ENCOURAGE THE BIRDS, 
for many of them help in your fisht against insect pests. We supply a mixture 
of just the FOOD SEEDS they like.Five pounds, 90 cb. 
PHLOX DECUSSATA, continued 
Seven Good Sorts 
Albion. White with pink center. 
Dr. Konigshofer. Brick-red. 
E. I. Farrington. Soft salmon-pink with 
lighter eye. An improved Elizabeth 
Campbell. ft. Aug. 
General van Heutz. Fire-red. 
Morgenrood. A new shade of bright rose, 
with deeper eye. ft. Aug. 
Riverton Jewel. Salmon-pink with dark eye. 
Von Lassburg. Splendid white sort. 3 ft. 
PHLOX suffruticosa, M iss Lingard. Flow¬ 
ers in June and continues on through 
summer. Large; white. ft. 
PHLOX, Various. 
Amcena. ★ A trailing variety, useful for 
carpeting. Rich bright pink flowers in 
April and May. 4 in. 
Camlensis. ★ Delicate pink flowers in 
profusion. Upright growth. 6 in. May, 
June. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Divaricata Laphami. ★ Trusses of large, 
fragrant, lavender-blue blooms in May. 
One of the native wild flowers. 9 in. 
Reptans (stolonifera). Pink flowers of 
the Divaricata type. Excellent for wood¬ 
land planting. 6 in. June. 
Schneewitchen. Very compact, smoth¬ 
ered with dazzling white flowers in May. 
2 in. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Stellata. ★ A rare and very choice alpine 
Phlox. Compact: smothered with white 
starry flowers in May. $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
PHYSALIS Francheti. Chinese Lantern. A 
plant of easy culture in any location, 
which in the fall has pretty lantern-like 
fruits an inch or more in size. When cut 
and dried, these make an excellent winter 
decoration. 2 ft. Sept. 
PHYSOSTEGIA. False Dragonhead. Border 
plants of easy culture anywhere. 
Dwarf Vivid. A beautiful plant with 
spikes of rose-lilac flowers. Aug. to Oct. 
18 in. 
Virginiana. Long spikes of pale lavender 
flowers. 3J^ ft. July. 
PLATYCODON. Balloon Flower; Chinese 
Bellflower. ★ One of the finest hardy 
perennials, producing showy, cup-shaped 
flowers 2 inches or more in diameter dur¬ 
ing the whole summer and autumn. 
Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. 
1^2 in. 
Grandiflorum album. White with pale 
blue tinge. 2 to 2J^ ft. 
Japonica fl.-pl. Novelty. Large glossy 
deep blue flowers, double and star¬ 
shaped. 2J^ ft. $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
PLUMBAGO Larpentae. Leadwort. -k A 
late-flowering dwarf perennial which 
makes a compact mound, smothered 
with sky-blue flowers in September and 
October. 6 to 9 in. 
POLEMONIUM reptans, Royal Blue. 
Jacob's Ladder. ★ Pretty foliage of deli¬ 
cate texture, with airy spikes of bright 
blue flowers. 1 ft. June. 
POPPIES 
PAPAVER NUDICAULE. Iceland Poppies. 
The flowers are produced on wiry stems 
and are paper-like in texture. They come 
in the richest colorings imaginable. 
Alpinum. ★ Dainty little flowers of all 
shades arising from tufts of silvery gray 
foliage. 4 in. May. 
Papaver nudicaule, continued 
Beauty of Belvedere. A new strain with 
very large flowers of beautiful pastel 
sh&des. Extremely vigorous. 2 ft. June. 
$1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
Coonara Pink. ★ Many delicate shades of 
pink. 1 ft. June. 
Red Cardinal. Very fine large flowers of 
intense crimson-scarlet. 2 to 2}/2 ft. 
June. $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
Tangerine. A fine deep orange. 2 ft. June. 
The Emperor. Large glowing crimson 
flowers on long, wiry stems. 2 ft. June. 
