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HEUCHERA Sanguinea. 11% ft. Graceful spikes 
of delicate and coral-red flowers. June and July. 
HIBISCUS, Crimson Eye (Mallow). 4 ft. 
Large, pure white, with crimson spot in center. 
July and August. 
Moscheutos Roseus. 4 ft. 
gust. 
Moscheutus albus. 4 ft. White. July and August. 
HOLLYHOCKS. Finest double variety. Separate 
colors or mixed. 
Finest Single Varieties. 
IBERIS Sempervirens (Candytuft). 1 ft. Ever- 
green foliage; good for borders. May and June. 
IRIS Kaempferi. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. Dou- 
ble, except where noted. 
Azurea, Blue. 
Blue Danube. 
low center. 
Gold Bound. White; yellow markings. Single. 
Mahogany. Mahogany-red. 
Purple and Gold. Violet-purple. 
LAVANDULA Vera, True lavender. 2 ft. Fra- 
grant bluish flowers; foliage gray, with fragrance 
of lavender. 
LIATRIS Pycnostachya (Blazing Star). 
Showy spikes of rosy purple flowers. 
September. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. Strong clumps. 60c 
each; $5.50 per doz. 
LINUM Perenne. 18 in. Light blue flowers, 
which are produced all summer. 
LOBELIA Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 3 ft. 
Cardinal-red. August to October. 
LYCHNIS Chalcedonica (London Pride). 3 ft. 
Brilliant heads of crimson flowers. June to Sep- 
tember. 
MONARDA Didyma (Oswego Tea). 3 ft. Aro- 
matic foliage and bright scarlet flowers. June to 
September. 
NEPETA Mussini. Dwarf, covered with light 
blue flowers. Fine for rock garden. May to Sep- 
tember. 
PAPAVER Orientale (Oriental Poppy). 3 ft. 
Brilliant scarlet with black center; very showy. 
June. 
Mrs. Perry. Salmon-rose. 
Nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). 
Pink. July and Au- 
Blue with pure white veins, yel- 
4 ft. 
July to 
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PEONIES (Paeonia). One of the hardiest flow- 
ering plants and rivaled only by the rose. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Medium sized, 
white bloom. Strong, free bloomer; 
early. 75c each. 
Edulis Superba. Rose-pink, very fragrant. Early. 
75c each. 
Eugenie Verdier. 
late. $1.50 each. 
Felix Crousse. Large, globular bloom. Brilliant 
red and a free bloomer. Fragrant; midseason. 
$1.00 each. 
Festiva Maxima. Very large; pure white center, 
petals tipped with bright crimson. Midseason. 
75c¢ each. 
Ginette. A flesh-pink variety, very fragrant. Early. 
$1.50 each. 
Le Cygne. Pure milk-white, incuryed petals, mid- 
season. $2.00 each. 
Madame de Verneville. Very large; pure white 
with center petals blush, tipped carmine. 75c 
each. 
Monsieur Jules Elie. Large, compact. Pale 
lilac-rose with silvery reflex; fragrant, midseason. 
$1.00 each. 
Walter Faxon. Large blooms; bright rose, deep- 
ening toward the center; fragrant; midseason. 
$2.00 each. 
PAEONIA Officinalis, Alba, Rubra, Rosea. 
$1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
PHLOX Paniculata (Hardy Perennial Phlox). 
A succession of flowers of greatest beauty, from 
early July until frost, in softest tones of pink 
and rose, salmon and white in great panicled 
blooms. 
B. Comte. French purple. 
Daily Sketch. Salmon-pink. 
E. I. Farrington. Salmon-pink. 
Enchantress. Salmon-pink. 
Europa. White, crimson eye. 
Hauptmann Koehl. Bright crimson. 
Jules Sandeau. Dwarf pink. 
Leo Schlageter. Brilliant scarlet. 
Mia Ruys. Dwarf white. 
Miss Lingard. Early white. 
Mrs. Jenkins. White. 
Rheinlander. Salmon-pink. 
Salmon Glow. Salmon-pink. 
pure 
fragrant; 
Flesh-pink; extra fine variety, 
PHLOX Divaricata. 1 ft. Dwarf. Pale blue. 
Native variety. May and June. 
Subulata (Moss Pink). 4 to 6 in. Pink. April 
and May. 
Subulata Alba. 4 to 6 in. White. 
PHYSOSTEGIA Virginica (False-Dragonhead). 
One of the most attractive midsummer plants, 
covered with clear pink, heartlike flowers. July 
and August. 
Vivid. New dwarf variety with deep pink flowers. 
PLATYCODON Grandiflorum (Balloon Flow- 
er). 2% ft. Large blue. Campanula-like flowers. 
July to October. 
Grandiflorum Album. 2% ft. White. 
Linum Perenne 
PLUMBAGO Larpentae (Leadwort). Dwarf and 
spreading. Covered with deep blue flowers during 
late summer. 
PRIMULA (English Primrose). Bright canary- 
yellow. April and May. 
PYRETHRUM Roseum (Persian Daisy). 2 ft. 
One of the showiest flowers. June to July. Single. 
Mixed. 
RUDBECKIA Purpurea. 3 ft. Large, reddish 
purple, with dark, cone-shaped center of brown. 
July to Detober. 
SALVIA Pitcheri. Slender spikes of pale blue 
flowers. August to September. 3 ft. 
SCABIOSA Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). A _ soft 
and charming shade of lavender. June to Sep- 
tember. 
Fischeri. Deep blue. Well branched and free 
flowering. 4 feet. August to frost. 
SEDUM Acre (Golden-Moss). 4 in. 
Bright yel- 
low with green foliage. May to July. 
Album. 4 in. Green foliage, white flowers. July 
and August. 
Sexangulare. Dark green foliage. Ye!low flower. 
6 in. 
Sieboldi. Showy pink flowers. September to Octo- 
ber. 8 in. 
Spectabile (Showy Stonecrop). 18 in. An erect 
growing plant with broad green foliage and large 
heads of handsome rose-colored flowers. 
Spectabile, Brilliant. 1 ft. September and Octo- 
ber. A more richly colored form of S. Spectabile. 
Bright amaranth-red. 
STATICE Latifolia (Sea Lavender). 1% ft. 
Violet-blue. July to September. 
STOKESIA Cyanea (Cornflower Aster). 2 ft. 
Lavender-blue. A native plant; fine for cutting. 
July to October. 
THYMUS Lanuginosus (Woolly Thyme). 
Serpyllum (Creeping Thyme). 
Serpyllum Album (White Mt. Thyme). 
Serpyllum Coccineum. 
TRITOMA Uvaria Grandiflora (Flame-flower). 
4 ft. Orange-scarlet. August to November. 
TROLLIUS Europaeus (Globeflower). 1% ft. 
Bright yellow. June to September. 
Ledebouri. Rich orange. 
VERONICA (Speedwell). 
Longifolia Subsessilis. One of the handsomest 
blue flowering plants. 2 ft. July to September. 
VINCA Minor (Myrtle). Creeping evergreen; 
good for covering ground in shady places. Bright 
blue flowers. April to July. $15.00 per 100. 
VIOLA, Jersey Gem. Rich violet color, fragrant; 
fine for borders or rockeries. 
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