Platycodon (Balloon Flower) 



Shasta Daisy J^^"^^ 



mo. Glistening white 

 blooms with golden discs 

 in the center. You need 

 free-flowering white flow- 

 ers like this to lighten up 

 the perennial border 35 

 cts. each. 

 S. D., Mrs. C. Lowthian 

 Bell. This hardy Mar- 

 guerite or Shasta Daisy 

 has broad-petaled white 

 flowers, sometimes 4 to 5 

 inches across, coming on 

 strong stems. 35 cts. ea. 



Yucca (Adam's Needle; 



Spanish Bayonet). 



See iHustration. Off"ered 

 and described on page 77. 



HARDY PERENNIALS, continued 



Platycodon (Balloon Flower; Japanese Bellflower). 



(See iHustration.) 2-3 ft. 7-9 mo. 



Note the buds in the iHustration, shaped like little 

 baHoons, which open to a bell-shaped flower of 

 violet-blue. Low and compact in growth. Use 

 this blue flower in your hardy border. 35 cts. each. 



Peonies. ^^ offer Peonies only in the faH. You 



should plant them in October. 



PHLOX. See these in color on page 78. 



Pyrethrum Hybridum. ^l-J^- ^^. n^?.% ^J^se 



brilliant, daisy-like flow- 

 ers on long, slender stems come in May and last 

 into June. They produce masses of lovely flowers 

 that are among the daintiest indoor decorations 

 you can have. Also bloom occasionally in the fall. 

 35 cts. each. 



Red-Hot Poker ijrhoma PjUzerl). _ Z-f ft. 8- 



10 mo. 1 his flower is often called 



the "Flaming Torch Plant" because the torch- 

 shaped orange-scarlet bloom comes erect on stems 

 as thick as a man's finger. An unusual and attractive 



flower. 35 cts. each. 



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Shasta Daisy 



Salvia azurea. \-^ 



8-9 mo. 



Pretty sky-blue flowers 

 borne in greatest pro- 

 fusion during August and 

 September. 35 cts. each. 



Veronica spicata 



(Speedwell). 15-18 in. 

 6-7 mo. Should be given 

 full sunlight. Makes an 

 abundance of long, grace- 

 ful spikes of soft violet- 

 blue flowers. One of the 

 daintiest perennials. 

 Makes a delightful ad- 

 dition to bouquets of 

 pink flowers- 35 cts. ea. 



Three Lovely Sweet Violets 



The Sweet Violets are not quite as hardy as 

 their unscented wild cousins. Protect during the 

 winter with evergreen boughs, straw, leaves, or 

 some other loose material. 



GOVERNOR HERRICK. (Dorsett.) Grows in 

 large clumps and produces intensely sweet 

 flowers of dark purple. 35 cts. each. 



LADY HUME CAMPBELL. Double flowers 

 like little azure-blue roses; delightfully sweet. 

 Not so vigorous in growth as the single varie- 

 ties. 35 cts. each. 



PRINCESS OF WALES. Fragrant, long-stem- 

 med single flowers of violet-blue. 35 cts. each. 



'D"DTr^T?Q • Unless otherwise noted, 35 cts. each, 

 irXS.lV^j:/0 . lo for $2.90, postpaid; 100 for $25, 

 delivery not prepaid (25 at 100 rate). 



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