Ideal for the Old-Fasliioned Garden 
Skv-no-ryo—Double, blue and white. 
Temple Flower—Single, ivory blended wilh soft bluish violet. 
Iris pumila (Miniature Flag) —6-8". Large Iris flowers on short steins. 
Fine for the border or rock garden. In purple or yellow shades. 
Lavendula vera (Sweet Lavender) —12-15". With fragrant, lavender 
flowers and aromatic grey leaves, it deserves a place in every garden. 
Liatris spicata (Blazing Star) —2-3'. Hounded spikes of reddish purple. 
Linum perenne (Perennial Flax)—18". Graceful slender stems and 
foliage and blue, cup-like blooms. Flowers all summer. Fine for rock 
garden or border. 
Myosotis palustris semperflorens (Forget-me-not) —6". Light blue. 
Part shade. 
Nepeta mussini (Catmint) —12-18". Grey foliage and pale blue 
flowers. 
Nierembergia rivularis (White Cup) —Prostrate creeper forming a 
mat of bright green foliage interspersed with pure white cup-like 
blooms 2" across. 
Oenothera missouriensis (Evening Primrose) — 10". Huge yellow 
cups 4-6" across. 
Penstemon harbatus torrevi —2-3'. Spikes of cylindrical scarlet 
flowers. 
Penstemon, Blue Gem —12". Blue and lavender cylindrical blooms 
on short spikes. 
Penstemon digitalis—3-4'. White foxglove-like flowers. 
Penstemon glaber (Gordon!) —18". Tubular purple flowers in early 
summer. 
Paeonia (Peony) —One of the most permanent of all perennials. 50c 
each except as noted. 
Agnes M. Kelway —Collar blush white, center cream. Early. 
Armand Rosseau —Semi-double, dark violet rose. Midseason. 
Canari —Collar white, center cream. Midseason. 
Canary Plume —Single, blush white with yellow centre. Midseason. 
Delicatissima —Double, pale lilac rose. Midseason. 
Duchess of Orleans —Double. Guards deep pink, center salmon- 
silver. Midseason. 
Grandiflora Rosea —Collar bright pink, crown silver pink. Mid¬ 
season. 
Karl Rosenfield —Double dark crimson. Very fine. Midseason. 75cea. 
L’Ecletante —Double dark velvety crimson. Midseason. 
Livingstone —Double pale lilac rose, pencilled red. Late. 
Madame Bollet —Double pale lilac pink. Midseason. 
M me. E. Lemoine —Full double white, flecked crimson. Midseason. 
Mme. Jules Dessert —Double white, sparsely flecked crimson. Mid¬ 
season. 
Marchal Vaillant —Double crimson. Late. 
Solange —Very fine, fully double, cream white. Late. $1.50 each. 
LTmbellata Rosea —Semi-double deep rose. Early. 
Phlox amoena —6". Densely carpets the ground. Its flowers form a 
sheet of bright pink in late spring after Phlox subulata varieties have 
passed. 
Phlox decussata (Hardy Garden Phlox) —A garden without Phlox 
would be like a house without chairs—not comfortably furnished. We 
offer the following: 
B. Comte —Deep maroon red. Enchantress —The finest pink. 
Europa —With blush center and red eye. Maid Marian —Lilac. 
Miss Verboom (P. suffrutieosa) —Early flowering lilac-rose. Bright 
green, waxy leaves. 
Mrs. Jenkins—A fine pure white. 
Painted Lady —Pink with red eye. 
Pantheon —Pink. Rheinlander —Large flowered salmon pink. 
Phlox divaricata laphami (Blue Perennial Phlox) —12". An im¬ 
proved form having larger lavender-blue flowers than P. divaricata. 
Likes partial shade. 
Phlox ovata caroliniana (Mountain Phlox) —12-15". Grows in neat 
tufts. Its bright rosy red flowers add color to the garden in early 
summer. 
Phlox subulata (Moss Pink) —Prostrate. Moss-like foliage and perfect 
sheets of blossoms in the early spring. We offer the following varieties: 
Mrs. G. F. Wilson —New variety with star-like lavender flowers. 
Rosea —The well-known and popular old “Moss Pink.” 
Vivid —A fine new variety. Bright pink with dark pink eye. 
Platycodon mariesi (Dwarf Chinese Balloonflower) —12". Low 
growing with huge china blue or white bells all summer. Blue or 
white. 
Polyanthus. Unwin’s Superb Mixture (Bunch Primrose) —A fine 
lot of mixed hybrids. Colors range from various pastels to deep reds 
and orange. 
Primula auricula —6". Mixed colors. Very fragrant. All primroses like 
partial shade and a moist, but not wet, soil. 
Primula bulleesiana Hybrids —18". In yellow, orange, apricot and 
carmine shades. 35c each. 3 for 90c. 
Primula caslimiriana —Large globular heads of lavender purple. 35c 
each; 3 for 90c. 
Primula cortusoides —From Siberia and exceedingly hardy. Fringed 
rose blooms. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
Primula japonica exima (Japanese Primrose) —A Fine strain in reds 
and oranges. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
Pyrethum roseum (Painted Daisy) —18". Neat tufts of finely cut 
foliage and long stemmed daisies of clear pink. An excellent cut flower. 
