Herbaceous Perennials 
THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY 
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POPPY, ICELAND (Papaver Nudicaule). I to 2 feet. June to November. These 
interesting little poppies with their smooth bluish green foliage and bright gold¬ 
en to orange flowers produced at intervals all summer, are among our most 
desirable garden plants. 
POPPY ORIENTAL (Papaver Orientale). 2 to 3 feet. June and July. Great showy 
flowers of the most dazzling brilliancy. The following varieties are all wonder- 
ously beautiful, and cover a great range of color and form, and are every one of 
them worth planting. 
VARIETIES. 
Goliath. Producing enormous scarlet flowers. 
Mahony. Dark crimson maroon. 
Makie Studholme. Purest salmon with silvery shades and touched with 
carmine at base of petals. 
Silver Queen. Silvery white, shaded blush. 
Queen Alexandra. Beautiful clear rose salmon. 
PRIMROSE EVENING (Oenothera Serrulata). 1 foot. May and June. One of 
the best clear yellow flowers of low growth, especially showy in the early even¬ 
ing and on cloudy days. 
PRIMROSE (Oenothera Missouriensis). 6 to 12 inches. July. Mat of bright foli¬ 
age and large brilliant yellow flowers. 
PYRETHRUM ROSEUM (Pink Daisy). 2 to 3 feet. June to August. A most 
desirable plant, with attractive foliage, and graceful flowers in many shades of 
white, pink and red, excellent for cut flowers. 
10 cents each, 80 cents per 10, $7.00 per 100. 
PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM, see Chrysanthemum. 
RAGGED ROBIN, see Lychnis. 
RANUNCULUS, see Buttercup. 
RIBBON GRASS, see Grasses. 
ROCK CRESS (Arabis Albida). J to 1 foot. April. A beautiful low-growing plant 
with velvety foliage, which is evergreen. Mass of snow-white in April, making 
it one of the earliest plants to bloom. 
•ROCK ROSE (Helianthemum Croceum). 12 to 15 inches. Very pretty low growing 
evergreen plant with beautiful orange colored flowers. An ideal plant for the 
rock garden, or sunny border. 
•RODGERSIA PODOPHVLLA. 3 feet. June and July. A stately plant both 
in foliage and flower. An ideal plant for margins of lakes and ponds. 
•RUDBECKIA LACINIATA (Cone flower). 6 to 10 feet. July to September. 
Golden yellow. 
•RUDBECKIA LACINIATA VAR. FL. PL. (Golden Glow). 6 to 10 feet. July 
to September. One of the most desirable tall-growing hardy plants, too well 
known to need describing. 
•RUDBECKIA LACINIATA, RAYS OF GOLD. An improved form of Golden 
Glow. 
RUDBECKIA MAXIMA. 4 to 5 feet. August and September. A stately plant 
with large glaucous foliage and great showy flowers of clear bright yellow, with 
dark brown disc in center. 
•RUDBECKIA NITIDA, AUTUMN SUN. 4 to 6 feet. September and October. 
Long broad petals of bright yellow, very attractive. Excellent for cut flowers. 
•RUDBECKIA SPECIOSA VAR. NEWMANII. 2 to 3 feet. July and August. 
p ure yellow d&rk disc 
•RUDBECKIA SUBTOMENTOSA (Black-Eyed Susan). 2 to 3 feet. July to 
October. Yellow, dark cone. 
SALVIA AZUREA GRANDIFLORA (Meadow Sage). 3 to 4 feet. August and 
September. Beautiful spikes of sky-blue flowers produced in the greatest pro¬ 
fusion, a very desirable plant. 
SANDWORT (Arenaria Grandiflora). 6 inches. May. Close-growing evergreen 
plant, forming a carpet of verdure. Very desirable for rock work; flowers pure 
whits 
‘SAXIFRAGA CRASSIFOLIA (Rockfoil). 1 to 2 feet. May. Rose lilac. 
SCABIOSA JAPONICA. 18 to 24 inches. August to October. Beautiful blue 
flowers, freely produced. 
SEA HOLLY (Eryngium Planum). 3 to 4 feet. July to August. Finely cut shiny 
foliage with thistlelike flowers of amethystine blue. 
SEA LAVENDER, see Statice. 
SEA PINK, see Thrift. 
Stratford, Conn., 9-19-14. 
I wish to say that the shrubs came in a most perfect condition and are very fine 
shrubs. jp. 5 S. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SEE PAGE 40. 
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FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE PAGE ONE. 
