CLEMATIS 



Clematis, Fragrant Tube (C. davidiana). 

 2 to 3 ft. Many fragrant bell-shaped 

 flowers of deep lavender-blue in late 

 summer. 



Clematis, Ground (C. recta). 2 to 3 ft. 



Big showy clusters of fragrant white 

 flowers in June and July. 



Either variety, each 30c, doz. $3.00. 



CONEFLOWER (Rudbeckia) 



Black-eyed Susan (R. subtomentosa). 4 ft. 



Countless brilliant lemon-yellow flowers 

 with purple center cone, good for cutting, 

 in late summer. 



Golden Glow (R. laciniata fl. pi.). 5 to 6 ft. 

 Big, double golden yellow flowers like 

 Dahlias, July to September. Showy in 

 mass, and excellent for cutting. 



Purple Coneflower (R. purpurea). 3 ft. 

 Drooping petals of purplish red surround 

 a prominent center cone of chocolate- 

 brown, tinted gold. Ideal in bed and 

 border, flowering from July to October. 



CORALBELLS (Heuchera) 



Pluie de Feu. 12 in. A compact growing 

 brilliant red-flowered sort which is truly 

 a "Rain of Fire" when in bloom in May, 

 June and July. Excellent for cutting and 

 striking in the rockery. (R). Each 35c, 

 doz. $3.50. 



COREOPSIS 



Coreopsis. Big Double ( C. grandiflora flore 

 pleno). 2 to 3 ft. The big golden blooms, 

 which are borne in great abundance 

 throughout the summer on this hardy sort, 

 are among the best cut flowers of that 

 period. 



LOVETT'S ORANGE DAY LILIES 



CORNFLOWER ASTER (Stokesia) 



Cornflower Aster (Stokesia laevis). 2 ft. 

 Handsome sky-blue flowers, like Asters, 

 from July until frost. Especially good for 

 the front of borders. 



CUPID'S DART (Catananche) 



Cupid's Dart or Love Plant ( Catananche 

 caerulea) . 1 V2 to 2 ft. Bears immense 

 quantities of long-stemmed deep blue 

 flowers in big heads; excellent for cut- 

 ting, from July until fall. Each 30c, doz. 

 $3.00. 



All varieties (unless otherwise noted), each 

 20c, doz. S2.00, 100 $14.00. (Add 10% to re- 

 mittance if shipment desired by parcel post.) 



DAISIES 



Daisy, Midsummer (Erigeron speciosus). 



3 ft. Good in border or vase, with hand- 

 some flowers like violet-blue Daisies 

 centered gold, all summer. Good lasting 

 cut flower. 



DAINTY VEIL SHASTA DAISY 



( Chrysanthemum Maximum) 

 18 in. Mammoth glistening white 

 Daisies, with clear yellow centers. 

 Among the most promising of recent 

 introductions is this beautiful frilled and 

 shaggy semi-double sort. 



Each 45c, doz. $4.50 



Daisy, Shasta ( Chrysanthemum maximum). 

 2 to 3 ft. Mammoth Daisies in countless 

 array, all summer and fall. 



SHASTA DAISY. DAINTY VEIL 



DAY LILY (Hemerocallis) 



Among the most charming Eastern beau- 

 ties. 



Aurantiaca. 3 ft. Huge and striking lilies 

 of brightest orange in July. 



Dr. Regel. 3 ft. Flowers of a deep rich 

 gold in June. 



Double Day Lily (H. kwanso). 4 ft. Best 

 of the double-flowered Day Lilies, with 

 coppery yellow blooms in midsummer. 



Golddust. 2V2 ft. Distinctive sort, with rich 

 copper-yellow buds, turning to clear yel- 

 low flowers, tinged red, in early summer. 



Japanese Day Lily (H. thunbergi). 3 ft. 

 Late blooming, with clear yellow flowers 

 in midsummer. 



