BOBBINK & ATKINS 
RUTHERFORD 
NEW JERSEY 
Hardy Phlox 
Phlox decussata 
This is a most important class of hardy 
perennials, because Phlox succeeds in any 
soil, and flowers throughout the season. 
They are easy to grow and should be planted 
this fall in every garden. Always plant three 
or more together, to get the effect of mass 
plantings. 2 to 3 ft. 
Attraction. Salmon-rose, with carmine eye. 
Tall, fine grower. 
Border Gem. Rich rosy purple; makes a 
startling contrast with white for mass 
planting. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
Champs Elysees. Red-purple. An old 
favorite. 
Daily Sketch. The finest and largest pink 
Phlox. Remarkable for its enormous 
florets and huge trusses of lovely pink 
with a deeper eye. An outstanding va¬ 
riety. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
Evangeline. Bright salmon-pink. 
Fiancee. The best pure white. A very strong 
grower. 
Gustaf Lind. A new variety. Pretty salmon- 
red flowers. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 
100 . 
H. B. May. Soft clear pink. Large trusses 
and pips. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
Jules Sandeau. Large, bright rose flowers. 
Karl Foerster. The trusses are glowing 
orange-red. One of the best in recent .years. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10. 
Leo Schlageter. Pyramidal clusters of scarlet- 
carmine with dark centers. $1 for 3, 
$2.50 for 10. 
Margaret Gavin Jones. Large pink florets 
with carmine eyes. An improvement on 
this type. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
Morgenrood. A very free-flowering, deep 
rose variety. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 
per 100. 
Mrs. Ethel Prichard. Clear rosy mauve. 
Mrs. Milly van Hoboken. An old favorite. 
The florets are a lively pink in color. No 
eye. 
Mrs. W. van Beuningen. A striking variety 
with healthy foliage. Flowers rich salmon- 
red. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
Nordlicht. Strong grower and free bloomer. 
Large, deep rose flowers. $1 for 3, $2.50 
for 10, $22 per 100. 
Paul Hoffmann. Deep scarlet with purple 
tinge. 
Rijnstroom. Deep pink. A very good grower. 
Smiles. Deep carmine-rose. 
William Kesselring. Reddish purple with a 
lighter-colored eye. 
Phlox of Various Types 
Phlox divaricata. © Only 10 inches high. 
Fine for rockeries and naturalizing. Laven¬ 
der flowers appear in May. 
Maculata, Alpha. The brilliant pink flower- 
spikes are pyramidal in form. 2 ft. July— 
Sept. 
Arendsi, Louise. Pale lilac with light carmine 
eye. 
All Phlox, except where noted, 85 cts. 
for 3 of one kind, $2.30 for 10 of one kind, 
$20 per 100. 
A Collection of Hardy Phlox 
Border Gem 
Fiancee 
W. B. May 
Karl Foerster 
Leo Schlageter 
Morgenrood 
Smiles 
Mrs. Ethel Prichard 
Nordlicht 
Paul Hoffmann 
10 plants, one of each, $2; 100 plants, 
10 of each, $20 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
False Dragonhead 
Vivid (virginiana grandiflora). Splendid for 
the wild garden border or rockery; grows 
well in semi-shade. The large flower-spikes 
are violet-mauve in color. ft. Early 
fall. 
PENTSTEMON • Beard Tongue 
Very popular and extremely showy if 
planted in masses for borders and rock- 
gardens, as they bloom continuously all 
summer. 
Barbatus Torreyi. Puts forth stately spikes 
of scarlet flowers from June to August. 4 ft. 
Digitalis. Long spikes of purplish white 
flowers with purple throats. 2 to 3 ft. 
June, July. 
Hardy Oriental Poppy 
Papaver orientale 
The Fall Is the Best Time to Plant 
Oriental Poppies are certainly well to the 
front in the class of plants that make striking 
and impressive displays during their various 
periods of bloom. They flower in May and 
June and undoubtedly eclipse all other 
Poppies in their splendid and lavish display 
of color. After they finish flowering in the 
spring they die down but reappear in the fall. 
Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Below we offer a new list of the best and 
latest introductions. Give them a light 
covering of leaves in winter. 
Beauty of Livermere. Brilliant dark crim¬ 
son. Dark grower. 50 cts. each, $1.20 for 3, 
$3.50 for 10. 
Bracteatum. Striking orange-scarlet. Very 
large. 50 cts. each, $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10. 
E. A. Bowles. Apricot and shell-pink. 50 cts. 
each, $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10. 
Joyce. One of the finest. Old-rose. 50 cts. 
each, $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10. 
May Queen. Double; salmon-red. Flowers 
two weeks earlier than others. 50 cts. 
each, $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10. 
