24 PLANTS FOR GROUND-COVERS AND BORDERS 

PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Balloon Flower. 1 to 2 
© feet. A campanula-like, branching plant of neat, up- 
right habit, with bright light green foliage and plenti- 
ful blue flowers about 3 inches across in June, July, 
and later. It does best in deep loamy soil but is not 
particular. Suited for rockery, groups and for large 
masses. Does well in semi-shade. 
Field-planis. 2-5 oe ee $1.80 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
PLUMBAGO Larpentae. Leadwort. 6 to9 inches. A most 
© desirable spreading plant of dwarf, herbaceous habit, 
and covered with deep blue flowers midsummer and 
fall. It requires good drainage. For rockeries, borders, — 
banks and terraces. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-plants=) sn a ee $2.25 $18.00 $150.00 
Asinch: pot-planisu. se eee 3.50 30.00 250.00 
POLEMONIUM caeruleum. Jacob’s Ladder. Flowers 
© blue, 1 inch across; drooping. Leaves lanceolate. 
hield-plonise eee eet eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
P. reptans. Creeping Polemonium. Native. 1 foot or 
©less. Stems slender, declining, but not really creep- 
ing. April and May. Native of woodland. Rockery 
and woodland masses. 
Field-plariis ms nee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
POLYGONATUM biflorum. Small Solomon's Seal. 2 feet. 
Native. Stems simple, curving, bearing elegant, broad, 
lilylike leaves. Flowers pendant from the leaf-axils, 
not showy. May and June. A fine foliage plant for 
woodland planting. 
Field-ploniseen os... ee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
PRIMULA denticulata cachemiriana. Round heads of 
lilac flowers in April and May. Prefers a moist, shady 
location. 
Field=planistees tt ee $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100 
P. veris. Garden Primrose. Garden varieties in mix- 
© ture—white, red, orange, and yellow. The popular 
spring-flowering hardy Primrose suited for rockeries 
and low borders in sun or preferably semi-shade. 
Pield-picmis = en. taee nee ee $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
P. veris, Munstead Strain. Selected to flowers of yellow 
© shades and for stronger growth. 
Field=plants.7 mse eee $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100 
PYRETHRUM roseum, James Kelway. Painted Daisy. 
© Foliage fine-cut, fernlike, in clumps about 6 inches 
high. Flowers on long stems, about 11!/, feet, daisy- 
like, vermilion, single. June and all summer. Sun. 
Field-plcnvistee. aaaecl sen ee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
P. roseum. Painted Daisy. Similar to the above and of 
various shades of red, pink, and white. Similar uses. 
Field-planisae as ie eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
RANUNCULUS repens. Creeping Buttercup. 6 to 8 inches. 
* This plant has habit of growth not unlike that of 
pachysandra, with buttercup-like leaves and double 
yellow flowers in spring. For shady borders in moist 
places and for naturalizing. 
Field-planis = 72>. 1 es $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
ROSA, Max Graf. The very best Rose for clothing steep 
* banks or waste lands. Nearly evergreen and a rapid 
grower. Foliage insect- and mildew-proof. Habit of 
growth prostrate. Flowers are deep pink, resembling 
the wild Rose. Its rapid growth will permit of wide 
planting, 3 feet apart, at least. 
Field-plants, extra-heavy. ..$5.00 for 10; $45.00 per 100 
Varieties marked »% are Ground-Cover Plants. 
