PEONY—See Paeonia. 
PERSIMMON—See Diospyrus. 
PETALOSTEMON VILLOSUM—ecbndx(3)30. Graceful, 
fine-leaved wands, with long-lasting flower-heads of silky 
lavender. Particularly long-lasting as a cut-flower. Natural¬ 
izes well. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 30c; 54 OZm 50c. 
♦PETUNIA AXILLARIS—eobnk(8)30. It is at dusk, or 
on moon-lit nights, that white in the garden comes into its 
own; and when, as here, the snowy or tinted blossoms are 
dusk-fragrant, the effect is doubly delightful. Sow freely, 
for great banks of evening loveliness. Pkt. 15c. 
♦PETUNIA GOLDEN JUBILEE—erx(htw) (8) 15. Blos¬ 
soms of bright carmine, gloriously fringed and frilled. The 
throat is gold, broidered with bronze, giving the flowers a 
gay and festive air. Diameter of bloom is about 354 inches. 
Plants are exceedingly free, effectively decorative for any 
Petunia use. Pkt. 40c. 
♦PHACELIA PARRYI—eok(l-3) 16. Gaudy flowers, blue 
to violet, in velvet intensity. Few annuals bloom as quickly 
as this, yet it blossoms over a fairly long period. It is very 
much worth growing. Pkt. 10c. 
PHACELIA SERICEA—ry(2)15. Lilac-lavender bells sit 
closely in tapered spikes, the far-extended stamens give a 
plume-like effect to the whole, this enhanced by the silvered 
feathery foliage. Rare. Pkt. 25c. 
PHLOMIS SP.—*ebx(3)30. Tall, strict-branching plants 
with leaves like Nepeta. Each stem ends in a fluffy spike 
of blue-lavender bloom. Very good. Pkt. 15c. 
HARDY PHLOX HERE 
For general beauty, long-abiding, and laid on in great 
color-splashes, Phlox, the flame-flower, stands alone. 
Sow the seed in late autumn, and it will mostly germi¬ 
nate the next spring with quite weed-like ease; or if it must 
be spring-sown, then put in the refrigerator first. 
PHLOX ADSURGENS—rstaty(2)10. The blossoms show 
exquisite blendings of pale soft pink and richest salmon rose. 
Evergreen. Rare. Pkt. 25c. 
PHLOX DIVARICATA—rbnsty(2)16. In May its flowers 
of royal blue-lavender form sheets of pure color. It carries 
a dainty fragrance. Pkt. 20c. 
PHLOX GLABERRIMA—rbmstaty(2-3)25. The softest of 
pinks, with silvery lavender overstain, or rarely it varies 
to richest Phlox-purple. If its neighbors in the border be 
either yellows or lavenders, you will be delighted with the 
effect. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 30c. 
PHLOX MACULATA—cbnsty(2)36. Panicled flowers, rose 
to purple usually, but at times varying to pink or even 
white. Good. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 35c. 
PHLOX PILOSA—rbny(2-3)20. A showy species with 
flowers of brilliant electric purple, that seems adaptable to 
almost any reasonable condition. Pkt. 15c. 
PHLOX WILD BLEND—Various native species in gor¬ 
geous mixture. Pkt. 15c. 
PHLOX PEERLESS HYBRIDS — ecby(3-4)40. Saved 
from a particularly fine series of border kinds, being mostly 
hybrids of P. paniculata and P. maculata. Color range 
covers all possible hardy Phlox hues. Sown in fall, will 
be in bloom within a year. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 96B7—One pkt. each of above for $1.00. 
♦PHLOX DRUMMONDI APRICOT—eok(2-4)6. A splen¬ 
did annual Phlox, dwarf, compact, free-flowering, with blos¬ 
soms of just the delightful color indicated by the name. 
Pkt. 15c. 
♦PHLOX DRUMMONDI RADOWITZII — eok(2-4)12. 
White, gorgeously splashed and striped with vivid rose. Try 
this for giddy gaiety. Pkt. 10c. 
PHOENIX RECLINATA — ehtw. Attractive and easy 
Feather Palm for house culture. Four seeds, 20c. 
PHOENIX ROEBELINI—htw. Considered finest of true 
Palms for house culture, excelling all others in elegance, 
grace and beauty. 3 seeds for 25c; 7 for 50c; 16 for $1.00. 
PHYGELIUS CAPENSIS—qfh(htw) (3)36. Cape Fuchsia. 
Blossoms of an explicit and glowing red, no magenta-ish 
evasions here. Flowers are about 154 inches long, and are 
carried in uniquely fashioned, but graceful, terminal panicles. 
Stem-hardy outside to about Philadelphia. It is root-hardy 
farther north, though, and may be treated there as an herba¬ 
ceous perennial, since it blooms freely on new shoots each 
season. Grown also as a pot plant. Pkt. 15c. 
PHYLLOCACTUS HYBRIDS—htw. The freest bloom¬ 
ing Cactus strain. Magnificent flowers in cream, pink, 
orange, scarlet, crimson, lavender and purple. Oddly com¬ 
pressed, flanged and margined plant stems. Pkt. 10 seeds, 25c. 
