Try th ese new Gaillardias for “different** cut-flowers 
Echinops Ritro 
Echinops • Globe Thistle 
Ritro. Deep metallic-blue flowers. 3 ft. 
25c. each; doz. $2.50. 
Eupatorium 
Ageratoides. Thoroughwort. A use¬ 
ful border plant, 3 feet high, with 
minute white flowers in dense 
heads. Fine for cutting. Aug., 
Sept. 
Coelestinum. A pretty hardy plant 
with light blue flowers similar to 
ageratum. This is a particularly 
fine thing in hardy perennials. Ex¬ 
cellent cut-flower. 1to 2 ft. 
All Eupatoriums, 25c. each; doz. $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25 
Euphorbia • Spurge 
Corolla. Flowering Spurge. A very 
showy and desirable native plant, 
growing about 1 feet high and bearing, 
from June to August, umbels of pure white 
flowers having small green eyes. Desirable 
for cutting. 
Polychroma. An elegant border plant and 
very attractive when covered with masses 
of yellow flower-like bracts in May. 
All Euphorbias, 25c. each; doz. $2.50; $4.50for 25 
Funkia (Hosta) 
Plantain Lily,- Day-Lily 
Japanese perennials producing attractive 
clumps of foliage and interesting lily-like 
blossoms. A continuous row along a walk 
gives a strong and pleasing character. De¬ 
light in moist, shady situations. 
Coerulea. Blue flowers. Broad green leaves. 
4 ft. June. 
Subcordata grandiflora. Very large, pure 
white, lily-shaped, fragrant flowers. 2 to 
3 ft. Aug., Sept. 
Undulata media picta. Green and white 
varied foliage. Purple flowers. Makes a 
fine edging. 2 ft. July. 
All Funkias, 30c. each; doz. $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
Gaillardia • Blanket Flower 
The beautiful flowers, borne in profusion, 
make a striking effect. They last a long 
while as a cut-flower, and are abundant from 
June until frost. 2 ft. 
Grandiflora. Dark brown center, sur¬ 
rounded with a rich orange disc; petals on 
outer edges yellow. See color illustration 
opposite page 89. 
Grandiflora, Portola Hybrids. Immense 
flowers ranging through shades of bronzy 
red, with golden tipped petals. 
Magnificent. A superior type of Gaillardia, 
producing very large flowers on long stems, 
excellent for cutting. The color is a bright 
golden yellow with a well-defined ma¬ 
hogany zone; broad petals. 
All above Gaillardias 25c. each; doz. $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25 
Two Outstanding New 
Gaillardias 
Ruby. This is a brilliant red with no trace of 
yellow or brown in its make-up. Blooming 
all summer, as do few other perennials, the 
vivid flowers make a continuous showing 
and furnish abundant cut-flowers as well. 
The plants we offer are all grown from cut¬ 
tings, which insures true color in every 
flower. 
Mr. Sherbrook. This English variety is the 
brightest of any yellow Gaillardia we have 
yet seen. The full, circular flowers are of 
rich golden yellow with a pale yellow 
center, unstained by any other color. The 
large flowers, supported by stout stems 
above the pale green foliage, continue from 
early summer until late in the fall. In 
common with every Gaillardia grandiflora, 
it is so unmindful of the hardships of heat, 
dryness, and poor soil that it is hard to 
imagine anyone having difficulty 
with it as long as it receives its 
share of sunlight. 
Either of the above, 50c. each; doz. $5.00 
Gentiana 
Acaulis. Stemless Gentian. Very 
large, bell-shaped, rich blue flowers, 
marked on the inside with yellow, 
rising 2 to 4 inches high from rosettes 
of glossy, deep green leaves in May 
and June. Fine for the rock-garden 
or border in half shade, in good 
moist soil. $1.00 each. 
Andrewsi. Blue Gentian. Our native 
species. Flowers beautiful deep 
blue. Grows about 2J^ feet high 
and requires rich, moist soil. Aug., 
Sept. 30c. each; doz. $3.00. 
Eupatorium ageratoides 
Hardy Ferns 
Nothing in the world produces such a per¬ 
manent and satisfactory effect as Ferns. The 
graceful plants grow on an average from 1 to 
2 feet high, according to the variety, and the 
clumps increase in size and beauty each year. 
They die down in the winter and break forth 
again in May. 
ADIANTUM pedatum. Maidenhair Fern. 
1 ft. 
ASPIDIUM acrostichoides. Christmas 
Fern. 1 ft. 
Goldianum. Shield Fern. 2 to 3 ft. 
Spinulosum. Spinulose Wood Fern. 
12 to 15 in. 
ASPLENIUM Filix-femina. Lady Fern. 
12 to 15 in. 
CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera. Bulblet Blad¬ 
der-Fern. 2 ft. 
DICKSONIA punctilobula. Gossamer 
Fern. 1}^ ft. 
ONOCLEA struthiopteris. Ostrich Fern. 
2 to 3 ft. 
Sensibilis. Sensitive Fern. 1 ft. 
OSMUNDA cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. 
2 ft. 
Claytoniana. 2 ft. 
Regalis. Royal or Flowering Fern. 2 to 
3 ft. 
WOODSIA ilvensis. Excellent for rockwork, 
requiring little soil and thriving best in 
the sunniest corner. 6 in. 
All Ferns, large plants, 30c. each; doz. $3.00; 
$5.50 for 25 
Gaillardia grandiflora 
Genista 
The Brooms have never been given their 
rightful place in the rock-garden. In offering 
these two varieties we are sharing the com¬ 
plete pleasure which they have given us for 
a number of years. 
Hispanica, Golden Dawn. This variety is 
a gem for the garden, producing effulgent 
masses of bright golden yellow flowers 
during May. Sun and a reasonably good 
loam are their simple requirements. Per¬ 
fectly hardy. 75c. each; doz. $7.50. 
Prostrata. A spring shrublet which hugs 
the ground discreetly. In late May and 
June it becomes the envy of all eyes, its 
masses of yellow, pea-shaped flowers 
illuminating the garden. Perfectly hardy. 
75c. each; doz. $7.50. 
VARIETIES MARKED ★ ARE SUITABLE FOR ROCK-GARDENS 
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