GURNEY’S HARDY PERENNIALS 
STARRED VARIETIES ARE THOSE 
BEST SUITED FOR ROCK GARDENS. 
HOLLYHOCKS—Perhaps the most univer¬ 
sally known of any flower, blooming from June 
until September. A row along your fence line 
makes an excellent background for other flowers. 
Pink, red, white, and yellow. 
HARDY FERN -From the Black Hills. Are 
especially valuable for the north and east sides 
of the house, the north sides of fences, or where 
they are protected from the direct rays of the sun. 
They do best in moist locations. Large clumps. 
LiNUM PERENNE (Flowering Flax)—Very 
desirable within dwarf perennial beds, very much 
at home in rockeries. The plant bushes up evenly 
about 18 to 24 inches with dainty glaucous foli¬ 
age, the surface spangled with perfectly round, 
flat, solitary, azure-blue flowers from May to 
August. A fresh crop with each morning's dew. 
LINARIA—Toad Flax] 
ALPINA—Brilliant orange and purple 
flowers like miniature Snapdragons, abun¬ 
dantly produced on trailing plants with neat 
greyish-green foliage. Invaluable for the rock 
and Alpine garden. Blooms in summer and 
autumn. Hardy.—30c Each—3 for 70c— 
5 for 51.00. 
LYCHNIS 
MALTESE CROSS (Lychnis Chalcedonica) 
—Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, blooming a long 
time. One of the brightest plants in the hardy 
border. 3 feet. 
PERENNIAL PRICES All varieties (except 
as noted) 3 for 60c—5 for 90c — 10 for $1.50 
SHASTA DAISY 
ALASKA—A decided improvement on the 
original; with blooms of pure 
glistening white. Very free- 
flowering and in bloom all 
summer and fall. 2 feet. 
• PYRETHRUM 
"PAINTED DAISY (Py- 
rethrum)—Grand, old- 
fashioned Daisies that are 
indispensable in the border. 
Their fern-like foliage is at 
tractive at all times while 
the artistic blooms of white and shades of pink 
and rose, covering the plant in June. 
• SEDUM (Stone Crop) 
ACRE (Wall Pepper; Mossy Stonecrop)— A 
pretty species for rockwork; well known and 
considerably used. Foliage green; flowers bright 
yellow; prostrate and slowly spreading. 2 inches. 
May-July. 
AIZOON—Bright yellow flowers. 1 ft. July 
and August. 
SHOWY STONE- 
CROP (Sedum Specta- 
blle)— Erect-growing mass 
of large rose-colored heads 
18 inches high. Handsome 
light green foliage. Valu¬ 
able for borders and edg¬ 
ings in dry soil where noth¬ 
ing else will grow and for 
rockeries. August and 
September. 
• STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 
SCARLET POPPY 
ORIENTALE (Oriental Poppy) 
—Tremendous scarlet, cup-shaped 
blooms of brightest crimson-scarlet, 
with large, purplish black blotches at 
base of petals, creating a wonderful 
contrast when bloom is fully open. 
Clumps of these throughout the bor¬ 
der add a brilliancy that no other 
flower can provide. 
• PHYSOSTEGIA 
FALSE DRAGON’S HEAD (Virginica)— 
Handsome plants for the sunny border or the 
a wild garden, of easy culture. Forms large 
M clumps 3 to 4 feet 
high, bearing long 
ONE OF OUR FINEST 
PERENNIAL FLOWERS 
spikes of delicate 
pink flowers in 
July and August. 
30c Ea.; 3 for 70c. 
CYANEA — A fine hardy plant of the Aster 
family. Twelve to eighteen inches high, and 
very thrifty. Rich green leaves, the flowers of a 
wonderful shade of azure blue, the petals finely 
divided, good for cutting. August. 
• THALICTRUM 
MEADOW RUE (Thalictrum) —Yellow flow¬ 
ers. Foliage borne in feathery clusters or pani¬ 
cles; useful for cutting for mixing with cut flow¬ 
ers. June. 4 feet. 30c Ea.; 3 for 70c. 
JAPANESE BALLOON FLOWER (Platyco- 
don) — Form neat branched bushes of upright 
habit, 2 to 2J4 feet high, producing their attrac¬ 
tive blue or white flowers from July to October, 
deservedly one of the most popular hardy plants. 
• SALVIA (Sage) 
AZUREA—A Rocky Mountain species. 
Grows 3 to 4 feet high, producing, during August 
and September, pretty sky-blue flowers in the 
greatest profusion. 
• IRIS-— German i ca @ 
PRICES 
Except as Noted 
3 for 25c 
15 for $1.00 
50 for $2.50 
ALBERT VICTOR 
—A tall, lavender-blue 
self. One of the best 
standard sorts. 
CAPRICE—A self- 
colored flower with 
standards phlox-purple 
and falls slightly deep¬ 
er in color, shading to 
bluish white at the 
haft, heavily veined. 
