MIDSUMMER CATALOGUE, 1914. 



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7812 

 7S15 



7820 



7825 

 7830 



7835 

 7840 



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 



77G0 Mollis. Large, single, light j-ellow flowers and silvery-white 



foliage; very showy. 4 ft ... ... ... ... .15 



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



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



Annual Varieties, see N^os. 4210-4255. 



SWEET WILLIAM. Diamhus Barbatus. 

 Showy hardy biennials of easiest culture; admirable for clumps ' 

 among shrubs or borders, li ft. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



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

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

 shades. Oz., 1.25; | oz., .40; .10 



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



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



Dark Crimson. Rich dark shade. . . . Oz., .60; j oz., .20 



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



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



Oz., 1.00; i oz., .35; 



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



Double Fine Mixed ; oz., .50; 



TEUCRIUM Chamsedrys. Fine hardy plant for the herbaceous 

 border ; flowers pui'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 

 Tritomas, producing an abundance of elegant orange- 

 scarlet flowers, o to 4 ft. . . . 



Uvaria Grandiflora. Scarlet and orange-yellow flow- 

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



TROLLIUS Europseus. Globe Flower. A large- 

 flowered variety of the buttercup with bright yellow 

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



Caucasicus Golden Globe. Very large, deep 



7770 



/ no 



7776 

 7780 

 7785 

 7790 



7795 

 7800 

 7805 



7810 



.15 

 .25 

 .05 

 .05 



.10 

 .05 

 .10 



.15 



.15 

 .25 



Sweet WiUiani. 



.25 



.20 



,15 



.10 



7845 



7850 

 7852 



7855 



orange-colored flow( 



ft. 



oz., 1.00; 



7860 



Japonicus fl. 



2 ft. 



pi. Fine globular golden-yellow flowers. 



I oz., 1.25; .25 



VALERIAN Red. Valeriana Rubra. Old-fashioned Pkt. 

 perennial, adapted to wild gardens or large rockeries. 



2ft. _ ... 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 

 silverv 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. 



i oz., .20; 



.05 

 .05 



.15 



10 



05 





.15 





.10 





.10 





.20 





.10 



are very 







.15 





.15 



oz., .50; 



.15 



oz., .50; 



.15 



Stokesia C.vanea. 



VERONICA. Speedwell. 

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



7865 Amethystina. Light blue. 2 ft. 



7870 Longifolia. Long spikes of rich blue flowers. 2 ft 



7875 Incana. Lovely shade of violet, lift. 



7880 Rosea. Bright rose-colored flowers. 1^ ft 



7885 Spicata. Showy spikes of bright blue flowers. ... 



VIOLET. Viola Odorata. 

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

 fragrant and quite hardy. 



7890 The Czar. Very large, dark blue. 



7895 White Czar. Pure white, large flowers. 



7900 Semperflorens. Deep blue ' 



7905 Odorata Mixed. Shades of blue and white 1 



Viola Cornuta, see f^ansies, Nos. 3275-3310. 



WALLFLOWER. 



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. 



7915 Blood Red. Rich color. 



7920 Primrose Yellow. Fine light shade 



7925 Mixed. Shades of yellow and red. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 

 7930 Collection of 8 Varieties Separate. Imported. 

 7935 Double Mixed. Splendid branching varieties. . . . 



Annual Wallflower, see Nos. 4730-4742. 

 7940 YUCCA fllamentosa. Adam's Needle. Splendid hardy plants for shrub- 

 bery or lawn groups, with elegant spikes of creamy-white flowers; leaves 

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











Pkt. 



Oz., 



.50; 



i oz. 



, . 15 ; 



.10 



Oz., 



.50; 



i oz. 



.15; 



.10 



Oz., 



.50; 



3 oz. 



.15; 



.05 



.75 







T oz.. 



1.00 



.25 



15 



