HARDY PERENNIALS 



AQUILEGIA— Columbine 



Plant some of these hardy perennials this fall. They'll 

 be off to an early start next spring, and you will have that 

 much done. All these are especially good, much-wanted kinds 

 that bloom freely for a long period. 



ANTHEM IS, Moonlight. Lasting, long-stemmed, 2Y 2 - 

 inch blooms of clear, luminous, soft yellow come practically 

 all summer. 15 inches high, with pretty, finely cut foliage. 

 The hardiest, bloomingest plant imaginable, and marvel- 

 ously attractive. 65c ea.; 3 for $1.65. 



GYPSOPHILA, Rosy Veil. This is that dainty, double, 

 delicate pink Baby's Breath that is so admired as a garden 

 plant and for adding to bouquets. 1 to 2 feet tall, broad 

 and spreading, in a light and airy way, with clouds of 

 bloom in summer and fall. 65c ea.; 3 for $1.65. 



LYTHRUM, Morden's Pink. An invaluable plant. At- 

 tractive, showy, rose-pink spikes of bloom, 2 to 2)^ feet 

 tall, come from June to September. Thrives in sun or 

 partial shade. Hardy, with profuse, continuous and lovely 

 bloom, this is a variety you should be sure to have. 65c ea. ; 

 3 for $1.65. 



PLATYCODON. (Balloon-Flowers.) 2 to 3-foot plants 

 that make a good, strong mass of rich green foliage, topped 

 by unusual, leathery-petaled blooms of a handsome shade 

 of blue. The buds are fascinating, fat balloons; open 

 blooms have somewhat of an inverted, flattened bell shape, 

 about 2 inches in diameter. 65c ea.; 3 for $1.65. 



VERONICA, Crater Lake Blue. Spikes of beautiful, 

 gentian-blue flowers, 1 foot high, June into July. Ah ex- 

 cellent perennial and one of the purest of blue colors. 

 65c ea.; 3 for $1.65. 



AQUILEGIA, McKANA'S GIANT. A splendid new long- 

 spurred, giant Columbine; All-America Award winner for 1955. 

 The flowers average 4 inches across, some larger, with spurs 

 3 to 4 inches long and widely flared. These extremely large flowers 

 are very airy and graceful, supported by slender, strong, wiry, 

 2-foot stems, perfect for cutting and for garden decoration. Below 

 the flower stems are the foot-high basic plants with their ever- 

 lovely Columbine foliage, rather like maidenhair fern. They 

 bloom for a long season, May and June, and come only in mixed 

 colors: blue, pink, maroon, purple, red, deep yellow, primrose- 

 yellow or combinations of these. They are very hardy and do well 

 in any good, fairly rich soil in sun or partial shade. A remarkably 

 lovely new perennial that should be in every garden. $1 ea.; 

 3 for $2.25. 



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GREAT 

 PERENNIALS 



$13-85 



A whole, handsome border 



3 ea. of the 5 varieties above 



6 ea. of McKana's Giant Aquilegia, Phlox 



and Carnations in assorted colors. 



ASK FOR OFFER 133 



CARNATION— Her Majesty 



CARNATIONS 



Double flowers with that deliciously spicy fragrance that is all their 

 own. They make low, spreading mats of fine, bluish, evergreen foliage, 

 sending up their blooms on 12 to 15-inch stems from June to September. 

 These are wonderfully good for "front-row" planting; equally good as a 

 low, long-blooming, evergreen ground cover in sunny places. 



Cheerful. Large, fluffy blooms of snowy white with rich maroon 

 centers. Very hardy, showy and good. 65c ea.; 3 for $1.65. 



Her Majesty. Graceful, big, l^-inch blooms of pure, sparkling 

 white. Exceptionally fragrant, very double and desirable. 65c ea.; 

 3 for $1.65. 



June Carmine. Bright, showy carmine-pink blooms come in abund- 

 ance. A choice, delightful variety that is sure to please. 75c ea.; 

 3 for $1.95. 



OFFER 133A: 6 Carnations— 2 of each kind for $3.50 



