Herbaceous Perennials 
the elm city nursery company 
WOODMONT NURSERIES, INC. 
Garden Phlox. 
PHLOX PANICULATA. Hardy Phloxes are now among the most popular 
of hardy garden flowers and justly so. For producing brilliant color effects 
in the Hardy Garden border or among Shrubs during the Summer and Fall 
nothing can take their place. Perfectly hardy. The following list has been 
selected from our large collection as comprising the cream of the distinct 
colors. They will bloom freely the first season after planting. Other 
varieties can also be supplied. 
Varieties. 
ELIZABETH CAMPBELL. Bright salmon-pink with lighter shadings, 
distinct eye, a much wanted shade in Phlox. 
FERNAND CORTEZ. Deep crimson, very dark center. 
ANTON BUCHNER. Dwarf, large trusses of pure white flowers. 
GENERAL VON HEUTSZ. Medium, scarlet, shaded rose with crim¬ 
son-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. 
JEAN D’ARC. Tall, a good late white. 
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, verv dwarf, splendid for 
edging Phlox beds and massing in the hardy border. 
VON HOCHBERG. Tali, the ideal Crimson Phlox, the richest of its color. 
Dwarf Phlox 
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. ALB A. A white form of the above. 
VAR. ATRO-RUBRA. Clear deep claret. 
VAR. SADIE. White, shaded with lilac. 
FOR PRICES OF PHLOXES SEE HERBACEOUS PLANTS PAGE 47, 
Garden Herbs and Hardy Roots. 
No kitchen garden is complete without its border of savory herbs. To be 
able to get from one’s own garden the various herbs so delightful for flavoring 
and garnishing is not only a great convenience but a great saving as well. 
Catnip. DEach, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Chives. (Clumps). DEach, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25 
Fennel, DEach, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Hop-Vine. DEach, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.00; per 100, $6.00. 
Horseradish. (Sets). DEach, 5 cts.; per 10, 40 cts.; per 100, $2.50. 
Peppermint. DEach. 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Sage. □ Holt’s Mammoth. Each, 20 cts.; per 10, $1.50; per 100, $8.00. 
Spearmint. Meadow Mint. DEach, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Tansy. DEach, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Tarragon. DEach, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Thyme. Orange Scented. DEach, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Wormwood. (Artemesia). DEach, 15 cts. 
Winter Pruning Work. 
You can arrange with us to annually look over your grounds 
and attend to the incidental annual pruning work which may 
be required. If left in our charge you can depend upon its 
being done in a thorough and skillful manner. 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE PAGE ONE. 
□ PREPAID SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER. 
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