HOODACRES AUBRIETIAS 
Semi-trailing alpine perennials. The catalogs list wall, rock- 
garden and edging plants by the thousands and merit must 
attach to each one for somebody, somewhere, sometime; but 
when the casual visitor comes into your garden in spring it will 
be to ignore most of the demure things, but a good planting of 
Aubrietias will be a feast for all, and one can afford to forget 
their congeners for the time. They just will not be outdone in 
liberality of bloom and insist upon getting started bright and 
early to carry on for a couple of months and scatteringly still 
longer. Their hillocks of solid color, violet, purple, blue, crimson 
and pink tones are glorious. The pale shades from imported 
seeds are not effective. Our development of these plants over a 
long period has brought exceptional size and coloring. Plants 
30c each or $3.00 for 12, 3 for 80c. 
ENGLISH HYBRID LUPINS 
Hardy Perrenials. Marvelous new colors. Their time is for a 
month just before the reign of Delphiniums. Light to deep pink 
and into rose, yellow, white, lavenders, blues and purples, 
apricot, orange and others. Finest stock obtainable in Europe. 
Sow in fall, when possible. Liberal packet 30c. 
HOW NATURE TESTS HOODACRES STOCK 
Kewanee, Ill.: "My seedlings came through the winter in fine condition. 
I have several Whites of good substance and many of the Opalspire 
type, all most unusual and outstanding. I wish to say that such seedlings 
as have bloomed must be pretty tough to go through a winter with 
weather 26 degrees below zero and a summer with heat as high as 114 
degrees. I have the utmost respect for the survivors." 
BEAUTY TO THIS EARTH 
South Bend, Ind.: "It is with the keenest pleasure that I see the garden¬ 
ing season approach, for this year my small garden will be filled in every 
available space with the stately spires of your exquisite Delphiniums. I 
wish that I might express my appreciation for the work you have done 
to bring so much sheer beauty to this earth." 
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