Perennial Plants 
Brainard*s 
Chrysanthemum, Chestnut Burr 
Aster Flowered and Pompon 
Varieties 
Adonis (Single). New. Lower half of petal bright 
yellow, other half red. Very intense in contrast. 
35c each, $3.50 per doz. 
Amelia. Also called Pink Cushion and Azaleamum. 
Almost perfect ball-shaped plants, literally 
smothered with delicate pink flowers. 
Barbara Gumming (Aster). Extra early; good sized 
blooms of clear bright yellow. 
Chestnut Burr (Aster). Beautiful deep chestnut 
red color. 
Cydonia (Aster). A rare color. Brilliant double 
orange-mahogany of medium size. Flowers well 
withstand the early frosts. An exceptionally 
good variety. 35c each, $3.50 per doz. 
Frances Whittlesey (Aster). Medium size flowers 
of rich bronze and garnet; early flowering. 
Ganna (Aster). Large, free, bright pink. 
Glomera (Aster). Medium sized flowers of bright 
orange; extra early. 
Jean Treadway (Pompon). Opening lovely spar¬ 
kling pink with dark rose center, becoming soft 
lilac-pink shading to white. 
Judith Anderson (Pompon). Nicely formed, button 
type flowers of clear buttercup yellow; dwarf 
grower. 35c each, $3.50 per doz. 
M rs. S. P. Rotan (Aster). Perfect double flowers of 
brilliant golden yellow shading to deep orange. 
35c each, $3.50 per doz. 
Lorelei (Aster) . Large flowers of pure golden yel¬ 
low; medium early. 
Oconto (Aster) . Large double white. 
October Dawn (Aster) . Handsome shade of soft, 
day-break pink; good sized, full petaled flowers. 
Ouray (Pompon). Rich bronze with coppery glow; 
very early flowering. 
Rapture (Aster). A striking combination of brown¬ 
ish-orange suffused with bright carmine. 
R. M arion Hatton (Pompon). Bright canary yellow; 
very free flowering. 
Ruth Gumming (Aster). Beautiful reddish-bronze 
with autumn tints. 
Sunny Boy (Aster). Introduced in 1937, it has al¬ 
ready proved very popular this past season. Early 
flowering is one of its great assets. Beautiful 
clear yellow; fine cut flower. 35c each, $3.50 
per doz. 
The Ghief (Aster, semi-double). Extremely at¬ 
tractive semi-double flowers of bright scarlet 
and gold. 
Vivid (Aster). Striking shade of rose-crimson or 
amaranth. 
Coreopsis (Tkkseed) 
Double Giants. Glorious double yellow flowers 
borne profusely on vigorous plants. 
Delphinium (Larkspur) 
Giant Pacific Hybrids. This is the outstanding Del¬ 
phinium sensation of recent years. See New and 
Outstanding Perennials, page 45. 40c each, 
$4.00 per doz. 
Belladonna. Handsome tall spikes of clear turquoise 
blue flowers from the end of June till first frost. 
3 ft. 
Bellamosum. Similar in growth and habit to Bella¬ 
donna but a dark blue in color. 3 ft. 
De Luxe Hybrids. A fine collection of large stalk 
varieties in various shades of blue, from light to 
dark. 4-5 ft. 
De Luxe Hybrids, Dark Blue Shades. 
De Luxe Hybrids, Light Blue Shades. 
DELPHINIUM GHINENSE (GHINESE LARKSPUR) 
Beautiful dwarf growing Larkspurs, blooming 
the entire season. Finely cut foliage; fine for cut¬ 
ting. 
Album. Pure white. 2-3 ft. 
R—Blue Butterfly. Rich, clear dark blue. 15 in. 
Dianthus (Hardy Pinks) 
R—Allwoodi Alpinus. Showy single and semi¬ 
double fragrant flowers representing all of the 
Dianthus colors. 6 in. 
R—Deltoides Erecta. A new compact, upright 
growing strain of this splendid border and rock 
garden perennial. Bright pink flowers. June and 
July. 6 in. 
R—Plumarius. Single old-fashioned Scotch or Car¬ 
den Pinks. Masses of bloom delicately, spicily 
scented. 1 ft. 
Barbatus. See Sweet William. 
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) 
R—Eximia. This variety, growing 1 2 to 1 8 in. high, 
with beautifully cut foliage and dainty pink- 
purple flowers, should be in every garden. 
Flowers all summer. 
Spectabilis. Old-fashioned Bleeding Heart. Rosy- 
crimson heart shaped flowers in long droofDing 
racemes. 40c each. 
Digital is (Foxglove) 
Gloxiniaflora. Long flower stalks covered with 
tubular-shaped flowers during July. Pink, white, 
purple. 
Giant Shirley. An enormous Foxglove, growing 4 to 
6 ft. high with flower spikes often 3 ft. in 
length; in color from purest white to darkest 
rose, all blotched and spotted maroon and crim¬ 
son. Mixed only. 
Doronicum (Leopardbane) 
Plantagineum Excelsum. Large, bright yellow daisy¬ 
like flowers and one of the most effective, very 
early spring flowering perennials. May. 2 ft. 
Draba 
R—Repens. A scarce and almost rare plant; low, 
spreading growth; leaves small with slender, 
wiry stems; attractive yellow flowers. April-May. 
4 in. 
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