DECORATIVE PLANTS 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
iAy State Nurseries 
£ INCOR.POR.AXED 
TRILISA odoratissima (Carolina-vanilla). 2-3 ft. 
July-Aug. Heads of rosy purple flowers. Aro- '■ 
matic foliage. 
TROLLIUS (Globeflower). Globular, buttercup-like 
flowers on long stems above dark glossy green 
foliage. Excellent for cutting, 
asiaticus (Siberian Globeflower). 1—13^ ft. May— 
June. Orange. $1.05 for 3; $3.00 for 10. 
asiaticus giganteus. 2-3 ft. Taller, stronger form of 
the above. Yellow flowers. $1.20 for 3; $3.60 for 10. 
europaeus (Common Globeflower). 1—1 ft. May- 
Aug. Lemon-yellow. 
europaeus, Eleanor, 1% ft. Clear yellow. $1.05 
for 3; $2.70 for 10. 
europaeus, Excelsior. 15-18 in. Orange-yellow. 
$1.05 for 3; $2.70 for 10. 
europaeus, Orange Globe. 2 ft. June—Aug. Deep 
orange. $1.20 for 3; $3.60 for 10. 
europaeus. Salamander. 15 in. June. Rich yellow. 
$1.20 for 3; $3.60 for 10. 
ledebouri (Ledebour Globeflower). lJ^-2 ft. 
July-Aug. Orange-yellow. $1.05 for 3; $2.70 
for 10. 
ledebouri, Golden Queen. 23^—3 ft. Excellent 
variety bearing golden yellow flowers, 4 inches 
across, from June to October. Pot-grown, 2-yr. 
plants, $1.20 for 3; $3.60 for 10. Heavy, field- 
grown clumps, $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 
•TUNICA saxifraga (Saxifrage Tunicflower). 6 in. 
All summer. Delicate foliage and light pink, 
Gypsophila-Iike flowers. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•saxifraga alba. White-flowered form of the above. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•saxifraga rosea fl—pi. Double pink form of the 
above. $1.05 for 3; $3.00 for 10. 
VALERIANA officinalis (Garden Heliotrope). 4 ft. 
June. Heads of lavender-pink, fragrant flowers. 
Deeply cut foliage. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
rubra (Red Valerian). See Centranthus. 
VERBASCUM (Mullein). Branching spikes of showy 
flowers rising from clumps of gray-green foliage, 
densiflorum (thapsiforme). 4-6 ft. June-July. 
Yellow. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
Harkness Hybrids. Immense spikes of pure yellow 
flowers. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
Iongifolium pannosum (Golden Gate Mullein). 
3-4 ft. July-Aug. Sulphur-yellow. Woolly foliage. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
olympicum (Olympic Mullein). 6 ft. July. Yellow. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
phoeniceum (Purple Mullein). 18 in. July. Slender 
spikes of rosy mauve flowers rising from dark green 
foliage. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
VERBENA hastata (Blue Vervain). 4-6 ft. Aug.— 
Sept. Spikes of violet-blue flowers. Coarse foliage. 
Good in bold masses in meadows or wild gardens. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
VERNONIA (Ironweed). Coarse-foliaged plants 
bearing heads of showy flowers. Combine with 
Helianthus and Heliopsis. 
crinita (Bur Ironweed). 5 ft. Sept. Purple. 60 cts. 
for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
noveboracensis (Common Ironweed). 6 ft. July— 
Sept. Violet-purple. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
VERONICA (Speedwell). An indispensable group of 
plants varying from mat-like forms covered with 
masses of bloom to upright border plants bearing 
showy spikes of flowers. 
•chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell). 8-10 in. 
May—June. Blue. 
•Veronica gentianoides (Gentian Speedwell). 9-12 in. 
May. Pale blue. 
•incana (Woolly Speedwell). 1 ft. July—Aug. Dark 
blue. Silvery gray foliage. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 
10 . 
longifolia alba (White Beach Speedwell). 12—18 in. 
July—Sept. White. 
longifolia subsessilis (Clump Speedwell). 2 ft. 
July-Sept. Large spikes of dark blue flowers. 
Excellent for cutting. $1.05 for 3; $3.00 for 10. 
longifolia subsessilis, Blue Jay. 2-3 ft. Large 
spikes of blue-violet blooms. 
•pectinata (Comb Speedwell). 6 in. July. Deep blue. 
Gray foliage. 
•repens (Creeping Speedwell). 2-3 in. Mats of light 
blue flowers. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•rupestris (Rock Speedwell). 4 in. May—June. 
Bright blue. 
•rupestris filiformis. 4 in. June-July. Blue. 
•rupestris, Heavenly Blue. 3 in. June—July. Light 
blue. $1.05 for 3; $2.70 for 10. 
•rupestris prostrata (Harebell Speedwell). 3—4 in. 
May-June. Lavender-blue. 
•saxatilis. 6 in. Bright blue, 
spicata (Spike Speedwell). 1J^ ft. June-Aug. 
Violet-blue. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
spicata alba. White-flowered form of the above, 
spicata rosea. 8-12 in. Pink-flowered form of the 
above. 
•spuria (Bastard Speedwell). 8—12 in. May—June. 
Dark blue. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•spuria, Royal Blue. 1 ft. May-June. Bright blue. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•spuria, True Blue. 1 ft. June-Aug. Dark blue. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•teucrium. 6—12 in. June-July. Blue. 75 cts. for 3; 
$2.00 for 10. 
virginica (Culvers Physic). 3-4 ft. Aug.-Sept. Pale 
blue. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
virginica alba. 4 ft. A white-flowered form of the 
above. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
Trollius europaeus 
Except where otherwise noted, all Perennials are priced at 90 cts for 3; $2.40 for 10 
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