HARDY PLANTS AND BULBS 
VICK’S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE 
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CHINESE PJEONIAS 
The Chinese Paeonias are desirable on account of their large size, fine colors, 
lid profuse blooming. They are perfectly hardy, and will succeed on any 
ground unless so wet that the water will lie on the surface in the winter and 
spring. May be planted either in the autumn or spring. Extra fine roots, 
each, 25 cents ; dozen, $2.50; except as noted. 
Brujei. Tight rose; fine. 
Caroline Mather. Crimson, very fine; 35 cents each. 
Double White. Each, 35 cents. 
Dr. Bretonneau. Rose. 
Duguesclin. Rose; very fine. 
Elegantissima. Outer petals rose, center cream and rose. 
Fragrans. One of the best pink varieties. 
Lamartine. Very dark crimson. Each, 35 cents. 
Limbata. Rose; large and fine. 
Madame Morren. Outer petals blush, center salmon. 
Nivalet. Rose; large and full. 
Officinalis rubra. Rich deep crimson, very early, and one of the brightest of 
the dark-colored varieties. Each, 35 cents. 
Plenissima rosea superba. Deep rose, tinged salmon. 
Purple Crown. Purple and crimson. Each, 35 cents. 
Pomponia. Large, purplish pink, with salmon center. 
Rosea mutabilis. Rose and pink shaded. 
Smitzii. Single, bright crimson, yellow center ; fragrant. 
Striata speciosa. Pale rose, center nearly white. 
Tenuifolia flore-oleno. Foliage graceful and slender, making a fine contrast 
when arranged with the double dark crimson flowers, that nearly rival the Rose 
in delicate perfume, perfection of bloom, and brilliancy of color. Blooms 
earlier than other varieties. Each, 50 cents; two for 90 cents. 
Triomphedu Nord. Violet and rose; large and fine. 
Variegata plenissima. Rose and pink shaded. 
PERENNIAL PHLOX 
Our friends who remember the old-fashioned Perennial Phlox of our grand¬ 
mother's garden would hardly recognize the beautiful varieties grown to-day as 
bearing any resemblance to them. The improvement has been truly wonder¬ 
ful. Instead of the small, dull-hued flowers of olden times, we now have 
immense trusses, all bright and showy, the individual flowers three times the 
size of the old varieties, and the colors ranging from purest white to violet. 
Young plants, each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents ; per dozen, $1 00. 
Strong field-grown plants, each, 20 cents ; per dozen, f, 2.00. 
Brilliant. Intense scarlet-crimson, with distinct dark eye. A very brilliant 
and showy variety, with large, heavy truss. Grows rather tall. 
Countess de Castries. White, small rosy eye. 
Cyrano. Large, perfect flowers; pink, with crimson center. 
Esclamonde. Very large flowers of rosy lilac, shaded white; large purple 
center, surrounded with white halo. Extra fine. 
Edgar Quinet. Rosy amaranth. 
Enchantress. Pure white, with very bright crimson eye. Flower extra large 
and distinct. Tall. 
Eclaireur. Flowers of immense size, carmine, salmon center, rosy white star. 
Isabey. Orange-salmon, center purplish crimson. 
M. Bezanson. Fiery crimson, with velvety purple eye. 
Mt. Blanc. 'Phis little beauty grows from twelve to fifteen inches high, pro¬ 
ducing in the greatest profusion large heads of pure white flowers. 
Mascot. Delicate light rose, shading to white. A charming variety. Dwarf. 
Nettie Stewart. A fine, kirge, pure white, with just the faintest tinge of color 
near base of petals. 
Premier Ministere. Rosy white, center deep rose. 
Richard Wallace. White, violet center, very large. 
Sir Edwin Landseer. Brilliant dark crimson. 
Sunset. Large pink flower, with crimson eye. Very free and early-flowering. 
Good habit. Tall. 
The Pearl. The finest pure white variety. 
Teddy. Rosy white, with carmine eye, tips of petals sometimes striped with 
crimson. Fine form and truss. 
Vesta. Large white flower, with large crimson center. Distinct and showy. 
Warrior. Carmine, with blood-red eye. Extra large flower and truss. Dwarf. 
HARDY PINKS 
These pinks are perfectly hardy, and will remain in the open ground all 
winter without protection. The foliage has a beautiful metallic shade of bluish 
green. The flowers arc in perfection about the last of June, and remain in 
flower a long time. They are very desirable for their beauty and fragrance. 
Her Majesty. Flowers very large, fringed, very double, and pure white. 
Fagrance delicious, clove-scented. Long stiff stems support the flowers. 
A rival of the Carnation. Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents; dozen, $1.00. 
