1 \ PRUNUS 
Hardy trees and shrubs, variously valued for flowers and 
fruit. They need cold for starting, “y” culture. 
PRUNUS SERRULATA—40 ft. Ornamental Cherry. The 
showiest and most variable of the Japanese Flowering 
Cherries, with Iblossoms from blush white through true 
pink, to deepest rose. Double forms sometimes appear. This 
is the variety Sachalinensis, richer in flower color than 
the type, and with added charm in brilliantly hued autumn 
foliage. Pkt. 15c ; ^ oz. 40c. 
PRUNUS MANDSCHURICA—Manchurian Apricot.^ Fruits 
rather small but rich, sweet and succulent. This is likely 
the hardiest of the Apricots. It is safe to the full north¬ 
ern limit of Peach plantings. Pkt. 10c. 
PRUNUS TRILOBA—Flowering Almond. Shrubby tree. 
Flowers of soft pink in uttermost spring profusion, line 
each twig and branch. Pkt. 10c ; ^ oz. 35c. 
OFFER 1.32A40—One pkt. each of above for 30c. 
PUYA ALPESTRIS 
The hills of Chile have given us many remarkable plants ; 
none more startling than this. The flowers are strikingly 
decorative, sometimes a brilliant Irish green with metallic 
burnish, or again odd blue azure, with sheen of polished 
bronze. They are carried in dense pyramidal panicles on 
tall stems, rising from foliage in itself ornamental, pow¬ 
der-green above, white below. Long in bloom. Seed germ¬ 
inates readily. Grow as large pot or tub plant north, or 
out of doors from Carolina south. Pkt. 20c. 
81 PSEUDATSUGA DOUGLASI GLAUCA—k 200 ft. 
Douglas Fir. Silvered pyramids. Ornament or timber. 
Technically Pseudatsuga taxifolia. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
21 PULMONARIA MOLLIS—erkt(l)12. The very earliest 
perennial of real and showy floriferousness to open each 
spring at Old Orchard. The plants are hills of bloom, 
blossoms of rich plum color from late March, on through 
April. 8 seeds for 20c. 
21 PULMONARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA AZUREA — April 
Opals. Mantled all through April with flowers of dazzling 
Gentian blue, opening from rosy pink buds in opaline color 
sequence. 8 inches. Plants only, each 45c; 3 for .$1.25. 
21 PYRETHRUM SINGLE RUBY—cbkt(2)28. Largest 
flowers of richest ruby-red, long in the stem, over tufted 
fern foliage. Rarely there may be semi-double blossoms, 
or color var’ants. Technically, Chrysanthemum coccineum. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 35c. 
RANUNCULUS 
Here are the Buttercups; they are better than you think, 
■—and more variable. 
32 RANUNCULUS ASIATICUS IMPERIAL — crbkt(w)24. 
Wonderful strain ; flowers mostly of fullest doubleness and 
largest size; colors that range amazingly through yellow, 
buff, orange, rose and scarlet, pigments laid on in spec¬ 
tacular contrasts. Pkt. 15c. 
21 RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS—ecnkt(l-2)16. True But¬ 
tercup. It fills June meadows with breeze-flung gold. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. (Plants 3 for 40c; 10 for $1.00.) 
21 RANUNCULUS FASCICULARIS—erkt(l)8. Really an 
excellent rock garden species, very early in its season, and 
enormously floriferous arching sheafs of big soft yellow 
flowers over spreading silvered foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
21 RANUNCULUS GLABBERRIMUS—rdkt(l)4. In earliest 
spring come big flattened flowers, close to earth, like gold 
coins scattered about. Pkt. 15c. 
21 RANUNCULUS HAASTI—rkt(l)6. Cushions of slashed 
blue-gray foliage, filled with golden cups that may be two 
inches across. New Zealand alpine. Pkt. 20c. 
22 RANUNCULUS LYALLI — rcm3rt(2)20. Mountain Lily 
of New Zealand. A loveliness of snowy flower cups, tas- 
seled with golden anthers. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 133A40—One pkt. each of above for 80c. 
RANUNCULUS SPECIES—10c the pkt. Chinensis, Cauca- 
sicus, Macrophyllus. 
21 RANUNCULUS REPENS—A creeping, or mat-forming 
Buttercup, with pretty yellow flowers. Excellent for ground 
cover, banks, terraces, Lilybed covers, etc. Plants only, 
3 for 40c; 10 for $1.00. Plants R. acris, same rate. 
RAPID CELANDINE—See Dicranostigma. 
21 RHEUM SPECIES—Ornamental in flower and foliage. 
Emodi, Nobile, Tartaricum at 10c the pkt. The gigantic- 
leafed Rheum K.W.7101, crimson-flowered, pkt. 20c. 
21 RHEXIA VIRGINICA—rbmyt(3-4)18. Here is vivid 
brilliance for weeks on end, a glorious encarmined purple, 
each four-petaled blossom set with gold-laden anthers. 
