PERENNIAL PLANTS 
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Scabiosa Caucasica 
Statice (Sea Lavender) 
(Protect from frost until established) 
ARBOREA —Has large spreading panicles of deep lavender 
flowers and large leathery leaves at base of the plant. 
Much used for window boxes. 4-inch pots. Each, 35c. 
PEREZII —A graceful plant for the window box, rockery or 
border, with broad panicles of purplish blue “everlasting” 
flowers which rise from a rosette of broad triangular 
leaves. Grows 18 to 30 inches high. 4-inch pots. Each, 35c. 
Stokesia (Cornflower Aster) 
CYANEA —Deep lavender-blue flowers, 4 inches in diameter. 
Very free bloomer of the easiest culture. 3-inch pots. Each, 
15c.; doz., $1.50. 
Strawberry, Evergreen 
Useful for covering embankments, etc., foliage deep glossy 
green. Bare roots. Doz., 35c.; postpaid, 45c.; 100, $2.50. 
Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus) 
A veiy desirable low-growing, free-flowering hardy perennial, 
producing a splendid effect in beds and borders with their rich 
and varied flowers. 
NEWPORT PINK —Brilliant single salmon-rose. Large clumps. 
Each, 15c.; doz., $1.25. 
SCAREET BEAUTY —Bright scarlet. Large clumps. Each, 15c.; 
doz., $1.25. 
SINGLE MIXED —Large clumps. Each, 15c., doz., $1.25. 
Trachelium Coeruleum , 
A free-flowering perennial producing large cloud-like heads 
of pale mauve flowers, resembling the Gypsophila; l l / 2 feet 
high. 3-inch pots. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) 
DIFTERIOCARPUM —The finest of all. This hardy perennial 
is of vigorous growth, 4 to 5 feet high. The dainty rosy 
purple flowers are brightened by a bunch of conspicuous 
yellow stamens and produced in graceful sprays from July 
to September. Clumps. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. Extra strong 
clumps. Each, 25c.; doz., $2.50. 
Thymus ( Thyme ) 
The Mountain Thymes make a perfect close, fragrant carpet 
and are a mass of bloom in June and July. Fine for rockwork. 
*SERPYLLUM AZORICUS (Mother of Thyme) —Dense mats of 
dark green foliage. Rosy lavender flowers. 3-inch pots. 
Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
*SERPYLLUM ALBUM (White Mountain Thyme) —Dark green 
foliage and white flowers. 3-inch pots. Each, 15c.; doz., 
$1.50. 
*SERPYLLUM COCCINEUS —Dark green foliage and crimson 
flowers. 3-inch pots. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
*SERPYLLUM LANUGINOSUS (Woolly-Leaved Thyme) — 
Woolly foliage with reddish pink flowers. 3-inch pots. Each, 
15c.; doz., $1.50. 
Tritoma (Red Hot Poker) 
Hardy plants with large and broad grassy leaves at the 
base; the dense spikes of brilliant flowers are borne on long 
stiff stems during the summer months; withstands drought. 
PFITZERI — Orange-scarlet spikes, 3 to 4 feet high; very 
effective. Clumps. Each, 25c.; doz., $2.50. Large clumps. 
Each, 35c. 
Trollius (Globe Flower) 
GOLDQUELLE HYBRIDS —A spring or early summer flower¬ 
ing perennial for moist, partially shaded borders. The 
flowers are globe-shaped, yellow in color on 15 to 24 inch 
stems and useful for cutting. 3-inch pots. Each, 30c.; doz., 
$3.00. 
Valerian (Centranthus Ruber) 
Showy, hardy border plants, producing large corymbs of red 
or white flowers. They are drought-resisting and remain in 
bloom for many months; 2 to 3 feet tall. Excellent for the 
shady border. Crimson, White and Rose. Field-grown plants. 
Each, 15c.; doz., $1.25. 
MIXED —Young plants from flats. Doz., 50c.; postpaid, 60c. 
^Verbena Erinoides 
This lovely variety produces a mass of moss-like foliage, 
spreading over the ground like a carpet, above which are borne 
heads of purplish blue flowers in great profusion from June 
until frost. A very desirable rock plant. 3-inch pots. Each, 15c.; 
doz., $1.50. 
Viola 
APRICOT —Apricot tinged orange towards the center. From 
flats. Doz., 50c.; postpaid, 60c. 
*HEDERACEA (Australian Violet) —Makes a very low-leaf 
mass of tiny heart-shaped leaves, spreading by under¬ 
ground stolons. The small flowers are purplish-blue bor¬ 
dered white and appear on 4-inch stems in great profusion 
over a long period. A real acquisition to the rock garden. 
3-inch pots. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
RADIO —A new variety of a decided lavender-blue, used ex¬ 
tensively for cut flowers by the leading local florists. Of 
extremely free flowering habit. 3-inch pots. Each, 15c.; 
doz., $1.50. 
Violets 
CALIFORNIA —Large, single dark blue. Bare roots. Doz., 50c.; 
postpaid, 60c.; 100, $3.50. 
MARIE LOUISE —Double lavender-blue with whitish center, 
very fragrant. Bare roots. Doz., 50c.; postpaid, 60c.; 100, 
$3.50. 
*Zauschneria (California Fuchsia) 
MICROPHYLLA —The brightest red colored rock plant. Of 
trailing habit. 1 to l/ 2 feet high with trumpet-shaped 
flowers. A well-drained soil in full sun is essential. 3-inch 
pots. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
Regarding postage on Perennial Plants see top of page 74. 
