PERSIAN DAISIES 
( Painted Daisies; Py- 
rethrum). Select hy- 
brids in wide color 
range from red to light 
pink and white — bright, 
gay, youthful colors ex- 
pressive of cheerfulness 
and simplicity. Fine for 
borders or backgrounds. 
Grow 2/i feet high. 
Bloom May and June. 
Mixed colors only. 
Planting distance, 10 to 
12 inches. Field'grown. 
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BLAZING STAR (Lia- 
tris pycnostacliya). Not 
content to beautify the 
summer months only, 
this flower can be used 
for dried bouquets dur¬ 
ing the winter. Blooms 
in July and August. 
Beautiful, tall, lavender, 
plumy spikes. 4 feet 
high. Very hardy. Plant 
8 inches apart. Field- 
grown. 
MIDGET HEDGE (Tcucri- 
urn chamaedrys). May 
be sheared to any height 
up to 12 inches. Foliage 
dense, glossy green, aro¬ 
matic, resembling box¬ 
wood. Bright lavender- 
pink flowers. Blooms Ju¬ 
ly and August. Not ever¬ 
green but quickly resumes 
full leaf each season. Fine 
for pretty low hedges or 
borders. Plant 10 inches 
apart. Field-grown. 
GROUND IVY (Nepeta 
Mussini). Dwarf, com¬ 
pact plant with silvery 
gray foliage producing 
myriads of lavender- 
blue flowers all spring 
and occasionally during 
summer. Grows 4 to 6 
inches high. Planting 
distance, 12 inches. 
Fine for edging. Field- 
grown. 
Blazing Star 
MOUNTAIN THYME 
( Thymus serpyllum). 
Fine for ground cover 
where grass fails to 
grow. Small, lilac-pur¬ 
ple blooms all summer. 
Can be walked upon or 
mowed. Grows 8 to 10 
inches high. Plant 12 
inches apart. Field- 
grown. 
HARDY FORGET-ME- 
NOT (Myosotis palus- 
trus semper flor ens). 
Does well in ordinary 
soil, but particularly 
likes a moist location. 
4 to 6 in. high. Flow¬ 
ers sky-blue, blooms 
from May to Septem¬ 
ber. Plant 12 inches 
apart. Field-grown. 
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CONEFLOWER (Rud- 
beckia purpurea). This 
unique flower seems 
proud of its gorgeous, 
glistening, bronze cones 
—note how the petals 
lie back to display them. 
Petals deep purple. 3 
feet high. July to Octo¬ 
ber. Easy to grow. 
Plant 18 inches apart. 
Field-grown. 
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DIANTHUS ALPES- 
TRIS KNAPPI. Dainty 
little plant for low bor¬ 
ders or rockeries. Small 
yellow flowers in clus¬ 
ters in June. Will do 
well in dry sunny loca¬ 
tion where other plants 
fail. The only species 
of Dianthus producing 
yellow flowers. Grows 
15 inches high, plant 
10 to 12 inches apart. 
Field-grown. 
HIBISCUS (Mallow). A 
giant among perennials. 
3 to 4 feet high. Fine 
foliage; blooms like sin¬ 
gle Hollyhock, very 
showy. Blooms July- 
August. Planting dis¬ 
tance 2 feet. 3 colors; 
pink, red, and white. 
State color. Field- 
grown. 
Coneflower 
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