21 
Perennial Gardens 
Shasta Daisies. Phlox. 
Of Perennial Bio 
om and Beauty 
Abundant color from early spring until 
frost is the joy of a Perennial Garden. 
These lists will guide you in grouping 
plants for best effect. For best effect it is 
essential to plant in clumps or masses of 
three to five plants of one kind. Perennials 
for the background all grow 4 to 8 feet 
tall and should be planted IK to 3 feet 
apart. Plant those for the middleground 
1 to 2 feet apart and “face down’’ with 
low-growing varieties. 
Perennials suggested for the foreground 
have clean, attractive foliage throughout 
the season as well as flowers. They grow 
6 to 12 inches tall and should be planted 
the same distance apart. 
The shallow rooting ground covers are 
pretty for broad edgings or protective 
top coverings for tulips, lilies or roses. 
For complete description of these and 
other varieties see pages 51 to 58. 
FOR THE BACKGROUND 
Name 
Color 
Price 
for 3 
Aconitum 
Sparks Aconite 
Blue 
$.75 
Althea 
Hollyhock 
Assorted 
.60 
Anchusa 
Dropmore Bugloss 
Blue 
.60 
Aster 
New England 
Purple 
.60 
Delphinium 
Larkspur 
Blue 
.60 
Digitalis 
Foxglove 
Assorted 
.60 
Helenium 
Sneezeweed 
Yellow 
.75 
Hibiscus 
Rose Mallow 
Assorted 
.75 
Lathyrus 
Perennial Sweet Pea 
Assorted 
.60 
Liatris 
Gay-feather 
Purple 
.60 
Penstemon 
Beard-tongue 
Scarlet 
.60 
Physostegia 
False Dragonhead 
Pink 
.60 
Salvia 
Great Azure Sage 
Blue 
.60 
FOR THE MIDDLEGROUND 
Name 
Color 
Price 
for 3 
Achillea 
The Pearl 
White 
$.60 
Aconitum 
Azure Monkshood 
Blue 
.75 
Aquilegia 
Columbine 
Assorted 
.60 
Campanula 
Canterbury Bells 
Assorted 
.60 
Centaurea 
Bachelor’s Button 
Blue 
.60 
ChrysanthemumHardy Garden 
Assorted 
.75 
Coreopsis 
Lance Coreopsis 
Yellow 
.60 
Delphinium 
Slender Larkspur 
Blue 
.60 
Dianthus 
Sweet William 
Assorted 
.75 
Dicentra 
Bleedingheart 
Pink 
.60 
Filipendula 
Dropwort 
White 
.60 
Gaillardia 
Blanket Flower 
Assorted 
1.00 
Geranium 
Bloodred Cranesbill 
Red 
.60 
Geum 
Double Scarlet Avens 
Red 
.60 
Geum 
Double Yellow Avens 
Yellow 
.60 
Gypsophila 
Babysbreath 
White 
.60 
Hemerocallis 
Day-lily 
Yellow 
.60 
Heuchera 
Coralbells 
Coral 
.60 
Hosta 
Plantainlily 
Blue 
.75 
Iris 
Iris 
Assorted 
.60 
Kniphofia 
Bonfire Torchlily 
Orange 
.75 
Linum 
Flax 
Blue 
.60 
Lobelia 
Cardinal Flower 
Red 
.60 
Lupinus 
Lupine 
Assorted 
.60 
Lychnis 
Maltese Cross 
Scarlet 
.60 
Lychnis 
Rose Pink Campion 
Pink 
.75 
Malva 
Musk Mallow 
Pink 
.60 
Mertensia 
Virginia Bluebells 
Blue, Pin 
k .60 
Monarda 
Beebalm 
Scarlet 
.60 
Oenothera 
Sundrops 
Yellow 
.75 
Papaver 
Oriental Poppy 
Assorted 
1.00 
Phlox 
Tall Phlox 
Assorted 
.60 
Pyrethrum 
Painted Daisy 
Assorted 
.60 
Rudbeckia 
Black-eyed Susan 
Yellow 
.60 
Trollius 
Globeflower 
Yellow 
.60 
Veronica 
Clump Speedwell 
Blue 
.75 
FOR FOREGROUND OR EDGING 
Price 
Name 
Color 
for 3 
Achillea 
Woolly Yarrow 
Yellow 
.60 
Ajuga 
Geneva Bugle 
Blue 
.60 
Alyssum 
Dwarf Goldentuft 
Yellow 
.60 
Anchusa 
Siberian Bugloss 
Blue 
.75 
Armeria 
Thrift 
Pink 
.60 
Aster 
Rock Aster 
Blue 
.60 
Aubretia 
Purple Rockcress 
Purple 
.75 
Beilis 
English Daisy 
Assorted 
.60 
Campanula 
Harebell 
Blue, White .60 
Dianthus 
Dwarf Sweet William 
Assorted 
.75 
Iberis 
Candytuft 
White 
.60 
Iberis 
Gibraltar Candytuft 
Lilac 
.75 
Myosotis 
Forget-me-not 
Blue 
.60 
Nepeta 
Caucasian Catnip 
Blue 
.60 
Papaver 
Alpine Poppy 
Assorted 
.75 
Papaver 
Iceland Poppy 
Assorted 
1.00 
Primula 
Primrose 
Assorted 
.60 
Ranunculus 
Creeping Buttercup 
Yellow 
.60 
Viola 
Tufted Pansy 
Assorted 
.60 
Viola 
Sweet Violet 
Blue 
.60 
FOR GROUND COVER OR 
‘'CARPETING” 
Name 
Color 
Price 
for 3 
Arabis 
Alpine Rockcress 
White 
.60 
Cerastium 
Snow-in-Summer 
White 
.60 
Convallaria 
Lily of the Valley 
White 
,.60 
Dianthus 
Maiden Pink 
Pink 
.60 
Gypsophila 
Creeping Gypsophila 
Pink, White .60 
Phlox 
Dwarf Phlox 
Assorted 
.60 
Sedum 
Gold Moss 
Yellow 
.60 
Sedum 
Running Stonecrop 
Pink 
.60 
Sempervivum 
Houseleek 
Assorted 
.60 
Thymus 
Thyme 
Assorted 
.60 
Vinca 
Periwinkle 
Blue 
.60 
Veronica 
Rock Speedwell 
Blue 
.60 
Perennials make this path a joy. 
A garden like this is a delight jrom early spring till late fall. 
A garden in a city backyard. 
Prices on this page include packing and delivery to the transportation companies at Framingham, Mass. 
