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HARDY PERENNIALS (continues 
Price: 50c per plant, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, except where noted 
Varieties starred (*) are suitable for Rock Gardens. Varieties daggered (t) are suitable for Cut Flowers. 
t*Garnet—''Garnet"’ is of spreading habit and produces a succession 
of bloom from June until frost. Flowers of rich garnet color, grace- 
fully placed on stems 12 to 18 inches tall. The plants have from six 
to a dozen spikes continually in flower. Excellent for cutting and last 
a week or more in water. 
tRose Elf—An extremely hardy, compact, low-growing Pentstemon sel- 
dom exceeding a height of 18 inches. Large, rose colored flowers 
produced in great profusion, with shiny evergreen foliage. Beautiful 
in the border and useful as a cut flower. This new variety of the 
Barbatus type is not to be confused with the less hardy but we 
think it is just as effective. Price: 75¢ per plant, $7.50 per dozen. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragonhead) 
t*Vivid—A new dwarf growing variety, that attains a height of 18-22 
inches, and is a marvelous improvement on any previous variety in- 
troduced. It is much deeper in color and has larger individual 
flowers. A splendid cut-flower. August blooming. 
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower) 
The Platycodons are closely allied to the Campanula and form neat, 
branched bushes of upright habit, 2 to 2% feet high. Attractive 
flowers from June to August. 
tDouble Blue—A double form of the blue Platycodon. Very unusual, 
heavy flowers that are ideal for cut flower purposes and a type that 
attracts interest in all gardens. Height, 18 inches 
tGrandiflorum—A beautiful, deep blue. Single flowers. Height, 18 
inches. 
tGrandiflorum Album—Beautiful pure white type of above, 2 feet. 
tMariesi—A beautiful dwarf Platycodon with broad thick foliage and 
large deep violet-blue flowers borne on 12-inch stems during the 
entire summer. 
tShell Pink—This disease free plant bears in summer an abundance 
of lovely three-inch blooms of soft pink with dark rose veins. To get 
finest color plant in light shade. A very novel color for this type of 
plant. Height 3-3% feet. Price: 75¢ each, $7.50 per dozen. 
PLUMBAGO (Leadwort) 
*Larpentae—A splendid border or rock plant with deep blue flowers, 
blooming in September and October; dwarf spreading habit, 8 to 
10 inches high. 
POLEMONIUM (Jacobs Ladder) 
*Blue Pearl—Has finely cut, deep green foliage and showy spikes of 
baby-blue flowers in April. Sun or shady places. Attains a height of 
9 inches. There is no burning of foliage on this variety. Will stand 
partial shade. 
POLYGONIUM (Fleece Vine) 
*Reynoutria—One of the newest and best ground cover plants for 
sunny places. Light green foliage 6 inches high spreads over the 
ground turning bright red in the Fall. Fleece-like sprays of pink 
flowers appear from September on. 
PRIMULA (Primrose) 
*Munstead Strain—The finest of the yellow and bronzy red shades 
in cultivation. Flowers early in May with height of flowers about 9 
inches. 
PULMONARIA (Lung-wort) 
* Officinalis—An excellent plant for the hardy border and rock garden, 
growing about 12 inches high. Flowers resemble the Mertensia to a 
great extent. Lovely blue blooms on beautiful silvery spotted foliage. 

Pentstemon Firebird 
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