Hardy Phlox is one of the most showy plants for the garden 
MICHELL’S 
Phlox subulata 
Phlox Subulata 
Alba. Moss Pink. Evergreen moss-like foliage, 
tucking close to the ground and covered com¬ 
pletely with white star-like flowers in May. 
Apple Blossom. A real addition to the Subulata 
class. Dwarf, compact grower, covered with a 
profusion of apple-blossom-pink flowers. New 
and rare. 50c. each; doz., $5.00. 
Atropurpurea. Distinct form of Subulata. 
Rich French purple flowers. Very free flower¬ 
ing and outstanding. 
Blue Hill. A uniform, compact grower, giving 
an early and a late fall crop of deep blue 
flowers. 
Fairy. Pale blue with dark purple eye. Neat, 
compact grower. Very desirable rock-plant. 
Rosea. Same as above but with pure pink 
flowers. 
Vivid. A new introduction with bright rose- 
colored flowers. 
Price, except where noted, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; 
$15.00 per 100 
Miscellaneous Varieties of Phlox 
Amoena. A beautiful plant, with soft rose- 
colored flowers. One of the best for rockeries 
or borders. 4 in. April, May. 25c. each; doz., 
$2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Divaricata canadensis. A patch of these 
makes a spring show hard to describe. The 
large heads of fragrant lavender flowers appear 
the latter part of April and May. 25c. each; 
doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Divaricata Laphami. A great improvement 
over Divaricata. The plant is more robust, 
the flowers larger and of a more intense shade 
of lavender-blue. 50c. each; doz., $5.00. 
Plumbago • Leadwort 
Larpenfae. One of the most desirable border 
and rock-plants. It is of dwarf, spreading 
habit, growing 6 to 8 inches high and covered 
with deep blue flowers during the summer and 
fall months. 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $20.00 
per 100. 
Hardy Primula • Primrose 
One of the first of the early spring flowers. 
They delight in a rich soil, preferably in a semi- 
shaded location. 
Veris. English Cowslip. A mixture comprising 
the various shades of red and yellow. Fine 
plant for spring blooming. 
Vulgaris. English Primrose. Beautiful light 
canary-yellow flowers in large trusses on long 
stems. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS, continued 
Pyrethrum 
Hybridum, Single-flowering. A good old- 
fashioned perennial with flowers resembling 
colored daisies in June. Mixed colors only, 
ranging from pure white to dark red. 
Uliginosum. Giant Daisy. Grows 3 to 4 feet 
high and is covered with large, white, daisy¬ 
like flowers, 3 inches in diameter, from July 
to September. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Ranunculus • Crowfoot; Buttercup 
Acris fl.-pl. A double-flowered form of our 
common Buttercup. 2 ft. May, June. 
Repens fl.-pl. Bachelor’s Buttons. A pretty, 
double-flowering, golden Buttercup. Masses 
of flowers during May and June. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Saponaria . Soapwort 
Ocymoides splendens. A good subject for 
the border or rockery, producing masses of 
bright rose-pink flowers with great freedom. 
25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Scabiosa 
Caucasica. Delicate lavender-blue flowers in 
June and lasting well through the summer. 
Caucasica alba. Like the above, but white 
flowers. 
Caucasica, Giant Blue, Isaac House Strain. 
A fine improvement in the Caucasica type. 
Flowers larger and with longer stems, ranging 
from light lavender to dark blue. Excellent 
for cutting. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100 
Primula 
Rudbeckia • Coneflower 
Indispensable plants for the hardy border, 
growing and thriving anywhere and giving a 
wealth of bloom suitable for cutting. 
Golden Glow. A well-known popular plant. 
Robust grower, attaining a height of 5 to 
6 feet, with masses of double, golden yellow, 
cactus-dahlia-like flowers from July to 
September. 
Newmani. Dark orange-yellow flowers, with 
deep purple cones, on good stiff stems 3 feet 
high. July-Sept. 
Purpurea. Giant Purple Coneflower. Flowers 
about 4 inches across, of a peculiar reddish 
purple, with a remarkably large cone-shaped 
center of brown. The bushy plants, 3 feet 
high, bloom from July to October. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Salvia . Meadow Sage 
Perennials with strikingly beautiful, 
orchid-like blooms, that make them wel¬ 
come in the herbaceous border. Leaves 
are used in medicine and for the kitchen. 
Azurea grandiflora. Rocky Mountain 
Sage. Sky-blue flowers in greatest profu¬ 
sion during August and September. 6 ft. 
Pitcheri. Similar to Azurea but of more 
branching habit and larger flowers of 
rich gentian-blue. 3 to 4 ft. 
Virgata nemorosa. An interesting plant for 
the hardy border. Flower-spikes bear many- 
flowered whorls of dark blue blossoms. 1 he 
unexpanded buds are light violet-blue, form¬ 
ing a pleasing color combination. It continues 
in flower for about six weeks during the early 
summer months. 1J^ ft. 
Sedum • Stonecrop 
Dwarf Varieties 
Suitable for the rockery and covering of 
graves, etc. 
Acre. Golden Moss. Green foliage. Bright 
yellow flowers. 
Album. Dark green foliage. Pure white flowers 
in June. 
Anglicum. Rosette of gray-green foliage. 
Delicate pink flowers. 
Ibericum. Numerous deep rose flowers among 
dark green foliage. 
Oppositifolium. Pinkish white flowers. 
Sieboldi. Round, succulent, glaucous foliage 
with bright pink flowers during August and 
September. 
Stahli. A compact variety with crimson-tinted 
foliage in autumn. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $2.75; $18.00 per 100 
Erect-Growing Varieties 
Useful and pretty plants for the border, pro¬ 
ducing their interesting flowers during the late 
summer and fall. 
Spectabile. Immense heads of handsome, 
showy, rose-colored flowers during the autumn. 
m ft. 
Spectabile, Brilliant. A bright amaranth-red 
form of the above. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $2.75; $18.00 per 100 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $2.75; $18.00 per 100 
Scabiosa caucasica 
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