Summer Bloom 
BLUE FLAX—Linum perenne 
Slender, graceful ornamental 12-in stems terminated with 
pretty pearly blue saucer-shaped flowersi. New ones appear 
each morning throughout the summer. Not suitable for 
heavy, damp soils. 3 for 50c. 
BLACKBERRY LILY—Pardanthus chinensis 
A good old-fashioned hardy perennial. Foliage looks like 
Iris. Flowers like a small orange Hemerocallis; followed 
by fruits like a blackberry. July. 2 to 3 feet. 3 for 60c. 
BALLOON FLOWER—Platycodon grandiflorum 
Neat plants of upright habits. Large showy deep blue bells, 
preceded by blue balloons, on 2 to 3 foot stems in July and 
August. Considered one of the most beautiful plants for 
the garden. 3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozen. 
SEDUMS 
The low growing varieties are gems, for the rock garden and 
thrive in dry, sunny situations. Most of them are evergreen. 
Showy Stonecrop, which is not evergreen, makes a great 
showing late in the summer and early fall in the flower 
garden. Better varieties follow: 
Elegans. Pretty glaucous, bluish green bushlets-. 3-4 inches 
high. 3 for 60; $2 00 per dozen. 
Ellacombianum. Amongst the first five most desirable 
Sedums for the rock garden. A 6-inch bushy green mound, 
that takes on glorious colors of orange and red in Autumn, 
and yellow in July. 3 for 50c; $1.80 per dozen. 
Sarmentosum. The best Sedum for a ground cover for hot, 
dry places. Grows rapidly. Very prostrate. 3 for 50c; $1.80 
per dozen. 
Spectabile Brilliant. (Showy Stonecrop). Broad succulent 
green leaves on 12 to 15 inch stems with large showy rosy- 
crimson unbels in August and September. 3 for 60c; $2.00 
per dozen. 
Spurium. Prostrate branches with terminal rosettes of 
bronzy leaves which turn red in winter. Pink flowers in 
June. 4 to 6 inches high. 3 for 50c; $1.80 per dozen. 
STOKES ASTER—Stokesia laevis 
One of the better late summer-flowering plants. Large 
double Aster-like flowers on 12-inch stems in July and 
August. Everyone likes it. 3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozen. 
TRITOMA PFITZERI—Red Hot Poker 
Produces an illusion of flaming fire. Rich orange spikes, 
with a shade of scarlet, in August and September. Grass¬ 
like foliage. 2 feet tall. Very effective in the border or 
formal beds in full sun. Needs a little winter protection. 
3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozen. 
DOUBLE COATFLOWER—Tunica saxifraga rosea fl. pi. 
Slender stemmed, graceful rock or wall plants covered with 
lovely double pink Baby’s Breath-like flowers all summer. 
Really choice and very desirable. 3 for 60c. 
THYME—Thymus 
Prostrate creeping, 4 inches high, perennials with fragrant 
foliage. Suitable for margins of dry, sunny banks, slopes, or 
rock garden. 
Woolly Thyme. (T. lanuginosus). Woolly leaved, quick 
spreading, prostrate plant. Perfect drainage must be sup¬ 
plied. 3 for 60c. 
Crimson Thyme (T. serpyllum coccineus). Lovely red foliag- 
ed mat in early spring. Sheet of small crimson flowers in 
June and July. 3 for 60c. 
SPEEDWELLS—Veronica 
Showy plants, for garden and rockery use, according to 
their size. All are easy culture. Varieties are: 
Corymbosa stricta. Dense plumy spikes of azure blue from 
July to August. 6 inches high. 3 for 60c. 
Pink Woolly Speedwell (Veronica incana rosea). New. 
Lovely pink spikes, 6 to 8 inches high, in July. Silvered 
foliage. Very fine. 3 for $1.00. 
Blue Spire. New. Supercedes Veronica spicata. Deep blue 
spikes in July and August, Young plants, 3 for $1.00. 
Clump Speedwell (Veronica longifolia subsessilis). One of 
the best plants for the hardy border and the best blue 
flowered perennial for August bloom. Attractive foliage and 
thick spikes of very deep blue. 18 inches high. Our very 
low price for this Spring only is; 3 for 60c; $2 00 per dozen. 
Spring Blooming Perennials 
The dwarf kind of Spring Blooming Perennials—12 inches and under—are on another page under the classification of 
Spring Blooming Rock Plants. Their heights and habits make them adaptable for many other uses than just for the rock 
garden. 
AQU I LEG IA—Columbine 
Columbines grow in ordinary soil, but develop better, grow 
larger and last longer when grown in partial shade in a 
soil containing lots of humus. The foliage is ornamental 
whether the plant is in or out of bloom. We offer two of 
the best varieties: 
Crimson Star. Large flowers with crimson sepals, and spurs 
and white corolla. An entirely new color in Columbines. 
3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozen. 
Dobbies Imperial Hybrids. This is the best strain of the 
lovely long-spurred hybrid Columbines. Range of colors as 
of the rainbow. For shade or sun. 2 feet. Mixed colors. 
3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozen. 
CANTERBURY BELLS—Campanula medium 
These are biennials, but they are always a favorite. Large 
beautiful rose or blue bells in late May and June. 2 feet 
tall. State color. 3 for 50c. 
MEMORIAL DAISY (Or Improved Hartje and Elder Daisy) 
This is the newly improved variety with larger single white 
daisies and longer stems. In full bloom for Memorial Day. 
18 inches tall. Very good for cutting. 3 for 60c; $2.00 per 
dozen. 
DOUBLE MEMORIAL DAISY—Chrysanthemum leuc. White 
Swan. 
New variety, with heavily doubled flowers,, like a white 
double Painted Daisy. Highly desirable. 3 for $1.00. 
SWEET WILLIAM — Dianthus barbatus 
A well-known, attractive, free-flowering hardy biennial 
May and June. Splendid effect in beds and borders. Reseeds 
itself readily. Following varieties are best: 
Blood-Red. 3 for 50c 
Pink Beauty. Salmon-pink. 3 for 50c. 
Scarlet Beauty. 3 for 50c. 
Bleeding Heart 
Dicentra spectabilis 
Everyone loves the old-fashioned 
Bleeding Heart. Long drooping 
racemes of large pink heart-shap¬ 
ed flowers, in May and June. 
Two feet high. Grows in sun or 
shade. You should have some of 
our strong clumps. 50c each. 
PAINTED DAISY—Pyrethrum James Kelwayi 
The Painted Daisy is, known to all. This is a large flowered 
single red one. 18-24 inches high. June bloomer. About 80# 
of the plants will be true red; the remainder will be pink to 
rose. An excellent variety you will agree. 3 for 60c; $2.00 
per dozen. 
