30 PERENNIALS 
ADAMS NURSERY, Inc., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 
PHLOX subulata • * 
Mountain Pink 
A creeping variety, flowering in early 
spring, with moss-like foliage, completely 
hidden during May with masses of bloom. 
Alba. Grows 6 inches tall, with pure white 
flowers. 
Blue Hills. Light blue. 
Rosea. Pink. 
Vivid. Clear, rosy red. 
PINKS, Hardy Garden. See Dianthus. 
Planting of 
Peony Festiva Maxima 
PLATYCODON. Balloon Flower 
Grandiflorum. Related to the campanulas. 
Produces, in July and Aug., large, 
saucer-shaped blue flowers on 2-foot 
stems. 
Grandiflorum album. Same as the preced¬ 
ing variety with white flowers. 
PHLOX divaricata. * • Blue Phlox 
A native species commencing to 
bloom in April through May, with large, 
fragrant, lavender-blue flowers on 10-inch 
stems. A fine plant to associate with pink 
and yellow tulips. 
PLUMBAGO larpentae. -¥■ Leadwort 
Dwarf, spreading habit, with wiry 
stems about 1 foot high. Deep blue flow¬ 
ers in late summer. Likes a hot, dry 
position. 
POLEMONIUM reptans. * • 
Jacob’s Ladder 
Dwarf, bushy plant 1 foot tall. In 
May it produces showy blue flowers. 
Foliage is very good all summer. Fine 
rock-plant which will endure semi-shade. 
PRIMULA. ¥ • Primrose 
These thrive admirably in moist, cool 
half-shady situations. Perfectly hardy 
but should be protected in winter from 
the sun by a light covering of evergreen 
boughs. 
Denticulata. Pale violet flowers in early 
spring on 9 to 12-inch stems. 
Hardy Phlox, Enchantress 
P^EONIA • Peonies 
The best time to transplant Peonies is in 
Sept, and Oct. When planted this early 
they make root-growth before winter and 
bloom the following spring. They will 
abundantly repay good care and nourish¬ 
ment but resent an over-abundance of 
fresh manure too near the roots. They 
should not be disturbed oftener than 
necessary, only when they become so 
crowded as to interfere with freedom of 
bloom. 
Strong roots containing three or more 
eyes. 
Adolphe Rousseau. Dark red. 
Alba Superba. Creamy white. 
Baroness Schroeder. Flesh. 
Boule de Neige. Milk-white. 
Canari. White, yellow centers. 
Claire Dubois. Satiny pink. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Sulphur-white. 
Edulis Superba. Pink. 
Felix Crousse. Brilliant red. 
Festiva Maxima. Large; white. 
Karl Rosenfield. Red. 
Mikado. Crimson and gold. 
Mons. Jules Elie. Dark pink. 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac. Dark red. 
Officinalis Rubra. Dark red. 
PENTSTEMON barbatus Torreyi. 
Beard Tongue 
Very showy, long spikes of brilliant 
scarlet flowers from June until Aug. 
3 to 4 ft. 
PHYSOSTEGIA. • False Dragonhead 
Alba. Forms large clumps 3 to 4 feet high, 
bearing long spikes of pure white flow¬ 
ers, tubular in form, in July and Aug. 
Vivid. A dwarf variety, seldom more than 
2 x /l feet high; large spikes of deep pink 
flowers in Aug. Does not have the ob¬ 
jectionable spreading habit of the others. 
Customers are always welcome at 
our Display Gardens. You will not be 
approached unless you express a desire 
for service. 
PHLOX paniculata 
For brilliant, bold color effects in mass 
during the late summer and autumn, the 
Hardy Phlox are indispensable. They pro¬ 
duce dazzling color at a time when there is 
little else to depend on. Next to irises and 
peonies, they are the most useful hardy 
plants we have, filling in, as they do, the 
gap between early summer- and the fall- 
blooming plants. They will grow and 
bloom almost anywhere; however, they 
are gross feeders and if given rich soil and 
plenty of moisture, best results can be ob¬ 
tained. They should be divided and re¬ 
planted at least every third year. The 
immense size and perfect form of new 
varieties will be a revelation to those who 
know only the old-fashioned kinds. 
B. Comte. French-purple. 
J Betty Lou. Orange-scarlet. 
Comus. Cherry-red. 
E. I. Farrington. Salmon-pink. 
Enchantress. Salmon-pink. 
Ethel Pritchard. Lavender, 
i Europea. White, crimson eye. 
j Firebrand. Crimson-scarlet. 
Jules Sandeau. Dwarf; pink. 
La Vague. Mauve, carmine eye. 
Leo Schlageter. Brilliant scarlet. 
Marshall French. Red. 
Mia Ruys. Dwarf; white. 
Miss Lingard. Early. White. 
Mrs. Jenkins. White. 
Mrs. Milly van Hoboken. Soft pink. 
Mrs. W. Van Beuningen. Pink. 
Painted Lady. Pink, red eye. 
Pantheon. Rose. 
Rheinlander. Salmon-pink. 
Ruth May. Flesh-pink. 
Special French. Clear pink. 
Thor. Salmon-pink. 
W. Kesselring. Purple, white eye. 
New Improved Varieties 
Caroline Vandenberg. Violet-blue. 
Daily Sketch. Salmon-pink. 
Lillian. Pink. 
Rosenkavalier. Rose-red. 
Saladin. Scarlet. 
: Salmon Glow. Salmon-pink. 
Tigress. Orange-scarlet. 
