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the bright clear color effect during July, Au- 
gust and September, will well repay your ef- 
forts. Well-drained, rich garden loam is rec- 
ommended in full sun. Phlox requires con- 
siderable water during the blooming period, 
and light shade may be preferable in ex- 
tremely hot climates. 
Phlox is still scarce and some varieties may 
be sold out before the season is over. Prices 
for strong field grown blooming size plants— 
Each 50c. 
Aetna. Excellent new variety which is highly 
resistant to rust. Tall strong grower and 
of superb deep scarlet color. 
Africa. Brilliant carmine-red, blood-red eye, 
strong stem, medium height. 
Asa Gray. Rose-pink, suffused crimson cen- 
ter. 
Brilliant. Large trusses of fiery scarlet, 30 
inches. 
Colorado. Scarlet-red (Ridgeway) with pale 
crimson eye and faint halo. Color is ex- 
ceptionally clear, the old flowers mostly 
dropping before bleaching. Stems strong, 
of medium height. 
Eclaireur. Rosy purple with pinkish center; 
profuse bloomer. Very early and a strong 
grower. Tall. 
E. I. Farrington. A striking new phlox that 
produces large heads of beautiful salmon- 
pink flowers. Of medium height and a 
choice new phlox. 
Elizabeth Campbell. Splendid 
with lighter shadings toward 
Medium height. 
salmon-pink, 
the center. 
Enchantress. Salmon-pink with darker eye; of 
strong habit. Rich, green, glossy foliage. 
Tall. 
Geo. Stipp. Large flower heads of deep 
salmon-pink. A tall strong grower and an 
excellent phlox. 
Graf Zeppelin. Pure white flowers with ver- 
million-red eye; clear, neat looking, with 
no suffusing or fading of color. Height 
about 30 inches. oe 
Guy Moore. Pale lavender, white eye. 
Hauptman Koehl. A new deep rosy-red that 
does not fade. Large compact heads on 
stout stems. One of the finest new reds. 
Jules Sandeau. Rose-pink, large florets; free 
bloomer. Very dwarf. 
Leo Schlageter. A new red, early,  scarlet- 
carmine, dark eye. Very brilliant garden 
effect; long season. Tall, about 3 feet. 
Loraine. Light rose-red, salmon flush, carmine 
eye. Clear pink garden effect; its color and 
informal spray suggests the Loraine begonia. 
The upper half of the 18-inch clump is a 
bouquet of large florets the size of a dollar; 
remontant, early to very late. 
Painted Lady. Delicate clear pink with large, 
distinct red eye. Solid heads. 
Prime Minister. Clear pure white, brilliant 
red center. 
Silverton. Clear pale lavender, at first suf- 
fused light mauve, eye light phlox-purple 
with a halo. Of medium height and a 
strong grower, individual florets exceeding 
134 inches. Mass effect, pale lavender-blue. 
Snowcap. Broad pyramidal panicle, the large 
florets effectively arranged to form a huge 
cap of snowy white. Strong stem, medium 
to tall, outstanding for the size and excel- 
lent form of panicle. 
Wm. Tell. Good flower heads of bright pink 
with a cerise eye. Tal! and a robust grower. 
PLATYCODON 
(Chinese Bellflower) 
Large showy blue flowers on 20- 
Each 40c. 
SALVIA 
Summer and fall blooming plants. Thrive 
best in a rather lean dry soil with full sun. 
Each 40c. 
Azurea. Azure Sage. 4 ft., summer blooming 
with large open panicles of azure blue blos- 
soms. 
Pitcheri. Dark Azure Sage. Similar to Azurea 
but blooms a month later and is a mass of 
deepest blue flowers until frost. 
SAXIFRAGA 
Megassa. Especially valuable as a ground 
cover in shaded spots. Has large semi- 
evergreen foliage 10’’ tall and slender spikes 
Grandiflora. 
inch stems. 
of rose-pink flowers. Strong plants. Each 
50c. 
SCABIOSA 
Caucasica. 2 feet; the flowers of pale blue 
are borne on slender stems all summer; good 
cutflower. Each 40c. 
SEDUMS 
(Stonecrop) 
Most sedums enjoy full sun and well drained 
soil. They are unexcelled for ground cover, 
for planting to fill the chinks in a dry stone 
wall, for planting between flag stones, for 
grave cover, etc. The rock garden is incom- 
plete without one or more representatives of 
this group. Our sedums are all hardy and 
several varieties are evergreen. Price, Each 
35c. 
Acre Minor. A miniature of Acre major. An 
evergreen ground cover with chrome yellow 
flowers in June. 
Anacampseros. Nearly evergreen, round glau- 
cous leaves forming rosettes, purplish flow- 
ers. Very distinct and popular. 
Ewersii. Glaucous evergreen, flowers deep pink. 
Late summer. 
Kamtschaticum variegatum. Beautifully varie- 
gated yellow or dull golden foliage blending 
with the orange-yellow flowers which are 
profusely produced in mid-summer. 
Lineare. Narrow, flat evergreen foliage in low 
clumps. 
Sieboldii. Glaucous flat foliage, flowers pink, 
blooms in October. 
Spectabile Brilliant. Splendid; deeply colored, 
bright amaranth-red, September. 12-inch 
stems. 
Spurium coccineum. Superior deep red form. 
6 inches; July and August. Very fast 
spreading variety, good for covering sandy 
banks. 
