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Price: 30e per plant, $5.00 per doz.. $35.00 per 100. except where noted 
Varieties starred (*) are suitable for Rock Gardens. Varieties daggered (+) are suitable for Cut Flowers. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragonhead) 
+*Vivid—A new dwarf growing variety, that attains a height 
of 18-22 inches, and is a marvelous improvement on any 
previous variety introduced. 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. 
+Double 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. 
+Grandiflorum—A beautiful, deep blue. Single flowers. Height, 
18 inches. 
+Grandiflorum Album—Beautiful pure white type of above, 2 
Teele 
+Mariesi—A beautiful dwarf Platycodon with broad thick 
foliage and large deep violet-blue flowers borne on 12-inch 
stems during the entire summer. 
+Shell 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: 
75c each, $7.50 per dozen. 
PLUMBAGO (Leadwort) 
*Larpentae—A splendid border or rock plant with deep blue 
flowers, blooming in September and October; dwarf spread- 
ing 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) 
*Colossal 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) 
*Sacharatta—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. 
PYRETHRUM (Persian or Painted Daisy) 
One of the best Perennials in our list. It is perfectly hardy, 
will thrive in any garden soil and in any situation except in 
dense shade under trees. As a cut-flower it is unsurpassed in 
daintiness and keeping qualities. Blooms in May and June. 
Grows about 1% to 2 feet high. 
+*Robinson’s Hybrids—Single daisy-like flowers, ranging in 
shade from deep pink to red. Grand cut flower subjects and 
very showy in the garden. Long season of flowering makes 
these an asset to any garden. 
+Roseum (extra double) large filled-in flowers of the Persian 
Daisy. Does not show the open center. Grows about 2 feet 
high. Like all Pyrethrum, a grand cut flower subject. Price: 
75c each, $7.50 a dozen. 
Forty-Four 
SAPONARIA (Soap Flower) 
*Ocymoides—Border plant, growing about 6 to 7 inches high, 
producing masses of bright pink flowers in May. 
SCABIOSA (Pincushion Flower) 
+Caucasica—Sky blue flowers, about 4 inches across, with tufted 
center, flowering from June to September and attains a 
height of about 18 to 24 inches. Splendid for cutting pur- 
poses. 
+House’s Hybrids—Very large flowers of beautiful rich blue 
with tufted centers. Flowering from June to September and 
attaining a height of 20 to 24 inches. Splendid for garden 
show as well as cut flower purposes. 
SEDUM (Stonecrop) 
-*Purpurea—An exact duplicate of the well known Vivid in 
every way except color which is very much deeper. Height, 
18 inches. 
+*Spectabile—Most popular of all the Sedums, producing large, 
flat heads of rose-colored flowers. 2 feet high. Mid-August 
to mid-September. 
**Vivid—A much shorter growing variety than Spectabile with 
very deep colored flowers. Flowering late August to October. 
Height, 18 inches. 
SPIREAS (Meadowsweet) 
Very showy plant, either planted in isolated clumps or inter- 
mingled with other herbaceous plants in the hardy border. 
They thrive well in any rich garden soil, but prefer damp 
positions. Very decorative with beautiful spikes of flower. 
+America—Beautiful Lilac pink in color. Height, 24 feet. 
+Fanal—Beautiful feathery sprays of brilliant red. Easy to grow 
hardy variety that likes plenty of moisture as well as good 
rich soil. In bloom throughout May and June with flower- 
ing stalks about 15 inches. Where a red border plant is 
wanted, we strongly recommend this Spirea. Height, 22 feet. 
Price: 75c per plant, $7.50 per dozen. 
+Gloria Superba—Dwarf, deep pink variety with a height of 
not over 2 feet and flowering in June. 
*Glory of Holland—Light pink; an excellent garden variety 
flowering in July. Height, 2 feet. 
+Queen Alexander—A very fine rose pink variety in cultivation 
many years but still very popular. Height, 18-24 inches. 
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