36 Hardy Perennial Plants 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
Coreopsis. 
CERAST1UM<j> tomentosum (“Snow-in-Sum- 
mer”). A low edging or carpet plant, with 
matted silver foliage and early white flowers. 
This is the showiest, longest lasting, and 
most valuable carpet plant, either silvery 
green or pure white from earliest spring 
until fall. Also excellent coverage on 
rocky slopes. 3, 45c; doz., $1.60. 
CENTAUREA (Knapweed). Free bloom¬ 
ing, medium height border plants. 
—dealbata. 2 ft. June, July. Rose-pink. 
—macrocephala. 3% ft. July and August. 
Large, thistle-like golden yellow flowers, 
good for cutting. 
—montana (Mountain Bluet). 2 feet. 
Bearing large, loose petaled flowers of 
violet-blue from July to September. 
All; 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
CHEIRAKTHUS^. Allioni (Siberian 
Wallflower). A showy 12-inch rockery 
plant, ablaze all summer with close pani¬ 
cles of intensely bright orange flowers. 
Actually a hardy biennial, renewing it¬ 
self by seeding. It is safer to engage 
fresh plants every year, the self-renewal 
being uncertain. 3, 55c ; doz. $2.00. 
CHELONE Lyoni (Shellflower). A 2-foot 
border plant of grace and dignity. Num¬ 
erous flower spikes of considerable bulk 
during late summer and fall; showy pur¬ 
plish red. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
See HARDY GARDEN ’MUMS 
on next page, 37. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM coreanmn. 2 to 4 
feet. A modern introduction called 
“Korean Chrysanthemum.” Very large 
flowers in October and November; the 
petals white or at one stage tinted pink, 
with golden center. Foliage clumps are 
compact, dark green. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
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of six new Korean Hybrid ’Mums. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM arcticum and 
CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum 
(“Shasta Daisy”), are included below, as; 
WHITE DAISIES November 
Extremely practical for garden planting, 
because of their protracted blooming season, 
and dependable display of white. Good for 
cutting. 
Arctic Daisy (Chrysanthemum arcti¬ 
cum). Long before the flowers appear, 
its 8- to 10-inch clumps—veritable ro¬ 
settes of very dark, shiny foliage—have 
been well worth while. From September 
into November a surprising quantity of 
stems spring up, each bearing a perfect 
daisy 2 to 2% inches across, pure white 
with golden center, or fitfully tinged pale 
rose. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
King- Edward VII. An English strain, 
supplanting our American “Shasta Daisy,” 
because of its larger, purer, more liberal 
flowers. 3, 40c ; doz., $1.50. 
May-Flowering- (Hartje & Elder’s strain). 
Begins to bloom early in May so that its 
beautiful large sized flowers are available 
for Memorial Day continuing with liberal 
production most of the summer. Its 
rounded clump of varnished leaves re¬ 
mains until snowfall. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
Shasta Daisies. 
CIMICIFUGA racemosa (Snakeroot). 
Good heavy foliage, with many 4-foot 
swaying flower spikes during July and 
August. The terminal flowers are small 
but in good sized clusters; pure white. 
Displayed to advantage as a background, 
or as punctuations among theundergrowth 
of woodlands. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata g-randiflora. 
18 to 24 inches. The 2-inch, single termi¬ 
nal flowers are rich golden yellow, borne 
in great profusion nearly the entire sum¬ 
mer on slender, wiry, upright stems. 
3, 40c; doz., $1.50. 
DICTAMNUS rubra (Gas Plant). An 
interesting plant with dark ashlike foliage 
of pleasing fragrance; of shrubby, bushy 
growth 2 to 3 feet high, extreme long life. 
Numerous early flowers in upright racemes; 
rose red. Each, 25c ; 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
—Alba. Very striking ; pure white. Each, 
50c; 3, $1.25 ; doz., $4.50. 
NEW HYBRID KOREAN 
Chrysanthemums 
This is a valuable new race of perennials 
introducing lovely pastel shades into Octo¬ 
ber landscapes, with profuse single flowers. 
Height, 2 to 2V 2 ft. 
ApoElO The most profuse bloomer, the 
- 1 1 flowers 2 inches across. A spark¬ 
ling combination of bronze, red and gold, 
suffused salmon. 
Ceres Old gold blended with chamois- 
■ ■ •- yellow ; dusted with coppery bronze. 
Daphne Flower sy 2 inches across ; a love- 
” ly daphne-pink with a sheen of 
lilac-rose, and prominent golden stamens. 
Diana A charming blend of Chatenay- 
■■ rose-pink blended with lilac-rose 
and soft salmon. Petals are triple rayed. 
Mars Deep amaranth-red with a velvety 
-——— wine-red sheen. The latest. 
Mercury Bronze-red changing to cop- 
pery bronze. 3-inch flowers; 
early, showy, long lasting as a cut flower. 
2%-ineh pot plants, ready in March; 
50c each; 3 for $1.35; doz., $5.00. 
Centaurea Macrocephala. 
The 
Daisy Chain 
Flowers to Cut 
Spring to Fall 
MAY-FLOWERING 
SHASTA DAISY 
PAINTED DAISY 
ARCTIC DAISY 
postpaid 
$1.85 
Cerastium Tomentosum. 
Cimicifuga. 
