The WAYSIDE GARDENS CO. 
MENTOR, OHIO 
DIGITALIS - Foxglove 
Ambigua or Grandiflora Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
2- to 3-ft. spikes in June and July. A hardy plant, with yel¬ 
lowish flowers, marked with brown. Effective in groups in 
wild garden. This is a good perennial species. 
Giant Shirley Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
The flower heads are over 3 feet long, crowded with big, bell¬ 
shaped blossoms. Colors range from white and shell-pink to 
deepest rose, many attractively dotted crimson or chocolate. 
Gloxiniaeflora Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
3 to 4 feet. June and July. A popular variety, deep purple. 
Robust habit. 
Gloxiniaeflora alba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
2 feet. June and July. The white-flowered Foxglove. 
Gloxiniaeflora rosea Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
3 to 4 feet. June and July; tall spikes of rose-pink flowers. 
Isabellina Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A lovely cream-yellow sort of medium height producing 3 to 
4 flower spikes to one plant. It is beyond doubt the nicest 
of all the Foxgloves. 
Laevigata Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
A dignified and handsome perennial Foxglove. Bronzy yellow 
flowers with whitish lip. 
Lutzi Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
The spikes are strong and heavily laden with salmon-rose 
bells. A fine new Foxglove. 
DICTAMNUS - Gas Plant or Fraxinella 
Fraxinetla caucasicus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 2 Vi 
feet, having fragrant foliage and spikes of rosy pink flowers 
with deeper veins during June and July. It is not advisable 
to transplant often, as it improves with age, it being one of 
the most permanent features of the herbaceous border. 
Alba Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
The white-flowered variety of above. 
DORONfCUM - Leopardbane 
Caucasicum Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Large, bright yellow flowers on 2-ft. stems; one of the most 
effective early spring-flowering perennials. Effective in a 
hardy border in combination with Tulips. It is a splendid 
flower for cutting, as it carries well and stands a long time 
in water. 
C | ussi * Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
A dwarf variety growing only 9 inches high. Bright yellow 
flowers on straight stems, excellent for in front of the border. 
Blooms the same time as Tulips. 
EDELWEISS. See Leontopodium. 
EDRAIANTHUS - Wahlenbergia 
c: Dalmaticus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Low border or rock plant about 3 to 4 inches high, producing 
blue flowers not unlike the Platycodon; this plant is very 
rare. 
EPIGAEA - Trailing Arbutus 
Repens Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
(Mayflower). Likes acid soil, therefore plant in some place 
where lime will not hurt it. Very difficult to transplant. Sent 
only at your risk. 
ERODIUM - Heron's Bill 
Chamaedryoides roseum Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
A tiny alpine which flowers throughout the season. Forms 
neat little tufts of pretty, glossy leaves covered with delicate 
pink veined flowers carried on 2-inch stems. It likes sun. 
ERIGERON - Fleabane 
e ‘Alpinus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A dwarf species suitable only for rock gardens. Plant bears 
an attractive head of purplish flowers throughout the sum¬ 
mer. 
Macranthus Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A fine hardy perennial with violet flowers, effectively used 
in mass plantings in borders together with Hardy Asters, 
Bocconia or other tall plants for backgrounds. 
Speciosus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Large, handsome blue flowers, violet tinted and yellow cen¬ 
ters during June and July; fine for cutting. 
EPIMEDIUM - Barrenwort 
®Macranthum Three $1.70, Doz. $5.00, 100 $40.00 
A dwarf-growing plant suitable for a shady position in the 
rock garden, edge of border or for mass planting under trees 
where grass will not grow. The leathery, bronzy green foliage 
and panicles of small, cream-white flowers in May make it 
one of the most attractive small plants in cultivation. 
ERINUS 
**Alpinus olbus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Pretty rosettes of foliage and racemes of pure white flowers. 
A first rate rock plant and also invaluable for establishing 
on old walls or between steps. 4 inches. May and June. 
EUPATORIUM 
DICENTRA - Bleeding Heart 
®Eximia Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Plumy Bleeding Heart). A dwarf-growing sort, with beau¬ 
tiful, finely cut foliage and. showy racemes of pretty pink 
flowers throughout the season. Too much cannot be said for 
this fine border plant as it is equally at home in full shade 
or sun and perfectly hardy anywhere. 
Spectabilis Three $1.60, Doz. $4.50, 100 $35.00 
(Bleeding Heart or Seal Flower). An old-fashioned favorite; 
its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are 
always attractive; it is used also for forcing in the house, 
and is perfectly at home in any part of the hardy border, 
and especially valuable for planting in clumps. 
DODECATHEON - American Cowslip 
*Meadia Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
(Shooting Star). A pretty perennial, with rose-colored or 
sometimes white flowers in May or June, on 8- to 10-inch 
stems. This is sometimes called "American Cyclamen. It 
thrives in rich, moist woods, in the open border or rock gar¬ 
den. 
DRABA - Whitlow Grass 
®*Fladnizensis Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
(Androsacea). A very hardy species from the Arctic re¬ 
gions. Produces a profusion of yellow flowers from March to 
May. Fine for rock gardens. 
DRACOCEPHALUM - Dragonhead 
^Ruyschianum japonicum Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Flowers blue; central lobe of corolla with a blue border and 
white spots, might be called a blue Physostegia. 2 feet. July 
and August. Good for cutting. 
ECHINOPS - Globe Thistle 
Bannaticus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
One of the tallest globe thistles. Its fine steel-blue heads 
reared 5 feet high are always very effective in the hardy 
border. 
Ritro Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Interesting and showy thistle-like plants with globular heads 
of deep metallic blue flowers during July and August, which 
can be dried and remain attractive for a long time. 2 to 3 
feet high. 
(Hemp Agrimony; Hardy Agerotum). 
Agerafoides Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Thoroughwort). A useful border plant of strong, free 
growth, 3 to 3'/2 feet high, with minute white flowers in 
dense heads; splendid for cutting in August and September. 
Coelestinum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A pretty, hardy plant, with light purple-blue flowers similar 
to the Ageratum; in flower from August until frost. 12 to 
14 inches. Good cut flower and of easy culture. 
EUPHORBIA - Spurge, Milkwort 
Corallata Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Flowering Spurge). Showy and useful plant growing about 
24 inches high, and bearing from June till August umbels of 
pure white flowers much like the Baby's Breath, and excellent 
for cutting. 
®Myrsinites Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A prostrate plant with beautiful bluish foliage. The yellow 
flowers in early spring do not matter. It is the foliage which 
makes this plant so valuable. 
! 'Polychroma Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
(Epithymoides). A beautiful formal plant growing 1 foot 
high, forming a hemispherical clump covered with yellow 
flowers in May and June. Excellent border or rock plant. 
ERYTHRAEA 
''Diffusa Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
A charming little Alpine plant which does best in a dry, sandy 
soil in light shade. A lovely and very valuable little rock 
plant. In summer it is covered with clear pink flowers on 
stems 4 inches high. 
ERYNGIUM - Sea-Holly 
Amethystinum Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
(Syn. Oliverianum). The true blue Thistle, with amethyst 
stems and bracts. 2 feet high. At its best in July and Au¬ 
gust. Beautiful for cutting. 
Giganteum Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A very fine giant variety. The plant is very strong, entirely 
blue-green. When cut and dried, it makes one of the finest 
specimens for winter decorations. 2 feet high; at its best in 
August. 
Planum Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Branching heads of steel-blue flowers; stems and bracts of a 
glistening metallic sheen; about 30 inches high. At its best 
in July and August. 
