The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
40 Hardy Perennial Plants 
Zebra Grass. 
FUNKIA (Day Lily). Thick-leaved, substantial 
plants valued even more for their foliage than 
for their flowers. They are also adaptable to a 
shady location. 
—subcordata alba 
(White Day Lily). 
Gracefully arching, Funkia Alba, 
very broad heart- 
shaped leaves of 
light green, with noticeable ribs. Prominent 
flowers in August; waxy white long tubes with 
flaring bells, pendent like Lilies, in whorled 
racemes, sweetly fragrant. Popular for low, 
narrow foundation planting along the east or 
north sides. 3, 70c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. 
—undulata variegfata.^ The leaves are broad 
and definitely fluted, pale green with a broad 
white central band and varying streaks; the 
flower stems just long enough to clear the fol¬ 
iage clump; small pendent blue florets in loose 
racemes. 12 to 18 inches. 3, 70c; doz., $2.50; 
Globe Thistle. 100, $15.00. 
CrAILLARDIA grandiflora (Blanket Flower). 
Makes an unfailing supply of bloom in those 
rich, tawny shades so highly prized. Flowers 
often measure 3 inches in diameter, on clean 2- 
foot stems. A hard center of deep maroon is 
thickly bordered by petals of orange and yel¬ 
low, ringed by circles of crimson, red and ma¬ 
roon. (Kelway’s improved strain). 3, 40c; doz., 
$1.50. 
—Portola Hybrids. 2% to 3 feet. A new type 
of vigorous growth and flower production. Flow¬ 
ers extra large and perfect, an ideal cutting 
type; brilliant coppery scarlet rimmed in gold. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
GERANIUM sanguineum (Cranesbill). 2 feet. 
An excellent plant for naturalistic locations 
in the shade. The foliage shaped like geran¬ 
iums but smaller; flowers single in small clus¬ 
ters, very light purple. 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
GEUM. 1% feet. Brilliant, beautifully ruffled 
double flowers resembling Carnations, on long, 
slender upright stems. June to September. 
Geum, Mrs. Bradshaw. —Lady Stratheden. Bright golden-yellow. 
—Mrs. Bradshaw. Showy double crim¬ 
son-scarlet. 
Both: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
HARDY GRASSES 
EULALIA. Very useful as solitary clumps, 
or as 4- to 5-ft. backgrounds. 
—gracillima univittata (Japan Rush). 
Narrow green leaves. 
—japonica variegata. Long narrow 
leaves, striped white. 
—zebrina (Zebra Grass). Gracefully con¬ 
spicuous with its variegation of horizontal, 
creamy white bars. 
ELYMUS glaucus (Blue Lyme Grass). 
2 y 2 to 3 feet, the narrow silvery blue 
leaves arching to the ground. 
ERIANTHUS ravennae (Plume Grass). 
8 feet. Resembles the hardy Pampas, but 
is more refined. The silvery plumes are 
massive, often 3 feet long. 
Each. 50c; 3 for $1.25. 
FESTUCA glauca<$> (Blue Fescue). 12 
inches. Just grass, but delightful as it 
grows in narrow-leaved dense tufts, a 
pretty bright blue. 
FHALARIS arundinacea variegata 
(Ribbon Grass). 1% to 2 feet. Broad 
leaves striped lengthwise with cream. 
The Gypsy Blanket Flower. Except as noted: 3, 40c; doz., $1.50. 
EDELWEISS<$> (Leontopodium alpi- 
pinum). A splendid, typical Alpine 
plant, 4 to 6 inches; small yellow 
flowers, June to August, surrounded 
by starlike heads of leaves clothed 
with a dense white woolly substance. 
3, 65c; doz., $2.25. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum (Sea 
Holly). A highly ornamental plant 
growing 2 to 3 feet high, with hard, 
angular stalks ; fine cut, spiny foliage. 
The true blue thistle, stems and bracts 
a glistening amethyst-blue. 
25c each; 3, 65c; doz., $2.25. 
EUPATORIUM coelestinum. All¬ 
covering cymes of pretty purplish 
blue, ageratum-like flowers good for 
cutting. 2 feet. August to October. 
Valuable because of its scarce color 
for that season. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
EUPHORBIA 
Corollata. (Flowering Spurpe). 2 feet. 
A branchy, low growing plant with 
fine stems and foliage, literally cov¬ 
ered from June to August with loose 
umbels of pretty white flowers. Good 
for cutting in long sprays; and one 
of the most charming midseason mist- 
flowers. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
Myrsinites<§>. Small, creeping plants 
of striking beauty, when protruding 
from wall pockets; or on the garden 
level, when the upright growth forms 
close ranks of 6-inch stems, covered 
with fleshy, oblong, concave pointed 
blue leaves in close spirals ; the spring 
flowers yellow in crowded umbels. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
Foly chroma<$>, 1 foot. Attractive 
hemispheres of many stems clothed 
with dark green, oblong leaves. Yel¬ 
low flowers May and June, in 5-rayed 
umbels which snuggle into a whorl of 
leaves, also yellow tinged. 
3, 85c; doz., $3.00. 
HARDY FERNS • 
Fine subjects to tuck here and there 
against shady side foundations. 
ADIANTUM pedatum (Maidenhair). 
Airy poise and delicate frond texture. 
ASFIDIUM acrostichoides (Christ¬ 
mas Fern). 15 inches. “An evergreen 
fern,” best in shady location, deep 
green fronds. 
ASPIDIUM marginale (Evergreen 
Wood Fern). 18 inches. Fronds light 
green, 3 to 4 inches wide. 
ASFIDIUM spinulosum (Shield 
Fern). Finely dissected leaves. 
ONOCLEA struthiopteris (Ostrich 
Fern). 3% feet. Very stately, likes 
partial shade and moisture, but does 
well in a dry location. 
Price: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
*One each of the 5 varieties for $1.00.* 
