FOR QUALITV 
WAYSIDE GARDENS 
POLEMONIUM - Jacob's Ladder or Greek Valerian 
♦Reptans Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
Dwarf, bushy plant of graceful growth. Showy blue flowers, 
6 inches high in early spring. Should be used in the rock 
garden and border, in shady places; foliage very good all 
summer. 
Richardsoni album Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
A white variety of coeruleum. 
Richardsoni coeruleum Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
Erect stems of sky-blue flowers, 1 to 1% feet, in June and 
Jxily. A very fine plant in the sunny border. 
POLYGONATUM - Solomon's Seal 
Multiflorum major Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
Pendent sprays of delightfully fragrant white flowers borne 
on long, 2-foot stems in May, followed in autumn with black 
or purple berries. A grand plant for a shady position,, where 
it will show its pendulous sprays of bells. 
POLYGONUM 
Amplexicaule atropurpureum Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A magnificent and rich flowering hardy plant. Excellent foli¬ 
age and form. From its 3-ft. tall stems racemes of mahogany- 
red flowers are freely produced. A great plant for the border. 
POTENTILLA - Cinquefoil 
Matsumurae Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A lovely dwarf for the rock garden, growing not over 5 inches 
high. Richly covered with yellow flowers. The foliage, like 
that of all Potentillas, is most attractive. 
Nepalensis, Miss Willmott Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
This is the improved salmon-pink “formosa," Very free flow¬ 
ering. A good border plant for midsummer bloom. 
Mixed Colors of Double Varieties 
Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
This mixture contains various shades of orange and coppery 
red; they are especially suited for in front of sunny borders 
or for bold masses in the rock wall or rock garden. 
Warrensi Three $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
A lovely new plant for the sunny hardy border, offered for the 
first time. Reaches a height of about 2 feet and is covered 
with large, pure yellow blossoms all summer long. Suitable 
for cutting. 
PRIMULA - Primrose 
♦Auricula Alpina, Giant Hybrids 
Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
One of the treasures of the rock garden. The growth is very 
attractive, forming rosettes of thick leaves, sometimes fari¬ 
nose or mealy. The flower stalks rise to a height of 6 or 8 
inches, bearing heads of bloom of various colors; exceedingly 
fragrant. 
♦Bulleyana Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
A splendid variety for a boggy place, growing about 18 inches 
high. The strong, stiff stems have about 4 to 8 tiers of rich 
apricot flowers in June. A very valuable sort. 
♦Cashmeriana Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
Large, globular heads of a pleasing purplish blue shade, pre¬ 
fers a moist, shaded or sunny situation. 
♦ Cashmeriana alba Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 ‘ 
A white-flowered form of the above. Very rare but as easily 
grown as the purple variety. 
♦ Cortusoides Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
A distinct Siberian species, with soft, wrinkled, heart-shaped 
leaves. Flowers in early summer, deep rose; prefers light, 
rich, well drained soil in a sunny position, in border or rock¬ 
ery; 10 inches high. 
riorindae Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
The new giant P. sikkimensis. Beautiful umbels of large 
yellow flowers on 4-inch stems. Its handsome foliage makes 
it an outstanding plant. Does best in a bog or close to the 
water. 
Japonica Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
A lovely primrose, producing long spikes of bloom from crim¬ 
son to rose to almost white. The flowers are in whorls. A mass 
of these in the bog garden or near the pool or stream is a sight 
to be remembered. 
♦Moerheim Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A new strain of Hardy Primulas with the constitution of P. ja¬ 
ponica, resulting from the crossing of many shades of yellow, 
orange, purple, lilac, pink and crimson. They are vepr hardy 
and prefer a half-shaded position that is fairly moist; very 
unusual. 
♦Pulverulenta Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
Rich crimson flowers in whorls, on stems 3 feet high. One of 
the finest varieties. 
♦Vulgaris Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
The true old English Primrose with pale yellow flowers. 
Polemonium Richardsoni. 
Primula Cortusoides. 
Polyanthus, Munstead’s Giants. (See page 42). 
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