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Coronilla Cappadocica 
Golden Vetch 
Three months in flower 
A low growing, creeping plant with clover¬ 
like leaves of a beautiful green. The foliage 
is green practically throughout the winter. 
During June, July and August the plants are 
completely hidden by a crop of pale yellow, 
Lupine-like blooms. It is a splendid edging 
plant for beds, or walks and a very welcome 
subject for the rock garden which is bare of 
bloom during that part of the summer. The 
plant is not new. We have offered it for the 
last three or four years, but it is practically 
unknown in this country. It is illustrated in 
color on page C. 
White Hybrid Delphiniums 
4 to 6 feet toll 
The habit of growth and blooming of the 
White Hybrid Delphiniums is the same as that 
of the usual blue forms. The flowers are pure 
white, are single, semi-double and double on 
strong spikes about 4 to 6 feet tall. They look 
best when planted in groups of three or more 
reasonably close to the blue members of their 
family. Illustrated in color on page B. 
Erythraea Diffusa 
Pink Gentian 
While we are on the subject of small and 
charming plants, we must not overlook Eryth¬ 
raea Diffusa which is often called the Pink 
Gentian. A most attractive small plant liter¬ 
ally covered with pink, star-like blossoms dur¬ 
ing July and August. 
Papaver Art Shades, or the new mixture of 
Iceland Poppies vie with the Erythraeas for 
daintiness and brilliancy of color. 
Another Choice Pink Bloomer 
Another most useful small plant is Tunica 
Saxifraga Flore Pleno. It is one of those sub¬ 
jects which does not ask a great deal in the 
matter of care or soils but it produces its dou¬ 
ble pink flowers throughout the summer and 
early fall in great abundance. 
Teucrium Chamaedrys 
For edging beds. 
Teucrium Chamaedrys is not altogether a 
new plant but is only just now receiving its 
due reward, and should not be omitted. It is a 
"God-send" for those sections of the country 
where Boxwood as an edging plant cannot be 
used for lack of hardiness. Flower beds edged 
with the thin clear looking Teucrium Chamae¬ 
drys and trimmed make just as rich an appear¬ 
ance as if they were edged with Boxwood. 
Gaillardca, Sun God 
Chamois-yellow, 3- to 4-inch blooms 
Here we have one of the finest new plants 
for 1936. Like all Gaillardias, no matter how 
hot or how dry, an abundant amount of cut 
flowers is always available from Sun God. 
The stems are about 24 inches long. The 
flowers are 3 to 4 inches in diameter and of 
the loveliest chamois-yellow imaginable. The 
harsh "hot" yellow of most of fhe summer 
flowers is totally absent instead of which we 
have a lovely clear buff tone so rare to ob¬ 
tain. Anyone who is familiar with the color of 
the Nankeen Lily (Lilium Testaceum), will 
have a fair idea of this lovely new introduction. 
In color on page H. 
Primula, Moerheim Hybrids 
Pastel colors 
Where these are planted in rich soil and 
where they are able to get an abundance of 
moisture they will grow to perfection. Their 
lovely pastel colors range largely in tones of 
amber-yellow and pink resembling the shades 
of the Gladiolus Primulinus. Bloom in June and 
grow often 2 feet high. Wonderful for cutting 
and a great plant for a moist shady place. 
Double Russian Violet' 
For a shady, moist place in the garden we 
must plant the Double Russian Violets. This 
is a rare double flowered variety noted for its 
strong fragrance. It is rather slow growing but 
when once, established is a real acquisition, 
in early summer. 
Helleborus or Lenten Rose 
The White Christmas Rose is rather difficult 
to grow. The Hybrid Oriental Helleborus are 
much easier established and we have a fine lot 
in very interesting colors ranging from white 
through pale green and all the tones of brown, 
bronze, into the deepest shades of chocolate. 
Unlike the Christmas Rose which is white and 
blooms during the winter, the Helleborus Orien- 
talis bloom in early spring and are known in 
Europe as the Lenten Rose. They have very 
ornamental foliage and are most interesting 
subjects planted at the base of evergreens or 
other difficult shady locations where orna¬ 
mental leaf and interesting bloom is desired. 
Hemerocallis, Hyperion 
Citron-yellow 
Hemerocallis Hyperion, bar none, is the fin¬ 
est Hemerocallis in existence. The color of the 
bloom is citron-yellow, wide open and produced 
in abundance. 
iris Dichotoma 
Vesper-Iris 
No lover of Iris or for that matter plants, 
should be without a few of these Iris in his 
garden. Dichotoma does not make the gaudy 
display the Japanese and German Iris do, but 
throughout the months of July and August a 
number of most interesting small blossoms are 
in bloom late in the afternoon. This variety is 
very valuable, attractive and unusual in the 
rock garden. 
