WEST HILL NURSERIES —FREDONI A, NEW YORK 
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Hardy Perennials 
HARDY ORNAMENTAL GRASS 
Eulalia Japonica Zebrina (Zebra Grass). Very striking 
and distinct. Unlike most variegated plants, the 
stripes run across the leaves instead of lengthwise. 
6 feet. 25c each. 
HOLLYHOCK, DOUBLE 
Another valuable old standby, especially useful for 
the center of a large bed or for a background for smaller 
plants. 4 to 6 feet. 
Double. We offer five distinct colors: Maroon, crimson, 
pink, yellow and white. 25c each. 
Mammoth Fringed. Flowers very large, curled and 
fringed, blooming from June until frost. Mixed 
colors only. 25c each. 
THE JAPANESE IRIS 
Marvels of Elegance. Imagine a plant sending 
spikes of flowers two to three feet high, each one bear' 
ing two to four blossoms 6 to 8 inches across and of 
the most beautiful colors, markings and veinings, as 
white, violet, lavender, mauve, sky blue, etc., and you 
have but a faint picture of the reality. June and July. 
Astarte. Double beautiful dark violet. 
Gold Bound. A fine double pure white, enriched by a 
creamy glow from the gold banded center. 
Norma. Very charming Iris. It is a double flowering 
type. The petals are well spaced. The color is the 
most charming lavender'pink with clear blue halo. 
Koko No Iro. (Purple and Gold). Enormous double 
flowers. Ricb violet'purple with white petaloides 
tipped violet. 
Kumo-No-Obi. Bright, clear lilac, with distinct rays of 
white surrounding the golden throat, the pure white 
standards tipped purple. 
Mahogany. Large double' flowers, latest to bloom. 
Purple mahogany'red, the petals prettily crested. 
Prosperpine. Single bright rich blue, produced by shad' 
ing of velvety Slue on white. 
Rose Anna. Double. Ivory-white, heavy ruby-red veins, 
conspicuous yellow blotch. Stigmas dark plum. 
All varieties: 35c each. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY 
Old and familiar to all. Adapts itself to any kind of 
place and care, or no care at all, and always bobs up 
serenely in May and June with its pretty, delicate, pure 
white and highly scented bells. Can be grown in pots 
as well as outdoors. 8 to 10 inches. 25c each. 
THE MALLOWS 
Crimson Eye. Immense flower of purest white, with a 
large, crimson center. 4 feet. August. 25c each. 
Red. Large, beautiful red flowers. Plenty of broad 
foliage of rich green for contrast. 25c each. 
Rosy Marshmallow. Like the Crimson Eye except in 
color, which is pink with dark eye. 25c each. 
HARDY PHLOX 
There is no hardy flowering plant that will produce 
such a dazzling display of brilliant colors of all shades 
from early July until frost as Perennial Phlox. It has 
been greatly improved of late years, so that the flowers 
are much larger, more abundant and more brilliant, 
while the stalks are shorter. The number of varieties is 
legion, but we offer only a few of the best. 20 to 30 
inches. 
Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red. An excellent variety and 
one of the best of tbis color. The flower heads are 
carried on straight, strong stems. 
B. Comte. A gorgeous, velvety, reddish purple. An 
unusual and distinctive variety. 
Bridesmaid. White with deep red eye. 
Miss Lingard. Blooms from the ground up. Waxy white 
with lavender eye. 
Mrs. Jenkins. Pure white, immense panicles, free bloom- 
er, large, individual flowers. 
Rheinlander. A rare shade of salmon-pink, intensified 
by a. distinct claret-red eye. Flowers and truss un¬ 
usual size. 
Rynstroom. A lovely Paul Neyron shade of rose-pink. 
R. P. Struthers. Rosy salmon, crimson eye. Very 
showy. 
Special French. Mammoth trusses of individual flowers 
of the largest size. Beautiful bright pink. Strong 
grower. 
Sir Edwin Landseer. Large trusses of brilliant crim¬ 
son. 
All varieties: 25c each. 
POPPIES - Papaver 
For splendor and gorgeous effect nothing surpasses 
the hardy Poppy. Showy and conspicuous in any posi¬ 
tion. Fine to mix with fall-blooming shrubbery. 
Papaver Orientale. Mammoth orange-red flowers with 
black centers. 5 to 7 inches across. lYi feet. May 
and June. 25c each. 
Nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). Very bright and rich. 
Blooms abundantly June to fall if not allowed to go to 
seed. White, yellow and orange mixed. 1 foot. 
25c each. 
PYRETHRUM - Painted Daisy 
Bears a profusion of large, single flowers of very 
bright pink and rose colors on long stems. Foliage is 
finely cut and attractive. Splendid for cutting. 18 
inches. June and July. 25c each. 
STATICE - Sea Lavender 
A peculiar plant having a large tuft of large, thick 
and leathery leaves close to the ground. From these 
grow the flower stalks, bearing myriads of small, blue 
flowers which last for months if dried in the shade. 
18 inches. July and August. 25c each. 
TRITOMA 
Pfitzeri (The Everblooming Flaming Torch). Vies with 
the finest Gannas for attractiveness and brilliancy. 
The plants show from six to ten grand flower stalks 
all the time, each displaying at the height of three 
feet a great cluster of flame-colored flowers. Needs 
some protection in the North. June to November. 
25c each. 
VERONICA - Speedwell or Bluebird Flower 
One of the very handsomest hardy flower plants of 
a blue color. Its flowers at a distance resemble bluebirds 
perched in the foliage. Hardy and grows in strength 
and beauty from year to year. 2 feet. May to Septem¬ 
ber. 25c each. 
YUCCA 
(Adam’s Needle). A very handsome, stately and strik¬ 
ing evergreen plant with long, narrow, palm-like 
leaves, having white threads growing from their 
edges. Stems grow 3 to 5 feet high, bearing bell- 
shaped, creamy white flowers in July. 25c each. 
Variegated. Same as above with this added beauty, the 
bright green, spikelike leaves are margined with deep 
yellow. Especially attractive. 25c each. 
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