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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., LA CROSSE, WIS 
1935 
FROST 
PROOF 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
CLIFFWOOD 
GROWN 
•Suitable for 
rock garden. 
FOR PERMANENT PLANTING IN BEDS OR BORDERS 
Plants to Fit Every Purse. See Prices, Unless Otherwise Noted, at Top of Page 120. 
Oriental Poppy 
Physalis or Chinese Lantern Plant 
Silver Dollar Plant or Honesty 
MYRTLE (Trailing Myrtle or 
Vinca). A dwarf evergreen trailing 
plant that is used extensively for cov¬ 
ering graves or for planting under 
trees where it is too shady for other 
plants to survive. 
PENTSTEMON. Most useful and 
showy perennials, 2 to 3 feet high, 
bearing long spikes of large, Gloxinia¬ 
like flowers in a wide range of colors, 
mixed. Also called Beard Tongue. 
—*Glaber, Pentstemon. Violet pur¬ 
ple flowers on spikes 1% feet long. 
—* Rosens. Showy pink. July, 
*PHLOX S UB U LATA (Ground 
Pinks). Forms a dense, low growing 
mass of evergreen foliage bearing 
dainty little flowers in Spring. Suit¬ 
able for planting on tops of graves, 
around bases of trees, etc. State color 
wanted: Lavender, Pink, or White. 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern 
Plant). Bears balloon-like fruits, re¬ 
sembling little Chinese lanterns, of 
bright scarlet. They dry well and are 
very desirable for winter decoration. 
2 feet. Showy and handsome._ 
PIIYSOSTEGIA virginiana. False 
Dragonhead. Strong spikes of deli¬ 
cate pink flowers. Very beautiful. 2 
to 3 feet. June, July.__ 
PLATYCODOPf. Chinese Bell- 
Flower. The balloon-shaped buds are 
interesting and almost as attractive 
as the star-shaped blue or bluish 
white flowers. 1 to 2 feet. June, July. 
POLEMOJilUM (Jacob’s Ladder). A 
good border plant. 15 to 18 inches. 
Exceptionally deep green foliage 
finely cut, producing striking spikes 
of showy flowers of a beautiful shade 
of sky blue. Blooms in June and July. 
POPPY, ICELAND. Large and gor¬ 
geous flowers ranging in color from 
sulphur-yellow to orange-scarlet. As- 
sorted colors. Perfectly hardy. ^ 
•POPPY, ORIENTAL. Immense 
flowers of brilliant, deep scarlet. Per¬ 
manent, gorgeous colored poppies. 
Two year old pot grown plants only. 
Each, 35c; 3 for $1.00; 6 for $1.90, ppd. 
•POPPY, PILOSUM. A lovely spe¬ 
cies with showy, brick-red flowers two 
inches across, borne in profusion. 
Ideal for the rockery._ 
PYRETHRUM or PAINTED DAISY. 
Large single or double daisy-like 
flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, borne 
profusely and for a long period, on 
Stems 2 feet high. 
—Roseum, Single Mixed. Immense 
flowers, rose to pure white shades. 
In bloom all the time. 
RANUNCULUS. (Buttercup Plant). 
Lovely golden yellow flowers, double, 
blooming in profusion. May-June. 
Very hardy and desirable. 30 in. 
This variety is entirely distinct from 
the Mixed Ranunculus Bulbs offered 
elsewhere in this catalog. 3 for 72c; 
(I for $1.35, postpaid. 
RUDBECKIA FULGIDA (Golden 
Glow). A magnificent grower, very 
branching and each branch bears 
many great shining, golden yellow 
flowers. 6 feet. Most desirable for 
rear plantings or backyard' corners. 
RUDBECKIA PURPUREA. 
Plants 3 feet high, bearing peculiar 
reddish-pur pie flowers 4 inches 
across, with a large cone shaped 
center. July to October. 
SILVER DOLLAR PLANT. A 
striking perennial bearing flat, sil¬ 
very, circular leaves. Easily kept 
over winter as a dried bouquet. 30 
inches. Does best in partial shade. 
Also known as Honesty Plant. Prices 
of plants at top of page. 
SALVIA, Pratensis, Hardy perennial, 
2 feet. Large bright blue flowers (some¬ 
times reddish or white) often 1 inch 
long. June to August. _ 
SCABIOSA, CAUCASICA HYBRIDS. 
A perennial Scabiosa, coming up each 
year. Two to three feet high, thriving 
everywhere. Lovely white and pleasing 
lilac-blue flowers or mixed. State color 
wanted. Very hardy and very desirable 
for the hardy garden. June to Sept. 
•SEDUM (Stonecrop). All of the fol¬ 
lowing varieties are valuable for bor¬ 
ders, and are desirable for the rock gar¬ 
den. They do well in dry, sunny spots. 
——•Acre (Gold Moss). 2 to 3 inches 
and bears masses of diminutive flowers 
from May to July. Forms an exquisite 
carpet of evergreen foliage. Valuable 
for sandy or rocky spots or for carpet¬ 
ing bulb or rose beds. 
—*Album. Rich green foliage, white 
flowers. 3 in. 
—*Lydiuin. Bronzy green foliage and 
charming pink flowers. 1 to 2 in. 
—*Sarmentosum. 6 in. Of strong, 
spreading habit, lovely yellow flowers 
borne profusely. 6 in. Also called 
Creeping Sedum. 
—*Sexangulare. 4 to 6 in. Yellow 
flowers, rich dark green foliage. 
—i*Spectabilis. 18 in. An erect grow¬ 
ing form, very useful and very pretty 
for the perennial border, producing 
their interesting flowers during late 
summer and fall. Broad, light green 
foliage, and immense heads of hand¬ 
some showy flowers of pink, amaranth- 
red, and variegated. We can offer mixed 
colors only. 
•—Spuria in Coccineum. 6 to 8 inches. 
Thrifty plants with kite-shaped leaves, 
very showy. July to August. Fringy, 
upright panicles of crimson flowers. 
—* Stalili. Remarkably handsome 
foliage, tinted crimson in Fall, white 
flowers. One of the best. 
—*Stolonifera. One of the most de¬ 
sirable; flat succulent leaves, beautiful 
purplish-pink flowers. July and Au- 
gust. 6 inches._ 
SHASTA DAISY. This great white Califor¬ 
nia daisy produces beautiful pure white flowers 
four inches across, on tall stems. Hardy, free 
flowering. 
—Alaska. The improved, big Shasta Daisy. 
Flowers often 4 V 2 to 5 inches across. Pure 
white. Blooms all summer and into fall; best 
of them all. 
—Salzer’s Cliflwood Giant Double. A fine 
new- type. Big shaggy semi-double flowers, pure 
white, resembling Asters. The massive flowers 
always cause comment. Each, 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
The following newly named varieties are all 
excellent border plants and are fine for cut 
flowers. All are distinct types and prove a wel¬ 
come addition. 
—Mansfield. A giant. Extra large, single 
flowers. Mid-season. 24 inches. 
—Leucanthemuin. The well known Ox-Eye 
Daisy. May and June. Medium size white flow- 
ers. Very hardy; earliest of all. Always desirable. 
SWEET ROCKET—See Hcsperis. 
Shasta Daisies 
I like your Plants and your Seeds always. Our garden never seems quite all right unless we order from you.—Mr. Charles 
S. Rouse, R. D. 1, Box 37, Hub, Mississippi 
