Herbaceous Perennials 
THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY 
PHLOX, PANICULATA. Tall Garden Varieties. Hardy Phloxes are now among 
the most popular of hardy garden flowers and justly so. Perfectly hardy, easy 
to make thrive, and producing gorgeous color effects. The following list has 
been selected from our large collection as comprising the cream of the distinct 
colors. Other varieties can also be supplied. 
Elizabeth Campbell. Bright salmon-pink with lighter shadings, 
distinct eye, a much wanted shade in Phlox. 
Fernand Cortez. Deep crimson, very dark center. 
General Von Heutsz. Medium, scarlet, shaded rose with crimson-red 
eye a very desirable variety. 
George A. Strohlein. Bright, scarlet, with crimson-red eye, enormous 
flowers, an ideal variety. 
Henry Murger. White, crimson carmine center, very effective. 
Independence. Tall grower, late bloomer, fine large creamy white 
flowers. 
L’Evenement. Dwarf, bright, soft pink, tinted salmon, very showy. 
Pantheon. Tall bright rose, flowers very large. 
Richard Wallace. Tall, pure white with bright crimson center, large 
flowers in immense panicles. 
Selma. Soft, pale rose, distinct red eye; very effective. 
Siebold. Bright vermilion-red, over-laid with orange-scarlet, crimson-red 
eye, very effective. * 
Tapis Blanc. Large pure white flowers, very dwarf, splendid for edging 
Phlox beds and massing in the hardy border. 
Von Hochberg. Tall, the ideal Crimson Phlox, the richest of its color. 
‘PHLOX AMOENA. 3 to 5 inches. April and May. Very desirable for carpeting 
the ground and for rockeries. Bright pink. 
PHLOX DIVARIACATA (Wild Sweet William). 6 to 8 inches. April and May. 
Lilac, showy; very attractive and desirable. 
PHLOX OVATA. 5 to 6 inches. May. Low mat of evergreen foliage. Flowers 
rosy pink. 
PHLOX SUBULATA (Moss Pink). 3 to 4 inches. May. Forms low, flat masses 
of evergreen foliage. When in bloom presents a solid mass of color. 
•VAR. ALBA. A white form of the above. 
*VAR. ATRO-RUBRA. Clear deep claret. 
•VAR. SADIE. White, shaded with lilac. 
PHYSOSTEGIA V1RGINICA (False Dragon Head). 3 to 4 feet. July and August. 
Effective spikes of clear pink flowers. 
PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGIN1CA VAR. ALBA. 3 to 4 feet. July to August. A white 
form. 
PINKS, MAIDEN (Dianthus Deltoides). 6 to 10 inches. May to July. Small 
fragrant pink flowers. Evergreen bluish green foliage. 
•PINKS SCOTCH (Dianthus Plumarius). 9 to 12 inches. May and June. Pink, 
fragrant. 
•PINKS, SCOTCH, VAR. HER MAJESTY (Dianthus Plumarius var.). 9 to 12 
i, inches. May and June. Double white; fragrant. As large and finely formed 
as a carnation pink. 
•PINKS, SCOTCH, VAR. PERPETUAL SNOW (Dianthus Plumarius var.). 
9 to 12 inches. May to July. Beautiful double white and very fragrant. 
PINKS, SWEET WILLIAMS (Dianthus Barbatus), 1 to 2 feet. July to Septem¬ 
ber. 
Dear to the heart of many a flower lover, the literature of the old-time garden 
teems with pleasant references to this splendid plant. Perfectly hardy and easily 
grown, its brilliant flowers lasting for many weeks. 
10 cents each, 80 cents per 10, $7.00 per 100. 
ATROCOCCINEUS FL. PL. Beautiful double velvety red. 
HOLBORN GLORY. Large flowers in various colors, all showing a clear white 
eye, very distinct. 
SINGLE VELVETY-MAROON. The most intense velvety crimson imagin¬ 
able. 
•PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM (Balloon Flower). 2 to 3 feet. June to 
October. Resembles the Campanulas. The large blue bell-like flowers are 
produced in clusters of from three to six. Plant blooms all summer and is 
very hardy and desirable. 
•PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM VAR. ALBUM. 2 to 3 feet. June to Octo¬ 
ber. A white form of the above. Both are fine for cutting. 
PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM VAR. MARIESI. 1 foot. June to October. 
Deep blue bells 3 inches across. 
POLEMONIUM COERULEUM, see Jacob’s Ladder. 
POLYGONUM SIEBOLDI (Giant Smart Weed). 8 to 10 feet. July and August. 
White. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SEE PAGE 38. 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
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