Pyrethrum roseum car mi rm m —Same as above, but with carmine- 
red daisies. 
Rudbeckia purpurea hyhrida (Giant Coneflower) —3-4'. In pink 
and rose shades with brown or purple cones in the center of the daisy¬ 
like flower. 
Sal via azurea (Meadow Sage) —3-4'. Blue flowers in late summer. 
Santolina incana (Lavender Cotton) —15". Delicate silver grey 
mounds of aromatic foliage. A rock garden favorite. 
Sedum (Stonecrop) —Sedums crave the sun, dryish soil and rocks to 
climb around on. They are probably the easiest to grow of any genus 
of plants. 3 for 50c. 
S. acre (Gold Moss) —Mossy bright green mat with yellow flowers. 
S. album —Waxy dark green mat of foliage. White flowers. 
S. anglicum—Neat creeping mat of pale green. Flowers white. 
S. dasyphyllum —Dainty tufts of steel blue foliage. Fine. 
S. fosterianum— Finely cut blue leaves turning red in the fall. 
Flowers gold. 
S. lydium— Evergreen. Very deep green moss-like foliage. Likes par¬ 
tial shade. 
S. middendorffianum —Neat tufts of toothed leaves to 12". Very 
fine. 35c each. 
S. murale —Purplish foliage (mat forming). Pinkish flowers. 
S. oreganum—Bead-like foliage and yellow blossoms. 
S. sieboldi—Round, succulent, glaucous foliage. Resembles a small 
neat S. spectabilis. Flowers bright pink. Leaves edged pink. 
S. spectabilis —18". Lipright, neat. Broad pincushion heads of pink 
in late fall. 
S. stoloniferum —Rapid growing, creeping evergreen. Flowers white 
to rose. 
Sempervivum (Hens and Chickens) —Their evergreen rosettes of 
thick, fleshy leaves and stalks of odd yellow and red flowers in June 
and July are valuable for filling nooks, corners and crevices in the 
rocks where the location is too hot and dry for other plants. 
S. Alberti —Neat dark green rosette. Rapid growing. 
S. arachnoideum (Cobweb Houseleelt) —Small rosettes the center 
of which seem filled with silvery cobwebs. 
S. globiferum —Large globular rosettes of bright green darkening to 
dull bronze in the fall. The “chickens” roll off this variety among 
the rocks where they establish their own colonies. 
S. tectorum (Common Roof Houseleek) —Very large rosettes of 
dark green. 
S. triste —Reddish bronze except in the summer when it turns green. 
Stokesia cyanea alba (White Stoke’s Aster) —18". Pure white flowers 
like huge China asters from July to October. 
Thermopsis caroliniana —5'. In July and August the deep rich green 
foliage is surmounted by long spikes of sulphur yellow flowers re¬ 
sembling Lupines. 
Thymus (Thyme) —Aromatic and admired not only for its fragrance, 
but also for the beauty of its foliage and in some cases its flowers. 
T. citriodorus argenteus (Silver Thyme) —6". A mound of green 
and silver. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
T. citriodorus aureus (Gold Thyme) —6". Leaves inlaid with 
bright golden yellow. We grow both Gold and Silver Thyme from 
cuttings to insure good color. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
T. serpyllum album (White Thyme) —Prostrate. Forms a low mat 
of bright green, plentifully sprinkled with tiny white star-like 
flowers. Fragrant. 
T. s. comosus —Prostrate. Vigorous grower. Foliage grey-green. Pale 
lilac blooms. 
T. s. lanuginosus (Woolly Thyme) —Prostrate mat of grey foliage. 
T. s. splendens —A prostrate variety with bright crimson star-like 
flowers. 
Tradescantia virginiana rosea (Pink Spiderwort) —18". Many know 
the blue form of this old American garden plant but the pink variety 
is not common. 
Veronica (Speedwell) —The varieties of Veronica range from tiny 
dwarf rock plants to tall border types. They are easy to grow. 
V. incana —12". Grey woolly foliage short spikes of pale blue flowers. 
V. longifolia subsessilis —2-3'. Most showy of all Veronicas. Deep 
blue flowers all summer. 50c each. 
V. prostrata nana —Prostrate. Covered with inch-long spikes of deep 
blue flowers in May and June. 
V. repens —Forms thick green mat. Pale blue flowers in spring. 
V. spicata—2'. Spikes of blue flowers all summer. 
V. teucrium —6-8". Dwarf with deep blue flowers. Good for edgings. 
V. trehani — 6". The rarely offered golden leaved Veronica. The 
blue flower spikes over the golden foliage makes a pretty contrast. 
Viola cornuta (Tufted Pansies) —6". These well known little plants 
are satisfactorily hardy if ruthlessly cut almost to the ground several 
times a year. Be sure and do this in September, at least. 
V. c. Apricot Queen —Fine and large, apricot shade. 
V. c. Jersey Gem— The well known ever-blooming violet-purple. 
V. c. White Perfection —The best white. 
Viola odorata rosina —6". This is a fine hardy, real pink violet. The 
very fragrant flowers are produced in the spring and fall. 
Prices: 25c each; 3 of any one variety 60c; 100 plants, your selection, 
but at least. 3 of each variety, $18.00—except where otherwise noted. 