CACTUS—For many other descriptive listings of ornamental 
Cactus species, see CACTUS headings in both The Treasure 
Chest and the General Seed Offer, also OPUNTIA, page 32. 
PHYLLODOCE BREWERI—rasth(2) 10. A dainty, fra¬ 
grant mountain heath with bright green needle-clad stems 
and brilliant flowers of purple-rose. Pkt. 20c. 
PHYSOSTEGIA DIGITALIS—ecbx(3)60. Large blossoms 
of that cool lavender that has lost almost its. last trace of 
pinkiness, an exquisite amethystine shade. Within, though,, 
they are shot with violet streaks. Pkt. 20c. 
PHYTEUMA 
Bell-flowers, but with the bells changed by some strange 
magic to long-necked bottles of lucent, glassy beauty;, or 
again, to wide and careless stars. Culture of the easiest,, 
save casualties to be expected in handling of any very tiny 
seeds. 
PHYTEUMA CANESCENS—ebx(3)36. Tall loose racemes 
of open blossoms, bright blue, and sparse. Ashen foliage. 
Pkt. 15c. 
PHYTEUMA LIMONIFOLIUM—ebx(2)25. Star-flowers 
of deep purple, with narrow, widely spreading, petals,, car¬ 
ried in tangled and branching spike-like racemes. A highly 
pleasing species. Pkt. 20c. 
PHYTEUMA SCHEUCHZERI—erh(2-3) 16. Flowers like 
fairy-flasks of vitreus azure, clustered closely in fluffy,, 
shimmery balls of blueness. Pkt. 20c. 
PHYTEUMA SERRATUM—erx(2)4. So dwarf that the 
clusters of violet flask-blossoms are lapped in a wave of 
foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
PHYTEUMA SPICATUM—ebx(3)35. Cream-colored flow¬ 
ers, or rarely blue, gathered closely in elongated spikes. 
Quite different. Pkt. 20c. 
PHYTEUMA VAGNERI—erbx(2) 16. Bottles of amethys¬ 
tine violet, twisting in ovate clusters. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 97B7—One pkt. each of above for $1.00 
PHYTEUMA BLEND—The above, and others as inter¬ 
esting, in one general mixture. Pkt. 20c. 
PICEA ABIES—See Picea excelsa. 
PICEA ENGELMANNI—jk 150 ft. Silver Spruce. A 
pyramidal tree of singular beauty, often silvery. Fully 
hardy. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
PICEA EXCELSA—jk 150 ft. Norway Spruce. Particu¬ 
larly hardy and quick. Used for ornamental plantings, 
windbreaks, sheared hedges, and for commercial Christmas 
Tree plantations; this last, by the way, a mighty good 
idea for making waste land pay an eventual profit. Pkt. 5c; 
54 oz. 15c; 1 oz. 50c; 54 lb- $150. 
PICEA PUNGENS—jk 125 ft. Colorado Blue Spruce. 
Always symmetrical, and particularly beautiful in specimen 
plantings. A good proportion should be of the desired 
steel blue; the rest silvery; all of them handsome. Pkt. 
10c; 54 oz. 35c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
PIERIS MARIANA—qah(2-3)72. Flowers like giant bells 
of Lily of the Valley, but pink-tinged over waxy white. 
Splendid shrub. Give Rhododendron culture. Pkt. 15c; 
54 oz. 60c. 
THE RUGGED PINES 
There is a pleasant satisfaction in the sowing of tree 
seeds, and in watching over the tree-children as they grow 
into strength and beauty. It is a very tangible way of 
making dreams come true, and it doesn’t take as long as 
one might think, either. 
PINUS ARISTATA—jk. Handsome shrubby evergreen. 
Pkt. 10c. 
PINUS CEMBRA—jk 70 ft. Swiss Stone Pine. Even 
when young, gives the effect of picturesque and rugged 
age. Edible nut-like seeds. Excellent hardy species. Pkt. 
10c; 54 oz. 20c; 1 oz. 65c. 
PINUS DENSIFLORA—jk 100 ft. Japanese Pine. Hardy 
and rapid species, with handsomely irregular branches. 
Pkt. 10c. 
PINUS LAMBERTIANA—jk 220 ft. Giant Sugar Pine. 
Splendid tree of great eventual height. Bears enormous 
cones, up to twenty inches long. Nut-like seeds of particu¬ 
larly delicate flavor, highly esteemed. The nuts are pre¬ 
pared by toasting in a frying pan. The tree, too, is some¬ 
times tapped for its sap, which congeals in the air to sugar- 
nuggets. John Muir is said to have termed it the best of 
sweets. This Pine seems hardy in Massachusetts. Pkt. 15c; 
54 oz. 35c. 
PINUS MONTANA COMPACTA — qjk. A very good 
dwarf and shrubby species for lawn or foundation planting. 
Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
PINUS PONDEROSA—jk 200 ft. Magnificent species, 
with gnarled, twisted branches, and long fragrant needles. 
In maturity, there is no handsomer Pine than this. Pkt. 
10c; 54 oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
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