Nurserymen Since 1 890 
Chrysanthemum, Pink Cushion 
CAMPANULA barbata. This wanderer from the Alps is one of 
the most attractive of the dwarf Bellflowers. During June and 
July its bearded silvery blue bells set on 9'inch stalks add a 
frosty beauty to the rock garden or border. It likes and needs a 
poor, gritty, well-drained soil. Do not plant it in heavy clay 
loam. Each, 23c; 3 for 60c. 
C. carpatica. Blue Gem. 8 to 10 inches. The neat, compact tufts 
of its leaves are overhung with large blue bells from June to 
frost. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
C. carpatica, White Star. White-flowered companion to above. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
C. garganica. Purely a rock or wall garden gem. From its tiny 
tuft of glossy green foliage prostrate branches creep in all direc¬ 
tions, plentifully sprinkled in June with light blue starlike flow¬ 
ers, surprisingly large for the sitie of the plant. Plant these 
Campanulas in chinks in a wall and they will soon send a cascade 
of blue tumbling over the stones. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
C. medium calycanthema (Cup-and-Saucer Canterbury Bells). 2 feet. 
We offer this most showy type in pink, blue, and white, as sep¬ 
arate colors or mixed. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum, Esther Read. 2 feet. Esther 
Read is a Daisy—many will call it a Shasta Daisy—pure white 
in color and so double that it has no golden center at all, 
the whole flowpr head being taken up with petals laying, one 
neatly overlapping row after another, to the very center of 
the bloom. The plant is an exceedingly prolific bloomer, in 
fact it has a tendency to bloom itself to death if some of 
the Daisies are not picked to relieve the plant of the drain of 
energy used up in flowering. Esther Read will probably 
be classed as the foremost white cut flower in the garden of to¬ 
morrow. ^1.00 each. See page 30 for colored illustration. 
C., Diener’s Double. 2 to 3 feet. Large, fluffy, double, white Shasta 
Daisies borne continually from June until frost. Give them 
a sunny place and protect with a mulch in locations where the 
temperature goes below zero. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
HOW TO PLANT PERENNIALS 
The soil should be well worked and free of big lumps and air 
pockets. The average planting distance for perennials is one foot 
apart. Vigorous growers like peonies and mallows require as much 
as three feet apart. No. 1 plants (see below), such as iris, should 
be planted with the main root just b^ow the surface of the ground. 
No. 2 plants, such as peonies, should be planted with the tips of 
the buds at or just below the surface of the ground. No. 3 plants, 
in which the leaves spring from the crown, should be planted with 
this crown on the level of the dirt line. No. 4 plants, such as 
hollyhocks, should be planted with the root straight down and 
the bud just below the surface of the dirt. Spread roots out natur¬ 
ally. Bring the soil in contact with all roots and press firmly. If 
the plants are watered, water the roots and not the tops. 
To prevent injury by severe winters, apply a mulch of strawy, 
well-rotted manure after the ground is frozen. 
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CHRYSANTHEMUM, Pink Cushion. 12 inches. Dwarf, with 
wholesale quantities of bright pink, double flowers from midsum¬ 
mer until hard freezes. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
CONVALLARIA majalis rosea. 10 inches. A rosy pink Lily-of- 
the-Valley. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Coreopsis lanceolata. Double Gold. A fully double Coreopsis with 
large fluffy flowers of a rich golden yellow. The stems are long 
and ideal for cutting. Each, 25c; 3 for ^1.35. 
CYNOGLOSSUM nervosum (Chinese Forget-me.not). 18 inches. 
This plant from the Orient is a decided improvement over An- 
chusa myosotidiflora which it greatly resembles. Its Forget-me- 
not-like flowers are deepest blue, each beautifully set off by a 
cluster of red stamens at the throat. Its broad clumps of dark 
green are sprinkled with bloom from May till August and offer 
fine material for edgings, the rock garden and the perennial bor¬ 
der. Each, 50c; 3 for ^1.35. 
DELPHINIUM 
There is no need of describing these plants. We have, as usual, 
tried to grow only the finest of the many strains on the market. 
DELPHINIUM belladonna, Cliveden Beauty. 5 feet. The uni¬ 
versally recognized improvement over the old light blue hardy 
Larkspur. Its clear turquoise-blue coloring, larger flowers and 
more sturdy growth serve to make it the finest light blue Bella¬ 
donna variety. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
D. belladonna. Blue Grotto. 5 feet. A new, very dark blue Lark¬ 
spur which is as much of an improvement over D. bellamosum 
as Cliveden Beauty is over Belladonna. Very large flowers of 
even coloring. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
D. chinensis. Blue Butterfly. 18 inches. Dwarf with many stems 
and finely cut feathery foliage, blooming continually throughout 
the summer. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
D. Hybrids, Pudor’s Selected. 5 feet. A selected American strain 
of fine, large, double flowered hybrids. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
DIANTHUS deltoides erecta. 6 inches. Forms compact tufts of 
erect growth with flower stalks held directly above, not scattered 
about the sides of the plant. The little "pinks” are bright red 
in color. Do not let these plants go to seed. They bloom 
heavily and are apt to exhaust themselves in the effort of making 
seed. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
D., Loveliness. "The flowers have large laciniated petals of a most 
exquisite mauve tint, but most fascinating of all is its gorgeous 
bouquet—the most alluringly perfumed flower we know. For its 
scent alone it will claim millions of adherents the world over.” 
That is the description by an enthusiastic English seedsman. 
We cannot better it. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
D. neglectus roysi. One of the finest of the dwarf pinks. Broad 
cushions of tiny bright green or bluish needle-like leaves with 
large flowers in varying shades of pink scattered about over the 
surface. It is always surprising to find such large flowers rising 
from such minute foliage. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
D. plutnarius. 12 inches. The beloved old Clove Pink. Flowers 
both double and single in many shades of pink and red—all with 
the same spicy fragrance. We offer mixed colors only. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
DICENTRA formosa (Bleeding Heart). 18 inches. A neat mound 
of pale green ferny foliage with pink flowers continuing from 
May to September. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
D. spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). 2 to 3 feet. The old-fashioned 
Bleeding Heart with pink flowers in May and June. Each, 50c; 
3 for ^1.35. 
DICTAMNUS fraxinella alba (White Gas Plant). A very hardy 
and long-lived perennial having rich, dark green foliage and 2-ft. 
spikes of oddly shaped, attractive white flowers. Resents moving, 
so plant at once in a permanent location where it will thrive for 
many years. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
D. fraxinella rubra. Same as above except that the flowers of this 
variety are pink. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Dianthus, Loveliness 
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