OLD-FASHIONED 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
There is a constantly increasing demand for the old favorites in the 
gardens of long ago, and more and more the flower-lovers are filling their 
gardens with hardy perennials—the kind that live from year to year, in¬ 
creasing in size and beauty until they fairly run riot with their wealth of 
bloom and glory of form and color. 
Coreopsis —A gem among hardy plants. It begins to flower in June and 
continues in bloom more or less throughout the season. Flowers are of a 
golden yellow. Graceful form and invaluable for cutting, having long 
stems. 
Achillea (The Pearl) —Double white flowers produced in large sprays all 
summer. Fine for cutting. 
Funkia (Day Lily) —Immense spikes pure yellow, waxy-like flowers; frag¬ 
rance like orange blossom. Glossy green foliage. 
Rudbeckia (Gooden Glow)— Grows six to eight feet high, bearing ex¬ 
quisite, double flowers, of golden yellow. 
Chinese Lantern Plant —An ornamental plant forming dense bushes 2 
feet high producing freely bright orange-scarlet lantern-like flowers which 
can be cut and dried for winter bouquets. 
Bocconia (Plume Poppy) —A stately plant with fig-like foliage and white 
flowers. Effective for lawns. 
Delphiniums (Hardy Larkspur) —One of the most popular perennials, 
excellent for cutting, colors range from palest sky blue to the very deep 
indigo blue. Many of the blooms have pink fillings. Long, large spikes of 
flowers. 
Campanula (Canterbury Bell) —Large clusters of bell-shaped flowers, 
mixed. 
Shasta Daisies —The flowers are of the purest, glistening white, of enor¬ 
mous size and produced on long stiff wiry stems, which make them ex¬ 
cellent for cutting purposes. 
Clove Pinks —All colors. Their clove fragrance, perfect form and rich 
coloring make them great favorites for edgings, walks, drives and rock 
gardens. 
Hollyhocks —Double, mixed colors. 
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) —One mass of bloom from June till Autumn. 
The gorgeous flowers, 2 or 3 inches in diameter, dark red, brown in center 
with bands of crimson-orange and vermilion, are borne on stems 18 to 
24 inches long. 
Oriental Poppy —Brilliant orange, black blotches at base of petals. Beau¬ 
tiful. 
NEW LOW PRICE of all Hardy Perennials on this page: Extra 
strong, immediate blooming, 25c each, any 5 for $1.00; $2.00 per 
dozen, postpaid. 
Campanula Coreopsis 
Hardy Clove Pinks 
Gaillardia 
Delphinium 
Oriental Poppies 
OUR HARDY PERENNIALS, ONCE PLANTED LAST A LIFETIME 
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