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WAYSIDE GARDENS 
N/l E NTO R , OHIO 
General List 
Perennial Plants for the Rock Garden 
and Hardy Border 
ACHILLEA - Milfoil or Yarrow 
Eupatorium Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
(.syn. filipendula). 3 to 4 feet. Flat heads of brilliant yellow 
flowers; finely cut foliage. Blooms last dried all winter. 
millefolium roseum Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
(Rosy Milfoil). July to October. Rosy pink flowers in dense 
heads, on stems 18 inches high. Effective on edge of shrubbery 
or in border. 
Ftarmica, Ferry’s White Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
1 to 2 feet. June to September. Large pure white flowers; 
broad, overlapping petals. Nothing better for cutting. 
Ftarmica, The Pearl Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Pure white, double flowers all summer. Prized for cutting. 
Ftarmica, Snowball Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
New. An improvement on “The Pearl," with fuller and more 
perfect flowers. Best for borders; neat plant. 
♦Sihirica Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
(Mongolica). Loose growing rock plant about 12 inches high. 
Noted for its graceful silvery leaves, white flowers in June and 
July. A splendid wall plant for dry exposed places. 
*Tomentcsa Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
6 to 8 inches. July to September. Bright yellow flowers. Ex¬ 
cellent for rockeries; plant 4 inches apart. 
AGROSTEMMA - Rose Campion or Joy of Love 
~ . Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
(Mullein Pink). Bright rosy crimson. 2% to 3 feet. Best va¬ 
riety for average American gardens. 
ALTHEA ROSEA. (See Hollyhocks, page 46). 
AJUGA - Bugle 
A useful plant for the rockery and for carpeting the ground, 
particularly in shady positions, as under trees where grass will 
not grow. Flowers in May and June. 6 to 8 inches. 
Ge ”? v ® 11 ® is 1 „ Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Rich, dark green foliage; deep blue flowers. 
Reptans rubra 
Bronzy foliage. 
Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
blue flowers, the most compact in habit. 
ALLIUM 
♦Thibetica Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12 00 
Recently introduced from Thibet. Height 6 to 8 inches. Flow¬ 
ers on short stems in clusters are a lilac-mauve. Blooms dur¬ 
ing June and July. Excellent for rock garden. 
ACONITUM - Monkshood 
Autumnalis Three $0.85, Doz. $2.55, 100 $18.00 
3 to 4 feet. September-October. Large, dark blue flowers in a 
raceme. 
Fischeri Three $0.55, Doz. $1.85, 100 $12.00 
A dwarf variety with dark blue flowers. September and Octo¬ 
ber. 2 to 3 feet. This is the hardiest, and most useful of all 
the Aconites. 
Napellus Three $1.00, Doz. $2.55, 100 $18.00 
Upright, single spike reaching a height of about 3 to 4 feet. 
The straight spike is covered during July and August with 
dark blue flowers. 
Napellus bicolor Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $20.00 
The same habit and flowering time as Napellus, listed above. 
The flowers are blue and white. Looks very fine in clumps of 
six or more. 
Sparks’ Variety Three $0.65, Doz. $2.55, 100 $18.00 
July- and August-flowering; tall branched spikes, 4 to 5 feet 
high, covered with deep blue, monkshood flowers. 
Wilsoni Three $0.85, Doz. $2.55, 100 $18.00 
The true variety is the late autumn-flowering kind, producing 
6- to 7-foot spikes covered with beautiful mauve colored flow¬ 
ers. It is a very rare and lovely variety. 
ADENOPHORA—Gland Bellflower 
Fotanini Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
A plant resembling campanula, but more shrubby in habit. 
Flower spikes are from 2 to 3 feet long, flowers 1% inches 
across and light blue during July and August. The best va¬ 
riety for average American gardens. 
AETHIONEMA - Persian Candyfuft 
*Grandiflorum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
A lovely little rock plant about 12 inches high. Blue-green 
foliage which remains handsome all summer. During June 
the plant is covered with long spires of clear rose-colored 
flowers. 
♦Fersicum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Strong, twiggy bushes, covered with long, slender spikes of 
rosy pink flowers. One of our best rock plants. Nine inches. 
June-July flowering. (Many other varieties are grown in Eur¬ 
ope, all more cr less tender and not suited for the average 
American garden). 
Fulchellum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Also called Cordifolium. A little beauty which branches free¬ 
ly with dense racemes of rosy lilac flowers. 
AGAPANTHUS - Blue Lily of the Nile 
TJmbellatus Three $2.40, Doz. $8.00 
(Blue Lily of the Nile). A most desirable plant for decoration 
of terrace or formal pools. Planted in large pots or tubs on 
the lawn or piazza they make a very fine picture. They must 
be stored inside, however, in cold sections of the country, as 
they are not hardy. Specimen plants, price on application. 
Plants in 6-inch pots, each 80c. 
♦Umbellatus Mooreanus Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Grows about 18 inches high, leaves rather short and upright; 
flowers are large and dark blue, as large as those of Umbella- 
tus itself. A lovely small plant for the rockery or near a small 
pool or stream. This novelty was introduced by Wayside Gar¬ 
dens in 1931. June, July and August flowering. 
ALSTROEMERIA - Peruvian Lilies 
A very beautiful genus. Their Lily-like blossoms make fine 
cut flowers as well as garden subjects. 
Chilensis Hybrids Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
Neat upright growing plants about 24 inches high with loose 
heads of brilliant colored flow’ers. The predominating shades 
are rose, apricot, blush, white and yellow. Invaluable for 
cutting. 
ALYSSUM - Madwort; Basket of Gold 
♦Argenteum Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Dense growth. Leaves silvery beneath, flowers yellow in clus¬ 
tered heads, all summer. About 15 inches. 
*Citrinum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Similar to Saxatile, but flowers are pale citron-yellow. 1 foot. 
*Saxatile compactum Three $0.40, Doz. $1.00, 100 $7.00 
Broad masses of bright yellow flowers in early spring. An ex¬ 
cellent plant for the rockery or front of the borders. 1 foot. 
*Serpyllifolium Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Alpestre). Very dwarf. 4 to 5 inches high, with racemes of 
pale yellow flowers and rough, hoary leaves. Charming for 
the rock garden. Flowers just after Saxatile is out of bloom. 
Spinulosum roseum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
A rare plant with handsome silvery gray foliage; a neat small¬ 
leaved species remaining longer in beauty than any of the 
others. For wall or rock garden. 10 inches. 
Wulfenianum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
A fine compact and neat growing prostrate plant with dark 
green foliage and golden yellow flowers. 
AMSONIA 
Tabernaemontana Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Flowers late May and early June, producing numerous flowers 
of light blue in panicles, on 2- and 3-foot stems; fine for the 
hardy border or planted among shrubbery. 
ANCHUSA - Alkonef 
Dropmore Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Tall spikes of beautiful blue flowers in June and intermittently 
all summer. 4 to 5 feet. 
♦Myosotidlflora Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
A distinct, dwarf perennial from Russia, with clusters of 
charming blue flowers resembling Forget-me-nots. An effective 
rock plant for shady or sunny places. Flowering in May and 
June. 12 inches high. 
Opal Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Very beautiful variety, with large, pale blue flowers in June 
and intermittently all summer. 3 to 4 feet. 
ANDROSACE - Rock Jasmine 
Sarmentosa Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
(Chumbuiji). One of the easiest and best. Rosettes of silky 
foliage and heads of verbena-like blossoms of pink on stems 
about 6 inches high. From the Himalayas. June and July 
flowering. 
