SUMMER CATALOGUE, 1917. 



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SUNFLOWER. 



7755 Maximiliana. Flowers clear yellow with several rows of large Pkt. 



ray petals and full centre; continues in bloom late in the autumn. 



6 ft ioz., .50 .10 



'7762 Orgyalis. A tall-growing variety, with medium-sized single 



golden-yellow flowers during September (Crop failed.) 

 7765 Rigidus. Fine native variety, with rich golden-yellow flowers; 



valuable for cutting. ... ... ... ... ... ... .15 



Annual Varieties, sfe Nos. 4210-4255. 



SWEET WILLIAM. Dianlhus Barhatus. 

 Showy hardy biennials of easiest culture: admirable for clumps 

 among shrubs or borders. \\ ft. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



7768 Farquhar's Giant Mixed. A magnificent strain of this popular pkt. 

 plant with vcrv largo flowers, and containing many attractive 

 shades. .; Oz., .S2.00; i oz., .60; .25 



7770 Superb Mixed. In great varietv. . . . Oz., $1.25; \ oz., .40; .10 



7775 Farquhar's Pink Beauty. Salmon ^ oz., .75; .15 



7776 Farquhar's Scarlet Beauty. Bright scarlet . . ^oz., .75;.25 

 7780 Dark Crimson. Rich dark shade . . . Oz., .60; \ oz., .20; . 10 

 7785 White. Excellent for cut flowers . . . Oz., .60; \ oz., .20; . 10 

 7790 Giant Auricula-Eyed. Various colors with clearly defined eyes. 



Oz., Sl.OO; Joz., .35; .10 



7800 Double Fine Mixed \ oz., .50; . 15 



7805 TEUCRIUM Chamsedrys. Fine Lardy plant for the herbaceous 



border; flowers purple. 9 inches. ... ... ... ... .15 



7810 THALICTRUM Adiantifolium. A graceful plant with finely 

 cut foliage resembling the Maidenhair fern; extensively used 

 for boucjucts. June and July. 1 ft. . . . ... ... ... .15 



7812 Dipteroearpum. Graceful species with pretty rosy-purple 



flowers. 2 ft. .25 



7815 THERMOPSIS Caroliniana. A tall growing hardy perennial 

 with clover-like leaves, and magnificent spikes of golden-yellow 

 pea-shaped flowers. June. 5 feet. ... ... ... ... 



7820 TRITOMA Hybrida Express. The earliest of all the Pkt. 

 Tritomas, i)roducing an abundance of elegant orange- 

 scarlet flowers. 3 to 4 ft.. . . ... ... 



7825 Uvaria Grandiflora. Scarlet and orange-yellow flow- 

 ers. Aug. to Oct. 4 ft. ... ... I oz., .75; 



7826 Stark's Hybrids. A new perpetual-flowering race, said 



to bloom from June to October. The colors embrace 

 yellows and salmons to deep crimson. Height, 2 to 4 

 feet. ... ... ... (Crop failed.) 



7830 TROLLIUS Europaeus. Globe Floiver. A large- 

 flowered variety of the buttercup with bright yellow 

 globular flowers 2 ft. ... ... j oz., .50; 



.20 



.15 



Sweet William. 



.25 



7845 VALERIAN Red. Valeriana Rubra. Old-fashioned Pkt. 

 perennial, adapted to wild gardens or large rockeries. 



2ft. _ ... _ i oz.,.15; .10 



White. A white form of the preceding. .10 



Officinalis. Hardy Garden Heliotrope. Large trusses 



of pale pink flowers; fragrant. June. 4 ft. .15 



VERBASCUM Olympicum. Mullein. Large white 

 silvery foliage; grand spikes of yellow flowers. 5 ft. 



7850 

 7852 



7855 



7860 



.10 



Panosum. Stately plant with large woolly leaves 

 and dense spikes of sulphur-yellow flowers. 6 ft. 



7865 

 7870 



7875 

 7880 



7885 



7890 

 7895 

 7900 

 7905 



7915 

 7920 

 7925 

 7926 



7935 



7940 



Stokesia Cvanea. 



VERONICA. Speedwell. 

 Elegant hardy perennials of easy culture and thriving in any good soil. 



Amethystina. Light blue. 2 ft. [Crop failed.) 



Longifolia. Long spikes of rich blue flowers. 2 ft. (Crop failed.) 

 Incana. Lovely shade of violet. I5 ft. 

 Rosea. Bright rose-colored flowers. H ft. (Crop failed.) 

 Spicata. Showy spikes of bright blue flowers. ... 



VIOLET. Viola Odorata. 

 The single varieties only can be raised from seeds; these however, are very 



fragrant and quite hardy. 

 The Czar. Very large, dark blue. ... ... ... ... ... 



White Czar. Pure white, large flowers. ... ... ... ... 



Semperflorens. Deep blue. ... i oz., ..50; 



Odorata Mixed. Shades of blue and white j oz., .50: 



Viola Cornuta, see Fansics, Nos. 3275-3310. 



WALLFLOWER. 



Half-hardy perennials of delicious fragrance. If sown in heat in March or 

 April good plants wiU be obtained for flowering during the following winter 

 in a cool greenhouse, or they may be kept in cold frames and bloomed in 

 the spring and early summer. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



Blood Red. Rich color. ... 



Primrose Yellow. Fine light shade 



Mixed. Shades of yellow anrl red. 



Collection of 8 varieties, separate. Our selection . . . 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 

 Double Mi.xed. Splendid branching varieties. ... 



Annual Wallflower, see Nos. 4730-4742. 

 YUCCA fllamentosa. Adam's Needle. Splendid hardy plants for shrub- 

 bery or lawn groups, with elegant spikes of creamj^-whitc flowers; leaves 

 with thread-like filaments on their edges. 4 ft.... 



.10 



10 



.10 

 !l5 



.15 

 15 



.15 

 15 



oz., .-.); 



j oz. 

 T oz. 



.20: 



Pkt. 

 .10 

 .10 

 .0.5 

 . 75 



oz., .Sl.OO: .25 



15 



