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PLATYCODON - Chinese Bellflower 
Very satisfactory hardy plants for the sunny border. It has broad, blue 
or white, bell-shaped flowers all summer and is therefore a very fine 
garden plant. 
Culture. Must be grown in a light, more or less sandy soil, in a well 
drained, sunny border. If the border is slightly elevated so much the 
better. Plant in early spring or fall, 8 inches apart. Disturb as little as 
possible. 
Grandiflora Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Large, showy, deep blue flowers on 20-inch spikes are produced all sum- 
mer. A splendid plant for the hardy border. 
Grandiflora alba Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
White-flowered form of the above. 
*Mariesi Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A beautiful dwarf species, with broad, thick foliage and large, deep 
violet-blue flowers on 12-inch stems in great profusion throughout the 
entire summer. Plant in front of the border or in the rock garden. 
*Mariesi alba Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
White-flowered form of the above. 
PLUMBAGO - Leadwort 
Lovely low-growing plants with leathery, small, heart-shaped leaves of 
bronzy green color. The flowers are a deep peacock-blue borne in small 
clusters just above the foliage. 
Culture. They require a sandy loam which is well drained and not too 
rich. Do well in the rock garden in full sun or light shade. May be used 
also as an edging to beds or garden paths. Plant in fall or spring, 6 to 8 
inches apart; cover lightly during winter in exposed places. Starts into 
growth quite late in spring. 
*7T_arpentae Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
One of the most desirable border and rock plants. It is of dwarf spread- 
ing habit, growing 6 to 8 inches high, covered with brilliant blue flowers 
during late summer and fall. 
POLEMONIUM - Jacob’s Ladder or Greek Valerian 
Free flowering, hardy perennials. They have graceful pinnate leaves, and 
bear their flowers in loose heads. Showy plants for a sunny place in the 
border. 
Culture. They require a light, well drained, ordinary soil and a sunny 
position. Best grown in groups of six or more. Not adapted for damp or 
heavy soils. Reptans does well in a shady location under trees. Plant in 
autumn or early spring about a foot apart. Divide and replant every 
third year. 
*Blue Pearl Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
The lovely and clear baby-blue flowers are freely produced in April and 
May. Does well in sun or shade. Foliage very ornamental throughout 
entire summer. Height 12 inches. 
POLYGONATUM - Solomon’s Seal 
Popular and easily grown herbaceous plants, producing arching stems 
furnished with narrow leaves on each side, and from the axils of which 
drooping flowers are produced. Excellent plants for shady borders. 
Culture. They will thrive in any ordinary good soil containing plenty of 
humus or vegetable matter. May be grown under the shade of deciduous 
trees, in the shady border, or naturalized in woodland gardens. Plant 
in autumn or early spring, 6 inches apart. 
Multiflorum major Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Pendent sprays of white flowers borne on long, 2-foot stems in May, 
followed in autumn with black or purple berries. A grand plant for a 
acy position, where it has plenty of room to show its pendulous sprays 
of bells. 
POLYGONUM - Dwarf Lace Plant 
Reynoutria Three $1.85, Doz. $5.50, 100 $35.00 
This handsome ground cover was introduced a few years ago by 
Amos Perry, one of England’s oldest and best known plantsmen. It 
is of easy culture, very hardy and establishes itself quite- rapidly 
from underground runners. It does best in full sun and its pale 
green foliage turns brilliant red in the autumn. Height is between 
4 and 6 inches. In the fall it produces numerous airy pink sprays of 
flowers not unlike those of the ‘Silver Lace Vine.’’ The buds are deep 
coral and salmon, adding much to its charm. One of the best ground 
covers for sunny places where Vinca and Pachysandra would not be 
satisfactory. 

Wayside Minstead Poipentnie 

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Pulmonaria Saccharata 
PRIMULA 
This genus contains many species of interesting hardy plants suitable 
for the rockery, the waterside and the border. No garden or rock garden 
is complete without a liberal planting of all sorts offered. 
Culture. Cashmeriana will succeed in good, loamy soil freely mixed 
with leaf mold. Veris requires a damp, rich loam freely mixed with 
leaf mold and peat. All require light shade. Most gardens contain a 
damp, shady spot, and this would be an ideal place for growing hardy 
Primulas. Plant in early spring or early fall, 4 to 6 inches apart, 
*Auricula alpina, Giant Hybrids Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
One of the treasures of the rock garden. The growth is very attractive, 
forming rosettes of thick leaves, sometimes farinose or mealy. The flower 
stalks rise to a height of 6 to 8 inches, bearing heads of bloom of var- 
ious colors; exceedingly fragrant. 
*Japonica Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
A lovely Primrose, producing long spikes of bloom from crimson to rose 
to almost white. The flowers are in whorls. A mass of these in the bog 
garden or near the pool or stream is a sight to be remembered. 
Munstead Giant Pink Shades Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Delicately tinted flowers of various shades of pink grow in nice clusters 
on stiff stems; blend well with the cream and white shades. 
Munstead Giant Blue Shades Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Quite rare and unusual blue Primroses never fail to create comment 
and draw attention. The soft varying shades of blue blend beautifully 
with yellow. 
Sieboldi Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
A distinct Siberian species, with soft, wrinkled, heart-shaped leaves. 
Flowers in early summer deep rose; prefers light, rich, well drained soil 
ina sunny position, in border or rockery; 10 inches high. 
*Vulgaris Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
The true old English Primrose with pale yellow flowers. Do not confuse 
with the common veris. 
POLYANTHUS - Bunch Primrose - 
The Polyanthus was obtained by crossing the Cowslip (Primula veris), 
and the Primrose (Primula vulgaris). It has the large flowers of the 
Primrose and the flower umbel of the Cowslip. 
sult: They like a moist, shady position, and a rich, liberally manured 
soil. a 
*Munstead, Giant Yellow Shades Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A beautiful strain of large-flowered, yellow shaded, bunch Primroses; 
most desired by those who love the Primrose. 
*Munstead, Giant Cream and White 
Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Very fine, large-flowered, cream-white shaded bunches of bloom, with 
striking yellow eye. 
*Munstead Giant Red Shades Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Rich mahogany-red flowers, often gold laced, in great masses. Lovely 
as edging to beds or garden paths, in shade or contrast color with the 
yellow Primroses. 
*Munstead Giant Mixed Colors Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This is perhaps the finest strain of large-flowered Primroses in culti- 
vation. The plants grow vigorously and produce numerous stems which 
are topped with heavy clusters of bold flowers in all shades of yellow, 
cream, orange, buff, mauve, pink, bronze and dark rose. They create 
a riot of color in early spring which lasts for a month and more. 
PULMONARIA - Lungwort 
A perennial noteworthy for hardiness of growth, freedom in flowering, 
and for its adaptability for growing in shady borders or rock gardens. 
The plants have rough foliage sometimes speckled with white, and blue 
or reddish flowers borne in racemes. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in groups in the shady, mixed border, in 
masses under the shade of deciduous trees, or in the rock garden. Plant 
10 inches apart in autumn or early spring. 
*Saccharata Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
A lovely early spring flower not unlike Mertensia, with pink tlowers, and 
when through blooming the plant has beautiful silvery spotted foliage. 
12 to 14 inches high. A valuable plant in shady places. 
Hardy plants are sold in minimum units of three 
unless an each price is quoted. 

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