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F. H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont. 
PHLOX. Many of the best hardy perennials are of this genus. Dwarf species like P. subulata and its 
varieties are useful in rock-work. The taller sorts of P.paniculata and P. maculata give some most 
delicate and varied colors, and are prized as among the most stable of garden perennials. As a rule, 
all are among the easiest plants to grow. 
P. Carolina. Is a fine rosy purple-dowered plant 6 to 8 inches high. 15 cts. each. e. 
P. frondosa. A vigorous variety of P. subulata , with lilac-rose flowers. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. ex 
P. maculata or decussata. Hybrids. These tall garden varieties are very fine, ranging in color 
from pure white to dark red and purple. 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. e. 
P. decussata, Anna Crozy. White. 20 cts. each. 
P. pilosa. Isa pretty native, common in some states along the borders of thickets. 12 to 16 inches 
high ; slender; flowers purple or rosy red. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. d. 
P. reptans. A handsome low-growing species, forming dense beds which, when in bloom, display a 
solid sheet of rosy red flowers. It is one of the best of the short species. 15 cts. each, §1.35 per doz. e. 
P. subulata (Ground, or Moss Pink). Creeping and tufted, forming broad mats. Flowers of various 
shades, from pure white to rosy red. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. e. 
P. subulata, White. 15 cts. each. c. 
P. divaricata. Pale lilac or bluish flowers. 12 cts. each, Si.15 per doz. d. 
PENT8TEMON. This genus comprises a large number of variously colored flowers. Few genera 
amongst the popular hardy perennials afford a greater number that are so attractive as are to be found 
among this. Their natural gracefulness, variety of colors and great abundance of flowers make them 
useful in many places. They like a sandy soil with leaf-mold intermixed, and plentvof moisture in 
summer. But in winter good drainage is essential. Though hardy as a rule, too much frost with an 
excess of moisture in winter, seems to be fatal to most of this genus. 
Phlox decussata hybrids. 
P. dinusus. 30 cts. each. e. 
P. digitalis. Is a plant common on moist grounds 
in the western states, and when taken into the 
more favored soil of a garden, attains a much 
larger size. Indeed, one would hardly know a 
strong garden plant after becoming familiar with 
it in its wild state. Though not as showy as some, 
its flowers are quite abundant, and nearly white. 
A trifle more than an inch in length. Moist, sandy 
soil is its choice. 10 cts. each, §1 per doz. e. 0 
P. grandiflorus. Is one of the finest of all the 
Pentstemons, attracting at once attention in all 
collections of hardy flowers. It is a distinct, tall- 
growing species, with thick leaves and large, 
showy, purple flowers. The latter are produced 
in abundance, and are showier than those of any 
other “Beard-tongue.” 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz. e. 
P. piibescens. Is a shorter native species, with 
partly reclining stems of light violet-purple flow¬ 
ers. ioc. each, $1 per doz. c. Seeds, 5c. per pkt. 
PANSIES. Choice mixed colors, in the largest 
strains. 35 cts. per doz. d. Seeds, 10c. per pkt. 
PA PAVER nudicaule. Is the Iceland Poppy, a 
most charming little plant which blooms early in 
the season, and has white, reddish orange, or com¬ 
monly golden-yellow flowers. Very hardy ,and a 
permanent perennial when established in conge¬ 
nial soil. A sandy loam is its favorite home. 
Though the individual flowers are of short life, they 
keep coming, and extend over a long period. 12 
cts. each, Si per doz. e . Seeds. 8 cts. per pkt. 
P. nudicaule rosea. A form with rose or white 
flowers; more dwarf, and of a more delicate tint 
and structure. 15 cts. each. e. 
P. orientate (Royal Scarlet). Is a fine, hardy 
perennial, having great red flowers with dark cen¬ 
ter. '25 cts. each. c. 
