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WAYSIDE GARDENS 
CALLIRHOE — Poppy Mallow 
Prostrate plants with brilliant flowers; for the rock garden or on the 
margin of dry borders. 
Culture. Any good, sandy soil will do but it must be dry. Plants must 
be planted in full sun, 8 to 10 inches apart, preferably in spring. Fall 
planting is satisfactory if done early and plants are protected for the 
winter. 
-Involuerata Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Trailing plant, with finely divided foliage and large, saucer-shaped 
flowers of bright rosy crimson, with white centers, which are produced 
all summer and fall. 
CALTHA - Marsh-Marigold 
A moisture-loving perennial. All have heart-shaped leaves, and single 
or double yellow flowers. Specially adapted for the waterside, the bog 
garden, or moist borders. Flowers useful for cutting; foliage good all 
summer. 
Culture. All require a deep, rich soil, and a moisf position such as the 
margins of ponds, etc., or in the dampest part of the garden. Best 
grown in large colonies. Plant in spring or fall. 
Aethionema Persicum 
BLEEDING HEART (See Dicentra). 
Palustris Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Flowers bright yellow in spring, on stems 12 to 18 inches high. A very 
showy plant in wet places, both in sun and shade. Its foliage is al¬ 
ways clean and attractive. 
BOCCONIA - Tree-Celandine or Plume Poppy 
Hailing from China, of handsome, stately growth, have glaucous or 
greyish, lobed leaves, and buff of cream colored flowers borne in 
feathery plumes or panicles between June and September. Very effec¬ 
tive and ornamental plants to grow on the lawn or in the background 
of borders. 
Culture. A rich, loamy soil is essential for growing these plants really 
well. Plant in autumn or spring, 12 to 18 inches apart. 
Cordata Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
A noble hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and flower, and adapted 
for planting in the shrubbery borders, and in bold groups in any position, 
attaining 6 to 8 feet in height. Flowers creamy white in terminal 
panicles. Greatly used in China and Japan where its truly ornamental 
beauty is appreciated. 
BOLTONIA- Bolton's-starwort 
They are similar in foliage and flower to the Aster, are most graceful 
in habit, and well suited for the mixed boder or the wild garden. 
Culture. Precisely the same as for Asters, see page 9. The Boltonias 
bloom during July, August and September, while the Asters bloom 
from then on. 
Asteroides Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
White, 5 to 6 feet high. 
Latisquama Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Pink, slightly tinted with lavender. 4 to 6 feet. Really the best of all 
varieties offered. 
BUDDLEIA 
Popular, rapid growing shrubs producing long panicles of purple and 
lavender flower spikes throughout the summer. Suitable for cuttting. 
Culture. Should be planted in a warm, dry, well-drained sandy soil. 
Provide ample room, the plant grows- rapidly and forms a bush about 
4 to 6 feet high and 4 to 6 feet in diameter. In spring cut all growth 
back to within 12 inches of the ground. New growth will develop 
rapidly as soon as it gets warm. Protect slightly in colder parts of the 
country. 
lie de France Each 60c 
Blooms prolificly and the flowers are large; the color is a deep purple. 
A fine plant for the flower garden or shrubbery border or as a single 
specimen for the lawn. 
Fortune Each $2.00 
Plants grow 3 to 4 feet and are covered with long racemes of lilac¬ 
like flowers all summer. A beautiful novelty fully described on page 
3. Illustrated on color page N. 
BUPHTHALMUM - Ox-eye 
Showy, hardy herbaceous perennials. Lance or heart-shaped, smooth 
or hairy leaves, and large, yellow flowers borne singly on long stems. 
Useful for cutting, also for the mixed boder or wild garden. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a sunny position. Plant in autumn or spring, 
8 to 10 inches apart. 
Salicifolium Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Bears large, rich, golden yellow flowers through the summer, 2 feet 
high. Is a very fine plant for the sunny hardy borders. 
CALAMINTHA - Calamint 
Useful plants for bold effects in the rock garden or rock wall, or in 
masses on the margin of borders. 
Culture. Any good, ordinary soil will suit. Plant 6 to 8 inches apart 
in groups of three or more in wall or rock garden, in full sun or light 
shade, in fall or spring. 
*Alpina Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $1 8.00 
A very graceful little rock plant, growing 6 inches high, with rich purple 
flowers. 
CARLINA - Charlemagne's Thistle 
A thistle-like perennial belonging to the daisy order. They are re¬ 
markable for the beauty of their pinnate, toothed leaves, single speci¬ 
mens having an effective appearance in the rock garden, or on dry 
walls. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a sunny position. 
*Acoulis Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
An Alpine Thistle with an immense, stemless flower head. Leaves are 
intensely spiny and very silvery, making a handsome subject for the 
rockery. Rare and unusual plant. 
Campanula Glomerata var. Dahurica 
