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TLcllvard Qillett, Southlvick, Massachu s etts 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
PHLOX 
PHLOX decussata (Hybrid Phlox). A class of hardy perennials that within a few 
years has come into great prominence. They grow from i to 3 feet high, have 
strong stems, and bear masses of showy rainbow-tinted flowers. They are quite 
hardy and will live for many years. A good allowance of manure should be 
worked into the soil every year. 
Miss Lingard. An early sort, with pure white flowers and ’distinct lavender eye ; tall 
cylindrical spikes. A 
constant bloomer. 
25 cts. 
Aurora Boreale. Salmon- 
rose, crimson eye ; 
tall. 25 cts. 
Amor. Carmine - rose ; 
large flowers, with 
starry white centers. 
25 cts. 
Beranger. Delicate gray¬ 
ish pink ; fine form, 
dwarf. 25 cts. 
Brilliant. Fiery red, over¬ 
laid salmon; large 
truss. 25 cts. 
Champignol. Deep violet, 
in rays ; dwarf. 25c. 
Lothair. Brilliant salmon, 
cardinal eye; fine. 
25 cts. 
Joan of Arc. Large panicles of pure white ; dwarf. 25 cts. 
Star of Lyons. White, with rosy lilac eye ; dwarf. 25 cts. 
Endale. Rosy lilac ; very large and fine. 25 cts. 
Concourse. Rosy carmine, fire-colored center. 25 cts. 
Ball of Fire. Brilliant crimson, the brightest in color of all Phloxes in cultivation and 
is one of the most charming sorts. 25 cts. 
Independence. Pure white ; large and extra fine. 25 cts. 
Eclaireur. Deep carmine, rosy salmon center ; dwarf. 25 cts. 
Le Pole Nord. White, with very distinct crimson eye. Tall, and one of the choice 
late bloomers. 25 cts. 
Peach Blow. Delicate pink, with white markings. 25 cts. 
Fine Mixed Sorts. 15 cts. ; large clumps by express, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
PHLOX amoena (Lovely Phlox). One of the most charming little dwarf plants imagi¬ 
nable, growing only about 6 inches high and forming a mat of evergreen foliage 
which is entirely covered with compact heads of bright pink flowers from April 
until June. A lovely spring-blooming plant. 15 cts. each, #1.50 per doz. 
P. divaricata. About 15 inches high. Flowers pale lilac or bluish. Grows in rocky 
woods. 10 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
P. maculata (Wild Sweet William). One to 3 feet high, with white or purple flowers. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
P. pilosa. 1 foot. A plant of much merit and deserving a prominent place in the 
open border. Flowers purple ; quite showy. 20 cts. 
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, $1.25 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. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
P. reptans. A low plant, with large rose-purple flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
