Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, North Carolina 
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Miscellaneous Hardy Perennials 
Hollyhocks 
MALLOW MARVELS 
These are so easily grown that almost without instructions 
a flower lover would give them proper care. Good garden soil 
well spaded to a depth of one or two feet, enriched with well- 
decayed manure or bone meal, light stirring of the soil during 
the summer and a winter mulch. 
Prices quoted are for good, strong, outdoor plants, not the 
tiny plants offered in cheap collections by parcel post. 
DELPHINIUM 
YUCCA—Adam’s Needle 
Variegated Yucca Filamentosa —A new decorative foliage 
plant. The sharp-pointed leaves are of a deep, rich green, 
while the margins are of creamy-yellow. In June beautiful, 
large waxen-like white flowers appear on stalks 2 to 3 feet 
high. Absolutely hardy, even withstanding the cold northern 
winters without protection, the same as Yucca Filamentosa. 
A wonderful addition in colorful plants. Each Per 10 
Two year plants .$ .50 $5.00 
TRITOMA 
Pfitzerii (Ever-blooming)— The best variety. The 
flower spikes, which are produced with considerable 
more freedom than the old variety, grow as high as 
three feet, with blooms 6 to 10 inches long, which are 
of a rich orange-scarlet, shading to a salmon-rose on 
the edge. Each Per 10 
Strong plants .$ .25 $2.00 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Sweet William (Diantlius Barbatus) —A well-known, 
attractive, free-flowering hardy perennial, producing in 
mid-summer a splendid effect in beds and borders with 
their rich and varied flowers. Each Per 10 
Strong plants .$ .25 $2.00 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Hardy Larkspur —These free-flowering plants can be depend¬ 
ed upon for the necessary touch of blue in the hardy garden, 
producing tall spikes of dainty, spurred flowers in June and 
at intervals till frost if cut as they fade. Phlox and Lark¬ 
spur make an excellent combination as they bloom alternately. 
Of easy culture and one of the most satisfactory plants in the 
herbaceous garden, and should be planted extensively even in 
the smallest garden. Each Per 10 
Large Flowering ..$ .30 $2.50 
(Filamentosa) —Among hardy ornamental foliage and flow¬ 
ering plants this can be classed at the head of the list. Its 
broad sword like foliage and tall branched spikes of large, 
fragrant, drooping, creamy-white flowers during June and 
July make it an effective plant for all positions, easy to grow 
and with little care. Each Per 10 
Strong plants .$ .25 $2.00 
Hollyhocks —Few hardy plants combine as many good 
qualities as the Hollyhocks. For planting in rows or 
groups on the lawn or for interspersing among shrub¬ 
bery they are valuable. The flowers form perfect roset¬ 
tes of the most lovely shades of yellow, crimson, rose, 
pink, orange, white, etc. They require a rich, deep soil 
and will repay in quality and elegance of bloom with 
any extra care. Each Per 10 
Two year strong plants .$ .30 $2.50 
GERMAN IRISES 
German Irises (Fleur-de-lis) —German Irises 
succeed in partial shade, but produce their best 
in full sun. They are not particular as to soil, 
will grow almost anywhere, but do best in well 
drained rich loam or garden soil, succeeding in 
quite dry locations. The beauty of their form 
and texture, shimmering in the sun with their 
delicacy and wide range of colors, has given 
them the name “Orchid of the Garden.” Colors 
white, pink, blue and yellow. 
Each Per 10 
$ .25 $2.00 
Mallow Marvels—In brilliancy of color and 
profusion of bloom they surpass all other sum¬ 
mer blooming perennials. They bloom during 
the hot, dry weather better than almost any 
other flower, making bushy plants 4 to 6 feet 
high in one season. In winter cut off the old 
stalks to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground 
and they will come up again in the spring. We 
have found that a moist soil of average fertility 
with good cultivation gives better flowers than 
very rich soil, which sometimes causes so much 
top growth. Colors red, pink, and white. 
Each Per 10 
$ .30 $2.50 
Strong bulbs 
Two year strong plants 
