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CARTERS TESTED SEEDS—HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX 
HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX —Continued 
Japonaise. Delicate rose, with white center. 
Jeanne d’Arc. Tall, late-flowering, pure white. 
Le Pole du Nord. Pure white with crimson center. 
L’Esperance. Light lavender-pink, large white center; flowers 
large and fine. 
L’Evenement. Delicate pink with tinted salmon; dwarf. 
Le Solell. Brilliant China rose with rose center; medium height, 
early and free-flowering. 
Mme. Meuret. Flame color with carmine center. 
Mme. P. Langier. Bright geranium-red with vermilion center. 
Michael Buchner. Dark purple. 
Ornament. Very large, bright pink flowers; medium height. 
Peach Blow. Delicate pink with deep rose center. 
♦Prof. Vierschow. Brilliant carmine overlaid with orange-scarlet. 
30c. each; $3.00 per dozen. 
Richard Wallace. Pure white with violet-rose center. 
♦Riverton Jewel. Lovely mauve-rose with brilliant carmine eye. 
30c. each; $3.00 per dozen. 
R. B. Struthers. Bright pinky-salmon with crimson eye. 
Rynstrom. Bright carmine-rose. 
♦Siebold. A splendid bright scarlet; one of the best reds. 25c. each; 
$2.50 per dozen. 
♦Tapis de Blanc. A beautiful pure white with large flowers and 
dwarf. 30c. each; $3.00 per dozen. 
♦Thor. A beautiful shade of deep salmon-pink, overlaid with a 
scarlet glow. 30c. each; $3.00 per dozen. 
♦W. C. Egan. Flowers of delicate lilac with large bright eye. The 
color effect as a whole is a pleasing pink. 25c. each; $2.50 per 10. 
♦Widar. Bright reddish violet with large white center. 30c. each; 
$3.00 per dozen. 
♦Dwarf or Creeping Phlox 
An early spring-flowering type, with pretty moss-like evergreen 
foliage, which during the flowering season is hidden under masses of 
bloom. An excellent plant for the rockery or border, and invaluable 
for carpeting the ground or covering graves. 25c each, $2.25 per dozen. 
Phlox amoena. 4 to 5 in. April and May. Flowers bright pink. 
A charming variety. 
P. caroliniana, or ovata. 1 ft. June and July. Compact masses 
of reddish-pink flowers. 
P. divaricata. 1 ft. May and June. Fragrant lilac flowers. 
P. subulata (Moss Pink). 4 in. May and June. Moss-like foliage, 
covered with pink flowers. 
P. — alba. A form of P. subulata, with white flowers. 
P. — lilaclna. Light lilac. 
p. _ The Bride. White, with red center. 
♦Early Flowering Phlox 
This type is invaluable on account of coming into bloom in May, 
or fully six weeks earlier than the others, and continuing to bloom 
throughout the season. Price: 25c. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Miss Lingard. A fine white variety with lilac eye and large individual 
florets; spikes large. 
Purple Queen. A beautiful dark purple. 
Rosy Gem. Fine rose color. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragon Head) 
Physostegia vlrginiana. 2 to 3 ft. Early July to September. 
Erect spikes of pretty pink flowers. 
P. — alba. A beautiful white-flowered form. 
P. — speciosa. 3 ft. August. A tall form, with dark pink, showy 
flowers. 
PLATYCODON. Balloon Flower 
Platycodon grandiflora. 18 in. June to October. Large, showy, 
deep blue flowers. 
P. — alba. White-flowered form of the above. 
P. — Mariesii. 12 to 15 in. July until late September. Dwarf 
species, with broad foliage and violet-blue flowers. 
Plumbago larpentae. 6 to 9 in. A splendid plant, with dark 
foliage and covered with deep blue flowers. Useful for rock garden 
or edging. 
Polemonium caeruleum. 1 to 2 ft. June to September. Foliage 
fern-like; spikes of blue flowers. 
P. — album. Handsome pure white-flowered form of the above. 
Potentilla atrosanguinea. 18 in. June to August. Flowers rich 
crimson, single. 
