Add Color to Your Garden with Beautiful Perennials 



Botgiano's Hardy Perennials 



Unless otherwise noted, all plants are $1 .05 for 3 of one named variety ; $3.50 for 6 of one named variety ; $6.75 per doz. of one named 



variety. Single plants, 75c. each. 



Achillea (Yarrow) 



Ptarmica. Clusters of double white flowers. 



A favorite for cutting all summer long, and 



a good filler plant. 18 in. 

 Coronation Gold. Large heads of bright 



yellow bloom, borne on sturdy stems from 



June to August. Fine for the garden and 



for cutting. 3 to 4 ft. 



Aethionema 



Warley Rose. Loveliest of Persian Candy- 

 tufts. Little rose-pink flowers with light 

 veining. Prefers a sunny, well-drained 

 place in the rock garden. 



Ajuga (Bugle-Weed) 



Reptans. A splendid ground cover for heav- 

 ily shaded places. Blue flowers in May. 



Tottenham!. 6 in. Bronze-red foliage and 

 attractive blue flowers. Reptans type. 



Alyssum 



Saxatile compactum (Basket of Gold). 

 12 in. Yellow flowers in May. Silvery 

 foliage. Sun. 



Anchusa 



Myosotidiflora. 8 to 12 in. Early spring 

 bloom. Deep gentian-blue. For sun or 

 shade. 



Aquilegia (Columbine) 



Mrs. Scott Elliott's Strain. Outstanding 



for its wide range of color. Mixed or 



separate colors: 



Pink, Red, White, Blue, Yellow. 



COLLECTION S63-13: 



1 each of the 5 for $2.85 



Armeria (Thrift) 



Cephalotes rubra. 10 to 12 in. Large heads 

 of deep pink flowers freely produced all 

 summer. 



Artemisia 



Dracunculus (Tarragon). Narrow, dark, 

 glossy leaves, very aromatic. Used for 

 flavoring vinegar, soups, fish, etc. 2 ft. 



Silver Mound. Compact grower with fern- 

 like foliage of light, bright silvery gray. 

 Fine rock-garden or accent plant, also for 

 edging. Prefers a warm, sunny, dry loca- 

 tion. 4 in. 



Asclepias (Butterfly- Weed) 



Tuberosa. 2 to 3 ft. Brilliant orange flowers; 

 a favorite for wild gardens as well as per- 

 ennial borders. July, August. 



Asperula 



Odorata (Sweet Woodruff'). 4 in. An un- 

 usual ground cover for shady places. At- 

 tractive foliage and white flowers. Leaves 

 scented like new-mown hay. 



Astilbe 



Fanal. Glowing dark garnet-red. 



Gladstone. White. 



Peachblossom. Peachblossom-pink. 



Rhineland. Bright crimson. 



Simplicifolia rosea. A dwarf species with 

 pink flowers in June and July. Suitable for 

 the shady rock garden or border. 



Any one named variety, 85c. each ; 3 for $2.25 ; 

 6 for $4.25; $8.00 per doz. 



We pay postage, east of the Mississippi, on perennial and rose orders amounting to $9.00 

 or more. On orders less than $9.00, add 50c. for postage and packing. 



Hardy Asters 



For a gay mass of color in the early fall 

 garden, as well as for cut flowers, very few 

 plants equal the Hardy Asters. They are 

 easily grown in full sun in any good average 

 garden soil. The fall-blooming varieties are 

 benefited if they are divided and replanted 

 every other year. 



6 Choice Fall Asters 



Barr's Blue. Same type as Harrington's 



Pink, with deep purple-blue flowers on 



sturdy, 3 to 4-foot stems. September, 



October. 

 Eventide. Striking deep violet-blue, huge 



and almost full. Trimly erect, free and 



vigorous. Fine for cutting. 

 Harrington's Pink. Flowers are perfectly 



flat, 13^2 inches or more across, of clear 



soft pink. 4 ft. 

 Peace. Rosy lavender. Large blooms. 2 ft. 

 Perry's White. Large blooms of exquisite 



pure white with yellow center. Bushy and 



vigorous. 2}^ to 3 ft. 

 Red Star. Deep rich rose-red — a magnificent 



3-foot pyramid. One of the best. 

 COLLECTION SG3-22 

 1 each of the 6 for $3.95 

 ASTER Frikarti. Large, lavender-blue 



daisies on branching, 2 to 23^-foot plants 



from July to frost. Plant in good soil in 



full sun or part shade. 85c. each; 3 for 



$2.25; 6 for $4.25. 



Campanula (Bellflower) 



Carpatica. 8 to 12 in. Large, cup-shaped, 



blue flowers during the summer. 

