

Note: Peonies should be transplanted only in the late summer. All orders received in the spring will be reserved 
for fall shipment. 
No garden is complete without a few clumps of peonies and no perennial is so easily grown. Our 
plants are all 3 to 5 eye divisions. All are rated very high by the American Peony Society. 
Edulis Superba. Large dark pink, very fragrant Karl Rosenfield. An early midseason red which 
and one of, the earliest. Graceful, loose flat has no equal. Very large, globular semi-rose 
crown when fully open. type. Extremely vigorous and free flowering. 
$1.10 each; 3 for $3.00. $1.10 each; 3 for $3.00. 
Felix Crousse. Deep rosy red flowers with a Mons. Jules Elie. Lovely, silvery pink. Above 
deep full center of incurved petals surrounded the broad reflexed guard petals rises a pyramid 
by broad guard petals. of semi-quilled petals. One of the largest. Long 
$1.10 each; 3 for $3.00. lasting as a cut flower. $1.25 each; 3 for $3.40. 
Festiva Maxima. Paper white with crimson Souvenir de Louis Bigot. Salmon-pink with 
flecking in the center. Rose type and one of carmine tints at base of petals. Unusually 
the earliest; very tall, strong growth. husky, the flowers standing up well in the 
-$1.10 each; 3 for $3.00. garden. $1.25 each; 3 for $3.40. 

PP Ee LO X~—pdecussata (Tall Varieties) 
PANSIES 
Dwarf Swiss Giants Mixed. Good husky, well 
rooted, field grown plants from our test gar- 
dens in which the newest and best stocks 
available are planted. The plants remain com- 
pact, the blooms are enormous and of gorgeous 
rich velvety colors. We cannot ship less than a 
dozen. 
$1.25. Doz; 25 for $2.25; 100 for $8.50. 
PRIMROSE 
(Polyanthus) 
These gay border flowers blooming in early 
spring are very easy to grow and multiply so 
rapidly that they should be divided every two 
years. Will grow in sun but prefer a little shade. 
Primula veris, Mixed Colors. Shades of yel- 
lows, orange red and combinations of these 
colors. 
45c each; 3 for $1.15; Doz. $4.00. 
SEDUM 
Spectabile, Brilliant. Neat mounds, of bright~ 
green all summer, this ‘““Live-forever’’ is cap- 
ped with flat heads of soft rosy red in August 
and September. Easy to grow in any situation 
and very long lived. 
50c each; 3 for $1.30; Doz. $4.50. 
“T have always received nice plants and have 
had bumper crops from your seeds. Had a most 
beautiful flower garden last year with your bulbs 
and seeds.” 
Vernon McMorris, R.F.D. 2, Worcester, N. Y. 
4/23/46 

Note: The following tall growing phlox will not be ready for shipment until next fall. All orders received in the spring and summer will be reserved for shipment in the fall. 
The one perennial that can be depended upon Plant them in any airy place in good garden 
to provide a riot of color in August. No flower _ soil. Keep well watered in late summer. Cut off 
has ever taken its place for late summer bloom. flower heads before they go to seed. 
We offer only the best of the-newest introductions. Large well rooted field grown plants. 
Illustrated in color on page 44. 
Charles Curtis. Brilliant red with overtones of | Mikado. Deep violet purple with a distinct 
orange scarlet. Dark foliage; medium height. white eye. The 18” to 24” plants are mounds 
The showiest and huskiest phlox developed to of rich color for 6 weeks. 
date. 60c each; 3 for $1.60; Doz. $5.50. 55c each; 3 for $1.50; Doz. $5.00. 
Prime Minister. Tall stately plants with large 
Cherry Ripe. Large trusses of deep rose flushed uti cities: ol) aan ae 
with scarlet. Husky growth; rich shiny green : ; 
toliage. 55c each; 3 for $1.50; Doz. $5.00. OLE Coe 3 for $1.60; Doz. $5.50. 
Progress. A magnificent rich lavender-blue with 
Mary Louise. Glistening white with the florets the eye a deeper blue. Very large florets in 
twice as large as in any other variety. Medium large flower heads. Extremely sturdy. 
height; prolific bloomer. 60c each; 3 for $1.60; Doz. $5.50. 
60c each; 3 for $1.60; Doz. $5.50. 

When the gay, pink, creeping phlox begin to bloom 
we feel that Spring has really come, Shasta Daisy, Esther Reed, 
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Phlox Collections 
P-1-47. One each of Charles Curtis, Mary 
Louise, Progress, $1.50. 
P-3-47. Three each of Charles Curtis, Mary 
Louise, Progress, $4.00. 
P-6-47. Six each of Charles Curtis, Mary 
Louise, Progress, $7.50. 

Creeping Varieties 
Emerald Cushion. The best true deep pink with 
no trace of magenta. Bright emerald green 
foliage. One of the newest phlox and has, by 
far, the richest color of any variety. 
Kathleen Freeman. Large glossy deep pink 
flowers are produced over a long period fol- 
lowed by occasional blooms all summer. One 
of the most vigorous of the new varieties. 
PRICE. Either of the creeping phlox; 45c each; 
3 for $1.15; Doz. $4.00. 



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The English call them Cowslips; we call them 
Primroses or Polyanthus, 
