24 PLANTS FOR GROUND-COVERS AND BORDERS 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Balloon Flower. 1 to 2 
© feet. A campanula-like, branching plant of neat, up- 
right habit, with bright light green foliage and plenti- 
ful blue flowers about 3 inches across in June, July, 
and later. It does best in deep loamy soil but is not 
particular. Suited for rockery, groups and for large 
masses. Does well in semi-shade. 
Ficld-slonis ne eee $1.80 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
PLUMBAGO Larpentae. Leadwort. 6 to 9inches. A most 
© desirable spreading plant of dwarf, herbaceous habit, 
and covered with deep blue flowers midsummer and 
fall. It requires good drainage. For rockeries, borders, 
banks and terraces. 
For 10 Per100 Per 1000 
Field-planisa.. re 2 ere $2.25 $18.00 $150.00 
ATITICHDOL-DIOMISes he eee 3.50 30.00 250.00 
POLEMONIUM caeruleum. Jacob’s Ladder. Flowers 
©blue, 1 inch across; drooping. Leaves lanceolate. 
hield-nlcnise ene ea $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
P. reptans. Creeping Polemonium. Native. 1 foot or 
©less. Stems slender, declining, but not really creep- 
ing. April and May. Native of woodland. Rockery 
and woodland masses. 
Field-nicntss=. att ee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
POLYGONATUM biflorum. Small Solomon's Seal. 2 feet. 
Native. Stems simple, curving, bearing elegant, broad, 
lilylike leaves. Flowers pendant from the leaf-axils, 
not showy. May and June. A fine foliage plant for 
woodland planting. 
bield-planiss.....4 eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
PRIMULA denticulata cachemiriana. Round heads of 
lilac flowers in April and May. Prefers a moist, shady . 
location. 
Field-planie-o.'. + ae $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100 
P. veris. Garden Primrose. Garden varieties in mix- 
© ture—white, red, orange, and yellow. The popular 
spring-flowering hardy Primrose suited for rockeries 
and low borders in sun or preferably semi-shade. 
Field-ploniss,.2. er. e $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
P, veris, Munstead Strain. Selected to flowers of yellow 
© shades and for stronger growth. 
Field-plantsi e5—. . pee $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100 
PYRETHRUM roseum, James Kelway. Painted Daisy. 
© Foliage fine-cut, fernlike, in clumps about 6 inches 
high. Flowers on long stems, about 1]/, feet, daisy- 
like, vermilion, single. June and all summer. Sun. 
Pield=planise. eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
P, roseum. Painted Daisy. Similar to the above and of 
various shades of red, pink, and white. Similar uses. 
Pield=plantsess] sacs ane eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
RANUNCULUS repens. Creeping Buttercup. 6 to 8 inches. 
* This plant has habit of growth not unlike that of 
pachysandra, with buttercup-like leaves and double 
yellow flowers in spring. For shady borders in moist 
places and for naturalizing. 
Field-plants +). aa) == ean $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
ROSA, Max Graf. The very best Rose for clothing steep 
* banks or waste lands. Nearly evergreen and a rapid 
grower. Foliage insect- and mildew-proof. Habit of 
growth prostrate. Flowers are deep pink, resembling 
the wild Rose. Its rapid growth will permit of wide 
planting, 3 feet apart, at least. 
Field-plants, extra-heavy. ..$5.00 for 10; $45.00 per 100 
Varieties marked »% are Ground-Cover Planis. 
