Peonies The Linn County Nurseries 
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CREEPING PHLOX. A compact creeping plant completely covered with 
flowers in May. Used as a ground cover in a sunny spot. 40c; 3 for $1.00. 
—Emerald Cushion. Bright pink flowers followed by excellent foliage. 
—Snow Flake. Pure white. 
PLAYTYCODON Chinese Bellflower. Also called Balloon flower. Balloon 
like flowers opening into two inch bell shaped flowers produced through- 
out the summer. Choice of light blue, pink or white. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES. Perhaps the best attention attractors in the perennial 
border. Very large flowers on 2 to 3 ft. stems in late spring. Plant in late 
August into October in good loam. 
—Flashy Glow. Yellow with orange cast. Clearer than most others of this 
type. 75e. 
—Field Marshall Von-Der-Glotz. One of the pleasing new whites. $1.00. 
—Helen Elizabeth. Clear light pink with no blotch. Very long bloomer. 60ce. 
—Mary Jane Miller. Large free flowering salmon pink. 75ce. 
—Mandarin. A real chinese red without the base spots. 75e. 
—Pink Radiance. A very fine pink on stiff stems. 75ce. 
SEDUM—Stone Crop or Live Forever. One of the most hardy and drought 
resistant plants. 
—Kamtschaticum. A prostrate plant with beautiful small round thick leaves 
and yellow flowers. 
—Spectabile Brilliant. An erect grower reaching 18 in. with 2-3 in. oval shap- 
ed, thick leaves and flat heads of bright amaranth-red flowers in late sum- 
mer. 
THERMOPSIS Carolina. 2-3 ft. Bright yellow lupine like flowers in June 
and July. 
THYMUS, Wooly. 3 in. Downy gray foliage, making a dense mat. Pink 
flowers July-August. 
PEONIES. It is wise to plant the better kinds of peonies for they cost only a 
few cents more and last almost forever. They should be planted with the 
buds about an inch from the surface using good garden soil. 
The number after the name is the rating given by the American Peony 
Society, 10.0 being perfect. (E) means early, (M) midseason, and (L) stands 
for late. 
RED PEONIES 
CHERRY HILL 8.6 (E). Rich dark crimson, very early. $1.00. 
FELIX CROUSSE 8.4 (M). Brilliant crimson. 75e. 
KARL ROSENFIELD 8.8 (E). Rich blood-red. One of the best. $1.00. 
LONGFELLOW 9.0 (M). Very fine, fadeless, bright crimson. $1.25. 
RICHARD CARVEL. 8.8 (E). Large, very early, unfading dark crimson. $1.30. 
WHITE PEONIES 
BARONESS SCHROEDER 9.0 (L). Pale flesh pink fading to pure white. $1.00. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA 9.3 (E). Pure white flecked crimson, very large. $1.00. 
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