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M E NTOR , OHIO _WAYSIDE GARDENIS 
MYOSOTIS - Forget-me-not 
♦Palustris semperflorens Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Large, rich blue flowers with yellow eye; a charming plant for 
damp places and a more profuse bloomer than the alpestris, 
which also is inclined to be biennial In habit 
NEPETA - Ground Ivy; Catmint 
♦Mussini Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
An excellent plant for any position, but especially useful In 
the rock garden. Of dwarf, compact habit, producing masses 
of bloom of a beautiful shade of lavender all spring and in¬ 
termittently during the summer. 
Nervosa Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Vivid light blue; a fine companion to the well known Mussini, 
the flowers of which are a deeper lavender and of a different 
shade. Lovely in the rockery. 
Souvenir Andre Chaudron Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A very distinct, upright growing plant, 14 to 18 inches high. 
Silvery gray foliage and large dark blue flowers blooming con¬ 
stantly during June, July and August in the hottest and driest 
weather. Grow in the border in a dry, sunny place. 
NIEREMBERGIA - Trailing Cup-flower 
♦Bivularis Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A charming dwarf creeping Alpine plant, bearing large, creamy 
white, cup-shaped flowers from June till September; most de 
sirable plants for the rockery. 
OENOTHERA - Evening Primrose 
♦Fraseri Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Pale yellow flowers on 12-inch stems from June till October. 
Pruticosa major Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A strong growing plant, forming a dense, bushlike specimen; 
flowers deep yellow, in profusion, on 24-inch stems from June 
until September. 
♦Missouriensis Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A low species with prostrate, ascending branches, profuse 
bloomer. Solitary flowers, often 4 inches across. Good for rock 
garden or border; in bloom from June until August. 
♦Speciosa Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Pure white flowers 3 inches across, in great quantities on 18- 
inch stems all summer. 
Youngi Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A strong, stocky, large-leaved plant with firm, shiny foliage, 
numerous bright lemon-yellow flowers on stems about 24 
inches tall from June to August. 
ORCHIS - Hardy Orchids 
♦Spectabilis Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
(Showy Orchid). This lovely hardy orchid produces a raceme 
of delicate lavender and deliciously fragrant flowers, 6 to 8 
inches high in May. Plant in shade and water copiously when 
dry. 
OROBUS - Bitter Vetch 
Vernus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Tufted small plants with pealike foliage and white and rose 
pea-shaped flowers during May and June. Do well in sunny 
location and prefer sandy or light soils. 
PAPAVER NUDICAULE - Iceland Poppy 
♦Baker’s Sunbeam Mixture. Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
These plants are of neat habit, forming a tuft of bright green, 
fernlike foliage, from which spring throughout the entire sea¬ 
son, a profusion of slender, leafless stems, 1 foot high, each 
graced with charming cup-shaped, yellow, orange, white or 
pink flowers. 
Papaver alpinum Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Like a small and more delicate Iceland Poppy having flowers 
of white, pink, orange or yellow, and often delicately fringed. 
Not over 4 inches high. 
♦Papaver thibetica Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Very attractive Alpine with showy orange flowers produced in 
great quantities: the whole plant not unlike a dwarf orange 
Papaver nudicaule, but giving twice as many flowers and more 
readily transplanted; excellent for the rock garden. 
PAPAVER ORIENTALE - Oriental Poppy 
Orientals Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Tremendous cup-shaped blooms of brightest crimson-scarlet, 
with large, purplish black blotches at base of petals, creating 
a wonderful contrast when bloom is fully open. Clumps of 
these throughout the border add a brilliancy that no other 
flower can provide. 
Orientals, Beauty of Livermore 
Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
The finest dark crimson with black blotch; fine flowers freely 
produced. 
Orientals, Fairy Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A lovely delicate Poppy, not very large, with pure pale pink 
blooms of medium size, an excellent variety for small beds. 
