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Platycodon grandiflorum 

PLATYCODON 
Balloon Flower; Japanese Bellflower 
Perennial. Beautiful hardy plants which 
produce showy bell-shaped flowers during 
the whole season. Readily grown from seeds, 
the plants bloom the second year; give them 
a sunny position in good soil. 
Grandiflorum. Steel-blue; 214 ft. 
10 cts., Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Grandiflorum album. White; 214 ft. Pkt. 
15 cts., Woz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Grandiflorum Mariesi. Violet-blue; 11¢ ft. 
Large, open, bell-shaped flowers. Pkt. 
25 cts., Koz. 75 cts., Yoz. $1.25. 
Pkt. 
Annual Platycodon 
Seeds sown outdoors in April will produce 
flowers by August; started earlier, under glass, 
they will bloom in July. Flowers first appear 
at a height of 6 inches and eventually the 
plants grow to 2 feet. 
Blue White Mixed 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 60 cts., 4oz. $1 

ORNAMENTAL PEPPERS. Greenhouse 
Plants. The decorative fruits are long, 
oval, dark green, ripening to bright red. 
Foliage is variegated, marked, darker 
green, white and purple. The professional 
cultivator gives them the same culture as 
Solanum Capsicastrum to which they are 
akin. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. 60 cts., Moz. $1. 
PHYSALIS Francheti (Chinese Lantern). 
Perennial. 2 ft. Giant stram. Produces 
the familiar scarlet lantern fruits. May be 
had first year from seed if sown early. 
Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, Moz. $1.50, oz. $5. 
PERILLA nankinensis. 2 ft. Easily grown 
annual. Excellent bronze foliage plant for 
beds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
PHACELIA viscida (California Bluebell). 
Annual. 1 ft. Charming for edging a 
flower-bed. Plants are covered with saucer- 
shaped flowers of brilliant, deep gentian- 
blue. Pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Campanularia. Annual. 1 ft. Covered 
with blue flowers all summer. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
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 in 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. Golden yellow. 
Rosea. Beautiful rose Splendens. Crimson. 
; Each, pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
Finest Mixed, pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
Double Grandiflora 
Alba. White. Rosea. Rose. 
Salmonea. Salmon. Splendens. Crimson. 
Sulphurea. Yellow. 
Each, pkt. 20 cts., Ygoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25 
Finest Mixed, pkt. 15c., oz. 60c., 4oz. $1 

PHYSOSTEGIA virginica (False Dragon- 
head). Perennial. Lilac; 4 ft. Bears spikes 
of delicate lilac, tubular flowers. Pkt. 
15 cts., 1goz. 75 cts. 
Virginica alba. Perennial. White; 3 ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., lgoz. $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. 
REpiobsctsenaGipktsynpls 
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. 
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. 60 cts., oz. $2 © 
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, Woz. $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. 

Portulacas 

PYRETHRUM .- Painted Daisy 
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., Woz. 
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. 
POTENTILLA (Cinquefoil). Perennial. 
Charming plant for the mixed border, pro- 
ducing brilliant flowers. Will thrive in al- 
most any soil provided the situation Is 
sunny. 
Nepalensis (formosa). Red; 11% ft. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
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. 
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., 4oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
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 


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