DECORATIVE PLANTS 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
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Digitalis purpurea gloxiniaeflora (Gloxinia Foxglove). 
3-4 ft. June-July. Large-flowered, robust plants 
in a color-range from white to purple. 75 cts. for 3; 
$2.00 for 10. 
purpurea gloxiniaeflora rosea. 2—3 ft. June-July. 
Rose-pink. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
Shirley Hybrids. 5-7 ft. Large, frilled, tubular 
flowers on 4-foot spikes. Color-range white to dark 
purple with maroon and mahogany spots. 
•DODECATHEON meadia (Common Shooting-star). 
1 ft. May-June. Small, cyclamen-like flowers on 
slender stems. Shade. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
DORONICUM (Leopardbane). Early-flowering mem¬ 
ber of the Composite family; bears long-stemmed, 
daisy-like flowers excellent for cutting. 
caucaslcum (Caucasian Leopardbane). 1 ft. May- 
June. Bright golden yellow. $1.05 for 3; $2.70 
for 10. 
caucasicum, Mme. Mason. 2 ft. A new improved 
form of the above with large, clear yellow flowers. 
$1.35 for 3; $3.60 for 10. 
magnificum (Sunflower Leopardbane). 1J'2~3 ft. 
May-June. Stiff-stemmed yellow flowers. $1.05 
for 3; $2.70 for 10. 
pardalianches, Bouquet of Gold. 2)^ ft. May- 
June. Long-stemmed, brilliant, canary-yellow 
blooms. $1.80 for 3; $5.40 for 10. 
plantagineum excelsum (Showy Leopardbane). 2-3 
ft. May-June. Orange-yellow flowers 4 inches in 
diameter. $1.05 for 3; $2.70 for 10. 
DR ABA (Whitlowgrass). Compact, spring-flowering 
plants; evergreen rosettes producing a mass of 
small flowers. For sunny, well-drained spots. 
•fladnizensis (Arctic Whitlowgrass). 2-3 in. March- 
May. Greenish white flowers. $1.35 for 3; $4.00 
for 10. 
•hirta. 6-8 in. April-May. Milky white. $1.35 
for 3; $3.00 for 10. 
•repens (sibirica). 3-4 in. April-May. Yellow. 
$1.05 for 3; $3.00 for 10. 
DRACOCEPHALUM ruyschiana japonicum (Japa¬ 
nese Dragonhead). 2 ft. July-Aug. Salvia-like, 
blue flowers with white spots. Moist, shady places. 
ECHINACEA purpurea (Hedgehog Coneflower). 
2)^—3 ft. July-Aug. Coarse foliage and large, 
rosy purple, daisy-like flowers with brown centers. 
Good for cutting. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
ECHINOPS (Globethistle). Coarse, spiny foliage. 
Large, spherical flower-heads. A striking back¬ 
ground plant. 
humilis (Low Globethistle). 3-4 ft. July—Aug. 
Bright blue. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
ritro (Steel Globethistle). 4 ft. July-Aug. Steel- 
blue. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
sphaerocephalus (Common Globethistle). 5-7 ft. 
July—Sept. Bluish gray flower-heads. 60 cts. for 3; 
$1.50 for 10. 
ELYMUS glaucus (Blue Lyme-grass). 4-6 ft. Silvery 
blue-gray grass. Excellent combinations may be 
achieved with this plant in the perennial border. 
•EPIG4EA repens (Trailing-arbutus). 4 in. April- 
May. Fragrant pink flowers. Evergreen mats of 
bronzy foliage. Requires a well-drained acid soil 
and shade. 
EPILOBIUM angustifolium (Blooming Sally). 3-4 ft. 
June—Aug. Spikes of pinkish purple flowers. For 
moist locations. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
EPIMEDIUM (Barrenwort). Bronze-tinted, leathery 
foliage. Small racemes of spurred flowers. Excel¬ 
lent ground-cover for partially shaded places, 
•alpinum (Alpine Epimedium). 9 in. May-June. 
White. $1.50 for 3; $4.50 for 10. 
•macranthum niveum (Snowy Epimedium). 9 in. 
April-July. Pure white. $1.50 for 3; $4.50 for 10. 
•pinnatum elegans. 9 in. April-July. Red. $1.50 
for 3; $4.50 for 10. 
•pinnatum sulphureum. 6 in. April-July. Pale 
yellow. $1.50 for 3; $4.50 for 10. 
ERIGERON (Fleabane). Summer-flowering “com¬ 
posites.” Small, aster-like flowers rising on slender 
stems from compact rosettes of foliage, 
•aurantiacus (Orange Fleabane). 10 in. July-Aug. 
Orange-yellow. $1.05 for 3; $3.00 for 10. 
•caucasicus. 1 ft. June-July. Violet ray-flowers; 
yellow disks. 
•coulteri. 15 in. July. Pearly white. 75 cts. for 3; 
$2.00 for 10. 
•glabellus (Smooth Fleabane). 6—8 in. June-July. 
Violet, yellow center. 
• Quakeress. 18 in. June-July. Mauve-pink, 
•speciosus (Oregon Fleabane). 2 ft. June-July. 
Violet-blue. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
Epimedium macranthum niveum 
Varieties marked with a black dot (•) are particularly adapted for rock-garden use 
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