Sedum Spectabile 
Hardy Plants 
Mertensia 
GRASS PINKS or CLOVE PINKS. —Thes 
low growing, early blooming, free-flowering, an 
very sweet scented Pinks! are much prized fo 
the old-fashioned garden and for borders. Mixe^i 
colors. 3 for 50c; $1.75 per doz., prepaid. 
For The Spring; Garden 
VIRGINIA BLUE BELLS.—It is the 
earliest spring flowering perennial with blue 
flowers. Grows 12 to 18 inches high with 
drooping panicles of handsome, bell-shaped, 
light blue flowers, fading to clear pink. Sue 
ceeds well in shady places. Splendidly adapte 
for naturalizing and group plantings. 3 fo 
60c; doz., $2.00. 
Hardy Garden Pinks 
Sweet Scented Flowers 
Hollyhocks 
Sedum Spectabile 
For Attractive Backgrounds and Screens. 
These old-fashioned garden favorites again are in de¬ 
mand. They like deep, rich soil and a sunny location for 
best results, but will thrive most anywhere. Plant them 
interspersed with shrubbery, as 
clumps in the lawn or in the mixed 
border. They grow 5 to 6 feet tall 
and bloom in July. Double-flower¬ 
ed sorts in mixed colors or separate 
colors, your choice, 3 for 50c; $1.75 
per doz., prepaid. 
Allegheny Hollyhocks 
Flowers come single, semi-double 
and double. They are very large 
and beautifully fringed. In bloom 
all summer. Mixed colors, 3 for 60c; 
doz., $2.00, prepaid. 
Lupines - Lupinus 
Rainbow Peas. 
See Color Illustration on Page 97. 
Beautiful hardy border plants 
producing in succession lovely spikes 
of pea-shaped flowers a foot long 
on stems 3 feet high; blooming 
from June to September. In shades 
of blue, white and pink. 
MIXED COLORS.—3 for 55c; $1.85 
per doz., prepaid. 
NEW GIANT SWEET SCENTED HYBRIDS.—These 
are the new varieties from foreign countries. Many 
colors. Extra large flower spikes. 3 for 75c; $2.75 per 
doz., prepaid. 
Scabiosa - Blue Bonnet 
A Showy Garden Plant—Blooms In Fall 
STONECROP. —One of the prettiest of Sedums. Im¬ 
mense heads of showy rose colored flowers. Broad, light 
green foliage. Indispensable as a late fall blooming plant 
for the border. A dry sunny place 
suits this plant. 18 inches. 3 for 
65c; doz., $2.25, prepaid. 
Hardy Primrose 
For a Lovely Low Border 
Beautiful early spring flowering 
plants for groups in the border or 
among shrubs. Fine for edging of 
flower beds and in the rockery. 
Nice clean foliage and bright color¬ 
ed flowers in abundance. 6 to 8 
inches. Plant in well drained soil, 
in a half shady place. 3 for 65c; 
$2.25 per doz., prepaid. 
Chinese Lantern Plant 
For Bright Colored Winter Bouquets 
Plant grows 1% to 2 feet high 
and produces numerous balloon-like 
husks, which turn bright orange- 
red when ripe and resemble the 
Chinese Lanterns. Excellent for 
decorative purposes in the house 
during winter; will keep a full 
year. When planting, lay the roots 
down flat and cover 3 inches. 3 for 50c; doz., $1.75, pre¬ 
paid. 
One of the Finest Blue Flowers 
Tigridia 
Light blue flowers on long stems; fine for cutting, lasting a long time in water. 
A handsome border plant, easily grown in a sunny location that is well drained. 
Should be in every garden where nice cut flowers are wanted. 18 to 24 inches high; 
blooms June to October. 3 for 70c; 
$2.50 per doz., prepaid. 
The Graceful Iceland 
Poppy 
In bloom from spring 
throughout the season. Their 
graceful cup-shaped flowers on 
leafless stems are a delight in 
the garden. Plants are of neat 
habit with fernlike foliage. 
3 for 65c; $2.25 per doz. 
Tigridia - Tiger 
Flower 
Also called Mexican Shellflower. 
This is a bulbous plant, not a hardy 
perennial. One of the most showy 
of summer flowering bulbous plants; 
blooms from midsummer until frost, 
grows about 2 feet high and pro¬ 
duces large, wide-open, triangular 
blossoms 4 to 6 inches across. The 
colors and markings are very bril¬ 
liant and attractive. Clumps of 
them, planted in the border, are 
most gorgeous. The culture is the 
same as for gladioli. Each, 15c; 
3 for 40c; $1.45 per doz., prepaid. 
Scabiosa—Blue Bonnet 
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