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MENTOR, OHIO WAYSIDE GARDE MS 
POLEMONIUM - Jacob's Ladder or Greek Valerian 
♦Reptans Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Dwarf, bushy plant of graceful growth. Showy blue flowers, 
6 inches high in early spring. Should be used in the rock 
garden and border, in shady places; foliage very good all 
summer. 
Bichardsoni album Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A white variety of coeruleum. 
Bichardsoni coeruleum Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Erect stems of sky-blue flowers, 1 to 1% feet, in June and 
July. A very fine plant in the sunny border. 
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POLYGONATUM - Solomon's Seal 
Multiflorum major Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Pendent sprays of delightfully fragrant white flowers borne 
on long, 2-foot stems in May, followed in autumn with black 
or purple berries. A grand plant for a shady position, where 
it will show its pendulous sprays of bells. 
POTENTILLA - Cinquefoil 
Matsumurae Three $1.20, Do?. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A lovely dwarf for the rock garden, growing not over 5 inches 
high. Richly covered with yellow flowers. The foliage, like 
that of all Potentillas, is most attractive. 
Nepalensis, Leander Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
A low growing plant with handsome strawberry-like ever¬ 
green foliage. Flow’ers are good size and a burnt orange-red 
on slender much branched stems. Fine for border or rock 
garden. 
Nepalensis, Miss Willmott Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
This is the improved salmon-pink "formosa.” Very free flow¬ 
ering. A good border plant for midsummer bloom. 
Pyrenaica Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
An attractive species from the Pyrenees mountains. Hand¬ 
some foliage. Golden-yellow flowers. 
Thurberi Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.0'> 
A dwarf variety rarely over 9 inches high, with most at¬ 
tractive reddish-brown flowers from June to September. 
Warrensi Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
A lovely new plant for the sunny hardy border, offered for the 
first time. Reaches a height of about 2 feet and is covered 
with large, pure yellow blossoms all summer long. Suitable 
for cutting. 
Mixed Colors of Double Varieties 
Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
This mixture contains various shades of orange and coppery 
red; they are especially suited for in front of sunny borders 
or for bold masses in the rock wall or rock garden. 
PRIMULA - Primrose 
♦Auricula Alpina, Giant Hybrids 
Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
One of the treasures of the rock garden. The growth is very 
attractive, forming rosettes of thick leaves, sometimes fari¬ 
nose or mealy. The flower stalks rise to a height of 6 or 8 
inches, bearing heads of bloom of various colors; exceedingly 
fragran t. 
♦Bulleyana Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
A splendid variety for a boggy place, growing about 18 inches 
high. The strong, stiff stems have about 4 to 8 tiers of rich 
apricot flowers in June. A very valuable sort. 
♦Casbmeriana Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
Darge, globular heads of a pleasing purplish blue shade, pre¬ 
fers a moist, shaded or sunny situation. 
♦Cashmeriana alba Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
A white-flowered form of the above. Very rare but as easily 
grown as the purple variety. 
♦Cortusoides Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A distinct Siberian species, with soft, wrinkled, heart-shaped 
leaves. Flowers in early summer, deep rose; prefers light, 
rich, well drained soil in a sunny position, in border or rock¬ 
ery; 10 inches high. 
Florindae Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
The new giant P. sikkimensis. Beautiful umbels of large 
yellow flowers on 4-inch stems. Its handsome foliage makes 
it an outstanding plant. Does best in a bog or close to the 
water. 
japonica Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
A lovely primrose, producing long spikes of bloom from crim¬ 
son to rose to almost white. The flowers are in whorls. A mass 
of these in the bog garden or near the pool or stream is a sight 
to be remembered. 
♦Moerheim Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A new strain of Hardy Primulas with the constitution of P. ja¬ 
ponica, resulting from the crossing of many shades of yellow, 
orange, purple, lilac, pink and crimson. They are very hardy 
and prefer a half-shaded position that Is fairly moist; very 
unusual. 
