M E NTO R , OHIO 
WAYSIDE GARDENS 
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POLYGONATUM - Solomon's Seal 
Popular and easily grown herbaceous plants, producing arching 
stems furnished with narrow leaves on each side, and from the 
axils of which drooping flowers are produced. Excellent plants 
for shady borders. 
Culture: They will thrive in any ordinary good soil containing 
plenty of humus or vegetable matter. May be grown under the 
shade of deciduous trees, in the shady border, or naturalized in 
woodland gardens. Plant in autumn or early spring, 6 inches 
apart. 
Multiflorum major Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Pendent sprays of white flowers borne on long, 2-foot stems in 
May, followed in autumn with black or purple berries. A grand 
plant for a shady position, where it has plenty of room to show 
its pendulous sprays of bells. 
PHLOX SUBULATA - Moss or Mountain Pinks 
An early spring-flowering type with pretty, mosslike, evergreen 
foliage, which, during the flowering season, in April and May, 
is hidden under the masses of bloom. An excellent plant for the 
rockery, the border, and invaluable for carpeting the ground or 
covering graves. 
Culture: All Phlox Subulata should be grown in full sun. In 
shade they will die within a year. The soil should be dry and 
sandy and not too rich. Dig and replant every fourth year to 
prevent them from getting weedy. Plant in fall or early spring, 
8 inches apart. 
*AIba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.7$, 100 $18.00 
Pure white flowers completely covering the neat compact plant 
in May; a lovely thing for the rock garden. 
*Fairy Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Pale blue with dark purple eye; a beautiful little rock plant. 
Same habit as Vivid. Slow growing, neat in habit, with compact 
foliage, not spreading like Lilacina. 
*Rosea Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Rose-pink. Fine for covering banks; thrives in hot, dry situa- 
tions, and blooms profusely. 
PHLOX DECUSSATA - Hardy Phlox 
These beautiful hardy border plants are the most effective and 
useful plants in the garden during the late summer and early fall. 
Their brilliant colors are loved by all. The great many varieties 
now offered are quite likely to be confusing, we have, therefore, 
discontinued growing any but the better and newest varieties 
noted for their clear colors, freedom of bloom, and strong habit. 
Culture: To grow Phlox really well the soil should be well 
drained, deeply spaded, and enriched with rotted manure or 
bonemeal. Planting may be done in fall or spring in a sunny 
border. Set the plants 10 inches apart. Lift and divide every 
3 or 4 years or they will become crowded, which results in poor, 
small flowers. Never let the plants go to seed, never water over¬ 
head, always keep blooms and foliage dry, letting hose run slowly 
on the ground. This method of watering prevents mildew. 
Antonin Mercier Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A delicate lilac-blue; free-flowering variety of medium height and 
fairly free from red spider. During prolonged hot weather the 
color fades to a very pale lilac; in light shade, however, the 
coloring is constant. 
Caroline Vandenburg. Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
This Phlox is the most attractive of the lavender shades; it is a 
true lavender-blue without the magenta shades peculiar to this 
section. Large, individual flowers. 
Count Zeppelin Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Graf Zeppelin). Pure white flowers with vermilion-red eye. 
A striking dean looking Phlox. There is no fading or suffusing 
of color. Considered the best of the so-called calico types. Very 
free-flowering. 
Daily Sketch Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
This variety possesses compelling beauty. It is vigorous in 
growth and reaches a height of about 3 feet. The flower trusses 
are enormous and the individual florets are extra large. Color, 
salmon-pink with vivid crimson eye. A splendid and worth¬ 
while English novelty. 
Ethel Pritchard Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A delightful French-mauve colored Phlox, which, if seen on 
a cloudy day, looks almost as pale blue as our native Phlox 
Divaricata. It is a strong grower. 
Leo Schlageter Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Seldom has one seen a shade of red such as is produced by this 
fine new Phlox. Its brilliant scarlet blooms seem to glow with 
fire. This impression is heightened by the fact that there seems 
to be a decided orange cast to the blooms. Of splendid habit, 
about 3 feet high with full rich heads of bloom; early. The best 
red Phlox in existence today. 
P. D. Williams Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Enormous flowers in pyramidal trusses. Soft rose-pink with 
darker center. Buds and the reverse of petals are rosy red. Grows 
compactly and retains its color unmarred and unbleached through 
the entire summer and fall. Height I /2 feet. 
Rijnstroom Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A good strong grower producing an abundance of stems, each 
one topped with heavy trusses of flowers of a lively rose-pink, 
much like the color of the Paul Neyron rose. 
Saladin Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A most brilliant scarlet-red with blood-red eye, makes this one 
of the most outstanding varieties. It is a strong grower, blooms 
freely, has good foliage. 
EARLY BLUE PHLOX 
*Divaricata canadensis Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
One of our native species, which is worthy of extensive planting, 
commencing to bloom early in April, and continuing through 
May, with large, fragrant, lavender flowers on stems 10 inches 
high. In spring this plant is sold in pots to insure best results; 
in fall field-grown plants are best to use. Likes shade. 
Phlox Columbia 
INTRODUCED BY WAYSIDE GARDENS IN 1935 
(U. S. Plant Patent No. 118) 
After growing this variety you will agree with every person that has seen it, that it is the finest 
pink Phlox ever introduced. Its strength and vigor is something rarely seen in plants. A well- 
grown, two-year-old plant will produce from six to fifteen spikes. The foliage is rich dark green, 
leaves covering the stems down to the ground. The flower stalks are about l/i feet high, stiff and 
erect. The flowers, when cut, last over a week in water. 
Each, 50c; per 3, $1.25; per doz., $4.00; per 100, $30.00. 
