AAOONS PERENNIALS 



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Sweet William 



Dianthus barbatus. to 2 feet. The peren- 

 nial garden is not complete without some of these 

 attractive old-fashioned plants. In May and June 

 they flower in clusters of red, pink, white and many 

 pretty variations. 



D. Deltoides. Maiden Pink. 6 to 10 inches. 

 The nature of growth is decidedly procumbent. 

 Single, deep pink flowers. Price, 20 cents each; 

 $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100. 



D. Latifolius. var. atrococcinea flore plena. 



Beautiful double crimson flowers that are showy 

 throughout the entire Summer. Price, 20 cents each; 

 $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100. 



Digitalis: Foxglove 



Familiar old-fashioned plants that grow 3 to 4 feet 

 high and flower in June. See illustration below. 



Digitalis Gloxinaeflora. Assorted colors of rose, 

 purple and white, beautifully spotted. 



D. grandiflora. Flowers lemon yellow. 



Eupatorium ageratoides. White Snakeroot 

 OR Thorough Wort. Dense, flat heads of white 

 flowers on stems 3 to 4 feet, from August to Sep- 

 tember. Efi"ective and good for cutting. 



E. purpureum. Joe Pye Weed. 4 to 6 feet. 

 Flat clusters of rosy purple flowers in August and 

 September. One of the best natives, and a vigorous 

 grower. 



Hardy Garden Pinks. See list of varieties below. 



Hardy Pinks 



Old-time favorites that require little attention 

 and flower bountifully each year. They are valued 

 for edging, also in rockeries or wherever a low plant 

 is needed. Clove-scented flowers in May and June. 



Dianthus Plumarius. The parent form. Singl.e 

 flowers of assorted colors. A favorite in many old- 

 fashioned gardens. 



Named Varieties of Hardy Pinks 



Comet. Double flowers. Deep pink with red 

 center. 



Cyclops. Single dark rose. 



Diamond. Double white flowers. Almost equal 

 in size and beauty to a cultivated carnation. 



Excelsior. Large double flowers of dark pink or 

 rose color. 



Her Majesty. Slightly fringed. Large, double 

 white flowers. 



Homer. Rosy red with maroon center. Double 

 flowers that are delicately fringed on the edge. 



Juliett. Double flowers having white petals 

 edged with maroon. Distinct and attractive. 



Scoticus. Semi-double. White with maroon 

 center, finely fringed. 



Snow. Pure white. 



Souvenir de Salle. Large double flowers of a 

 delicate shade of pink. 



Dicentra Spectabilis; syn. Dielytra. Bleed- 

 ing Heart. Long, graceful racemes of pink heart- 

 shaped flowers in May and June. Grows 1 to 1 >^ 

 feet high. Price, 20 cents each; $L50 per 10; $12.00 

 per 100. 



No. 



I, Digitalis, or Foxglove. See above. No. 

 Gaillardia, or Blanket Flower. 



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Prices of Perennial Plants, except where otherwise noted, are 15 cents each; $1.25 per 10; $10.00 per 100 



