PLANT HARDY 

 PERENNIALS 



FOR SUMMER-LONG BEAUTY! 



If you plant hardy perennials in the fall, you'll have that much 

 done when spring rolls round. These are especially fine kinds 

 that will give you lots of bloom over a long time. 



VNTHEMIS. Moonlight. Lasting, long-stemmed, 2}4-mch 

 blooms of clear, luminous, soft yellow come practically all 

 summer. IS inches high, with pretty, finely cut foliage. The 

 hardiest, bloomingest plant imaginable. Very attractive. 

 65c ca.; 3 for {1.75. 



B ABYS-BREATH (Gypsophila, Rosy Veil). The dainty, 

 double, delicate pink Dower so much admired as a garden plant 

 and for dressing up bouquets. 1 to 2 feet tall, broad and 

 spreading in a light and airy way. Clouds of bloom in summer 

 and fall. 65c ea.; 3 for $1.75. 



LYTHRUM. Morden's Pink. Attractive, showy, rose-pink 

 spikes of bloom, 2 to 2' ■_> feel tall, from June to September. 

 Sun or partial shade. Hardy, with profuse, continuous bloom. 

 65c ea.; 3 for $1.75. 



BALLOON-FLOWER Platycodon). The 2 to 3-foot plants 

 make a strong mass of rich green foliage, topped by handsome 

 blooms of blue. Buds are like fat balloons — fascinating! 

 65c ea.; 3 for $1.75. 



VERONICA. Crater Lake Blue. Spikes of beautiful gentian- 

 blue flowers. 1 foot high. Blooms June into July. Purest of 

 blue colors. 65c ea.; 3 for $1.75. 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 



GIANT COLUMBINE (Aquilegia, McKana's 

 (>iant). A remarkably lovely new perennial that won 

 an All-America Award in 1955. Very large flowers with 

 widely flared spurs 3 to 4 inches long. Two-foot stems 

 support the airy, graceful blooms. Good for cutting. 

 Bloom in May and June. Come only in mixed colors: 

 blue, pink, maroon, purple, red, yellow. Very hardy. 

 Very desirable. SI ea.: 3 for $2.50. 



3*3 R„ =,,»•; (•■ I P»r»nniJr 5l Q OR 3 eacn of tb -e 5 varieties above, plus 6 Giant Colum- ASK FOR 

 J DedUIlrUI rerenildlS IJ.yj hine. A Phlny and A Carnations in assorted colors. OFFER 133 



bine, 6 Phlox and 6 Carnations in assorted colors. OFFER 133 



PHLOX for Summer Bloom 



The heat of midsummer brings out Phlox fragrance and 

 colors. Each of the following is chosen for clear, beautiful 

 colors and large florets. 



65c each; 3 of a variety for $1.75 



BRIGHT EYES. A lovely, two-tone red. Vigorous, bright 

 and showy. 



CHARLES CURTIS. Non-fading mandarin-red. Strong 

 plant with big blooms. 



DAILY SKETCH. Beautiful salmon-pink with darker cen- 

 ters of florets. Tall and free-blooming. 



Good 



FLASH. Crimson-carmine with bright centers, 

 for single-color bed or for mixed planting. 



MISS LINGARD. Whitest, earliest, longest-blooming 

 of them all. Delightful. 



PROGRESS. Bluest of all. Lavender shadings. Very 

 lovely and cool for a summer garden. 



| ALL 6 PHLOX ONLY $3.25 



< One each of all listed ASK FOR OFFER 133A 



SPICY CARNATIONS 



Double flowers with spicy fragrance bloom on 12 to 15-inch stems from 

 June to September. Good front-row plants; also for evergreen ground cover 

 in sunny places. 



CHEERFUL. Fluffy snow-white blooms with maroon centers. 75c ea.; 

 3 for $2. 



HER MAJESTY. Pure, sparkling white. Very fragrant. 75c ea. ; 3 for $2. 

 JUNE CARMINE. Bright carmine-pink blooms in abundance. Very 

 choice. 75c ea.; 3 for $2. 



CARNATION, Her Majesty 



OFFER 133B: 6 Carnations, 2 of each kind for $3.50 