Will thrive in any good garden soil, and it is fully winter- 
hardy, but it is often grown as a pot plant because of its 
beauty. Illustrated, page 20. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 40c. 
51 RHODODENDRON 
Rhododendron, the Rose Tree of the Ancient Greeks, like 
good wine “needs no bush.” Just a word, though, to em¬ 
phasize the family need for acid soil, for with practical 
unanimity the Rhododendrons are lime-haters. Sour the 
soil about them by adding leaf mould, peat, old sawdust, 
or that low-priced chemical, aluminum sulphate, and youi 
will have no trouble with them. csty. 
RHODODENDRON SPECIES—Each 15c the pkt. Antho- 
pogon, dwarf, cream to pink-buff; Campanulatum, white, 
spotted crimson ; Catawbiense, lavender, particularly hardy ; 
Fulgens, blood-red; Maximum, hardiest, rose-carnelian ; 
Setosum, dwarf, royal purple; Thomson!, tinted white, 
through salmon, to red; Washingtonianum, rose, marked 
golden brown ; Wighti, yellow, red-spotted. One pkt. of 
each, OFFER 135A40, for $1.00. 
RHODODENDRON PEERLESS BLEND—A superblend of 
Rhododendron species. Contains seeds of above, with many 
others. No hybrids. Recommended. Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 
RHODODENDRON SPLENDID HYBRIDS — Seeds saved 
only from finest hybrid Rhododendrons, largely named sorts 
in gardens of England and the continent. Wonderful seed¬ 
lings should show from this. Pkt. 25c. 
21 SPECIAL ROCK CARDEN BLEND 
Near to 400 of the world’s most delightful rock garden 
flowers are hiding in this blend, waiting call to your 
garden. We put into the mixture a bit of seeds of almost 
every perennial we offer that is of temperament and figure 
to neighbor pleasantly with rocks or stony ledges. We 
have put a lot of pride into it, too, and we have a 
feeling that you are going to be very glad that you 
have made a liberal sowing of our Special Rock Garden 
Blend. Caution, remember that some kinds will come 
quickly, while others assort from mid-speed germinaters, to 
slow or very-very slow. Transplant, then, young seedlings 
with scant soil disturbance, so that the to-be-late-arrivals 
may have a chance to do their turn. Special large pkg., 
25c : oz. 75c; % oz. $1.25 ; % oz. $2.00. 
51 ROBINlA HISPIDA—ebkt(2 3)60. The magnificently 
showy Rose Acacia. Great racemes of handsome, rose-col¬ 
ored flowers. Full winter hardiness. Pkt. 10c ; ^ oz. 35c. 
22 ROMNEYA COULTERI—bdy(3-4)60. Matilija or Shrub 
Poppy. Great blossoms of silken whiteness, with golden 
tassels. Blue-silvered foliage. A splendid beauty. Needs 
sheltered position north. Has wintered for several years 
at Old Orchard. Seed usually germinates strongly in spring 
if sown in outside seed-beds in late autumn or winter, 
otherwise slow. Pkt 15c. Variety Trichocalyx, same price. 
35 ROMULEA HARTUNGI—ew(7)6. Pretty flowers of rosy 
lilac, ringed with black, and with touch of tawny buff in 
deep throat. An excellent and easy bulb for winter win¬ 
dow culture. From seeds sown in pots in late spring, 
there will be a continuous succession of flowers from 
January to March. Canary Island species. Pkt. 20c. 
*RUDBECKIA AMPLEXICAULIS—ebx(2)25. A most in¬ 
teresting annual of easiest thinkable culture. Drooping 
petals, gold, autumn brown, mahogany and maroon in 
varied shadings and zonings. You will like this one. Pkt. 
15c. 
21 RUDBECKIA HIRTA SELECTIONS — ecbx(2-3)36. 
Starry flowers of brilliant golden orange, the centers choco¬ 
late. Many of the blossoms will carry shadings of mahog¬ 
any, or they may be powdered with ruddy brown over soft 
yellow, again lemon. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
21 RUELLIA CILIOSA—*erbkt(2-4) 17. Few flowers bloom 
more continuously than this. It starts in June, and lasts 
till September is done; each day a new display of silky 
blossoms, long-tubed and flaring. The flowers rem nd one 
of those of Petunia, a Petunia in silvered sky blue with 
lavender reflections. Ruellia ciliosa, though, is a thoroughly 
winter-hardy and enduring perennial belonging to the 
Acanthus family. It likes full sun and hot, dry places. 
Sow' in latest autumn, or very early spring. It often 
blooms first year. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. (Plants each 30c; 
3 for 85c; 10 for $2.40.) 
21 RUELLIA STREPENS—erbmkt(2)30. Showy purple- 
violet flowers all through June. Less drought-resistant than 
Ruellia ciliosa, nor quite as long in bloom, but color darker 
and richer. Pkt. 15c. 
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