Edi^avd Gillelt, Southwicl^, Mass, — Hard}^ Perennials 
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Liatris pycnostachya (see pai^e 31) 
PARNASSIA Caroliniana (Grass of Parnassus). ® ^ Six to 15 inches high. Flowers 
white, marked with greenish veins; showy. 20 cts. each, SI. 50 per doz. 
PENTSTEMON acuminatus. ^ Two feet high, with showy lilac or violet flowers in 
June. Open border. 25 cts. each. 
P. barbatus Torreyi. # A showy perennial, with scarlet flowers: choice. 25 cts. each. 
P. digitalis. ^ Tall perennial, 2 feet or more high, with rather showy white or tinted 
flowers in jjrofusion. It is at home in a well-drained soil in some sunny spot. 
20 cts. each. 
P. Hartwegi. A foot high with bright shining opposite leaves, flowers 
large in shades of red resembling gloxinias. Flowers in early summer. 25 cts. 
each. 
Herbaceous Peonies 
Thrifty perennials, with very large, showy flowers in a great variety of colors. No 
class of plants is better adapted for general cultivation than this one, as they are not 
particular as to soil or position. They do exceedingly well in partial shade, will give 
grand results banked in front of shrubbery, along a driveway, mixed with other tall- 
growing plants, like phloxes, etc., or planted in masses by themselves. They are great 
feeders, so the bed or border for Peonies should be made deep and rich by spading in a 
quantity of well-decayed cow-manure 2 feet deep or more, mixing it thoroughly with 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
