GREEN'S NURSERY COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS AND BULBS 
Perennial Phlox. Th ®y succeed in almost any 
- position and flower from early 
July to-late autumn. In order to continue their flowering 
until late autumn it is necessary to pinch the shoots about 
the first of June and again in July. For early flowers some 
plants can be left unpinched. 
C. A. Green’s Collection of Mixed Colors. C. A. Green, 
president of Green’s Nursery Company, has for many yfcars 
been collecting the most beautiful varieties of phlox. This 
collsction consists of practically all known colors, shades and 
combinations of colors. These are planted in Mr. Green’s 
garden, and from a distance this mass of bloom resembles 
massed flowers of the rhododendron. The different colored 
varieties are all mixed together, and as it is impossible to tell 
the color of a variety from the plant, please do not specify 
color when ordering from this collection. If you want special 
colors we refer you to Green’s red, white and pink varieties 
described on this page. 
Green’s Red Phlox. A very beautiful shade of 
-- dark red, making a fine com¬ 
bination with the white. 
Green’s White Phlox. Th , ese beautiful white 
- phlox are unsurpassed in 
beauty. The plumes or masses of white blossoms are from 
6 to 12 inches long on each branch, and there are from 5 to 10 
branches on each plant. 
A Bunch of Gladiolus Blossoms 
Gladiolus. This is one of the best bulbs for summer 
-1 flowering. Its cultivation is very simple, 
as it will thrive in ordinary garden soil. They make a splen¬ 
did effect when planted among roses, paeonies and shrubbery. 
No flower that I think of is so suitable for decorative 
purposes. A spike cut when the first flower opens will bloom 
in water just as well as on the plcmt, and a great deal better 
in a dry time. It takes from ten days to two weeks for a spike 
to bloom to the top. Few things are more salable than flowers. 
The sight of them creates a demand. They are needed for so 
many purposes now, and so many more would be used if they 
could be had, that thousands of women might earn money by 
growing them for sale, especially if they live near a town or on a 
well-traveled road. Not only this, but as soon as one com¬ 
mences to raise flowers he has a market for plants and bulbs 
that he never dreamed of. 
Gladioli are of the simplest culture. Plant at any time 
from April to July in any fairly good soil, well spaded. Set 
in rows three inches apart, or in masses six inches apart each 
way. Plant in full sun if possible, and stir the soil frequently 
to attract and retain the moisture. They bloom from July to 
October. After fall frosts, lift the bulbs and after removing 
the tops let them dry for two or three weeks in any airy posi¬ 
tion under cover. Then, after removing the roots, store them 
in a cellar, or any cool, dry place away from frost, for plant¬ 
ing again the following spring. By observing these directions 
one lot of bulbs will last a lifetime. New bulblets will also 
form and can be taken off the old bulbs and planted carefully 
and in their turn will make nice bulbs that will blossom. 
Green’s Pink Phlox. These are of a beautiful 
■- shade of brilliant pink. No 
garden is complete without them. 
Mr. Charles A. Green: I received the gladiolus all right and thank you 
very much. I hope they will be as pretty as the ones you sent before. 
All the plants and rose bushes you sent last fall are doing well. Mns. M. B . 
Francis, West Nutley, N. J. 
Golden. Glow. This is a beautiful yellow blooming 
- perennial plant, and like phlox, it 
stands out of doors all winter. The foliage, which dies back 
every fall, springs up vigorously in the spring and grows to 
the height of 5 or 6 feet. If you do not wish the plants to 
grow so high, nip them off when they are a foot or two high. 
J)alllias. By all means plant some dahlias. An old- 
-1 fashioned flower producing a very desirable 
effect when planted with roses, bulbs or shrubs. We have a 
good assortment of colors. 
Ostrich Plume. 
The New Ornamental Grass 
(Eulalia). Is nearly as beautiful 
as ostrich plume feathers, when in blossom. Plumes will 
keep for months or years, drying like feathers. Valuable as a 
decoration for mantelpiece, sideboard or piano. 
Get the Best—They Cost Less. Start Right, Buy of 
Green, the Grower. 
BEAUTIFYING HOME— The home grounds can be 
beautified without much expense or labor. Some skill is 
demanded in knowing where to plant shrubs and trees, where 
to have an open expanse of lawn, which is desirable and 
necessary, and where the driveway and walks can be best 
introduced. 
Ancliusa. (The Heavenly-Blue Flower.) This is one 
_1 of the very choicest hardy border plants. 
It is very hardy, growing from 4 to 6 feet with good culture. 
It is fully covered with pure blue flowers an inch in diameter, 
which are of a surpassing beauty and loveliness. It flowers in 
May, lasting about two months in bloom. 
For Prices on All Hardy Perennial Plants and Bulbs See First Pages of Catalog 
