Stop! Listen! Look! 
JUST A REMINDER! Don’t forget 
that your rockery will not be at its best 
unless you have English Primroses in the 
shady nooks and crevices. These are the 
treasures of the rock garden. The growth 
is very attractive, forming rosettes of 
thick leaves, sometimes farinose or 
mealy. Flower stalks are 6 to 8 inches, 
bearing large heads of multi-colored 
flowers. Our varieties imported direct 
from England. Select yours now! 
PRIMULA vulgaris (Cowslip). Very 
early bloomer, deep yellow. The true 
English. Grows 4 inches. 15c each; 
8 for $1.10. 
P. veris. The popular Polyanthas. A 
splendid mixture of white, red, or¬ 
ange, dark purple, black and golden 
yellow. Grows 8 inches. 2-year 
plants, 10c each. Heavy 4-year clumps 
only 20c each. 
P. polyantha. Best English mixed in 
every color of the rainbow. Similar 
to the Veris. 2-year plants, 10c each. 
Heavy 4-year clumps, only 20c each. 
P. elatior. The popular “Gold Laced” 
Primula. A Polyantha variety with a 
wonderful range of colors. Gives a 
lacy effect. Strong, 2-year plants, 10c 
each. Heavy, 4-year clumps, only 20c 
English Primroses. each. 
PLEASE NOTE: No orders accepted for less than $1.00. On 
orders for $1.00 to $2.00 add 25c for packing and postage. Add 
10% to remittance on orders for $2.00 and up. 
Phlox Subulata. 
Saponaria. 
Rock Plants — continued 
Nepeta Mussini. 
VIOLA cornuta (Tufted Pansy). 
When considering this strain of 
plants, please remember that they 
are thoroughly hardy Pansies. 
With ordinary attention will give 
good results. These will bloom 
from early spring until frost. Pre¬ 
fer a shady location if possible, 
but will thrive fine in the open 
sun. 
V., Jersey Gem. New, wonderful 
Violet gaining popularity by leaps 
and bounds. Flowers are a rich 
violet, slightly perfumed. Dwarf 
habit and a continuous bloomer. 
Strong, 2-year plants, 20c each. 
Violas. 
SEDUM (Stonecrop). A class of plants particularly adapted for carpeting very dry, sandy or rocky places 
in the sun. An invaluable rock gem. 
S. album. 4 to 6 inches high. Native of Northern Asia. Flowers white with red centers. Thick, waxy 
round foliage. 
S. acre. Miniature tufts of dull green. Small, golden flowers. 4 to 6 inches high. Like a moss. Fine for 
crevice work. 
S. spurium coccineum. A late bloomer. Reddish purple. Foliage turns red in the fall. 6 to 8 inches. 
All Sedums in strong, 2-year plants, only 10c each. No rockery can be built without them. 
STATICE (Sea Lavender). Unexcelled for the rockery, producing all summer panicles of small flowers. 
S. Iatifolia. Heavy tufts of leathery foliage with large heads of pretty, small, purplish blue flowers. 
S. incana. Pinkish blue; dwarf. 
Grows about 10 inches to 1 foot. 
The above in strong, 2-year 
plants, only 10c each. 
TROLLIUS (Globe Flower). Euro- 
paeus. Lemon Queen. Free flower- 
ering, strong growing plant. Flow¬ 
ers yellow, produced in abundance 
on stems about 2 feet high. Does 
best in shady, moist locations. 
Fine for rock work. Strong plants, 
with good crowns, only 25c each. 
TUNICA saxifraga (Coat Flower). 
A dainty tufted plant with light 
pink flowers all summer. Forms a 
regular carpet. Invaluable for the 
rock garden. Strong, 2-yr. plants, 
only 10c each. 
VERONICA repens. A fine rockery 
gem. Forms miniature tufts. Trail¬ 
er. Has pretty delicate white and 
blue flowers. One of the first to 
Sedum Acre. bloom. 20c each; 6 for $1.10. 
V., Apricot Queen. The 
most beautiful of the 
Violas. A gorgeous 
apricot-yellow tinged 
with orange. A pro¬ 
fuse bloomer. Strong, 
2-year plants, only 
20c each. 
