HARDY BORDER OR ROCK GARDEN 
So many of the choicer hardy species, not all of them, of 
course, need late autumn sowing to give them the right start. 
Here is a selection of such, mostly a bit on the unusual 
side, chosen for those who seek a wider range of expression 
in their gardens. 
ANEMONE DECAPETALA ROSEA—Upfacing blossom- 
chalices of richest rose, carried in great sheaves of bouquets 
through late spring, with scattered bloom all summer and 
fall. Full sun. Pkt. 20c. 
CATHCARTIA VILLOSA—Long stemmed poppy-flowers of 
golden satin, above tawny, feathery rosettes. With moisture, 
will thrive in sun or shade. Himalayas. Pkt. 25c. 
GERANIUM BLUE BEAUTY—Bushy plants, mantled with 
blossoms of pure blue-lavender for many weeks. Full hardi¬ 
ness. Likely a robust variant of Geranium tuberosum. 
Pkt. 15c. 
TRAILING ARBUTUS—Epigaea repens. Prettiest, and al¬ 
most rarest, flower of early spring, pink-and-white, like 
fallen apple-blossoms. Deliciously perfumed. A bit slow 
in germinating. Have patience. Pkt. 25c. 
NUTTALLIA DECAPETALA—Evening Lily. Ivory-white 
blossoms of great sire for many months. A spectacular 
border beauty. Pkt. 15c. 
POLEMONIUM CARNEUM—Lovely sprays of wide bells 
that may be apricot-tinted cream, salmon pink, or even 
cherry rose. A charming species. Pkt. 15c. 
GENTIANA PORPHYRIO—Ragged flowers of richest ul¬ 
tramarine, up-facing. No lovelier Gentian than this. Long- 
lived, but will not neighbor with lime. Autumn blooming. 
Pkt. 20c. 
JAPANESE SILVER VIOLET—Blossoms pink in effect, 
but actually rose, netted over cream. Much-cleft silvery 
foliage. Sun or shade. Often gives second bloom in late 
fall. Viola Sieboldiana. Pkt. 25c. 
RUELLIA CILIOSA—Long-tubed blossoms of silky laven¬ 
der, like widely flaring trumpetfc. Blooms right through 
summer heat, thrives in sun and drought, and is fully winter- 
hardy. Pkt. 15c; Yt oz. 40c. 
LEWISIA BLEND—Many-petalled blossoms of cup form, 
like feathery Water Lilies, pink to apricot, above rosettes 
of succulent foliage that may be crisped, tfkdulate, bronze- 
tinted. Pkt. 15c. 
MECONOPSIS BLEND—The exquisite Blue Poppies of the 
orient, with petals like diaphanous silk; but some of them 
will be white. l»mon or rose. Not easy, but surely worth 
attempting. Pkt. 15c. 
CACTUS ORNAMENTAL BLEND 
Selected for pot culture. Weird and curious stem forma¬ 
tions, with richly hued and varied feathery flowers, followed 
by “jewel” fruits. Wonderfully diverse blend. 35 seeds 
for 25c; 100 for 60c; 1000 for $4.50. Seeds of 32 Cactus 
species are offered in General Catalog No. 27. 
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