THE 
ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY^? 
WOODMONT NURSERIES-INC. 
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
DAISY SHASTA (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum hybridum). 1 to 2 feet. June to 
August. Ray-flowers are of the purest glistening white. 
DESMODIUM PENDULIFOLIUM (Pea-Shrub). September and October. 
DICENTRA EXIMIA, 12 to 15 inches. All summer, rose. Fern-like foliage. 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS (Bleeding Heart). 2 to 3 feet. May and June. Rose 
and white. An old favorite. Very desirable. Keeps well as a cut flower. 
DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA (Gas Plant). 2 to 3 feet. June and July. A very 
showy plant, with fragrant foliage and spikes of rosy pink flowers. 
DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA ALBA. 2 to 3 feet. A white form of the above. 
DUSTY MILLER (Centaurea gymnocarpa). Velvety white fern-like foliage. 
ECHINACEA PURPUREA (Purple Cone-flower). 3 to 5 feet. July to September. 
EUPHORBIA COROLLATA (Spurge). 1 to 2 feet. July to October. White. 
FERNS HARDY. Inquire for Fern list. 
FLAX PERENNIAL (Linum perenne). 1 to 2 feet. June to September. Desirable 
garden plant, producing deep blue bell-shaped flowers. 
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis palustris). The true variety, blooming all summer. 
FOX-GLOVE (Digitalis purpurea). 3 to 5 feet. July and August. Old-fashioned garden 
favorite of easiest culture. 
FOX-GLOVE (Digitalis purpurea alba). A w r hite form of the preceding. 
FOX- GLOVE (Digitalis ambigua). 2 to 3 feet. June to August. Creamy white. 
FUNKIA (Day Lily). Heart shaped leaved border plants with clusters of lily-like flowers. 
BLUE (Coerulea). 2 feet. August, September. Dark green glossy foliage, flowers 
light blue. 
BROAD-LEAVED (Ovata). 2 eet. August and September. Large ovate foliage; 
flowers light blue. 
FORTUNE’S (Fortunei). 2 to 3 feet. July. Rare type. Large, glaucous, heart- 
shaped leaves, pale lilac. 
LANCE-LEAF (Lancifolia). 1 to 2 feet. August to October. Long glossy foliage, 
lilac flowers. 
VARIEGATED (Undulata). 8 to 12 inches. July and August. A very popular 
variety; leaves variegated white and green. 
WHITE (Subcordata). 1 to 2 feet. July and August. Flowers purest white. 
GAILLARDIA ARISTATA (Blanket Flower). 2 to 3 feet. July to October. Bright 
red-yellow splashes. Very desirable for the garden border. 
GERANIUM PLATYPETALUM. 2 feet. June to July. Large, purple-blue flow r ers. 
GERANIUM SANGUINEUM. 1 foot. June and July. Large deep crimson-purple 
flowers. Graceful foliage, which becomes most attractive during the Fall. 
GERANIUM SANGUINEUM VAR. ALBUM. 1 foot. June and July. White. 
GRASSES ORNAMENTAL. The following are all desirable and hardy : 
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS (Eulalia sinensis). 6 to 8 feet. This and the next 
following are what are generally known as Japan plume grasses. They are 
very ornamental in growth. Showy plumes appear in Fall. 
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. VARIEGATUS. 6 to 8 feet. Foliage striped 
with white, otherwise like preceding. 
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. ZEBRINUS. 6 to 8 feet. Foliage striped with 
yellow, very attractive. 
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. GRACILLIMUS. 6 to 8 feet. White midrib, 
very graceful, one of the best. 
PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA VARIEGATA (Ribbon Grass). 2 to 3 feet. 
ILELENIUM AUTUMN ALE (Sneezeweed). 6 to 7 feet. August and September. 
One of the best tall growing plants. Golden-yellow,excellent for cut flowers. 
HELIOPSIS LiEVIS. 4 to 5 feet. July to November. Hardy plant with rich yellow 
daisy-like flowers in great profusion) splendid for cut flowers. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Yellow Lilies): 
EARLY LEMON (H. minor). 1 to 2 feet. Early June. Striking lemon yellow. 
EARLY YELLOW (H. Dumorter). 1 to 1 \ feet. June. Deep yellow, quite dwarf. 
LEMON (II. flava). 2 to 3 feet. June and July. Clear lemon yellow; fragrant. 
MIDDENDORF’S (H. Middendorfli). 1 to 2 feet. June to July. Golden yellow. 
ORANGE MAN (II. var.). 1 to 2 feet. July and August. Rich deep orange. 
ORANGE (H. fulva). 2 to 4 feet. July and August. This grand old lily is now 
much in demand. It is splendid for naturalizing in large masses. 
ORANGE VAR. KWANSO (H. var.). Rich orange red; semi-double; very effective. 
ORANGE VAR. VARIEGATA (H. var.). Form of above with variegated foliage. 
THUNBERG’S (H. Thunbergii). Late blooming Lemon lily. July and August. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SEE PAGE SI 
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