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PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
Physostegia 
FALSE DRAGON HEAD 
A fine summer-flowering perennial. 
Bears long spikes of tubelike flowers. Very 
hardy and easily grown. 
VIRGINICA ALBA. A white flowering variety. 
VIRGINICA GRANDIFLORA VIVIDA. A new 
variety, growing about 18 to 24 inches high, 
with flowers very much larger and more closely 
set in the spikes. The color is a bright lavender- 
pink. Very desirable as a cut flower. 
Price: either variety, 4-inch pots 25c each. 
214-inch pots, 15c. 
Potentilla 
POTENTILLA NEPALENSIS MISS WILLMOTT. 
Charming plants for ground cover or border, 
blooming for a long season with bright rose-pink 
flowers like single roses. The strawberry-like 
foliage is very attractive. 4-inch pots 25c. 
RUDBECKIA PURPUREA 
An artistic flower for cutting. See page 24 
Pentstemon 
Pentstemons may be planted in almost 
any location and at any season of the year, 
and they will always give most satisfactory 
results. The new and improved varieties are 
very effective in the garden as they pre¬ 
sent a gorgeous display of color and are in 
flower for a good portion of the year. The 
varieties listed here are most excellent. 
Paul J. Howard’s Improved Giant 
Pentstemons 
Flowers of marvellous size, wide and flaring, 
with brilliant color, and white throats. 
Rose Shades Amaranth 
Carmine Shades Lilac 
Bright Red White 
SENSATION MIXTURE. A wide range of color, 
mostly with deeper lines in the throats. 
Paul J. Howard’s Miniature 
Pentstemons 
New hybrids; in direct contrast to our giant 
flowered type they have miniature flowers in long 
graceful sprays in a wide range of colors. Charm¬ 
ing. 
Price of any of the above fine Pentstemons: 2V4- 
inch pots 10c each; 10 for 90e; $8.00 per 100. 
4-inch pots 25c each. 
PENTSTEMON COBAEA. A rare variety with 
very large flowers, lilac, with white throats. 21/4- 
inch pots 15c; 4-inch, 35c. 
Pilea 
t PILEA MUSCOSA. Artillery Plant. The grace¬ 
ful curving fronds of small leaves give this half¬ 
succulent plant a beautiful fern-like appearance. 
Enjoys a moist shaded location and is beautiful 
as an edging or among rocks in shady beds. Un¬ 
equalled for giving a lacy appearance to plantings 
of Cyclamen, Primrose, and other shade loving 
flowers. An excellent pot plant. 3-inch pots 25c; 
5-inch pots 75c. 
Platycodon 
PLATYCODON JAPONICUM. Japanese Bell 
Flower or Balloon Flower. Blue or white. 21/4- 
inch pots 15c. 
Ranunculus 
BUTTERCUP 
t REPENS FL. PL. A low growing trailing 
double-flowered Buttercup with bright golden yel¬ 
low flowers. Foliage bright deep green, and very 
glossy. For hanging baskets, rockeries, etc., in 
moist, partly shady locations. 2V4-inch pots 15c. 
Rehmannia 
Too much cannot be said for this easily 
grown perennial, which is fast becoming a 
favorite. It has glossy, angular, deep green 
leaves; the plant is of handsome pyramidal 
habit, growing about three feet high, with 
the tall stems carrying numerous bell shaped 
flowers. These flowers are not only decora¬ 
tive in the garden, where the plant is in 
bloom for many months, but have excep¬ 
tional keeping qualities when cut. They 
make striking floral arrangements because 
of the character of the foliage as well as 
the flowers, and keep more than a week in 
water. 
REHMANNIA ANGULATA. Bright rose, spotted 
with gold and brown in the throat. 2i/4-ineh pots 
15c; 4-inch pots 25c each. 
REHMANNIA FLEUR BLANC. A new snowy- 
white flowered form which is simply exquisite: 
The large open flowers have a touch of greenish 
gold in the throats. 2V4-inch pots 15c; 4-inch 
pots 35c. 
POLYANTHUS PRIMROSES. Brighten Shady Spots 
Pyrethrum 
PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM. The daisy-like 
flowers come in all shades of deep rose, to pure 
white. The fine fern-like foliage adds to its at¬ 
tractiveness. Easily grown in any good garden 
soil, in a sunny position. Single and double 
flowers, mixed, 2’/4-inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 
25c. 
t PYRETHRUM AUREUM. The well known 
Golden Feather so much used for edging, carpet, 
bedding, etc. Has bright yellow-green fern-like 
foliage. 2V4inch pots 10c each. 
REHMANNIA 
t Especially suited for Rockeries. 
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