for Fall Planting 



GROUND COVERS 



ENGLISH IVY. The fastest-growing 

 ground cover. 2J^-in. pot plants, $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 

 foliage and small spikes of (lowers during 

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

 per 100. 



VI NCA minor (Periwinkle; Trailing Myrtle). 

 An excellent dwarf trailing plant for car- 

 peting the ground where it is too shady 

 for other plants to thrive. $3.50 per doz.; 

 $25.00 per 100. 



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 



New Phlox, Orange 



Distinctive salmon-orange. Compact grow- 

 er, 18 inches high, free blooming from mid- 

 July on. 95c. each; 3 for $2.50; 6 for $4.75. 



Phlox Miss Lingard — the Favorite 



Early-blooming white Phlox. Nice foliage 

 and spectacular flower heads 2J^ to 3 ft. 

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

 12 for $6.95. 



Helleborus (Christmas Rose) 



They grow best in rich soil and a shady 

 location. Attractive the year round. 

 Niger. 1 ft. Single white 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. 



Silver Mound Artemisia 



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, 

 dry location. Hardv anywhere. 75c. each; 

 3 for $(.95; 6 for $3.65; 12 for $6.75. 



Hemerocallis (Daylilies) 



6 CHOICE DAYLILIES 



Your choice $1.00 ea.; any 6 for $5.00 



Gay Troubadour. A sparkling bicolor — In- 

 dian red and maize. June and July. 33^ ft. 



Honey Red Head. Bright orange-red with 

 distinct cream-yellow border. July and 

 August. 3 ft. 



Pink Angel. Light pastel pink with a little 

 yellow spot in the center. Unusual and 

 very pretty. Elegant and free flowering. 

 June and July. 2 ft. 



Rose Du Barry. Unusual tone of straw- 

 berry-red. Outstanding. June and July. 



Serenade. Unusual pastel tint of yellow and 

 pink. June and July. 4 ft. 



Waubun. Broad, recurving, twisty petals 

 of soft cadmium-yellow with outer half 

 flushed terra-cotta. June and July. 2 to 

 2^ ft. 



6 Outstanding New Daylilies 

 Your choice $2.00 ea.; any 3 for $5.00 



Atlas. 3 to T>Y2 ft. Huge, bold, light yellow 

 with chartreuse overtones. This is about 

 the finest large-flowered in this color class. 

 Midseason. 



Fairy Wings. 2Y 2 to 3 ft. Dainty, 5-inch 

 blooms edged with tiny ruffles. Pale yel- 

 low with delicate pink glow and a cool green 

 throat. Early. 



Golden Wonder. 2J^ ft. Large, recurved, 

 diamond-dusted golden yellow self. Re- 

 mains open over twelve hours. Late. 



Pink Orchid. 2 to 2J^ ft. Heavily ruffled, 

 large (lowers in shades of salmon, peach and 

 shell-pink. Midrib and edges of sepals 

 lavender. Yellow to green throat. Sun re- 

 sistant. Midseason. 



Splendor. 2 to 2}^ ft. Exciting large, wide- 

 spread, full crimson-red self with 6-inch 

 blooms on good scapes. The rich color 

 runs deep, to meet a green-yellow throat 

 and is sunfast. Late. 



Violet Symphony. 2 to 2H ft. Pansy- 

 purple with much lavender in its makeup. 

 Cream and green throat. Fast grower. 

 Midseason. 



Six Popular Daylilies 



Togiveyou bloom from May to September 

 85c. each; 3 of one variety for $2.25 ; 



6 for $4.25; 12 for $8.00; 25 for $15.00 

 August Pioneer. 2J£ ft. Small flowers of 



chrome-orange. Early August to mid- 

 September. 

 Gypsy. Deep orange. Late June and July. 

 Hyperion. 3 ft. Still popular pale yellow 



Daylily. Huge blooms, July to August. 

 Linda. 3 ft. Golden yellow, with cinnamon 



bars on each petal. July to August. 

 Mikado. 3 ft. Orange, marked purple-red. 



May to June. 

 Ophir. 3l 2 ft. Huge blooms of rich golden 



yellow. July to August. 



COLLECTION F65-3 

 1 each of the 6 for $4.75 



SILVER MOUND ARTEMISIA 



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. 



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Plaming of Phlox, Platycodon and Day- 

 lilies. 



Platycodons are available in blue at 75c. 

 each; 3 for $1.95. 



DELPHINIUMS 



Pacific Hybrids. The individual flowers are 

 very large, often 2J^ inches across on 

 spikes 3 to 4 feet long. Colors range from 

 white, sky-blue to deep blue, purple, violet 

 and exquisite shades of orchid-pink. The 

 plants grow 5 to 7 feet tall. Cut the stems 

 after the first great burst of bloom and they 

 will repeat. They should be planted in 

 masses at the rear of the hardy border in a 

 sunny or partially shaded location. Full 

 morning sun is preferred. 75c. each; 3 for 

 $1.95; 6 for $3.65; 12 for $6.75. 



Separate Colors available in 



Pink White Mauve Deep Blue 

 Light Blue 



95c. each; any 3 for $2.50; any 6 for $4.50; 

 any 12 for $8.50 



The Easy-to-Grow Belladonna Type 

 Delphinium 



These have lovely single florets and grow 



3 to 5 feet high. 



Belladonna. Light blue. 



Casa Blanca. New white variety. An out- 

 standing new perennial. 



Lamartine. Rich dark blue. 



