BRIDGEPORT, PENNA. 
15 
Hardy Perennial Plants 
PYRETHRUM . Painted Daisy 
A showy perennial bearing flowers in various shades of red, 
pink, and clear white. Long, straight stems make the blooms 
desirable for cutting. Plants thrive in sun or in partial shade, but 
it is important to water freely in dry weather. Feed the plants 
liberally if line flowers are desired. Cutting faded blooms insures 
continuous flowers all summer. 1 1 2 to 2 ft. 
Atrosanguineum. (SL) Dark red shades. 
James Kelway. (SL) Velvety red shades. 
Double and Single Varieties, Mixed. (L) Plants raised from 
seed. Colors include white, red, and mixed. 30 cts. each; 3 for 
85 cts.; S3 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
Grandiflorum. (SL) A new variety with extra-large blooms, the 
individual flowers measuring from 3 to 5 inches across. The 
plants are strong-growing and flowers are borne on long, stiff 
stems. Separate colors in white, pink, red, and mixture. Small 
plants, 75 cts. per doz. Large plants, 30 cts. each; 3 for 85 cts.; 
S3 per doz.; 25 for S5.50. 
RANUNCULUS repens flore-pleno. Creeping Buttercup. (SL) 
Well-known double yellow Buttercup. Effective either as a 
cut-flower or grouped in the hardy border. Requires a moist, 
loamy soil; grows well in partial shade or full sun. Trim the 
plants about twice a year so they will not spread widely. 
25 cts. each; 3 for 70 cts.; $2.50 per doz.; 25 for $4.50. 
RUDBECKIA purpurea. Purple Coneflower. (L) Peculiar 
purple with a very high, large, reddish brown cone-shaped 
center, on 2- to 3-foot stems. A fine border plant, hardy, 
free-flowering and easily grown. July to October. 
SALVIA. Sage. Showy, hardy plants of medium growth and 
easy cultivation. The flowers are borne in spikes, racemes, 
or panicles and are very attractive during the summer and 
autumn months. They thrive in good, ordinary soil in sunny 
positions, and are best grown in masses in the larger borders. 
Plant in autumn or early spring. 
Azurea. (L) A Rocky Mountain species. Produces, during 
August and September, pretty sky-blue flowers in the great¬ 
est profusion. 3 to 4 ft. 
Pitcheri. (L) Similar to Azurea, but of more branching habit. 
Large, rich gentian-blue flowers. 3 to 4 ft. 
Sclarea. Clary. (SL) Large flowers in distinct whorls, the tips of 
the petals Bright rose with the base clear white. 2 to 3 ft. 
Sclarea turkestanica. (SL) Extremely decorative, sweet- 
scented silvery foliage, with showy whorls of white flowers 
surrounded by pale pink petals. June, September. 
*SANTOLINA Chamaecyparissus. Lavender-Cotton; Ground 
Cypress. (L) A dwarf evergreen perennial with silvery white 
foliage which has a sw-cet odor. The flowers are small and 
show to best advantage when grown in masses. 1 ft. 
*SAPONARIA ocymoides. Soapwort. (SL) Pretty prostrate 
border and rock-plant. Flowers rosy pink, produced in great 
quantities just above the foliage in late May and early June. 
Plants succeed in good ordinary soil or sandy loam on the 
margins of sunny borders or in the rock-garden. 
SCABIOSA. Scabious; Mourning Bride; Pin-Cushion Flower. 
Pretty border plants with flowers similar to the annual Pin- 
Cushion. Valuable for cutting, lasting well in vases. Scabiosa 
will thrive in well-drained, good, ordinary soil, which is not 
heavy or damp. Cold and damp is fatal to the plants. An 
ideal soil is a sandy loam. A full sunny position is essential. 
Caucasica, House’s Hybrids. (SL) Vigorous plants with long 
stems and large blooms. The petals are slightly frilled or 
ruffled. Colors range from white to dark blue. Small plants, 
75 cts. per doz.; $5 per 100. 
Caucasica alba. (L) A white-flowering form that makes a 
pleasing contrast with the other colors. 
Caucasica, Lilac. (L) The lovely flowers are soft and charming 
shades of lavender. Commences to bloom in June, throwing 
stems 1 Y<i to 2 feet high until September. 
Caucasica perfecta. (L) An especially good strain, having a 
color range from deep blue to light lavender and white. 
Caucasica rosea. (L) Delicate pink. 
Japonica. (SL) Biennial variety. Lavender-blue flowers from 
July to September. Japonica may be grown in ordinary soil 
in sunny borders. Valuable for its great quantity of flowers. 
Double Pyrethrum 
SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek; Old Hen and Chickens. Pretty 
rock-garden plants that form curious rosettes of thick leaves 
of varying colors and sizes according to the variety. They 
will grow well among the rocks, on dry banks or high on a 
rocky wall. All require a rich, sandy, and perfectly drained 
soil in full sun. It takes a few months for them to get well 
established. Do not disturb when once planted. The old 
rosettes disappear after flowering but their place is taken by 
numerous young plants so that they are never missed. The 
flowers are all on fleshy stems. All bloom in June and July. 
*Arachnoideum. Cobweb I louseleek. (L) Tips of leaves in 
rosettes usually connected by silvery threads. Flowers 
bright red, in small panicles. 6 in. 
*Globiferum. (L) Flattened rosettes, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, 
of grayish green leaves lightly tipped brown. Pale yellow 
flowers, % to 1 inch across in dense hairy panicles. 1ft. June. 
*Tectorum. Old 1 len and Chickens. (L) Broad rosettes of 
leaves with reddish brown tips. Flowers pale red. 1 ft. 
All varieties of Sempervivums, 25 cts. each; 3 for 70 cts.; 
$2.50 per doz.; 25 for $4.50 
SILENE. Catchfly. Perennials of dwarf habit, chiefly suitable 
for rockeries. Grow in good ordinary soil on the margins of 
slightly raised, sunny borders, or rock-gardens. 
*Alpestris. (SL) Dwarf rock-plant. Dainty, pure white flowers 
from May to July. 
*Schafta. Autumn Catchfly. (SL) A charming border or rock- 
plant with bright pink flowers from July to October. 4 to 6 in. 
SPIR/EA Filipendula. Dropwort. (L) Great numbers of small 
white flowers in June and July. For garden and cutting. 15 in. 
35 cts. each; 3 for $1; $3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50. 
*STACHYS lanata. Woundwort. (L) Fine, old-fashioned cot¬ 
tage-garden plant for edging; useful in rock-garden and 
border margins. W ill thrive in ordinary soil in a sunny 
border or rockery. For edging purposes plant 8 inches apart 
in autumn or spring. Remove any flowers that form, as the 
plant is grown only for its lovely silvery foliage. 4 in. 15 cts. 
each; 3 for 40 cts.; $1.50 per doz. 
PRICES: Unless otherwise stated, these prices prevail. 
Small plants (S), 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. (Not less than 6 plants 
of one kind sold at the dozen rate, nor less than 50 at the 100 rate.) 
Large plants (L), 25 cts. each; 3 of one variety for 70 cts.; 12 of one 
variety for $2.50; 25 of one variety for $4.50. Not less than 6 plants 
of one kind at the dozen rate.) 
