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PITZONKA’S PANSY FARM 
Spirea (Astilbe) 
STATICE • Sea-Lavender 
Dumosa. A new perennial variety about 
2^ feet liigh. Dense clusters of silvery 
gray flowers. 
©Latifclia. An attractive and showy plant 
from which spring large, branched tlower- 
stems with candelabra-like heads, fre¬ 
quently feet high and 2 feet across, 
coveted with small purple flowers during 
July and August. 
Both Staticesp 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
S3.75 for 25 
STOKESIA • Stokes Aster 
Cyanea caerulea. Beautiful light blue flow¬ 
ers on 1 J^-foot stems. Lovely for cutting 
or in front of the border. Stokesias are 
one of our best Summer-flowering hardy 
plants. 
Cyanea alba. White form of above. 
Both Stokesias, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
SPIRAEA • Meadowsweet 
Filipendula (Dropwort). Numerous cor¬ 
ymbs of white flowers on sterns 15 inches 
high. June and July. Pretty fern-like foli¬ 
age. Excellent border plant. 75 cts. for 3, 
$2.00 for 10. $3.75 for 25. 
Filipendula flore-pleno. Double white 
flowers on 1-foot stems. Lovely fern-like 
foliage. 90 cts. for 3, $2.50 for 10, $5.00 
for 25. 
SPIRAEA • Astilbe Hybrids 
Perfectly hardy perennials of easy culture 
with feathery-like flowers produced on long 
stems well above the foliage during June and 
July. They thrive best in a half-shaded, 
moist position in any good garden soil. 
America. White tinted pale lilac. Early. 
1 ft. 
Amethyst. Well-branched spikes of deep 
violet-purple. End of June. 
Betsy Cuperus. Splendid new variety 
growing 5 feet high. The fine drooping 
flower-spikes, 2 feet long, show in Sum¬ 
mer, during some weeks, a great number 
of white flowers with pink centers. 
©Simplicifolia. A handsome little Astilbe. 
l^rge pink plumes in July. 10 to 12 in. 
All Astilbe Hybrid Spiraeas, $1.20 for 3, $3.50 
for 10, $7.50 for 25 
TEUCRIUM • Germander 
©Chameedrys. Glossy green foliage re¬ 
sembling dwarf “boxwood” and may be | 
used in place of boxwood where the latter 
is not hardy. Can be clipped to suit any 
height up to 1 foot. 90 cts. for 3, $2.50 
for 10, $5.00 for 25. 
THYMUS • Thyme 
©Serpyllum albus (White Mountain 
Thyme). Forms dense mats of dark 
green foliage and clouds of white flowers. 
©Serpyllum coccineus. Plants become 
completely covered with brilliant crim¬ 
son-scarlet flowers. 
©Serpyllum lanuginosus (Woolly-leaved 
Thyme). Woolly foliage; pink flowers. 
©Serpyllum splendens. A rapid, dwarf¬ 
growing variety for the edge of walks 
or in the rock-garden. Pink. 
All Thymus, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
THERMOPSIS 
Caroliniana. A lovely, lupine-like plant 
with rich green foliage, 2 feet high. During 
June and July yellow flowers are produced 
in racemes 6 to 12 inches long. 75 cts. for 3, 
$2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
TRITOMA • Red-Hot Poker 
Pfitzeri. We offer the true type of this va¬ 
riety and we consider it the best we have 
seen. Color is rich, fiery orange-scarlet. It 
shows up best when planted in masses, and 
is very valuable as a cut-flower. They need 
some protection in Winter. 90 cts. for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $5.00 for 25. 
Towers of Gold. Rich yellow flowers are 
profusely produced. It is at its best in 
August and early September when good 
flowers are hard to get. Fine for cutting. 
$1.00 for 3, $3.00 for 10. 
TROLLIUS 
Europaeus, Lemon Queen. Free-llowering, 
strong-growing plant. Flowers pale yellow, 
liroduced in abundance on stems about 
2 feet high. 
