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PERENNIAL FLOWERINC PLANTS 
Saxafraga 
For Winter Cut Flowers 
SAXAFRAGA CRASSIFOLIA. These will thrive 
in almost any soil in a shady position. Their large, 
glossy, leathery leaves and SDikes of clear pink 
flowers make them doubly admirable for planting 
in front of shrubbery, in the rockery, or under 
trees where a mass planting is wanted. Added to 
their value for mass or border planting under 
trees, etc., is their beauty as cut flowers, which 
are freely produced in mid-winter. It is so diffi¬ 
cult to find a plant which will thrive readily in 
the shade, and yet produce flowers for cutting, 
this wonderful plant should be widely planted for 
this purpose. 3-inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
Senecio 
SENECIO PULCHER. Closely allied to the Cin¬ 
eraria, and with flowers somewhat similar. Forms 
a neat tuft of foliage, from which spring up 
from July to October, a succession of two feet 
high stems, with clusters of brilliant rosy-purple 
flowers of good size. 4-inch pots 35c. 
Stokesia 
STOKESIA CYANEA. Cornflower Aster. A 
beautiful and hardy perennial, about 18 to 24 
inches high, with numerous aster-like blue 
flowers 3 inches across. Good for massing in a 
sunny position. 4-inch pots 25c. 
Thalictrum 
MEADOW RUE 
These plants have finely cut foliage 
which much resembles that of Maidenhair 
fern, and dainty small flowers in sprays. 
They grow admirably in the shade, but will 
stand a certain amount of full sunshine. 
SAXAFRAGA 
Photographed on Christmas day, the flowers are lovely rose-pink Sax¬ 
afraga blooms, which are produced in abundance in mid-winter on valuable 
plants to grow in shaded beds. 
DIPTEROCARPUM. One of the real gems 
among hardy plants, not only for the garden, but 
its dainty graceful sprays of flowers, elegantly 
arranged on stems from four to five feet high, 
are invaluable for cutting; the flowers are of a 
charming shade of violet-mauve, which is bright¬ 
ened by a bunch of yellow stamens and anthers. 
4-inch pots 25c. 
TUNICA 
t TUNICA SAXAFRAGA FL. PL. Pretty tufted 
plant, with fine foliage and light pink double 
flowers like tiny roses. Semi-trailing. 21,4-inch 
pots 20c; 4-inch pots 35c. 
SCABIOSA COLUMBARIA 
Thymus 
t SERPYLLUM. (Trailing Thyme). Suitable for 
rockeries, forming dense mats of dark green fol¬ 
iage and quantities of tiny rose-red flowers. Also 
useful as a border plant or ground cover. 2V4- 
inch pots 15c. 
VULGARIS. (Common Thyme). Used as an herb 
for flavoring. Also a good plant for rockeries, 
covering the ground, etc. Grows about ten inches 
high, compact and dense. Flowers white. 21 / 4 - 
inch pots 15c. 
Trachelium 
CAERULEUM. An attractive late flowering per¬ 
ennial, native of the Mediterranean region. Bears 
feathery deep lavender flowers in dense clusters 
around a small crown at the terminal end of a 
wiry stem. About three feet high. Good in most 
any soil and exposure; an elegant cut flower. 
21 / 4 -inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
Tradescantia 
WANDERINC JEW 
Rapid growing trailing plants especially 
suitable for covering in shady locations. 
Prefers much moisture and will grow even 
in a dish of water. 
VIRIDIS. Bright green. 
VIRIDIS VARIEGATED. Same as preceding, but 
leaves marked white. 
ZEBRINA. Dark bronzy-red foliage. 
Price: 15c each. 
Verbascum 
Plants of stately growth for background 
plantings like the Foxglove, but furnishing 
a new and refreshing color tone. 
OLYMPICUM. Silvery foliage, golden yellow 
flowers in large pyramidal spikes, to 6 feet high. 
4-inch pots 25c each. 
VALERIANA 
VALERIANA RUBRA. "Japanese Lilac". Forms 
numerous flower stalks densely covered with 
smooth green leaves, and clusters of airy flowers 
almost continually. One of the easiest perennials 
to grow, and will run wild in the garden if neg¬ 
lected. We have white and a rose-red variety. 
21 / 4 -inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
Verbenas 
An Unexcelled Collection of 
Mammoth-Flowering Types 
One of the most popular plants grown. For 
beds, borders and window boxes it is particularly 
fine. The clusters of showy and often fragrant 
flowers are borne in constant succession almost 
the year 'round. 
Our mammoth strain has immense heads of 
bloom, the individual florets often as large across 
as a half-dollar. 
Only from cuttings can Verbenas, true to type 
and name be grown. Seedlings display a great 
amount of variation and do not give such pleas¬ 
ing uniformity in the garden. 
While it costs more to grow them from cut¬ 
tings the long-lasting effect is worth many times 
the small difference in price. 
BEAUTY OF OXFORD. Splendid light rose-pink. 
BLUE TRIUMPH. A splendid new color, the 
nearest approach to true blue in verbenas. Deep 
lavender-blue self color. 
CRIMSON KING. Huge blossoms of deep, rich 
crimson. A bed of this color is dazzling in beauty. 
ELLEN WILMOTT. Rich deep rose-pink. 
LAVENDER QUEEN. A beautiful shade of pure 
lavender. 
MAROON. A most unusual shade of deep dark 
maroon. 
MRS. CLEVELAND. Lovely pure white. 
PURPLE KING. Vivid deep purple. 
CERISE QUEEN. Magnificent cerise-rose. 
Price: In 2Vi-inch pots 121 / 2 C each; 10 for $1.13; 
$ 10.00 per 100 
MOSS VERBENA 
VERBENA ERINOIDES. Trailing habit, forming 
dense mats of lacy fsliage with dainty blossoms. 
White Pink 
Carmine Lilac 
21 , 4 -inch pots, 10 c each. 
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