PEONIES 
Note. If you wish dozen rates on Peonies, 
multiply the single rate by ten. But dozen 
rates will be allowed only on orders for six or 
more of one variety. 
Albatre. Very large, compact rose type. 
Milk white. Strong, vigorous and tall grow¬ 
ing. Free blooming. Heartily endorsed as 
one of the best Peonies in cultivation. 50c 
each. 
Asa Gray. Large, well formed flowers of 
soft lilac pink. Very fragrant. Semi-rose 
type. 50c each. 
Crown of Gold [Couronne d’or ]. Large, beauti¬ 
fully formed flowers with conspicuous golden 
stamens at the base of the petals. Fragrance 
and form similar to a Waterlily. 50c each. 
Eugenie Verdier. Magnificent large flowers 
of delicate flesh pink with lighter margin, 
overlaid with silvery sheen. 75c each. 
Edulis Superba. The old-fashioned full, double 
pink; very bright; early. A good variety. 
50c each. 
Felix Crousse. Rich amaranth red. 50c each. 
Festiva Maxima. Still a prize winning 
variety. Immense white with a tiny scarlet 
mark near the center. Midseason. 50c each. 
Grover Cleveland. A very fine, dark crimson 
Peony on upright stems. Late. $1.00 each. 
Karl Rosenfield. Very fine, large, red Peony 
of splendid color and form. One of the very 
best reds. 75c each. 
Longfellow. A fine, high scoring red Peony. 
Large sized and very satisfactory indeed. 
$1.50 each. 
Louis Vanhouttei. Old-fashioned red. Large 
and very double. 50c each. 
Mme. Emile Galle. A large, loosely arranged 
flower. Delicately beautiful. One of our 
favorites. Late. 50c each. 
Mons. Jules Elie. Bomb type. A royal 
beauty among Peonies and possibly the 
largest flowered. Color ideal lilac pink, over¬ 
laid with a silvery sheen which fairly glistens 
in the sunlight. 75c each. 
Mme. De Verneville. Very beautiful, com¬ 
pact bloom, with large outer guard petals and 
densely double center. Very reliable and free 
blooming. Early. 50c each. 
Officinalis Rubra. Very early flowering bright 
red, in bloom usually on Memorial Day. 
$1.00 each. 
Pasteur. Soft pink with yellow lights at base 
of petals. $1.00 each. 
Primevere. Soft sulphur yellow. Circle of 
wide guard petals and very double center of a 
deeper shade. Distinct and very lovely. Easily 
attracts attention among hundreds of kinds. 
$2.00 each. 
Richard Carvel. Enormous globular blooms 
with broad guard petals and high dome¬ 
shaped center. Color uniform crimson. A 
“red Jules Elie.’’ $1.00 each. 
Rubra Superba. The best very late red 
Peony. Large, compact rose type. Color 
deep crimson. Very fragrant. 50c each. 
Therese. One of the world’s finest Peonies. 
Rich, satiny pink of huge size. Reflex of 
petals glossy and shining. $1.00 each. 
Walter Faxon. Large, globular type. Very 
strong and vigorous. Color an exceedingly 
rich and beautiful shade of salmon pink; not 
found in any other Peony and wherever seen, 
gives it the effect of being the pinkest. Easily 
distinguished among hundreds of kinds. $1.50 
each. 
Mixed Peonies. We have a large quantity 
of Peonies of good varieties but mixed. We 
offer these 3 for 60c, $2.00 per 12. 
Single Peonies. There is a decided demand 
for these lovely and artistic flowers. We can 
only offer them this year by color, red, pink, 
or white at $1.00 each. 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
Virginia False-Dragonhead [P. virginiana]. 
3 to 4 ft. tall, very vigorous growing Snap¬ 
dragon-like flowers on graceful terminal 
spikes in August. Pink or white. 
Vivid [P. virginica]. A deep rosy variety of 
the above, seldom growing more than 15 
inches tall. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT 
[Physalis /ranched]. Grown for its orange 
red fruit which makes splendid decorations 
for Hallowe’en, or for dried bouquets. 
CHINESE BELLFLOWER 
(Platycodon grandiflorum]. Wide open, bell¬ 
shaped flowers, in blue or white, held up¬ 
rightly from a mass of close, compact foliage. 
One of the most useful and permanent peren¬ 
nials. No hardy border should be without it. 
MAY APPLE 
[Podophyllum peltatum]. Everyone associates 
the Mayapple with school days. It is a native 
of the open woods and grows 1 ft. tall. The 
white flowers in May are followed by yellow 
fruit. 
