Spring Blooming Perennials and Rock Plants 
AJUGA reptans rubra (Bugle). Carpet of 
richly bronzed purple leaves. 6 inch 
spikes of deep purplish-blue flowers in 
June. Useful in rockery and for covering 
the ground, particularly in shady posi¬ 
tions, under trees where grass will not 
grow. 3 for 50c. 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum (Basket of 
Gold). Cheeriest of the earliest spring 
blooming plants. Never fails to delight. 
Masses of golden yellow flowers in April 
and May. 12 inches high. Indispensable 
for the rockery or front of border. 
3 for 50c. 
AQUILEGIA Dobbies Imperial Hybrids. 
Lovely long spurred hybrid Columbines. 
Range of colors as of the rainbow. For 
shade or sun. 2 feet. 3 for 50c. 
ARABIS albida (Rock Cress). One of the 
earliest spring bloomers—April. White 
masses 6 inches high. Drought resistant. 
3 for 50c. 
albida variegata. Leaves edged or varie¬ 
gated with light yellow. 3 for 60c. 
procurrens. A prostrate creeping plant 
with glossy evergreen leaves which form 
a dense carpet on the ground. White flow¬ 
ers on slender, upright stems. 6 inches. 
3 for 60c. 
ARENARIA (Sandwort). All are dwarf or 
tufted habit. 
caespitosa. Dense, creeping cushions of 
deep green moss, flecked with tiny white 
flowers. 3 inches. Good in shade or plant¬ 
ed behind a stone. 3 for 60c. 
montana. Mounds 6 inches high, covered 
with large white flowers in May and June. 
3 for 60c. 
verna aurea (Golden Sandwort). Similar to 
Arenaria caespitosa, except the mounds 
give a golden appearance rather than 
deep green. 3 for 60c. 
ARMERIA (Thrift). From tufts of glossy 
leaves arise wiry stems bearing globular 
heads of pink to red flowers. For edging 
of borders and rockeries. 6 to 10 inches 
high. 
cephalotes rubra, a crimson-red that 
everyone admires. 3 for $1.00. 
Laucheana. Pink to rose heads. 3 for 60c. 
ASTRAGALUS monspessu lanus. Graceful 
masses of quite dwarf tufts of prostrate 
habit. Long loose spikes of big nodding 
pea-like flowers of bright carmine. June. 
4 inches. 3 for 75c. 
CAMPANULA garganica. A gem for the 
rockery. Tufts of starry blue flowers in 
June. Trailing habit. 3 for $1.00. 
CERASTIUM tomentosum (Snow-in-sum¬ 
mer). Prostrate spreading mats of sil¬ 
very foliage. White flowers in May. 6 
inches. Rampant. 3 for 50c. 
DIANTHUS (Garden Pinks). No rock gar¬ 
den is complete without a liberal planting 
of the various Dianthus. They may also 
be used to edge the border. No place is 
too hot or dry for them, 
allwoodi. Lovely strongly clove scented 
deep pink flowers throughout the sum¬ 
mer. 8 inches. 3 for 60c. 
Beatrix. A hardy fragrant Pink with very 
delicate, baby-pink, double flowers in 
clusters all summer. 10 inches. 3 for 60c. 
deltoides (Maiden Pink). Broad prostrate 
masses of dark green foliage. Rose color¬ 
ed flowers in May and June. 6 inches. 
3 for 50c. 
deltoides erecta. Flowers like the regular 
Maiden Pink, but plants are more com¬ 
pact and stand erect and not sprawly. A 
new plant of decided worth. 3 for 50c. 
deltoides Major Stearnes. A variety with 
crimson-red flowers and bronzy foliage. 
3 for 50c. 
monspessulanus carmineus. A compact 
cushion-pink that is truly perennial and 
does not sprawl. Rosy pink flowers in 
June. 6 inches. 3 for 60c. 
neglectus Roysii. In Europe it is consider¬ 
ed one of the choicest pinks for the rock 
garden. 3 for 60c. 
plumarius. The old familiar Clove Pink 
with mostly double—a few single—flow¬ 
ers from white to crimson. Mixture. 
3 for 50c. 
DICENTRA spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). 
A favorite of old and new gardens. Long 
racemes of pink heart-shaped flowers in 
May and June. 2 feet. 3 for 75c. 
EUPHORBIA (Spurge' Handsome foliage 
and showy flower bracts, 
cyparissias (Cypress Spurge). Like a mini¬ 
ature cypress having needle-like leaves 
6 inches. 3 for 50c. 
myrsinites. .Prostrate bluish foliate 
branches. 6 inches high. Unusual when 
hanging over rocks. 3 for 60c. 
polychroma (Cushion Spurge). Very effec¬ 
tive as specimens in the rock garden. Al¬ 
ways attracts much interest. Mounds of 
yellow flower bracts in May. 12 inches. 
3 for $1.00. 
IBERIS sempervirens (Hardy Candytuft). 
