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Hardy Perennial Plants, continued 



PRICES: Unless otherwise noted, 30 cts. each, 12 for $2.50, postpaid (remember that our postpaid prices include delivery charges 

 for which many other firms charge extra). $18 per 100, delivery not prepaid. 25 or more at 100 rate 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 16 varieties. See page 39. 



C. arcticum. 13^-2 ft. 9-10 mo. From Alaska. 

 Neat clumps of dark green foliage crowned in 

 September with white, daisy-hke flowers. 30 cts. 

 each. 



C. Coreanum. 2-3 ft. 9-11 mo. White flowers with 

 golden centers, like a glorified daisy. Sometimes 

 turn pink. 30 cts. each. 



COREOPSIS lanceolata grandifiora. 2-3 ft. 6-9 

 mo. See in color, page 38. Emblem Flower of the 

 International Sunshine Society. Flowers rich 

 golden yellow. They remind one of a yellow cos- 

 mos. An abundance of bloom all summer. Fine 

 for cutting. 30 cts. each. 



CORNFLOWER ASTER (Stokesia cyanea). 13^- 

 2 ft. 7-10 mo. Fine, large, lavender-blue flowers, 

 4 to 5 inches across; magnificent. 30 cts. each. 



DAISY. See Michaelmas Daisy. 



DELPHINIUM, Belladonna, the Everblooming 

 Hardy Larkspur. See in color, page 38. 2-3 ft. 

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

 dom out of bloom from the end of June until frost. 

 30 cts. each, 6 for SI. 50. 



D. Bellamosum. 2-3 ft. 6-10 mo. Everblooming. 

 The dark blue form of Belladonna. 30 cts. each, 



6 for $1.50. 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove). See in color, page 38. 3 ft. 



7 mo. A biennial that is grouped with the peren- 

 nials as it renews itself from self-sown seed. The 

 bold, pointed racemes of cone-shaped flowers are 

 odd and attractive. The tall flowering spikes look 

 like towers of bells. This is one of the few flowers 

 that do well in a shady place. Mixed colors only. 

 30 cts. each. 



GAILLARDLA grandifiora (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 Sunfiower). 



3-4 ft. 9-10 mo. An abundance of large, double 

 flowers with quilled petals. 30 cts. each. 



PENTSTEMON. 



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 30c. each 



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. 

 Florentina Alba. Large, fragrant, white flowers. 

 Loreley. Deep blue, veined white, bordered yellow. 

 Mme. Chereau. White with edges feathered sky- 

 blue. 



OFFER 40. One each of these 4 Irises for $1, 



postpaid 



IRIS, The Allies. New. Erect and strong-growing, 

 with large flowers that open from satiny black 

 buds. The standards are lilac, flushed with light 

 brown. The falls are mottled brownish yellow and 

 shade to purplish maroon at the edge of the petals. 

 The chief characteristic of this flower is its recur- 

 rent bloom. A new type. $3 each. 



IRIS pallida speciosa. Very large flowers. Standards 

 dark lavender; falls shaded light purple. Sweet- 

 scented. Grows 23^ feet. 30 cts. each. 



LYCHNIS chalcedonica (Maltese Cross; Scarlet 

 Lightning). 2-3 ft. 6-7 mo. Vivid orange-scarlet 

 flowers. Very bright in a hardy border. 30 cts. ea. 



MICHAELMAS DAISY, Feltham Blue. See color 

 illustration, page 41. 2-3 ft. 9-10 mo. The bril- 

 liant aniline-blue blooms come in great masses in 

 the early fall. Give 2 to 3 feet of space to grow. 

 30 cts. each. 



MICHAELMAS DAISY, novae-angliae. 3-4 ft. 



9-10 mo. Violet-purple flowers. Very showy. 

 Great for massing. 30 cts. each. 



PHLOX. See in color on opposite page. 



PEONIES. We off'er Peonies only in the fall. 



PACHYSANDRA terminalis. (See cut below.) 

 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, 1000 for $85, delivery not prepaid. 



3 ft. 6-7 mo. Very 



Yucca (Adam's Needle) 



showy spikes of bright scarlet flowers. 

 30 cts. each. 

 PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower; 

 Japanese Bellflower). See in color, 

 page 41. 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. Especially suitable 

 for bordering beds. Flowers deep blue. 

 30 cts. each. 



PYRETHRUM Hybridum. 1-2 ft. 

 5-6 mo. Brilliant, daisy-like flowers 

 on long stems. 30 cts. each. 



RED-HOT POKER (Tritoma Pfitzeri). 

 3-4 ft. 8-10 mo. See in color, page 

 41. Torch -shaped orange -scarlet 

 bloom on thick stems. 30 cts. each. 



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