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ORIENTAL POPPY, Cerise Bedder 
PHYSOSTEGIA Summer Snow. Novelty. Tall 
white. Midsummer until fall. Fine border 
plant. 75 cts. each, $2.00 for 3. 
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower; Chinese Bell- 
flower). Fine hardy perennial, producing cup- 
shaped 2-inch flowers through summer and 
autumn. 
Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. 114 in. 
Grandiflorum album. White with pale blue 
tinge. 2 to 2% ft. 
PRIMULA (Primrose). *% For the rock and alpine 
garden, for the semi-shady garden, for bright- 
ening up woodland walks, dells, and, indeed, 
for any place where the plants will be cool at 
the roots. 
PRIMULA ELATIOR (POLYANTHUS). The 
choice flowers are borne in clusters on stout 
stems. 6 to 9 in. 
Elatior, Mixed. AI! colors and shades. 
Primula Species. 
Japonica, S. & W. Strain. Candelabra habit, 
very vigorous in growth. Handsome crinkly 
foliage and tall spikes of flowers in whorls. 
White, pink, copper-red and crimson, mixed. 
2 ft. June, July. 
Officinalis. The real old English Cowslip in a 
mixture of colors. Delightful. 1 ft. May. 
All Primulas, 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
PYRETHRUM (Painted Lady). Grand_ border 
plants of the Daisy family. They all flower in 
June and July. 2 to 2% ft. ‘ 
Single, Mixed. Reds, whites, and pinks, all with 
yellow centers. Very vigorous. 
RUDBECKIA (Coneflower). Bright border plants 
of easy culture in any garden soil. 
Golden Glow. Rich double yellow flowers, good 
for cutting. 5 to 6 ft. Aug. 
Purpurea. A striking flower of purple color with 
re brown cone-shaped center. 3 to 4 ft. July— 
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The King. Deep crimson flowers. 3 ft. July- 
Oct. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz, 
RUDBECKIA, White Lustre. Fine variety of 
recent introduction. Large white flowers, 
with a central golden cone. 
75 cts. each, $2.15 for 3, $8.25 per doz. 

SANTOLINA (Lavender Cotton; Ground Cypress). 
%* Dwarf sub-shrubs which hold their leaves 
in winter. They are excellent for edgings or for 
the rock garden, and can be clipped every year. 
The foliage is most attractive and very aro- 
matic, 
Incana. Very compact, with beautifi! silvery- 
gray foliage with the appearance of bunched 
coral. Yellow flowers in July. 6 to 9 in. 
Viridis. A bright-green-foliaged variety. White 
flowers in July. 1 ft. 
SCABIOSA (Scabious; Pincushion Flower). A fine 
perennial needing a rich soil which is slightly 
alkaline. Large flowers borne on long, wiry 
stems make it a fine subject for cutting. 
aucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed (Isaac 
House Strain). This striking plant should be 
in every hardy border. Delicate lilac and 
mauve predominate, but pure white and even 
dark blues often occur. 2 ft. July—Sept. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
SEDUM (Stonecrop). This plant was the backbone 
of the early rock gardens, and no rock garden 
today is complete without some of the 
species mentioned here. 
Acre. * Green foliage. Bright yellow flowers. 
3 in. June, 
Balticum. * 3 in. June. 
Dasyphyllum. »* Rose. 3 in. June. 
Lydium. * Pink. 2 in. June. 
Middendorffianum. *% Excellent matting va- 
riety, 4 inches high, with yellow flowers. 
Beautiful reddish purple foliage in autumn. 
Nevi. *% Blue-gray rosettes. 4 in. July. 
Sieboldi. *% Rose-pink. 9 in. Aug. 
SEMPERVIVUM (Houseleek; Live Forever). * 
Evergreen succulents resembling Sedums. The 
leaves are often brightly colored at the base 
Arachnoideum (Cobweb Pouseleek). A beau- 
tiful plant. The round masses of leaves are 
always covered with a white cobwebby sub- 
stance, giving it a most unusual effect. 2 in. 
Globiferum. Grass-green rosettes tinged with 
red. Yellow flowers in August. 3 to 4 in. 
Mixed Seedlings. Shapes and sizes of every 
description. A choice selection. 3 to 4 in. 
SPIRAEA (Goat’s Beard; Meadowsweet). Suitable 
for borders, damp situations, and water plant- 
ings. June, 
Filipendula alba. Finely cut foliage. Creamy 
white flowers. 2 ft. 
Davidi. A vigorous variety, growing 3 feet high, 
with delicate pale pink flowers m July and 
August. 
Palmata elegans. A light pink. 3 ft. 
UImaria fl.-pl. Well-known double Meadow- 
ee with a profusion of creamy white flowers. 
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STATICE ree es Of easy culture, these 
unusual border plants have little foliage but 
throw tremendous sprays of flowers after the 
style of Gypsophila paniculata. 
