Black Hills Spruce. 
Modern plantings nearly all include Ev¬ 
ergreens. Prices quoted are not prepaid. 
Plants not marked B. B. may be had 
with ball of earth for 50c each, additional. 
E-l—AMERICAN ARBOR-VITAE. One 
of the most valuable native Evergreens that 
is very easy to grow. The American Arbor- 
Yitae will thrive in most any situation— 
is suitable for ornamental planting, hedging 
or windbreak. Can be easily controlled by 
trimming. Price: Specimen stock, three 
times transplanted, 18 to 24 inches, 45c 
each, 2 trees for 85c. 2 to 3 feet, heavy 
trimmed specimens, 65c each, 2 trees for 
$1.25. 3 to 4 feet, balled and burlapped, 
$1.45 each, 2 trees for $2.80. 
E-2—PYRAMIDAL ARBOR-VITAE. The 
outstanding dwarf ornamental Evergreen 
for home planting. Can be used close to 
the house or walk. Most effective in 
groups or pairs when used for ornamental 
planting. Grows compact and is of natural 
pyramidal form. Three times transplanted 
trees. Price: 18 to 24 inches, $1.00 each, 
2 trees for $1.90. 2 to 3 feet, $1.40 each, 
2 trees for $2.75. 3 to 4 feet, balled and 
burlapped, $4.50 each, 2 trees, $8.00. 
E-3—CHINESE JUNIPER. Lovely, tall 
columns of deep green shading to blue, 
with the same lacy and finely carved foliage 
of all the Junipers. Is extremely hardy 
and grows very rapidly. No Evergreen will 
give such a distinct formal tone to the 
landscape. Our specimens this season are unusually fine and shapely. 
Price: 18 to 24 in., $1.00 each, 2 trees, $1.90, 2 to 3 ft., $1.40 each, 
2 trees, $2.75. 
E-4——JUNIPER PFITZERIANA. A highly ornamental Dwarf Ever¬ 
green, popular and hardy. Excellent for rock gardens. Immune from 
plant pests of all kinds. Assumes attractive, low broad, irregular 
form, and can be sheared to any size or shape. Suitable for foundation 
planting and low dense mass effects. Price: 8 to 10 inches, 60c each, 
2 trees for $1.00. 12 to 18 inches, three times transplanted, balled 
and burlapped, $2.00 each, 2 trees for $3.80. 
E-5—DWARF MUGHO PINE. A very hardy, dwarf, bushy and com¬ 
pact tree. Easily controlled by trimming. Will thrive in most any 
location. Requires but little space and is especially desirable for land¬ 
scape planting and foreground position. Dark, rich green foliage with 
long, stiff needles. Twice transplanted. Price: 10 to 12 inches, 50c 
each, 2 trees for 90c. 12 to 18 inches, $1.25, 2 trees for $2.45. 50c 
per tree extra if wanted with ball of earth. 
E-6—BLACK HILLS SPRUCE. The living Christmas Tree. Exten¬ 
sively used for landscape planting, also for windbreak. Belongs to the 
White Spruce family; grows very bushy, compact and symmetrical. Has 
unusually thick foliage and is easy to grow. Choice specimen trees with 
a well-developed root system, twice transplanted. Price: 12 to 18 inches, 
60c each, 2 trees for $1.00. 18 to 24 inches, 75c each, 2 trees for $1.40. 
2 to 3 feet, $1.00 each, 2 trees for $1.85. 3 to 4 feet, balled and bur¬ 
lapped, $3.90 each, 2 trees for $7.40. 
E-7—COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE (Silver Blue). Prom the Rocky 
Mountain district. Is perfectly hardy, with heavy foliage and short, 
stiff needles. Very symmetrical and graceful. The foliage is of a beau¬ 
tiful silver-blue eolor. Well rooted, and three times transplanted. 
Shipped with ball of earth and burlapped. Price: 18 to 24 inches, $7.50 
each, 2 trees for $14.50. 2 to 3 feet, $8.50 each, 2 trees for $15.50. 
E-8—COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE (Blue-Green Type). Belongs to the 
same family as the silver-blue variety though foliage is of a bluish-green. 
Very effective to plant for landscape work. Three and four times trans¬ 
planted, well-rooted trees, not balled and burlapped. Price: 18 to 24 
inches, $1.75 each, 2 trees for $3.00. 2 to 3 feet, balled and burlapped, 
$3.60 each, 2 trees for $6.00. 
E-9- NORWAY SPRUCE. A magnificent ornamental Evergreen of 
compact habit—thick, interlacing branches and thick foliage. A very 
rapid grower, especially desirable for group planting on the lawn, also 
screen planting. It is easily sheared, and the foliage never discolors. 
Price: Twice transplanted, 18 to 24 inches, 35c each, 2 trees for 65c. 
2 to 3 feet, three times transplanted, 85c each, 2 trees for $1.65. If 
wanted with ball, of earth, 50c per tree additional. Windbreak Ever¬ 
greens on page 33. 
Personally selected specimen Evergreens in the field are not Subject 
to these prices but will be priced at select specimen value. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
See Perennial Border Collection, Page 37. 
Plants marked with a star (★) are suitable also for 
Rock Gardens. 
★ALPINE ROCK CRESS. Pure white flowers produced 
in dense masses. Splendid for border or rockery. 
BABY’S BREATH (Gypsophila). Misty sprays of tiny 
white flowers, fine for cutting. Can be dried and used 
for winter bouquets. 
BALLOON FLOWER (Platycodon). 18 in. Of com¬ 
pact, bushy growth with star-shaped flowers at tip of 
each branch. Blooms in June and again in September. 
