38 Hardy Perennial Plants 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
Belladonna A magnificent sort with 
— — 11 large spikes of the most 
delicate turquoise-blue. 
Bellamosa Very dark blue variety, 
———» strikingly contrastive. 
Both: 2-yr., 3, 55c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 
S. & H. Supreme Hybrids Anassem - 
- 1 ■■■ ■ blage of 
thrifty 1-year plants, grown from se¬ 
lected English seed (chiefly Blackmore & 
Langdon’s), with a small per cent added 
from prominent American strains. 
Mixed only: 3, 65c ; doz., $2.25. 
Wrexham Hollyhock Strain 
Under English conditions and'cultivation, 
this highly developed strain attains 4 to 
6 feet and produces flower heads of ab¬ 
normal length and thickness ; but Amer¬ 
ican growers cannot expect quite so much. 
The most distinguished feature is the 
great size of the florets, and their peculiar 
setting along the spike, so like the Holly¬ 
hock. We offer strong, 2-year, field- 
grown plants raised from choicest im¬ 
ported Wrexham seed. 3, 76c ; doz., $2.50 ; 
100, $15.00. 
1935 SPECIAL: 2^4-inch pot plants, 
thrifty, well-rooted; from fresh crop im¬ 
ported English seed. Transplanted into 
good soil, and favored by good growing 
conditions, this product makes remarkable 
development, with highly satisfactory 
flower spikes the first season. 3, 40c; 
doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00. 
Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium chin- 
■ - ense). Contrary to 
character of the foregoing, this type is 
short and slender in growth, 15 to 18 
inches, very desirable for low bedding and 
borders ; good size flowers. Blue—a very 
deep purplish blue. 3, 40c ; doz., $1.50. 
DIANTHUS <$> Hardy Pinks 
Short, dense growth and glaucous grassy 
foliage and abundant fragrant flowers all 
summer, throw these delightful subjects into 
the edging foreground. 
Alpinus Allwoodi^ 6 -inch growth, just 
— right for rockery. 
Shades of rose and pink. July and August. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
Barbatus (Sweet William). Great richness 
and variety of coloring; beautifully 
marked. Numerous broad compact trusses 
of single flowers like Phlox. Blood Bed, 
Giant White, Newport Pink and Scar¬ 
let Beauty. 3, 40c ; doz., $1.50. 
Deltoides^> (Maiden Pink). 18 inches. A 
charming slender-stemmed type, foliage 
prostrate; mass of small pink flowers, 
carmine to light coral. May and June. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
Plumarius semperilorens<$> mixed. 
Noted for spicy fragrance and rich color¬ 
ing, with long cutting stems. 3, 40c; 
doz., $1.50. 
HYBRID PINKS 
Beatrix^ 18 inches. A charming innova- 
. - tion among hybrid pinks, con¬ 
stantly in bloom from June on. The 
flowers are double, very free, soft salmon- 
pink, good for 2 weeks when cut. 
Furst Bismarck"^ In constant luxuri- 
_ .— ous bloom from 
early June till frozen down in late No¬ 
vember. The color is an even rose-pink. 
Her Maiestv Very large flowers, spicily 
1 ■ ■■ fragrant. Purest white. 
Robert One of the choice “EVerbloom- 
- ..... — ing” type; clove-scented, long¬ 
stemmed, from early spring till late au¬ 
tumn ; tinted white ; maroon-red center. 
Four above: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
DICENTRA Bleeding - Hearty 
Eximia (Plumy Bleeding Heart). 15 inches. 
Compound racemes of deep rose, the heart- 
shaped flowers tapering to a long slender 
neck. The fine-cut, celery green foliage 
makes a lacy mound of striking orna¬ 
mental value; short-stemmed bloom al¬ 
ways in evidence from early spring into 
fall. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
Spectabilis. 2 feet. One of the most de¬ 
lightful of all the early spring-flowering 
plants, bearing numerous rosy red heart- 
shaped flowers pendent from arching 
stems. (Color Page C). Each, 40c; 
3, $1.00 ; doz., $3.60. 
DELPHINIUM 
[Larkspur] 
There is no family of perennials more 
in the public mind today or showing 
greater improvements, than Delphini¬ 
ums. When Delphiniums bloom, from 
June till frost, their long, showy flower 
spikes protrude to a height of 3 to 4 
feet, so that the plants belong in the 
background of perennial groups, or in 
the foreground between shrubs. 
Wrexham H-H Delphinium. 
Plumy Bleeding Heart. 
Foxglove. 
DIGIT AUS 
[Foxglove] 
Impressive, tall spired, heavy foli- 
aged plants of value for background 
massing; serviceable in semi-shade. 
Ambiffua. 2 to 3 feet. Midsummer. 
Flowers yellow, marked with 
brown. 
Giant Shirley Foxgloves. 6 to 7 
feet high, with flower heads 3 feet 
or more long, crowded with big 
bell-shaped florets. Colors range 
from white and shell pink to deep¬ 
est rose, dotted with crimson and 
chocolate. Mixed. 
Gloxiniaeflora. A grand display of 
thimble-shaped flowers in immense 
spikes during July and August. 
Tall growing with large rough fo¬ 
liage. Separate colors: White, 
Bose, Purple or Mixed. 
All: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
