Hardy Ornamentals, Herbaceous Plants, Etc. 
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PRIMULA cortusoides. Scape 6 or Sinches high; flowers in umbels, deep rose coloring in early 
summer. A very distinct and hardy species from Siberia. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. c. 
F. capitata. Flowers deep violet blue, in dense round heads 1inches wide. A native of the 
15 cts. each. b. 
Pink or purple. 25 cts. each. 
Bright yellow. 25 cts. each. 
( P.vcrls ). Cowslip or Palsy wort. Flowers bright yellow, in umbels. 
Europe. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
Himalayas. 
P. farinosa. 
P. auricula. 
P. officinalis 
inches high. 
Plant 4 to 12 
Stalk 8 to 4 inches high. 
P. spectabilis. Flowers deep rosy purple, six to eight in an umbel. 
Eastern Alps. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. b . 
P. Wulfeniana. A form of the preceding. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. b. 
P. Japonica. One of the most beautiful of Primulas. Flowers of various colors—rosy pink, crim¬ 
son, maroon or white; leaves large; plant 12 to 18 inches high. Moist, shady soil, in rich, deep 
loam suits it best. 20 cts. each, 2 for 30 cts. 
P. rosea. This, handsome species from Kashmir has bright rosy carmine flowers, with yellow eye. 
Grows 4 to 6 inches high, and has leaves 3 to G inches long. 15 cts. each. c. 
P. Sieboldii. Flowers flue deep rose, with yellow eye, variable. Root creeping; stem 8 to 12 
inches high. 12 cts. each, 2 for 20 cts. c. 
P. Carniolica. 15 cts. each. 
POLYGALA Senega (Seneca Snake-Root). 15 cts. each. 
POLYGONATUM biflorum (Smaller Solomon’s Seal). The flowers of this plant are not showy, 
but its foliage is good, and it thrives well in the 
shade. Lasts nearly the whole summer, and is quite 
desirable for the shady corner. 15c. ea., 2 for 25c. c. 
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum (Mandrake). A hardy 
perennial, with creeping root-stalks and fibrous roots. 
Height about 15 inches. Has large, round-lobed, pel¬ 
tate leaves. Flowers nodding, almost hidden by 
the foliage; white, an inch or two wide. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. d. 
POLEMONIUM reptans. Flowers in loose-panicled 
corymbs; blue, sometimes white. April or May. 
Plant G inches high. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. d. 
P. Himalayense. 15 cts. each, $1.25uer doz. d. Seeds, 
5 cts. per pkt. 
P. coeruleum (Greek Valerian, or Jacob’s Ladder). 
An elegant border plant, 2 feet high, with handsome 
blue flowers in early summer. 10 cts. each. d. 
Seeds, G cts. per pkt. 
P. grandiflorum. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. d. 
P. pulcliellum. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
POTENTILLA (formosa) Nepalensis. Flowers yel¬ 
low, about an inch wide. Plant a foot high. Hima¬ 
laya. 12 cts. each, $1 per doz. d. 
PHLOX. Among the hardy perennials of this genus 
are some of the best garden plants. The dwarf 
species, like subulata and its varieties, are very use¬ 
ful for rock work. The taller kinds, like paniculata 
and maculata, produce some of the most delicatoly 
colored flowers, varying from pure white to dark 
red and purple. They are easy of culture in any 
good garden soil. 
P. frondosa. This is a variety of P. subulata; very vigorous, with lilac-rose flowers. 
2 for 25 cts. c. 
Phlox. 
15 cts. each, 
P. maculata, or decussata. Hybrids. Among these are some of the finest and most delicately 
colored varieties in cultivation. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. d. 
P. pilosa. A pretty native; grows along borders of thickets; 12 to 18 inches high. Slender flow¬ 
ers, of purple or rosy red. 25 cts. each. c. 
P. reptans. This is a low species, forming dense beds of its dark green foliage, which at flowering 
time is often hidden by the large rose-purple flowers. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts., $1.25 per doz. cl. 
P. subulata (Ground or Moss Pink). This creeping and tufted species grows in broad mats. Likes 
dry, sandy soil. The rose-purple flowers are very fine in their season. 15c. each, 2 for 25c. d. 
P. divaricata. Flowers rose-purple; pretty; a hardy native. 12 cts. each, $1 per doz. d. 
