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PHLOX, continued 
subulata, Apple Blossom. Very pale pink. 20¢. 
—atrolilacina. Lavender, nearest to blue in effect. 
This and the other lavender varieties are delightful 
with Phlox divaricata and late yellow Tulips. 
—, Brilliant (Atropurpurea). New variety of bril- 
liant crimson or wine red. Very showy. 
—, Fairy. Compact habit with very pale lavender 
flowers with darkeye. 20¢. 
—lilacina. Pale lavender. 20¢. 
—, Nelsoni. White, of very compact habit. 
—, Starlight. New variety with large salmon-pink 
blooms. 
—, Vivid. Bright pink tinged salmon, better color than 
the older varieties. Grows in compact clumps. Fine 
rock plant. 
PAPAVER orientale. Oriental Poppy. 3’ June. Orange- 
scarlet with black center. The most brilliant peren- 
nial. Dormant roots in Aug. and Sept., 25¢. Plants 
from 4” pots in spring, 30¢. 
—Edna Perry. A salmon-pink variety of noticeably 
strong growth. Dormant roots in Aug. and Sept., 30¢. 
Plants from 4” pots in spring, 35¢. 
—Parkman. An old, but scarce variety from the gar- 
den of Francis Parkman, the historian. Rich brilliant 
crimson, more red and less orange than the type; very 
strong growing. Dormant roots in Aug. and Sept., 
35¢. Plants from 4” pots in spring, 40¢. 
PHYSOSTEGIA grandiflora, Vivid. False-dragon- 
head. 114’ Sept. Dwarf, late-blooming variety with 
deep pink flowers. 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Balloonflower. 2’ July, 
Aug. Large, blue, cupped, star-shaped flowers, allied 
to the Campanulas. 
POLEMONIUM 9caeruleum. Greek Valerian. 1%’ 
June. The tallest variety, with blue flowers showing 
golden anthers. Sold also under the name Polemonium 
Richardson. 
reptans. Jacob’s Ladder. 1’ May, June. Showy blue 
flowers on a bushy plant. 
—, improved. A newer form, flowers lighter, described 
as belladonna blue. 
POLYGONATUM mutltiflorum. European Solomon- 
seal. 3’ May. Flowers similar to native variety but 
earlier. No fruit, but better foliage. Grows into thick 
clumps. Good for shade. 
PRIMULA denticulata cashmeriana. Kashmir Prim- 
rose. 1’ April. Globular blossoms, white to lavender, 
on tall stems rising from low tufts of foliage. 20¢. 
polyantha, mixed. Polyanthus Primrose. 9" May. 
Shades of red, yellow, and white. 30¢. 
—duplex, or hose-in-hose. 9’ May. Quaint, old- 
fashioned, pale yellow form having one blossom set 
within another. Quite hardy. 
