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JOS, W, VESTAL & SON ■ Box 871 . LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 
HARDy PERENNIAL PLANTS, continued 
KNIPHOFIA (Tritoma; Red-Hot Poker) 
Long, grass-like foliage with spikes of brilliant orange 
and red flowers in midsummer and autumn. Very 
showy. 35c each; 3 for $1.00. 
PEONIES 
One of the best-known and most enduring perennial 
flowers. Very showy and long-lasting blooms. 
Edulis Superba. Bright rose-pink; fragrant. Early 
flowering. 50c each. 
Felix Crousse. Rich crimson, globular flowers. 
75c each. 
Festiva Maxima. Very early. Dazzling white flow¬ 
ers. One of the finest varieties. 50c each. 
Mme. Jules Elie. Immense, bomb-shaped flowers 
of silvery lavender-pink. Very handsome. 75c each. 
Officinalis rubra. The old-fashioned “Piney.” 
Blooms earlier than any other variety. Dazzling crim¬ 
son. 75c each. 
Old-fashioned Garden Peonies 
40c each; 3 for $1.00 
Rosea. Deep cerise. Rubra. Deep crimson. 
Alba. Pure white. 
HARDY PHLOX 
One of the finest summer-blooming perennial plants 
for garden display. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, and produces 
immense heads of fragrant, long-lasting flowers. 
25c each; 12 for $2.50 
Enchantress. Salmon-pink, with red eye. 
Feuerbrand. Brilliant scarlet with deeper center. 
Jules Sandeau. Dwarfish plant with huge, lilac- 
pink flowers. 
Mrs. Jenkins. Very early. Pure white. 
R. P. Struthers. Brilliant rosy pink with claret eye. 
Rheinlander. Bright salmon-pink with purplish red 
eye. 
Thor. Deep lavender-pink, with reddish eye. 
Von Hochberg. Dark crimson. 
PLANTAIN LILY (Hosta) 
Variegated-leaved. Broad, oval leaves of silvery 
white and green. Flowers pink and lilac. 30c each. 
Large White. Big, oval leaves of shining green and 
tall stems bearing drooping, dazzling white Lilies in late 
summer. 40c each. 
RUDBECKIA 
Purpurea (Giant Purple Coneflower). Huge, daisy¬ 
like flowers of peculiar reddish purple, with a superb 
bronzy cone in the center. Fine for cutting in late sum¬ 
mer. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
SALVIA 
Farinacea. A bushy plant with long, slender, droop¬ 
ing spikes of pale blue-violet flowers throughout the 
season. 15c each; 4 for 50c. 
SANTOLINA (Lavender Cotton) 
A dwarf, shrubby perennial with silvery gray foliage, 
starred all over with yellow flowers in midsummer. Ex¬ 
cellent for edging or carpet bedding. 10c each; 12 for 
$1.00. Large size 25c each. 
EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL STOCKS 
A fine strain of these lovely spring flowers. Plants 
should be set out in autumn for early spring bloom, or 
very early in the spring for early summer bloom. See 
color illustration on page 22. 
Canary-Yellow. Attractive shade. 
Elk’s Pride. Royal purple. 
Lavender. Extra fine. 
Rose. Deep rose-pink. 
White. 
Any of above, 10c each; 12 for 75c; 100 for $5.00 
SWEET WILLIAM 
An old-fashioned perennial plant with flat heads of 
fragrant flowers in many colors. 10c each; 6 for 50c. 
SINGLE SWEET VIOLET 
Prince of Wales. Lovely true blue Violets with a 
delicious scent. 15c each; 12 for $1.50. 
WALLFLOWER 
New Double Early Wonder. A fine early-flowering 
variety coming into bloom in January or February from 
plants set out the autumn before. The flowers are 
orange, gold, bronze, and yellow. Very fragrant. 10c 
each; 12 for $1.00. 
Siberian. A dwarf plant 12 inches high with heads 
of brilliant yellow flowers in early spring from plants 
set out the autumn before. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
Rock-Garden Plants 
20c each; 12 for $1.50, except where noted 
Alyssum saxatile compactum. Broad masses of 
bright yellow flowers in spring. 
Arenaria montana. Creeping plant with glistening 
white flowers an inch across, in May. 
Armeria Laucheana. Grassy plant 3 inches high 
with ruby-crimson heads on stiff, wiry stems. 
Aster, Mauve Cushion. Bushy little plant about 
10 inches high, covered completely in late autumn with 
starry mauve-pink flowers. 15c each. 
Campanula carpatica. The Harebell makes a tuft 
of interesting foliage with bright blue flowers, face-up, 
on wiry stems all summer. 
Cerastium tomentosum. Silvery white foliage and 
dazzling white flowers in spring. A trailer. 
Chrysanthemum, Red Riding Hood. Button 
type with small, red blooms. Plants 10 inches high. 
Dianthus deltoides. Grassy mats of foliage with 
erect stems bearing a profusion of dark pink flowers in 
midsummer. 15c each. 
Gypsophila repens. Beautiful trailing plant with 
clouds of tiny white flowers in July and later. 
Helianthemum. Shrubby little plants with white, 
yellow, orange, and pink flowers in midsummer. 
Heuchera sanguinea (Coral Bells). Hairy, thread¬ 
like stems with small, scarlet, bell-like flowers. 
Phlox subulata. A mossy plant starred all over in 
early spring with dazzling, close-set flowers in several 
shades: Alba, pure white; Rosea, bright pink. 20c 
each; 3 for 50c. 
Rosa Rouletti. A dainty little plant with rose-pink 
flowers less than an inch in diameter. Splendid for rock- 
gardens. Smallest Rose in the world. 50c each. 
Saponaria ocymoides. Bushy, prostrate plant 
8 inches high, making masses of tiny rose-pink flowers. 
Thymus Serpyllum (Trailing Thyme). Creeping 
mat of green, aromatic foliage; fragrant violet flowers. 
Tunica Saxifraga. Tufted, grassy plant with pale 
pink flowers in loose, lacy sprays. 
Veronica rupestris. Fine, creeping plant buried in 
early summer under a cloud of blue flowers. 15c each. 
Vittadin ia (Santa Barbara Daisy). Grows 6 to 
8 inches high, with numerous, white daisy-like flowers, 
tinged pink. 15c each. 
Zephyranthes rosea (Zephyr Lily). A bulbous 
plant with grassy foliage and brilliant pink, lily-like 
flowers in midsummer. 15c each; 4 for 50c. 
SEDUMS 
15c each; 12 for $1.25 
We have the following varieties of this valuable 
family so necessary in any rock-garden. 
Acre (Golden Moss), creeping, yellow; Aizoon, 1 foot, 
yellow; Aizoon, Variegated, green and white foliage; 
Brilliant ( spectabile ), 1^2 feet, soft red; Glaucum, 2 
inches, creamy flowers with black anthers; Kamtschati- 
cum, 9 inches, orange-yellow; Pulchellum, 1 foot, yel¬ 
low; Reflexum, 1 foot, white. 
