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GREENBRIER NURSERIES 
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 
Peony Planting 
HEMEROCALLIS. Day-Lilies. Strong 
plants with long lance-like foliage practi¬ 
cally free from disease and insects. Per¬ 
fectly hardy and will grow anywhere, lit., 
2 to 3 ft. May-Aug. 
Single Yellow or Orange. 
Double Orange. 
Alt Hemerocallis, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
HEUCHERA sanguinea splendens. Coral 
Bells. Attractive rosettes of foliage from 
which arise slender stems with loose sprays 
of drooping flowers of bright scarlet, lit., 
1 } 2 ft. May-Sept. 35 cts. each; $3.50 
per doz. 
HIBISCUS. Giant Mallows. An improved 
form of the native Marsh Mallow or Rose 
Mallow with (lowers often 10 to 12 inches 
across. They like plenty of water. Mulch 
heavily in winter. Ht., 6 ft. Pink, White, 
or Red. Large blooming-size clumps, 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
1BERIS sempervirens. Hardy Candytuft. 
Shrubby, evergreen plant which can be 
trimmed for a hedge if desired. Masses ol 
pure white flowers. For the border, as an 
edging, or in the rockery it is unsurpassed. 
Ht., 10 in. April, May. 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per doz. 
IRIS germanica. Bearded Iris. One of the 
standbys of the modern garden. They like 
good soil, not acid, and thrive on wood- 
ashes and bonemeal. In planting, barely 
cover the rhizomes. They are perfectly 
hardy and can be divided when the clumps 
get too thick. We have a fine selection ol 
colors. Ht., 2} 2 to 4 ft. May. 20 cts. each; 
$2 per doz. 
I. Kaempferi. Japanese Iris. These do best 
in a sour soil near water. The blue-white 
flowers are very large and beautiful. Ht., 
3 ft. July. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
!. pumila. Dwarf Iris. Useful in the rockery, 
as an edging, or in groups in front of the 
border. They spread rapidly. Ht., 6 to 8 in. 
April, May. Two colors: White and Blue. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
1. sibirica. Siberian Iris. Slender plants with 
lovely violet-blue flowers more graceful in 
form than the preceding types. They will 
grow in any good garden soil. Ht., 2} o to 
3 ft. May, June. 25 cts.each; $2.50per doz. 
PAPAVER orientale. Oriental Poppy. Splen¬ 
did border plants with rough, fuzzy foliage 
and spectacular flowers on long stems. The 
plants die down and disappear after flower¬ 
ing, reappearing in the fail. Pink, White, or 
Scarlet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
PENTSTEMON barbatus Torreyi. Tall 
spikes ol brilliant scarlet flowers. The 
Pentstemons are splendid border plants but 
will live longer if given part shade and 
mulched in winter. Ht., 4 ft. June-Aug. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
PEONIES. Shrubby perennials with attrac¬ 
tive foliage and large, handsome flowers 
that make a great showing in the garden and 
are splendid cut-flowers. In planting do not 
allow manure to touch the roots and do not 
cover the crown with more than 2 inches of 
earth. Bonemeal is the best fertilizer for 
them. Ht., 3 to 4 ft. June. White, Pink, 
or Red. Blooming-size clumps, 50 cts. each; 
$5 per doz. 
Phlox decussata 
The Garden Phloxes are the bright spots in 
the midsummer garden. They are easy to 
grow, can be increased by division every year 
or two, and are becoming more popular all the 
time. They want good soil, plenty of water 
during bloom-time, and an occasional spray¬ 
ing or dusting, with a good fungicide to pre¬ 
vent mildew and rust. Cut off faded flower- 
heads so they will not drop seed, as the seed¬ 
lings are inferior. Ht., 2 to 4 ft. June to fall. 
Bridesmaid. Pure white, crimson eye. 
Hauptman Koehl. Brilliant dark carmine. 
Le Mahdi. Very deep violet. 
Miss Lingard (P. suffruticosa). White. 
Everblooming. 
Morgenrood. Deep rose. 
All above Phloxes, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Phlox subulata • Moss Pink 
Low, spreading, moss-like foliage which is 
covered in early spring with masses of flowers. 
For rockeries, walls, or as a ground-cover in 
poor soils. 
Rosea. Bright rose. 
Lilacina. Light lilac. 
All above Phloxes, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Phlox decussata 
Pachysandra. See page 35. 
PHYSALIS Francheti. Chinese Lantern 
Plant. Bushy plants bearing numbers of 
orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits, useful 
when dried for winter decoration. Spreads 
rapidly, fit., 2 ft. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 
doz. 
PHYSOSTEG1A virginica. False Dragon¬ 
head. Tall plants for the rear of the border 
with long spikes of lovely soft pink flowers. 
Does best if slightly shaded. Spreads 
rapidly. Ht., 4 to 6 ft. July, Aug. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
SEDUM. Stonecrop. Fleshy-leaved plants 
useful in the rockery and wall-garden, and 
the erect-growing varieties in the border. 
S. spectabile. Tall variety with large heads 
of rose-colored flowers. Ht., 1 ft. Aug., 
Sept. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
S., Mixed. Dwarf, spreading types for the 
rockery and wall-garden in variety. 20 cts. 
each; $2 per doz. 
STOKESIA cyanea. Cornflower Aster. 
Handsome plants with large, shaggy flowers 
of clear sky-blue. Ht., 2 ft. July-Oct. 25 
cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
TRITOMA (Kniphofia) Pfitzeri. This ever- 
blooming variety is the most satisfactory of 
the Red-1 lot Pokers. Long spikes of orange- 
scarlet and salmon flowers, splendid for 
cutting. I It., 2 to 3 ft. Aug., Sept. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. See illustration on 
page 24. 
VERBENA, Large-flowering. Spreading 
plants that hug the ground and put up 
large heads of brilliant flowers all summer 
and fall. Not hardy North. Pink, Cerise, 
Red, or Lavender. 25 cts. each; $1.75 
per doz. 
VERONICA spicata. Speedwell. Plants of 
easy culture, bearing long spikes of blue 
flowers. A fine border perennial. Ht., 2 ft. 
June, July. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
VIOLA, Jersey Gem. One of the finest of 
the Viola family, and if the flowers are kept 
picked and the long runners cut back, occa¬ 
sionally it will bloom all summer. Lovely 
violet-colored flowers on 6-inch stems from 
May to November. 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per doz. 
Come to the Nursery and see 
our plants 
