EDWARD GILLETT, SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
PHLOX divaricata. About 15 
rocky woods. 10 cts. each, $\ 
P. maculata ^ Wild Sweet William). 
PLAT Y CODON. 
inches high. Flowers pale lilac or bluish. Grows in 
10 per doz. 
Oneoto 3 feet high, with white or purple flowers. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
P. subulata (Ground, or Moss 
Pink). A creeping or tufted 
species, growing in broad 
mats on dry, rocky hills or 
sand-banks. In summer it 
does quite well in the border 
and can be used for edging 
or among larger plants, where 
it soon covers the ground. 
15 cts. each, fi .25 per doz. 
P. subulata, var. alba. A variety 
of the above, with pure white 
flowers. It is very desirable 
for covering a rocky or sandy 
place. 15c. each, $1.25 per doz. 
P. reptans. A low plant, with 
large rose-purple flowers. 
15 cts. each, $1. ro per doz. 
PLATYCODON Mariesi. Beauti¬ 
ful species, with dark green 
foliage and large, deep violet- 
blue flowers, 2 to 3 inches in 
diameter. Summer. Verv 
choice. 1 foot. Large clumps. 
25 cts. 
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum (May 
Apple, or Mandrake). A 
perennial herb, with creeping 
root-stocks and fibrous roots. 
Grows a foot or more high, 
with large, round, 7- to 9-lobed 
leaves, peltate in the middle. 
Flowers nodding, white, 1 to 
2 inches broad. May. 15 cts. 
each, #1.25 per doz. 
POLEMONIUM reptans (Greek 
Valerian). Finely cut foliage and clear blue flowers in clusters. Fine, ro cts. 
each, f 1 per doz. 
POLYGALA paucifolia (Fringed Polygale). A low-growing and interesting plant. 
May and June. Leaves of a delicate purple tint, and large, handsome rose-purple 
flowers, beautifully fringed. 15 cts. each. 51.50 per doz" 
P. senega (Seneca Snakeroot). This plant has two or more stems from a thick root- 
stalk. Grows 6 to 12 inches high, bearing a raceme or spike of small white flow¬ 
ers. 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
POLYGONATUM biflorum (Solomon’s Seal). A foot high, often seen in rich, shadv 
places, and bearing in June several or many rather small greenish flowers along 
the upper half of the stalk, followed by the black or blue berries, which are quite 
conspicuous in autumn. Plant in moist shade ; perfectly at home in the rock 
garden. 15 cts. each, 51.25 per doz. 
P. giganteum. Larger and stronger than the above. Often 4 feet high. Give it a 
strong, rich soil. 25 cts. each. 
PRIMULA (Primrose). Charming little perennials particularly adapted for rockeries 
or the well-drained border, either singly, in masses or when planted with other 
early and low-growing plants, like pansies, forget-me-nots, dwarf phloxes, or iris. 
The colors are rich and varied, and have a delightful fragrance. They make a 
beautiful addition to the hardy garden. 
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