Hardy Perennials 
B. F. BARR NURSERIES , LANCASTER, PA. ^ 
PEONIES 
Madonna Lily (See Page 39) 
LINUM perenne. Perennial Flax. (*) 1-1£ ft. Foliage 
and flowers airy and graceful, giving the appearance of a 
small, feathery bush. Small, pearly-blue flowers in great 
numbers. Light colored, evergreen foliage. June- 
August. 20c. ea.; 3 for 40c.; $1.50 per doz. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower, (t) 2-4 ft. 
Vivid, crimson flowers; often 10 or more spikes, 24 to 
30 inches long, on a plant. Requires moist location. 
July-October. 25c. ea.; 3 for 60c.; $2.00 per doz. 
LYCHNIS alpina. Artie Campion. (*) 6-12 in. 
Charming, dwarf plant with rose-pink flowers. July- 
August. 25c. ea.; 3 for 60c.; $2.00 per doz. 
L. chalcedonica. Maltese Cross. 2-3 ft. Immense 
heads of vermilion-scarlet flowers. June-August. 25c. 
ea.; 3 for 60c.; $2.00 per doz. 
LYTHRUM roseum. Rose Loosestrife, (t) 3-4 ft 
Tall, erect, graceful spikes of rose colored flowers. 
July-August. 20c. ea.; 3 for 50c.; $1.50 per doz. 
MAZUS rugosus. Mazus. (*) 3 in. Dwarf, creeping 
plant with violet-blue flowers. Excellent Rock Garden 
plant. August-September. 25c. ea.; 3 for 60c.: $2.00 
per doz. 
MERTENSIA virginica. Virginia Bluebells (Cowslip). 
(*) (|) 1-1 j ft. Lovely, gentian-blue, funnel-shaped 
flowers, hanging in drooping, nodding, graceful clusters. 
March-May. 20c. ea.; 3 for 50c.; $1.50 per doz. 
MONARDA splendens. Blazing Bcebalm (Bergamot), 
(t) 2-3 ft. Leaves have a “minty” odor. Flowers 
scarlet-red in close heads, surrounded by colored bracts. 
July-September. 20c. ea.; 3 for 50c.; $1.50 per doz. 
MYOSOTIS semperflorens. Perpetual Forget-me-not. 
(*) (t) 6-9 in. Large, rich blue flowers with yellow eye. 
Good for damp places. March-August. 20c. ea.; 
3 for 50c.; $1.50 per doz. 
NEPETA mussini. Ground Ivy. {*) 10-12 in. Grows 
in compact tufts covered with masses of small, blue 
flowers. July-August. 20c. ea.; 3 for 50c.; $1.50 per doz. 
OENOTHERA speciosa. Evening Primrose. (*) 1-2 ft. 
Beautiful plant producing many satiny, four-petalled, 
pure white flowers three inches across, in great quantities. 
The flowers gradually turn pink as they mature. June- 
October. 25c. ea.; 3 for 60c.; $2.00 per doz. 
PEONY CULTURE 
An abundance of plant food and moisture are es¬ 
sential to success with Peonies as they are strong 
growers and produce many enormous flowers. As the 
plants grow and bloom top dress with bone meal be¬ 
tween. but not on, the plants. 
Plant 3 )'2-4 ft. apart and cover the crown bud under 
two or three inches of soil. Plant early to obtain best 
results. Mulch in the Fall. 
Rich in color, attractive in form, and beautiful in foliage 
the Peony very appropriately has been called “King of 
Spring Flowers.” Equaling in beauty, coloring and delicacy 
the finest roses, many of the fragrant varieties have the true 
rose odor. 
Peonies are remarkably easy to grow, perfectly hardy, 
free from the many diseases and insects that attack so 
many plants, and will bloom year after year without re¬ 
newal. 
Peonies can be planted in every conceivable place —as 
single specimens, in large or small beds, against shrubs or in 
long rows bordering walks and drives. Grandest effects 
are always produced by mass plantings. 
The Peonies we list are all our own growing, are true to 
name, and have been tried out in our nurseries at least 
three years. We supply only good, vigorous roots with 
3 to 5 strong eyes, which insures power to grow. 
Adolph Rousseand. Purplish red. 75c. each; 3 for 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Albatre. White, carmine lined. 50c. each; 3 for $1.25. 
Albert Crousse. Salmon pink. 50c. each; 3 for $1.25. 
Alexandre Dumas. Brilliant pink. 50c. each; 3 for 
$1.25. 
Asa Gray. Pink, carmine dots, 50c. each; 3 for $1.25 
Cameron. Dark red. 60c. ea.; 3 for $1.50 
Cherrv Hill. 
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Glistening deep garnet; very early. 
$1.25 each; 3 for $3.50. 
Couronne d’Or. Snowy white, carmine edge. 50c. ea.; 
3 for $1.25. 
Couronne d’Or Peony 
Prices given on Peonies are for strong 3 to 5 eye blooming-size roots. 
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