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The Garden Magazine, March, 1923 
Californian Winters Retard 
Purdy’s Perennials 
O UR cool mountain climate produces perennials so sturdy that they may 
safely be planted in the spring. They have made no top growth by early 
April, and will produce good results this season. Perennials grown in warmer 
climates have to be moved almost when the ground is frozen, or growth will 
start, and be checked when the plants are moved. 
Plant Iris Now 
You can do it successfully with Purdy’s 
Irises; you need not wait until next summer 
or fall. In previous Garden advertise¬ 
ments I called attention to my fine Holly¬ 
hocks, Michaelmas Daisies, Delphiniums, 
and Gladioli. These will all flower well if 
you plant them in March or early April. 
Ever Try Heucheras? 
My collection f hybrid Heucheras is really 
excellent. The ainty flowers are colored 
with shades of pink or coral; their beautiful 
foliage, their hardiness, their ready adapta¬ 
tion to sunlight or deep shade, makes them 
favorites for the rock garden. Mixed, 25 
cts. each, $ 2.50 per doz. 
Few things planted in the spring give such satisfaction as the garden Pent- 
stemons. The erect flowering stems are richly clad with glossy foliage, and 
bear large clusters of rose and pink flowers. Free blooming, and immune to 
disease. Pentstemons will greatly help your garden this summer, if you plant 
them soon. $ 1.50 per dozen, postpaid. 
My catalogue describes Perennial Plants for almost any purpose. You’ll 
find in it many things not obtainable elsewhere. Copies will be sent free upon 
application. 
Carl Purdy Box 112 Ukiah, California 
This New Celosia is Both a 
Summer and a Winter Flower 
In summer the blooms of Celosia Chrysantheflora are like huge chrysanthe¬ 
mums. The colors are gorgeously beautiful—golden yellow, lemon, orange, 
shell-pink, old rose, salmon, mulberry, violet, Nile green, wistaria and maroon. 
For winter these colors can be retained by drying the blooms in a dark 
place; they are more beautiful and more lasting than the “everlasting flowers 
for winter decorations. 
Mixed Colors only, 50c per packet 
With your order for a packet of this new Celosia we will send a copy of 
Forbes’ 1923 Seed Catalogue 
A quarter century’s experience in seed growing is put at your service. 
Practical helps for amateur and professional gardeners, with cultural notes, 
make the book valuable to all. To customers it is sent without notice; to 
others who are interested in Forbes’ Seeds it will be sent on request. 
ALEXANDER FORBES & CO. 
Box 201 
Newark 
New Jersey 
FLOWERS ALL SEASON 
Through Two Unusual Offers 
Hardy Perennials 
Special Offer of Ye Olde 
Fashioned Garden Plants 
We can supply you with 70 
strong plants such as Colum¬ 
bine, Gaillardia, Larkspur, 
Achillea, etc., with blending 
color, covering the blooming 
season and filling a space of 
100 feet. 
This offer is made as a unit 
for $12.00 or approximately 17c 
each. These are all strong field 
grown clumps, giving you flow¬ 
ers from April to November. 
Orders will be shipped by April, 
parcel post prepaid east of 
Mississippi, providing remit¬ 
tance accompanies the order. 
Gladiolus Special Offer 
doz. 
America —light pink $ .75 
Baron Hulot —rich purple 1.25 
Francis King —red .75 
Gladys Harkness —white 1.00 
Halley —salmon pink .75 
Hilda —deep red 1.25 
Loveliness —creamy white 1.50 
Niagara —creamy yellow 1.25 
Pink Perfection —pure pink 1.50 
Panama —rose pink 1.00 
Trieub —soft pink 1.25 
Schwaben —pure yellow 1.50 
Our Special Collection 
Offer 
3 of each of the above 12 varieties (36 
bulbs) $3.25. 
6 each of the above i2 varieties (72 bulbs) 
$ 6 . 00 . 
12 each of the above 12 varieties (144 
bulbs) $11.50. 
25 each of the above 12 varieties (300 
bulbs) $22.00. 
We offer free one Dahlia bulb (Millionaire) with every order of $25.00 
or more. This is one of the best modern Dahlias, measuring from 7 to 
12 inches across, retailing at $2.50 each. 
CLINTON NURSERIES 
Warren W. Richards, Mgr. CLINTON, CONN. 
Hardy Plant Specialists. Catalogue free on request. 
