AGAWAM, MASS. 
*Plumarius. Double Pink and Double White, 
10"-12". Double, very fragrant flowers, much 
like a small carnation. 
DICENTRA. *Eximia (Fringed Bleeding 
Heart), l'-2'. Fern-like foliage and drooping 
racemes of curious rose-colored flowers. In 
bloom most of the summer. 
Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart), 2'. Bears 
long, graceful racemes of pink heart-shaped 
flowers very early in the spring. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Giant Shirley, 
3'-4'. A choice strain, with long spikes of trum¬ 
pet-shaped flowers in June, in shades of white, 
pink, and purple. Mixed colors only. 
ELSHOLTZIA. Stauntoni, 3'-5'. Small 
reddish purple flowers in slender spikes 4" to 8" 
long. Valuable for its lateness as it does not 
begin to bloom until September. The leaves 
have a minty odor. Like the Buddleia, this is 
more of a shrub, farther south, but it usually 
dies to the ground in this section and should be 
lightly mulched in the winter. 
EUPATORIUM. Coelestinum (Mist Flower), 
2'. Heads of small, misty flowers of delicate 
heliotrope purple on wiry stems. August to 
October. 
FUNKIA. Media Picta (Variegated), 1'. 
Leaves striped with white; much used as a 
border plant. Very hardy. 
Subcordata (White Day Lily), 15". Waxy 
white, fragrant flowers, 4" to 6" long, in July and 
August. 
GAILLARDIA. Grandiflora (Blanket 
Flower), 18"-24". Large daisy-like flowers 
with brownish center, surrounded by a broad 
band of red, with petals tipped yellow. Fine 
for cutting. June to October. 
GYPSOPHILLA. Bristol Fairy, 2 -3'. Pure 
white, double flowers, much larger than the 
common sort, followed by scattering bloom 
through the summer. 
Paniculata (Baby’s Breath), 2'-3'. The well- 
known mist-like flower, blooming in mid¬ 
summer. 
HELENIUM. Autumnale, 4-5'. Large 
heads of golden yellow flowers in August and 
September. 
Riverton Gem, 4'-5'. Y r ellow flowers, chang¬ 
ing to red. 
Rubrum, 4'-5'. Bright terra-cotta flowers in 
fall. Very striking. 
HELIOPSIS (Ox-eye), 3-4'. Daisy-like 
flowers of deep golden yellow, on good stems for 
cutting. Produced freely from July until fall. 
Very hardy. 
HEMEROCALLIS. Flava (Yellow Day 
Lily), 2'-3'. Very fragrant yellow lilies in May 
and June. A very hardy, beautiful, old- 
fashioned plant. 
Fulva, l'-2'. Orange yellow flowers in spring. 
Thunbergii, 3'-4'. Like Flava, but taller and 
blooming several weeks in July and August. 
*HEUCHERA. Sanguinea (Coral Bells), 
12"-18". A slender-stemmed plant with clus¬ 
ters of tiny crimson bells throughout the sum¬ 
mer. 
HIBISCUS (Mallow), 3'-4'. Strong grow¬ 
ing, upright plants, with mammoth single flow¬ 
ers, often 4" to 6" across, in late summer. Pink, 
red, and white. 
HOLLYHOCKS. Double, 5-8'. Large 
double flowers on tall stalks in midsummer. 
Colors are White, Yellow, Maroon, and various 
shades of Pink and Red. 
*IBERIS. Sempervirens (Evergreen Candy¬ 
tuft), 1'. Low, spreading habit; small pure 
white flowers completely covering the plant in 
spring. 
IRIS, GERMAN. These well-known plants 
are of easiest cultivation, very hardy, and pro¬ 
duce an abundance of flowers in early summer 
that are fine for cutting. In the descriptions S 
refers to the standards or upright part in the 
center of the flower, w r hile F refers to the falls, 
the large, drooping petals. 
Albert Victor. S, soft blue; F, lavender; 
large and beautiful. 
Alcazar. S, light violet; F, deep purple 
bronze. 
Ambassadeur. S, bronze; F, reddish violet. 
One of the largest and most beautiful of Iris. 
Archevique. S and F, deep purple, velvety 
violet. 
Athene. Fine, waxy white. 
Aurea. S and F, clear, deep golden yellow. 
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