Polygonum amplexicaule rubra 
Hardy Phlox, continued 
Fiancee. The best pure white. A very strong grower. 
Illustrated in color on page 71. 
Fire Glow. Brilliant orange-scarlet with darker center. 
Glory. Deep rose, with darker eye, forming huge trusses 
of large individual blooms. Tall. 
Gustaf Lind. A striking salmon-red in color. Medium 
height. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
H. B. May. Soft clear pink. Large trusses and pips. 
Jules Sandeau. Large pink flowers. Dwarf habit. 
Karl Foerster. The very large flowers are an excep¬ 
tionally glowing dark orange-red. A worthy improve¬ 
ment over Deutschland. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100. 
Leo Schlageter. A very strong, healthy-growing novelty 
with large, pyramidal trusses of brilliant scarlet- 
carmine flowers having a darker center. $1 for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. Illustrated in color on 
page 71. 
Lilian. Produces large trusses of soft pink flowers with 
light blue eyes. Compact grower. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 
10, $22 per 100. 
Margaret Gavin Jones. Large pink florets with carmine 
eyes. An improvement in this type. $1 for 3, $2.50 
for 10, $22 per 100. 
Morgenrood. A very free-flowering, deep rose variety. 
Mrs. Ethel Prichard. Clear rosy mauve. 
Mrs. Milly van Hoboken. An old favorite. The florets 
are a lively pink in color; no eye. 
Mrs. W. van Beuningen. A striking variety with 
healthy foliage. Flowers rich salmon-red. $1 for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
Nordlicht. Strong grower and free bloomer. Large, 
deep rose flowers. 
Paul Hoffmann. Deep scarlet with purple tinge. 
Rijnstroom. Deep pink. A very good grower. 
Smiles. Deep carmine-rose. 
William Kesselring. Reddish purple with lighter eye. 
William Ramsey. Dark purple. Very effective. 
A COLLECTION OF HARDY 
PHLOX 
Border Gem 
Fiancee 
H. B. May 
Karl Foerster 
Leo Schlageter 
Morgenrood 
Mrs. Ethel Prichard 
Nordlicht 
Paul Hoffmann 
Smiles 
10 plants ( 1 of each) . . . $2.00 
100 plants (10 of each) . . . 20.00 
Phlox of Various Types 
Phlox amoena. © Bright pink flowers in dense heads. 
4 to 6 in. April, May. 
P. Arendsi, Louise. An almost everblooming variety 
with pale lilac blooms having a light carmine eye. 
Plants of low, spreading habit, very useful for edgings 
and for mass effects. 1 ft. May. 
Phlox divaricata. ® Large, fragrant lavender flowers. 
Combines well with tulips. 10 in. May. 
P. maculata, Alpha. A novelty of the greatest merit. 
Instead of forming a truss, the flower-spikes are long 
and pyramidal, about one-third the total height. The 
flowers are brilliant pink. 2]/2 ft- June, July. 
P. ovata. Mountain Phlox. Red flowers. 1 to 1^^ ft. 
June, July. 
P. subulata atrolilacina. © A much better variety than 
P. subulata lilacina, with more compact flowers, more 
floriferous, and the color a darker bright lilac. 6 in. 
April, May. 
P. subulata Brittoni. © A lovely creeping variety with 
masses of pearly white flowers dotted with lavender. 
3 to 4 in. April, May. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 
100 . 
P. subulata Moerheimi. © Plants forming low bushes 
with beautiful carmine flowers. 4 to 6 in. May. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
P. subulata Nelsoni. © White. 6 in. April, May. 
P. subulata, Vivid. © Deep pink. 6 in. April, May. 
P. suffruticosa. Miss Lingard. Flowers pure white, with 
pale pink centers. 2 ft. May-Oct. 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana alba. False Dragonhead. 
Sends up strong spikes of white flowers in June and 
July. 2 to 3 ft. 
P. virginiana speciosa rosea. Tall, branching spikes 
with flowers of a fine rose-pink. Excellent for cutting. 
3 to 4 ft. July, Aug. 
P. virginiana. Vivid. © Dwarf False Dragonhead. A 
low, erect plant with spikes of large rose-pink flowers. 
13 ^ ft. Aug., Sept. 
PLATYCODON. Balloon Flower. Choice, free-flower¬ 
ing perennials of erect habit that keep their fine dis¬ 
play practically all summer. The balloon-shaped buds 
are interesting and almost as attractive as the star¬ 
shaped flowers. Considered to be one of the most 
beautiful plants of the hardy garden. 
P. grandiflorum Mariesi. © Deep blue flowers on erect 
stems. An excellent plant for the border or rockery. 
1 ft. June, July. 
P. grandiflorum Mariesi album. © A white form of the 
above. 1 ft. June, July. 
PLUMBAGO Larpentae {Ceratostigma plumbaginoides). 
© Blue Leadwort. One of the finest dwarf, spreading 
plants for the rockery and the border. Deep blue 
flowers. Very attractive in the fall because of the 
reddish brown leaves. 6 to 12 in. Aug., Sept. 
POLYGONATUM multiflorum. See Native Plants, 
page 77. 
POLYGONUM amplexicaule rubra. New. Like all Poly¬ 
gonums, it is of easy culture and will grow well in any 
soil. Can be used in the perennial or shrubbery bor¬ 
der, or in small groups. Very decorative in foliage, 
with pendulous racemes of red flowers from the axils 
of the canna-like leaves throughout the entire plant. 
One of the most attractive perennial shrubs in the 
border. 4 ft. Sept. Strong, pot-grown plants, $2 for 
3, $6 for 10. 
All plants marked © are suitable for rock-gardening but can also be used in the border 
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