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PLATYCODON - Chinese Bellflower 
Very satisfactory hardy plants for the sunny border. Has broad, blue or 
white, bell-shaped flowers all summer and is a very fine garden plant. 
Culture. Must be grown in a light, more or less sandy soil, in a well 
drained, sunny border. If border is slightly elevated so much the better. 
Plant in early spring or fall, 8 inches apart. Disturb as little as possible. 
Grandiflorum Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
Large, showy, deep blue flowers on 20-inch spikes are produced all sum- 
mer. A splendid plant for the hardy border. 
Grandiflorum album Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.90 
White-flowered form of the above. 
**Mariesi Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
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. 
*Mariest album Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
White-flowered form of the above. 
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. Primulas will succeed in good, rich loamy soil freely mixed 
with leaf mold. 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 
Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
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 Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 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. 
*Sieboldi Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 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 
in a sunny position, in border or rockery; 10 inches high. 
*Vulgaris Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
The true old English Primrose with pale yellow flowers. Do not confuse 
with the comron veris. 
POLYANTHUS - Bunch Primrose 
The Polyanthus was obtained by crossing the 
Cowslip (Primula veris), and the Primrose (Prim- 
ula vulgaris). It has the large flowers of the 
Primrose and the flower umbel of the Cowslip. 
Culture. They like a moist, shady position, and a 
rich, liberally manured soil. 
*Munstead, Giant Yellow and Cream Shades 
Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
A beautiful strain of -large-flowered, yellow 
shaded, bunch Primroses; most desired by those 
who love the Primrose. 
**Munstead Giant Red Shades 
Each 65c, Three.$1.65, Doz. $5.25, 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 $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
This is perhaps the finest strain of large-flowered 
Primroses in cultivation. The plants grow vigor- 
ously 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. 
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Wayside Munstead Polyanthus 
POLEMONIOUM - Jacob’s Ladder or Greek Valerian 
Free flowering, hardy perennials. They have graceful pinnate leaves, and 
bear their flowers in loose heads. Showy plants tor 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. Plant in autumn or early spring about a foot apart. Divide 
and replant every third year. 
*Blue Pearl Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
The lovely and clear baby-blue flowers are freely produced in April and 
Mays Does well in sun or shade. Foliage very ornamental throughout 
entire summer. Heicht 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 Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $22.00 
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 
BCS BOS tt where it has plenty of room to show its pendulous sprays 
of bells. 
POLYGONUM - Dwarf Lace Plant 
Reynoutria - Fach 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
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. 
The New Ground Cover, Polygonum Reynoutria 
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