ROOT'S NURSERIES, INC. 
LARGER EVERGREENS FOR ROCK GARDEN 
BACKGROUND 
There are a number of varieties that can be used. They 
should be plants that are not too symmetrically shaped. 
DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS FOR ROCK 
GARDEN BACKGROUND 
White Flowering Dogwood African Tamarix 
ROCK PLANTS. The amount of space in our catalog 
does not permit listing all of the rock plants and peren¬ 
nials we can supply. We are therefore issuing a special 
Rock Garden Supplement which contains varieties and 
prices. Also hints and instructions for the building of a 
Rock Garden. It will be sent without charge if requested. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
VARIETIES MARKED WITH (*) 
ARE SUITABLE FOR ROCK GARDENS 
*Alyssum samtile compaction (Rock Madwort) 
DWARF GOLDENTUFT 
Masses of bright yellow flowers in early spring. 
Each Per 10 
Excellent plant for the rockery or borders $ .20 $ 1.50 
* Aquilegia COLUMBINE 
Named Varieties .$ .20 $ 1.50 
*Arabis alpina, 4"-5" ALPINE ROCKCRESS 
White flowers; splendid for border or rockery; also cut 
flowers . $ .20 $ 1.50 
Astilbe japoiiica JAPANESE ASTILBE 
Hybrid varieties of very vigorous growth, producing 
many-branched, feathered heads of flowers in June and 
July. They prefer a half-shady, moist position in any 
ordinary garden soil.$ .50 $ 4.00 
*Cerastium tomentoswm, 8"-10" SNOW-IN-SUMMER 
Silver carpet foliage; white flowers. May $ .20 $ 1.50 
Chrysanthemum coccineum PAINTED DAISY 
Various colors.$ .20 $ 1.50 
Chrysanthemum maximum, 2' SHASTA DAISY 
White, July-September.$ .20 $ 1.50 
C&reopsis, 2 ' COREOPSIS 
Large, yellow flowers, fine for cutting .... $ .15 $ 1.00 
Delphinium belladonna, 2/,' LARKSPUR 
Light blue, June-October. They are our best blue cut 
flower, are perfectly hardy, and established plants pro¬ 
duce a number of spikes, giving three crops during the 
season . . ..$ .20 $ 1.50 
Delphinium bellamosum LARKSPUR 
A dark blue of the type of Belladonna with the color of 
the old Formosum variety, but not liable to mildew like 
the latter and of stronger growth .$ .20 $ 1.50 
* Dianth us barbatus, 1 / 2 ' SWEET-WILLIAM 
Double flower, May-June.$ .15 $ 1.00 
* Dianthus plumarius, V GRASS PINK 
Pink, purplish and white, fragrant flowers and on long 
spikes. For border or rock garden . $ .15 $ 1.00 
Dicentra spectahilis, 2' BLEEDING HEART 
Pink and white, May-June .$ .35 $ 3.00 
*Dictamnus albus, 2/ 2 ' GASPLANT 
White, June-July. The Dictamnus is one of the most 
satisfactory hardy plants in cultivation, both on ac¬ 
count of splendid flowers and its rich, durable foliage. 
3-yr. $.35 $ 3.00 
* Dictamnus albus ruber PURPLE GASPLANT 
Rosy-purple, June-July .$ .35 $ 3.00 
Figures at right of scientific name denote ultimate height. 
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