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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY, 1 878 - 1 9 2 8 



Hardy Perennials (Continued) 



All varieties (unless otherwise noted), each, 20c; dozen, ^2.00; 100, ^14.00. 



PYRETHRUM 



Roseum Hybridum (Painted Daisies) — 12 to 18 



inches. Unsurpassed for refined beauty and attrac- 

 tive foliage. They are truly "Colored Marguerites." 

 Uliginosum (Giant Daisy) — 3 to 4 feet. Pure white 

 flowers, with yellow centers, in great masses in 

 autumn. Each, 25c; dozen, ^2.50. 



RANUNCULUS (Buttercup) 

 Acris fl. pi. (Hardy Double Buttercup) — Masses of 

 bright golden-yellow flowers in May and June. 18 in. 



RUDBECKIA (Coneflower) 

 Laciniata fl. pi. (Golden Glow) — 5 to 6 feet. Tall, 

 with double golden-yellow flowers. Excellent as a cut 

 flower. 



Nitida Hirsuta — A valuable variety, producing a 

 great abundance of large, single, bright golden-yel- 

 low flowers with long, waving petals. 6 feet. 

 Purpurea (Giant Purple Coneflower) — 2 to 3 feet. 

 Reddish-purple flowers about 4 inches across. 

 Sub-Tomentosa (Black-Eyed Susan) — 3 feet. Lemon- 

 yellow flowers, purplish centers. 



SALVIA (Sage) 

 Azurea (California Blue Sage) — 3 to 4 feet. Charm- 

 ing blue panicles during August and September. 

 Pitcheri — Rich gentian-blue flowers. 



SANTOLINA (Lavender Cotton) 



Incana — 6 to 9 inches. Evergreen and very hardy. 



SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride) 



Caucasica — Soft, lavender-blue flowers. Each, 25c; 

 dozen, $2.50. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY — Convallaria majalis 



GORGEOUS ORIENTAL POPPIES 



Papaver Orientate — Flowers are five to seven inche- 

 across, and freely produced during May and June, 

 on tall stems. Intense crimson with a large spot as 

 black as night in the center. Illustrated on page 28. 



ICELAND POPPIES 



Papaver Nudicaule — Great numbers of flowers on 

 slender stems a foot long. The flowers vary from 

 white to orange. 



PRIMULA (Primrose) 

 Veris — 15 inches. Flowers are bright canary yellow. 

 Vulgaris (English Primrose) — 6 to 9 inches. Bright 

 lemon-yellow and maroon. 



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VIOLA JERSEY GEM 



