Autumn, 1931 * Plant Hardy Perennials Now 



PERENNIALS and ROCK-GARDEN PLANTS, con. 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove). 3 Ft. 7 mo. The 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. 30 its. each, 

 3 for 75 cts., 12 for $2.50. 



DELPHINIUM Belladonna, the Everblooming Hardy 

 Larkspur. 2-3 ft. 6-10 mo. Flowers axe clear turquoise-blue. 

 This variety is seldom out of bloom from the end ol June until 

 cut down by frost. These constant blooming Delphiniums 

 are greatly valued in perennial borders as blue (lowers are 

 scarce. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



D. Bellamosum. \ l /^-2Yi ft. 6-8 mo. Flowers are clear deep 

 gentian-blue with white in the center. Harmonizes beauti- 

 fully with Delphinium Belladonna. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



FUNKIA g-andiflora (Plantain Lily or Large White Day 



Lily), 

 white, 

 75 cts. 



2^-3 ft. 8-9 mo. Succeeds in sun or 

 lil \ -shaped, fragrant llowers. 30 cts. 



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

 Large, daisy-like (lower with red center and scarlet and 

 yellow edge. Blooms all summer and thrives gaily when other 

 plants are dying from drought. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



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

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

 double, golden yellow llowers, shaped like a cactus dahlia. 

 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



HELIANTHUS, Soleil d'Or (Hardy Sunflower). 

 9—10 mo. An abundance of large, double flowers 

 with quilled petals. Plant several together. 30 cts. 

 each, 3 for 75 cts. 



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

 stately flowers for backgrounds. Best colors — 

 Yellow, Crimson, White, and Pink. 30 cts. each, 

 3 for 75 cts.; 1 each of the 4 colors, 90 cts. 



BEARDED IRIS. Easily grown by planting in a well- 

 drained, sunny position, the roots barely covered. 

 They bloom in May and June. 30 cts. each, any 

 3 for 75 cts. 



Florentina Alba. Large, fragrant, white flowers. 

 Loreley. Deep blue, veined white, bordered yellow. 

 Mme. Chereau. White with edges feathered sky- 

 blue. 



IRIS pallida speciosa. Very large flowers. Standards 

 dark lavender; falls shaded light purple. Sweet- 

 scented. Grows 2 3^2 feet. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



LYCHNIS chalcedonica (Maltese Cross or Scarlet 

 Lightning). 2-3 ft. 7-9 mo. Makes dense heads of 

 vermilion-scarlet flowers. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



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

 Makes long spikes of attractive purplish red flow- 

 ers. Splendid for cutting. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower; Japanese Bell- 

 flower). 2-3 ft. 7-9 mo. A bell-shaped flower of 

 violet-blue. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



PLUMBAGO Larpentas (Leadwort). 4-6 in. 6-10 

 mo. Neat and compact. Especially suitable for 

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

 3 for 75 cts., 12 for $2.50. 



PYRETHRUM Hybridum. 1-2 ft. 5-6 mo. Bril- 

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

 3 for 75 cts. 



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

 mo. Torch-shaped orange-scarlet bloom on thick 

 stems. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



RUDBECKIA purpurea. 2-3 ft. 7-10 mo. Old-rose 

 flowers with orange-brown disc in the center. 30 cts. 

 each, 3 for 75 cts. 



SHASTA DAISY, Burbank's. 1^-2 ft. 7-10 mo. 

 This is a lovely pure white flower for mixing with 

 colored flowers of almost any kind in a vase. The 

 long stems make this excellent for cutting, and the 

 white blooms with golden discs in the center are 

 fine for bouquets. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



Hardy Perennial Phlox 



3-4 ft. 



VERONICA spicata (Speedwell). 15-18 in. 6-7 mo. 

 Give it full sunlight. Makes long, graceful spikes of 

 soft violet-blue flowers. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



VIOLET, Princess of Wales. 



single flowers of violet-blue. 



Fragrant, long-stemmed, 

 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts. 



As shown in 

 color above 



Fragrant Hardy Phlox 



They will make a handsome display of brilliant 

 flowers year after year. Plant 18 inches apart and 

 keep well watered to insure large heads of bloom. 



Price, 30 cts. each, any 12 for $2.50, postpaid 



*Beacon. Tall, brilliant cherry-red. 



Champs Elysees. A royal shade of rosy purple or 

 magenta ; very effective when massed in solid beds. 



^Europa. White flowers with crimson eye. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. Pure white. Fine bloom-heads. 



-^-Prof. Schliemann. Lavender or lilac-rose. 

 Rhijnstroom. Beautiful Paul Neyron pink. 



-^Thor. Salmon-pink with a scarlet glow. 

 W. C. Egan. Lilac, with bright solferino eye. 



s ss\/\T*T*T»T'» -w TT9Q The set of 8 Phlox for $2, or 4 of each, 

 >>Ul<l«i!,lC> * & 32 in all, for $6.50, postpaid. 



■^ ^i^T^T^T^Ta ^ TTOQ.a The set of 4 marked -*-, as shown in 

 ^g± 1' JUt> W* color, for $1, postpaid. 



EARLY-FLOWERING WHITE PHLOX, MISS 

 LINGARD. Blooms from May till frost. Grows 

 about 2 feet high. Large white flowers with lilac 

 eye. 30 cts. each, 3 for 75 cts., postpaid. 



12 Hardy Perennials $ 2 25 



Post- 

 paid 



A choice selection of field-grown, hardy perennials. 

 Use them to fill in any spot where brilliant flowers 

 are needed. Once planted you have them always. 



Coreopsis lanceolata 1 Campanula, Blue Bells 

 Hardy Chrysanthemums (2 colors). Early flowering 

 Everblooming Delphiniums, dark and light blue 

 Gaillardia 2 Brilliant Phlox (2 colors) 



Lychnis, Scarlet lightning 2 Peonies, our selection 



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