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THE SARCOXIE NURSERIES PEONY FIELDS 
EHardy flowers, continued 
Phlox give brilliant summer effects. Strong field grown plants, $2.00 per dozen 
Phlox, continued 
Rheinstrom. Clear bright rose-pink slightly tinted salmon, 
much the color of Paul Neyron rose; large; growth good. 
R. P. Struthers. One of the best; clear, bright cherry-red, 
darker eye; large, heavy truss, stems slender but strong; tall. 
Special French. Salmon-pink, blood-red eye; large; fragrant. 
Phlox subulata; Moss Pink; Ground Pink 
Beautiful in the rock garden; useful for carpeting and edging. 
Of dwarf, spreading habit, forming dense mats of tiny, narrow, 
somewhat moss-like evergreen leaves V 2 in. long, almost hidden 
in April and early May with small clusters of 5-petaled flowers 
about % in. across, standing 2 to 6 in. above the ground. 
Adapted to full sun; tolerates partial shade. Plant about 1 ft. 
apart. Pink, 15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. White, 15c 
each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Pinks, Scotch or Grass; Dianthus plumarius 
Excellent in the perennial border and rockery for their orna¬ 
mental bluish-green foliage similar to Carnations and their very 
fragrant flowers, 1 to 1 % in. across, single and double white to 
bright scarlet with fringed petals, in latter May and early June. 
Low, spreading habit, usually 6 to 12 in. high. Plant in a 
sunny situation in well drained soil. Mixed colors, 15c each, 
3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Phlox subulata or Moss Pink, covered in April and early May 
with small clusters of pink flowers an inch across 
Poppy, Oriental; Papaver orientate 
Should be planted in August or September. Write us in 
summer for prices. 
Pyrethrum roseum; Painted Daisy 
Its daisy-like flowers 1 V 2 to 2 in. across appear in early 
May on stems 1 to 2 ft. above the clump of finely cut dark 
green foliage. Remove the flowers as they fade for a second 
crop. Succeeds in full sun or half shade, in well drained soil. 
Red and Pink. 20c each, 3 for 55c, $2.00 per doz. 
Veronica rupestris at Sarcoxie Nurseries. Its small, bright blue 
flowers almost hide the plant in late April or early May. ( Col¬ 
umbine and Early Elder Daisies in the background.) 
Rock-Cress, Alpine; Arabis alpina 
Its mass of delicately fragrant snowy-white 4-petaled flowers 
V 2 in. across almost cover the plant during April on stems 6 
in. high. Foliage gray, forming a dense matt about a foot across. 
Excellent in sun, in the rock garden or perennial border. Con¬ 
trasts well with Alyssum saxatile compactum and Bleeding 
Heart. 15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Saponaria ocymoides; Rock Soapwort 
A dwarf, half-trailing plant with clusters of 5-petaled lilac- 
rose flowers V 2 to % in. across on slender, many-branched stems 
9 in. high. Excellent to follow Phlox subulata in May. Foliage 
small, deep green. 15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
