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TUTTLE BROS. NURSERIES 
*OPHIOPOGON japonica 
Substantial glossy grass like foliage from which sud¬ 
denly springs in Summer, one or more stems of pure 
white flowers which look very much like hyacinths. 
Excellent for mixing in the shady border. Grows to 
one foot. We also carry a variety with green and 
white variegated leaves. Gal. containers, 35c each. 
*OXALIS. 
Round, thick clumps of clover-like leaves. In Spring 
and early Summer, hundreds of flower stems crowd 
their way through the thick foliage to burst in the 
sunlight. Add a clump here and there in the peren¬ 
nial border. Useful for edging. Plant in sun. Grows 
to eight inches. 
Pink. Gal. containers. 
White. Gal. containers. 
ORIENTAL POPPY (Papaver orient,ale). 
The finest of all cultivated poppies. Their large 
silken petals form single, orange-scarlet flowers that 
are often six inches across. Plant in light, well 
drained soil and give them a little shade. 3 in. pots. 
PENTSTEMON. 
For sunny locations we believe there is no perennial 
more satisfactory than pentstemon. Keep the old 
flower stems removed and you will have an array 
of flowers from June until January. Never plant them 
in the shade. 
*BIue Gem. And a gem it is—with its glowing, blue 
flowers. Keep the dead flower stems picked and it 
will bloom almost continuously from late Spring un¬ 
til Winter. Growing only to a height of about one 
foot it is particularly useful as an edging for your 
perennial beds. 2% inch pots. 4 inch pots. 
Barbatus Coceineus (Scarlet Bugler). Long racemes 
of slender scarlet flowers in Summer. Grows to three 
feet. 2% inch pots. 
Flamingo. Long, tubular flowers on graceful stems, 
rich red in color. Blooms in Summer and Fall. Height 
two and one-half feet. Gal. containers. 
Gramliflorus mixed. A mixture of red, pink, purple, 
lavender and white. All large flowering. Bloom heavily 
and continuously through Summer and Fall. Height 
to three feet. 2% inch pots. 
Rosy Dawn. A lovely shade of light pink. Large flow¬ 
ers. Height two and one-half feet. Gal. containers, 35c. 
Sierra Madre. Exceptionally large watermellon pink 
flowers, nearly white in the throat. Height two and 
one-half feet. Gal. containers, 35c. 
PHLOX paniculata (Perennial Phlox). 
For a wealth of lasting color and fragrance, Phlox 
are unsurpassed. Through Summer and Fall their 
bright, many colored blossoms will delight you. Cut 
them and their lasting quality is surprising. 
Pink, red, white, purple, lavender. Divisions in sea¬ 
son. 15c each. $1.50 per dozenl 4 inch pots. Gal. con¬ 
tainers, 35c. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragon Head). 
In two seasons will form huge clumps of stiff arrow¬ 
like flower stems three to four feet in height. In 
Summer the upper one-third of those stems burst into 
a riot of tubular flowers. Very easy to grow and 
quite hardy. 
Virginiana. Lavender pink. Gal. containers. 
Virginiana compacta. Lavender pink. 3 inch pots. 
Virginiapa alba. White. Gal. containers. 
Virginia Vivid. The finest variety of all. Never fails 
to demand attention with its bright, clear pink flow¬ 
ers. 2y 2 inch pots. Gal. containers, 35c. 
PLATYCODON Grandiflorum (Balloon Flower). 
Inch to inch and one-half balloon-shaped buds burst 
into large deep blue, star-shaped flowers that are 
well worth while in anyones garden. The light green 
foliage helps to intensify the blue of the flowers. Sun. 
Grows to two feet. 2*4 inch pots. 
