ROOT'S NURSERIES, INC. 
Hibiscus, 4' MALLOW MARVELS 
A robust type of upright habit, producing an abundance 
of flowers of enormous size in all the richest shades of 
crimson. 
Each Per 10 
Pink and white .$ .25 $ 2.00 
*Iberis gibraltarica, V GIBRALTAR CANDYTUFT 
Reddish purple flowers; fine for rockery ... $ .20 $ 1.50 
Iris germanica, li4'-3' GERMAN IRIS 
Assorted colors .$ .10 $ .75 
Iris Tcaempferi, iy 2 '-S' IAPANESE IRIS 
Assorted colors .$ .25 $ 2.00 
*Iris pumila DWARF IRIS 
Dark blue .$ .15 $ 1.00 
Kniphofia pfitzeri (Tritoma), 2' BONFIRE TORCHLILY 
Rush-like foliage supports smooth thick flower stalks a 
yard long, with a single fiery cone at the top. 
$ .25 $ 2.00 
Lespedeza formosa, 3'-4' PURPLE BUSH CLOVER 
Rosy purple flower conspicuous in September. Attrac¬ 
tive shrub .$ .50 $ 4.00 
Lychnis Chcilcedonioa, 3' MALTESE CROSS 
Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, blooming a long time. 
One of the brightest plants in the hardy border. 
$ .20 $ 1.50 
Paeonia PEONY 
Paeonia Edulis Superba. Soft pink, early. 
3 to 5 eyes . $ .35 $ 2.50 
Paeonia Felix Crousse. Best brilliant red. midseason. 
3 to 5 eyes . $ .40 $ 3.00 
Paeonia Festiva Maxima. The ideal white, carmine 
tipped. 3 to 5 eyes . $ .35 $ 2.50 
Paeonia Officinalis Rubra fl. pi. Very early double red. 
3 to 5 eyes .$ .75 $ 7.00 
Papaver Orientale ORIENTAL POPPY 
Deep crimson, with black blotch on each petal. 
$ .20 $ 1.50 
Phlox decussata HARDY PHLOX 
Perennial Phloxes succeed in almost any soil enriched 
with manure in the spring, and in hot weather an occa¬ 
sional soaking of water. If the first spikes of bloom 
are removed as soon as over, they will produce a 
second supply of flowers, continuing the display until 
late in autumn. 
Phlox decussata Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red $.20 $ 1.50 
Phlox decussata Mrs. lenkins. Pure white. $ .20 $ 1.50 
Phlox decussata Thor. A beautiful lively shade of deep 
salmon-pink, suffused and overlaid with a scarlet glow; 
has aniline-red eye .$ .20 $ 1.50 
Phlox Suffruticosa Miss Lingard. The best phlox in culti¬ 
vation. It produces immense heads of beautiful white 
flowers in June and blooms again in September and 
October .. $ .20 $ 1.50 
Phlox subulata MOSS PHLOX 
*Phlox subulata Alba. Pure white . $ .20 $ 1.50 
*Phlox subulata Fairy. Light lilac.20 1.50 
*Phlox subulata Rubra .20 1.50 
Platycodon grandiflorum BALLOONFLOWER 
18 in. Blue, June to October. Large, showy, deep blue 
flowers, good for rock garden and border $ .20 $ 1.50 
Figures at right of scientific name denote ultimate height. 
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