PENTSTEMON—Native Californian. Natives of hot dry 
banks, when once established there is no plant that gives 
a longer early summer bloom in driest situations but give 
them moderate moisture in border, on banks or in rock 
garden and they excel and seem never out of bloom from 
May on, Any well drained soil. Pl., fall to spring. Prop., 
seeds. 
*California “Blue Bedder”’ (Heterophyllus Purdyii). Dis- 
covered by Carl Purdy and introduced under this appro- 
priate common name, it was later named in his honor. It 
is a decumbent form particularly suited to rock gardens 
and banks. A low mass 6 in. high and often 2 ft. broad 
with a profusion of deep blue flowers from May to fall if 
not allowed to seed. 25 cts. each; 3 for 45c; $1.59 per doz. 
Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
Heterophyllus “Erectus”, has all of the charm and beauty 
of California Blue Bedder, but is of erect habit, making 
it a most fitting plant for the hardy border. 12 to 18 
inches high with blue flowers. 25 cts. each; 3 for 45 cts.; 
$1.50 per doz. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
Laetus var. Typicus. 18 in. high, with slender erect stems 
and long spikes of deep blue flowers, with contrasting 
white stamens. A splendid garden and cut flower. Plants, 
25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
Hirsutus (Pubescens). A much neglected and very worth 
while species. From a base of ruddy lanceolate leaves 
12 to 24 inches, stems arise, bearing very long panicles of 
soft porcelain blue flowers from June to September. Fine 
for a bold mass in the rock garden and a lovely border 
plant. 25 cts, each; 3 for 65 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
PHLOX—Perennial and Dwarf. See page 24. 
*POLEMONIUM carneum. A delightful native plant 12 to 20 
inches tall; fern-like, pinnate foliage and graceful stems 
carrying large flowers, opening creamy or fiesh color 
and soon turning to deep rose. Most beautiful of Pole- 
montums. Cult.: A good moist loam. Prefers partial 
shade. 35 cts. each; 3 for 90 cts. 
PRIMROSES or PRIMULA. See color, page 28. 
*PTEROCEPHALUS parnassi forms low dense clumps, gray- 
ish foliage and above this produces many lilac-pink, 
scabiosa-like flowers through the summer. Cult.: Sun. 
Soil, any. Pl., fall to spring. Prop., div. 25 cts. each; 
3 for 65 cts. 
PYRETHRUM Roseum. “Painted Daisy’. Enchanting gar- 
den and cut flowers with the large daisy-like flowers 
in mixture of loveliest shades of red, pink, white on 
slender 18-24 in. stems, May-June and again in fall. 
Sit., sun or light shade; Soil, rich, moist loam; PI., fall 
to spring; Prop., Div. or seeds. Supreme Single Mixed. 
Plants 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. Seeds, pkt. 20 cts. (A 
de luxe strain.) 
SALVIA Greggii—Crimson Sage. Visitors here all like it 
and I know you will. Erect evergreen half shrub 3 to 4 
ft. tall, with bright crimson flowers at tips of branches 
all summer. Any soil, stands drouth but finer with mois- 
ture. Pl., fall to spring. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
*Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
**Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 

Rozelle Park, N. Y.: “You will doubtless be pleased to 
learn that the last lot of bulbs arrived on time and all did 
quite well. The purple Washingtonianum Lily had about a 
dozen flowers, and the Fairy Lanterns all did well.” 


For a long bloom in the summer rock garden Convolvulus mauritanicus is unexezlled. 

Oenothera Missouriensis 
SALVIA in Blue. Many people ask for blue flowers and 
there are no finer blues than in these Salvias. Grace- 
fully branched woody plants with beautiful masses of 
flowers and very drouth resistant, except S. patens, Cult.: 
Sun and any soil. Pl., fall to spring. 
Azurea. With many stout and wiry stems this makes a 
bush-like mass with flowers of clear azure-blue after 
midsummer. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 
Seeds, pkt, 25 cts. 
Bracteata Rosea makes a much branched plant, 3 to 4 ft. 
in height with heavy bluish basal leaves. On the branches 
are many lavender bracts which give the effect of flow- 
ers in June and July. Striking and a favorite with visitors 
here, 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
Farinacea Blue Bedder. This splendid new variety with its 
deep blue flower throughout the summer is indispensable 
in the border and a fine cut flower. It grows 2-2% ft. 
tall with slender, wiry stems. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
$2.50 per doz. Seeds, sown early will flower first season, 
pkt. 25 cts. 
Pitcherii. 2-4 ft. tall, in habit like Azurea but the color is 
an intense deep blue. Blooms Aug. to frost. One of the 
very best late fall flowers and one of the finest blue 
flowers. Each 30 cts.; 3 for 75 cts. 
*SAPONARIA Ocymoides splendens is a most useful plant. 
Makes a broad carpet, even to 3 ft. across, on the level, 
and, planted at top of walls will drape as much as ten 
feet in a year. The foliage is good and the show of pink 
flowers in spring very attractive. Splendid for dry 
banks. Cult.: Sun or light shade. Soil, any, to poorest. 
ae fall to spring. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. Seeds, pkt. 
5 cts. 
*SATUREIA Alpina. A splendid plant for sunny situations, 
4 in. high with spreading mats of deep green rounded 
leaves obscured through June to September with deep 
blue flowers. Soil, any but best moist. Prop. Div. spring 
or fall; Each 30 cts.; 3 for 75 cts. 
*SATUREIA pygmaea. Like a tiny erect shrub, 8 to 12 inches 
high, with narrow leaves of softest green and dainty 
flowers of shimmering clear pink in August and Septem- 
ber. Cult.: Sun and any soil to very poor. Most delightful. 
40 cts. each. 
*SATUREIA Intricata—Savory Scented. Trailing evergreen 
branches cur! and twist in an interesting fashion in early 
season and bear head of deep pink tlowers July and Aug. 
Sun and any fairly moist soil. Nice. Each 35 cts. 


PENTSTEMON Garnet. A hybrid strain, hardy in the 
north. The large gloxinea-like flowers of rich garnet 
are borne in spikes continuously through the sum- 
mer. 2 ft. Cut to ground early spring. Exce!s in 
rich border soil. Fine cut. Each 40c, 3 for $1.00. 


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