94 Perennial Plants 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Mertensia • Bluebells 
Virginica. Blooms very early in the spring. Flowers bright blue, fading to pink, borne on 
graceful, drooping stems about feet high. A very desirable addition to every spring garden. 
30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Monarda 
Didyma (Bergamot). Bright red heads of flowers on 3-foot stems. The whole plant is fragrant. 
June to August. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Myosotis • Forget-me-not 
Everyone is familiar with the Forget-me-not that makes such 
beautiful pictures in the garden in early spring. They are alike 
charming in the border, rock-garden, or by the waterside. 
Palustris semperflorens. Very dwarf; bloom from 
spring until autumn. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100. 
Nepeta 
Mussini (Catmint). Many-stemmed, 
somewhat trailing plant and has 
silvery leaves. During June it bears 
spikes of lavender-blue flowers in 
great profusion. Most effective if 
grown in large masses. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
(Enothera 
Evening Primrose 
Missouriensis. A fine trailing plant 
with very large, pale yellow flowers, 
5 to 6 inches in diameter. One of 
the best perennials for rock-garden 
or border. June to August. 
Speciosa. 2 ft. Erect plant with 
snow-white flowers in great pro¬ 
fusion throughout summer. 
All (Enotheras, 30 cts. each; $3 per 
doz.; $18 per 100 
(Enothera 
missouriensis 
Pardanthus 
Chinensis (Blackberry Lily). 3 ft. Bright orange, lily-like 
flowers with brownish purple spots, followed by conspicuous 
black seeds resembling blackberries. July, August. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Pentstemon 
Barbatus Torreyi. 4 ft. Graceful, tapering stems, cov¬ 
ered with large, tubular, scarlet flowers. June to August. 
Digitalis. 2 to 3 ft. White, tubular flowers with purple 
throat. Good for cutting. June, July. 
All Pentstemons, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100 
PEONIES. See page 90. 
Physalis 
Francheti (Chinese Lantern Plant). Valuable for its bright, 
orange-scarlet, lantern-like fruits in fall. When cut and dried, 
they make an effective winter decoration in the home. Plants 
attain a height of IJ^ feet, with small white flowers in May 
and good foliage all summer. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$18 per 100. 
Pentstemon Digitalis 
Our 2-year-old Roses will give an abundance of bloom 
this season 
Physalis Francheti 
Mertensia 
Pachysandra 
Terminalis. 6 to 9 in. One of the 
most valuable evergreen shrubs for 
dense shade. Has low habit, some¬ 
times even trailing. Fine, glossy, 
light green leaves in abundance. 
Greenish white flowers in May or 
June, arranged in spikes. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Papaver 
Nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). Dwarf, free- 
flowering plants, bearing solitary blos¬ 
soms on stems about 1 foot in height. 
Good for cutting. May to August. 
30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 
100. 
Orientale (Oriental Poppy). Immense, 
cup-shaped blooms of brightest crim¬ 
son-scarlet, with large, purplish black 
blotches at base of petals, creating a 
wonderful contrast when bloom is 
fully open. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; 
$18 per 100. 
Orientale, Menelik. Large, rich cop¬ 
pery crimson flowers. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
Orientale olympicum. 2}^ ft. The 
only double form of the Oriental 
Poppy. Rich scarlet flowers. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz. 
SACCO 
The perfect plant-food for Lawn 
and Garden 
