PA!NESVILLE, OHIO 
Hardy Perennial Plants 13 
blooming. 
CENTAUREA (Knapweed). Free 
medium height border plants. 
—clealbata. 2 feet. June, July. Rose-pink. 
—macrocephala. 3y 2 feet. 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. 
CERASTIUM<§> 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. 
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 back¬ 
ground, or as punctuations among the under¬ 
growth of woodlands. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
CHEIEANTHUS<J> 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. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata grandiflora. 
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. 
—auricula superba. Golden yellow with 
a brightening red rim to the eye. 
Both: 3, 40c; doz., $1.50. 
CORYDALIS cheilanthifolia.<$> Fern¬ 
like foliage; yellow flowers in 10-inch 
spikes. Good rock or border plant. 
3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM coreanum. 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. 
Capt. Cook. 
Cora Peck Buhl. 
S. & H. 
HARDY GARDEN 
Chrysanthemums 
The following fine, rugged varieties assembled from Pompon, Anemone and 
various classes have proven hardy throughout the Middle West, with some pro¬ 
tection, during winter. It is advisable to cut off the old top to a few inches 
above the ground, then cover with old straw or leaves before winter sets in. 
Divide and transplant annually. __ _ _ 
Hardy Everblooming 
Chrysanthemum 
Aladdin This remarkable bronze va¬ 
riety commences to bloom 
SEE BACK COVER! 
That beautiful park bed is our 
4 Pink Cushion 9 
A descriptive name. A 30-inch 
rounded mound of beauty, from 
July into October. The earliest 
pink ’Mum to bloom, with count¬ 
less rosy buds and 2-inch opened 
flowers. A broad, low mound com¬ 
pletely covered by its captivating 
flower clusters of tender lilac, 
blush and ivory-white. £ 
40c each; 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.50. £ 
commences 
even in small pots before it is safe 
to transplant outdoors; and after 
the roots have become established in 
their new home, the plant is never 
thereafter without a liberal show of 
bloom. In general from June con¬ 
tinuously into November. Flowers 
are quite full and compact, 2)4 to 
3 inches wide, the close center either 
deeper or lighter toned ; the cutting 
stems good length. The body color 
is bronze-gold, capriciously stained 
apricot, light red and damask rose. 
30c each ; 3 for 80c ; $3.00 per doz. 
PRICE: 
GENERAL COLLECTION 
20c each: 3 for 55c; doz., $2.00- 
-Postpaid. 
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 2% ft. 
Apollo The most profuse bloomer, the 
• 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 3)4 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. 
50c each: 3 for $1.35; doz., $5.00. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum 
(“Shasta Daisy’’), are included below, as: 
WHITE DAISIES October 
Extremely practical for garden planting, 
because of their protracted blooming season, 
and dependable display of white. Good for 
cutting. 
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. 
Adironda. 1)4 inches. Flat but dense 
florets, thickly clustered; gleaming 
bronze overlaid red-orange. 
Alice Howell. 2)4 inches. A superb 
irregular single; yellow overlaid 
blood-orange. 
Boston Bronze. 2)4 inches. Compact¬ 
ly incurved with dense center; warm 
amber-bronze with gilded tips. A de¬ 
sirable cut flower. 
Brigdit Eyes. % inch. Until finally 
unfolded, the incurving central pet¬ 
als show a strong orange-apricot, to 
contrast against blush white. 
Brune Foitevine. 2 inches. Evenly 
rayed, numerous quilled petals of 
polished mahogany-red; the under 
side, tips and center flecked bronze. 
Button Yellow. %-l)4 inches. True 
button type; strong copper-yellow. 
Capt. Cook. 1)4 inches. Taller than 
most ; formal flowers compactly 
bunched; solid filaceous pink, the 
tight center amber tipped. 
Cora Feck Buhl. 1% inches. Very 
full, compact flowers so interlocked 
as to suggest one immense bloom; 
deep gold with amber shading. 
Crimson Beauty. 1-1)4 inches. Vel¬ 
vety crimson-cardinal ; recurved but¬ 
ton type with noticeable tight cen¬ 
ter ; a popular late cutting variety. 
Excelsior. 1 % inches. Rich golden 
yellow of delicious softness; com¬ 
pact, in alluring clusters. 
Gipsy Queen. 2-2)4 inches. Fat am¬ 
aranth buds opening to Indian red; 
the semi-quilled collar lined bronze. 
Glory of Seven Oaks. 2)4 inches. 
Earliest yellow, usually starting in 
July ; rich golden yellow. 
June Bride. 2-2)4 inches. Normally, 
commences blooming in late June, 
on rounded bushes. Pure white with 
a heart of gold, blushed rosy pink. 
Little Red Foot. %-% inch. Perfect 
buttons; red-mahogany around a 
tight dark center. 
Mrs. H. Harrison. A beautiful new 
kind, very popular for cutting. Medi¬ 
um size, fully double, in large clus¬ 
ters ; warm shell-pink with a dis¬ 
tinct cream-pink sector at center. 
Muskokah. 3-4 inches. An oversize 
pompon in sprays of six to ten flow¬ 
ers ; rich golden bronze. 
Ouray. 1-1)4 inches. A dainty, mid¬ 
season type; red-brown with faint 
bronze edging. 
Fetit Louis. 2-2)4 inches. One of the 
earliest; of bushy habit, with en¬ 
veloping heavy clusters. Buds deep 
rose, the wide flowers an uncertain 
distribution of blush-white and lilac. 
R. Marion Hatton. A good variety 
for mass effect; extra free, early, 
and quite resistant to early frosts. 
Color bright canary-yellow. 
RodelL. 1-1)4 inches. Early season, 
dense clusters ; bright canary. 
Rose Travena. 1-1)4 inches. Deepest 
solid cerise-pink ; a fine showy color 
in attractive semi-button type. 
The Belle. 2)4 inches. Wide-branched, 
showy late bloom; single, blush 
white flowers with flashing anemone 
center of canary and primrose. 
Uvalda. 2)4 inches. Bulky, short- 
quilled, full; earliest blush white. 
White Doty. 2 inches. Tall and free; 
beautiful rounding, close-quilled flor¬ 
ets packed into imposing tufts on the 
leader, with lesser clusters on the 
branches. Milk white, somewhat 
creamy at center. 
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