Chrysanthemum maximum 
Chrysanthemum, Cavalier 
Coreopsis 
STU 
& WALTER CO.’S PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Hardy Perennial Plants, continued 
All Plants on this page, except where noted otherwise, 75 cts. for 3, $2.50 per doz. 
Varieties marked R are suitable for Rock-Gardens 
The first column of figures denotes month of flowering, 5 =May, 8 = August, etc. The last column, height in inches 
POMPOX OR BUTTON-SHAPED VARIETIES 
Early Bronze. An attractive color. 
Irene. Dwarf. White button. 
Mrs. H. Harrison. Early. Blush-pink. 
Yellow Gem. A perfect saffron ball. 
Mixed. All colors. Not named. 
SINGLE EARLY-FLOWERING VARIETIES 
Alice Howell. Orange-yellow. Free-flowering and early. 
Dazzler. Early. Very bright red. 
Donald Wells. The best white. 
Golden Sun. Brilliant yellow. 
Mrs. W. E. Buckingham. Excellent pink. 
Mixed. All colors. Not named. 
Any of the above, 30 cts. each, 75 cts. for 3, $2.50 per doz. 
Three New Varieties 
Grannv Scovill. Lovely, large flower, fully 5 inches 
across, and of nice, fluffy form. The 
color—a warm coral-bronze—fairly glows. In full bloom 
October 10. 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Cavalier. I^*ch vermllion-red single flowers which do not 
■ ■■ fade. Free-flowering, robust sort, making a gor¬ 
geous show from October 15 on. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Innocence. Dwarf hybrid of the Korean Chrysanthemum 
- - useful for bordering, or grouping in the 
rockery. Seldom exceeds 18 inches, spreads about 2 feet, 
and is completely covered with pure white single flowers 2^2 
inches across, changing to soft pink. 50 cts. each, $$ per doz. 
New Korean Hybrid Chrysanthemums 
See color illustration on page 117 
New race of garden Chrysanthemums raised from the hardy 
Chrysanthemum coreanum. The plants are bushy, 2 ^2 feet 
high, bearing huge sprays of single or semi-double flowers 2)4 
inches across. Early blooming and absolutely hardy. 
Mercury. Patent No. 58. Bronze-red changing to 
-i -1 coppery bronze. The cut-flowers keep two to 
three weeks. One of the earliest. 
Daohne Very lovely. An exquisite blending of daphne- 
- — - 1 pink with an underlying sheen of lilac-rose. 
Ceres. Old-gold blended with chamois-yellow and soft 
— - - coppery bronze. 
Apollo. Sparkling combination of bronze, red, and gold 
—=-- - suffused with glowing salmon. 
Diana. Chatenay-rose-pink, mingled with lilac-rose 
- - and soft salmon, varying according to the light. 
Mars. Deep amaranth-red, changing to wine-red, overlaid 
-1 with a velvety sheen. 
Any of the above 6 Chrysanthemums, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
SPECIAL COLLECTION. ( 1 “'t 6 SS sf?!* 
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CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM. These varieties are 
suitable for perennial borders. The flowers are all like 
large daisies but all should be in your border as each has 
a different flowering-time. 
Alaska. Shasta Daisy. Large, white flowers with yellow 
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centers, invaluable for cutting. 
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Conqueror. Decided improvement on older Shasta Daisies. 
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Dwarf Avalanche. Profuse bloomer. Dazzling snow- 
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white flowers on stocky stems. 
Mayfield Giant. (New.) A very large, free-flowering 
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variety. The plant has a good habit. 90 cts. for 3, 
$3 per doz. 
Arcticum. The Arctic Daisy. A very valuable, shrubby 
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plant with pure white, daisy-like flowers. 
COREOPSIS. The rich yellow color and graceful appear- 
ance of Coreopsis are invaluable for the hardy garden 
and for cut-flower purposes. 
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Grandifiora. Large, bright golden yellow flowers on long 
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stems. 
Perry’s Variety. A good, semi-double, very free-flowering 
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form with golden yellow blooms. $1.05 for 3, $3.50 per 
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doz. 
CORONILLA. An interesting plant for the sunny rockerv 
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or border. Plant in spring or fall. Prune the straggly 
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shoots after flowering. 
R Cappadocica (C. iberica). Yellow flowers. 90 cts. for 3, 
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^3 per doz. 
COTONEASTER. 
R Horizontalis. No better or more beautiful shrub known 
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for terraces, slopes, tops of low walls, foundation plant- 
ing, etc. Fan-shaped, prostrate branches, bearing red 
berries in fall. 6-inch pot-plants, $1.50 each, $4 for 3, 
$15 per doz. 
R Humifusa (C. Dammeri). Semi-evergreen, woody plant. 
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with larger leaves than C. horizontalis. Large red berries 
in fall. It grows perfectly flat and roots where branches 
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touch the soil, making it ideal for terraces. $1.50 each. 
$4 for 3, $15 per doz. 
R Microphylla. Rock Spray. Very small, deep green 
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leaves. Bushier than C. horizontalis and retains its foliage 
later. Scarlet berries. 4-inch pot-plants, $1.50 each. 
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$4 for 3, $15 per doz. 
COTULA (XiEPTINELLA) . A creeping Daisy which forms a 
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carpet of fern-like evergreen foliage for sheltered, half- 
sunny places in the rockerv, on paved walks, or barren 
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slopes. Grown for its leaves; flowers insignificant. 
R Squalida. Plant it in partial shade. 90 cts. for 3, I3 
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per doz. 
CYCLAMEN. Sow-bread. 
R European. A popular and charming species with a pro- 
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fusion of sweetly scented pink flowers. Ideal for the shady 
rock-garden. $i each, $2.75 for 3, |io per doz. 
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