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RETAIL CATALOG—SPRING, 1936 
Rock Garden on Steps 
HARDY PERENNIALS—Continued 
*PINKS (Hardy Garden and Carnation)— 
(See Dianthus Caryophyllus). 
*PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower) Grandi- 
florum —In separate colors, blue and 
white, flowers in bud are balloon shape. 
June to October. 18 in. 
* PYRE THRUM (Painted Daisy) Hybridum 
Roseum —One of the earliest and latest 
flowers to bloom, producing an abundance 
of blooms in a wide range of color, good 
cut flower. June to October. 18 in. 
Hybridum Roseum Atrosanguineum —Same 
as Roseum only the blooms, as a rule, are 
darker shades. 
RUDBECKIA (Coneflower) Golden Glow- 
One of the old fashioned hardy plants. 
Produces masses of large golden yellow, 
double flowers. July to August. 6 ft. 
Newmani —Bright yellow flowers. July to 
August. 18 in. 
SALVIA ARGENTEA (Silver Leaved Sage) 
—White flowers, large frosty like leaves. 
July. 24 in. 
SAPONARIA, OCYMOIDES SPLENDENS 
(Soapwort)—Half trailing intense rose 
pink. All summer. 8 in. 
SCABIOSA (Pin Cushion Flower) Caucasica 
(Blue Bonnet) —Soft shade of lavender 
June to September. 18 in. Each 25c; 
4 for 90c; 12 for $2.25. 
*SEDUM (Stone Crop or Live Forever)— 
America’s greatest rock plant. 
Spectabile Brilliant —Thick fleshy leaves, 
large flat top of red flowers. August to 
September. 18 in. 
*STATICE (Great Sea Lavender) —August. 
18 in. All these plants have broad feath¬ 
ery leaves, producing candlebra-like heads. 
If cut in full bloom make very valuable 
winter bouquets. 
Latifolia —Blue. 
VERONICA (Speedwell) Incana — Very 
dwarf grower, blooms borne on delicate 
hair-foliage. July-August. 12 in. 
* YUCCA (Adam’s Needle) — This plant 
with its broad swordlike evergreen foliage 
is indispensable in landscape work. It 
can be used either for lawn or rockery 
work and stands out among all other 
plants. 
Filamentosa —3 year, creamy yellow. June. 
6 ft. 
TRAILING VINES 
Good for rockeries and grave coverings. 
LYSINACHIA NUMMULARIA (Money¬ 
wort) —Trailing vine (evergreen) flower 
yellow. 
VINCA MINOR (Periwinkle) — Trailing 
myrtle (evergreen) flower blue. 
