STAR GUIDE TO GOOD PERENNIALS 



Rock-Garden and Hardy Perennial Plants, continued 



KINDS SUITABLE FOR ROCK-GARDENS ARE MARKED WITH A <$> 



EUPATORIUM Fraseri. 2-3 ft. 8-10 mo. Delicate white flowers 

 in large heads. Useful for cutting. 30 cts. each. 



GAILLARDIA grandiflora (Blanket Flower). 2 ft. 6-10 mo- 

 Large, daisy-like flower with red center and scarlet and yellow 

 edge. Blooms all summer and thrives gaily when other plants 

 are dying from drought. 30 cts. each. 



GOLDEN GLOW (Double Rudbeckia). 5-7 ft. 7-9 mo. Good as 

 a screen or background. It produces masses of large, double, 

 golden yellow flowers, shaped like a cactus dahlia. 30 cts. each. 



HELIANTHUS, Soleil d'Or (Hardy Sunflower). 3-4 ft. 9-10 rro. 

 An abundance of large, double flowers with quilled petals. Plant 

 several together. 30 cts. each, 6 for $1.50, postpaid. 



HOLLYHOCKS, Double. 6-7 ft. 6-9 mo. Tall, stately flowers 

 for backgrounds. Best colors — Yellow, Crimson, White, and 

 Pink. 30 cts. each; 1 each of the 4 colors, $1.10. 



Bearded Iris or Fleur-de-Lis 30 



c. eacl 



Easily grown by planting in a well-drained, sunny position, the 

 roots barely covered. They bloom in May and June. 



<?>Dr. Bernice. Coppery bronze and dark crimson. 

 <S>Florentina Alba. Large, fragrant, white flowers. 

 <$>Loreley. Deep blue, veined white, bordered yellow. 

 <S>Mme. Chereau. White with edges feathered sky-blue. 

 <3>Mrs. Horace Darwin. White, falls tinted yellow. 



Offer 57 



One each 

 of these 5 

 Irises for 

 $1.25, post- 

 paid 



IRIS pallida speciosa. Very large flowers. Standards dark lavender; 

 falls shaded light purple. Sweet-scented. Grows 23^ feet. 30c. ea. 



LAVENDER. 1-1 Y 2 ft. 7-8 mo. The soft foliage is 

 noted for its lovely fragrance. 30 cts. each 



<$> LOBELIA cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 1-2 ft. 8-9 

 mo. Rich, fiery cardinal flowers. One plant often 

 produces six to ten spikes. 30 cts. each. 



LYCHNIS (Maltese Cross or Scarlet Lightning). 

 Vivid flowers, easy to grow, and of compact habit. 



L. Arkwrighti. 1 ft. 6-7 mo. Extra-large flower 

 134 inches across. Color sometimes red and some- 

 times pink. 30 cts. each. 



L. chalcedonica. 2-3 ft. 6-7 mo. Brilliant orange- 

 scarlet flowers. Sometimes called "Jerusalem 

 Cross." 30 cts. each. 

 <S> L. Haageana. 1 ft. 5-6 mo. Vivid orange-scarlet 

 flowers. A lovely rockery plant. 30 cts. each. 



PHLOX. See in color on page 54. 



PHYSOSTEGIA virginica rubra. 3-4 ft. 7-9 mo. 

 Makes long spikes of attractive purplish red flowers. 

 Splendid for cutting. 30 cts. each. 

 <♦> PACHYSANDRA terminalis. (See illustration.) 

 This plant thrives where others would wither and 

 die. Use it as a ground-cover, especially in the 

 shade. Grows 5 to 8 inches high. 25 for $2.50, 100 

 for $9.50, 1,000 for $85, delivery not prepaid. 



PEONIES. We offer Peonies only in the fall. 



The lovely Bearded Iris, Loreley 



PENTSTEMON. 3 ft. 6-7 mo. Very showy spikes 

 of bright scarlet flowers. 30 cts. each. 



<$> PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower; Japanese Bell- 

 flower). See illustration below. 2-3 ft. 7-9 mo. A 

 bell-shaped flower of violet-blue. 30 cts. each. 



<$> PLUMBAGO Larpentae (Leadwort). 4-6 in. 6-10 

 mo. Neat and compact. Especially suitable for 

 bordering beds. Flowers deep blue. 30 cts. each, 

 12 for $2.50, postpaid. 



<$> PYRETHRUM Hybridum. 1-2 ft. 5-6 mo. Bril- 

 liant, daisy-like flowers on long stems. 30 cts. each. 



RED-HOT POKER (Tritoma Pfitzeri). 3-4 ft. 8-10 

 mo. Torch-shaped orange-scarlet bloom on thick 

 stems. 30 cts. each. 



<6> SEDUM. Creeping plants that are needed in every 

 rock-garden. They bloom in July and August. 



<$> S. acre (Golden Moss). Foliage green; flowers are 

 vivid yellow. 30 cts. each. 



<8> S. album. Waxy foliage. Flowers white. 30 cts. each. 



<J> S. sarmentosum. Very vigorous. Flowers yellow. 

 30 cts. each. 



<$> S. Sieboldi. Flowers bright pink. 30 cts. each. 



<$> VERONICA spicata (Speedwell). 15-18 in. 6 T 7 mo. 

 Give it full sunlight. Makes long, graceful spikes of 

 soft violet-blue flowers. 30 cts. each. 



<$> YUCCA. See Adam's Needle, page 56. 



A double spike of Delphinium 



Platycodon (Balloon Flower) 

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Pachysandra terminalis 



