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PERKINS' FLOWER GARDENS 
Platycodon 
CHINESE BALLOON FLOWER 
Grandiflora —Platycodon with its 
large blue bell-shaped flowers bloom 
during the summer months when 
there is a scarcity of perennial flow¬ 
ers. A very satisfactory plant for the 
sunny border. Grows 2 to 3 ft. high 
and has long spikes of flowers which 
last a long time. Since the platycod- 
ons do not start growth until late in 
spring it is advisable to mark the lo¬ 
cation of the plant with a stake. 1 
year seedlings, 15 cents. 
Low Growing Phlox 
MOSS PHLOX 
Phlox Subulata —One of the most at¬ 
tractive and most satisfactory plants 
for the rockery or the hardy border. 
Plant in groups of 3 to 6 plants and 
you will have a fine display of color 
about the end of May. 
4 colors: Rose, White. Lavender 
and Purple. Each 25 cents. 
Fairy —A Compact growing variety 
with blue flowers. Each 25 cents. 
Vivid —A compact variety with clear 
vivid pink flowers. Very desirable. 
Each 25 cents. 
Phlox Divaricata — A very early 
blooming phlox with lavender flow¬ 
ers. Good for planting among tulips 
as a ground cover. This phlox com¬ 
bined with arabis and yellow crocus 
makes an excellent combination to 
plant at the base of trees. Each 25 
cents. 
Physostegia 
FALSE DRAGON'S HEAD 
Virginica Vivid —Good plants for the 
sunny border and of easy culture. 
The deep pink flowers are borne on 
terminal spikes, and will last a long 
time when cut. Each 25 cents. 
Pyrethrum 
PAINTED DAISY 
2Vi ft.; June. Daisy-like flowers with 
yellow centers, on long stiff stems. 
Suitable for cutting. 
Roseum Hybridum— White to pink 
flowers. 
Atrosanguineum —Mostly red shades. 
Each 25 cents. 
Physalis 
CHINESE LANTERN 
Francheti —1 to 2 ft. A plant belong¬ 
ing to the same family as the ground 
cherry; grown for its bright red seed 
pods which are extensively used for 
decorating. Generally needs spray¬ 
ing with an arsenical poison in order 
to have perfect pods. Each 20 cents. 
Rununculus 
Double yellow buttercup blooming in 
early spring. Each 25 cents. 
Salvia 
MEADOW SAGE 
Pratensis —2 ft.; blue flowers from 
June to September. Each 30 cents. 
Sedums: Tall Varieties 
Spectabile (Showy Stonecrop) pink. 
Spectabile Brilliant —Red flowers in 
fall. 
Atropurpurum — Foliage mahogany 
brown. 
Spectabile Variegata —Leaves green 
and white. 
Prices of Tall Sedums Each 25 cents. 
