THE BLUE BOOK FOR FLORISTS 
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Hardy Perennials (Continued) 
* Suitable for Rock Gardens 
Helianthemum 
(Rock or Sun Rose) 
MUTABILE—-Low growing evergreen 
plants which are covered from July to 
September with golden yellow flowers 
Helianthus 
(Hardy Sunflower) 
PERENNIAL MIXED--Should be planted 
in masses with shrubbery for a back¬ 
ground. The color effects are marvelous. 
Invaluable for cutting _ 
Heliopsis 
PITCHERIANA—Deep yellow flowers, 
very showy border plant _ 
Hemerocallis (Day Lily) 
FLAVA (Lemon Lily)—Sweet scented 
clear full yellow. 2% feet. June. We of 
fer strong field divisions _ 
Heuchera 
SANGUINEA—Flowers bright crimson : 
free blooming. Fine for rock gardens_ 
Hibiscus (Mallow) 
MALLOW MARVELS—We offer a fine 
selection of this popular perennial. Shrub¬ 
like plant with handsome green foliage 
bearing large bright flowers throughout 
the summer. 
Pink—Large pink flowers with maroon / ey< 
Red—Flowers 6 inches across; dark red _ 
Yellow—Very fine shade _ 
Crimson Eye—Creamy white with crimson 
center _ 
White _ 
Hollyhocks 
Vigorous flowering plants of the finest 
strain. 
DOUBLE WHITE _ 
DOUBLE YELLOW _ 
DOUBLE CRIMSON _ 
DOUBLE SALMON_ 
DOUBLE ROSE _ 
Iberis (Hardy Candytuft) 
GIBRALTARICA—Very desirable d.warf 
plant with evergreen foliage, covered bi 
dense heads of flowers early in spring 
8 inches - 
* SEMPER VIRENS—V ery dwarf and cov¬ 
ered with a sheet of white flowers_ 
Inula 
ENSIFOLIA—Yellow, very free. 1-1% 
feet. July and August _ 
Lathyrus 
(Hardy Sweet Pea) 
Red, pink, white _ 
Liatris (Blazing Star) 
PYCNOSTACHYA—Blooms in mid-sum- 
mer and produces long, narrow spikes oi 
rich purple flowers. Attracts butterflies _ 
Linurrt (Flax) 
* PERENNE—Very attractive, both in fo¬ 
liage and bloom. Flowers beautiful pale- 
blue on slender, graceful stems _ 
Hardy Lilies 
The Leading and Best Varieties for Forcing 
and Garden Planting 
LILIUM AURATUM (The Gold Banded 
Lily of Japan)—First size bulbs _ 
LILIUM RUBRUM— First size bulbs ___ 
LILIUM GIGANTEUM (The Easter Lily) 
—First size bulbs _ 
LILIUM REGALE (The Royal Lily) — 
First size bulbs _ 
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* Suitable for Rock Gardens 
Per 
12 
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100 
Lobelia 
CARDIN ALIS (Cardinal Flower)—Rich, 
fiery red flowers. Strong plants, often 
producing 10 to 12 spikes 
$1.00 
$7.00 
Lychnis (Campion) 
CHALCEDONICA (Jerusalem Cross) — 
Vivid scarlet flowers; one of the bright 
est plants in the hardy border 
1.00 
7.00 
* VISC ARIA SPLENDENS— A beautiful 
pink flowering perennial. June and July 
8 to 10 inches 
1.20 
8.00 
Lythrum 
ROSEUM SUPERBUM -A native peren 
nial, fine for massing; flowers rosy-lilai 
produced on long, slender stems 
1.00 
7.00 
Monarda-Bergamot 
DIDYMA, CAMBRIDGE SCARLET — 
Brilliant crimson scarlet. 2 to 3 feet 
July-August 
1.00 
7.0.0 
Myosotis 
‘PALUSTRIS SEMPERFLORENS (Har¬ 
dy Forget-Me-Not)—Charming blue flow 
ers with yellow eye; profuse bloomer 
Likes moist location 
1.00 
7.00 
^Oenothera 
(Evening Primrose) 
MISSOURIENSIS —10 inches. June to 
August. A low species with prostrate as¬ 
cending branches, profuse bloomer. Soli 
tary flowers often four inches across. 
Fine for the rock garden _ _ 
1.60 
10.00 
Nepeta-Catmint 
*MUSSINI —Excellent rock garden plant 
Dwarf, compact habit, producing masses 
of beautiful lavender pink flowers 
1.00 
7.00 
*SOUV. DE A. CHAUDRON— A new 
dwarf rock garden variety of lavender 
1.20 
8.00 
Physalis Franchetti 
(Chinese Lantern Plant) 
Flowers yellow with dark center; pro 
duces balloon like husks which turn bright 
red when ripe and resemble Chinese lanterns 
1.00 
7.00 
Physostegia 
(False Dragonhead) 
VIRGINICA —Dense hushes with spikes of 
delicate pink tubular flowers; 3 feet- 
1.00 
7.00 
VIRGINICA ALBA —Same as above, but 
1.00 
7.00 
Platycodon 
(Balloon Flower) 
MARIESII —Deep blue flowers, dwarf. July 
to October - 
1.00 
7.00 
MARIESII ALBA —White flowered form 
of the above. _ 
1.00 
7.00 
GRANDIFLORA —Large blue flowers: 
borders or rock gardens 
1.00 
7.00 
Plumbago (Leadwort) 
‘LARPENTAE —One of the most desirable 
border and rock plants. Of dwarf, spread¬ 
ing habit, growing 6 to 8 inches high: 
covered with deep royal blue flowers dur¬ 
ing the summer and fall 
1.00 
7.00 
Primula (Hardy Primrose) 
* VERIS HYBRIDS MIXED — Various 
shades; quite hardy and of vigorous 
growth _ 
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1.00 I 
7.00 
