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P/EONIA officinalis. 
PANSIES. See Viola tricolor. 
PA PAVER nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). White, reddish orange, or 
common golden yellow flowers. Very hardy, and a permanent 
perennial when established in con¬ 
genial soil. May to November . . . 
.Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. . 
P- —jvar. rosea. A form with rose or 
white flowers; more dwarf, and of 
a more delicate tint and structure; 
charming. 
P. orientale (Royal Scarlet). Is a 
fine, hardy perennial, having great 
red flowers with dark center .... 
. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. . 
P. pilosum .20 
.—Not prepaid- 
Each Doz. 
$0 25 
-—Prepaid—. 
Each Doz. 
$0 35 
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large, 
large, 
PARNASSIA asarifolia. Has 
nearly white flowers, and 
kidney-shaped leaves . . . 
P. caroliniana (Grass of Parnassus). 
Has pretty white flowers on stems of 
good length. It needs considerable 
moisture, and prefers a sandy soil . 
PENTSTEMON. This genus comprises 
a large number of variously colored 
flowers. Few genera among the 
popular hardy perennials afford a 
greater number that are so attrac¬ 
tive. Their natural gracefulness, va¬ 
riety of colors and great abundance 
of flowers make them useful in many 
places. They like a sandy soil with 
leaf-mold intermixed, and plenty of 
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. 
P. acuminatis. Lilac or violet flowers in July ; stem 
erect, about a foot high. One of the best ........ 
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. . 20 
P. confertus .20 
P. diffusus. Showy, purple 
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Papaver orientale. 
Pentstemon glaber, 
flowers in dense cymelets. 
Sept. . Seeds, Sets, per pkt . 
P. glaber. Six to 12 inches 
high,with violet-blue flowers. 
A very attractive species . . 
P. laevigatus [P. digitalis). 
A plant common on moist 
grounds in the western 
states. When taken into the 
more favored soil of a gar¬ 
den, it attains a much larger 
size. Indeed, one would 
hardly know a strong garden 
plant after becoming familiar 
with it in its wild state, 
rhough not so showy as some 
its flowers are quite abun¬ 
dant, nearly white ; a trifle 
more than an inch in length. 
Moist, sandy soil is its 
choice. June. 
P. ovatus. Purplish blue 
flowers in July. 
P. secundiflorus . . 
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