HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Feverfew— Matricaria 

 Little Gem. lj-2 ft. A useful white summer border and cut 

 flower. June-October. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



FunMa 



Flirxkia.— Plantain Lily (Hosta) • 



Among the most desirable plants. The broad, massive foliage 

 is always attractive. Succeeds well in sun or shade. 

 Coerulea. 2 ft. Rich green foliage with showy, slender, tubular 



flowers expanding into nodding deep blue bells. 

 Lanceolata. 2 ft. Late-flowering; lilac flowers. September. 

 Subcordata grandiflora {White Plantain Lily). 2\-i ft. 



Large fragrant pure white flowers. August-September. 

 Undulata media picta. 2 ft. Green and white variegated 



foliage; purple flowers. Makes a fine edging. July. 



Any of the above: 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Gaillardia— B/anfee^ Flower 



Grandiflora. 2 ft. Very showy flowers in red and gold from 

 June until frost. Succeeds in any soil if in sun. 25c each; 

 S2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Genista— Broom a 



Tinctoria flore plena. Dainty low shrubby rock plant. 

 Masses of showy double yellow flowers. June. 50c each; 

 S5.00 per doz. 



Gentiana — Gentian a ® 



Fine for rockery or border in half shade and moist soil. 

 Acaulis (Stemless Gentian). Large, bell-shaped, rich blue flowers, 



marked on inside with yellow, rising 2 to 4 inches from rosettes 



of glossy green leaves. May-June. $1.00 each. 

 Andrews! {Blue Closed Gentian). 2 ft. A beautiful native deep 



blue species. August-September. 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; 



S20.00 per 100. 



Geum chiloense— /iverw a 



Pretty border plants, growing about IS to 18 inches high and 

 producing showy, bright colored flowers from May to July. 

 Lady Stratheden. Large double rich golden yellow. 

 Mrs. Bradshaw. Large double brilliant scarlet. 



Either variety: 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Two Beautiful Geum 

 Borisii. Probably the finest of the genus, forming neat 

 foliage tufts with branching stems 8 to 12 inches high. 

 Vivid orange-scarlet flowers. May-October. 50c each; $5.00 

 per doz. 



Fire Opal (New). A dazzling rich scarlet with orange sheen. 

 Very outstanding. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Hardy Ornamental Grasses 



Arrhenatherum bulbosum variegatum. ® 6-8 in. Tufts 



of pretty variegated green and white leaves. Splendid for 



edging. 

 Arundo Donax {Great Reed). 20 ft. A magnificent variety. 

 variegata. 8-10 ft. Beautifully variegated white and 



green. 

 Elymus glaucus {Blue Lyme Grass). 2 ft. Handsome narrow 



glaucous silvery foliage, adapted to borders or edging. 

 Eulalia gracillima univittata {Japan Rush). 6-7 ft. 



Bright green narrow foliage with silvery midrib. Graceful habit. 

 — japonica variegata. 6-7 ft. Long narrow leaves, striped 



green, white, and often pink or yellow. 

 zebrina {Zebra Grass). 6-7 ft. Marked with broad yellow 



band across the leaf. Attractive lawn specimens. 

 Festuca glauca {Blue Fescue). A 1 ft. A pretty, dwarf, tufted 



grass with distinct blue-green foliage. 

 Pennisetum japonicum {Hardy Fountain Grass). 4 ft. 



Narrow bright green leaves and bronzj' purple flower heads. 



One of the most valuable Grasses. 

 Phalaris arundinacea variegata {Variegated Ribbon Grass, 



Gardener's Garters). ® 12-15 in. Large variegated foliage; 



an excellent Grass for bordering large beds. 



Any of the above: 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Gypsophila — Baby's Breath 



Graceful panicles of white flowers that should be in every 

 garden. Blooms in July and August. Splendid for garden display 

 and cutting. Place in a sunny position. 

 Bristol Fairy. An improvement on the double paniculata 



fl. pi. being whiter, larger, and more profuse flowering. 50c 



each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Paniculata. The favorite old single-flowered variety possessing 



a grace unexcelled by any other perennial. Forms a symmetrical 



mass, 2-3 feet high, of minute gauze-like flowers. 

 —flore plena. Original double-flowering form. Flowers larger 



and a purer white than the single form. When dried they 



retain their beauty for months. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. . 

 Repens. A An elegant trailing plant for the rockery with clouds 



of small white flowers in July and August. 



A ny of the above, except where noted: 

 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Gypsophila repens Bodgeri 



Gypsophila repens Bodgeri A 



2 ft. A new dwarf double form of compact habit. The 

 pink-tinted white blooms appear at least two weeks earlier 

 than any other double form, making it very desirable for 

 either garden display or cutting. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Gypsophila repens Rosenschleier A 



A novelty of European introduction similar in its compact 

 habit to the preceding variety but with flowers of a somewhat 

 more pronounced pink color. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Practically all plants suited to semi-shade also do well in full sun 



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