HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
GERANIUM ibericum platypetalum. Robust 
plants with attractive foliage and beautiful 
lilac-blue flowers over a long period. Not a 
new plant but little known by expert gar¬ 
deners. 1J^ to 2 ft. June, July. 50 cts. 
each, $1.35 for 3, $4 for 10. 
GEUM Borisi. ® The true variety is rather 
scarce. A dwarf plant with brilliant orange- 
red flowers. Remarkably free flowering. 
10 in. May-Sept. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, 
$35 per 100. 
G., Fire Opal. ® Large scarlet flowers with 
an orange sheen. 2 ft. June, July. $1.50 
for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
G., Lady Stratheden. ® The large, double 
flowers are richly yellow. A fine and 
beautiful variety that blooms the greater 
part of summer and fall. 2 ft. June-Sept. 
G., Mrs. J. Bradshaw. © Excellent variety 
bearing striking, double, dark red flowers 
most of the summer and fall. 2 ft. June- 
Sept. 
G., Princess Juliana. Fine hybrid with large, 
double, pure orange flowers. A good 
strong grower and one of the hardiest. 2 ft. 
June, July. $1.35 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
GYPSOPHILA, Bristol Fairy. Double¬ 
flowering Baby’s Breath. Has larger white 
flowers than the old G. paniculata fl.-pl. 
An excellent cut-flower. 2 to 3 ft. June- 
Sept. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
G. repens Bodgeri. ® A new dwarf Baby’s 
Breath of compact habit with large, double, 
white flowers, tinted pink. In flower prac¬ 
tically all summer; blooms two weeks 
earlier than any other variety. Excellent 
as a rock-plant, and if staked may be used 
for cutting, lk£ to 2 ft. June-Sept. $1 for 
3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
G. repens Rosenschlier. © Rosy Veil. A 
very interesting novelty of compact habit, 
free flowering, with a mass of flowers of a 
more pronounced pink. 8 to 12 in. June- 
Sept. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
HELIANTHUS angustifolius. Swamp Sun¬ 
flower. Tall spikes of brilliant yellow 
blooms with black discs and very attrac¬ 
tive foliage. It is the last Sunflower to 
bloom and is very desirable for maintaining 
color and height in the border, and as a cut- 
flower. 6 ft. Sept, to heavy frost. $1 for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
HELLEBORUS niger. Christmas Rose. One 
of the few plants from which we can have 
flowers in the garden during winter. In 
mild winters it will bloom in December; 
during a severe season, unless protected, 
it may not flower until spring. 
The Christmas Rose prefers rich soil and 
partial shade, with sufficient water to keep 
the plants from suffering during dry 
weather. The plants form mats a foot or 
more across, of heavy dark green foliage. 
Its pure white, anemone-like flowers are 
1}/2 to 3 inches across. They last for weeks, 
taking on a pinkish tint finally turning 
light green. When the plants bloom early 
in the winter they usually produce another 
crop of bloom early in spring. For a 
charming table decoration cut a few newly 
opened flowers; they last a long time. 
$1 each, $2.75 for 3, $8 for 10. 
Heuchera • Alum-root; 
Coral Bells 
Rosette-like plants with graceful, erect 
stems, bearing sprays of drooping flowers 
in great profusion. Fine for well-drained, 
half-shady places in the border and rockery 
and excellent for cutting. Forces well in the 
greenhouse in early spring. 
Heuchera brizoides. ® Pink. 1J^ ft. May- 
Sept. 
H. , Edge Hall. © Large, flesh-pink bells and 
prominent yellow stamens. One of the 
best. 1 ft. June, July. 
H. Rosmondi. ® Pleasing coral-pink flowers 
on long stems. A very good pink variety. 
2 ft. June-Sept. 
H., Sanglant. © Flowers bright red—a very 
brilliant shade. Good grower. 1 to 1J^ ft. 
June-Sept. 
Heuchera, continued 
H. sanguinea, Pluie de Feu. © Exceedingly 
bright fiery red flowers on loose, elegant, 
graceful spikes. 1J^ ft. June, July. 
H. , Saturnaie. © A beautiful novelty. The 
darkest of all Heucheras. Flowers wine-red. 
Nice large foliage. Growth more compact 
than the other varieties. 1 to 1ft. June, 
July. 
All Heucheras, $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100 
HIBISCUS Moscheutos Hybrids. B. & A. 
Giant-flowered Marshmallows. The mam¬ 
moth, hollyhock-shaped flowers range in 
color from white to intense crimson. The 
natural size of the flowers is 8 to 10 inches 
in diameter. 
All the roots offered will produce bloom¬ 
ing plants next summer. Although they 
may be planted in the fall, provided a 6- 
inch covering of leaves is given, we prefer 
to plant them in spring, after which they 
should be thoroughly watered. 
Separate Colors. 35 cts. each, $3 for 10, 
$25 per 100. 
Mixed. 30 cts. each, $2 for 10, $18 per 100. 
IBERIS sempervirens. ® Evergreen Candy- 
tujt. Dwarf, shrubby plants covered with 
small white flowers in April and May. 
Splendid rock and edging plant. 10 in. 
I. sempervirens, Little Gem. ©IDwarf variety, 
making a compact, globular plant covered 
with snow-white flowers. 6 in. April, May. 
I., Snowflake. ® Candytuft. The most 
beautiful of all the Iberis. Forms large 
cushions with an abundance of wonderful, 
pure white flower-heads. Indispensable for 
the rock-garden. 2 ft. April, May. 
