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Streckrr’s Hardy Plants 
*Subulata Atropurpurea —A compact growing variety with crim¬ 
son-red flowers. 
*Subulata Lilacina —Light Lilac. 
*Subulata Rosea —Bright rose pink. 
*Subulata Vivid —Bright pink with a fiery red eye. Not as 
strong growing as rosea but extremely free flowering. 
PHLOX DECUSSATA (Hardy Phlox) 
These are well known and justly popular hardy border plants. 
Very showy with their panicles of brilliantly colored flowers in late 
summer, remaining in bloom for a long time. The varieties listed 
below, represent a wide range of color and will prove satisfactory. 
Antonin Mercie —A beautiful lilac blue, large floret, very free, 
medium height. 
B. Compte —Rich satiny amaranth. A tall very showy variety, 
rather late. 
Beacon —A choice bright cherry red variety. Medium height. 
Enchantress —Large florets, bright salmon pink with red eye. Re¬ 
sembles Elizabeth Campbell but is a better grower. 
Ferdinand Cortez —An excellent tall variety, deep crimson, shaded 
bronze. 
Cen. Von Heutz —Reddish salmon, white center. A distinct and 
beautiful variety. 
Kathleen —Deep salmon pink, with darker center. Individual 
florets very large; new. 35 cents each. 
La Vague —Mauve pink with a red eye. Very reliable. 
L’Esperence —Light lavender pink with white center. 
Miss Lingard —Very early, belonging to the suffruticosa type. Has 
attractive glossy green foliage and a long flowering period. One 
of the best for cutting. White with faint pink eye. (c). 
Mrs. Ethel Prichard —A choice new variety, large rosy mauve. 
Mrs. Jenkins —A very satisfactory pure white variety. Very free. 
Medium height. 
Pantheon —Salmon rose. Very large florets. Good pink variety. 
Rhinelander —-A beautiful salmon pink with deeper eye. Medium 
height. 
R. P. Struthers —Bright rosy red with deeper red eye. A healthy 
grower and free bloomer. 
Rijnstrom —Deep rose pink, very free bloomer. Much like pan¬ 
theon in color. 
Sieboldi —One of the best orange scarlet varieties. 
Thor —Deep salmon pink overlaid scarlet, deeper colored eye. A 
very popular variety. 
Von Hockburg —Dark crimson. Very large. One of the finest. 
W. C. Egan —Soft lilac pink, one of the best light colored varieties. 
Widar —Reddish violet, large white eye. Very attractive. 
Physalis Franchetti (Chinese Lantern Plant) (Winter Cherry) — 
Flowers yellow inconspicuous. Attractive dense foliage, large 
orange scarlet fruits lasting all winter when cut. Ordinary soil. 
Physostegia Virginica (False Dragonhead) (American Heather) — 
Long spikes of tubular delicate pink flowers during July and 
August. 3 ft. Ordinary soil. (c). 
^Physostegia Vivid —Larger flowers rose and later flowering than 
oreceding. Not quite so tall. Choice cut flower, (c). 
’’■‘Phytheuma Scheuchzeri —Heads of violet blue, May to July. 10 
in. Leafmold and sand. 35 cents each. 
Platycodon Crandiflora (Balloon Flower) —Large showy blue 
balloon shaped buds opening into large blue bell shaped flow¬ 
ers. Very interesting. June to October. 15 in. Ordinary soil. 
Platycodon Crandiflora Alba —A white or light blue flowering form 
of the above. 
^Platycodon Mariesii —A beautiful dwarf form of the above. 10 in. 
*Mariesii Alba —A light blue or white form. 
^Plumbago Larpentae (Leadwort) —A dwarf spreading plant, at¬ 
tractive green foliage, shaded bronze, deep blue flowers in fall. 
6 in. Well drained rich soil. Late to appear above ground in 
spring. 
*Polemonium Coeruleum (Jacobs Ladder) —Sky blue flowers on tall 
stems. Attractive fern-like foliage. 15 in. June and July. 
Ordinary soil. 
*Portulaca Double Mixed —Annual in duration, but such a choice 
rock plant that it cannot be omitted. Quickly forms a thick 
mat of fleshy foliage completely covered with large rose like 
blossoms all summer, from the best imported seed, but will not 
produce 100% double blossoms. A wide range of colors in 
mixture. Ready about June 1st. 50 cents dozen. 
^Potenfilla Napalensis Miss Wilmot —Very attractive salmon pink 
flowers, darker center. 15 in. 
