21 HARDY PHLOX HERE 
For general beauty, long-abiding, and laid on in great 
color-splashes. Phlox, the flame-flower, stands alone. 
Sow the seed in late autumn, and it will mostly germi¬ 
nate the next spring with quite weed-like ease; or if it 
must be spring-sown, then put in the refrigerator first. 
21 PHLOX ADSURGENS—ratsty(2)10. The blossoms show 
exquisite blendings of pale soft pink and richest salmon 
rose. Evergreen. Rare. Pkt. 25c. 
21 PHLOX DIVARICATA—rbnsty(2)16. In May its flow¬ 
ers of royal blue-lavender form sheets of pure color. It 
varies a bit, covering at times the range from snow-white 
to violet. Always good. Daintily fragrant. Pkt. 20c. 
(Plants, each 25c; 3 for 60c; 10 for $1.75.) 
21 PHLOX LONGIFOLIA—ry(2)10. Many spraying stems 
that end in clustered, clear pink flowers. Pretty, not easy. 
Give cool, well-drained soil. Pkt. 20c. 
21 PHLOX NIVALIS—rsty(l-2)5. Pretty blossoms of soft 
pink or pure white, over heather-cushions. Splendid, but 
shy-seeding species. Probably the “Camla” Phlox. Pkt. 25c. 
21 PHLOX PILOSA—rby(2-3)20. A showy species with 
flowers of brilliant electric purple. Adaptable. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 30c.) 
21 PHLOX OLD ORCHARD—ry(8)8. Vigorous spreading 
mounds. Large flowers in long profusion, these in a pretty 
tone of pink. Blooms prodigally for two months in spring, 
but is never quite without bloom through summer and 
autumn. Propagated from a single plant collected in 
North Carolina. It may be a natural hybrid, perhaps P. 
amoena x P. subulata. Recommended. Pkt. 20c. (Plants, 
each 25c; 3 for 65c; 10 for $1.90.) 
21 PHLOX SPECIOSA—ry(2)12. Splendid large blossoms 
of purest rose pink. A glorious thing, and rare. Not easy. 
8 seeds for 25c. 
21 PHLOX PEERLESS HYBRIDS—eeby (3-4) 40. Saved 
from a particularly fine series of border kinds, being most¬ 
ly hybrids of P. paniculata and P. maculata. Color range 
covers all possible hardy Phlox hues. Sown in fall, will 
be in bloom within a year. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 106A9—One pkt. each of above for $1.50. 
21 PHLOX SUBULATA—Spring pavements of over-lap¬ 
ping blossoms. A pleasing lilac-toned pink. Plants only. 
Each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50. 
♦PHLOX RADOWITZ —See page 2. Pkt. 15c. 
PLANT PRICES are for express shipment. II 
desired by mail, add for postage in accordance with 
note on page one. 
81 THE RUGGED PINES 
There is a pleasant satisfaction in the sowing of tree 
seeds, and in watching over the tree-children as they grow 
into strength and beauty. It is a very tangible way of 
making dreams come true, and it doesn’t take as long as 
one might think, either, “k” culture. 
PINUS ARISTATA—Usually a bushy shrub, so suited to 
mixed plantings. Handsome. Pkt. 10c. 
PINUS DENSIFLORA—100 ft. Japanese Pine. Rapid 
species, branches picturesque and irregular. Pkt. 10c. 
PINUS LAMBERTIAN A—jk 220 ft. Giant Sugar Pine. 
Splendid tree of great eventual height. Bears enormous 
cones, up to twenty inches long. Nut-like seeds of particu¬ 
larly delicate flavor, highly esteemed. The nuts are pre¬ 
pared by toasting in a frying pan. The tree, too, is some¬ 
times tapped for its sap, which congeals in the air to 
sugar-nuggets. John Muir is said to have termed it the 
best of sweets. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c. 
PINUS MONTANA COMPACT A—A very good dwarf or 
shrublike species for lawn and foundation planting. Pkt. 
10c; Yi oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
PINUS PONDEROSA—200 ft. Magnificent species with 
gnarled, twisted branches, and long fragrant needles. In 
maturity there is no handsomer Pine. Pkt. 10c; Yi oz. 25c. 
PINUS STROBUS—100 ft. The noble White Pine. Finest 
of timber trees, and an excellent ornamental. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
OFFER 107A9—One pkt. each of above for 55c. 
PINES MIXED—Seeds of the above, and of many other 
desirable Pine species in one splendid mixture. Pkt. 10c; 
*4 oz. 20c; 1 oz. 75c; Yi lb. $2.50. 
81 PICEA ENGELMANNI—k 160 ft. Silvery Spruce. Pyr¬ 
amidal tree of singular beauty. Pkt. 10c; *4 oz. 25c. 
81 PICEA EXCELSA—k 150 ft. Norway Spruce. Particu¬ 
larly hardy and quick. Used for ornamental plantings, 
windbreaks, sheared hedges, and for commercial Christmas 
Tree plantations; this last, by the way, a mighty good 
idea for making waste land pay an eventual profit. Pkt. 
