MERTENSIA - Virginia Cowslip; Blue Bells 
All are of medium growth, and well suited for shady or partially shady 
borders. Mostly blue- or white-flowered. The only one we really recom¬ 
mend is Mertensia virginica. 
Culture. All will succeed in ordinary soil. A shady or partially shady po¬ 
sition is desirable, lovely planted in open woodlands together with 
daffodils. Plant in autumn or very early spring. 6 to 8 inches apart. 
Virginica Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00 
An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to 1 Vi feet high with 
blue flowers fading to pink; one of the most interesting of our native 
spring flowers. 
MIMULUS - Musk or Monkey-flower. (See spring catalog). 
MITCHELLA - Partridgeberry. (See spring catalog). 
MITELLA - Bishop's Cap. (See spring catalog). 
MONARDA - Bee-balm; Bergamot 
Didyma alba Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
The white Monarda is similar in habit of growth to Cambridge Scarlet. 
Excellent in light shade or full sun. 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers are produced freely from June until 
August. A good plant for wild garden as well as border or garden in 
the city where other flowers don't grow well. 
Didyma, Salmon Queen Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Most attractive salmon-pink flowers of fine clear color; foliage is delight¬ 
fully fragrant and can be smelled about the garden. 
Didyma, Perry's Variety Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Deep amaranth-red flowers of great brilliancy; really fine plant for the 
border. 
MONTBRETIA (See page 51). 
MYOSOTIS - Forget-me-not 
‘'■'Palustris semperflorens Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Large, rich blue flowers with yellow eye; a charming plant for damp 
places and a more profuse bloomer than the alpestris, which also is in¬ 
clined to be biennial in habit. 
Sutton's Royal Blue Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Beautiful ground cover for bulbs; excellent for cutting. 
NEPETA - Ground Ivy; Catmint 
*Mussini Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Of dwarf, compact habit, producing masses of bloom of a beautiful 
shade of lavender all spring and intermittently during the summer. 
Six Hills Giant Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Six Hills Giant has a larger and finer flower than is produced by Mussini. 
Its habit of growth is neat and altogether an improvement over the old 
variety Mussini. The flowers are excellent for picking and make a fine 
show in the border. It is exceptionally well adapted as an edging plant 
to walks in a dry, sunny place. 
Souvenir de Andre Chaudron Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
This is a very fine grayed-leaved plant of upright growth. The flowers 
are pale blue and produced throughout the entire summer. Do not con¬ 
fuse this variety with Nepeta Mussini, the prostrate variety used in rock 
gardens. Souvenir de Andre Chaudron is a splendid plant for the border 
and it does exceedingly well in hot, dry places. It is not only a satis¬ 
factory new border plant, but an exceptionally good item for cutting. 
NIEREMBERGIA - Trailing Cup-flower. (See spring catalog). 
ORCHIS - Hardy Orchids. ( See spring catalog). 
OENOTHERA - Evening Primrose 
*Fraseri Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Pale yellow flowers on 12-inch stems from June until October. 
s ‘Missouriensis Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A low species with prostrate, ascending branches; profuse bloomer. 
Solitary flowers, often 4 inches across. Good for rock garden or border; 
in bloom from June until August. 
-Speciosa Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Pure white flowers 3 inches across, in great quantities on 18-inch stems 
all summer. 
Youngi Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A strong, stocky, large-leaved plant with firm, shiny foliage, numerous 
bright lemon-yellow flowers on stems about 24 inches tall from June to 
August 
PACHYSANDRA TERMINALS 
Trailing plants 6 to 8 inches high, forming broad mats of bright glossy 
green foliage. A ground cover, which will grow in all shady situations. 
Some of its main uses are: Under all evergreen plantings, under all 
shrub plantings, for areaway copings, for shrub borders, for bordering 
walks and drives, for steep terraces in sun or shade, under any kind 
of trees. 
Culture. A well drained, rich, fibrous loam suits them best. Because 
of the fact that Pachysandras are always closely planted together and 
usually under or near shade trees, it is well to enrich the soil frequently 
with well-rotted manure or bone meal, applied in fall or spring in liberal 
quantities. Plant in fail or spring, 3 inches 
apart. Pot plants 
may be 
planted throughout the summer. 
Field Grown Plants 
Doz. 
100 
1000 
Field grown plants 1 year old. 
. . .$1.65 
$ 8.00 
$65.00 
Field grown plants 2 years old. 
. . . 2.30 
10.00 
85.00 
Pot Plants 
Doz. 
100 
1000 
2-year-old plants in 2 '/ 2 -inch pots .. . 
. . .$2.60 
$12.00 
$90.00 
PACHISTIMA 
Conbyi Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00 
A choice dwarf compact evergreen shrub of inestimable value. Superb 
as an evergreen edging to flower beds or borders for walks. Perfect in 
front of evergreen plantings. Spreads to about 18 inches in diameter 
and never grows over 8 inches in height. May be trimmed or left natural. 
Withstands 20 below zero and foliage does not burn or discolor during 
winter. Does well in sun and light shade. 
