P entstemon Digitalis 
Phy sails GiganteS 
Single Japanese and Chinese Paeonias 
A type not very generally known, but awakening great interest and 
enthusiasm. The opened flowers are of extra wide spread, with one or 
more layers of broad guard petals which act as a cup to the mounted 
center. In place of the pollen-bearing stamens, the stamens and an¬ 
thers are greatly enlarged into narrow, thick, twisted petaloids of various 
colors, forming a dense cushion. 
Camille Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
Clear violet-red; a lovely kind. Strong grower and blooms very freely. 
Clairette Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
Pure white, very large and a strong grower, giving many blooms. 
Dai-jo-Kuhan Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
A wonderful Japanese Peony. The large flowers are deep rose paling 
at the edges with bright yellow crest. 
Emma Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Lilac dark pink. Two rows of perfectly shaped, round petals. Very large 
flower. 
Eva Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
Bright, light lilac-crimson. Very lively shade. Large, round petals. Free 
bloomer. Short stems. Unsurpassed for landscaping. 
Francoise Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Bright rose. Two rows of petals. Center composed of petaloids which, 
when the flower opens, are of a yellowish white shade, edged yellow. 
While the flower develops, the petaloids take on the same shade as the 
guard petals. An excellent variety. 
Jacqueline Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Glittering pure white. A most lovely and desirable variety, reminds one 
of a cluster of Water Lilies. Good strong grower. 
La Fraicheur Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Substantial clear blush-white. Splendid for cutting and garden use. 
Most attractive in the hardy border. Very free flowering and long 
lasting. 
L’Etincelante Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
Semi-double to single in appearance with petals deep rose, inner petals 
pale rose, white at edges, golden crest of stamens. Large striking 
blooms. 
Lucienne Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
Pure white with purple reflex. Most striking garden sort; very rugged 
variety. 
Mikado Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
The Peony shown at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 by the Japanese 
Government. A rich red with long, rounded petals of brilliant red sur¬ 
rounding a great dome of golden staminodes. Exceedingly brilliant. 
Nagasaki Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Light pink, dark foliage and robust growth. Excellent in the border. 
Nymphe Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Bright flesh-pink. Large flowers. Golden stamens. A very fine variety. 
Oitmatsu Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Opens very light pink and changing to pure white. Two rows of petals 
of which the inner row is somewhat shorter than the outside row. The 
petaloids are yellowish white with little pink tips. 
Oki-No-Nami Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
("Waves in the far-off sea.") Tall, free-flowering and showy. Pale 
Hydrangea-pink, rippled on white; with full, fine cut center of peach 
pink and cream. 
“Rose of Nippon” Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
A wonderfully free bloomer, a persistent mass of brilliant 6-inch flow¬ 
ers. Very deep rose, the broadly prominent center darkened by carmine, 
and illumined by countless starpoints of both silver and gold. Many 
centers are slightly tufted. 
Ruigegno Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Clear red. Two rows of petals. Golden petaloids. A variety of great 
substance and very beautiful. 
Shi-Pen-Kue Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
Round petals, with thick golden petaloids. This is the nearest to blue in 
Peonies. 
Taikoon Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
Blood-red. Most striking against a dark background. 
Yeso Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Pure white. Two rows of petals which stand out straight. The petaloids 
lie straight, are narrow at the base and become wider towards the end. 
The tips of these are tinted salmon. Very unusual. 
PENTSTEMON - Beard Tongue 
Very popular hardy flowering plants. Most attractive for massing in 
beds or borders. They are not only of graceful habit, but also decidedly 
beautiful from a decorafive point of view. The many species are inter¬ 
esting subjects for growing in the rock garden or border. The flowers 
are tubular and foxglove-like in shape. 
Culture. The Pentstemons require a rich, well-manured, loamy soil, and 
a well-drained, sunny place. The dwarf kinds should be grown on the 
margins of the border, or in the rock garden. Plant in autumn or early 
spring. Place the plants 10 inches apart each way. 
Barbatus Torreyi Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Spikes two feet long of bright scarlet flowers from June till August. 
A very effective plant for the border. 
Barbatus, Pink Beauty Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Color is a lovely clean shell-pink. A beautiful cut flower; one of the 
outstanding new and good plants; makes a delightful companion to 
Gypsophila. 
*Digitalis Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
White foxglove-like spikes produced in great quantities all summer. 
Plant is about 20 inches high, excellently suited for the garden as well 
as naturalizing in the grass. It self seeds very freely. 
Grandiflora Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
The largest flowered of our hardy Pentstemons. A beautiful plant in 
the border giving 3-ft. spikes of huge pale blue flowers. Excellent for 
cutting. The handsome silvery leaves contribute also to the value of 
this lovely garden flower. 
Heterophyllus Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Lovely metallic-blue flowers from June until September, on 3-foot spikes. 
Excellent for the sunny border; good cut flower. 
Pubescens Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
(Hirsutus.) Stems 24 inches high, covered with violet flowers shading 
to a flesh-pink; excellent for hot, dry place in the garden; is also a 
very fine wall or rock plant. It enjoys hot, dry exposures. 
Unilateralis Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A very fine June-flowering variety producing 6 to 10 erect spikes, 24 
to 30 inches long, covered from top to bottom with opalescent blue 
flowers. A beautiful border plant and splendid cut flower, lasting for 
several days in water. 
PEROVSKIA - Russian Sage 
A tall plant with gray foliage not unlike the Sage. The blue flowers are 
arranged in slender spikes forming terminal panicles which are excep¬ 
tionally fine combined with summer flowers such as Gladioli. 
Culture. A well-drained, loamy soil, not too rich, suits best. Plant in 
fall or early spring, 12 inches apart in sunny border. 
Atriplicifolia Three $1.60, Doz. $4.55, 100 $32.50 
During July and August and early September, the plants are covered 
with long whorls of silvery blue flowers which have a lovely, graceful 
appearance. The flower stalks are approximately thirty inches to three 
feet long and are splendid for cutting. The florists like this flower, par¬ 
ticularly for cutting, because it combines beautifully with Dahlias, 
Gladioli, and the taller summer flowers. The foliage is silvery gray. The 
plant is wavy, giving a silvery smoky effect in the garden. Hardy any¬ 
where. Does well in all kinds of soil, but should be grown in full sun for 
best foliage effect. 
PHYSALIS - Winter-Cherry or Chinese Lanterns 
A perennial noteworthy for its large, showy calyces, which are attrac¬ 
tive for drying for winter decoration. 
Culture. They will succeed in good, ordinary soil and in sun or light 
shade. Best grown in a colony by themselves. Plant in autumn or 
spring, 12 inches apart. Gather the stems as soon as the calyces are 
fully colored. 
Francheti Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00 
An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming dense bushes 
about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright orange-scarlet, lantern¬ 
like fruits, which, when cut, will last all winter. 
Gigantea Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A much improved Francheti with fruits almost twice the size. 
Monstrosa Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
The richly colored small fruits of this variety are curiously twisted, but 
occur in great profusion. Most artistic for winter decorations. 
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