The Empress. A delicate shade of salmon- 
pink. 2 ft. June. 
White. Snow-white. 2 ft. June. 
Yellow Wonder. A giant variety with 
large yellow flowers on long stems. 3 ft. 
June. 
PAPAVER ORIENTALE. Giant Oriental 
Poppies. These handsome large-flowered 
Poppies have few rivals among hardy 
plants. Their striking foliage and glow¬ 
ing flowers make them most effective for 
grouping with other perennials where a 
vivid splash of color is required in June 
and July. We offer pot-grown plants 
which can be moved at any time of the 
year; these are grown from cuttings, not 
seedlings. 
Beauty of Livermore. Flowers of rich 
crimson-maroon, 9 inches in diameter. 
3 to 3 V^ ft. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Cedar Hill. Novelty. The best pink we 
have ever seen. Flowers 4 to 6 inches in 
diameter. 3 ft. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
May Queen. Rich pink. Dwarf in habit. 
2 ft. $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
Mrs. Perry. Orange-apricot-pink. Early 
flowering. 2 ft. $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
Perry’s White. I mmense flowers of a 
pure satiny white with a crimson-maroon 
blush at the base of the petals. 3 ft. $1.50 
for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Wurtembergia. The immense flowers, 6 
inches or more in diameter, are brilliant 
glowing rose-red. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 
per doz. 
PRIMULA • Primrose ★ 
All these are valuable plants for the rock 
and alpine garden, for the semi-shady garden, 
for brightening up woodland walks, dells, 
and, indeed, for any place where the plants 
will be cool at the roots in summer. 
PRIMULA ACAULIS. 
Acaulis. True English Primrose. Pale 
lemon flowers borne solitarily on slender 
stems. 6 in. May. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 
per doz. 
Duplex. Hose-in-Hose Primrose. A very 
old-fashioned plant with pale yellow 
flowers of exceptional interest as one 
flower originates at the center of another. 
6 in. May. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Pastel Shades. A wonderful mixture, con¬ 
taining purples, lavenders, creams, 
buffs, and pinks. 6 in. April. $1 for 3, 
$3.75 per doz. 
PRIMULA ELATIOR (POLYANTHUS). 
The choice flowers are borne in clusters 
on stout stems. 6 to 9 in. 
Alba. Huge white trusses of flowers in 
May. $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
Crimson King. A large deep crimson 
variety. Very vigorous. 9 in. May. 
$1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
Superba. A giant yellow Polyanthus with 
flower-stems the thickness of a pencil. 
The center of the flowers is tinged pink. 
$1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Polyanthus 
Physostegia 
PRIMULA SUAVEOLENS. Cowslip. 
Art Shades. This is the old-fashioned 
Cowslip from the flowers of which excel¬ 
lent wine is made. The colors vary from 
deepest yellow to a rich bronze. They 
are borne in trusses and are pendulous. 
\}/2 ft. May. $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
PRIMULA SPECIES. 
Auricula. A choice specimen of dwarf, 
compact habit, suited for the rock- 
garden. The leaves are large, leathery, 
and glossy. Flowers are of the most 
stunning colors, all with a contrasting 
eye, such as lavender with yellow center, 
red with buff center, etc. Mixed only. 
6 in. June. 
Beesiana. This is one of the Candelabra 
type, with whorls of purple flowers on 
2-inch stems. 2 to 2]>^ ft. June, July. 
Bulleyana. Another of the Candelabras, 
with orange whorls of flowers. 2 ft. June, 
Cortusoides. A beautiful variety with 
fresh green, scalloped leaves. The plants 
throw a profusion of slender spikes which 
bear heads of charming pink flowers from 
May until July. 9 in. 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, 90 cts. for 3, $3.25 per doz. Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New York 
icDwarf plants for the Rock-Garden and edging the Perennial Border 
NEW YORK CITY 
Primulas answer the question as to what we shall plant in the 
shaded part of our spring garden 
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