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FALL PLANTING SUGGESTIONS FROM 



PEONIES— Continued 



Peonies may be replanted any time after the crown buds, or "eyes", are fully developed, generally 

 during September-October. Plants should be set three feet apart in beds or borders and care should be 

 taken not to plant them too deeply .The pink "eyes" on the crown should not be covered with more than 

 two inches of soil. 



Choice Named Varieties will be found offered on preceding page. 



MIXED IX)UBLE PEONIES 

 These are all good varieties, the labels of which 

 have become lost. Pink» various shades. White, 

 all doubles. All Colors, mixed. Each, 50c.; 

 dozen, $5.00. 



HARDY PINKS. Dianthus 

 Abbotsford. — Carmine pink; large. 

 Arthur. — White, with dark maroon center. 

 Essex Witch. — Pure bright pink. 



Peonies — the universal favorite 

 among hardy perennials 



Her Majesty. — Of large size, white, fragrant. 



Plumarius nanus fl. pi. EARLY FLOWER- 

 ING PINK. — Flowers two weeks earlier than the 

 old types. Very fragrant; rich colors. 



Physostegia. Virginica. DRAGON HEAD. 

 3 to 4 ft. — The shell-pink flowers resemble large 

 heather, or small orchids. June until frost. 



Physotegia. Virginica alba. 3 ft. — Pure white 

 flowers. 



Platycodon. Bell Flower Mariesi. 18 



in. — Semi-dwarf habit. Star-like flowers 

 of intense dark blue, all summer. 



Platycodon Mariese Alba. 18 in. — 

 Flowers are white. 



Pyrethrum Roseum Hybric'L^m 

 Painted or Persian Daisies. 



Rudbeckia Laciniata fl. pi., Nitida 

 Hirsuta. Purpura and Sub-Tomentosa, 



Salvia Azurea. CALIFORNIA BLUE 

 SAGE. 3 to 4 feet. — During August and 

 September covered with blue panicles. 



Salvia. Pitcheri. — Rich gentian blue 

 flowers that are larger than those of S. 

 Azurea. 



Santolina Incana. 6 to 9 inches. — 

 Evergreen and very hardy. 



SEDUM. Stonecrop 



Acre. GOLDEN MOSS OR WALL 

 PEPPER. 4 inches. 



Album. — Exceedingly strong grower with 

 compact, fleshly stems and white flowers. 



Sarmentosum. — A pretty trailing va- 

 riety. Yellow flowers during July. 



Sieboldi. 5 in. — The rarest of the family, 

 with erect, bluish green foliage. Each leaf 

 is edged pink. Pink flowers in clusters' 

 Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50. 



Spectabilis ''Brilliant." — An improved 

 variety of a showy red hue. Each, 25c.; 

 dozen, $2.50. 



Spirea (Meadow Sweet) Aruncus, 

 Palmata and Palmata Elegans. 



Statice. Latifolia. SEA LAVENDER. 

 12 to 18 in. — Has abundant tough, deep 

 green leaves, and large heads of small, 

 lavender-blue flowers. 



Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis and 

 Spicata. 



Viola, Gov. Herrick. Hardy Single 

 Violet. 



Valeriana officinalis. HARDY GAR- 

 DEN HELIOTROPE. 2 to 3 ft.— Large 

 flower heads of small, light pink, fragran 

 flowers. 



All Perennials (unless otherwise noted) 

 each 20c.; dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.50. 



