AUTUMN, 1924 • PLANT HARDY PERENNIALS NOW 



Hardy Perennials 



Digitalis (Foxglove) 



Autumn is a good time to plan 

 established during the winter and 

 first sign of spring. 



A comparatively small collection 

 ail summer. Useful as cut-flowers. 



The first figure after a variety- 

 indicates height of growth. The 

 next figures indicate the months 

 the flowers bloom in this locality. 

 Allow some variation, according to 

 latitude. 



Directions. — We send you most 

 of these in strong roots. Allow 

 from 2 to 3 square feet of space for 

 each. After the first severe frost 

 in the fall, cut down the tops to 

 within 3 inches of the ground, and 

 give the bed a good coat of half- 

 rotted manure; thus protect plants 

 and enrich ground; dig manure 

 under in spring before new growth 

 starts. 



PRICES: Unless otherwise 

 noted, 35 cts. each, 10 for $2.90, 

 postpaid (remember that our 

 postpaid prices include delivery 

 charges for which many other 

 firms charge extra), or $25 per 100 

 D. 25 or more at 100 rate □ 



OLD-FASHIONED 

 GARDEN FLOWERS 



t Hardy Perennials. They get well 

 are ready to start growth with the 



enables you to have flowers in bloom 











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A double spike of Delphinium 



Achillea t^; 



The Pearl. 2 ft. 6-10 mo. 

 Bears an abundance of pure white, 

 perfectly double flowers, borne in pretty, graceful 

 sprays. Useful for bouquets and wreaths. 35 cts. 

 each, 10 for S2.90, postpaid. 



Adam's Needle ?uc!rttl''°^'*- ^'' 



Yucca, page 20. 



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,,yTpp.yrj (Columbine). You can plant 



Aquilegias in the sun or partial 

 shade and obtain satisfactory results. The dainty, 

 spurred blossoms come in great profusion in the spring. 



A. canadensis. 1-2 ft. 4-6 mo. Scarlet flowers mixed 

 wkh yellow. 35 cts. each, 10 for S2.90, postpaid. 



A. chrysantha. 3-4 ft. 5-8 mo. Yellow; lips tipped 

 claret. 35 cts. each, 10 for $2.90, postpaid. 



A. nivea grandiflora. i-i}4 ft. 4-5 mo. Lovely 

 snow-white. 35 cts. each, 10 for S2.90, postpaid. 



New Hardy Carnation, ame^ica. 



12-15 in. 6-10 mo. A robust grower, producing 

 quantities of deep vivid red, medium-sized flowers all 

 season. The delightful, spicy, clove fragrance is an 

 added attraction. A few plants of Miss America 

 will provide lots of 

 fragrant flowers for 

 indoors from June 

 until frost. Price, 

 50 cts. each, 6 for 

 I2.50, postpaid. 



Coreopsis 



lanceolata grandi- 

 flora. 2-3 ft. 6-9 

 mo. Emblem Flower 

 of the International 

 Sunshine Society. 

 For profusion of 

 bloom this flower is 

 unsurpassed. It can 

 be grown by any- 

 one on account of 

 its easy culture and 

 produces masses of 

 buttercup - yellow 

 flowers that look like 

 cosmos. 35 cts. each, 

 Aquilegia (Columbine) 10 for S2.90, ppd. 



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Cornflower Aster {^^'"'lllrro"'- LS 



lavender-blue flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, that some- 

 what resemble the annual Asters. It is quite hardy 

 and blooms freely on long stems. 350. each, postpaid. 



DTO-il-QlTC (Foxglove). 3 ft. 7mo. (Seecut.) The 

 l^lLdllo bold, pointed racemes of cone-shaped 



flowers are odd and attractive, and look like spires 



or towers of bells. Does well in a shady place. Plant 



6 or more in a clump. Mixed colors only. 35 cts. 



each, 10 for I2.90, postpaid. 

 n<:^Tril-iTr»inm Belladonna, the Everblooming 

 i^eipnmiUm Hardy Larkspur. (See cut.) 2-3 



ft. 6-10 mo. Flowers are clear turquoise-blue. 



variety is seldom out of bloom from the end of 



June until cut down by frost. 35 cts. each, 



10 for I2.90, postpaid. 

 D. formosum. i '2-212 ft. 6-8 mo. Flowers are 



clear deep gentian-blue with white in the center. 



Harmonizes beautifully with Delphinium Bella- 



doyina. 35c. each, 10 for S2.90, ppd. 



Burbank's Shasta 



This 



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7-10 mo. 

 a lovely 

 pure white flower for mix- 

 ing with colored flowers 

 of almost any kind in 

 vase. The long stems 

 make this excellent for 

 cutting,and the whit 

 blooms with golden 

 discs in the center 

 are fine for bou- 

 quets. 35c. ea., 

 10 for S2. 90, ppd. 

 (Seecut.) 



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