Dwarf evergreen bushlets completely hid¬ 
den by dense heads of pure white flow¬ 
ers in May. 8 inches high. 3 for 60c. 
LI LI U M tenuifolium (Coral Lily). Splendid 
accent for rock garden and very colorful 
in the border. The color is a bright scar¬ 
let in June. 3 for 60c. 
M ERTENSIA virginica (Virginia Bluebells). 
Beautiful for naturalizing in partial shade 
Drooping panicles of pink bells changing 
to blue as they grow older. Late April 
and May. 18-24 inches. Best planted in fall 
or early April. 3 for 50c. 
NEPETA mussini (Catmint). Used ex¬ 
tensively in the rock garden. Soft gray 
foliage with 8 inch spikes of lavender- 
blue flowers from May to September if 
the earlv flowers are clipped off as they 
mature. 3 for 50c. 
PAPAVER orientale (Oriental Poppy). For 
a gorgeous display of rich and brilliant 
coloring, nothing equals them during their 
flowering period in May and June. 2-3 feet 
high. Plant before May first or wait until 
August, when they are dormant which is 
the best month of the year for their plant¬ 
ing. 
orientale. Orange. 3 for 60c. 
Lula A. Neeley. A brilliant ox-blood red. 
Very fine. 3 for $1.00. 
Mrs. Perry. A good pink. 3 for $1.00 
PHLOX (Dwarf Varieties). These kinds are 
low spreading plants with evergreen foli¬ 
age that give sheets of color during May. 
Excellent for the rockery, front of the 
hardy border, and for covering terraces, 
dry hillsides and graves, 
bifida. A rare plant with long strap-like 
leaves and showy lavender-blue flowers. 
May and June. 3 for 50c. 
subulata alba. White flowered form of the 
well known Moss-Phlox. 3 for 50c. 
subulata Brilliant. The most colorful of 
all. A bright crimson-red. 3 for 50c. 
subulata Blue Hills. Blue flowers, tinged 
lavender A little later than Phlox bifida. 
3 for 50c. 
subulata rosea. The well known popular 
rosy variety. 3 for 50c. 
subulata Vivid, a compact slow grower. 
The choicest of all for the rock garden. 
Clear pink with a darker eye. 3 for 60c. 
PRIMULA veris (Hardy Primroses.). Most 
beautiful and interesting of May bloom¬ 
ers. 6 inches high. Lovely when massed 
in a half shady spot or when planted be¬ 
hind a stone in the rock garden. Mixed 
colors of white, yellow, and rich red. 
3 for 50c. 
PYRETHRUM Kelwayi (Painted Daisy). 
This is a large flowered single red. About 
20% of the plants will be from pink to 
rose as they are grown from seed. 3 for 60c. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus). A 
well known, attractive, free flowering 
hardy biennial. May and June. Splendid 
effect in beds and borders. Reseeds itself 
readily. 
Double Blood Red. 3 for 50c. 
Pink Beauty. Salmon pink. 3 for 50c. 
THYMUS (Thyme). Prostrate creeping per¬ 
ennials with fragrant foliage. Suitable for 
margins of dry sunny banks, slopes or 
rock gardens. 
citriodorus (Lemon Thyme). Well known 
with lemon scent. 3 for 60c. 
Herba-barona (Caraway Thyme). Cara¬ 
way scent. 3 for 60c. 
lanuginosus (Woolly Thyme). Woolly leav¬ 
ed, quick spreading, prostrate plant. Per¬ 
fect drainage must be supplied. 3 for 60c. 
serpyllum albus. Dark green mat and 
clouds of white flowers. 3 for 60c. 
serpyllum coccineus (Crimson Thyme). 
Lovely red foliaged mat in early spring. 
Sheet of small crimson flowers in June 
and July. 3 for 60c. 
TROLLIUS ledebouri Golden Queen (Globe¬ 
flower). Large cup-shaped flowers of gold¬ 
en orange with exceedingly showy stam¬ 
ens. June. 3 for $1.00. 
VERONICA (Speedwell). 
armena. Delicate ferny foliage. Beautiful 
blue flowers in June and again in Septem¬ 
ber. 4 inches high. 3 for 60c. 
incana (Woolly Speedwell). White woolly 
plant with 6 inch blue spikes in June. 
Attractive plant throughout the year. Use¬ 
ful in rockery or for edging paths and 
flower beds. 3 for 60c. 
pectinata rosea. Tidy spreading habit. 
4-6 inches high. Bright pink flowers in 
May. 3 for 60c. 
rupestris. Prostrate creeping plants with 
dainty spikes of bright blue flowers in 
May. 3 for 60c. 
VIOLA (Tufted Pansies). Very popular 
bedding plants blooming from early spring 
until late autumn if old blossoms are kept 
picked off. Best in rich soil and will 
thrive in a bit of shade. Partially per¬ 
ennial. 
Admiration. Deep violet. 3 for 45c. 
Arkwright Ruby. New. Ruby red. marked 
with maroon in center. 3 for 45c. 
lutea splendens. Rich golden yellow. 3 
for 45c. 
