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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
(Cont’d) 
LUPINUS 
The Lupines produce beautiful long 
spikes of pea-shaped flowers about a foot 
long on steins 3 feet high. They are per¬ 
fectly hardy but cannot endure drought 
and must be planted in well prepared soil 
and kept watered in dry weather. 
Polyphyllus. Blue, rose and white separate. 
Per 10.$1.50 Per 100.$10.00 
MATRICARIA 
Feverfew 
Capensis Alba. Small Daisy-like white 
flowers. Very pretty fern-like foliage. A 
splendid bedding plant. Forms a mass of 
bloom. 15 inches. 
Per 1 0.$1.00 Per 1 00.$7.00 
PYRETHRUM 
Painted Daisies 
R o s e u m Hybridum. 
Very hardy and one 
of the choicest of the 
perennials. The flow¬ 
ers, ranging from pure 
white through shades 
of pink to deep crim¬ 
son, are beautiful on 
the plant or as cut 
flowers. They flower 
the last of May and 
through June. 
Per 10.$1.00 
Per 100. 7.00 
RUDBECKIA 
Presentation Basket 
Gladiolus, Delphinium and Laurel, lower part being filled with 
clusters of bright pink Rambler Roses. 
PENTSTEMON 
Beard-Tongue 
Coral Gem. Coral pink, 1 arge spikes. 
Makes up beautifully with Delphinium, 
Belladonna or Hardy Asters. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
PEONIES 
Red, White or Pink Shades. Strong 3 to 
5 eye roots. 
Per 10.$1.25 Per 100.$10.00 
Complete list of some 50 or more varieties 
mailed upon application. 
Indispensable plants 
for the hardy border, 
grow and thrive any¬ 
where, giving a wealth 
of bloom, which are 
well suited for cutting. 
Newmanii (Black-Eyed Susan). Dark or¬ 
ange flowers with deep purple cone, borne 
on stiff, wiry stems three feet high. July 
to September. 2 feet. 
Per 10.85c ,Per 100.$6.00 
Purpurea. Peculiar reddish-purple flow¬ 
ers with a very high, large, brown cone- 
shaped center, on 2 to 3 feet stems. July 
to October. A splendid plant for the bor¬ 
der. Per 10. . .$1.00 Per 100. . .$7.00 
TRITOMA 
Red Hot Poker 
Pfitzeri. Rich orange-scarlet blooms borne 
on stems 3 feet high; very attractive for 
mass planting or singly in the border. In 
bloom from August to October. Succeeds 
in any garden soil, but responds quickly 
to liberal feeding. Must be protected in 
winter. Per 10. .$1.25 Per 100. .$8.00 
PHLOX 
Miss Lingard. Pearly white flower, with 
delicate pink eye, very remarkable bloom¬ 
er, producing two or three crops of flow¬ 
ers during the season; indispensable as a 
cut flower for florists’ use. It is the best 
early White Phlox known. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
We can supply some 50 varieties of 
Hardy Phlox, the choicest varieties in ex¬ 
istence and at low market prices. List of 
varieties and prices mailed free. 
PHYSALIS 
Japanese Lantern 
Francheti. This wond erfully decorative 
plant is easy to grow and multiplies rap¬ 
idly. A big money maker that will yield 
more than any other outside crop. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
SCABIOSA 
Pincushion Flower 
Gt. Isaac House Hybrids. A fine strain of 
extra large flowered blue shades. Beau¬ 
tiful doubles. 
Per 10.$1.50 Per 100.$10.00 
STATICE 
Great Sea Lavender 
Latifolia. Purplish-blue minute flowers 
during July and August; these, if cut and 
dried, will last in perfect condition for 
months. Per 10..$1.00 Per 100..$7.00 
STATICE DUMOSA 
Perry’s Hybrids. Various colors ranging 
from pale yellow to deep orange and are 
very showy: perfectly hardy. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
TROLLIUS 
An excellent cut flower. 
Asiaticus Salamander. Large open flower, 
orange. Per 10. .$2.00 Per 100. .$15.00 
Elarliest of All. Early and free-flowering, 
light orange-yellow. 
Per 10.$2.00 Per 100.$15.00 
Gold Quelle. Large globe flowers of a fine 
yellow-orange color. 
Per 10.$2.00 Per 100.$15.00 
Meteor. Deep orange. 
Per 10.$2.00 Per 100.$15.00 
VERONICA 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
False Dragonhead 
Grandiflora Vivid. A new variety grow¬ 
ing from 18 to 24 inches high, with flow¬ 
ers much larger than the type and of a 
bright violet-mauve. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
The Finest Statice for Drying 
Of great value to the florist; clear sil¬ 
very white when dry and lavender when 
fresh. Dumosa is a highly valuable new 
variety. Height 20 inches. Perfectly 
hardy without any protection anywhere. 
Per 10.$1.50 Per 100.$10.00 
Longifolia Subsessilis. A delightful 2-foot 
border plant with attractive foliage of 
distinct character, a roughened bronze 
green. Flowers are borne abundantly dur¬ 
ing July and August in long compact 
spikes of a beautiful deep blue and are 
frequently used as cut flowers. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
lOCK PLANTS ARE NOW IN KEEN DEMAND AND WE CAN SUPPLY AN UNUSUALLY FINE RANGE OF VARIETIES. 
PLEASE ASK FOR SPECIAL FREE CATALOGUE ON THIS SUBJECT — READY FEBRUARY 15, 1934. 
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