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Bellis perennis. English Daisy. Popular 

 favorites of ver>' low growth and beautiful little 

 round flowers in earliest Spring. Splendid for 

 bedding and edging. 



Prices for all varieties of Bellis 

 are 12 cents each; $1.00 per 10; 

 $7.00 per 100. 



var. Boule de Neige. Pure white, 

 var. Giant Rose. Bright rose, 

 var. Ranunculaeflora. White suffused with 

 pink. 



Bocconia cordata. During July and August 

 this tall perennial (6 to 8 feet) is at its best, with 

 large, loose terminal panciles of creamy white 

 flowers. It is a splendid thing to use in shrubber\' 

 borders, in masses, and at the back of perennial 

 plantings. 



Boltonia asteroides. False Chamomile. 5 

 feet. In their season the Boltonias are one of our 

 showiest herbaceous plants. They resemble the 

 Asters in form, but bloom earlier and more pro- 

 fusely. White. August to September. 



Calimeris incisa. 1 to feet. A border plant 

 that produces daisy-like lavender flowers, with 

 vellow centers from July to September. Price, 20 

 cents each; SI. 50 per 10; vS12.00 per 100. 



Callirhoe involucrata. Poppy Mallow. 8 to 

 12 inches. A trailing plant, suited especially for 

 the rock garden. Flowers a violet crimson in 

 August and September. 



Campanula: Bellflowers 



Campanula Garpatica. Carpathian Hare- 

 bell. Clear blue flowers on wiry stems. A very 

 dwarf species that blooms all Summer. Good for 

 the rockery. 



C. Medium Galycanthema. Cup and Saucer 

 Canterbury Bells. 2 feet. The flowers resemble 

 in shape a cup and saucer. They come in shades 

 of blue, pink and white. 



C. Persicifolia. Peach-leaved Bellflower. 

 Blue star-shaped flowers, with deep chalice in 

 clusters on spikes about 2 feet high. June to July. 



var. alba. White flowers. 



var. Grandiflora. Large, double white flowers. 



C. Rapunculoides. 3 feet. Graceful spikes, 

 loaded with blue, bell-shaped flowers. June to 

 August. 



G. Trachelium. Coventry Bells. 3 feet. 

 Purple flowers from June to August. 



Garyopteris mastacanthus. Blue Spirea or 

 Verbena Shrub. A shrubby plant growing about 

 1>^ to 2 feet high. Valued for its wealth of blue 

 flowers, that come in September and last until after 

 frost. Price, 25 cents each; $2.00 per 10; vS15.00 

 per 100. 



Gassia Marylandica. A desirable, shrubby 

 looking plant 3 to 4 feet high, with panicles of 

 bright yellow flowers in July and August. 



Gerastium tomentosum. 10 inches. The 

 comrnon name, "Snow-in-Summer," is descriptive 

 of this little plant, that is almost hidden beneath 

 myriads of small white flowers that spring from a 

 dense carpet of silvery foliage. Useful as an 

 edging, for planting among rocks and over steep 

 slopes. June to July. See illustration opposite. 



For Autumn flowers plant Chrysanthemums. See page loo 



Hardy Asters, that defy early Autumn frosts. 



Asters 



Hardy Perennial Types 



Showy Autumn plants that grow from 3 to 5 feet 

 high, with myriads of tiny, bright -colored, daisy- 

 like flowers in September and October. Very de- 

 sirable for mass planting or for use in sylvan or 

 natural landscapes. See illustration above. 



Aster Datschie. 2>^ to 3 ft. Small white flowers. 



A. Gertrude. More dwarf than other varieties. 

 Flowers a flesh pink. 



A. Novae Anglae. Large violet-purple flowers. 



A. Perennial. A strain of assorted colors in 

 purple and lilac shades. 



A. Robert Parker. 2y2 to 3 feet. \'ery large 

 lavender-blue flowers with yellow centers. 



A. Tatarica. Heavy oblanceolate foliage with 

 flowering stem 4 to 6 feet high. Distinct and 

 rigid. Flowers clear lavender, with conspicuous 

 yellow stamens. One of the showiest and^best. 



