- PEROVSKIA - Russian Sage 
A tall plant with gray foliage not unlike the Sage. The blue flowers are 
arranged in slender spikes forming terminal panicles which are excep- 
tionally fine combined with summer flowers such as Gladioli. 
Culture. A well-drained, loamy soil, not too rich, suits best. Plant in 
fall or early spring, 12 inches apart in sunny border. 
Atriplicifolia Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
During July and August and early September, the plants are covered 
with long whorls of silvery blue flowers which have a lovely, graceful 
appearance. The flower stalks are approximately thirty inches to three 
feet long and are splendid for cutting. The florists like this flower, par- 
ticularly for cutting, because it combines beautifully with Dahlias, 
Gladioli, and the taller summer flowers. The foliage is silvery gray. The 
Plant is wavy, giving a silvery smoky effect in the garden. Hardy any- 
where. Does well in all kinds of soil, but should be grown in full sun. 
PENTSTEMON - Beard Tongue 
Very popular hardy flowering plants. Most-attractive for massing in 
beds or borders. They are not only of graceful habit, but also decidedly 
beautiful from a decorative point of view. The many species are inter- 
esting subjects for growing in the rock garden or border. The flowers 
are tubular and Foxglove-like in shape. 
Culture. The Pentstemons require a rich, well-manured, loamy soil, and 
a well-drained, sunny place. The dwarf kinds should be grown on the 
margins of the border, or in the rock garden. Plant in autumn or early 
spring. Place the plants 10 inches apart each way. 
Barbatus Torreyi Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Spikes two feet long of bright scarlet flowers from June till August. 
A very effective plant for the border. 
Barbatus, Pink Beauty Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A lovely clean shell-pink. A beautiful cut flower; one of the outstand- 
ing new and good plants; makes a delightful companion to Gypsophila. 

*Di fe beasts Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
ite Foxglove-like spikes produced in great quantities all summer. ; 
Plant is about 20 inches high, excellently suited for the garden as well Pentstemon Grandalli 
as naturalizing in the grass. It self seeds very freely. 
Grandalli Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 PLATYCODON - Chinese Bellflower 
This lovely prostrate plant is a_native of our “Northwest.” It hugs Very satisfactory hardy plants for the sunny border. It has broad, blue 
the ground tightly, not over 2 or 3 inches high and the cluster of narrow or white, bell-shaped flowers all summer and is therefore a very fine 
dark green leaves is completely covered in May by wide open, almost garden plant. 
stemless Snapdragon-like blue flowers. A rare novelty for any rock Culture. Must be grown in a light, more or less sandy soil, in a well 
garden anywhere. drained, sunny border. If the border is slightly severed 0 roucl the 
. better. Plant i | i fall, 8 inch is ist ittle as 
Grandiflora Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 possible? ant in early spring or fall, 8 inches apar isturb as little 
The largest flowered of our hardy Pentstemons. A beautiful plant in : ; E ‘ , 
the border giving 3-ft. spikes of huge pale blue flowers. Excellent for Grandiflora Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
cutting. The handsome silvery leaves contribute also to its value. Large, showy, deep blue flowers on 20-inch spikes are produced all sum- 
er. A splendid plant for the hardy border. 
Heterophyllus Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 BRS ae PANS a Cl 
Lovely metallic-blue flowers from June until September, on 3-foot spikes. Grandiflora alba Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
: White-flowered form of the above. 
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HARDY LARGE-FLOWERED PENTSTEMONS *Mariesi Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A beautiful dwarf species, with broad, thick foliage and large, deep 
Garnet Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 violet-b:ue flowers on 12-inch stems in great profusion throughout the 
as isthe Hist of g new main of hardy, lorae-tlowering Pentstemons. entire summer. Plant in front of the border or in the rock garden. 
leretofore, the only large-flowering Hybri entstemons available x Cake ‘AG f = 
were the Gloxinoides which are not hardy in the North. Pentstemon Mariesi alba Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Garnet is of spreading habit and produces a succession of bloom from White-flowered form of the above. 
June until stopped by frost. The Gloxinia-like flowers are a rich 
garnet color, and are gracefully placed on stems 12 to 18 inches tall. No Tyas 
The plants have from six to a dozen spikes continually throughout Physostegia, Vivid 
its flowering season. The flowers are excellent for cutting and last a 
week or more in water. Color illustration on page 62. 
Firebird Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This beauty came to us from Switzerland where it is known as Pent- 
stemon Shonholzeri. The flowers are Foxglove-like in size, on stems 
about 18 to 24 inches tall, and are a most beautiful ruby-crimson. 
The plant is easily grown, is free from insect pests, flowers freely, 
creates a lovely effect in the flower garden, and is a cut flower 
par excellence. Color illustration on page 62. 

PHYSALIS - Winter-Cherry or Chinese Lanterns 
A perennial noteworthy for its large, showy calyces, which are attrac- 
tive for drying for winter decoration. : 
Culture. They will succeed in good, ordinary soil and in sun or light 
shade. Best grown in a colony by themselves. Plant in autumn or 
spring, 12 inches apart. Gather the stems as soon as the calyces are 
fully colored. 
Gigantea Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming dense bushes 
about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright orange-scarlet, lantern- 
like fruits, which, when cut, will last all winter, 
PHYSOSTEGIA - False Dragonhead 
Handsome plants for the sunny border or the wild garden, of easy 
culture. The flowers are borne in terminal spikes or branching racemes 
trom July to September. : 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil in groups in sunny borders. Plant 
in autumn or spring, 12 inches apart, and divide and replant every 
second year, as the roots are of spreading habit. 
Virginica, Vivid Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This is a new dwarf variety about 20 inches high, and a great improve- 
ment. It blooms three weeks later than the others, the flowers are a 
deeper pink; much larger and better, lasting a long time when cut. 
Summer Glow . Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Towering stems often exceeding 4 feet, terminating in colorful spikes 
18 inches in length; similar to the parent, ‘’Gigantea,’’ but of a rosy 
crimson color that is altogether attractive and far more effective. 
A splendid background or cut-flower variety. It will supersede the older 
kind. Height 4 feet. In full flower mid-August. 
PINKS, HARDY GARDEN (See Dianthus) 
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