Hardy Perennials 



Delphiniums — Colors of the sky 



Delphiniums or Hardy 

 Larkspurs 



Those tall spikes of entrancing shades of blue 

 that we envy in the neighbors' yards — unless we 

 have our own. June and July. Each, 25c. ; dozen, 

 $2.50. 



Belladonna — Pure turquoise blue; 3 ft. 



Bellamosum — Dark ])lue liylmd, 3 ft. 



Hybridum — Mixed English Hybrids of various 

 shades ranging from light blue to the deepest indigo 

 and violet; 4 ft. 



Sienensis — Semi-dwarf type; gentian blue 

 flowers. 



Convallaria — Lily of the Valley; each, 25c,; 

 dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. Clumps, each, 30c.; 

 dozen, $3.00; 100, $22.00. 



Coreopsis lanceolata — Golden Wave; splendid 

 bright yellow for cutting; 2 ft.; June and July. 



Hardy Daisies 

 Shasta Daisy — Large white flowers with yellow 

 centers; 12 in.; June to September. 



Alaska — An improved Shasta with larger 

 flowers. 



California — Pleasing double lemon-3^ellow. 

 King Edward VII — Later blooming than 

 Shasta. 



Dicentra spectabilis — Bleeding Heart; valu- 

 able old favorite with deeply cut fohage, and a 

 wealth of heart-shaped pink and white flowers; 18 

 in.; April. Each, 75c.; dozen, $7.50. 



Echinops ritro — Globe Thistle; interesting 

 thistle-Hke flowers to metalHc blue; 2 to 3 ft.; July. 



Eryngium amethystinum — Sea Holly; un- 

 usual thistle-like plant; amethyst blue; July. 



Funkia coerulea; lancifolia undulata varie- 

 gata; and sieboldiana — Old fashioned edging 

 plants grown for leaves rather than flowers. 



Galium boreale — Bedstraw; good for rock 

 garden with its pretty fohage and small flowers in 

 clusters; 18 in.; June and Jul3^ 



Hardy Grasses 



Eulalia gracillima — Japan Rush; graceful, 

 tall, deep green, narrow foliage with white midrib; 

 6 ft.; once a feature of every yard; feather}^ plumes 

 in the fall may be cut and taken indoors. 



Eulalia japonica — Broader foliage; green. 



Eulalia japonica variegata — Foliage varie- 

 gated white and green stripes. 



Eulalia japonica Zebrina — Zebra Grass; yel- 

 low stripes running across instead of lengthwise the 

 leaves as in preceeding. 



Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



Pennisetum japonicum — Hardy Fountain 

 Grass; narrow bright green leaves; foxtail-like 

 plumes of rich mahogany tipped with white; 4 ft. 

 Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50. 



Phalaris arundinacea picta — Ribbon Grass; 

 foliage green variegated with white stripes; does 

 well in wet soils; 2 ft. Each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



Gypsophila paniculata — Baby's Breath; fine 

 white flowers; 2 ft.; July and August. 



Helianthus maximiliana — Miss Melhsh and 

 Mollis; covered with small sunflowers; September 

 to November; 8 ft. 



Helibpsis pitcheriana — Orange Sunflower; 2^ 

 ft.; July to September. 



Hemerocallis (Day lilies) Dumortieri, Flava, 

 Florham, Gold Dust, Orangeman, Thunbergi. 



Helianthemum croceum — Rock Rose; low 

 evergreen plant; yellow flowers, late summer; 6 in. 



Heuchera sanguinea — Coral Bells; tuft of foli- 

 age at the ground surmounted with delicate 

 coral flowers on 18-inch stems; June to Septem- 

 ber. Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $18.00. 



Hibiscus, Meehan's Mallow Marvels — Huge 

 red, pink and white flowers; do well near water; 

 August. 



Hibiscus, militaris — Halbert-shaoed leaves; 



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