5c; Yi oz. 15c; 1 oz. 50c; Yi lb. $1.50. 
81 PICEA PUNGENS GLAUCA—k 125 ft. Colorado Blue 
Spruce. Particularly effective in specimen plantings. Will 
not come altogether true, but a goodly proportion of Beed- 
lings should show the desired steel-blue coloring, the rest 
being silvery, since the seed offered here has been saved 
altogether from trees with foliage of excellent metallic 
blue. It should give far better seedlings than will seeds 
saved from miscellaneous stands, without regard to foliage 
coloring. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 30c; Yi oz. 50c. 
81 PICEA SITCHENSIS—k 200 ft. Sitka Spruce. Pkt. 10c. 
21 PIPTANTHUS NEPALENSIS—cbyt(3)75. Butterfly blos¬ 
soms of mellow gold. Shrubby south, but in North, best 
considered a root-hardy herbaceous perennial. It blooms 
freely on new annual shoots. Pkt. 10c. 
PITCHER PLANT—See Sarracenia. 
52 PITTOSPORUMS MIXED—kt. Ornamental New Zea¬ 
land shrubs, with showy berries and bright flowers. Pkt. 
10c. 
21 PLATYCODON NEW GIANT EARLY—*ecrbx (3-4) 40. 
Oriental Bellflower. Immense blossoms of blue-violet, great 
bells spread to starry form. Sometimes variants of pure 
white, or of white streaked with azure, will appear. This 
Platycodon, though soundly perennial, blooms first year 
as quickly as an annual. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 25c; % oz. 40c; 
Yi oz. 65c. (Plants, good sound tubers, 3 for 40c; 10 for 
$1.00; 25 for $2.25.) 
21 PLATYCODON GLAUCA—*ercbx(3)25. The flowers are 
giant salvers in pure white, white with blue striations, 
soft violet and deep purple; often double. Pkt. 15c; & 
oz. 25c; Ys oz. 40c. (Plants, big tubers, each 20c; 3 for 
50c.) 
56 PODALYRIA CALYPTRATA—k(w). Pretty South 
African shrub with rosy butterfly-flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
86 PODOCARPUS FERRUGINEUS—qy 80 ft. Odd New 
Zealand Evergreen, related to Yew. Pkt. 20c. 
21 PODOPHYLLUM EMODI—bmsty(l)15. Himalayan May- 
apple. Waxy rose-tinted flowers, with bronzed umbrella- 
leaves. Showy scarlet fruits, said to be edible. Pkt. 15c. 
21 PODOPHYLLUM PELT AT UM—bnsty (1)20. May-apple 
or Mandrake. Lovely perfumed flowers in ivory tints. 
Lemon-like edible fruits. Decorative foliage. Pkt. 10c. 
21 POLEMONIUM or JACOB’S LADDER 
Daintily flow-red, exquisitely formed Phlox cousins of 
full winter-hardiness and permanence. 
21 POLEMONIUM CARNEUM—erbstckt(2-3)20. Lovely 
sprays of wide bells that may be apricot-tinted cream, 
salmon-pink, or even cherry rose; a sort of afterglow 
blending that is most charming. Luxuriant foliage of fern 
effect. Illustrated, page 38. Pkt. 15c; r^ oz. 35c. 
21 POLEMONIUM COERULEUM—erbstkt(2-3) 18. Greek 
Valerian. Tall leafy, upright clumps, topped with a long 
display of bright blue blossoms. Pkt. 15c. 
21 POLEMONIUM COERULEUM ALBUM—A name that 
leads to beauty. Like last, but with many-belled sprays of 
white translucence. Pkt. 15c. 
21 POLEMONIUM HAYDENI—rkt(2)10. Mounds of pretty 
blueness. From the Rockies. Pkt. 15c. 
21 POLEMONIUM REPTANS—erbkt(2) 12. Flower-sprays 
of china blue. Mounds of blossoms. A beauty, and adapt¬ 
able to rather varied conditions. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
(Plants, each 25c; 3 for 65c.) 
POLEMONIUM VAN-BRUNTIAE—erbstkt(2)16. Bright 
blue. Will make a splendid showing. Rather rare. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 108A9—One pkt. each of above for 75c. 
21 OTHER GOOD POLEMONIUMS—Each at 15c the pkt. 
Amoenum, Boreale, Cashmirianum, Confertus, Occidentale, 
Pauciflorum, Itichardsoni Album, Himalayanum. 
21 POLEMONIUM BLEND—These pleasant Phlox-cousins 
are spend-thrifts of bloom, blossoms of a daintiness of 
coloring and deftness of finish beyond those of any Phlox. 
Many kinds here. Pkt 15c; Ys oz. 50c. 
♦POLYGALA LUTEA—rnmay(8)12. Clusters of radiant 
shimmering orange. Excellent winter-annual. Pkt. 15c. 
21 POLYGONATUM MIXED—bsy (2)40. Arching wands, 
dangling white or pale green bells. Purple berries. Pkt. 10c. 
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