New German Iris 
The renewed interest in German Iris prompts 
us to tell you about the many splendid novel¬ 
ties and new things we are offering this year 
for the first time. Why not give away some of 
the older varieties you now have to less for¬ 
tunate acquaintances and pep up your garden 
with some of the lovely new varieties which 
you will find listed on page 32. 
New English Phlox 
From England came Phlox Daily Sketch. The 
flowers are a much deeper pink than Columbia 
■—more a salmon-pink with a strong magenta 
eye. It is a marvelous grower, tremendous 
flower and a most useful variety. 
Perovskia Atriplicifolia or 
Russian Sage 
Perovskia Atriplicifolia is another plant we 
would like to see planted in large quantities. 
We have had this on our nursery now for two 
years. Its common name is Russian Sage. 
The habit of the plant is bushy. During July 
and August and early September, the plants 
are covered with long whorls of silvery blue 
flowers which have a lovely, graceful appear¬ 
ance. The woody flower stalks are approxi¬ 
mately 30 inches to 3 feet long and are splen¬ 
did for cutting. The florists like this flower 
particularly for cuffing because it combines 
beautifully with Dahlias, Gladioli and the taller 
summer flowers. The foliage is pale gray. The 
plant is wavy, giving a silvery smoky effect. 
Everyone says that it takes the place of Gyp- 
sophila or Baby's Breath which is so popular 
Lonicera Tellmanniana 
Golden Honeysuckle 
A lovely, fast growing vine and a great im¬ 
provement over the common Honeysuckle. The 
leaves are large and clean, giving a very orna¬ 
mental effect. The blooms which are produced 
in good sized clusters are golden in color and 
very fragrant, are much longer and conspicu¬ 
ous than in the common varieties of Honey¬ 
suckle. Altogether a fine climber for shady or 
sunny porches or trellises. 
Fine Lilac Buddleia, Fortune 
(Patent Applied For). 
Buddleia Fortune is a very worth-while im¬ 
provement over the common Buddleia (Butter¬ 
fly Bush). In the first place this new plant is 
much neater in habit of growth. It does not 
choke out surrounding plants which is one of 
the objectionable habits of all the old Budd- 
leias. 
Fortune is a splendid variety for the hardy 
border as well as in front of the shrub border. 
The numerous branches are all tipped with 
flower spikes measuring 12 to 18 inches long. 
Instead of being flat these racemes are round 
and full. The flowers are in bloom from base 
to tip almost all at the same time. No other 
variety equals it as a cut flower lasting well 
in water. The color is a true lilac, a most de¬ 
sirable shade. Altogether, Buddleia Fortune is 
o fine acquisition. Illustrated in color on page 
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Heath or Heather 
Dwarf evergreen ground covering 
A group of plants which is practically un¬ 
known is the Heaths and Heathers or known 
as Calluna or Erica. All of them are most use¬ 
ful dwarf evergreen ground covering plants 
and south of Cleveland should be found in 
every shebered nook in the rock garden or as 
a base planting to evergreens. 
One variety in particular do we want to 
mention and this is Erica Darleynsis, a dwarf 
evergreen plant not unlike the Daphne, but in 
bloom during late winter and early summer. 
It is one of the loveliest, early, small, spring, 
flowering shrubs we know of. Everyone who 
grows this variety will be very pleased with it. 
Aside from this, however, no garden is com¬ 
plete without a liberal planting of all the 
Heathers. 
New Roses 
Lack of room prevents going into a detailed 
description of the many new varieties that 
have been introduced during the last few years, 
and for many, very broad claims have been 
made. We cannot refrain, however, to add our 
praise to such varieties as Joanna Hill—a 
beautiful, clear yellow; Etoile de Hollande, one 
of the finest reds and we have great expecta¬ 
tions of the new climbing variety Dubloons 
offered for the first time this year. The par¬ 
entage of this Rose is unusual, and it promises 
to be one of the finest and one of the hardiest 
of yellow Climbing Roses in existence. 
The Dwarf of Dwarfs 
We also want to tell you about Rosa Rou- 
letti. This is one of the, if not the, smallest 
Rose in commerce today. While it is an in¬ 
teresting article in the rock garden, its useful¬ 
ness has not been appreciated yet as an edging 
plant, and for a border around Rose beds, it 
has few equals. It is illustrated in color on 
page 0. The total height of this plant is rarely 
over eight inches and it is constantly in bloom. 
Nepeta, Souvenir de Andre 
Chaudron 
Pale blue blooms 
This is a very fine gray-leaved plant of up¬ 
right growth. The flowers are pale blue and 
produced throughout the entire summer. Do 
not confuse this variety with the Nepeta Mus- 
sini, the prostrate variety used in rock gardens. 
Souvenir de Andre Chaudron is a splendid plant 
for the border and it does exceedingly well in 
hot, dry places. It is not only a satisfactory 
new border plant, but an exceptionally good 
item for cutting. 
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