The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
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PHLOX. 
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. (New). Bright 
salmon-pink with lighter shadings, dis¬ 
tinct 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, scar¬ 
let, with crimson-red eye, enormous flow¬ 
ers, an ideal variety. 
Hermine. Very dwarf, pure white. 
Henry Murger. White, crimson- 
carmine center, very effective. 
Independence. Tall grower, late 
bloomer, fine large creamy white flowers. 
L’Evenembnt. 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. 
Siebold. Bright vermilion-red, over¬ 
laid with orange-scarlet, crimson-red eye, 
very effective. 
Von Hochberg. Tall, the ideal Crim¬ 
son 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. 
Torch Lily or Tritoma. See page 67 
PHLOX OVATA. 5 to 6 inches. May. Low mat of 
evergreen foliage. Flowers rosy pink. 
PHLOX SUBIJLATA (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 VIRGINICA (False Dragon Head.) 
3 to 4 feet. July and August. 
Effective 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. (Dianthus 
Plumarius var.) 9 to 12 inches. May and June. 
Double white; fragrant. As large and finely formed 
as a carnation pink. 
♦PINKS. SCOTCH, VAR. WHITE RESERVE (Dianthus 
Plumarius var.). 9 to 12 inches. May to July. Beau¬ 
tiful double white and very fragrant. 
♦PINKS, SWEET WILLIAMS (Dianthus Barbatus). 
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 refer¬ 
ences to this splendid plant. Perfectly hardy and easily 
grown, its brilliant flowers lasting for many weeks. 
ATROCOCCINEUS FL. PL. Beautiful double velvety red. 
EMPEROR WILLIAM. The most intense velvety crimson red imaginable. 
NEWPORT PINK. A lovely shade of pink. 
♦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 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 above Herbaceous Plants see opposite page. 
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