Latifolia. Large asut leaves and clouds of pale 
blue flowers in August. 2 ft. , 
Latifolia dumosa. Bluish lavender flowers in 
great profusion, which, when dried, become 
silvery. 11% ft. Aug. 
STOKESIA lilacea grandiflora (Stokes’ 
Aster). A marvelous plant with a compact 
growth of basal Jeaves, from which arise the 
flowers on stems 18 to 20 inches long. These 
are often 5 inches across, and are of a silvery 
blue color with a lilac suffusion at the center. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 

SWEET WILLIAM. These brilliantly colored old- 
fashioned garden plants are as indispensable 
today as they were 100 years ago. Each plant 
will give a wealth of bloom in June. 
Auricula-eyed. These are chiefly reds and 
pinks, but all have a pronounced white eye. 
11% ft 
Pink Beauty. A sparkling crushed strawberry- 
pink. : 
Scarlet Beauty. A vivid scarlet. Very choice 
and effective. 11% ft. 
THYMUS (Thyme). * These charming, fragrant 
plants are mostly of dwarf, spreading habit 
and are unexcelled for dry, sunny banks where 
grass is difficult to establish, and for various 
positions in the rock garden. When planted 
at the crevices of walks, they give off a fragrant 
aroma when walked on, and are a sheet of 
blossoms in June and July. 
Lanuginosus. Mauve flowers and gray, woolly 
leaves, 2 in. June. 
Serpyllum. The wild Mountain Thyme of 
creeping habit, with rosy purple flowers. 2 in, 
June. 
Serpy'lum albus. Decidedly miniature foliage 
of light bright green with pure white flowers. 
Jin. June. 
Serpyllum coccineus. Very dark reddish green 
foliage, making a perfect mat like the above, 
pet with brilliant crimson flowers. 1 to 2 in, 
une. 
Sce also page 38 for varieties of Thyme frequently 
grown in the herb garden. 
THALICTRUM (Meadow-Rue). Extremely grace- 
ful foliage not unlike a maidenhair fern, and 
dainty flowers in profusion. 
Aquilegifolium. As its name implies, it has 
foliage like a columbine, with rich purple- 
mauve flowers. 3 ft June. 
Glaucum. This we recommend especially, as it 
has blue-green foliage, finely divided, and heads 
of sulphur-yellow, fluffy flowers. 4 ft. July. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. A plant that has 
been grown for the last 130 years, and yet is 
not too well known today. It grows 5 feet high, 
with large, yellow, pea-shaped flowers in July. 
VERONICA (Speedwell). Charming plants, na- 
tives of Europe and America. Free flowering, 
and they can be used in the rock garden and 
border. 
Blue Jay. Flowers m August and September. 
Bright blue sprays. 2 to 3% ft. 
Incana nana. * A compact plant with beauti- 
ful silvery foliage and spikes of brilliant blue 
flowers. 6 to9 in. July, Aug. 
Incana rosea. Similar, with pink flowers. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Very heavy long spikes 
SR 2 blue. Perfect border plant. 2 to 3 ft. 
uly. 
Spicata. Useful border plant with spikes of 
blue flowers from July to September. 2 ft. 
VINCA (Periwinkle; Old Maid; Myrtle). % Grand 
ground covers for shade. 
Minor. Delicate blue flowers with glossy green 
foliage. 
Minor alba. White flowers; dark foliage. 
Minor, Bowles Variety. A greatly improved 
form. Always in bloom, the flowers being very 
large and clear blue. 
Above Vincas, 50 cts. each, 3 for $1.40, 
$5.25 per doz. 
VIOLA odorata (Sweet Violet). The Violets listed 
below are among the best and most distinct. All 
are splendid for cutting. The double Violets 
should be afforded some protection in winter. 
Frey’s Fragrant. A single Violet with flowers 4% 
to 34 inch in diameter, on 6 to 9-inch stems, 
Rich deep purple. Very prolific in April and 
flowering again in the fall. 
Rosina. Single, very fragrant flowers of dark 
rose-pink, 
Royal Robe. Deepest violet-blue; deliciously 
fragrant, large, flat; single blooms. Wonderful 
kind. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz., $40.00 
per 100. 
Snow Queen. Own introduction. Dozens of 
Jarge white Violets on Jong stems. Spring 
flowering. 
Above Violets, except where noted, $1.30 for 3, 
$5.00 per doz. 
YUCCA filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). Spiked 
evergreen foliage with creamy white flowers on 
6-foot stems. Requires full sun and a calcareous 
soil. A fine plant for tubs and terraces and for 
planting in positions where boldness is required. 
1-yr. plants, 75 cts. each, $2.15 for 3, $8.25 per 
doz.; 2-yr. plants, $1.25 each, $3.50 for 3, 
$13.75 per doz.; 3-yr. plants, $1.75 each, $5.00 
for 3, $19.25 per doz. ‘ 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, $1.30 for 3, $5.00 per doz. Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New York 
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