14 Hardy Perennial Plants 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
Liatris Scariosa. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Double Flowered Large rosettes of paper- 
— like tissue, very compactly 
layered. Separate colors: Crimson, Yellow, 
White, Maroon, or Pink. 
3, 40c: doz., $1.50; 100. $8.00. 
Imperator English introduction of state- 
- — ly proportions and exquisite color¬ 
ing. The plant is uniquely branching, so that 
many lateral flower sprays are available for cut¬ 
ting, ideal deep vase subjects. The very numerous 
flowers attain 4 to 7 inches in width, similar in a 
large way to the Crested Begonias. The bottom 
stratum of petals is an unbroken foundation, 
although sharply fluted, and deeply fringed at the 
rims: the center a distinct, high-built close- 
petaled rosette of invariably different color ; all 
delicate pastel shades. Mixed. 
3, 55c; doz.. $2.00; 100, $12.00. 
(Hardy Candytuft). Dwarf plants with 
handsome dark evergreen foliage, when in bloom 
a covering sheet of substantial flowers. 
_g-ihraltarica. 12 inches. Delicate lilac flowers 
of rather large size. May and June. 
_sempervirens. 10 inches. Pure white flowers, 
fragrant, in early spring; the plant compactly 
spreading. 
Both: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00; 100, $10.00. 
The “Painted Daisy.” 
IiAVANBUIiA vera (Sweet Lavender). 18 inches. July and 
August. Sweetly fragrant spikes of little blue flowers. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00. , ^ 
IiIATItlS. Unique, showy, slender punctuation plants with 
erect flower stems foliaged like the Lilies, with purple flow¬ 
ers in dense spikes of various lengths. 
—pycnostacliya (Kansas Gay Feather). 4 to 5 feet. Feath¬ 
ery spikes of rosy purple. 18 inches long. July-August. 
—spicata. 2 to 3 feet. Shorter, stockier stems, spikes 12 to 
15 inches, blue-purple; best adapted to regular bedding. 
July to September. _ 
_scariosa. 3 to 4 feet. Deepest purple in color, with long 
but interrupted racemes. August-September. 
All: 3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
liIirUM perenne (Blue Flax). The plant bushes up evenly 
about 24 to 30 inches with feathery, glaucous foliage: the 
surface spangled with xi^rfectly round, flat, solitary, azure- 
blue flowers from May to August. 
3, 40c : doz., $1.50. 
IiOBBIiIA cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Intense cardinal- 
red flowers arranged in stocky spikes 16 to 18 inches long. 
August and September. Naturalizes in widely varied soils 
and degrees of light and moisture. 
3. 55c: doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. ^ * w , 
IiYCHNIS ckalcedonica (Maltese Cross). 2% feet. Heart- 
lobed stars of brightest vermilion, arranged in large flat 
panicles. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. , , ^ . oi/ 
_viscarla fl. pi. (Lamp Flower). A bushy plant 2 to 2% 
feet high. Almost evergreen foliage: in June and July fair¬ 
ly ablaze with close spikes of double crimson flowers. 
3, 70c ; doz., $2.60. „ • v.,. 
lYTHRUM roseum superbum. 2 to 5 feet. Bright rose- 
colored flowers in long terminal racemes from June inter¬ 
mittently to September. 
3. 40c : doz., $1.60: 100, $8.00. .kt • r 
MBRTBKSIA virginica (Blue Bellsi. 18 inches. Native of 
the woods and borderlands ; should not be disturbed. Pretty 
tubular flowers in drooping racemes during May and June, 
at first a warm blue gradually discoloring to pink. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.60; 100, $8.00. 
MORABBA, Cambridgre Scarlet. A 2-ft. bushy coarse¬ 
leaved plant, covered with round, full heads of red flowers 
with a ragged petalage. Known as “Bergamot,” **Oswego 
Tea,” “Mint,” etc., on account of the delicious fragrance of 
the leaves when crushed. Attracts humming birds and bees. 
3, 40c : doz., $1.50. 
