
HARDY PERENNIALS (Continued) 
Price: 35c per plant, $3.50 per dozen, $25.00 per 100. Except where noted. 

Pentstemon Firebird 
PENTSTEMON (The Beard Tongue) 
Few Perennials offer the graceful showing in a garden that Pentste- 
mons do. The small tubular flowers like miniature fox gloves in 
shape, grow on long spikes and flower from June until August. 
Most effective. 
*+ Firebird—Novelty 1942—This beauty came to us from Switzerland, 
where it is known as Pentstemon Shonoholzerii. The flowers are 
foxglove-like, on stems about 18 to 24 inches tall, and are fiery 
crimson overlaid with an orange sheen. The plant is easily grown, 
is free from insect pests, flowers freely, creates a brilliant effect in 
the flower garden, and is a cut flower par excellence. This plant is 
quite similar in growth to Pentstemon Garnet, flowering just as 
freely and is more hardy. Price: 60c each, $5.00 per dozen. 
*+Garnet—A new strain of hardy, large-flowering Pentstemon. “Gar- 
net” is of spreading habit and produces a succession of bloom from 
June until frost. Gloxinea-like flowers of rich garnet color, grace- 
fully placed on stems 12 to 18 inches tall. The plants have from 
six to a dozen spikes continually in flower. Excellent for cutting and 
last a week or more in water. Price: 50c each, $4.50 per dozen, 
$30.00 per 100. 
HARDY PHLOX 
If you want to add zest to your summer garden, plant Phlox and 
plenty of them. Their brilliancy of color and long season of flower 
make them one of the most desirable of Perennials. 
tApple Blossom—A lovely apple blossom pink with a foliage clean 
and disease resistant. Firm flower spikes followed by side spikes of 
flowers that make this one of the nicest Phlox to grow in your gar- 
den. Individual flowers 2 to 2% inches wide. Height, 3 feet. 
Price: 50c each, $5.00 per dozen, $35.00 per 100. 
+Commander Koehl—Dark blood-red. Large clusters of strong, tall 
stems. Individual flowers large, keeping their color in heat and rain. 
Flowering July and August, 2 feet high. 
tDaily Sketch—Extra large trusses and individual flowers; color light 
salmon-pink with very faint carmine-eye. An outstanding novelty. 
jEva Foerster—One of the truest shades of pink to be found in 
Phlox. Very much the color of ripe watermelon. 
+Flash—One of the newer introductions. Fine brilliant red. An asset 
to any garden that requires brilliancy. 
tHarvest Fire—Brilliant salmon orange. Very vigorous grower. One 
of the best Phlox varieties introduced in many years. 
Leo Schlageter—Brilliant carmine with darker center; large trusses 
and a vigorous grower. 
+Lillian—Very soft pink variety with pale blue eye which enhances its 
beauty to a great extent. 
+Mary Louise—Large heads of pure waxy white flowers. Individual 
flowers very large, the best white flowers to date. Good grower with 
clean foliage flowering August and September. 2% to 3 feet high. 
+Mrs. Sam McGredy—An unusually fine Phlox, which we are sure 
will become very popular. The flowers are a pleasant soft mauve 
with a carmine eye, and the growth is strong and upright. 
*+Miss Lingard—This is known as the early flowering Phlox, since it 
comes into flower in May and continues to flower continuously 
until October, or the very heavy frosts injure it. Height about 2 
feet. Color, pure white. 
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