT. Peppermint. The leaves and stems are 
used for flavoring, but particularly for the distilla¬ 
tion of the essence of peppermint. 
Spearmint. For mint sauce and juleps. 
Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
PAPAVER ORIENTALE. (The Large Oriental 
Poppy). A charming summer-flowering hardy 
plant, producing numerous leafy stems about 2% 
feet high, with large deep crimson flowers; having 
a conspicuous black blotch on each petal, exceed¬ 
ingly showy. Each 30c. 
RUDBECKIA. (Golden Glow). Double golden 
yellow flowers. Each 25c. 
PYRETHRUM. (Roseum Hybridum Grandiflor- 
iim.) Handsome garden flowers. Their main sea¬ 
son of blooming is in June, but if the first crop of 
flower stems is removed as soon as finished, they 
will give a fair sprinkling of flowers during the 
summer and autumn months. The fine fern-like 
foliage of the plants is attractive at all times. 
SINGLE-FLOWERING. Embrace all the colors 
from deep red through the various shades of rose 
to pure white. These can be supplied in mixed 
colors only. Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
DOUBLE-FLOAVERING. Choice varieties in 
crimson, pink and white. 
RANUNCULUS REPENS FL. PL. (Bachelor’s 
Buttons). A pretty double-flowering bright golden 
yellow Buttercup. Bears masses of flowers during 
May and June. Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
TRITOMA PFITZERII. (The Everblooming 
Flame Flower). In bloom from August to October, 
with spikes 3 to 4 feet high, and heads of bloom 
of a rich orange-scarlet, producing a grand effect 
either planted singly in the border or in masses. 
(See cut.) Eac h 3Wc 
