Everyone Has Room for Beautiful Perennial Vines 



PRICES: Unless otherwise priced, all plants are sold at, each 30c; 3 of any one 

 variety 75c; 6 of any one variety at dozen rate; doz. $2.50. 



Phlox decussata 



Colorful, fragrant Phlox are the glory 

 of the summer garden, the large heads of 

 colorful bloom appearing in July and 

 lasting through August. Height varies 

 from 1^ to 3 feet. Plants should be 

 divided and replanted every 2 to 3 years. 

 Do not allow flowers to go to seed or the 

 seedlings will crowd out the wanted va- 

 riety. Keep well watered and they will 

 please you. 



Africa. Carmine-red with blood-red eye. 

 Betty Lou. Deep salmon overlaid with 



scarlet glow. 

 Count Zeppelin. White with red center. 

 Daily Sketch. Salmon-pink with crimson 



center. 

 Enchantress. Light rose-pink shaded 



salmon-pink. 

 Ethel Pritchard. French mauve color. 



Strong grower. 

 Harvest Fire. Brilliant salmon-orange. 

 Leo Schlageter. Scarlet-red with orange 



cast. 

 Lillian. Cameo-pink with blue eye. 

 Mia Ruys. An outstanding dwarf. Pure 



white. 

 Miss Lingard. Pure white flowers on 



2 to 3-foot stems. 

 Nordlicht. Rose-pink with touch of blue; 



deep red center. 

 Painted Lady. Silver-pink with salmon 



shading; cherry-red eye. 

 Rheinlander. A very popular salmon- 

 pink. 

 Starlight. Violet-red, shading to lilac; 



white center. 



Phlox subulata 



(Moss or Mountain Pink) 



Low spreading plants with attractive 

 foliage. They cover themselves with a 

 mass of tiny flowers in April and May. A 

 leading rock-garden plant and desirable 

 for wall gardening or they can be used as 

 edgings. Try covering a bare spot with a 

 few plants, they will soon become a thing 

 of spring beauty. 



Atropurpurea. Very showy brilliant red. 

 Blue Hill. The finest lavender-blue. 

 June Jane. Large; pure white. 

 Vivid. Bright pink with fiery red eye. 



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Platycodon (Balloon Flower) 



A long-lived, dependable, tall border 

 plant furnishing lovely flowers like little 

 balloons which open to broad bells. They 

 bloom from midsummer through Septem- 

 ber. Sun or light shade. 

 Grandiflorum caeruleum. Attractive 



blue flowers from July to October. 2 ft. 

 Grandiflorum Mariesi. Large, deep 



violet-blue flowers. 15 to 18 in. 

 Grandiflorum Mariesi album. Large; 



white. 



Plumbago (Leadwort) 



Larpentae. Dwarf, spreading plants 6 to 

 8 inches high with leathery, bronzy green 

 foliage and beautiful violet-blue flowers 

 in profusion from July to September. 

 Plant in sun or partial shade in rather 

 poor sandy soil. 



Rudbeckia (Coneflower) 



Tall-growing plants bearing large daisies 

 with cone-like centers. They are easy to 

 grow in full sun in ordinary soil. Good 

 background plants. 



Maxima. Glaucous green leaves and 

 bright yellow flowers 3 to 4 inches across, 

 with a cone 2 inches high. Blooms all 

 summer. 4 to 5 ft. 



Purpurea. Giant purple flowers with a 

 brown cone-shaped center. Blooms July 

 to October. 3 ft. 



White Lustre. A new Coneflower with 

 pure white petals and a bronzy gold cone. 

 Starts to bloom in June and continues 

 all summer. Stiff sturdy stems. 3 ft. 

 Each 75c; 3, $2.00. 



Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) 



Loved by everyone, these beautiful 

 flowers bring dainty beauty and haunting 

 fragrance to the garden. One never has 

 enough of them. Plant in well-manured 

 soil. Some shade is always beneficial. 

 Double Russian. Very sweet-scented 



double flowers. Best planted in shade. 



Each 35c; 3, 90c. 

 Prince of Wales. Large deep blue flowers. 

 Rosina. The new pink fragrant Violet. 



Blooms in spring and again in fall. 



Clematis 



The modern Clematis hybrids provide 

 masses of beautiful large flowers on hardy 

 plants during late spring and summer. 

 Place the plants in well-limed rich but 

 light soil, setting the crowns so they will 

 be covered at least 2 inches deep. The 

 vines appreciate shade over their roots. 

 Thrives almost anvwhere. 

 Duchess of Edinburgh. Elegant large 



double white flowers. Each 75c. 

 Jackmani. Large purple-blue flowers in 



profusion. Each 75c. 

 Mme. Baron Veillard. Large flowers of 



lilac-rose. Each 75c 

 Mme. Edouard Andre. Large rosy car- 

 mine flowers. Each 75c 

 Paniculata (Virgin's Bower). Strong- 

 growing vines with masses of fragrant 

 white flowers in August and September. 

 Each 50c; 3, $1.25. 



Wisteria sinensis 



Perennial Vines 



Bittersweet (Celasirus aniculatus). The 

 Oriental Bittersweet is a strong-growing 

 vine bearing attractive clusters of 

 orange-yellow and scarlet fruits which 

 are in demand for fall and winter 

 decorative use. Each 50c. 



Boston Ivy (Ampelopsis Veitcbi). A 

 hardy climber which clings to brick or 

 stone walls. In autumn the foliage turns 

 to scarlet and crimson. Each 40c 



English Ivy 



(Hedera Helix) 

 Beautiful English Ivy is a favorite wall- 

 covering and one of the finest of all ground- 

 covers, especially in shade. Each 15c; 

 doz. $1.50. 



Polygonum Auberti 



(Silver Lace Vine) 



This hardy fast -growing vine reaches a 

 height of 25 feet and covers itself in sum- 

 mer and fall with foamy sprays of white 

 flowers. Not bothered by ordinary pests. 

 Each 75c; 3, $2.00. 



Wisteria 



The most beautiful of all flowering vines. 

 It is hardy and when in full bloom, with 

 its long racemes of fragrant flowers, is an 

 unforgettable picture. Blooms best in full 

 sun in good garden soil. 

 Sinensis. Delicate violet-blue flowers in 



2 to 3-foot long flower clusters in spring. 



Each 75c 

 Alba. White form of the above. Each 75c. 



Ground-Covers for Shady Spots 



The two following plants, together with 



English Ivy, provide three of the finest 



ground-covers known. 



Pachysandra. A trailing plant. <> to s 

 inches high, forming a complete cover 

 of bright glossy green foliage and small 

 spikes of flowers during May and June. 

 Doz. $1.75; 100, $12.00. 



Vinca minor (Periwinkle or Trailing 

 Myrtle). An excellent dwarf trailing 

 plant for carpeting the ground where it 

 is too shady for other plants to thrive. 

 Doz. $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



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