V., Ruby. A beautiful 
new creation in Vio¬ 
las. Deep rich wine- 
red. Very large flow¬ 
ers. Blooms all sum¬ 
mer. Supply limited. 
Strong plants, 35c 
each; 3 for $1.00. 
VUCCA (Adam’s 
Needle). A stately 
perennial with sword- 
like foliage and tall 
branched spikes of 
large, creamy white 
flowers during June 
and July. Attains 6 
feet. Fine for back¬ 
ground rock work and 
around pools. Foliage 
retained throughout 
the winter. Strong, 3- 
year plants, only 10c 
each. 
2 Outstanding Collections of 
Fine Novelty Rock Plants 
Consisting of some rare and new varieties, as well as plants usually selling at high prices. 
Regular value of each collection $4.00. 
MERIT COLLECTION NO. 1 
12 Plants for $2.00 
1 POTENTILLA nepalensis. A beautiful plant. Strawberry-like foliage. Large, cherry- 
red and buff flowers all summer. 
1 JASIONE perennis. Miniature blue scabiosa-like heads. Blooms extensively. 
1 GEUM, Mrs. Bradshaw. Double. Trollius-like flowers. Deep red. June until frost. 
1 GLOBULARIA cordifolia. Pretty globe-shaped flowers, deep blue. Grows 8 inches. 
Evergreen foliage. Flowers during June and July. 
1 ALPINE PCPPY. Glaucous rosettes. 6 inches. Dwarf Poppies in all shades. Blooms 
all summer. A real gem. 
1 PRIMULA polyantha (English Primrose). Mixed colors. Dwarf habit. Likes shade. 
Profuse bloomer in late spring and early summer. Neat. 
1 HEUCHERA sanguinea (Red Coralbell). Like red lilies-of-the-valley. Evergreen 
foliage. Blooms from May until August. 
1 ERINUS alpinus. Low, neat and compact rock plant. Abundance of purple-pink 
flowers. Small cut-leaf foliage. Blooms in June. 
1 GLAUCIUM. Poppy-like flowers. Artistically formed blue foliage. Blooms all 
summer. Red, yellow and orange. 
1 VIOLA, Jersey Gem. Wonderful Viola. The most popular. Blooms continually all 
summer. Likes shade or sun. A rich violet, slightly perfumed. Dwarf habit. 
1 PERSIAN CANDYTUFT. A most interesting plant. Evergreen foliage blue in 
color and turning a beautiful blue, red and purple in the winter. Small pink 
flowers throughout the summer. 
1 CRUCIANELLA stylosa. Early flowering. 6 inches high. Bright purple, ball- 
shaped flowers. 
MERIT COLLECTION NO. X 
12 Plants for $2.00 
1 POLEMONIUM coeruleum. Pretty spikes of bright blue with golden centers. 
1 POTENTILLA atrosanguinea. Deep scarlet. Green foliage that is silvery underneath. 
1 VERBENA venosa (South American Species). Beautiful shade of purple. Heavy, 
artistically cut foliage of deep green. Blooms all summer. Real hardy. 
1 ANCHUSA myosotidiflora (Dwarf Russian Forget-Me-Not). Deep blue flowers, 
handsome foliage. A gem. 
1 AUBRIETIA deltoides (Rainbow Flower). Neat, compact foliage and a vivid splash 
of deep violet in early May. 
1 GEUM, Lady Stratheden. Double. Orange-yellow. Blooms in June. 
I LINUM flavum (Yellow Flax). Fine green foliage. Rich deep yellow. One foot and 
less. Profuse bloomer. 
1 ARABIS alpina rosea (Dwarf Pink Rock Cress). Large, shiny leaves. Various shades 
of rose-pink. Early bloomer. 6 inches. 
1 OENOTHERA missouriensis. Prostrate growing. Produces freely very large, bright 
yellow flowers, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 
1 PINK VIOLET. Superb plant. Blooms all summer. Coated with highly perfumed 
pink flowers. 
1 TROLLIUS (Golden Globe Flower). Beautiful. Deep orange. 
1 PRIMULA veris. Mixed colors. Dwarf habit. Early bloomer. 
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