MIDSUMMER CATALOGUE, 1915. 



39 



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 i oz., .50 .10 



7760 Mollis. Large, single, light yellow flowers and silvery-white 



foliage; very showy. 4 ft. ... ... ... ... ... .25 



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



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



Annual Varieties, sr.e Nos. 4210-4255. 



SWEET WILLIAM. Dlanthm Barhatus. 

 Showy hardy biennials of easiest culture; admirable for clumps 

 among shrubs or borders. I5 ft. 



7770 



7775 

 7776 

 7780 

 7785 

 7790 



7795 

 7800 



7805 



7810 



7812 

 7815 



7820 



7825 

 7830 



7835 

 7840 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Superb Mixed. A magnificent strain of this popular 

 plant with very large flowers, and containing many attractive Pkt. 

 shades. .1 Oz., 1.25; J oz., .40; . 10 



Farquhar's Pink Beauty. Salmon j oz., .75; 



Farquhar's Scarlet Beauty. Bright scarlet ... \ oz., .75; 



Dark Crimson. Kich dark shade. . . . Oz., .60; J oz., .20 



White. Excellent for cut flowers. ... Oz., .60; i oz., .20; 



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



Oz., 1.00; \ oz., .35; 



Fine Mixed Oz., .75; i oz., .25; 



Double Fine Mixed j oz., .50; 



TEUCRIUM Chamsedrys. Fine hardy plant for the herbaceous 

 border; flowers piu'ple. 9 inches. ... ... ... ... 



THALICTRUM Adiantifolium. A graceful plant with finely 

 cut foliage resembling the Maidenhair fern; extensively used 

 for bouquets. June and July. 1 ft. . . . ... ... ... 



Dipterocarpum. Graceful species with pretty rosy-purple 

 flowers. 2 ft. 



THERMOPSIS Caroliniana. A tall growing hardy perennial 

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

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



TRITOMA Hybrida Express. The earliest of all the Pkt. 78' 

 Tritomas, producing an abundance of elegant orange- 

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



Uvaria Grandiflora. Scarlet and orange-yellow flow- 

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



TROLLIUS Europseus. Glohe Flower. A large- 

 flowered variety of the buttercup with bright" yellow 

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



Caucasicus Golden Globe. Very large, deep 

 orange-colored flowers. 2 ft. ... \ oz., 1.00; 



Japonicus fl. pi. Fine globular golden-yellow flowers 



.15 

 .25 

 .05 

 .05 



.10 

 ,05 

 .10 



.15 



.15 

 .25 



.25 



Sweet William. 



.20 



.15 



.10 



.25 



7850 

 7852 



7855 

 7860 



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VALERIAN Red. Valeriana Rubra. Old-fashioned Pkt, 

 perennial, adapted to wild gardens or large rockeries. 



2 ft. Oz.,.40; 



White. A white form of the preceding. " .40; 



Officinalis. Hardy Garden Heliotrope. Large trusses 

 of pale pink flowers; fragrant. June. 4 ft. 5 oz., .75; 



VERBASCUM Olympicum. Mullein. Large white 

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



i oz., .30; 

 Panosum. Stately plant with large woolly leaves 

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

 oz., 1.25; .25 i oz., .25; 



VERONICA. Speedwell. 

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

 Amethystina. Light blue. 2 ft. 

 Longifolia. Long spikes of rich blue flowers. 2 ft. 

 Incana. Lovely shade of violet, li ft. 

 Rosea. Bright ro.se-colored flowers. I5 ft. 

 Spicata. Showy spikes of bright blue flowers 



VIOLET. Viola Odorala. 

 The single varieties only can be raised from seeds; the.se however, are very 



fragrant and quite hardy. 

 The Czar. Very large, dark blue. 

 White Czar. Pure white, large flowers. 



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



Odorata Mixed. Shades of blue and white. ... ... { oz., .50; 



Viola Cornula, see Pansies, Nos. 3275-3310. 



WALLFLOWER. 



7865 

 7870 



7875 

 7880 

 7885 



7890 

 7895 

 7900 

 7905 



05 

 05 



15 



10 



10 



.15 

 .10 

 .10 

 .20 

 .15 



.15 

 .15 

 .15 

 .15 



7915 

 7920 

 7925 



7930 

 7935 



7940 



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

 April good plants will 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, Oz., .60; 



Primrose Yellow. Fine light shade. ... ... Oz., .60; 



Mixed. Shades of yeUow and red. Oz., .60; 







Pkt. 



oz. 



,20; 



.10 



oz. 



.20; 



,10 



oz. 



.20; 



,05 

 .75 



oz. 



1.00 



.25 



Stokesia Cvanea. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 

 Collection of 8 Varieties Separate. Imported. 

 Double Mixed. Splendid branching varieties. ... 



Annual Wallflower, see Nos. 4730-4742. 

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

 bery or lawn gi'oups, with elegant spikes of creamy-white flowers; leaves 

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



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