Hardy Perennials 



Lilium auratum 



Lilium — Hardy Lilies 



Auratum — Golden-Banded Lily; immense bell- 

 shaped ivory-white flowers with chocolate dots and 

 stripe of bright yellow down the length of each 

 petal; very fragrant; 3 ft.; July and August. Large 

 bulbs, each, 35c.; dozen, $3.50; Giant bulbs, 

 each, 50c.; dozen, $5.00. 



Speciosum album — White with faint dots and 

 light green band down center of each petal. Large 

 bulbs, each, 35c.; dozen, $3.50; Giant bulbs, 

 each, 50c.; dozen, S5.00. 



Magnificum — Brighter and larger than rubrum ; 

 large bulbs, each, 40c.; dozen, S4.00. 



Melpomene — ^Yhite, spotted, clouded and 

 bordered with pink-crimson. Large bulbs, each, 

 40c.; dozen, S4. 00. 



Rubrum — The white, waxA% recurved petals 

 are shaded and spotted with rose-carmine. Large 

 bulbs, each, 35c.; dozen, $3.50. Monster bulbs, 

 each, 50c.; dozen, $5.00. 



Phlox— see page 26 



Physalis franchetti — Chinese Lantern Plant; 

 the bright orange-scarlet lantern-hke fruits when 

 properly cured last throughout the winter, 2 ft. 



Physostegia virginiana — False Dragonhead; 

 long spikes of shell-pink flowers resemble heather; 

 3 ft.; June to frost. 



Physostegia virginiana alba — White form. 



Peonies— The Plant without a Failure 



Select Double Varieties 



"The plant without a failure" said someone 

 recently. Once the roots are planted almost no care 

 is needed. Yet every year they dominate the gar- 

 den no matter what else you have there. 



Peonies should be planted in September or 

 October, when the crown buds or "eyes" are fully 

 developed. Set the plants three feet apart, and 

 plant so the "e3'e" is not more than 2 inches below 

 the surface. They occasionally flower the following 

 spring, but are at their best only after a couple of 

 years. 



Prices, except as noted, each, 75c.; dozen, 

 $7.50. 



Albatre — Milk-white, ivorj^ and lilac. Very 

 fragrant. 



August D'Hour — Brilliant rose-red, large 

 flower. Early, best red for cutting. 



Avalanche — Creamy white, slightly'flecked with 

 carmine. 



Canari — White, flushed delicate pink, deep 

 primrose yellow center. One of the freest bloomers. 



Couronne D'or — (Crown of Gold) Snow 

 white, golden stamens. Large, rather full flower of 

 superb form. Free bloomer. Each, $1.00; dozen, 

 $10.00. 



Due de Wellington — White guards, with sul- 

 phur center. Fragrant. 



Duchess de Nemours — Pure white crown, sul- 

 phur-white collar. Early, free-flowering, fragrant. 



Duchess de Nemours 



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