Hardy Phlox for the Garden 
These beautiful hardy border plants are the most effective and useful plants in the garden during the late 
summer and early fall. Their brilliant colors are loved by all. We have selected a collection of twelve of the best 
varieties, good growers with fine, clear colors which will give the utmost enjoyment for years to come, with a 
flowering period of from 8 to 10 weeks at a time when most of the hardy plants are out of bloom. 
B. Comte. Flowers satiny amaranth, very brilliant, tall 
growing. Looks well when planted with yellow flow- 
30c each; 80c per 3. 
ers. 
Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red. 36 inches high. An excel' 
lent variety and one of the best. 25c each; 70c per 3. 
Brilliant. Brilliant carmine'red with a blood-red eye. 
One of the best new dark reds. 25c each; 70c per 3. 
Perennial 
Plants 
ALYSSUM SAXATILE COMPAC- 
UM. Lovely golden yellow; for car¬ 
peting or bordering blue or purple 
shades. 3 for 75c; #2.50 per doz. 
ANCHUSA MYOSOTIDIFLORA. 
Use with yellow or deep violet 
shades. 3 for 75c; #2.50 per doz. 
ARABIS ALPINA. Fine for carpeting 
with pink or golden yellow tulips. 
3 for 75c; #2.50 per doz. 
BLEEDING HEARTS. Plant near 
mauve tulips as Rev. H. Ewbank 
or any of the tall pink varieties. 3 
for #1.00; #3.50 per doz. 
DORONICUM. Yellow, daisy-like 
flower. Height 26 inches. Lovely 
with pale lavender tulips. 3 for 
85c; #2.75 per doz. 
MERTENSIA VIRGINICA (Blue 
Bells). Use with yellow or carmine. 
3 for 75c. 
VIOLA CORNUTA, APRICOT. 
Beautiful rich apricot tinged orange. 
VIOLA CORNUTA, G. WERMIG. 
Pure white. 
VIOLA CORNUTA, HANSA. Clear 
violet-blue of fine, compact habit. 
VIOLA CORNUTA, LUTEA 
SPLENDENS. Pure yellow. 
VIOLA CORNUTA, PAPILIO. Soft 
blue, edged white. 
Price, All Violas: 
#1.00 per doz.; #7.50 per 100. 
Plants Advised for 
Carpeting Tulip Beds 
MYOSOTIS or FORGET-ME-NOT. 
Your choice of blue, white or pink. 
85c per doz.; #6.50 per 100. 
Hardy Astilbe 
(Herbaceous Spirea) 
Suitable for garden planting but espe¬ 
cially nice on the edge of a small pool. All 
varieties will bloom in June. Prefer moist 
location. 
Each Per 3 
PEACH BLOSSOM. Soft del¬ 
icate peach-blossom-pink. 18 
to 24 inches .#0.50 #1.25 
AMERICA. Delicate light 
lavender-pink .50 1.25 
GLORIA. Dense feathery 
spikes of deep pink. New. .50 1.25 
QUEEN ALEXANDRA. 
' Beautiful shade of deep 
rose .50 1.25 
Set of 4 for only #1.50, prepaid 
Count Zeppelin. Pure white with a vermilion'red eye; 
Very free flowering and good grower. 30c each; 
80c per 3. 
Ethel Pritchard. A delightful shade of French mauve, 
if seen on a cloudy day almost as pale blue as Phlox 
Divaricata. For best effect plant with white or yeb 
low flowers. 35c each; 90c per 3. 
Gen. Van Heutz. Orange-red 
flowers in pyramidal spikes. 
A splendid variety of the 
orange-red shades. 25c each; 
70c per 3. 
Mrs. Jenkins. Pure white flow¬ 
ers, very free blooming with 
dark green foliage, consid¬ 
ered the best white Phlox to¬ 
day. 25c each; 70c per 3. 
Pantheon. Bright pink with a 
delicate mauve suffusion, a 
strong grower and an excel¬ 
lent new variety. 30c each; 
80c per 3. 
R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy 
carmine with a bright red 
eye. 25c each; 70c per 3. 
Rheinlander. A beautiful sal¬ 
mon-pink; flower heads are 
large, on a good, strong 
stem. 25c each; 70c per 3. 
Special French. A beautiful 
glowing pink with mammoth 
trusses; free flowering and 
tall. 30c each; 80c per 3. 
Thor. Deep salmon-pink with 
small red eye. A very free 
bloomer and one of the best 
of the salmon-pink varieties. 
25c each; 70c per 3. 
SPECIAL OFFER P 
1 each of the above 
Phlox (12 plants), 
special for.#2.25 
3 each of the above 
Phlox (36 plants), 
special for.#6.25 
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NELIS NURSERIES, HOLLAND, MICHIGAN 
