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New Floral Guide, Spring 1910, 



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DIGITALIS (Fox Glove) 



Assorted kinds. No old fashioned garden could be complete 

 without this distinctive member of the perennial family. The 

 bold pointed racemes of cone-shaped flowers are very odd and 

 attractive, and bloom abundantly through June and July. 

 They prefer a moderately shaded, somewhat moist place but 

 will do well almost anywhere. Height, 3 feet. (See cut below.) 

 Price, 15c. each; 2 for 25c, postpaid. 



Pill o Hoc (ORNAMENTAL GRASSES)— Perfectly hardy, 



UUiaiiao g r ow 6 to 8 feet high, and in the Fall bear feathery 



plumes which may be cut and kept in-doors all Winter. Plant 



singly or in groups. For lawns and parks they are graceful 



and effective ornaments. Three kinds. 



E. Gracillima — Most graceful 



E. Zebrina — Cross-bands of yello 



E. Variegata — Striped lengthwise 



How. > 

 ise. j 



15c. each, 12 for $1.25, 

 postpaid, or in clumps, 

 $1.50 per doz., by exp. 



Funkia Grandiflora flff J^nXS%.?£ 



A handsome plant with broad leaves of light green and large 

 clusters of funnel-form, or lily-like flowers, very sweet-scented, 

 and waxy white. They like moist shady places, and are very 

 easy to grow. Price, 20c. each, 2 for 30c, postpaid. 



FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA— A very graceful variety, 

 pretty blue flowers and long narrow leaves, fluted and edged 

 with white. Price, 20c each. The 

 2 above, for 30c, postpaid. 



A Woman's 

 Hardy Garden 



BY MRS. H. R. ELY. 



A charming book 

 telling of a wo- 

 man's long and 

 successful experi- 

 ence with a large 

 garden o f hardy 

 plants, shrubs, 

 bulbs, etc. Price, 

 $1.85, postpaid. 



Golden Glow (Rudbeckia) 



fcrillarriia Crcmfliflnrfl < THE blanket flower)— Round 



Ud.llld.iUld UldllUUlUid daisy-like flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, 



borne on tall stems; begins to flower in June and continues a mass of bloom the 



whole season; Color, dark red, finely marked with rings of scarlet and crimson; 



flowers are very durable and fine for cutting. Price, 15c each, postpaid. 



PnldPTl PlnW ( D0,JB LE RUDBECKIA)— Grows 6 to 8 feet. Blooms dur- 



VJU1U.CU villi W i n g July and August the first season, and bears immense 



masses of large, round, golden-yellow flowers, perfectly double (see cut) and 2 or 



3 inches across, making a sheet of splendid golden-yellow flowers for weeks. Price, 



15c. each, postpaid. Large clumps, 20c each, by express. 



ITAlilTltfllie QfklAll fP'Ar (OR SUN OF GOLD)— Has quilled petals, 



nClld.ll 111 U5 OUlWll U Ul n ot unlike a dahlia, 4 feet. (August and 



September.) This is one of the hardy perennial Sunflowers. Color, a bright 



golden yellow, and is one of the most effective border plants you can get; it is 



remarkably full flowering, succeeds in any soil, and is invaluable where you wish 



large quantities of cut flowers for decorative purposes. Price, 15c each, postpaid. 



WPTnPrnrslliQ (GOLDEN DOUBLE CROWN LILY)— A strong hardy bulb, 



ilWllld UWdlllO throwing up flower stems 3 to 4 feet high, bears splendid 



large, lily-like flowers, golden-yellow with carmine marking. Price, 10c. each; 



3 for 25c; 75c. per doz., postpaid. 



Digitalis, of Fox Gloves 



Hardy Ferns 



FOR SHADY PLACES 



They are entirely hardy, and 

 will make beautiful green beds in 

 shady places where other things 

 will not thrive. They also do well 

 on the north side of a portico or 

 house. We offer three varieties : 



CINNAMON FERN 

 (Osmunda Cinnamomea) 



EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS FERN 



(Aspidium Acrostichoides) 



GOSSAMER FERN 

 (Dicksonia Punctilobula) 



Price, 25c. each, 3 for 65c, post- 

 paid. $2.00 per dozen; $14.00 per 

 hundred, by express. 



Some Hardy Perennials can be readily 



i;rown from Seed. If you have time to 

 ook after growing them you can thus get 

 a good collection at a very little cost — see 

 page 115. 



Hardy Ferns in a shady place will prove a constant delight 

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