Mrs. Perry. Orange-apricot blooms of large 
size. 50 cts. each, $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10. 
Oriflamme. Grange-scarlet. Striking color 
and strong grower. 50 cts. each, $1.20 for 3, 
$3.50 for 10. 
Perfection. Similar to Mrs. Perry, but later 
flowering, giving a succession of bloom. 
75 cts. each, $2 for 3, $6 for 10. 
Perry’s White. Satiny white, with maroon 
blotches at bases of petals. $1 each, $2.50 
for 3, $7 for 10. 
Ridgewood Beauty. The finest Poppy in its 
color—a lovely pink. Free flowering and 
strong grower. $1 each, $2.50 for 3, $7 
for 10. 
Wunderkind. The finest cerise Poppy. 
Strong grower. $1 each, $2.50 for 3, 
$7 for 10. 
Wurtembergia. Brilliant dark scarlet. 75 
cts. each, $2 for 3, $6 for 10. 
PHYSALIS • Japanese Lantern 
Bunyardi. Much in demand for decorations. 
Bears large red seed-pods in the fall. 
PLATYCODON 
Japanese Bellflower 
Grandiflorum Mariesi. Very similar to cam¬ 
panulas. Carries deep blue flowers on 
erect stems. Fine for the border. 2 ft. 
June, July. 
Grandiflorum Mariesi album. A white form 
of the above. 
RUDBECKIA • Coneflower 
Purpurea. Very attractive red-purple flow¬ 
ers, 4 inches across, resembling daisies, 
but with a high brown cone in the center. 
Splendid for either border or cutting. 3 ft. 
July-Oct. 
SENECIO 
Pulcher. Introduced from South America in 
1872. A pretty, glossy-foliaged plant having 
large crimson flower-heads with a yellow 
disc. Should be better known. 2 to 4 ft. All 
summer. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
STOKESIA • Cornflower Aster 
Laevis (cyanea). Beautiful, lavender-blue, 
cornflower-like flowers 3 to 4 inches across. 
Very desirable for cutting. 1J£ ft. July- 
Oct. 
Lsevis alba. A white form of the above. 
THYMUS • Creeping Thyme 
Citriodorus. Fine for rockeries. Lemon 
fragrance. 
Serpyllum. Mother-of-Thyme. Dark green 
leaves. Red flowers. 
Serpyllum album. White Mountain Thyme. 
Mats of foliage and clouds of white flowers. 
Fine for rock-gardens. 3 to 4 in. June, 
July. 
Serpyllum coccineus. A red-flowered variety 
of the above. 
Serpyllum lanuginosus. Woolly-leaved. 
Thyme. Spreads very quickly. Deep pink 
flowers. 5 in. June-Aug. 
Vulgaris. Common Thyme. Pale lilac 
flowers. 2 ft. June, July. 
TROLLIUS • Globe Flower 
Asiaticus. © This is an excellent plant for 
either the border or rockery. Flowers are 
all shades of yellow and orange, double the 
size of a buttercup. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 
10, $30 per 100. 
Ledebouri, Golden Queen. A grand out¬ 
standing variety with huge yellow flowers 
on 2-foot stems. June—Sept. $1.50 for 3, 
$4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
VERONICA • Speedwell 
A very desirable race of hardy ornamental 
plants, fine for borders and flowering pro¬ 
fusely, according to variety, from spring to 
fall. The prevailing color is blue, but pink, 
red and purple are to be had. 
Gentianoides. © Rosettes of shiny leaves. 
Spikes of pale blue flowers. 8 to 12 in. 
May, June. 
Incana. © Silvery foliage and spikes of 
violet-blue flowers. 1 ft. July, Aug. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Japanese Speedwell. 
The most outstanding of all. Branching 
stems, bold foliage, and 2-foot spikes of 
deep blue flowers. Aug., Sept. 
Orchidea. Bears a profusion of clear blue 
flowers. A handsome plant. 2 ft. July, 
Aug. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 pei 100. 
Spicata. © Long, thick spikes of blue flowers. 
Fine for the rock-garden. 2 ft. June, July. 
Spicata rosea. © Puts out numerous spikes 
of a lovely delicate pink shade. 2 ft. June, 
July. 
Spicata rubra. © I his is a comparatively new 
variety. Large spikes of red flowers. 
Resembles a heath plant when in flower. 
$1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
Teucrium rupestris. © A very dwarf variety 
of spreading habit, bearing erect spikes of 
blue flowers. 4 in. May, June. 
Teucrium rupestris rosea. © A pink-flowered 
form of the above. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100. 
Perennials, except where specially priced, are 85 cts. for 3 of one kind, $2.30 for 10 of one kind, $20 per 100 
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