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growth and size and profusion of blooms each 
year. 
# The flowers are very large and of great bril¬ 
liancy of color, ranging from pure white and the 
palest shades of blush to the deepest crimson and 
most vivid scarlet. Some varieties are also very 
fragrant. 
The glossy and rich green foliage makes a 
group of these plants very effective, even when 
not in bloom. 
During the past season many large orders for 
these fine Pseonies have as heretofore given ex¬ 
cellent satisfaction. 
Fine collection of the best varieties, including 
the choicest Chinese kinds, strong flowering roots, 
$3 to $5 per dozezn; $15 to $25 per 100. 
MONTAN or TREE P/EONIES. 
See Deciduous Shrubs, page 47. 
PyCONY TENUFOLIUM. 
Large carmine, crimson; single flower; fine 
feathery foliage; very fine; $3 to $5 per dozezn. 
PHLOX. 
Beautiful free-blooming upright border plants. 
Many varieties of the tall-growing Decussata 
kinds, including Amazone, Coquelicot, Brides¬ 
maid, F. G. Von Lassburg, Eclaireur, Jeanne 
d’Arc, Loth air, Pantheon, Pearl, Richard 
Wallace, Lesostris and Wm. Robinson. Also 
the best dwarf growing varieties; Amcena, Caro¬ 
lina, Glaberrima, Procumbens, Subulata or 
Moss Pink (see cut) and Subulata Alba, etc. 
PAPAVER. 
Poppy. Very effective perennial. Yellow, black, 
crimson, white and scarlet flowers. The best var¬ 
ieties are Bracteatum, Nudicaule, Orientale 
and Princess Victoria Louise. 
PASSAFLORA INCARNATA. 
See Climbing Vines, page 59. 
PH A LARIS. 
Ribbon Grass. See Arundinaria. 
PLATYCODON. 
Campanula. Very ornamental plants with 
beautiful well-shaped flowers. 
POLYGONUM. 
Knotweed. White flowers; large bold foliage. 
Blooms in August. 
POTENTILLA. 
Cinquefoil. The plant resembles the straw¬ 
berry, but the flowers are borne on long stems. 
Several varieties. 
POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA. 
See Deciduous Shrubs, page 48. 
PRIMULA. 
Primrose. Very desirable for the garden. 
Flowers of various colors. The best varieties. 
PYRETHRUM. 
Fern-like foliage, with profusion of Aster-like 
flowers during May and June. Roseum and 
Uliginosum are the best varieties. 
RANUNCULUS. 
Buttercup. One of the best for cut flowers. 
Two varieties. 
RUDBECKIA. 
Cone Flower. Among the most valuable of 
hardy plants. Showy golden flowers. Maxima, 
Purpurea and Speciosa. 
PHLOX SUBULATA. 
RUDBECKIA LACINIATA FLORE PLENO. 
Golden Glow. The best of all the Rudbeckias, 
rich foliage; mass of beautiful golden yellow 
flowers. Very low prices per 100. 
SALVIA. 
Sage. A desirable and ornamental plant; in 
blue, white, rosy purple, and lilac flowers. 
SAXIFRAGA. 
Saxifrage. Large, broad foliage; showy rose 
and red flowers in early spring; best varieties. 
SANGUINARIA. 
Bloodroot. One of the most desirable and 
prettiest native plants, succeeding in any location; 
white flowers in April. 
SCABIOSA. 
Sweet Scabious. Plant large and spreading; 
flowers light lilac blue on long stalks from July to 
September. 
SEDUM. 
Stonecrop. Low spreading habit, and suitable 
for edging and rustic planting. The finest var¬ 
ieties are Acre, Maximowiczii and Spectabile. 
These and other sorts can be supplied at low 
prices in quantity. 
SEMPERVIVUM. 
House Leek. Yellow and rose. Forms 
rosettes of thick foliage and clustered flowers. A 
splendid rock-plant or for edging purposes. 
SILENE. 
Catchfly, Of dwarf growth with white flow¬ 
ers in June. The best varieties are Alpestris 
and MaritIma. 
SILPHIUM. 
Rosin Plant. Tall-growing plants, bearing 
large, attractive yellow flowers. 
SMILACINA. 
False Solomon’s Seal. A fine native species, 
panicles of white flowers early in the season. 
SPIR/EA. 
Meadow Sweet. Very beautiful spikes of small 
flowers. Aruncus, Filipendula, Lobata, Pal- 
mata, Ulmaria Flore Plena, and other fine var¬ 
ieties. 
SPIRvCA. 
See Deciduous Shrubs, page 49. 
STACHYS or BETONICA. 
Woundwort. Spikes of purple flowers; drawf 
habit. 
