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BRISTOL NURSERIES, Inc., BRISTOL, COHK 
Shasta Daisy, Alaska 
Yucca filamentosa 
Platycodon grandiflorum 
HARDY PERENNIALS (Miscellaneous Varieties), continued 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana gigantea. Tall spikes of 
mauve-pink blooms. Height, 4 to 5 feet. 
*Virginiana, Vivid. Deep pink. Dwarf form. Height, 
1^2 feet. August, September. 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Balloon Flower. Bright 
blue, bell-shaped flowers. Height, 2 to 2}/% feet. 
Grandiflorum album. Pure white. A reliable border 
plant. Height, 2 to 2)/£ feet. July to October. 
PYRETHRUM hybridum. Colored Daisy. A good old 
favorite, producing a wealth of cut-flower material. 
Mixed colors. Height, 2 feet. June, July. 
RUDBECKIA, Golden Glow. Double yellow flowers in 
July and August. Useful for background. Height, 
5 to 6 feet. 
*SAXIFRAGA cordifolia. Heartleaj Saxijraga. Deco¬ 
rative foliage. Rose-pink flowers in April and May. 
Height, 1 foot. 
*SEDUM maximum. Great Stonecrop. Useful for dry 
soils. Pale yellow flowers. Height, 1 foot. July, 
August. 
*Spectabile. Showy Stonecrop. Broad green leaves and 
immense heads of rose-pink flowers. A fine border 
plant. Height, 1 foot. September, October. 
*Spectabile, Brilliant. Rosy, crimson. Should be in 
every garden. 
SHASTA DAISY, Alaska. Large, single, pure white 
flower. Height, 2 feet. July to October. 
King Edward. Taller and later than the above. July 
to October. 
SIDALCEA, Rosy Gem. Prairie Mallow. Deep rose 
flowers. Height, 2 to 3 feet. June, July. 
Rose Queen. Bright rose flowers. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
June, July. 
STACHYS lanata. Woolly Betony. Decorative silvery 
gray foliage. Purple-red flowers in July. Height, 
1 X A feet. 
STOKESIA laevis (S. cyanea ). Cornflower Aster. 
Lavender-blue flowers. Height, 1L£ to 2 feet. June 
to October. 
Laevis alba. White flowers. Height, 1}^ to 2 feet. 
June to October. 
For other varieties of Stokesia see page 24 
VALERIANA officinalis. Heads of showy rosy crimson 
flowers in June and July. Height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Officinalis alba. A white-flowering form. Good wild- 
garden subject. Height, 3 to 4 feet. June, July. 
YUCCA filamentosa. Adam’s Needle. Sword-like foli¬ 
age. Drooping, creamy white, bell-like flowers 
carried on immense, branchy spikes. Height, 4 to 
6 feet. July, August. 
All Perennials on this page, 65 cts. for 3 of one kind, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100 
Herbs 
Chives (Allium Schtrnoprasum). Onion-like plants, 
the leaves of which are used in salads for seasoning 
and flavoring. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Dill (Anethum graveolens). Both the foliage and 
seeds are used for flavoring. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
Hoarhound (Marruhium vulgar e). Perennial with 
bitter-tasting leaves, used medicinally and also 
for flavoring. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Mint (Mentha piperita). Excellent in making mint 
sauces or as a flavoring. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Rosemary (Rosmarinus oflicinalis). Very fragrant. 
Used for seasoning meats and soups. A decorative, 
hardy, and vigorous shrub. 30 cts. each, $3 
per doz. 
Sage, Garden (Salvia officinalis). Very essential in 
flavoring dressings and sauces. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
Sweet Woodruff (Asperula odorata). A favorite 
European woodland herb. Very useful for flavor¬ 
ing when dried. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus). The genuine 
French Tarragon. Leaves give a very delicious 
flavoring to salads. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
Thyme, Citron (Thymus citriodorus). The well- 
known “Lemon Thyme.” Very pungent odor. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Thyme, Common (Thymus vulgaris ). Leaves are 
used for flavoring dressings and in sauces. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
