THE SPLENDID PENSTEMONS 
Many glorious things for border, rockery or 
wild garden are found among the Pentstemons. 
You have missed much if you have not grown 
them. Mostly they are fully hardy, but those 
marked “f” should be winter-mulched with straw. 
UNIFORM PRICE, pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c. 
PENTSTEMON ANTIRRHINOIDES — bfh36. 
Unique for the blossom color, soft yellow. 
P. AZUREUS—rylO. Free flowering. Brightest 
blue. Very good. 
P. CENTRANTHIFOLIUS—bfy36. Tubular flow¬ 
ers of brilliant scarlet. Glaucous foliage. 
P. COBEA—by24. Large showy flowers of 
rose purple, or rarely white. 
P. CONFERTUS BLUE—erbnhl8. Showy blos¬ 
som clusters of dark blue. Compact. Recommended. 
P. CORYMBOSUS — rbyl2. Each shoot is a 
plume of brightest scarlet blossoms. 
P. DIFFUSUS—rby20. Bright blue to purple 
flowers in leafy panicles. Good garden plant. 
P. GLABER ROSEUS—rbdy20. Dense clusters 
of large flowers, rich rose in coloring. Decidedly 
attractive. 
P. GRACILIS—rmyl5. Loose open spires of lilac 
bugles. Very pretty. For moist places. 
P. GRANDIFLORUS—ecbdh36. King of Pentste¬ 
mons. Serried clusters of largest flower trum¬ 
pets, in something of a layer formation, but open 
and graceful. Pure blue to orchid lavender. 
Glaucous, half-succulent leaves. A magnificent 
species. % oz. 60c. 
P. HETEROPHYLLUS—ecrbhlS. An easy and 
delightful species with exquisitely formed trum¬ 
pets, lilac, amethyst, or purest sapphire blue. 
Blooms all summer long, and quickly from seed. 
Very satisfactory. % oz. 50c. 
P. HIRSUTUS—nby36. Variable, from pale lilac 
rose to violet. Good. % oz. 60c. 
P. MENZIESI—ry6. An excellent dwarf mat¬ 
forming Pentstemon, with leathery evergreen 
leaves, and profuse royal purple trumpets. 
P. RUPICOLA—ry4. Creeping stems and masses 
of tiny leaves, studded with bright flowers of 
pink, rose, or glowing ruby. Likes to tumble 
over north-facing rocks. Brilliant. 
P. SCOULERI—rby20. Flowers like glorious and 
enormous lavender Snapdragons. 
P. SPECTABILIS—bdy36. Great blossom pan¬ 
icles, pure blue to rose purple. 
P. VENUSTUS—-bdy24. Splendid summer spires 
of loose purple bells. 
OFFER 49C5—One pkt. each of above for $2.25. 
PENTSTEMON PEERLESS BLEND—The kinds 
listed here, together with very many other de¬ 
sirable species in one gorgeous mixture. Pkt. 
15c; spec. pkg. 35c; y a oz. 60c. 
TRICYRTIS HIRTA 
Flowers like quaint Lilies, violet spotted and 
marbled on a white ground, are carried in the 
axil of each leaf on the three-foot stems. A rare 
and most attractive perennial for rich half¬ 
shade. bsty36. Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c; % oz. 50c. 
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