Lovett's Lemon. 3 to 4 ft. Tallest, and with 

 largest, most beautiful and most highly 

 fragrant flowers of all the lemon-yellow 

 sorts. Will charm your eyes from mid- 

 summer to early fall. Each 40c, doz. 

 $4.00, 100 $25.00. 



Lovett's Orange. 3 to 4 ft. Leads the orange 

 Day Lilies by as great a margin as 

 Lovett's Lemon leads the pure yellow 

 sorts. Each 40c, doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00. 



Orangeman. 2 to 3 ft. Orange-yellow lilies 

 from July until frost. Each 30c, doz. $3.00, 

 100 $20.00. 



Delphinium. See Larkspur, page 35. 



DRAGONHEAD (Physostegia) 



Dragonhead, Virginia (Physostegia vir- 

 giniana). 3 to 5 ft. Showy in wild gar- 

 den, border or vase, with branching 

 spikes of delicate tubular rosy pink flow- 

 ers, in late summer. 



Dragonhead. Vivid (P., "Vivid"). 15 to 18 

 in. Dwarf sort with deep rosy purple 

 flowers, larger than above, and two 

 weeks later. Lasting when cut. (R). 



Dragonhead, White (P. vir giniana alba). 

 4 to 5 ft. Lovely white-flowered variety 

 of the Virginia Dragonhead. 



FLAX ( Linum ) 



Indispensable to the rockery. 

 Golden Flax (L. flavum). 12 to 18 in. Big 



handsome yellow flowers in early sum- 

 mer. (R). 



Perennial Flax (L. perenne). 18 to 24 in. 

 Airy, feathery foliage, and flowers like 

 porcelain-blue buttercups on graceful 

 stems from May to August. (R). 



White Flax (L. perenne album). 18 to 24 in. 

 White-flowered form of above. (R). 



COLLECTION 

 Three each of these Colorful Rockery 

 Plants (9 in all) for only $1.25. 



FORGET-ME-NOT {Myosotis) 



Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis palustris semper- 

 florens). 6 to 8 in. Lovely dwarf peren- 

 nial with charming clusters of pale blue 

 flowerets in continuous bloom from May 

 to September. Good ground cover, splen- 

 did along the edge of a pool or in a 

 shady border, and a perfect rockery 

 plant. (R). 



FOXGLOVE (Digitalis) 



Foxglove, Gloxinia (Digitalis gloxiniae- 

 flora). 3 to 4 ft. Picturesque from June 

 to August with their colorful flower 

 thimbles pendent on long spikes, fre- 

 quently dotted with crimson or chocolate- 

 brown. Our grandparents called them 

 Witches' Thimbles. We offer the follow- 

 ing colors — Pink, Purple, White or 

 Mixed. 



GASPLANT (Dictamnus) 

 Gasplant, Purple (Dictamnus jraxinella). 



2 ft. A very permanent border plant, 

 with spikes of quaintly shaded deep pink 

 blossoms, with deeper veins, in May and 

 June. The entire plant emits a delicate 

 lemon fragrance. Each 30c, doz. $3.00. 



Gasplant, White (Dictamnus albus). 2 ft. 

 White form of the above. Each 35c, doz. 

 $3.50. 



GAYFEATHER (Liatris) 



Gay feather, Kansas (Liatris pycnostachya). 

 4 to 5 ft. Excellent for massing or back 

 of border, with big, dense, showy spikes 

 of purple flowers, conspicuously tipped 

 rosy lavender, lasting when cut. 



HELENIUM 



Helenium, Great (H. autumnale superbum) . 



3 ft. Strong growing, with lovely fall cut 

 flowers of bright deep golden yellow, pro- 

 duced in branching heads. Each 25c, 

 doz. $2.50. 



Helenium, "Riverton Gem." 3 to 4 ft. Best 



of the Helenium family, with many rich 

 old gold flowers from August until frost, 

 which change slowly to deep red as they 

 mature. A graceful and colorful fall cut 

 flower. Each 30c, doz. $3.00. 



Little Silver, N. J. 



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