Other Hardy Perennials 
The Linn County Nurseries 
DODECATHEON media, Shooting Star. 1 ft. Pink, May-June. 
DORONICUM excelsum, Leopard’s Bane, 25c: 2 ft. Large, deep yellow daisy-like 
flowers, May-June. Excellent for cutting. 
ECHINOPS ritro, Globe Thistle, 3 to 4 ft. Large globular heads of metallic blue. 
July-August. Good for drying or cutting. 
ERYNGIUM planum, Sea Holly. 2 ft. Spiny foliage. Thistle-like heads of steel- 
blue flowers. July-August. Fine for drying. 
ERYSIMUM pulchellum, 3 in. Dense tufts. Yellow flowers in June. 
EUPATORIUM coloestinum. 18 in. Light purple, August till frost. 
EUPHORBIA corollata, Flowering Spurge, 2 to 3 ft. Small white flowers, much 
branched stems. July-August. Preferable to Gypsopliila for cutting. 
— cyparissias, Cypress Spurge. 18 in. Yellow, May. Attractive foliage. 
— myrsinthes, 30c: Prostrate, blue-green foliage, yellow flowers. 
FERN — Ostrich, Onoclea struthiopteris. 2 to 3 ft. Prefers part shade and leaf mold, 
but will endure almost any situation. 
FILIPENDULA rubra venusta, Carmine Meadowsweet. 4 ft. Plumes of bright car¬ 
mine, August-September. 
■— ulmaria, European Meadowsweet. 2 ft. Feathery plumes of creamy-white in 
June-July. 
GAILLARDIA, Blanket Flower. 1 to 2 ft. Flowers have red, yellow, and orange 
blended. May-October. Endures drouth. Very desirable and easily grown. 
GENISTA sagittalisi, 50c: Prostate. Flattened stems. Yellow. June. 
GENTIAN cruciata, 25c: 1 ft. Blue, in clusters, August. 
— thibetica, 25c: 1 ft. White. Large lanceolate leaves, July. 
GERANIUM sanguinea, 30c: 1 ft. Rich carmine all summer. 
GLOBULARIA nudicaulis, Globe Daisy, 9 in. Globular blue flowers in May-June. 
GRASS alpine, Festuca glauca. 1 ft. Thick tufts of bluish green foliage. 
GYPSOPHILA Bristol Fairy, 50c: Grafted, double variety. 
— paniculata, Baby’s Breath. 2 to 3 ft. Misty masses of small white flowers, June- 
July. Much used in boquets. 
— nana compacta, 2 ft. Much more compact than the above. 
— repens, Trailing. Rose tinted white flowers. July-August. 
HELENIUM autumnale, 4 to 5 ft. Brilliant yellow, with brown center. September- 
October. Very drouth enduring. 
HELIANTHEMUM vulgare, Rock Rose, 25c: 1 ft. Single, rose-like flowers in ran¬ 
dom colors, July-September. For poor soil in sun. 
HELIOPSIS scabra zinniaeflora, 2 to 3 ft. Large, deep yellow, July-October. 
— pitcheriana, 3 to 4 ft. Deep yellow, July-August. 
HEMEROCALLIS, Yellow Day Lily. Grow anywhere. 
— flava, Lemon Lily. 2% ft. May-June, lemon yellow. 
— florham, 25c: 3 ft. Rich golden yellow, June-July. 
— fulva, Tawny Day Lily. 3 to 4 ft. July. Coppery-orange. 
— Gold Dust. 2 to 3 ft. July. Richest yellow. 
— gracilis, 25c: 18 in. Grass-like foliage. Yellow flowers. 
— J. A. Crawford, 75c: 4 ft. Apricot and cadmium yellow. June-July. New. 
■— Kwanso, 3 to 4 ft. July. Double, golden bronze. 
— Lemona, 75c: 4*4 ft. Very large, pale lemon yellow, July. New. 
— Mrs. W. H. Wyman, 75c: 4 ft. Light pale lemon yellow, August. New. 
— Queen of May, 30c: Large, clear yellow. June. 
— thunbergi, 2 to 3 ft. July-August. Fragrant, lemon yellow. 
HEUCHERA brizoides, 18 in. Bright pink, May and June. 
— sanguinea, Coral Bells, 35c: 1 to 2 ft. Spikes of pendent coral bells. July-August. 
Like rich, moist loam. Splendid for rockery. 
HIBISCUS, Mallow. 4 to> 5 ft. Rose, pink, or white 6 in. flowers, July-September. 
Withstands summer drouth perfectly, but prefers wet soil. 
*PRICES—Unless noted: 20c each, $1.50 per 10, $12.00 per 100. See page 33. 
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