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R,E N NIALS 



Hardy Pinks 



Old-time favorites that require little attention 

 ind flower bountifully each year. They are valued 

 or edging, also in rockeries or wherever a low plant 

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



DIANTHUSPlumarius. The parent form. Single 

 lowers of assorted colors. A favorite in many old- 

 ashioned gardens. 



Named Varieties of Hardy Pinks 

 Comet. Double flowers. Violet-pink with a car- 

 nine center. (R) "Amaranth Pink." 



Cyclops. Single variety, similar in color to 

 'Comet." 



Diamond. Unusually fragrant white flowers. 

 \lmost equal in size and beauty to a cultivated 

 :arnation. Excellent foliage. 



Excelsior. Fragrant, large, double flowers of 

 ilac-pink. (R) "Amaranth Pink." 



Her Majesty. Double white. Resembles Diamond, 

 3ut with fringed petals. 



Homer. Fringed variety. Similar in color to 

 'Comet." 



Juliette. Double flowers having white petals 

 ;dged with maroon. 



Lord Byron. Small, very double flowers of a deep 

 violet-pink. (R) "Tyrian Pink." 



Marion. Fringed, double flowers of a bluish-pink 

 spotted at the center with carmine. (R) "Amaranth 

 Pink." 



Scoticus. Semi-double. White with maroon 

 ;enter, finely fringed. 



Snow. Similar to but more deeply and finely 

 "ringed than "Her Majesty." 



Souvenir de Salle. Large double flowers of pale 

 lilac pink. Excellent foliage. (R) "Pale Amaranth 

 Pink." 



DIANTHUS deltoides. Maiden Pink. 6 to 10 

 inches. Tiny, single flowers like a miniature garden 

 pink, borne in abundance above a dense carpet of 

 foliage. Prettv for border or rock garden. (R) 

 'Tyrian Pink."' $0.25 each; $2.00 per 10; $15.00 

 oer 100. 



DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweet William. IK 

 to 2 feet. These were favorites of the old-time garden. 

 In May and June they flower in clusters of red, pink 

 and white and many variations. Extensively used 

 for bedding or grouping. 



D. Latifolius Atrococcineus Fl. PI. Resembles 

 ja garden pink, but blooms continually through the 

 Summer. F'ragrant and of a velvety, dark carmine 

 :olor. (R) Darker than "Pomegranate Purple." 

 S0.25 each; $2.00 per 10. 



DICENTRA Spectabilis; syn. Dielytra. 

 Bleeding Heart. 1 to 2 feet. Another old-time 

 favorite. Its arching stems bear drooping heart- 

 shaped flowers of white and old rose. V^aluable for 

 planting in the shade. (R) "Deep Rose Pink." May 

 to July. $0.25 each; $2.00 per 10. 



We invite your correspondence 

 whenever you want information re- 

 garding hardy plants for outdoor 

 decorations. 



Hardy Garden Pinks. See list of varieries opposite. 



Digitalis: Foxgloves 



The Foxgloves are stately old-fashioned biennials 

 with tall spires of drooping bells that grow 4 to 5 

 feet in height. Eff'ective at the back of the border 

 or massed in semi-shady locations during June and 

 July. 



D. Grandiflora. Spikes of palest yellow. 

 D. Gloxinaeflora. Finely spotted varieties, 

 var. Alba. White, finely spotted brown inside, 

 var. Purpurea. Purple, 

 var. Rosea. Rose color. 



Erigeron 



ERIGERON grandiflora elatoir. Flea Bane. 

 1 foot. Low-growing plants of easy culture. Attract- 

 ive aster-like flowers of a clear lilac with centers of 

 gold. (R) "Lilac." June and July. 



ERYNGIUM Amethystium. Sea Holly. 2 feet. 

 July to September. Odd plants with deep-cut, 

 spiny foliage and thistle-like flowers of a light gentian 

 blue. (R) "Campanula Blue." Decorative in hardy 

 border and useful for Winter bouquets. 



Eupatorium 



Native bushy plants, generally useful for wild and 

 in formal effects. Blooming during August and 

 September in almost anv situation. 



EUPATORIUM ageratoides. 3 to 4 feet. A 

 variety laden with clusters of tiny white flowers that 

 are lovely in shady borders, in woodland or for cutting. 



E. Coelestinum; syn. Conoclinium coelesti- 

 NUM. Mist Flower. 18 to 24 inches. Azure-blue. 

 (R) "Venetian Blue." Flowers from August until 

 frost. 



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

 Flowers in immense, flat clusters. A soft, grayish 

 old-rose. (R) "Tourmaline Pink." 



Prices of Perennial plants, except where otherwise noted, are $0.20 each; $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100. 



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