You will find a Flower and Fruit Basket 
Phlox mntelea 
PHLOX subulata. Ground Pink; Flowering 
Moss; Moss Pink; Mountain Pink. * 
These well-known plants, with pretty 
moss-like evergreen foliage, are most 
suitable for clothing banks, and for all 
situations in the rock-garden. All are 
May-flowering. 3 to 6 In. 
Alba. Pure white. G.F.Wilson. Mauve. 
Lilacea. Lilac. Rubra. Crimson. 
Rosea. Rose-pink. Vivid. Deep pink. 
PHLOX decussata 
Hardy Garden Phlox 
Their large choice flower-heads, produced 
from July until September, are of brilliant 
coloring and exquisitely perfumed. 
REMARKABLE NEW KINDS 
Both thrifty and highly disease-resistant. 
Orange Beauty. Vivid orange. 21% ft. 
Progress. Very large florets in perfect 
trusses. Blue-lavender with blue over- 
tone. The nearest to true blue in Phlox. 
2% ft. 
Eight Modern Varieties 
Catherine. Lavender, flecked white. 24 in. 
Dr. Klemm. Lavender, darker eye. 18 in. 
Daily Sketch. Clear pink, darker eye. 20 in. 
Eva Foerster. Salmon- pink, light eye. 15 in. 
Emain Macha. Crimson-carmine. 18 in. 
Flash. Cherry-carmine, darker eye. 25 in. 
Harvest Fire. Fiery pink, darker eye. 30 in. 
Mary Louise. The best pure white. 25 in. 
Individual floret of each of the above 
10 varieties larger than a half dollar. 
Any of above ten varieties, 55 cts. each, 
$1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Seven Good Standard Sorts 
Blue Hill A Iilac-blue, the nearest to light 
blue. 2 ft. Aug. 
Border Gem. Distinct novelty. Large 
trusses; deep violet-blue. 21% ft. Aug. 
Commander-in-Chief. Splendid grower 
Port-wine-colored. 
E. I. Farrington. Soft salmon-pink with 
lighter eye. 214 ft. Aug. 
Painted Lady. Novelty. Silver-pink with 
red eye. 
Salmon Glow. Trusses of lively pink flow- 
ers, shaded with salmon. 21% ft. Aug. 
Von Lassburg. Splendid white sort. 3 ft. 
PHLOX< suffruticosa, Miss Lingard. Flow- 
ers in June and continues on through 
summer. Large; white. 21% ft. 
PHLOX divaricata Laphami. * Trusses 
of large, fragrant, lavender-blue blooms 
in May. 9 in. 
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Oriental rekiys 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
Papaver orientale 
These handsome large-flowered Poppies 
have few rivals among hardy plants. Their 
striking foliage and glowing flowers make 
them most effective for grouping with other 
perennials where a vivid splash of color is re- 
quired in June and July. We offer pot-grown 
plants which can be moved at any time; these 
are grown from cuttings, not seedlings. 
Beauty of Livermore. Flowers of rich 
crimson-maroon, 9 inches in diameter. 
3 to 3% ft. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
Cedar Hill. Novelty. The best pink we 
have ever seen. Flowers 4 to 6 inches in 
diameter. 3 ft. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
Perry’s White. Immense flowers of a 
pure satiny white with a crimson-maroon 
blush at the base of the petals. 3 ft. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
ORIENTAL POPPY, Cerise Bedder. 
Rich sparkling cerise flowers 4 to 6 
inches across with two rows of petals. 
Fine for cutting. 55 cts. each, $1.50 
for 3, $5.50 per doz. 

PHYSALIS. See page 85. 
PHYSOSTEGIA. See page 85. 
PLATYCODON. Balloon Flower; Chinese 
Bellflower. Fine hardy perennial, produc- 
Ing cup-shaped 2-inch flowers through 
summer and autumn. 
Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. 
144 in. 
Grandiflorum album. White with pale 
blue tinge. 2 to 214 ft. 

Platycodon grandiflorum 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, $1.10 for 3, $4.25 per doz. 
* Dwarf plants for the Rock-garden and edging the Perennial Border 
Primulas answer the question as to what we shall plant 
in the shaded part of our spring garden 
surprisingly helpful in all your garden ‘operations. 
22 inches long, 14 inches wide, and 31% inches deep, it costs $2 

Substantially made 
Primula japonica 
PLUMBAGO Larpentz. Leadwort. *% A 
late- flowering dwarf perennial which 
makes a compact mound, smothered 
with sky-blue flowers in September and 
October. 6 to 9 in. 
POLEMONIUM reptans, Royal Blue. 
Jacob’s Ladder. * Pretty foliage of deli- 
cate texture, with airy spikes of bright 
blue flowers. 1 ft. June. 
PRIMULA . 
For the rock and alpine garden, for the 
semi-shady garden, for brightening up wood- 
Jand walks, dells, and, indeed, for any place 
where the plants will be cool at the roots. 
PRIMULA ACAULIS. English Primrose. 
Pastel Shades. A wonderful mixture, con- 
taining purples, lavenders, creams, 
buffs, and pinks. 6m. April. 
PRIMULA ELATIOR (POLYANTHUS). 
The choice flowers are borne in clusters 
on stout stems. 6 to 9 in. 
Elatior, Mixed. AII colors and shades. 
PRIMULA SPECIES. 
Primrose * 
Auricula. A choice specimen of dwarf, 
compact habit, suited for the rock- 
garden. Leaves are large, leathery, and 
glossy. Flowers of most stunning colors, 
all with a contrasting eye, such as laven- 
der with yellow center, red with buff 
center, etc. Mixed only. 61m. June. 
Cortusoides. <A beautiful variety with 
fresh green, scalloped leaves. The plants 
throw a profusion of slender spikes which 
bear heads of charming pink flowers from 
May until July. 9 in. 
Above two varieties, $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Primula denticulata. Long lineal foliage 
and fine globular heads of lavender flow- 
ers make this one of the prettiest of 
Primulas. 1 ft. April, May. 
Japonica, S. & W. Strain. Another Can- 
delabra, very vigorous in growth. Hand- 
some crinkly foliage and tall spikes of 
flowers in whorls. White, pink, copper- 
red and crimson, mixed. 2 ft. June, July. 
Above two varieties, $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Wanda. A mat-forming Primula with 
dark green foliage and a profusion of 
rich purple flowers with golden eyes, on 
3-inch stems. 4 in. May. 
PYRETHRUM. Painted Lady. Grand bor- 
der plants of the Daisy family. They all 
flower in June and July. 2 to 2% ft. 
Single, Mixed. Reds, whites, and pinks, 
all with yellow centers. Very vigorous. 
ROSMARINUS officinalis. Rosemary. See 
Herbs, pages 23 and 24. 
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