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Hardy Flowers, continued 

Phlox at Sarcoxie Nurseries. 
Phlox 
Phlox brighten the garden just after the spring flowers are 
gone and before summer flowers arrive in abundance. Large 
heads of five-petaled, delightfully fragrant flowers on stems 
ll to 3 ft. high. Use Miss Lingard for late May and early 
June, and other varieties will continue the display through 
the first half of July. Cut the flowers as they fade and they 
give a second, sometimes a third crop. Masses of six or more 
of each color produce imposing effects. Plant 12 to 15 in. 
apart, 8 to 12 in. if in a single row, in rich, rather moist soil, 
deeply prepared. Do not allow seedling to crowd out the 
original plants. 
Field grown plants to bloom the first summer, 30c each, 
3 for 85c, 3.00 per doz., except as noted. If by parcel post 
add 10c per doz. 
Daily Sketch. Light salmon-pink, faint carmine eye; large 
trusses and individual flowers. 
Firebrand. Brilliant cerise, vermilion and orange; of me- 
dium height; blooms freely. 
Lillian. Exquisite cameo-pink; large; blooms freely; early. 
Mary Louise. Pure white; very large trusses and individual 
flowers. A good grower and prolific bloomer; medium height; 
perhaps the best white. 40c¢ each, 3 for 1.10, 4.00 per doz. 
Mrs. Jenkins. Pure white; very large trusses. _ 
P. D. Williams. Bright pink, deeper eye; large. 
R. P. Struthers. One of the best; clear, bright cherry-red, 
darker eye; large truss, strong, slender stems; tall. - 
San Antonio. Vivid brilliant carmine shaded prune-red. 
Thor. A deep shade of salmon pink. 
Sedum; Stonecrop 
Sedum spectabile Brilliant; Showy Stonecrop. The rosy-red 
starry flowers 1 in. across are produced freely in large flat- 
topped clusters on 18 in. stems in latter September and early 
October. Leaves light bluish-green, thick, broad, 3 in. long. 
30c each, 3 for 75c. 
Sweet William; Dianthus barbatus 
Gorgeous in mid-May with flat clusters of decidedly fra- 
grant flowers on stems 12 to 20 in. high; pure white, shades 
of pink, red, almost black and violet, the clusters often 4 in. 
across with twenty to thirty florets which do not all bloom at 
once so they last a long time. Useful in the perennial border, 
rockery and last well as cut flowers. Prefer full sun. Mixed 
colors only. 20c each, 3 for 50c, 1.75 per doz. 
THE SARCOXIE NURSERIES PEONY FIELDS 
Violets, Coast 
One of the most showy violets in latter March, with rich 
purple flowers 1 to 1/,. in. broad; the flower stems are as 
long or longer than the leaves, so the flowers are well dis- 
played; vigorous and succeeds in full sun. 25¢ each, 3 for 65c. 
Violets, Sweet Russian 
Everybody can grow this hardiest of violets as it is of easy 
culture, and of vigorous growth, soon making large clumps; 
fragrant, deep, rich bluish-purple flowers in March and April, 
often in February, and again in October and November. 
Good in the rockery, at the front of perennial borders, along 
walks, or any place a low growing plant is desired; prefers 
partial shade. 25c¢ each, 3 for 60c; 2.25 per doz. 
Peonies Are Easily Grown 

Haven't you often wished you had all the Peonies you 
wanted, Peonies for the home and to divide with friends? 
Once established, they increase in profusion of bloom, and a 
few clumps will reward you each spring with beautiful, fra- 
grant flowers of all colors, showy white, 
shades of pink, gorgeous reds and crimson. 
light and deep 
Hardy as the Oak, they are easily grown. Often in old 
gardens one sees large clumps that have flourished and 
bloomed for years, yet they amply repay all attention given 
them. Peonies thrive in almost any good, well drained soil. 
Plant about 3 ft. apart. Best in full sun, they thrive with 
shade part of the day. The early varieties usually begin 
blooming in southwest Missouri about May 5th to 8th. 
How We Describe Peonies 
We have endeavored to describe the color as accurately as 
can be done by words. The guards are the wide, outer pet- 
als. The type or form of the flower is classified as follows: 
Crown. Wide center or crown vetals with narrower, shorter 
petals forming a collar or ring between them and the guards. 
The crown petals are not always prominent. 
Bomb. Central petals of uniform width but narrower than 
the guards and forming a globe within the guards. 
Semi-rose. Flowers that would be classed as rose type but 
for an occasional pollen bearing stamen. 
Rose. Perfectly full, all petals wide, no stamens. The cen- 
tral petals may not be as wide as the guards, but if quite 
distinct it would be a bomb. The line dividing the rose and : 
bomb is sometimes quite an arbitrary one. 
Peony Sizes. Prices quoted are for good strong divcienat : 2 
averaging three to five eyes. 