Blooms of medium size 
are freely produced on 
widely-branched stems 
20 inches tall. 
HONORABILIS—Standards 
falls a rich mahogany. 
LORELY—Standards yellow splashed purple; 
falls purple bordered yellow. 
MME. CHEREAU—Standards and falls pure 
white, daintily edged with light blue. Height 2 y 2 ft. 
PERFECTION — Standards lavender shaded 
purple; falls rich dark velvety purple. 
QUAKER LADY—Pale lavender; falls slightly 
deeper, the whole flower lighted with buff. Deli¬ 
cate coloring. 
The most wonderful combinations of 
color can be obtained by planting these 
very hardy drought-resisting plants. We 
furnish large, strong divisions. The 
"Standards” are the three upright petals. 
The "Falls’’ are the petals that droop 
downward 
vivid yellow; 
AMBASSADEUR—S. a fascinating 
smoky velvety purple color; F. velvety pur¬ 
ple-maroon; beards and style yellow. A 
magnificent and regal flower of great sub¬ 
stance. 48 inches. 
LOHENGRIN—A rich silver lilac Iris 
which shows a delightful pink tone in the 
early hours of the morning and also again 
in the late afternoon. It has splendid stiff 
stems, and is one of the best landscape 
Irises in the world. 
MOTHER OF PEARL—S. glossy light 
lavender-blue; F. slightly . deeper rich 
cream at haft reticulated brown; light 
orange beard. A very vigorous, free flow¬ 
ering variety which has size, form, beauty 
and attractiveness. 
QUEEN OF MAY—S. lilac; F. purplish 
lilac or rose; very sweetly scented. Very 
large, bright and free flowering and the 
most charming of the Pallidas. 
Above varieties—4 for 50c—8 for 90c. 
ROSE UNIQUE—A 
variety that stands alone in 
color. The finest rose color¬ 
ed Iris grown. Should be in 
every flower garden. 
WALHALLA—S tand- 
ards lavender-blue; falls 
violet-purple. 
SIBERIAN IRIS (Siberica)—Purplish- 
blue flowers, 3 feet high; useful for cutting. 
DWARF IRIS—Pumila and other Dwarf 
Irises are rapidly increasing in popularity. They 
are ideally adapted for Rock Garden planting 
and for border work where a low growing plant 
is required. 15c Each; 10 for $1.00. 
BLACK HILLS—Native in the Black Hills. 
Semi-dwarf. Color, light blue. 
light yellow with purple 
FLORIDA—Very 
markings on falls. 
Queen of May 
• THYME 
2 MOTHER OF THYME (Thymus Ser- 
pyllum)—A creeper growing about ten inches 
high and spreading rapidly. This is one of the 
good varieties for naturalizing. When estab¬ 
lished, it may be mowed with lawn mower. 
Foliage is very fragrant when walked upon. 
Purple flowers. 30c Ea.—3 for 70c. 
’COAT FLOWER (Tunica Saxlfraga)—A 
pretty tufted plant with light pink flowers, pro¬ 
duced all summer, about 6 inches high; for the 
rockery or border. 
SPEEDWELL (Veronica Amethystina 
“Royal Blue”)—Beautiful spikes of rich gentian 
blue flowers. 10 to 15 inches. June and July 
flowering. 
ADAM’S NEEDLE (Yucca Filamantosa)— 
This is a hardy evergreen plant producing long 
leaves; a tall stock producing sometimes as high 
as 200 flowers of pure white; blooming period' 
about June and July. The leaves remain green 
the entire year. A fine plant for sunny, exposed 
places and for the lawn. 
JAPANESE IRIS 
Japanese Iris belong to the most magnificent 
of our garden flowers. A field of them in bloom 
is a most gorgeous sight. Even a single plant 
growing on the edge of a pool or stream never 
fails to bring forth favorable comment. 
ASTARTE—Double beautiful dark violet. 
ELEANOR PARRY—Double. Claret-purple, 
flaming and blue as flower ages. Compact, medi¬ 
um sized. 
GOLD BOUND—The most popular of all the 
double whites. Of firm waxy texture and snowy 
whiteness enriched by a creamy golden glow from 
the gold banded center. 
PLIRPLE AND GOLD—Double. Rich violet- 
purple with white petaloids, tipped violet. Con¬ 
spicuous golden throat with bluish white rays. 
SKI NO RYO—Double blue and white. 
LOW PRICES—Above varieties 25c Each— 
3 for 65c—5 for 95c. 
Mixed—6 for 80c—12 for $1.50 
BANNER IRIS ASSORTMENT 
Strong Roots—OUR CHOICE 
25 For only—- $ 1-00 
A lot of bloom for a small investment. 
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New Varieties of Roses This Year, See Pages 68 and 69, Lower Prices 
