Barnes Bros. Nursery Co. 
Yalesville, Conn. 
SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS — Continued 
MERTENSIA virginica (Virginia Cowslip). 15 inches. The well 
known and very popular early spring-flowering Mertensia. This 
plant succeeds well in full or partial shade, blooming its clusters 
of blue flowers, fading to pink, in the early spring. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
MYOSOTIS palustris. Count Waldersii (Forget-me-not). Ever- 
blooming, bright blue, improved variety of the dainty, beloved 
Forget-me-not. Grows equally well beside the water or in the 
garden and makes an especially attractive ground cover in the 
tulip bed. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
M. palustris. Pink Beauty. Clusters of large, deep pink Forget-me- 
nots are borne continuously throughout the summer. When used 
with the blue of Count Waldersii, you will find the color com¬ 
bination most pleasing. Raised from cuttings to insure uniform 
coloring. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
NEPETA mussini (Catmint). 12 to 18 inches. Aromatic gray 
foliage and pale blue flowers all summer. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
OENOTHERA Eldorado (Sun Drop). 18 inches. Bears a profusion 
of large, saucer-like flowers throughout the summer. An espe¬ 
cially attractive feature is its habit of producing wine-colored 
buds which surprise you by bursting into golden blossoms. 
Sun Drop likes sandy soil and a sunny location, but needs little 
care. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
O. missouriensis (Evening Primrose). 10 inches. Fluge yellow 
cups 4-6 inches across. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
ORNITHOGALUM lunbellatum (Star of Bethlehem). An old^ 
time bulbous plant overlooked by present day growers. This little 
lily sends up tufts of grass-like leaves, margined white, through 
which clusters of inch wide white liles thrust their way in June. 
The foliage dies completely to the ground in later summer. These 
plants are entirely hardy and live on for years, forming dense 
drifts of snowy white. A fine edging plant for the perennial 
border. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
PAEONIA (Peony). One of the most permanent of all perennials. 
50c each except as noted. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Early white. 
Karl Roseniield. Double dark crimson. Very fine. Midseason. 
Le Cynge. Finest white, large, double, late. 75c each. 
Livingstone. Double pale lilac-rose, pencilled red. Late. 
Marechal Vaillant. Double crimson. Late. 
Solange. Very fine, fully double, cream white. Late. 75c each. 
P. Moutan or suffruticosa (Chinese Tree Peony). 6 feet. Tree 
Peonies, while hardy and easy to grow, are among the really 
fine plants available for the garden. They do not die to the 
ground each winter as do the ordinary herbaceous paeonies, but 
slowly form a shrubby little tree which each spring is decked with 
huge 6- to 8-inch single or semi-double blossoms in some shade 
of white, pink, red, or lavender. We offer six-year old plants in 
mixed colors only, but no matter what color or type of blossom 
the plant has which you receive, you will find it a grand addition 
to your home grounds. Each, $4.00. 
PAPAVER amurense. Yellow Wonder. A new strain .of Iceland 
Poppy more adapted to American summers than the general run 
of varieties due to its remarkable resistance to heat and drought. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
P. nudicaule, The Emperor. 2 feet. One of the best of the many 
new strains and varieties of the popular Iceland Poppy. The 
Emperor bears its large cup-shaped Poppies of a clear bold orange 
with clusters of golden stamens in the center on sturdy two-foot 
stems. The flower petals are broad and overlapping, deeply fluted 
like wrinkled satin. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
P. orientale (Oriental Poppy). 2 feet. 
Apricot; large; single. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Red; large, single. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Phlox, Enchantress 
Peony, Solange 
PENTSTEMON harbatus. Coral Gem. 3 feet. A variety of the 
well known scarlet P. barbatus torreyi, in which the color of the 
blossom has been changed to coral-pink. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
P. barbatus, Shell-Pink. Three-foot stems of lovely clear shell-pink 
tubular flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
P. glaber roseus. 18 inches. A low growing Pentstemon, having 
clusters of soft rose flowers. If possible give them a well drained, 
rather poor soil. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
P. procerus. 2 feet. This variety forms clumps of very attractive 
glossy bright green leaves, from which arise numerous many 
flowered spikes of tubular flowers in midsummer. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
HARDY GARDEN PHLOX 
No plant in a modern garden can equal the vivid display put on 
by the hardy Phlox. Almost overnight the flower buds burst wide 
open flinging out their panicles of crimson and scarlet, glistening 
pink, salmon and orange, silvery white and here and there a laven¬ 
der-blue, clothing the garden in a sheet of riotous color for a 
month or more. Our collection has been carefully chosen from the 
confusing array of varieties now on the market. There is not a 
second rate Phlox on the list. All varieties are 25c each; 3 alike for 
60c, except where noted otherwise. 
B. Comte. A very old variety, but still unbeatable in its bril¬ 
liant shade of deepest red. 
Betty Lou. Bright orange-pink with small dark eye. A very 
bright and attractive Phlox. 
Blue Hill. Lavender-blue. 
Caroline Vandenberg. Violet-blue. Rated as the best blue Phlox. 
Commander. Deep crimson. 
Daily Sketch. Very large clear pink Phlox with broad carmine 
eye. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Daybreak. White flushed palest pink with pale pink eye. Day¬ 
break is a fitting name. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Debs. Rich satiny deep crimson. 
Enchantress. Large pink flowers, slightly salmon when first open, 
with a darker eye. 
Eiuropa. White with a very pronounced red eye. 
Fiancee. Pure white with dark green glossy foliage. 
George Stipp. Deep salmon-pink with a dark eye. A strong 
grower and the blossoms hold their color well. 
Homeland (Firebrand). Fiery orange-scarlet. One of the most 
vividly colored of the Phlox. 
Jules Sandeau. Dwarf growing, very large flowered clear pink 
with fine dark green foliage. An old variety, but one of 
unsurpassed beauty. 
Maid Marion. Soft lavender. Beautiful in the semi-shade. 
Miss Lingard (suffruticosa variety). Begins to bloom in early 
June and continues till October. White flowers and dark 
green glossy foliage which seems immune to insect pests and 
diseases. 
Miss Verboom (suffruticosa variety). Like Miss Lingard, except 
that the flowers are soft lavender-pink. 
Mrs. Jenkins (Independence). A fine late, free-flowering white. 
Mrs. W. Van Beuningen. Deep salmon-pink. 
Painted Lady. Silvery pink with bright cherry-red eye. 
Pantheon. A good clear rose-pink. 
Rheinlander. Light salmon-pink. Deeper eye. 
Rijnstroom. Large trusses of rose-pink on strong stems. One 
of the most popular varieties for massing. 
Rokoko. One of the newer soft pinks. Large individual flowers 
which keep their color well in the hot sun. 
Rosenkavalier. Another new comer. Enormous rose-pink flowers 
in large clusters. 
Salmon Glow. The best salmon-colored Phlox. Outstanding, 
W. Kesselring. Deep violet with large white eye, 
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