PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Hardy Perennial Plants 45 
Rudbeckia Purpurea or 
Purple Coneflower. 
Physostegia. 
FHYSALIS Francheti 
(Chinese Lantern 
Plant). Grown for the 
large bladder-like, or¬ 
ange-red fruits in au¬ 
tumn. May be dried for 
winter. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.50. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False 
Dragonhead). 2 to 3 ft. 
July. Broad, dense con¬ 
spicuous spikes of tu¬ 
bular flowers. 
—speciosa alba. Pure 
white. 
—virg’inica, Vivid. Ex¬ 
tra broad florets, deep 
purplish rose. Blooms 
two weeks later than 
the white, and lasts a 
long time in water. 
Both: 3, 55c; doz., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
PRIMULA^ (Prim¬ 
rose). Little gi’oups 
among the shading ele¬ 
ments of shrubbery ; dainty edging for garden beds, and in 
rockeries, both for foliage and early spring bloom. 
—polyantha auricula. 6-inch, tufted plants, resplendent 
throughout the spring months with showy single flowers. 
These display a remarkable diversity of style and coloring, 
a bed of them being quite entertaining. Mixed. 
—polyantha Giant Bed, and Giant Yellow plants about 
12 inches, heavily foliaged; with extra large single flowers 
in the two separate colors. 
—Veris (Cowslip). Plants 4 to 8 inches high, with scented 
flower umbels mainly yellow, but varying shades with darker 
center. AH: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
Giant Polyantha. 
POPPY [Papaver] 
AIiPINUM .<§> 8 inches. Glaucous foliage, nearly stemless; 
the small, dainty flowers all summer in various uncertain 
colors, often fringed. 3, 55e ; doz., $2.00. 
NUDICAULE.^ The “Iceland Poppies” bloom with extrava¬ 
gant freedom during early summer, and in lesser degree 
throughout; 2-inch saucer-shaped flowers on slender stems, 
making delightful bouquets, as well as a vivid garden show. 
They are charming plants for small pockets in the rock 
gardens. Offered in separate colors— Lemon, Orange, or 
White and Mixed. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
ORIENTALE. The long known “Oriental Poppy,” with 
great cup-shaped flowers, of orange-scarlet, heavily black 
blotched at base. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
—Beauty of Livermore. (New). Deep ox-blood-red with 
black blotch. Each, 30c ; 3, 75c ; doz., $2.50. 
—Brightness. Orange-scarlet toned with gold. 
Each, 25c ; 3, 65c ; doz., $2.25. 
— Mrs. Perry. Orange-apricot, with faint lilac suffusion. 
Each, 25c; 3, 65c; doz., $2.25. 
— Olympia. Compactly low and vigorous. 2)4 feet. Most pro¬ 
fuse bloomer of any variety. Flowers fully double, but 
maturing to show a slight stamen-filled center. Brilliant 
scarlet flame, with salmon. Each, 25c ; 3, 65c ; doz., $2.25. 
— Perry’s White. Very large and shapely, pure white. 
Each, 30c; 3, 75c ; doz., $2.50. 
—Royal Scarlet. Richest scarlet; the medium sized flowers 
in great profusion. Each, 25c ; 3, 65c ; doz., $2.25. 
6 Oriental Poppies 
One Each 
Hybrid 
$ 1.25 
PLATYCODON gran- 
diflorum (Balloon 
Flower). 2 to 3 feet. 
Blooms constantly 
from July until late 
September; flowers 
large, bell-shaped in 
loose racemes. Illus¬ 
trated on color page 
C. Blue or White. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
PLUMBAGO larpen- 
tae<j> (Leadwort). 
An attractive 12-inch 
edging plant, quickly 
spreading into a com¬ 
pact mat. The tiny 
leaves of apple green 
are a rich setting for 
spiky red buds, and 
c 1 u s ters of 
phlox-like co¬ 
balt blue flow¬ 
ers late in 
summer. 
3, 55c; doz., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Oriental 
Poppy. 
PYRETHRUM hybridum (Painted Daisy). 2)4 feet. A 
colorful garden show from June on throughout the summer, 
and also a charming cut flower with long slender stems. 
The flower construction varies from a full petaled anemone 
shape, to larger size in plain single. Mixed, red, pink, etc. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00. (Illustrated on color page C.) 
RANUNCULUS^ repens fl. pi. (Double Buttercup). A 
quickly spreading frequent rooting ground cover. Masses of 
yellow button flowers during May and June. The foliage is 
small, refined, densely set, thick and rubbery, lustrous, dark 
green. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
RUDBECKIA, Golden Glow. 5 to 7 feet; early in summer 
until frost. Double dahlia-like golden yellow flowers. 
—Newmanni (“Black-Eyed Susan”). 1)4 to 2 ft. Broad single 
flowers of orange-yellow with prominent blue-brown cone. 
—purpurea (Purple Coneflower). 2 to 3 feet. Large droop¬ 
ing petals colored reddish purple, with a remarkably large 
cone-shaped center of brown, thickly set with golden tips in 
spiral lines. 
All: 3, 40c; doz., $1.50. 
SALVIA Pitcheri. A much-branched, densely blooming type 
of the Rocky Mountain Sage, its wands 3 to 4 feet high; 
a rich, deep shade of gentian-blue. August-September. Even 
prettier than Larkspur, in bouquets with Flowering Spurge 
or Baby’s Breath. 3, 55e ; doz., $2.00. 
SANTOLINA<j> chamaecyparissus incana (Lavender 
Cotton). A 12-inch evergreen perennial, with intricately 
meshed branches and tiny leaves of frosted silver; very 
fragrant. Useful as a rock or edging plant, and used for 
refined carpet bedding. 3, 40c ; doz., $1.50 ; 100, $10.00. 
SAFONARIA<$> ocymoides (Soapwort). A branchy, trail¬ 
ing rock-plant densely clothed with small round leaves; from 
May to July brightly spangled with small pink flower um¬ 
bels. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
SAXIFRAGA.<$> (Saxifrage or Rockfoil). Valuable, highly 
prized units for the rock garden ; their large, fleshy, shiny 
leaves continuously ornamental, in some cases persisting 
into winter. Give plenty of water and partial sun. 
—'Cordifolia. 2 feet. Very large heart-shaped leaves; flowers 
clear rose in dense, nodding cymes. May. 
—lingulata Leichtlini. 2 feet. Nodding rose-pink racemes. 
April-June. The showy orbicular leaves quite crimson. 
Both: Each, 30c; 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
Plumbago Larpentae. 
