Flowers for Cutting 
Everybody, it appears, desires a collection of perennials the flowers 
of which are specially suitable for making bouquets for the house. 
We receive on an average more than 30 letters a day asking us what 
to use for this purpose. Since it will save you the trouble of writing a 
special letter, we are printing the information on this page. The plants 
described below are exactly the same plants that we would recommend 
to you if we were answering your special letter. 
In addition to producing gorgeous cut flowers, all of these plants 
are useful in the perennial gar' 
den or border. 
Liatris Pycnostachya. 
Geuin, Mrs. Bradshaw. The flowers of this 
variety are vivid brilliant scarlet. 
Liatris pycnostachya. Long narrow spikes 
about four feet tall of rich purple flowers 
blooming in mid'summer. 
Physostegia, Vivid. Lovely dark pink flow¬ 
ers on three foot stems blooming in July. 
Pyrethrum roseum. The Pyrethrums are so 
easily and simply cultivated that they may 
be recommended to all who possess a 
garden. They are perfectly hardy and ab¬ 
solutely invaluable for cut flowers through 
the summer and autumn months. Flowers 
range from pure white to deep red and 
are bright and elegantly borne on long 
stems. 
Shasta Daisy. The famous white California 
Giant Daisy developed by the late Luther 
Burbank. 
Spiraea palmata elegans. Graceful plumes 
of lovely pink flowers blooming in June 
on stems three feet tall. 
S. ulmaria. Similar to palmata excepting 
that the flowers are white. 
Tritoma Pfitzeri (Red Hot Poker). Blazing 
heads of orange-scarlet flowers on spikes 
3 feet high blooming from August to 
October. 
T. , New Hybrids. The colors range from 
pale yellow to deep orange. 
Veronica longifolia subsessilis. Lovely blue 
flowers borne on two-foot stems in July 
to September. 
Artemisia Lactiflora. 
Tritoma Pfitzeri. 
Coreopsis, Mayfield Giant. Gorgeous 
masses of rich golden yellow 
blooms in June and July. A real 
improvement over the older 
Grandiflora. 
Filipendula hexapetala. The foliage 
makes a low, handsome mound 
from which spring flower stalks 
two feet high terminating in 
foamy corymbs of lovely white 
flowers. 
Gaillardia grandiflora. The stand¬ 
ard for forty years. 
G., Giant English Hybrids. A new 
strain from England in lovely 
shades of red, yellow and orange. 
G., Portola Hybrids. The largest 
flowering of all the Gaillardias. 
G., The Dazzler. Giant rich red 
flowers with brilliant orange tips. 
Geum, Lady Stratheden. Double 
golden yellow flowers on stems a 
foot or more long. Flowers from 
May to July. 
Anthemis, New Hybrids. A new 
race of Anthemis originated 
by Benary. Lovely shades of 
yellow and orange. June and 
July-. 
Artemisia lactiflora. Sturdy plants 
with immense heads of lovely, 
small, white, fragrant flowers 
blooming in August and Sept. 
Any one Variety 
3 plants for 60c 
$2.00 per dozen 
If wanted by parcel post, add 
9c for each three plants. 
Th is sale is for cash only—No accounts opened at these prices 
