AUTUMN PLANTING. 
1 he Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
PAEONIA, sec page 15. 
PAP AVER, see Poppy. 
*PEA PERENNIAL ( Lathyrus I.atifolius) . 5 to 
6 feet. June to October. Rosy pink. 
*PEA PERENNIAL VAR. ALBA. A white vari¬ 
ety of preceding. 
*PEA PERENNIAL VAR. PINK BEAUTY. A 
new ar.d very beautiful. 
•PENSTEMON BARBATUM. July and August. 
2 to 3 feet. Brilliant red tube-like flowers in 
loose panicles. 
PERIWINKLE, see Myrtle. 
* PHLOX AMO ENA. 3 to 5 inches. April and 
May. Very desirable for carpeting the ground 
and for rockeries. Bright pink. 
PHLOX DIVA RI AC AT A (Wild Sweet William). 
6 to 8 inches. April and May. Lilac, showy; 
Very attractive and desirable. 
PHLOX, Paniculata, Tall Garden Yaiieties. 
Hardy Phloxes are new among the most pop¬ 
ular of hardy garden flowers and justly so. Per¬ 
fectly hardy, easy to make thrive, and produc¬ 
ing gorgeous color effects. The following list has 
been selected from our large collection as com¬ 
prising the cream of the distinct colors. Other 
varieties can also be supplied. 
ETNA. Tall, bright red, tinged with salmon. 
GENERAL VON HEUTSZ. Medium, scar¬ 
let, shaded rose with crimson-red eye; 
a very desirable variety. 
IIERMINE. Very dwarf, pure white. 
INDEPENDENCE. Tall grower, late bloom¬ 
er, fine large creamy white flowers. 
JOCELYN. Tali grower, light rosy pink. 
L’EVENMENT. Dwarf, bright, soft pink, 
tinted salmon, very showy. 
LE MAHDI. Tall, deep reddish-violet with 
darker eye, very fine. 
PANTHEON. Tall, bright, rose, flowers 
very large. 
RICHARD WALLACE. Tall, pure white, 
with bright crimson center, large flowers 
in immense panicles. 
VON HOCIIBERG. Tall, the ideal Crimson 
Phlox, the richest of its color. 
PHLOX OVATA. 5 to 6 inches. May. Low 
mat of evergreen foliage. Flowers rosy pink. 
PHLOX SUBULATA (Moss Pink). See illustration 
on first page. 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. 
* VAIL SADIE. White, shaded with lilac. 
•PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINICA (False Dragon 
Head). 3 to 4 feet. July and August. Ef¬ 
fective spikes of clear pink flowers. 
•PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINICA 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. 9 to 
12 inches. May and June. Double white; 
fragrant. As large and finely formed as a 
carnation pink. 
•PINKS, SCOTCH, VAR. WHITE RESERVE. 9 
to 12 inches. May to July. Beautiful double 
white and very fragrant. 
•PINKS, SWEET WILLIAMS ( Dianthus Barbat- 
us). 1 to 2 feet. July to September. Dear to the heart of many a flower lover, the liter¬ 
ature of the old-time garden teems with pleasant references to this splendid plant. Per¬ 
fectly hardy and easily grown, its brilliant flowers lasting for many weeks. 
ALL COLORS MIXED. No end of combinations of color. 
EMPEROR WILLIAM. The most intense velvety crimson red imaginable. 
"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 October. 
A white form of the above. Both are fine for cuttine. 
PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM VAR. MARIESI. 1 foot. June to October. 
Deep blue bells 3 inches across. 
POLEMOMUM CORRULEUM, sec Jacob’s Ladder. 
POLYGONIUM SIEBOLDI (Giant Smart Weed). 8 to 10 feet. July and August. White. 
•POPPY, ICELAND ( Papaver Nudicaule). 1 to 2 feet. June to November. 
These interesting little poppies with their smooth bluish green foliage and bright golden to 
orange flowers produced at intervals all summer, are among our most desirable garden plants. 
The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered In three si/.eN, as fol¬ 
lows, unless otherwise noted. The very heavy field clumps can only he sup¬ 
plied in the sorts marked with a * to the left. Stock will l>e potted to or¬ 
der and held for any delivery date. 
Each. Per 10. 
’’ Very strong Field Clumps (Express or Freight) . 50c. $4.00 
Strong Field Grown, usual size (Express recommended) . 25c. 2.00 
Smaller size (mostly field grown) . 15c. 1.25 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
Per 100. 
$:i5.oo 
15.00 
10.00 