♦Pulverulenta Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
Rich crimson flowers in whorls, on stems 3 feet high. One of 
the finest varieties. 
♦Vulgaris Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
The true old English Primrose with pale yellow flowers. 
POLYANTHUS • Bunch Primrose 
♦Munstead, Exhibition Yellow Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
A beautiful strain of large-flowered, yellow shaded, bunch 
Primroses; most desired by those who love the Primrose. 
♦Munstead, Exhibition Cream Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
Very fine, large-flowered, cream-white shaded bunches of 
bloom, with striking yellow eye. 
♦Munstead’s Red Giant Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
Rich mahogany-red flowers, often gold laced, in great masses. 
Lovely as edging to beds or garden paths in shade or contrast 
color with the yellow primroses. 
♦Munstead Strain Mixed Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
In all shades of yellow, cream, dark orange, some pink and 
dark rose. 
♦Veris Hybrids Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
This strain includes various shades of lilac, purple and violet, 
as well as a wide range of buff, orange, salmon and rich reds 
of vigorous growth. 
PRUNELLA - Self-heal; Heal-all 
♦Grandiflora Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Violet or purple flowers all summer. Fine for the rockery or 
slightly shaded parts of the hardy border. Succeeds in any 
soil not excessively dry. 
PULMONARIA - Lungwort 
♦Saccharata niaculata Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
A lovely early spring flower not unlike Mertensia, with pink 
flowers and when through blooming the plant has beautiful 
silvery spotted foliage. 12 to 14 inches high. 
PYRETHRUM - Colored Marguerite or Painted Daisy 
Buckey Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Double red and when well established, a marvelous plant com¬ 
pletely covered with blooms. 
Trojan Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
A very lovely, free flowering semi-double dark pink variety. 
Tall stems and a good cut flower. 
Miami Queen Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Semi-double pink flowers of a lighter shade than Trojan, 
equally good for cutting or the hardy border. 
Finest Mixed English Varieties Three $0.40, Doz. $1.00, 100 $7.00 
Tnis mixture contains double- and single-flowered sorts In 
many shades of pink, rose and white. Strong, 2-year clumps 
that will give immediate results. 
RANUNCULUS - Buttercups 
Acris flore pleno Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
A double yellow, upright growing Buttercup-like plant. Good 
for border in wet places; good cut flower. 
Bepens fl. pi. Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A pretty, double-flowering bright golden yellow Buttercup of 
creeping habit; flowers in May and June. 
RUDBECKIA - Coneflower 
Golden Glow Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A popular hardy plant, grows 6 feet high, producing masses 
of large, double, golden yellow flowers shaped like a Dahlia, 
in late summer. 
Maxima Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A rare and attractive variety, growing 5 feet high, with large, 
glaucous green leaves and bright yellow flowers 5 to 6 inches 
across, with a cone 2 inches high; flowers continuously from 
June to September. 
Newmanni Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
The perennial form of the “Black-Eyed Susan." Deep orange- 
yellow flowers with a dark purple cone; long, wiry stems 3 feet 
high; blooms all summer. 
Purpurea Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
(Giant Purple Coneflower). Most attractive purple flowers, 
with a very large, brown, cone-shaped center. Blooms from 
July to October. 3 feet high; a splendid plant for the border. 
SANGUINARIA - Bloodroot 
♦ Canadensis Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
vi..uuuroot). Native. A low perennial, about 6 inches high, 
with pure white flowers an inch in diameter, in early spring. 
The large, leathery leaves appear later. Plant in shady places 
in the rock garden or open woods. 
SANTOLINA - Lavender Cotton; Ground Cypress 
♦Chamaecyparissus Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Incana). A sweet-smelling, dwarf, evergreen perennial, with 
delicate, silver-white foliage, useful as rock or border plants; 
also largely used for edgings to flower beds or walks. 1 foot. 