P. grandiflora. 10 to 20 in. June and July. A plant with bright 
yellow flowers; very desirable for rock garden. 
P. purpurea plena. 12 to 18 in. July and August. Double dark 
red. One of the best. 
P. Victor Lemoine. 12 to 18 in. July and August. Very large 
double crimson, suffused and edged yellow. 
PYRETHRUM. Persian Daisy 
One of the most useful hardy flowers grown, thriving in almost any 
soil or situation, and when they are established they thrive well for 
many years without transplanting. 25c. each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Pyrethrum roseum, single varieties. 
Coccinea. Rich, reddish purple. 
Elsie Gertrude. Pale flesh; very large. 
Hebe. Pure white. 
James Kelway. Vivid scarlet; very large and free. 
Nimrod. Large and free; silvery rose. 
Rosy Morn. Rose-pink; very pretty. 
Pyrethrum roseum, flore pleno. Double varieties. 
Alfred. Full rich crimson. 
Aphrodite. Large, pure white flowers. 
Bridesmaid. Pure white. 
Captain Nares. Glowing crimson. 
J. M. Twerdy. Beautiful crimson. 
Lord Roseberry. Brilliant scarlet. Fine. 
Melton. Bright crimson scarlet 
Meteor. Fine red. 
Ne Plus Ultra. Blush; very handsome. 
Olivia. Large, pure white. 
Queen Mary. Crimson. 
Rupert. Bright rose; free bloomer. 
Sambamburgh. Large, pure white. 
Uzziel. Rosy-fawn; fine globular flower. 
Viscountess Cardwell. Beautiful, pink. 
White Aster. Pure white; very free. 
RUDBECKIA 
Rudbeckia Golden Glow. 5 to 6 ft. July to September. A very 
popular hardy perennial, with masses of bright double golden- 
yellow flowers. 
R. Newmanii. 2 ft. July to October. A hardy border plant, 
producing orange-yellow flowers with black centers. 
R. purpurea. 2 to 3 ft. July to October. Large handsome crimson- 
purple flowers, with dark central disk. 
R. Reine d’Or. 3 to 4 ft. July to September. A pretty form of 
dwarf Golden Glow. 
SALVIA. Sage 
Salvia azurea grandiflora. 2 to 3 ft. August and September. 
Shrubby habit; beautiful light blue flowers. 
S. officinalis. 1 to 2 ft. June and July. Leaves whitish, somewhat 
downy. Blue to white. 
S. pratensis. 2 to 3 ft. June to September. Useful plant for 
borders; flowers violet-blue, in showy spikes. 
Saponaria ocymoides. 6 in. May to August. A half-trailing 
plant, useful for rock-work; flowers bright pink. 
S. officinalis fl. pi. 2 ft. July and August. A pretty variety, 
with broad heads of double pink flowers. 
♦Saxifraga cordlfolla. 15 in. April and May. A strong-growing 
species; large, dark foliage; clusters of deep rose-colored flowers. 
S. crassifolia. 12 to 15 in. April to June. Showy and spreading. 
Drooping masses of pink flowers. A fine rock-plant. 
SEDUM. Stonecrop 
Sedum acre. 4 in. May and June. A little low, tufted perennial, 
with masses of yellow flowers. Good for edging. 
S. album. 4 to 6 in. July and August. A very pretty variety, 
with small foliage and white flowers. 
S. Ewersii. 4 to 6 in. Sept, to Oct. Trailing plant, with broad, 
glaucous leaves; and purplish pink flowers. 
S. maximum. 1 to 2 ft. Sept., Oct. Vigorous bushy plant; flow¬ 
ers pinkish, spotted with red. 
Sedum maximum atropurpureum. 1 to 2 ft. Sept., Oct. Metal¬ 
lic brown foliage and red flowers. Very effective for borders. 
S. Sieboldii. 6 in. Aug. to Sept. Foliage broad, glaucous, mar¬ 
gined with pink. Flowers rose-pink; quite showy. 
♦Spectabile Brilliant. 1ft. Sept, and Oct. A rich colored form 
of spectabile, being amaranth-red. 25c. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
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