GEUM, MRS. BRADSHAW (See page 35) 



COLUMBINE— Continued 

 Golden Columbine (A. chrysantha). 2 to 

 2V2 ft. An amazingly striking sort, which 

 produces countless clear golden blooms 

 in late spring and early summer. 

 MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT'S LONG-SPURRED 

 HYBRIDS. 2 to 3 ft. An amazing assort- 

 ment, representing every Columbine color 

 imaginable, from clear red, yellow and 

 blue to the more delicate shades of lav- 

 ender, purple and cream. Justly popular. 

 SILVER QUEEN Columbine (A., Silver 

 Queen). 3 ft. The beautiful, long-spurred 

 flowers produced by this variety in May 

 and June are overlaid with delicate flesh- 

 pink before becoming fully developed, 

 the open blooms being glistening silvery 

 white. 3 for $1.00, doz. $3.50. 



CONEFLOWER (Rudbeckia) 

 Black-Eyed Susan (R. subtomentosa). 4 

 ft. Countless brilliant lemon-yellow flow- 

 ers with purple center cone, good for 

 cutting, in late summer. 

 Golden Glow (R. laciniata fl.-pL). 5 to 

 6 ft. Big, double golden yellow flowers 

 like Dahlias, July to September. Showy 

 in mass, and excellent for cutting. 

 Purple Coneflower fR. purpurea). 3 ft. 

 Drooping petals of purplish red surround 

 a prominent center cone of chocolate 

 brown, tinged 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). 



Rosamundi. 15 to 18 in. Best of the coral- 

 pink flowered sorts, with many beautiful 

 and lasting blooms of that color on long, 

 strong stems. 



Either variety, 3 for Sl.OO. doz. $3.50. 



COREOPSIS 



Coreopsis, Big Double ( C. grandiflora flore- 

 plena). 2 to 3 ft. Big golden daisy-like 

 blooms, borne in great abundcmce 

 throughout the summer on this hardy 

 sort, are among the best of cut flowers. 



CORNFLOWER ASTER (Stokesia) 



Cornflower Aster ( Stokesia laevis ). 2 ft. 

 Handsome sky-blue flowers, like Annual 

 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 from June to August. Excellent 

 in beds and borders, and good for cut- 

 ting. May also be dried for winter use. 



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. 



Daisy, Pink Pearl (Erigeron, Fleabane). 18 

 in. Lovely daisy-like blooms of soft 

 lavender, with yellow center, like large 

 Michaelmas daisies. Good for cutting. 

 August until frost. 3 for $1.00, doz. $3.50. 



Daisy, Shasta (Chrysanthemum maximum). 

 9 to 12 in. Burbank's Hybrid Daisy. The 

 large, pure white, long stemmed "daisies" 

 have bright yellow centers, and are pro- 

 duced in abundance all summer and fall. 



Daisy, White Swan ( Chrysanthemum maxi- 

 mum). 2 ft. Double white, anemone-type 

 flowers are 2 inches across, and are 

 splendid for cutting. Free flowering, from 

 late May to mid-July. Illustrated on page 

 35. 3 for $1.00, doz. $3.50. 



THE CONQUEROR SHASTA 

 DAISY 



( Chrysanthemum Maximum) 

 2 to 3 ft. A great improvement upon 

 the more familiar Shasta Daisy, with big 

 white semi-double flowers, extra large, 

 all summer long. 3 for $1.00, doz. $3.50. 



DAY LILY (Hemerocallis) 

 Lovely Lilies from the For East 



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. kivanso). 4 ft. Best of 

 the double-flowered Day Lilies, v/lth cop- 

 pery 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. 



"HYPERION". 3 ft. The large, perfectly 

 formed, fragrant, waxy blooms are fully 

 6 inches across, and are soft canary- 

 yellow in color. The gracefully arching 

 foliage is attractive throughout the sea- 

 son. July and August. Each 50c, doz. 

 $5.00. 



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. 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. 



Mikado. 3 ft. Big flowers of deep orange 

 with maroon markings on the three center 

 petals. Each 50c, doz. $5.00. 



Mrs. W. H. Wyman. 4 ft. Perfectly formed 

 clear yellow flowers from July to Septem- 

 ber. Very free-flowering, and long last- 

 ing. 3 for $1.00, doz. $3.50. 



DELPHINIUM. See Larkspur, page 37. 

 DRAGONHEAD (Physostegia) 



Dragonhead, Summer Snow. 3 to 5 ft. Beau- 

 tiful, pure white, branching spikes of 

 tubular flowers in late summer. Good for 

 cutting. 3 for $1.00, doz. $3.50. 



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

 A low, erect plant with spikes of extra 

 large, bright rosy mauve flowers during 

 late summer and fall. A free and con- 

 tinuous bloomer; splendid for cutting. (R) 



Dragonhead, Virginia (P. virginiana). 3 to 



5 ft. Showy in wild garden, border or 

 vase, with branching spikes of delicate 

 tubular rosy pink flowers, in late summer. 



Dragonhead, White (P. virginiana alba). 

 4 to 5 ft. Lovely white-flowered variety 

 of the Virginia Dragonhead. 



FLAX (Linum) 

 Indispensable to the Rockery 

 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). 



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 

 florets in continuous bloom from May to 

 September. Good ground cover, splendid 

 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 3V2 ft. Picturesque from May 

 to July, with a wide color range of thim- 

 blelike flowers from the sides of a tall 

 stem, the funnel of each flower being 

 attractively dotted with crimson or choco- 

 late-brown. We offer the following colors: 

 Pink, Purple, White, or Mixed. 



Foxglove, Shirley Hybrids (Digitalis). 5 to 



6 ft. Taller and with more beautiful pink, 

 purple and white flowers than the fa- 

 miliar Foxglove, these colorful perennials 

 are perfect for cutting. 



GASPLANT (Dictamnus) 

 Gasplant, Pink (Dictamnus fraxinella) . 2 ft. 

 A long-lived border plant, with spikes of 

 quaintly shaded deep pink blossoms, 

 with deeper veins, in May and June. The 

 entire plant emits a dehcate lemon fra- 

 grance. 



Gasplant, White (D. frax. alba). 2 ft. White 



form of the above. 



Either variety: 3 for SI. 00, doz. $3.50. 



GAYFEATHER (Liatris) 

 Kansas Gayfeather (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. 



April 7. 1941 



Just a line to say that I received my order 

 by parcel post today. Am very much pleased 

 with the plants. They arrived in fine con- 

 dition. 



RAY W. WOODBURY, 

 Bergen County, N. J. 



rOM CJ J n -1 ALL VARIETIES (unless otherwise noted): 3 for 70c, doz. $2.50, 100 S16.00. t ii» »t t 



Lo4J rtaray f erenniaiS (Add 10% to your remittance if shipment is desired by parcel post.) LOVett S NUTSery, InC. 