BLAZING STAR OR GAYFEATHER (Liatris). 4-5 ft. 
Tall spikes of richly colored purple flowers are produced 
in Julv and August. 
★BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND. Clear blue flowers. 
Especially suited to rock gardens. About 12 inches high, 
blooms continuously. 
★BLUE FLAX. A plant for border or rockery, 15 
inches high. Graceful foliage. Flower, pale blue. 
BLEEDING HEART (Dielytra). An old favorite, 
graceful sprays of pink and red heart-shaped flowers in 
May and June. Each 35c, 3 for 90c. 
★CARPATHIAN HAREBELL. Compact plants growing 
about 8 inches high, with clear blue flowers. Bloom from 
June to October. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT (Physalis Francheti). 
Bears brilliant orange colored seed pods or “lanterns” in 
September. 
★COLUMBINE (Aquilegia). Lacy, delicately formed 
foliage, and graceful, long spurred flowers. Splendid for 
border or rock garden. 
★CORAL BELLS (Heuchera Rosea). Graceful sprays 
of coral red flowers on long slender stems. 12 to 18 inches 
tall, blooms from July to September. Each 25c, 5 for $1. 
DAISY, AUTUMN (Pyrethrum uliginosum). Grows 3 to 4 feet high, 
with fern-like foliage and giant white flowers. Fine for cutting. 
DAISY PAINTED (Pyrethrum hybridum). Finely cut foliage, daisy¬ 
like flowers in all shades of pink, rose and crimson. Bloom in May 
and June. . . 
DAISY, EARLY SHASTA. Large white waxy daisies with yellow 
centers, on long stiff stems, in June and July. 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). Flowers are a brilliant blending of 
red, yellow and brown. Bloom all summer. Unexcelled for cutting. 
★GARDEN PINKS, DOUBLE. Lovely fragrant pink flowers—bloom 
until late fall. 
★HEN AND CHICKENS (Sempervivum). Small rosettes of gray- 
green leaves are produced in great abundance. Should be in every 
rock garden. 
HIBISCUS (Mallow Marvels). 4 ft. Tall, shrub-like plants bearing 
large, showy flowers throughout the summer. Colors, crimson, pink 
and whi te. 
HOLLYHOCKS. Tall stately perennials, growing from 3 to 6 feet 
high. Has giant flower spikes in all colors. 
LARKSPUR (Delphinium). One of the showiest perennials, useful as 
a background for low growing plants. Grows 3 to 5 feet tall, with 
spikes of rich blue flowers in June and July. 
★MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not). Dainty blue flowers—fine for dwarf 
border or rock garden. Blooms May to September. 
PHLOX, HARDY. Beautiful hardy border plants, with clusters of 
crimson, pink and white flowers in July and August. 2 to 3 feet high. 
25c each, 5 for $1.00. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus). Blooms in June and July. 
Mixed colors, ranging from deep crimson to white. Plant in masses. 
★ROCK GARDEN SEDUM. Charming plants for the rock garden. A 
variety of foliage and bloom, yellow, white and pink. 
VERONICA (True Blue). Plants grow strong and upright, in dense 
clumps, producing thick spikes blue flowers from July to September. 
PERENNIALS 
Price, except as 
noted: 20c each, 
3 plants of a 
kind for 50c, pre¬ 
paid. Order at 
least 3 of a kind 
for best effect. 
We cannot accept 
orders for plants 
under $1.00. 
DEPENDABLE HEDGES 
JAPANESE BARBERRY (Thunbergi). Makes a dwarf growing, uniformly bushy 
and compact hedge. It grows from 2 to 3 ft. high and in autumn the foliage turns 
to crimson scarlet and bronze, with fire red berries. Price: 2-yr., 12 to 15 inches, 
field grown, 10 plants, 75c, 50 plants $2.95, 100 plants $5.75. 15 to 18 inches, 10 
plants $1.00, 50 plants $4.85, 100 plants $9.45. 
BUCKTHORN. A very hardy shrub. Covered with pretty white blossoms in the 
spring and red berries in the fall. Can be easily controlled by trimming. Price: 12 
to 18 inches, field grown, 10 plants 75c, 50 plants $3.65, 100 for $5.85. 18 to 24 
inches, 10 plants $1.40, 50 plants $6.65, 100 plants $11.85. 
AMERICAN ARBOR VITAE. Makes a very graceful hedge and can be easily con- 
trolled by trimming. Price: Twice transplanted stock, 12 to 18 inches, 10 plants 
. 9 P* 5 „°„ Pj. ants $7-85, 100 plants $14.65. 18 to 24 inches, 10 plants, $2.25, 50 
plants’ $3 9 4 85 10 ° plants $18 - 25 - 2-3 ft -> 13 plants $4.35, 50 plants $18.35, 100 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI. The well-known hardy shrub which will thrive anywhere, 
lias clusters of white flowers in May. Price: Field grown plants 12 to 18 inches, 10 
plants $1.00 50 plants $4.75, 100 plants $8.50. 18 to 24 inches, 10 plants $1.75, 
50 plants $5.25, 100 plants $9.00. * 
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Japanese Barberry Hedge. 
CARAGANA HEDGING. Hardy most anywhere, pro¬ 
ducing racemes of yellow flowers in early spring. Foliage 
light green with silvery background. Price: 18 to 24 
inches, 10 plants $1.00, 50 plants $3.85, 100 plants $6.85. 
2 to 3 foot transplants, 10 plants $1.50, 50 plants $6.65, 
100 plants $9.85. 
FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., FARIBAULT, MINN. 