(Color illustration, page X). 
Orientale, Lula A. Neeley Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Good strong stems support flowers of brilliant ox-blood red, 
the color holding until the last. This variety is becoming a 
most popular Poppy in America. 
Orientale, May Sadler Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Salmon-pink with black markings. We believe it is one of the 
finest pink sorts because of its large flowers and robust 
growth. 
Orientale, Mrs. Perry Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Orange-apricot, and a very fine variety, the best of all the 
“Pink Poppies.” 
Orientale, Olympia Three $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
The flowers, when fully developed, are about 4 inches in diam¬ 
eter; when first opening full double, but show a bunch of 
stamens as they mature. It is a brilliant rich flame-scarlet 
overlaid with glistening golden salmon. (Color illustration, 
page X). 
Orientale, Perry’s White Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
The flowers are a fine satiny white with a crimson-maroon 
blotch at the base of each petal. (Color illustration, page X). 
Orientale, Wurtembergia Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20 
A striking flower of great size and substance. Brilliant glow¬ 
ing rose-red in color. 
PARDANTHUS - Belamcanda; Blackberry Lily 
Chinensis Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Flowers orange colored, spotted black on 24-inch stems. 
A lovely old-fashioned flower for the hardy border. 
PACHYSANDRA - Japanese Spurge 
Terminalis 
2- year, 3-inch pot plants. 100 $7.50, 1000 $65.00 
3- year, 3-inch pot plants. 100 $9.00, 1000 $80 00 
Field grown, 1-year. 100 $5.50, 1000 $45.00 
Field grown, 2-year. 100 $7.50, 1000 $65.00 
Trailing plants 6 to 8 inches high, forming broad mats 
of bright glossy green foliage. A ground cover, which 
will grow in all shady situations. Some of its main uses 
are: Under all evergreen plantings, under all shrub 
plantings, for areaway copings, for shrub plantings, for 
bordering walks and drives, for steep terraces in sun or 
shade, under any kind of trees. 
PEROVSKIA - Russian Sage 
Atriplicifolia Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Produces whorls of blue flowers very late in the season. 
A lovely plant for the hardy border. The delicate lacy blue- 
gray foliage makes a stunning foil for other flowers. 24 to 30 
inches high. 
PENTSTEMON - Beard Tongue 
Barbatus Torreyi Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Spikes 2 feet long of bright scarlet flowers from June til) 
August. A very effective plant for the border. 
Barbatus, Pink Beauty Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Color is a lovely clean shell-pink. A charming cut flower; one 
of the outstanding new and good plants; makes a delightful 
companion to Gypsophila. 
Digitalis Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
White foxglove-like spikes produced in great quantity all 
summer. Plant is about 20 inches high, excellently suited for 
the garden as well as naturalizing in the grass. It self seeds 
very freely. 
♦ Pruticosa Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
Lilac-purple flowers with pink base, about 1 foot high. A beau¬ 
tiful rock or border variety. 
Heterophyllus Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
Lovely metallio-blue flowers from June until September, on 
1-foot spikes. Excellent for the sunny border; good cut flower; 
very brilliant. 
Ovatus Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A strong growing variety from the Rocky Mountains. Rich 
purplish blue flowers on stems over 3 feet tall. Good cut flower 
and excellent in the sunny border. 
♦Procerus Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A very reliable and satisfactory garden sort. Flowers are rich 
blue-purple; early summer. 
Pubescens Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
(Hirsutus). Stems 24 inches high, covered with violet flowers 
shading to a flesh-pink; excellent for hot dry places in the 
border; is also a very fine wall or rock plant. It enjoys hot, 
dry exposures. 
Unilateralls Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A very fine June-flowering variety producing 6 to 10 erect 
spikes, 24 to 30 inches long, covered from top to bottom with 
opalescent blue flowers. A beautiful border plant and splendid 
cut flower, lasting for several days in water. 