Ledebouri, Golden Queen. Recent intro¬ 
duction of special merit. Acclaimed in 
both Europe and America as a choice item 
for the border with its extra-large golden 
orange flowers. Very highly recommended. 
Both Trollius, $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, I 
$7.25 for 25 | 
TUNICA • Tunic Flower ! 
©Saxifrage rosea flore-pleno. Novelty. A 
charming, spreading, little plant that 
has minute dark green foliage and is 
covered with double pink flowers from 
June to September. 6 to 8 in. 90 cts. 
for 3, $2.50 for 10, $5.00 for 25. 
VALERIANA • Garden Heliotrope i 
Coccinea. Umbels of rose flowers on 1-foot 
stems from June until October. A splendid 
plant for bold effects in the wall or rock- 
garden. Plants, if too large, may be I 
severely cut back without damage. Total 
height about 2 feet. 
Coccinea alba. White form of the above. 
Officinalis (Garden Heliotrope). Produces 
showy heads of rose-tinted white flowers 
during June and July. Very fragrant. 
Loves a moist spot. 3 to 4 ft. 
All Valerianas, 60 cts. for 3, 
$1.50 for 10, $3.00 for 25 
VERBENA 
Canadensis, Brilliant. Of trailing and i 
spreading habit, but producing a con¬ 
tinuous supply of dazzling brilliant cerise 
flowers of most pleasing shade. Excellent 
in hot, dry locations and invaluable for 
constant Summer bloom in the rock- 
garden. $100 for 3, $3.00 for 10. 
BRISTOL, PENNA. 
VERONICA • Speedwell 
Amethystina, “True Blue.” A splen¬ 
did rich dark blue. June and July. 
15 to 18 in. 
Blue Spire. Lovely deep blue spikes. The 
foliage is clean and the plant is of bushy, 
upright habit, blooming throughout the 
early Summer and withstanding hot and 
dry weather without suffering. A very 
worth-while border plant. 2 ft. $1.00 
for 3, $3.00 for 10. 
©Incana. Deep blue flowers with silvery 
foliage. Flas good appearance, both in 
and out of bloom. Useful in rockery or 
for edging paths and flower-beds. 6 in. 
Longifolia subsessilis (Japanese Speed¬ 
well). The shov.'iest and best of the 
Speedwells. Forms a bushy plant 2 to 
3 feet high, with long, dense spikes of 
deep blue flowers from July to Sept. 
90 cts. for 3, $2.50 for 10, $5.00 for 25. 
All Veronicas, except where noted, 75 cts. 
for 3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25 
VINCA • Myrtle 
Bowles’ Variety. Flowers bright Eleanor- 
blue, produced in wild profusion in early 
Spring, with a sprinkling of bloom all 
Summer. Flowers twice the size of 
V, minor. 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25. 
©Minor. Fine evergreen creeper. A good 
ground-cover in shady places where 
grass will not grow. Good for covering 
graves. Single light blue flowers. 60 cts. 
for 3, $1.50 for 10, $3.00 for 25. 
VIOLA • Tufted Pansies 
©Jersey Gem. The most valuable bedding 
Viola yet introduced, blooming from 
early May to the end of the season. Of 
compact, sturdy growth. Flowers pure 
violet, on stems about 6 inches long. 
Our stock is all propagated from di¬ 
visions, being of the originator’s stock. 
Does not come true from seed. 
©Purple Glory. A Viola of recent introduc¬ 
tion, being of the Jersey Gem type. A 
difference is shown in the shape of the 
flower, it being somewhat round. A very 
beautiful Viola blooming persistently 
throughout the entire Summer. 
Both Violas, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
VIOLETS, HARDY 
©Pedata bicolor (Painted Bird’s-foot Vio¬ 
let). A variety of which the upper petals 
are of a rich purple, the lower ones nearly 
white. 75 cts. for 3, $2.50 for 10, $5.00 
for 25. 
Viola, Jersey Gem 
