PENTSTEMON .- Beard Tongue 
Very popular hardy flowering plants. Most attractive for massing in 
beds or borders. They are not only of graceful habit, but also decidedly 
beautiful from a decorative point of view. The many species are inter- 
esting subjects for growing in the rock garden or border. The flowers 
are tubular and Foxglove-like in shape. 
Culture. The Pentstemons require a rich, well-manured, loamy soil, and 
a well-drained, sunny place. The dwarf kinds should be grown on the 
margins of the border, or in the rock garden. Plant in autumn or early 
spring. Place the plants 10 inches apart each way. 
Barbatus, Rose Elf Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $32.50 
An outstanding, good hardy plant; neat, compact in habit and very 
prolific blooming. Ten or more flower spikes to a single plant. About 
18 inches tall; covered with lovely clean, sheil-pink flowers during 
June, July and August. Fine cut flower and perfectly hardy. 
LARGE-FLOWERED PENTSTEMONS 
Garnet Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
This is the first of a new strain of hardy, large-flowering Pentstemons. 
Heretofore, the only large-flowering Hybrid Pentstemons available 
were the Gloxinoides which are not hardy in the North. Pentstemon 
Garnet is of spreading habit and produces a succession of bloom from 
June until stopped by frost. The Gloxinia-like flowers are a rich 
garnet color, and are gracefully placed on stems 12 to 18 inches tall. 
The plants have from six to a dozen spikes continually throughout 
its flowering season. The flowers are excellent for cutting and last a 
week or more in water. 
Firebird Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
This beauty came to us from Switzerland where it is known as Pent- 
stemon Shonholzeri. The flowers are Foxglove-like in size, on stems 
about 18 to 24 inches tall, and are a most beautiful ruby-crimson. 
The plant is easily grown, is free from insect pests, flowers freely, 
creates a lovely effect in the flower garden, and is a cut flower 
par excellence. 
PEROVSKIA - Russian Sage 
A tall plant with gray foliage not unlike the Sage. The blue flowers are 
arranged in slender spikes forming terminal panicles which are excep- 
tionally fine combined with summer flowers such as Gladioli. 
Culture. A well-drained, loamy soil, not too rich, suits best. Plant in 
fall or early spring, 12 inches apart in sunny border. . 
Atriplicifolia Each $1.20, Three $3.00, Doz. $9.00 
During July and August and early September, the plants are covered 
with long whorls of silvery blue flowers which have a lovely, graceful 
appearance. The flower stalks are approximately thirty inches to three 
feet long and are splendid for cutting. The florists like this flower, par- 
ticularly for cutting, because it combines beautifully with Dahlias, 
Gladioli, and the taller summer flowers. The foliage is silvery gray. The 
plant is wavy, giving a silvery smoky effect in the garden. Hardy any- 
where. Does well in all kinds of soil, but should be grown in full sun. 
Platycodon Grandiflorum 
Physostegia, Vivid 
PHYSOSTEGIA - False Dragonhead 
Handsome plants for the sunny border or the wild garden, of easy 
culture. The flowers are borne in terminal spikes or branching racemes 
from July to September. 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil in groups in sunny borders. Plant 
in autumn or spring, 12 inches apart, and divide and replant every 
second year, as the roots are of spreading habit. 
Virginica, Vivid Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
This is a new dwarf variety about 20 inches high, and a great improve- 
ment. It blooms three weeks later than the others, the flowers are a 
deeper pink; much larger and better, lasting a long time when cut. 
Summer Glow Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
Towering stems often exceeding 4 feet, terminating in colorful spikes 
18 inches in length; similar to the parent, ‘‘Gigantea,’’ but of a rosy 
crimson color that is altogether attractive and far more effective. 
A splendid background or cut-flower variety. It will supersede the older 
kind. Height 4 feet. In full flower mid-August. 
PINKS, HARDY GARDEN (See Dianthus) 
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 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
Large, showy, deep blue flowers on 20-inch spikes are produced all sum- 
mer. A splendid plant for the hardy border. 
Grandiflorum album Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
White-flowered form of the above. 
*Mariesi Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 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 Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
White-flowered form of the above. 
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