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GURNEY’S HARDY PER¬ 
ENNIAL PLANTS ARE ALL 
HEAVY ROOTED OUT¬ 
DOOR NURSERY GROWN 
FOR 
EVERY HOME 
NEWER VARIETIES 
CHOICE VARIETIES 
at Prices Exceptionally Low 
10 Heavy Gurney Plants only $1.50 
5 for only 90c; 3 for only 60c, Except as Noted 
’Starred varieties are those best suited for rock gardens 
ACHILLEA 
* ACHILLEA 
MILLEFOLIUM 
(Rosy Milefoil) Finely 
cut deep green foliage, pink 
flowers in dense heads and 
found all summer. Suitable 
for general use. 12 in. high. 
* THE PEARL 
This is an early Achillea • 
having many white flowers 
resembling Pompom Chrys¬ 
anthemums. It reaches a 
height of 2 ft. is perfectly 
hardy and a good bloomer. 
ANCHUSA-Dropmore 
A bold, broad-leaved 
growth with flower stems 3 
to 5 feet high, bearing a 
continuous show of deep 
blue flowers from spring 
until late summer. The 
stools are quite dense and 
bushy, each stem nearly 
'covered full length with double, inch-wide flowers 
of the deepest cobalt blue. 
* ANTHEMIS—Tinctoria 
(Hardy Golden Marguerite) - Handsome, 
finely cut foliage and large golden yellow flowers 
produced all summer. Succeeds in the poorest 
soil; excellent cut flowers. 
ACHILLEA "The Pearl 
BLEEDINGHEART 
© SPECTABILIS 
2 feet. One of the most 
delightful of all the early 
spring flowering plants, 
bearing numerous rosy red 
heart-shaped flowers pen¬ 
dant from long, arching 
stems. 30c Ea.; 3 for 80c. 
CANTERBURY BELLS 
(Campanula Media)— 
This is one of the most 
beautiful early summer 
flowers, having tall spikes 
o? huge bell-shaped pink 
flowers making a bouquet 
of entrancing beauty. 
Tarnations 
—HARDY— 
• TEICHER’S DOUBLE 
Very large flowers 1 y 2 to 
2 y 2 in. across. Color is 
very fine. Foliage is a broad 
dark bluish-green leaf mixed. 30c each; 3 for 80c. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT 
(Physalis Franchetii)—A very hardy 
perennial producing enormous globe-like 
orange colored fruit. Very attractive in beds, 
and excellent for winter decoration. 
AQUILEGIA 
COLUMBINE 
• COLUMBINE SINGLE MIXED 
(Aquilegia)— These are flowers that are indis¬ 
pensable to the perennial garden. The plants are 
strong and thrifty. The flowers are large and vary 
in color through charming tones of cream, pink, 
lavender, blue, white,and red.Season, midsummer. 
• COLUMBINE 
(Aquilegia Chrysantha)—A splash ot sun¬ 
shine among other flowers. Its bright yellow, 
long spurred blossoms remind one of a bright 
colored humming bird, poised for flight. Flowers 
are borne on long stems, the plant reaching a 
height of 3 to 4 feet. 
© COREOPSIS 
(Grandifiora)—Here we have a flower that 
blooms from early summer until frost. It is 
never without a profusion of deep golden yellow 
flowers, daisy-like in shape, and excellent for cut 
flowers. They succeed well in any sunny location. 
DELPHINIUM 
LARKSPUR 
ASTER—Climax 
One of the best and showiest, with large, 
pyramidal spikes of large, light lavender-blue 
flowers; very free. 5 feet. Excellent cut flower. 
* ROCK ASTER 
(Aster Alpinus Goliath)—Indispensable for 
the rockery or edge of hardy borders; 6 to 10 
inches high, and bears large, showy, bluish- 
purple flowers in May and June. Plant in full 
sun, 6 to 8 inches apart. 
NEW— 3 for 70c; 5 for $1.00. 
• BOLTONIA—ASTEROIDES 
Produces white, single flowers in great quan¬ 
tities from early August well into September. 
414 to 5 feet. 
