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ALPHA NURSERY, Alpha, Illinois 
4 Hardy Perennial Plants « 
Once planted, perennials continue year after year with no further garden¬ 
ing concern beyond cultivation, cutting and thinning. Perennials should be 
planted in good rich soil. For Delphiniums lime should be added to the soil. 
Our Perennials Are 2-Year Field Grown Plants 
Price of all Perennials on This Page 
20c each; 3 for 50c 
10% Discount at Nursery. Add 10% for Postage. 
ACHILLEA —Small white flowers. Good for cutting. 
ASTERS HARDY —Climax. Tall growing, blue flowers. 
BABIES BREATH (gypsophila) —Graceful plant with small whits flowers. Much used dried. 
BALLOON FLOWERS (Plat y codon) —Deep blue flowers from July to September. 
CANTERBURY BELLS —Cup and saucer; pink, blue, white. 
CARNATION —Bright pink blooms. 
COLUMBINE LONG SPURRED —Beautiful spring blooming plants. Flowers in shades 
of lavender, blue, pink, yellow and red; are fine for cutting. 
CHRYSANTHEMUS (Hardy) —Pink, Indiana red, snowclad white, yellow, bronze button, 
yellow button. 
COREOPSIS (Everblooming Yellow Daisy) 
CHINESE LANTERNS —Red seed pods are used for winter bouquets. 
DELPHINIUM —Most popular of all perennials. (Belladonna) Ligh-^ Blue. (Bellamossum) 
Dark blue. (Chinese) Blue, White. 
FOXGLOVE (Shirley Hybrids) —Rose to white. 
GAYFPiATHER—Purple blooms in fall. 
GALLARDIA (Blanket Flower) —Orange and yellow flowers, 
blooming all summer. 
PHLOX —Thor, deep salmon pink; Betty Lou, orange scarlet; En¬ 
chantress, light salmon; Feurbrand, scarlet; Pantheon, rosey 
pink; Coquelicot, orange scarlet; Flora Reidy, white; R. P. 
Struthers, cherry red; B. Compte, wine red; Apollo, rosy red. 
HIBISCUS (3Iallow)^A shrub-like perennial with handsome 
green foliage, bearing large bright flowers thruout the sum¬ 
mer. Red, pink and white, mixed. 
HARDY SWEET PEAS— Pink and white. 
HARDY SALVIA —Sky blue flowers in August. 
ORIENTAL POPPY —Orange. Most showy of all garden flowers. 
ALPHA GREENHOUSE 
Melvin Rutledge, Proprietor 
