Little Silver, L {9} ^^^^1 Perennials 



(R) NEW DWARF HYBRID BORDER ASTERS (R) 



These lovely dwarf Asters have become increasingly popular since we first offered them 

 two years ago. They are dwarf in size of plant only and their big, attractive flowers literally 

 hide the plants in September. Good for edging or grouping in front of borders and simply 

 ideal in the rock garden. 



Name Description Hght. Season 



Lady Henry Maddox. .Clear pale pink, compact 1 ft. . .Mid-September 



Nancy Countless flesh pink blossoms, a gorgeous 



sort. 10 in. ..Late September 



Ronald Rosy pink buds to lilac pink flowers 1 ft.. .Mid-September 



Snowsprite Big white blooms, semi-double 10 in. . .Early September 



Victor Clear lavender blue, most dwarf of all, best 



for rockery 8 in. , 



Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $22.00 



Early September 



COLLECTION— 1 each of these 5 perfect rockery plants for only $1.25 



BABYSBREATH (Gypsophila) 



Babysbreath (G. paniculata). ^ 3 ft. Countless 

 masses of minute, dainty white flowers give this 

 popular old favorite a gauzy appearance in mid- 

 Summer. Charming when cut and added to a 

 highly colored bouquet. 



Bristol Fairy Babysbreath (G. "Bristol Fairy"). 

 Newest and best of the double Babysbreath and 

 a lovely cut flower, with big white blooms all 

 Summer. Each 50c., doz. $5.00. 



Creeping Babysbreath (G. repens). 6 in. Late 

 Summer brings clouds of small pinkish white 

 flowers to this lovely trailer. (K). 



Pink Babysbreath (G. oldhamiana). A new peren- 

 nial which combines the grace and charm of the 

 familiar Babysbreath with a rosy pink color 

 which renders it unsurpassable in airy beauty. 

 Each 30c., doz. $3.00. 



BALLOONFLOWER (Platycodon) 



Maries Balloonflower (P. mariesi). 18 in. Erect 

 stems hold a horde of buds which resemble small 

 balloons and turn to big, deep vioIet-blue flowers 

 like cupped stars, all Summer long, from broad, 

 thick foliage. (R). 



BEEBALM (Monarda) 



Blazing Beebalm (M. didyyna spleyidens). 2 to 

 3 ft. Aromatic foHage and big heads of rich 

 crimson flowers in July and August will attract 

 many bees to your garden. Needs little care. 



BELLFLOWER (Campanula) 



Carpathian Bellflower (C. carpatica). 8 in. Clear 

 blue flowers like cupped bells are thrown up all 

 Summer on wiry stems from compact tufts of 

 attractive foliage. Good edging plant for the 

 hardy border, and the perfect rockery perennial. 

 (R). Each 25c., doz, $2.50. 



BLACKBERRY-LILY (Pardanthus) 



Chinese Blackberry Lily (P. sinensis). 2 ft. 

 Charming old-fashioned sort with a Summer 

 bloom of orange flowers spotted black. Good for 

 the hardy border. 



BLEEDINGHEART (Dicentra) 



Bleedingheart (D. spectahilis). 1^^ to 2 ft. An 

 old-fashioned favorite which is still immensely 

 popular, with its rosy crimson, heart-shaped 

 flowers along slender, arching stems in May and 

 June. Each 40c., doz. $4.00, 100 $27.50. 



Fringed Bleedingheart (D. eximia). 12 to 15 in. 

 Excellent for the rockery, with finely cut foliage, 

 drooping like that of a fern, whence come the 

 showy, compact racemes of pretty pink flowers 

 from May to September. (JR). Each 30c., doz. 

 $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



BOLTONIA 



Violet Boltonia (B. latisquama). 4 to 5 ft. Lav- 

 ender pink flowers, like Michaelmas Daisies, in 

 amazing profusion during the Fall; good for 

 cutting. 



White Boltonia (B. asteroides). 5 to 6 ft. Myriads 

 of white flowers in late Summer. 



BUGLE (Ajuga) 



Carpet Bugle (A. reptans). 3 to 4 in. Excellent 

 groundcover in sun or semi-shade, with deep 

 purple-blue flowers from its compact, bronzy 

 foliage in late Spring. Excellent in rockery. {R). 

 Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 



BUTTERFLYFLOWER (Asclepias) 



Butterflyflower (A. tuberosa). 2 ft. Perhaps our 

 gaudiest native flower, with brilliant orange-scar- 

 let umbels of bloom in late Summer. Good when 

 grouped in a dry, sandy border, and an excellent, 

 lasting cut flow^er. 



CAMOMILE (Anthemis) 



Golden showers of Summer bloom. 



Golden Marguerite (A. tinctoria). IJ^ to 2 ft. 

 Light yellow. Daisylike flowers produced all 

 Summer in any soil, good for cutting. 



Perry's Variety (A. tinctoria, "Perry's Variety"). 

 1^ to 2 ft. Greatly improved form of the above, 

 wdth more, bigger, and better flowers, from June 

 until October. More upright in growth than the 

 above sort. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 



Prices for all varieties unless otherwise noted, each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $14.00 



(Add 10% to your remittance if shipment is desired by Purcel Post) 



