for Fall Planting 



HELLEBORUS (Christmas Rose) 



They grow best in rich soil and a shady 

 location. Attractive the year round. 

 Niger. 1 ft. Single while blooms flushed 

 with pink on sturdy stems. December to 

 March. $1.50 each; 3 for $4.00. 

 Orientalis atrorubens. Crimson-purple 

 flowers on 12 to 15-inch stems. February 

 to April. $1.50 each; 3 for $4.00. 



IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft) 



Delightful little evergreen plants much 

 used in rock gardens. They make splendid 

 border plants, furnishing closely packed, 

 white bloom in spring. 

 Sempervirens. A fine plant with dark green 



foliage. White flowers. 

 Snowflake. Large, pure white flowers on 



dwarf plants. Best for borders. 



HARDY SUMMER PHLOX 



Hardy Phlox is the backbone of your gar- 

 den during the summer months when color 

 is so much needed. 



6 Beautiful Summer Phlox 



Count Zeppelin. White with red eye. 

 Lilian. Cameo-pink with blue eye. 

 Elizabeth Arden. Soft pink with red eye. 

 White Admiral. Pure white. 

 Sir John Falstaff. Deep salmon-pink. 

 Charles Curtis (true). Deep red. 



Your choice of above 6 varieties, 

 Any 3 for $2.25; any 6 for $4.25; 

 any 12 for $7.50; any 25 for $14.00 



Phlox Miss Lingard — the Favorite 



Early-blooming white Phlox. Nice foliage 

 and spectacular flower heads 2)4 to 3 ft. 

 high. 85c. each; 3 for $2.25; 6 for $4.25; 

 12 for $7.50. 



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A handsome, compact, mound-like plant 

 about 8 inches high and 12 to 15 inches across. 

 Fern-like foliage of light, bright silvery gray. 

 Very pleasing in the rock garden or as an 



accent plant, but most distinctive for edg- 

 ing beds and walks. Prefers a warm, sunny, 

 drv location. Hardy anywhere. 85c. each; 

 3 for $2.25; 6 for $4.25; 12 for $7.50. 



HARDY GROUND. COVER PLANTS 



A specially selected list of the better va- 

 rieties, from 2 to 2)-2-inch pots, well estab- 

 lished for safe transplanting. 



Six at dozen rate ; 25 at 100 rate. Ten per- 

 cent off the hundred rate when 250 or more 

 of one variety are ordered. 



Planting of Phlox, Platycodon and Day- 

 lilies. 



Plafycodons are available in blue at 75c. 

 each; 3 for $1.95. 



AJUGA reptans 

 (Carpet Bugle) 



Easy to grow in shade or sun. Lovely blue 

 flowers in April and May. 

 Bronze Beauty. Glossy reddish bronze 



foliage. 

 Silver Beauty. Attractive white and green 



variegated foliage. 

 Either variety, $6.50 per doz.; $40.00 per 100 



EUONYMUS fortune! 

 (Wintercreeper) 



For sun or partial shade in average soil. 



Colorata (Purple Wintercreeper). Vigorous 

 grower with evergreen leaves about an inch 

 long, turning to purplish red all fall and 

 winter. 



Acutus (Procumbent Wintercreeper). This 

 is the best of the Euonymus for a fast- 

 growing ground coyer. Neat looking, with 

 leaves similar to Vinca minor — deep green 

 in summer, bronze-green in winter. 



Gracilis (Variegated Wintercreeper). A new 

 strain found in Japan. A blend of white, 

 pink, and cream-colored leaves. Can be 

 used as wall vine or ground cover. 



Minimus (Baby Wintercreeper). A refined 

 type, adaptable for ground-cover use. Can 

 be pruned for formal effect when used in 

 sunny planters and as edging. 



All Euonymus, $6.50 per doz.; $40.00 per 100 



ERICA 



(Spring Heath; Winter Heather) 

 Carnea rosea. This is the finest variety of 

 creeping habit, seldom over 6 inches high, 

 evergreen, and covered with dainty pink 

 flowers in very early spring. Sun or filtered 

 sunlight preferred. 

 Carnea Springwood White. Same as 

 above, with white flowers. 

 Either variety, 3-in. pots, $1.00 each; 

 $10.00 per doz.; $75.00 per 100 



HEDERA Helix 



(English Ivy) 



Newer hardy selections with good deep 



green foliage. 



Berlin Ivy. A selection from Berlin, Ger- 

 many. Large leaves with silver veins. 



Thorndale Ivy. A good all-round English 

 Ivy. Vigorous grower. 



Wilson's Ivy. This has smaller leaf than 

 Berlin and Thorndale. Leaf color is slightly 

 lighter green, quite tolerant of winter sun 

 and wind. 



Any of above three, $3.50 per doz.; 

 $25.00 per 100 



PACHYSANDRA 



(Japanese Spurge) 



A trailing plant, 6 to 8 inches high, forming 

 a complete cover of bright, glossy green foli- 

 age and small spikes of flowers during May 

 and June. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



SEEDLING 



Select Jumbo Mixture. The 



same famous blend that we have 

 been selling for the past several 

 years, with even more rare and 

 beautiful colors added to pro- 

 duce the most gorgeous display 

 of immense flowers of rare form 

 and heavy substance. Set these 

 seedling plants out this fall and 

 enjoy them next spring and sum- 

 mer. Pansy plants are not mail- 

 able. 50 for $1.65; $3.10 per 100. 



Late summer is the time to plant 

 perennial and biennial flower seeds. 

 See our large selection. 



SEDUM 



(Stonecrop) 



Although practically all varieties of Sedum 

 are adaptable for ground-cover use in one 

 way or another, the variety listed below is 

 highly recommended. 



Spurium (Dragon's Blood). Grows well in 

 sun or light shade, trailing nicely on the 

 ground or crevices. Showy red flowers in 

 summer. Foliage turns reddish bronze in 

 the fall. Evergreen. SPECIAL 2J4-in. 

 pots, $4.50 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



VINCA minor 

 Newer Varieties (Myrtle) 



Bowles Variety. The foliage is broad and 

 rich glossy green, of strong texture. The 

 flowers are not only larger but are of a 

 deeper rich blue color and are borne with 

 remarkable profusion. 



Carroll White. As nice foliage as the Bowles 

 Variety, with large white flowers. 



Alpine purpurea. Even faster growing than 

 the above two varieties, with purplish red 



Any of the above varieties, 



Nice potted plants, 6 for $2.00 ; $3.50 per doz. ; 



$25.00 per 100 



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