OLD GARDEN FAVORITES 
Campanula carpatica BELLEFLOWER Planted in gardens 
the world over. Bright green foliage forming a broad mat from which 
rise six inch stems holding blue cup-shaped flowers from July to frost 
time. 
Decentra spectabilis BLEEDINGHEART An old fashioned 
perennial with heart-shaped rose colored flowers in drooping spikes. 
Beautiful fine cut foliage. Will grow in any climate under any conditions. 
Tritoma pfitzeri RED HOT POKER An unusual plant of 
tropical aspect with rushlike arching foliage. Smooth thick flower 
stalks shoot up from the foliage in late July and August to 3 or 4 feet 
at the end of which are single fiery cones of flowers sometimes 12 inches 
in length. 
Yucca filamenlosa YUCCA Evergreen foliage makes l his plant 
good for winter aspect. The plant itself is low and broad with sword- 
like leaves. It blooms in June and July on sturdy stalks rising above the 
foliage three to six feet. Blossoms dainty, bell-shaped and creamy white 
RARE AND UNUSUAL ROCK PLANTS 
To meet the increased demand for rockeries we have 
selected the best varieties of many types of rock plants. 
The below list has been tested for hardiness and will pive 
a fine range of flower color throughout the summer. Thi-i 
list supplements varieties noted in the perennial list as 
being suitable for rockeries. 
Achillea tomentosa WOOLLY YARROW A dainty rook plant 
6 to 8 inches in height flowering from July to September. Foliage 
unusually fine medium green. Flowers yellow and excellent for winter 
bouquets. 
Aethionema persicum PERSIAN CANDYTUFT A delicate 
dwarf shrubbery herb covered in July with spikes of rosy pink flowers. 
A promising new rock plant. 
Ajuga genevensis (JENEVA BUGLE Dense spikes of blue 
flowers in May and June make this plant remarkable. Growth 6 to 
8 inches in height. 
Alyssum montana TUFTED ALYSSUM Two to 3 inches 
high. More or less herbaceous bearing small simple fragrant flowers 
of bright yellow. 
Aster alpinus STAR WORT An excellent small rock plant. 
The progenitor of many of the larger varieties but remarkable for its 
clusters of violet flowers. 3 to 10 inches in height. 
Aubrietia Hybrids PURPLE ROCKCRESS A splendid mix¬ 
ture of pink and blue shades. Very showy for the rock garden. 
Campanula garganiea An Italian rock plant 4 to 6 inches in 
height bearing lilac blue flowers in May and June. Exquisite for over¬ 
hanging rocks. 
Campanula sarmatica A good rook or border plant never more 
than 16 inches in height with 8 to 10 stems covered with pale blue 
bell-like flowers in June. 
Dianthus deltoides MAJOR STERNES PINK Carmine flow¬ 
ers and redveined leaves distinguished this plant from its parent, 
the Maiden Pink. Excellent for borders as well as rockeries, making 
neat mats of foliage and bearing a profusion of little bright flowers. 
Dianthus neglectus An English garden plant 4 inches high 
completely covered with carmine-pink flowers in July and August. 
A recent introduction. 
LOUIS VAN HOUTTE 
BELLFLOWER 
Dianthus sylvestris WOOD PINK Bright rose pink flowers 
on stems a foot high covered with bluish foliage distinguish this rock 
plant. It prefers a dry sunny location. 
Globularia Irichosantha cordifolia GLOBEDAISY A com¬ 
pact tufted little plant with round lilac blue flowers growing 8 
inches in height adds much in color to the rock garden. 
Ilelianthus mutahule ROCKROSE Varied colored flowers 
on the same plant blooming practically all summer in shades from 
deep pink to white makes this unusual. Plant grows vigorously 
and spreads rapidly. Eight to 10 inches in height. 
Heuchera sanguinea CORALBELLS A free flowering 
rock plant with bright crimson flowers on 12 to 18 inch stems. 
Excellent for cutting. June and September. 
Heuchera sanguinea alba SNOWDROP A white flowering 
form of II. Sanguinea. 
Iberis giberaltarica CANDYTUFT Evergreen wedge- 
shaped leaves and large clusters of lilac tinged white flowers 
distinguish this plant. Often considered the most striking and 
showy perennial. A quadrennial loving the sun and well drained 
soil. Height 8 inches. 
Iberis tenoreana TENORE CANDYTUFT Like I. giber¬ 
altarica but dwarfer in habit seldom reaching a height of 6 inches. 
Primula veris elatior OXLIP PRIMROSE More upright 
than the Cowslip Primrose with flowers in varying shades of 
yellow. Height 4 to 8 inches. For waterside or border planting. 
Thalictrum alpinum ALPINE MEADOWRUE A small 
northern and arctic perennial noted for its beautiful foliage and 
light green feathery flowers. 
Thalictrum minus MEADOWRUE A dainty rock plant 
much like the above growing only to a height of 8 inches. Flowers 
reddish green. Should be planted in a shady corner. 
Thymus zygis THYME A semi-shrub 3 inches in height. 
Branches woody and drooping, flowering brancheserect, bearing 
dense oval heads of rosy purple flowers. A good subject for dry and 
sunny spols in the rockery. 
Thymus serphyllum MOTHER THYME A wiry-stemmed, 
creeping, shrubby plant prized as an evergreen edging and cover 
for rock work and waste places. Leaves are sometimes used for 
seasoning. Foliage fragrant when walked upon. When established 
this plant may be mowed with a lawn mower. 
Tunica saxifraga SAXIFRAGE TUNIC FLOWER A 
lovely little tufted plant producing light pink flowers all summer 
long. Height 6 inches; for the rockery or border. 
Tunica saxifraga alba WHITE SAXIFRAGE TUNIC 
FLOWER Like the above but bearing white flowers. 
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