NEW FLORAL GUIDE, SPRING, 1909 



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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 most anywhere. Height, 3 feet. (See cut below.) 

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



Ciil <\ line (ORNAMENTAL GRASSES)— Perfectly hardy, 



1^ Uiaiiao grow 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. ) 15c. each, 12 for $1.25, 



E. Zebrina — Cross-bands of yellow. > postpaid, or in clumps, 



E. Variegata — Striped lengthwise. ) $1.50 per doz., by exp. 



Funkia Grandiflora [ff Y E JftlMi'TO.I 



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) 



Oflillcirrli'i CranfHf1rn*<i < THE blanket flower)— Round 



Ud.llld.IUld. VjldllUlllUld 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. 



Pflltfpn flow (DOUBLE RUDBECKIA)— Grows 6 to 8 feet. Blooms dur- 



VJUIU. til VJ1U 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. 



W^liOTlthllC CnlPl'1 TVftl- (OR SUN OF GOLD)— Has quilled petals, 



llClld.ll 111 U5 OU1C11 U \)l not 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. 



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

 *lwlllVl Uvdlllo 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, or 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 

 grown from Seed. If you have time to 

 i ook after growing them you can thus get 

 a good collection at a very little cost— see 

 page 119. 



Hardy Ferns in a shady place will prove a constant delight 