Japanese Iris • Iris Kaempferi 
In July, after other Irises are through 
blooming, the Japanese Irises flood a garden 
with a curiously exotic kind of bloom, colorful 
in the highest degree, exciting admiration and 
wonder. Exquisitely beautiful in color com¬ 
binations, some blooms attaining 8 inches in 
size, the Japanese Iris are most distinctive. 
Thriving best in swampy locations, near pool 
or stream, they grow and bloom nicely in the 
average garden when watered during dry 
weather. 
All Japanese Iris, $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, 
$35 per 100 
Affection. The coloring might be summed up 
as bluish purple and French gray in com¬ 
bination. Six petals. 
Alba Plena. Pure white, a little blue toward 
center. 
A. L. Sherwood. Purple, veined white. Three 
_petals. 
Apollo. Pale lavender, veined purple, with 
reddish pink center. Three petals. 
Blue Flag. Indigo-blue, white veins, base yel¬ 
low, with a velvety sheen. Six petals. 
Conadi. French gray, with amaranth center, 
veined blue. 
Crystal. Pale violet, veined white, with white 
center. Six petals. 
Eclipse. Deep purple, overlaid red. Six petals. 
Firefly. Deep purple, yellow center. Six 
petals. 
Gold Bound. Large; pure white, yellow cen¬ 
ter. Six petals. 
Hannibal. Porcelain color, veined rose-pur¬ 
ple. Three petals. 
Hyde Park. Reddish purple, suffused white. 
Six petals. 
Noranea. Bluish white; purple veins. Three 
petals. 
Ondine. Pure white, shaded blue in center; 
very large, beautiful flower. Three petals. 
Orion. White, uniquely bordered maroon-red. 
Six-petals. 
Othello. Lavender-blue, veined white. Six 
petals. 
Porcelain Sceptre. White suffused blue; pink 
center. Three petals. 
Pyramid. Violet-blue; center of petals veined 
white; very large and beautiful. Six petals. 
Red Riding Hood. A beautiful amaranthine 
shade, veined white. Three petals. 
Japanese Iris, continued 
Robert Craig. French gray, veined violet. 
Six petals. 
Shadow. Red-purple, showing a velvety 
sheen. Three petals. 
Sinbad. Gray-lavender, with yellow center. 
Six petals. 
Snowbound. Pure white; one of the prettiest 
whites. Three petals. 
Toledo. Large, white petals with faint light 
blue veins and light blue centers. 
Tortoise. Purplish red, flaked white. 
SPECIAL OFFER OF NAMED VARIETIES 
10 plants, 10 varieties, our selection, $3.50; 
100 plants, 20 varieties, our selection, $30. 
LIATRIS scariosa alba. A white variety of 
this beautiful and unusual species. The 
snowy white spikes create a most striking 
effect in the border for several weeks dur¬ 
ing midsummer. Will thrive in a good 
garden soil, in sun or shade, and is excellent 
for cutting. Very scarce. 75 cts. each, $2 
for 3, $6 for 10. 
LITHOSPERMUM, Heavenly Blue. © 
Gromwell. Fine flowers of sky-blue color. 
Excellent for the rock-garden. 4 in. June- 
Sept. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
LYCHNIS viscaria splendens fl.-pl. ® A 
decided improvement over the old single 
variety. The color, a beautiful rose-pink, 
is much better and the double flowers make 
it a most desirable border or rock-plant. 
1 to \ ]/2 ft. May, June. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 
10, $22 per 100. 
LYCORIS squamigera ( Amaryllis Halli). A 
beautiful and desirable member of the lily 
family, whose green foliage of early spring 
disappears in June, and is then followed in 
late summer by thick bare stems, each 
bearing 6 or 7 lily-like, pink flowers. Does 
best in well-drained soil. A hardy Amaryl¬ 
lis that is becoming quite popular although 
still rare. 2 ft. Late July, Aug. $1 each, 
$2.75 for 3, $8 for 10. 
MONARDA didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. 
Bee Balm. Cloaked in scarlet, with com¬ 
pact flower-head attractive to bees, it is a 
brilliant addition to the border from June 
to August. 3 ft. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis. A valuable 
evergreen for dense shade. It is especially 
useful for covering ground where other 
things will not grow. Greenish white flow¬ 
ers in May or June, in spikes. 6 to 9 in. 
$1.75 for 10, $15 per 100, $120 per 1000. 
Papaver orientale • Oriental Poppies 
For the convenience of customers who did 
not plant in the fall, we offer pot-grown plants 
which may be grown successfully if planted 
not later than the latter part of April. After 
making their spring growth they die down, 
but will grow again late in August or Septem¬ 
ber. Give them a good rich soil and plenty of 
moisture during the growing period. 2 to 3 
ft. May, June. 
Beauty of Livermere. Brilliant dark crimson. 
Strong grower. 
Bracteatum. Striking orange-scarlet; large. 
Brightness. Brilliant orange-scarlet. 
E. A. Bowles. Apricot and shell-pink. 
Grand Mogul. Orange-scarlet with black 
blotches. 
Joyce. One of the finest. Old-rose. 
Mrs. Perry. Orange-apricot blooms of large 
size. 
Oriflamme. Large; orange-scarlet. Strong 
grower. 
Perfection. Similar to Mrs. Perry, but later 
flowering, giving a succession of bloom. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per’lOO. 
Ridgewood Beauty. The finest Poppy in its 
color—a lovely pink. Free flowering and 
strong grower. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 
per 100. 
All above varieties from 3-inch pots, 
85 cts. for 3, $2.30 for 10, $20 per 100, 
except where noted. These prices do not 
apply to field-grown plants, available this 
fall. 
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