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NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PLANTS 
Y. Harrimaniae. *t The smallest and hardiest of all, the foliage 
glaucus-blue, forming compact many-leaved rosettes. A gem for the 
rock garden. Fine young plants, 50c; dozen, $3.50. 
2YGADENUS. Liliaceae. Camass-like bulbs. 
Z. elegans. * Star Hyacinth. Slender stems with a raceme of starred 
white flowers. Easy culture in moist shade. 30c; dozen, $2.00. 
Hardy Garden Phlox 
Including Rockmont Introductions 
THREE NEW ORIGINATIONS FOR 1935. My personal aim in 
Phlox breeding has been to refine the colors to the utmost purity and 
brilliancy; to obtain remontant types which flower for a long period 
from the original panicle; and to develop a new race of garden phlox 
of dwarfer stature with a branching habit, to fit the foreground of 
the garden rather than the background. This third feature is some¬ 
what in the future, but fairly typical plants in the most exquisite 
colors have already appeared in my last block of nearly 5000 hybrid 
seedlings, raised exclusively for the origination of new varieties. This 
block was a sight which thrilled all visitors this past season. One vis¬ 
iting horticulturist remarked, “If all the Phlox varieties were swept 
out of existence, you could replace them with better ones.” This sea¬ 
son I am offering three new originations, two of which show a marked 
reduction in height, which I am sure will please. These are Loraine 
and King Lear. 
Cinderella. 1935, No. 46. Pale rose-pink with faint eye. even color, 
light warm tone. Remontant, flowering several weeks without cessa¬ 
tion, meanwhile developing laterals which crown the clump with an 
exceptional massing of color. Vigorous, good foliage, medium height, 
field-grown. Sold out. 
Loraine. 1935, No. 7. Light rose-red, salmon flush, carmine eye. Clear 
pink garden effect; its color and informal spray suggests the Loraine 
begonia. The upper half of the 18-inch clump is a bouquet of large 
florets the size of a dollar; remontant, early to very late. Sold out. 
King Lear. 1935, No. 33. True purple (Ridgeway), flushed Rhoda- 
mine. Dollar-size, non-fading florets are effectively placed for a con¬ 
tinuous display the entire season. Height 15 inches, well branched, 
holds its true color on dull days when other purples “go blue”; a royal 
vestment fit for a king. Sold out. 
Please Note. The demand last autumn for the three phlox intro¬ 
ductions exhausted my rather limited supply. No plants can be fur¬ 
nished until announced in a subsequent catalogue. 
Recent Rockmont Introductions that have become favorites in many 
gardens for their clear colors and profusion of bloom. 
Colorado. Scarlet-red (Ridgeway), with pale crimson eye and faint 
halo. Color is exceptionally clear, the old flowers mostly dropping be¬ 
fore bleaching. Stem strong, of medium height. Each, 50c; dozen, $3.50. 
Osceola. Rose, with Tyrian Rose and flush or scarlet. Medium to 
tall with strong stems and fine foliage. 50c; dozen, $3.50. 
Robin Hood. Between Tyrian Rose and Amaranth Purple, with 
slightly deeper eye. Very intense color. Stem, stout, medium dwarf. 
Each, 50c; dozen, $3.50. 
Silverton. Clear pale lavender, at first suffused light mauve, eye 
light phlox-purple with a halo. Of medium height and a strong grower, 
