
PAEONIA. Peony. Avalanche. Pure 
white. Felix Crousse, Red. Edulis Su- 
perba, Pale pink. Mons. Jules Elie, 
Lilac rose. Gal. containers, 70c. 
PAPAVER nudicaule. Iceland Pop- 
py. They are without doubt among our 
very finest perennials. From March un- 
til June their gay flowers will be an 
unfailing source of enjoyment. Sun. 
Amurense. Sensational new variety 
with large buttercup yellow blooms on 
2-foot stems. Splendid for cutting. Gal. 
containers. 
Mixed Colors. A choice mixture of 
light and dark shades. 3-inch pots. 
Red Cardinal. Showy red. Gal. con- 
tainers. 
Sanford’s Giant. Represents a wide 
range of colors. Exceptionally long 
stems and large flowers. Gal. contain- 
ers. 
The Emperor. Large silky textured 
blooms of tangerine orange. Gal. con- 
tainers. 
PELARGONIUMdomesticum. Lady 
Washington Geranium. We carry an 
assortment of named varieties. Gal. con- 
tainers, 35c. 
PENTSTEMON. For sunny location 
we believe no perennial is more satisfac- 
tory than pentstemon. Keep old flower 
stems removed and you will have an ar- 
ray of flowers from June till Dec. Sun. 
*Blue Gem. Spreading blue flowered 
variety to 1 ft. Excellent for edging or 
foreground planting. Gal. containers; 3- 
inch pots. 
Deep Pink. Large flowered erect 
type. Gal. containers. 
Flamingo. Bright red. Gal. containers. 
Gracilis coral. An upright small flow- 
ered variety that bears incredible quan- 
tities of perfect coral pink flowers on 
2-ft stems. Gal. containers. 
Light Pink. Large flowered type. Gal. 
containers. 
Lavender. Medium 
Gal. containers. 
sized flowers. 
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ERIGERON SPECIOSUS (See page 41) 
White. 
tainers. 
Thrifty grower. Gal. con- 
Variegated. Light pink handsomely 
marked with red. Gal. containers. 
PHLOX paniculata. For a wealth of 
lasting fragrance phlox are unsur- 
passed. Through late summer and fall 
their bright cheerful blossoms will de- 
light you. The following are all out- 
standing varieties. Sun or light shade. 
Gal. containers, 35c. 
Anton Leo Schlageter. Brilliant scar- 
let red with suggestion of orange. 
Enchantress. Salmon pink. 
Frau Anton Buchner. Dwarf white. 
Joan of Arc. White. Carmine eye. 
Rokoko. Large soft pink. 
Rijnstroom. Rose pink. 
Von Hockberg. Bright red. 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana vivid. 
False Dragon Head. Form large clumps 
of handsome bright green leaves from 
which rise sturdy straight stems. 
Through August, September and Oc- 
tober the upper two-thirds of each stem 
is alive with bright lavender pink flow- 
ers that resemble small foxgloves. Sun 
or light shade. 2 ft. Gal. containers. 
PLATYCODON. Balloon Flower. 
Large balloon shaped buds burst to form 
lovely star-shaped flowers to 2% inches 
across. Hardy, easily grown. Should be 
more widely planted. Gal. containers. 
Grandiflorum album. Pure white. 
Mariesii. Dwarf blue. 
POLIANTHES tuberosa. Mexican 
Tuberose. Handsome waxy white flow- 
ers with intense fragrance from July 
until winter. Good stems, bright foliage. 
Easily grown. Sun. 2 ft. Gal. containers, 
A isler 
*POTENTILLA nepalensis roxana. 
Lovely perennial to 6 inches tall, with 
strawberry-like foliage and cheerful sin- 
gle flowers of rich salmon pink. Blooms 
in spring and early summer. Sun. Gal. 
containers. 3-inch pots. For illustra- 
tion, see page 42. 
*PRIMULA obconica. Indispensable 
in shaded beds for late winter and 
spring bloom. White, Pink, Red or 
Blue. Flats, 45c per dozen, $3.25 per 
hundred. Mixed. Flats, 40c per dozen, 
$2.75 per hundred. 
*PRIMULA polyantha. Bright um- 
bells of lively red, yellow, bronze, 
orange and white flowers in late win- 
ter and spring. Mixed. Flats, 45c per 
dozen, $3.25 per hundred. 
*PRUNELLA grandiflora rosea. 
Dense narrow, 2%-inch heads of deli- 
cate lavender flowers, brushed and dot- 
ted with old rose, that rise a few inches 
above the dense foliage. 6 inches. Sun. 
Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
REHMANNIA. Pink Perfection. 
With each new growth from early sum- 
mer until winter this remarkable plant 
produces great quantities of lovely pink 
flowers which resemble, but are larger 
than, pentstemon blooms. Excellent for 
cutting. 2%-3 ft. Sun or light shade. 
Gal. containers. 3-inch pots. For illus- 
tration see page 42. 
REINWARDTIA ttrigyna. Yellow 
Flax. Produces in winter and spring 
thousands of large single golden yellow 
flowers that resemble California Pop- 
pies in shape. Excellent foliage. Light 
Shades 2etO) Onttan Gals containers. oOC- 
For illustration see page 41. 
*ROCKHILL Strawberry. A hand- 
some bush strawberry that bears heavy 
crops of delicious red strawberries. 
Make spectacular pot plants. Gal. con- 
tainers. 3-inch pots. 
RUDBECKIA purpurea. Tall hardy 
perennial to 4 ft. topped with large sin- 
ele rose purple flowers in summer. 
Heavy foliage. Gal. containers. 
SALVIA farinacea. Blue Bedder. 
Slowly opening bright blue flowers in 
late summer and fall. Fresh silvery fo- 
liage. Sun. 1%4-2 ft. Gal. containers. 3- 
inch pots. 
SALVIA pitcheri. Huge spikes of 
deep blue in late summer and fall. Ex- 
tremely hardy. Sun. 3 ft. Gal. containers, 
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