• LIGHT BLUE LARKSPUR 
(Delphinium Belladonna) — You cannot 
picture the midsummer garden without the 
Delphinium dominating all other colors. Its 
light blue flowers borne in great numbers on tall 
spikes are without peer in midsummer. 
• DARK BLUE LARKSPUR 
(Delphinium Bellamos- 
um)— This is the old favorite 
Larkspur, being a dark blue 
with white center. It grows 
3 to 4 feet high, is very 
vigorous, and excellent in 
combination with the Bella¬ 
donna. 
GOLD MEDAL HYBRIDS 
Just a few years ago this 
collection of the best new 
American hybrids represent¬ 
ed . the peak of achievement, 
and are still very popular. A 
fine assortment of colors in 
mixture, ranging from light¬ 
est blue to purple. 
DIANTHUS 
• SWEET WILLIAM—Mixed 
(Dianthus Barbatus)— Charming, hardy 
plants, great favorites in the old-fashioned 
garden. Stems 12 to 18 inches high, flowers in 
greatest profusion in large round clusters at the 
top of the stems. Keep them cut and they will 
blossom all summer. 
• GRASS OR GARDEN PINK 
(Dianthus Plumarius)—Thick tufts of hand¬ 
some bluish-green foliage and pretty carnation¬ 
like fragrant flowers. Very hardy and grows well 
under any condition. Splendid for rock garden. 
CRIMSON "BRILLIANT RED" 
• DELTOIDES "BRILLIANT" 
Glowing crimson-red; a most strixing rock 
plant. 3 for 70c; 5 for $1.00. 
NEW— ERIGERON 
Speciosus Hybrid Grandifiora. A new and 
absolutely hardy perennial of sturdy compact 
growth, 3 feet tall,,bearing on single stalks 20 to 30 
aster-like rosy-lilac blooms about 2 inches across. 
The ray like petals are in four layers around 
the small yellow disc, making the flowers elegant 
and artistic. Good for cutting. 30c ea.; 3 for 80c. 
GAILLARDIA 
• BLANKET FLOWER 
(Gaillardi Grandifiora Superba) — This 
daisy-like flower with its petals of orange and 
yellow, having a deep maroon center will blossom 
all summer. Its petals are ringed by circles of 
maroon. It is an excellent cut flower and not 
particular as to soil. 
BREMEN—Scarlet Gaillardia 
Coppery scarlet with narrow golden edge. 
• GOLDEN GLOW 
(Rudbeckia Coneflower, —You all know this 
tall flower growing from 5 to 7 feet high, and 
blooming all summer. The golden-yellow flowers 
resemble Cactus Dahlias. Use them in the 
background. 
GYPSOPHILIA 
• BABY’S BREATH 
(Gypsophilia)— This graceful, airy plant 
growing among other perennials makes your 
garden like a bride's bouquet. It will bloom 
during July and August, forming a symmetrical 
mass 2 to 3 feet in height, bearing minute pure 
white flowers. Mixed with other flowers in a 
bouquet, they lend grace and beauty. 
* REPENS 
A beautiful trailing plant for the rockery, with 
clouds of small, white flowers in July and August. 
® DOUBLE BABY’S BREATH 
(Gyp. flore pleno). Indescribably beautiful 
during July and August, when its 2 to 3 foot 
mounds of fine meshed branches are a silvery 
cloud of bloom. The tiny white 
florets are compactly double, con¬ 
sequently more showy than the 
single type. 30c Each; 3 for 80c. 
ALL 
VARIETIES 
SAME PRICE 
EXCEPT AS 
NOTED 
GURNEY’S GIANT 
« BLACKMORE AND 
LANGDON 
HYBRID DELPHINIUM 
This English strain is one of 
the finest developments in the 
Delphinium family. The flowers 
are enormous, produced on solid, 
erect spikes of great height and 
rigidity. The colors lie in 
delicate shades of blue, mauve, 
and pink. 
Only 3 for 85c; 5 for $1.10 
"Prize W inning Peonies" At Gurney’s Lower Prices for 1936 
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