MYOSOTIS<S> palustris. The true azure-blue “Forget-Me- 
Not.” Bushes up to 18 inches, blooms profusely during early 
summer. 
3. 40c : doz., $1.60 : 100, $8.00. 
IIEPETA<J> Mussini (Caucasian Catnip). 1 to 1% feet. 
Beautiful lavender flowers produced in masses. 
3, 40c; doz.. $1.60; 100, $8.00. 
OENOTHERA<j> mlssourlensis (Ozark Sundrops). Soli¬ 
tary, single, golden flowers 6 inches across, buds copper-red; 
the plant itself prostrate, with ascending branches. All 
summer. 
3, 66c : doz., $2.00. 
BACHYSAITDRA<^ termlnalis. One of the best ground 
covering plants, particularly valuable in shade, averaging 
6 to 8 inches in height and branching freely into a dense 
' inat. Its shapely indented foliage is practically evergreen ; 
thick, rubbery, lustrous. Set 4 inches apart.- 3-inch pots. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.60. By express. 100. $8.00; 1000, $70.00. 
PERTSTEMON, Coral Gem. 3 feet. Small, brilliant, coral- 
red bells in uncrowded distribution along slender, nodding 
stems. They do not take up much room, but are showy, 
sparkling among other flower heads. July and August. 
—Huntingrton’s Shell Fink. 2)4 to 3 feet. Inclined to rigid 
erectness; the flowers and spikes large; shell-pink. 
Both: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00; 100, $10.00. 
FHYSAEIS Prancheti (Chinese Lantern Plant). Grown 
for the large bladder-like, orange-red fruits in autumn. May 
be dried for winter. 
3, 40c: doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
PRYSOSTEGIA (False Dragonhead). 2 to 3 feet. July. 
Broad, dense, conspicuous spikes of tubular flowers. 
—speciosa alba. Pure white. 
3, 40c: doz., $1.50: 100, $8.00. 
—irtrginica, Vivid. E'xtra broad florets, deep purplish rose. 
Blooms two weeks later than the white, and lasts a long 
time in water. 
3, 66c; doz., $2.00; 100, $10.00. 
PLATYCODOR gfrandiflorum (Balloon Flower). 2 to 3 
feet. Blooms constantly from July until late September; 
flowers large, bell-shaped in loose racemes. Blue or White. 
—Mariesi.<*> More compact and dwarf than Grandiflorum, 
and blooms earlier. Numerous 2-inch indigo-blue bells. 
Both: 3, 40c: doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
FIiUMBAGO lar- 
pentae<J> (Lead- 
wort). An attrac¬ 
tive 12-inch edg¬ 
ing plant, quickly 
spreading into a 
compact mat. The 
tiny leaves of ap¬ 
ple green are a 
rich setting for 
spiky red buds, 
and clusters of 
phlox-like cobalt 
blue flowers late 
in summer. 
3, 40c ; doz., $1.60 ; 
100 , $ 8 . 00 . 
POLYARTHXJS 
auricula.<$> 6- to 
12-inch edging 
plants, resplendent 
throughout the 
spring months 
with showy single flowers. Very similar to the hardy Prim¬ 
roses, but larger flowered; with ornamental rounded tufts 
of foliage. Mixed. 3, 70c; doz., $2.60; 100, $15.00. 
PRIMUEA<^ (Primrose). Little groups among the shading 
elements of shrubbery ; dainty edging for garden beds, and 
in rockeries, both for foliage and early spring bloom, 
veris (Cowslip). Plants 4 to 8 inches high, with scented 
flower umbels mainly yellow, but varying shades with darker 
center. 3, 56c ; doz., $2.00 ; 100, $12.00. 
PYRETHRUM hybridum (Painted Daisy). 2)4 feet. A 
colorful garden show from June on throughout the summer, 
and also a charming cut flower with long slender stems. 
The flower construction varies from a full petaled anemone 
shape, to a larger size in plain single. Mixed, red, pink, etc. 
3, 66c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 
Plumbago. 