Souvenir de Sale. Flowers a delicate soft rosy pink, being fully as large as a 
Carnation ; beautifully formed, very double, and exceedingly useful for cut¬ 
ting. One of the best Pinks. Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents ; dozen, $1.00. 
One each of Her Majesty and Souvenir de Sale for 25 cents. 
P A P A V E R— Poppy 
Orientale. The well-known Oriental Poppy. Flowers scarlet. Each, 20 cts 
Nudicaule. The Iceland Poppy Always in bloom. Flowers white, orange* 
and yellow Each, 15 cents. 
RUDBECKIA 
Golden Glow (Rudbeckia laciniata flore-pleno). A beautiful hardy 
perennial, eight feet high, blooming from July to September. Flowers double 
deep golden yellow, borne on long stems, making it suiable for cutting. One 
of the most effective decorative plants for garden or lawn. Each, 15 cents- 
two for 25 cents ; dozen, $1.25. 
Newmani. Single, golden-yellow, with black center. Grows about eighteen 
inches high. Each, 20 cents. 
SPIR/EA 
Palmata elegans. A beautiful hardy, free-flowering plant, with sweet- 
scented white flowers and red anthers. Useful for cut flowers, and excellent 
for the hardy herbaceous border. Each, 15 cents; per dozen, $1.50. 
Venusta. A showy red-flowering species, very fragrant. Each, 20 cents; per 
dozen, $2.00. 
TRITOM A PFITZERII 
Flame Flower 
A grand improvement on the old Tritoma Uvaria grandiflora, or Red Hot 
Poker. The flower spikes, which arc produced with considerably more free¬ 
dom than in the old variety, are of gigantic size, frequently four and a half feet 
high, with heads of bloom over twelve inches long, of a rich orange-scarlet, 
shading to salmon-rose on the edge. Each, 20 cents ; dozen, £2.00. 
VIOLETS 
Flower freely early in the spring. Set plants in spring or autumn. Bloom 
well in the house if not too hot and dry. Each, T5 cents ; dozen, $1.50. 
English Blue. Perfectly hardy; double; a fine deep blue and exquisitely 
fragrant. 
Xetv Giant Sinf/le Violet , Tai France, One of the finest new 
Violets introduced in years. The flower is a rich violet-blue color, and deli- 
cately violet-scented. The plant is of strong, vigorous growth, and free in 
bloom. Perfectly hardy. 
Marie Louise. Double, light blue. Profuse bloomer in early spring and late 
in fall; easy to force in winter. 
California Violet. Strong, vigorous grower, entirely healthy. Flowers large 
sized ; very prolific; color clear violet-purple, which does not fade intensely 
fragrant; single. 
WATER LILIES 
Nymphaeas can be grown in any swampy piece of ground, and even in tubs 
cf water sunk in the ground, or on the surface, and in aquariums in the house, 
with soil or mud at the bottom. For ponds, if a soft, muddy bottom, tie the 
root to a stone to sink it, and drop it in near the shore in two or three feet 
of water. 
Nymphaea odorata. Common white Water Lily,very fragrant. Each, 20 cents. 
Odorata rosea 1 Cape Cod Pink.) The choicest of all pink varieties. It is 
a most satisfactory plant to glow, on account of its profusion of bloom all 
summer and being as hardy as an oak. Each, 50 cents. 
Alba candidissima. The large-flowering variety of Europe. Whenever an 
abundance of bloom is desired it has no equal. The flowers often measure 
ten inches across ; petals very broad, rounded at the point, and waxy white. 
Perfectly hardy anywhere. Each, 50 cents. 
Marliacea chromatella. Flowers eight inches across, are delightfully fra¬ 
grant, and freely produced. Both stamens and petals are a beautiful lemon- 
yellow at their bases, exquisitely softening into light creamy yellow at their 
tips. Leaves dark green, irregularly blotched with brown. Each, 50 cents. 
The set of four for $1.50. 
WATFR HYACINTH 
Floats on water by means of curious inflated leaves; plant in glass vessel, 
pail or tub. Strong blooming plants, each, 15 cents ; .three for 40 cents. 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA 
The Yucca is a stately, tropical-looking plant, with long, sword-like, sharp- 
pointed evergreen leaves, from the center of which rises a strong, branched 
flower-stem three to four feet high, bearing hundreds of large, creamy white, 
bell-shaped, drooping, fragrant flowers. A very effective plant for all positions. 
It is one of the best hardy ornamcntal-foliaged and flowering plants. Strong 
one-year-old roots, 20 cents; strong two-year-old roots, 30 cents. 
For illustration of Chinese Peonies, Perennial Phlox, and Tritoma 
Pfltzerii, see full page plate opposite page 65 . 
