Hlardy Garden 
PHLOX 
OR a brilliant, bold color effect nm mass during 
the late summer and autumn, the Hardy Phloxes 
are indispensable. Without them it would be dif_i- 
cult to maintain the display of dazzling color afforded 
during July and August, at a time when there is little 
else in bloom to be depended upon. Simple of culture, 
they require a rich soil. Removing flower-heads after 
blooming-time will encourage new flowers from side 
shoots to Iengthen the bloommg period. 
PHLOX Decussata 
All Phlox, except where noted, 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00 
B. Comte. Tall-growing variety producing large heads of 
rich satiny amaranth. Very brilliant. Looks well planted 
close to a yellow-flowered plant. 
Blue Boy. A very good, new blue Phlox. Free flowering; 
leathery foliage. Rather low, broad habit. 
Charles Curtis. A variety of a color out- 
standing and difficult to describe—a shade 

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5 Our Selection, for only 5. 50 
Regular value $6.75 
3 each of 5 distinct colors, 5 varieties correctly 
labeled. Red, pink, white, salmon, and blue. 
It is difficult to determine in advance just what 
yarieties will be in greatest demand. While certain kinds 
become sold out, other excellent ones arealways available. 
By granting us the privilege to assist with the selection, 
we are able to offer the best at a substantial saving to you. 
of sunset-red. Does not fade or discolor in 
the sun. 
Daily Sketch. ‘The finest and longest pink 
Phlox. Remarkable for its enormous florets 
and huge trusses of lovely pink with a 
deeper eye. 
Enchantress. 
dark red eye. 
Eva Foerster. Very large flowers and trusses 
of bright salmon-rose with white eye. 
Fiancee. One of the best pure whites. 
Bright salmon-pink with 
A strong grower. 
Firebrand. Bright orange-scarlet 
with darker center. Strong grower; 
large heads of bloom. 
Flash. Gorgeous new variety. Car- 
mine-crimson flowers with orange- 
scarlet center. Blooms freely; 
medium height. 
George Stipp. Deep glowing sal- 
mon with shaded lighter eye. 
H. B. May. Large trusses of a soft 
clear pink. 
Karl Foerster. Large flowers of a 
glowing dark orange-red. 
Katherine. A remarkably fine light 
lavender with a whitish eye. 
Kesselring. Dark violet with large 
white eye. 
Leo Schlageter. Brilliant scarlet- 
carmine with a darker center, in 
large pyramidal trusses. 
Lillian. Large trusses of soft pink 
flowers with light blue eyes. Com- 
pact grower. 
Lorraine. Of medium height, with 
large trusses of rich carmine. 
Margaret Gavin Jones. Large pink 
florets with carmine eye. 
Mary Louise. A variety of great 
merit. Glistening waxy white 
flowers in extra-large heads. Larg- 
est blooms of all the white Phlox. 
Mrs. Edward Harding. Deep sal- 
mon-rose. 
Rosenberg. Rich purple. 
Royal Purple. The name describes 
the color. 
Salmon Glow. Lovely rich salmon. 
Free-flowering and a strong grower. 
PHLOX Subulata 
Moss or Mountain Pinks 
Of the Iow, early-flowering peren- 
nials, this group is by far the most 
colorful. Pretty, moss-like, evergreen 
foliage hidden under masses of bloom 
during the flowering season, in April 
and May. Splendid for rock-garden, 
| border, edging, or for carpeting banks. 
Alba. White. 
Apple Blossom. A very lovely va- 
5 riety producing great quantities of 
pale pink flowers. 
Atropurpurea. Purple. 
Blue Hills. Blue. 
Camlaensis. Masses of salmon-pink 
| flowers. 
3 Lilacina. A strong-growing, creeping 
variety, completely covered with 
pale blue flowers. 
Nivalis sylvestris. Rose-red flowers 
on a dense and strong-growing plant. 
Rubrum. A splendid dark red. 
Vivid. Bright pmk with dark pink 
eye. One of the nicest and loveliest 
of the dwarf Phlox. 

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PHLOX subulata 
Vivid and Lilacina 
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VARIOUS PHLOX SPECIES 
Divaricata. Large, fragrant, lavender flowers on 
stems 10 inches high. This Phlox with bleeding- 
heart and Alyssum saxatile makes a fine display. 
Ovata. Bright rosy red flowers in large quantities 
on 12-inch stems during June and July. 
Ovata pulchra. (New.) A wonderful light pink. 
8 to 10 inches. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Suffruticosa, Miss Lingard. Flowers pure white, 
with pale pmk centers. 2 ft. May to Oct. 
Suffruticosa, Miss Verboom. Rose-pink flowers 
in early June. A splendid companion for Miss 
Lingard. 2 ft. 

