BULK’S PERENNIALS ARE STRONG PLANTS WITH GOOD ROOTS 
Border of Iris and Peonies 
P.EONIA • Peony 
One of the most satisfactory of the 
perennials. Immense, double flowers in 
all colors. Choice varieties. June. 
Aurora. Attractive salmon-white. 
Festiva maxima, A splendid de¬ 
pendable variety. Pure white, 
slightly tinged carmine. 
Gloire de Charles Gombault. Outer 
petals flesh-pink with clear salmon 
center. 
Karl Rosenfield. Intense crimson, full 
rounded flower. 
Linne. Very large, bright, deep pink 
flowers. 
Mons. Jules Elie. Pure pink. Excel¬ 
lent variety. 
Pomponette. Very fine; lilac-rose. 
All Peonies, medium-sized plants, 75 
cts. each, $6 for 10; large plants, $1 each, 
$7.50 for 10; mixed colors, 60 cts. each, 
$5 for 10. 
(PLUMBAGO larpentae. Leadwort. 
6 to 8 in. Spreading masses of deep 
blue flowers all summer and fall. 
PHLOX 
During the dry, hot summer weather, 
when vegetation looks its worst, these 
plants can be depended on to brighten 
the garden with their brilliant colors, 
ranging from white to rich crimson. 
30 cts. each, $1 for 4, $2.50 per doz., 
except where noted. Larger size clumps, 
40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
B. Comte. Rich satiny purple-red 
flowers. Tall grower. 
Columbia. Plant Patent No. 118. Soft 
cameo-pink blooms in great pro¬ 
fusion. Not subject to mildew and 
very hardy. 50 cts. each, $4 per 
doz. 
PHLOX, continued 
Daily Sketch. The finest and largest 
pink Phlox. Enormous rich pink 
florets. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
East Hampton. Salmon-pink; large 
trusses. 
Elizabeth Campbell. Bright salmon- 
pink. 
Feuerbrand. Large; bright red. 
Miss Lingard. Pure white flowers 
with pale pink centers. 
Mrs. Jenkins. Pure white. 
Mrs. Milly van Hoboken. Bright 
pink with delicate mauve suffusion. 
P. D. Williams. Pink, dark center. 
Peach Blow. Delicate pink. 
(PHLOX subulata atropurpurea. 
Bright purple-red. 
(P. subulata rosea, and alba. Moss 
Pinks. Creeping varieties with moss¬ 
like, evergreen foliage, covered with 
pink and white flowers in spring. 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginica, Vivid. 
False Dragonhead. 1(4 to 2 ft. A 
much-improved variety. Vivid pink 
flowers in summer and fall. 35 cts. 
each, $3.50 per doz. 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Bal¬ 
loon Flower. 2 ft. Balloon-shaped, 
violet-blue and white blooms. July 
to Sept. 
fPOTENTILLA multifida. Cinque¬ 
foil. Low plant, fine for rockery, with 
rich orange flowers all summer. 
PYRETHRUM hybridum. Persian 
or Painted Daisy. 2 ft. Red, pink, 
and white, Daisy-like blooms. Single 
or double. May to July. 
(PRIMULA vulgaris. English Prim¬ 
rose. 6 to 9 in. Bright lemon-yellow 
flowers in April and May. 
(P. veris. Cowslip. 6 to 9 in. Large 
flowers in clusters in shades of 
orange, cream, rose, purple, pink, 
etc., in April and May. 
Both of above varieties are excellent 
for massing in borders. Price of above 
two varieties: 30 cts. each, $3 per doz., 
$20 per 100. 
fRANUNCULUS. Buttercup. 1 ft. A 
pretty, double-flowering bright gol¬ 
den yellow flower in May and June. 
(SEDUM acre. Golden Stonecrop. 2 to 
3 in. Profusion of yellow flowers in 
June and July. Cactus-like foliage. 
(S. album. White Stonecrop. 2 to 
3 in. Solid masses of white flowers. 
(S. coccineum. Pink Stonecrop. 4 to 
5 in. Beautiful rosy pink flowers. 
(S. sarmentosum. Stringy Stonecrop. 
6 in. Rapid-growing. May and July. 
(S. spectabile. Showy Sedum. 1 ft. 
Large, flat heads of pink flowers. 
August, September. 
(SEMPERVIVUM. House-leek. 4 to 6 
in. Evergreen succulents which in¬ 
crease by rosettes. Ideal for rockery. 
SHASTA DAISY. See Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, page 27. 
STATICE latifolia. Great Sea Laven¬ 
der. Heads of minute, purplish blue 
flowers in July and August. 
(STOKESIA. Cornflower Aster. 1)4 
to 2 ft. Large lavender-blue flowers 
from July until October. 
THALICTRUM dipterocarpum. 
Meadow-Rue. 4 ft. Lilac-mauve 
flowers on long, graceful stems. 
August, September. 
(THYMUS coccineus. Creeping 
Thyme. 3 to 4 in. Creeping; dark 
green foliage. Blooms June and July. 
(TUNICA saxifraga. Tunic Flower. 
6 in. Minute, dark green foliage; 
pink flowers. July to September. 
VALERIANA officinalis. Hardy Car¬ 
den Heliotrope. 3 ft. Fragrant, light 
pink and white flowers. June, July. 
VERONICA, Blue Spire. Speedwell. 
(New.) 2 ft. A hybrid of V. longifolia 
subsessilis and V. spicata. Intense 
dark blue flower-spikes. Blooms 
freely from July to September. 35 
cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
fVINCA minor. Myrtle. A familiar 
evergreen creeper with small blue 
flowers. Splendid ground-cover. $1.50 
for 10, $12 per 100. 
V. minor, Bowles’ Variety. (New.) 
A much-improved variety of the 
above. Foliage is larger and the 
color is rich glossy green. Great 
profusion of deep blue flowers. $1.80 
for 10, $15 per 100. 
(VIOLA, Jersey Gem. Rich, slightly 
fragrant violet flowers all summer. 
30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
(V. odorata. Governor Herrick Violet. 
Large flowers in rich shade of blue. 
Does well in shade. 
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