CHELTENHAM PERENNIALS 
G. F. Wilson; clear gray-blue; compara¬ 
tively slow growing. 
Vivid; brilliant clear pink, dwarf. 
— suffruticosa Miss Lingard; white, 3 ft.; 
June-Aug.; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Bright, shiny foliage and panicles of 
fragrant flowers. 
Physostegia virginiana alba; white, 4 ft.; 
False Dragon Head ; Aug.; 55c for 3; $2.50 
per doz. 
Useful in shady border; not so strong 
growing as the type. 
-Vivid; rose, 2 ft.; Sept.; 55c for 3; 
$2.00 per doz. 
Rapid spreader, of compact habit, with 
very showy flowers. 
Pink —see Dianthus. 
Platycodon grandiflorum; 3 ft.; Balloon 
Flower; July-Aug.; 65c for 3; $2.50 per 
doz. 
Balloon-like buds opening into flat saucers; 
an attractive bit of color in the garden all 
through the bare summer season. In color, 
blue or white. 
-semiplenum (floraplena) ; 3 ft.; blue; 
July-Aug.; 50c each. Two rows of alter¬ 
nating petals; variable. 
— — mariesii; 2 ft.; July-Aug.; 65c for 3; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Dwarf type. In color, blue or white. 
Plumbago Larpentae—see Ceratostigma. 
Plume Poppy—see Bocconia. 
Polemonium caeruleum; blue, 3 ft.; Jacobs 
Ladder; late May-June; 65c for 3; $2.50 
per doz. 
An attractive plant with graceful, pinnate 
leaves and erect stems of delicately colored 
flowers. 
— reptans; light blue, 1 ft.; Greek Valerian; 
April-May; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. The 
azure flowers almost hide the plant; semi¬ 
shade; foliage frequently dies down in 
mid-summer, but appears again in a month 
or two. 
Polyanthus—see Primula polyantha. 
Poppy—see Papaver. 
Pri mrose—see Primula, especially vulgaris. 
Primula. All dislike heat and wet feet, but 
want plenty of moisture; most prefer some 
shade; P. japonica and P. pulverulenta re¬ 
quire an abundance of water. 
— acaulis—see P. vulgaris. 
— Auricula; brown, yellow and violet, 8 in.; 
Auricula; May; 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Little smooth-leaved alpine, very fragrant; 
requires special care. 
— Bulleyana; orange-scarlet changing to 
yellow, 2 ft.; June; 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Tall whorls of large flowers. 
— denticulata; lilac, 1 ft.; April-May; 65c 
for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Large, round heads of flowers; leaves dis¬ 
appear in winter. 
-alba; white, 1 ft.; April-May; 50c each. 
— elatior; yellow, 8 in.; Oxlip; April; 65c 
for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
— frondosa; pink, 5 in.; March-April; 65c 
for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Umbels of small flowers resembling the 
“baby” primrose grown in houses. 
— japonica Etna; cherry red, 2 ft.; late May- 
June; 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Whorl above whorl of brilliant flowers, 
needs lots of moisture. 
—- officinalis—see P. veris. 
— polyantha; 1 ft.; Polyanthus; April-May. 
Hybrids with large flowers, having many 
on one stem; the showiest and probably 
the easiest of the Primulas; likes more sun 
than most of them. 
Bronze Queen; bronzy yellow; from seed- 
—not selected plants but good colors; 95c 
for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Flame; colored as described by the name; 
95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Giant Primrose; the same soft yellow as 
P. vulgaris; 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Munstead Strain; this large flowered strain 
varies from white to deep butter yellow; 
95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
—- pulverulenta Mrs. Berkeley; flowers blush 
pink with saffron eye, 3 ft.; 95c for 3; 
$3.50 per doz.; May-June. 
Same form as P. japonica. 
— veris; 8 in.; Cowslip; April. 
Cowslips have a bunch of small, fragrant, 
drooping flowers at the top of a stem. 
All listed under this heading except the 
“type” are hybrids with larger flowers held 
more or less upright. 
Type; bright yellow; 95c for 3; $3.50 
per doz. 
Hose in Hose; old fashioned garden flowers 
now rare; one corolla within another; 
50c each. 
Mixed; all colors, orange, red, brown, yel¬ 
low; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
— vulgaris; pale yellow, 6 in.; Primrose; 
March-April; 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
True English Primrose; one flower to a 
stem; often appearing in Feb. 
