SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR SPRING OF 1903 
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Group of Hardy Plants at Columbian Exposition 
Chrysanthemum latifolium, Liatris Pycnostachya and Helianthus grandiflorus mollis 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
I remember very well the first time I saw an Oriental Poppy. 
I was a boy then and it excited me wonderfully, and I thought 
it the most remarkable flower in the world, and now after twenty- 
five years have gone by and 1 have seen almost all the known 
flowers of the world I am still of the opinion that it is mighty 
fine, striking and effective, and I have taken the trouble to gather 
up and have grown a collection of several varieties. The foli¬ 
age of Oriental Poppies dies away in the summer and many think 
they are dead, but they will start into growth again in the fall. 
They are rather hard to establish, but, once established, prove 
the most persistent perennial. 
Per doz. 
Orientale. The type. Immense orange-red flowers, 8 to 12 
inches in diameter.$8 per 100. .$1 50 
Orientale, Brightness (Bracteatum). Flowers rich glowing 
salmon, with crimson-brown blotch at base of petals. 
40 cts. each.. 4 00 
Orientale, Fire King. (New.) Large, fiery scarlet flowers, 
with glittering black center; very handsome ; 2 X A feet 
high.50 cts. each.. 5 00 
Orientale, Mixed Hybrids .$8 per 100.. 1 50 
Orientale, Monarch (Bracteatum). Large, brilliant orange- 
colored flowers, with black blotch at base of each petal; 
strong, erect sturdy grower; very distinct...50 cts. each.. 5 00 
Orientale, Pink Beauty. Large, delicate flesh-pink flowers, 
with dark blotch at base of each petal; a very distinct 
color; 3 feet high.35 cts. each.. 3 50 
Orientale, Royal Prince. Very large brilliant scarlet 
flowers.50 cts. each.. 5 00 
Orientale, Salmon Perfection. (New.) Large, handsome 
rich glowing salmon-red flowers, with black blotch at base 
of petals; very beautiful; 3 feet high.40 cts. each.. 4 00 
Orientale, Salmon Queen. Large, handsome, soft salmon- 
scarlet flowers.45 cts. each.. 4 50 
Orientale, Trilby. Beautiful cerise-salmon.. .50 cts. each.. 5 00 
HELIANTHUS 
L/ETIFLORUS. The best of the summer - blooming variety of 
hardy Sunflowers; flowers 3 inches in diameter and freely pro¬ 
duced. Plant grows 3 to 4 feet high and spreads rapidly. Fine for 
cutting, for the border, and for planting among shrubs. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz., $7 per 100. 
CRANDIFLORUS MOLLIS. One of the best of the hardy Sun¬ 
flowers with large fine flowers and very effective foliage. Like all 
the hardy Sunflowers it is fine for cutting and of the easiest cul¬ 
ture. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $8 per 100. 
HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS 
I wish to call attention to this extremely showy and satisfactory 
plant. It thrives in any garden soil and is equally desirable as a gar¬ 
den plant or naturalized along the edges of brooks and ponds, or 
planted among shrubs. The plant grows 4 or 5 feet high, is very 
bushy, and in August and September is covered with immense single 
flowers G to 8 inches across, from pure white to deep rose in color. 
In separate colors. White, blush pink and deep rose. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 
Mixed colors. Strong plants, at a specially low price. $1 per doz., 
$0 per 100. 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA 
The popular name of this striking plant is Kansas Gay Feather. 
Nothing can be planted that will attract more attention on account 
of a very unusual appearance, but it is very beautiful as well as odd. 
It blooms in midsummer and throws up long, narrow spikes of rich 
purple flowers which last a long time. A peculiarity of this plant is 
its great attraction for butterflies. A plant in bloom is shown in 
above illustration. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $9 per 100. 
LYCHNIS 
Vespertlna, Double White. Large, double, white flowers, which 
are produced in the greatest profusion during the entire summer, 
taking the place of the carnation at a season when double white 
flowers are scarce. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Splendens, Double Red (Ragged Robin). Forms a dense tuft of 
evergreen foliage, and in June it sends up tall spikes of handsome 
double, deep red flowers of exquisite fragrance, and remains in 
perfection six weeks. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Flos-Cucull Flore Pleno. This is one of the most charming dwarf 
hardy plants in cultivation. It is covered in May and June with its 
lovely pink flowers, and if the old flower heads are cut off will 
bloom again freely in September. A bed should be in every garden. 
Fine for cut-flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $8 per 100. 
PENTSTEMON TORREYI 
This very fine hardy plant is but little known, but is one of the 
really good things that should be in every garden. The plant grows 
from 4 to 6 feet high, and is covered with its showy crimson flowers 
all through the summer. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 