POLEMONIUM—JACOBS-LADDER 
Dwarf Jacob’s Ladder [P. replans]. A dwarf 
species never more than a foot high. Used 
for rock gardens or foreground of borders. 
Many panicles of light blue flowers in May 
and June. 
POLYGONATUM 
Small Solomonseal [P. bijlorum]. A graceful 
arching plant from the woods. The flowers 
are green, hanging in pairs from the underside 
of the arching stalk. The attractive steel 
blue fruits are most attractive in late summer 
and in fall. 3 for 50c, $1.75 per 12, $12.00 per 
100 . 
Great Solomonseal [P. commutatum], Similar 
to the above yet reaching a height of four 
feet. The flowers are greenish-yellow. Will 
thrive in full sun. 3 for 60c, $2.00 per 12, 
$15.00 per 100. 
PRIMULA—PRIMROSE 
Cashmere Primrose [P. cashmeriana ]. Large 
globular heads of a delicate light violet color. 
Prefers a moist place either in shade or sun. 
A beautiful primula. 50c each, $1.35 per 3, 
$4.00 per 12. 
[P. elatior]. An English Primrose. Clear 
yellow flowers in bunches held erect on stems 
6 to 8 in. tall. 
Birdseye Primrose [P. farinosa], Mealy grey 
leaves from which 5 to 8 in. stems bear lilac- 
colored flowers in May and early June. 60c 
each, 3 for $1.50, $5.00 per 12. 
Polyanthus Primrose |P. polyantha]. Red 
and yellow flowers in earliest Spring. One of 
the most worthy of the Spring flowers, being 
perfectly hardy and very vigorous. 
[P. munstcad strain]. Varying colors of 
yellow, cream, orange and pink. 40c each, 
3 for $1.15, $3.00 per 12. 
SPOTTED DOG OR LUNGWORT 
| Pnlmonaria officinalis]. An old-time peren¬ 
nial which has become very rare. Plant 
grows to a foot in height with mottled foliage. 
The flowers are bell-shaped pink and blue, 
similar to Mertensia. 30c each, 3 for 75c, 
$2.53 per 12. 
PERSIAN DAISY 
[Pyrelhrum hybrid urn]. Single flowering 
plants, having masses of fern-like foliage 
and long stems bearing Daisy-like flowers; 
in shades of red, pink and white. Splendid 
for cutting and used extensively by florists. 
June. 2 to 3 ft. 
SALVIA AZIJREA 
Azure Salvia [<S. azurea ]. 3 to 6 ft. Tall, 
branching growth and long, terminal racemes 
of clear, sky-blue flowers in August and 
September. Light blue is a color rarely seen 
in the Fall, and clumps of azure Salvia in the 
border are wonderfully attractive. 
Clary [S. sclarea], A biennial herb, 2 to 3 ft. 
high, blooming in June. The small flowers 
are pale blue, surrounded by floral leaves of 
white and old rose, which give the plant a 
beautiful and unusual effect. Resows itself. 
Attractive planted with Madonna Lilies. 
BLOODROOT 
[Sanguinaria canadensis]. Pure white flowers 
on stems six to eight inches tall in April. 
The foliage is a beautiful grey green deeply 
lobed. The plant disappears in late summer. 
3 for 50c, $1.50 per 12, $10.00 per 100. 
SOAPWORT 
[Saponaria ocymoides], A trailing plant 
covered with myriad pink flowers in May and 
June. For rock gardens or the front of the 
border. 
SARRACENIA PITCHERPLANT 
Trumpet Pitcherplant [<S\ /lava]. Tall, yellow 
trumpets reaching a height of 2 ft. 
[<S. purpurea]. 1 ft. June. Reddish green. A 
very curious plant found in swamps. It 
thrives on the insects which it catches in its 
pitcher-shaped leaves. 
MOUNTAIN SAXIFRAGE 
[Saxifraga virginiensis). A rock plant 4 to 
12 in. high, with panicles of white flowers in 
early Spring. 
SCABIOSA—PINCUSHIONFLOWER 
[,S. caucasica]. 2 to 3 ft. Heads of beautiful 
soft lilac flowers in June and July. A hardy, 
vigorous plant, the flowers of which are fine 
for cutting. Perennial. 
[£. japonica]. A late blooming species re¬ 
sembling the annual Scabiosa. Flower heads 
of soft, clear lavender blue on tall, slim 
stems. Fine for cutting and blooms after 
heavy frosts. One of the very finest plants 
for late Summer bloom. Biennial. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED PERENNIAL PRICES ARE 25c each; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per 12; $15.00 per 100 [ 17 ] 