PAEONIA MOUTAN - Chinese Tree Peonies 
The Tree Peony is really one of the finest plants available for the 
garden. It is quite hardy, and does well under the simplest treatment. 
It flourishes in the most astonishing manner, bearing blossoms from 6 
to 8 inches across, which increase every year in beauty and size. They 
are a grand addition to the garden, as they do not die down to the 
ground like the herbaceous sorts, but make fine bushes 3 to 4 feet in 
height, covered every spring with elegant flowers. Pot plants may be 
sent and transplanted any time. 
Archiduc Ludovico Pot plants, Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Enormous wide flower, double, flesh-pink, turning soft lilac. 
Athlete Pot plants, Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Immense double flower of fine glazed mauve, shaded rose; vigorous 
and prolific grower. 
Bonksi Field plants. Each $5.00 
Semi-double; pale lilac-rose. A very free flowering variety and easily 
grown. 
Mme. de Vatry Pot plants, Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Very large globular bloom; satiny-pink, shaded lilac; vigorous grower. 
Reine Elisabeth Pot plants. Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Flowers perfect in shape, vivid salmon-pink. A brilliant color; con¬ 
sidered amongst the finest of all double Tree Peonies. 
Shell Pink Field plants, Each $5.00 
Semi-double Tree Peony. Of lovely shade of shell-pink. Fine 3-year-old 
specimens producing blooms 8 to 10 inches in diameter. 
Souvenir de Ducher Pot plants. Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Large globular bloom; bright sparkling violet with silvery reflex. 
Souvenir de Maxine Cornu Pot plants. Each $20.00 
A vigorous variety, raised by L. Henry at the Paris Museum from P. 
Lutea hybridized with P. Moutan Ville de Saint-Denis. It forms a bush 
3-4 feet high with abundant and healthy foliage, every stem carries 
2 or 3 full flowers, 8 inches or more across, with crowned and wrinkled 
petals, of a deep yellow, heavily shaded orange, fragrant. 
Mixed Tree Peonies Field plants, Each $3.50 
Including all sorts and types. No warranty as to color or type. This 
mixture is made up of many lovely varieties. It is difficult to avoid the 
loss of labels or names and anyone who would like some rare plants will 
find them in this mixture. We cannot select colors, roots are shipped 
without description or name. 
A collection of three Tree Paeonias, our choice, all three different with 
names, $12.00; six named varieties, our choice, $22.00. 
PAEONIAS (Peonies) 
Albert Crousse 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
(8.6) Very fresh salmon-pink, delicate color. Large compact bomb 
shape; fragrant; erect; medium height. Late. (Color illustration, page 
U). 
Alsace-Lorraine 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.75, Doz. $7.50 
(8.8) A marvelous Peony in the landscape. The creamy white petals are 
painted and suffused with a golden light from the stamens, suggesting 
a water-lily. It is a tall and vigorous grower. Late bloomer. 
Baroness Schroeder 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.60, Doz. $6.00 
(9.0) Rose type; late. White with shadings of flesh. This is one of the 
finest Peonies. Its immense flowers of great substance with high chalice¬ 
shaped center are freely produced, lasting a long time. Very fragrant. 
Chestine Gowdy 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.60, Doz. $6.00 
(8.4). Late midseason. Crown type. The broad outer petals are silvery 
pink. These enclose a zone of fine, irregularly shaped petals of deep 
rich cream, which in turn surround a prominent cone of broad pink 
petals, splashed and tipped with crimson. Very fragrant. 
Edulis Superba 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
(7.6) . Dark pink, even color; large, loose, flat crown when fully open. 
Very fragrant; upright growth; early bloomer. One of the best commer¬ 
cial Peonies. There is much confusion over this variety being sold under 
twenty or more different names. 
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.75, Doz. $7.50 
Late flowering bomb type. Its immense blossoms are deliciously fragrant 
and of a most pleasing shade of shell-pink. Exceedingly free flowering. 
Frances Willard 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.75, Doz. $7.50 
(9.1). Rose type; opens an exquisite blush-white; with an occasional 
carmine touch, changing to pure white. Listed among the world's 
twenty most beautiful Peonies. 
Felix Crousse 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
(8.4). Very brilliant red. Medium to large, globular, typical bomb shape; 
fragrant; strong growth. Stems rather weak. Midseason. 
Festiva Maxima 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
(9.3). Paper white, crimson markings in center. Very large and full 
rose type; very tall, strong growth. Early. 
Judge Berry 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.75, Doz. $7.50 
(8.6) . Early. Very large, flat bloom of delicate flesh-pink; petals nar¬ 
row, long and fringed, with some stamens intermingled; fragrant. Very 
profuse bloomer. 
Karl Rosenfield 3-5 Eyes, Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
(8.8) . Very large flower; globular, semi-rose type. Extremely vigorous 
grower, tall, and free-flowering. As an early red it has no equal. 
Kelway's Glorious 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Kelway 1909). (9.8). Buds slightly tinted pink, opening into large 
blossoms of iridescent white. Fragrant. Late midseason. This is un¬ 
doubtedly one of the finest Peonies. 
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