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Platycodon grandiflorum 
PLATYCODON 
Balloon Flower; Japanese Bellflower 
Perennial. Produces bell-shaped showy 
flowers during the whole season. 
Grandiflorum. Steel-blue; 2% ft. 
10 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Grandiflorum album. White; 21% ft. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Grandiflorum Mariesi. Violet-blue; 11% ft. 
Large, open, bell-shaped flowers. Pkt. 
25 cts., Woz. 75 cts., Yoz. $1.25. 
Grandiflorum japonicum f1.-pl. (Double). 
Deep blue; 2% ft. Large, glossy flowers 
that m shape have the appearance of a star. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Pkt. 
Annual Platycodon 
Seeds sown outdoors in April will produce 
flowers by August; started earlier, under glass, 
they will bloom im July. Flowers first appear 
at a height of 6 tnches and eventually the 
plants grow to 2 feet. 
Blue White Mixed 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., Woz. $1 
PHYSALIS Francheti (Chinese Lantern). 
Perennial. 2 ft. Giant strain. Produces 
the familiar scarlet lantern fruits. May be 
had first year from seed if sown early. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1, Woz. $1.50, oz. $5. 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginica (False Dragon- 
head). Perennial. Lilac; 4 ft. Bears spikes 
of delicate lilac, tubular flowers. Pkt. 
15 cts., Y4oz. 75 cts. 
Virginica alba. Perennial. White; 3 ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. $1. 
Vivid. Bushy plant, with larger violet-rose 
flowers. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
PLATYSTEMON californicus (Cream 
Cups). Native perennial for the rock- 
garden or for flower-beds, growing 1 foot 
high and with yellow poppy-like flowers. 
Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
POINCIANA Gilliesi (Flower-Fence). 
Greenhouse perennial, reaching 10 feet, but 
grown as an annual, is only 4 feet. Yellow, 
flattened, pea-shaped flowers, with red 
stamens. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
GEM-LIKE PORTULACA 
Sun-Plant 
Annual. Ground-hugging plants, 6 inches 
high, with narrow, fleshy leaves and 1-inch 
flowers which open only in bright weather; 
they are as brightly colored as candies m a jar. 
Of easy culture, thriving best in a rather 
rich, light loam or sandy soil and sunny 
situation. Fine for massing in beds, edgings 
on rockwork, and frequently used to sow 
broadcast over sunny banks, etc. 
Single Grandiflora 
Alba. Pure white. 
Aurea. Deep golden yellow. 
Rosea. Beautiful rose. 
Splendens. Crimson. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
Finest Mixed, pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 30 cts., oz. $1 
Double Grandiflora 
Alba. White. 
Rosea. Rose. 
Salmonea. Salmon. 
Splendens. Crimson. 
Sulphurea. Yellow. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 60 cts., 4oz. $1 
Finest Mixed, pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 140z. 85c. 

POINSETTIA  pulcherrima. Familiar 
greenhouse plant, popular for Christmas 
decoration with its bright scarlet bracts. 
Customarily propagated by cuttings, but 
seed may be sown experimentally. Pkt. 
50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
POLEMONIUM (Jacob’s Ladder). Peren- 
nial. 2 ft. Popular border plant, with bell- 
shaped flowers nearly 1 inch across. May— 
July. 
Czruleum grandiflorum. Deep blue. 
Album. Pure white. 
Richardsoni. Sky-blue. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
POLYANTHUS (Primula elatior). Peren- 
nial. Immense trusses of large flowers on 
10-inch stems. Seed is sown in early sum- 
mer, and the plants transferred to their 
permanent positions in the autumn. Give 
a covering of litter over winter. 
Mixed Colors. Pure white, through yel- 
Iow to rich wallflower-red. Pkt. 25 cts., 
5 pkts. $1, Koz. $2.50. 
Blue Beauty. Excellent strain of the 
blue Polyanthus Primrose. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25. 
POLYGONUM Persicaria (Lady’s-Thumb). 
Annual. 2 ft. This familiar native plant 
proves to be an effective bedding subject. 
Pink or greenish purple flower clusters. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
POTENTILLA (Cinquefoil). Perennial. 
Charming plants for the mixed border, pro- 
ducing brilliant flowers. Will thrive m al- 
most any soil provided the situation is 
sunny. 
Alpina nana. 1} ft. 
Nepalensis (formosa). Red; 1% ft. 
summer. 
Miss Willmott. Rose; 6 in. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. 85 cts. 
Lemon flowers all 
PRATIA angulata. 6 in. Creeping peren- 
nial for the rock-garden with half-inch 
flowers, white streaked with purple. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
and enjoy the fragrance of these old-world favorites—many valuable in the 
kitchen—all interesting. See page 72 

_ Portulacas 
Perennial. The first-named variety is the 
well-known Golden Feather so much used for 
carpet bedding; the others are most attrac- 
tive hardy plants with daisy-like flowers. 
Aureum (Golden Feather; Feverfew). 6 in. 
This half-hardy perennial plant, with 
bright golden leaves, is grown as an annual. 
Valuable for edging. Pkt. 10 cts., Yoz. 
30 cts., oz. $1. 
New Double Hybrids. 2 ft. We offer a won- 
derful strain with large, very double flowers. 
Red Salmoneum 
White Sulphureum 
Pink 
Each, pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25 
Double Hybrids, Mixed. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yyoz. $1, Woz. $1.50, oz. $5. 
Single Hybrids, Mixed. 2 ft. Our single 
strain has been grown specially for us in 
England. The cosmos-like flowers range in 
color from the palest pinks to deep red. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 

PUERARIA Thunbergiana (Kudzu Vine). 
Half-bardy Perennial. Climbing plant, 
reaching 10 feet the first year from seed, 
and thereafter, 50 feet in a season is not 
unusual. Its foliage is large and covers 
well. Racemes of rosy purple blossoms in_ 
August. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
RAMONDA pyrenaica. Perennial. A rare 
and beautiful hardy plant for the alpine 
garden. Grows 4 inches high; violet-purple 
ee in early spring. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. 
RANUNCULUS asiaticus. 1 ft. Perennial; 
treat as an Annual. From a wild, large- 
flowered type, a variety of reds, yellows, 
orange, etc. have been produced. Includes 
singles, semi-doubles, and doubles. 
Tecolote Giants, Mixed. Red.and yellow. 
Palestine Strain, Mixed. A mixture of 
all colors. 
Above 3, pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1 
New Zealand Hybrids, Mixed. Large 
buttercup-shaped flowers in a wide range of 
colors. Greenhouse plant sown in spring 
fe pioom 12 months later. Pkt. $1, 3 pkts. 

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