 Medium (Canterbury Bells). 2 ft. Mixed 



or separate colors — White, Pink, and Blue. 



Hardy Carnations (Pinks) 



Sweet-scented, double flowers for the gar- 

 den and for cutting. Blooms all summer long. 



Plant in a sunny, well-drained location. 



Height of all varieties, 10 to 15 inches. 



Diana. Deep Persian rose with maroon 

 center; spicy fragrance. 



Dubonnet. Brilliant wine-red. 



Moon Mist. Large; pure white. 



Pink Princess. Double, salmon-pink flow- 

 ers; clove-scented. Blooms freely in June 

 and through the summer. 



Sweet Memory. White spotted crimson in 



center. Sweet scented. Bushy growth and 



evergreen foliage the year round. 



COLLECTION S63-14 



1 each of the 5 for $3.50 



NEW BLOSSOMTIME HARDY 

 CARNATIONS 



Larger, more plentiful flowers with more 

 fragrance. Blooms from early summer to late 

 fall. Excellent for cutting. 

 Atomic Glow. Very brilliant scarlet-red. 

 Pink Ribbon. Exquisite pink shaded salmon. 

 Red Peppermint. Variegated red and 

 white. 



Any one named variety, 85c. each; 

 3 for $2.25 



Geum 



A colorful hardy perennial blooming freely 

 in June and July. 



Fire Opal. Orange-scarlet. 18 to 24 in. 

 Princess Juliana. Bright orange. 18 to 



24 in. 

 Wilton Ruby. Ruby-red. 18 to 24 in. 

 All Geum, 85c. each; 3 for $2.25 



Cimiclfuga (Bugbane) 



Planted in large groups in fairly rich, 

 rather moist soil, in the shade, these will 

 display white, spire-like flowers from July 

 to October. 

 Racemosa. A popular native plant with 3 



to 5-foot spikes of white flowers. Late 



June, July. 

 Racemosa simplex. A showy fall-blooming 



variety. White spikes 3 to 4 feet long. 



Late September and October. 85c. each; 



3 for $2.25; 6 for $4.25. 



Delphinium 



New Astolat Strain, Mixed Colors. 



Includes a good percentage of pink (lowers. 



Other shades included run from pure white 



to dark blue and mauve. Double florets. 



85c. each; 3 for $2.25; 6 for $4.25; S8.00 



per doz. 

 Belladonna Improved. 3 to 4 ft. Light 



blue. 

 Lamartine. 3 to 4 ft. Large, single, dark 



gentian-blue flowers on branching plants. 

 New Giant Pacific Hybrids, Mixed 



Shades. Favorites for the rear of the 



hardy border 



Dicentra (Bleeding-Heart) 



Eximia. 1 ft. Pink blooms from April to fall. 



Formosa, Sweetheart. Pure white flowers 

 from spring to fall. Bushy growth, 12 to 

 15 inches tall. Fine for shade. 95c. each; 

 3 for $2.50; 6 for $4.75. 



Spectabilis. The old-fashioned Bleeding- 

 Heart that everybody loves. Heart-shaped, 

 pink flowers in long racemes. 85c. each; 

 3 for $2.25; 6 for $4.25; $8.00 per doz. 



Digitalis (Foxglove) 



, Mixed. Fine selection of 



Echinops 



3 to 4 ft. Ball-shaped, blue 

 The more you cut 



Giant Shirley. 



mixed colors. 



Taplow Blue: 



flowers from J 



the flowers, the more it blooms 



Funkia (Hosta) 



Glauca. The large leaves have a pleasing 

 blue-gray ciist, spikes of pale blue flowers. 

 July, August. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.75. 



Honeybells. 3 ft. Soft lavender-blue trum- 

 pet flowers, creamy at base. Sweet fra- 

 grance, like Arbutus. Large, sleek leaves 

 of olive-green. Late July through August. 

 95c. each; 3 for $2.35; 6 for $4.25. 



Subcordata grandiflora alba. The old- 

 fashioned August Lily; one of the most 

 permanent of perennials. $1.25 each; 3 for 

 $3.25; 6 for $6.25. 



Undulata variegata. 2 ft. A form with 

 variegated foliage; blue flowers in July. 



New Giant Gaillardia 



Attraction. Strong, 2 12-foot bush. Old- 

 gold flowers flushed red in center. 

 The Warrior. Magnificent giant flower. 

 Huge, rich ruby-red blooms, 3 inches in 

 size, faintly overlaid mahogany. Superb 

 cut flower; wand-like, 3-foot stems. 

 Either of above named varieties, 

 85c. each; 3 for $2.25; 6 for $4.25 



All Perennial plants are subject to the 3% Md. or D.C. Sales Tax. Please include in your remittance. 



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