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Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont 
PHLOX divaricata. Pale lilac or blue flowers. N., 
12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each. 
P. maculata. Pink, pale-pink or lilac flowers; 
does well in shade. August. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.15 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
P. maculata. An early form, with reddish purple 
flowers. One of the first of the taller Phlox to 
bloom. N., 20 cts. each; P., 23 cts. each. 
P. reptans. A handsome, low - growing species, 
forming dense beds which, when in bloom, dis¬ 
play a solid sheet of rosy red flowers. May to 
June. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 18 
cts. each, $1.55 per doz. 
P. subulata. Moss Pink. Creeping and tufted, 
forming broad mats. Flowers of various shades, 
from pure white to rosy red. May and June. 
N., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, 
$1.40 per doz. 
P. var. alba. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.; 
P., 18 cts. each, $1.65 per doz. 
P. —, var. frondosa. Pink. N., 28 cts. each; P., 
25 cts. each. 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Japanese Bell-flower. 
Six to 15 inches high. Large, solitary white or 
Platycodon grandiflorum, continued 
blue flowers at the ends of the branches. China 
and Japan. Summer. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
P. —, var. album. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.; 
P., 18 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
P. —, var. autumnale. A late-blooming form. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, 
$1.40 per doz. 
PODOPHYLLUM Emodii. An interesting species from 
the Himalayan Mountains. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
P. peltatum. Mandrake, May-Apple. Is another 
good plant for shade. The flower is pure white 
or nearly so, of good size, but often hidden by 
che foliage. It has large, round, lobed, peltate 
leaves. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.; i\, 18 
cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
P0LEM0NIUM caeruleum. Jacob’s Ladder. A fine 
border plant, with handsome blue flowers in 
early summer. May and June. N., 15 cts. each ; 
P., 20 cts. each. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt. 
P. Himalayense. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each. 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
Platycodon grandiflora. 
P. reptans. Greek Valerian. Loose-panicled 
corymbs of blue or sometimes white flowers. 
Plant 6 inches high, blooming in spring. N., 
12 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
P0LYG0NATUM biflorum. Small, or Hairy Solo¬ 
mon’s Seal. One of the good things for shade. 
Its deep green, lasting foliage makes it valuable 
in its place. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; 
P., ]8 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
P. giganteum. Great, or Smooth Solomon’s Seal. 
Stem stout. 2 to 7 feet high. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 18 cts. each. 
POTENTILLA sp. With handsome cream - colored 
flowers. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 
cts. each. $1.20 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. 
per pkt. 
PRIMULA denticulata. Small flowers, half an 
inch wide, in dense umbels; bright lilac. 
Stems 6 to 12 inches high. Native to the 
Himalayas. May. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz. 
P. farinosa. Plants attain a height of 8 to 10 
inches; flowers lilac or flesh color, with yellow 
eye. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
P. Japonica. Has variously colored flowers, from 
dark reddish purple to nearly white. Leaves 
very large. I have had very good success with 
this and the next, in a rather moist, partly shaded 
situation, with a mixture of sand and leaf-mold. 
June. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. Seeds, 
10 cts. per pkt. 
P. Mistassinica. Small and slender, about 6 inches 
high, with flesh-colored flowers. N., 10 cts. 
each; P., 12 cts. each. 
P. officinalis. Cowslip, or Palsy-wort. [ P. veris 
of Lehmann and of Linnaeus in part.] Flowers 
in various shades. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; 
P., 13 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. Seeds, 6c. per pkt. 
iV. preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid 
