THE BLUE BOOK FOR FLORISTS 
21 
NOVELTIES AND SPECIALS 
A Page of Worthwhile Novelties and Profitable Subjects 
NEW HARDY ASTER WARTBURG STAR 
Unequalled as a Cut Flower. The most beautiful of all hardy 
Asters. Long stemmed flowers of rich sky blue with golden 
centers—the most gorgeous color combination imaginable—are 
produced in great profusion. In this latitude, Wartburg Star 
blooms for Memorial Day and is perfectly hardy. We consider 
ourselves fortunate in being one of the few nurseries able to 
offer this beautiful new plant. 2% inch pots, $1.50 per 12; 
$10.00 per 100. 
PACHYSANDRA TERMINALS 
We are now growing this popular and useful plant in large 
quantities. Well branched plants. 
Per 12 Per 100 Per 1000 
21^ inch pots .$1.00 $7.00 $65.00 
VINCA MINOR (Grave Myrtle) 
Probably the best known ground cover plant. 
Per 12 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field Clumps .$0.90 $6.00 $50.00 
NEW TRITOMA 
TOWERS OF GOLD 
Undoubtedly the finest hardy perennial introduction for 1937. 
Its extremely large flowers of golden yellow are produced more 
abundantly than in any other Tritoma. See back cover for 
illustration. 
Flowering size roots: $3.25 per 12; $25.00 per 100. 
TRITOMA PFITZERI 
RED HOT POKER 
No flower is more strikingly beautiful than the Tritoma. For 
summer and fall cutting it is being used very profitably. Every 
florist should plant freely of this noble perennial. Field grown 
divisions, $1.20 per 12; $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000. Smaller 
plants from 2% inch pots, 86c per 12; $6.00 per 100; $55.00 per 
1000 . : ; 
NEW BABY'S BREATH ASTER 
A new introduction that is rapidly becoming very popular 
for garden and cut flower planting. It is distinctive in growth, 
making fine, round clumps 15 to 18 inches high. The foliage 
is dark green. Its flowering period, which is exceptionally 
long, begins about the first of August. As an alternative for 
Gypsophila or filling in cut flower work it is being extensively 
used. It is also considered one of the best Rock Garden and 
perennial plants introduced in recent years. The flowers are 
pure white in color, and about one-half to one inch in diameter. 
Strong plants that will flower first season, $1.50 per 12; 
$10.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1000. 
KOREAN CHRYSANTHEMUM 
A remarkable new perennial of iron-clad hardiness from 
Korea, forming fine large clumps 2 to 3 feet in both diameter 
and height. The large white flowers have golden centers, re¬ 
sembling a glorified Oxeye Daisy, the petals often turning to a 
light claret pink. It blooms in the greatest profusion in early 
October to early December. Of easy culture, thriving in any 
good garden soil. We believe the Korean Chrysanthemum pos¬ 
sesses exceptional possibilities. For cutting there is nothing 
quite like it for the late fall. $1.00 per 12; $7.00 per 100; 
$60.00 per 1000. 
CLIMAX 
NEW CUT FLOWER ASTER 
A valuable addition to the list of cut flower perennials. 
Flowers of beautiful lavender blue produced in great abund¬ 
ance in the early fall. $1.00 per 12; $7.00 per 100; $60.00 
per 1000. 
BLEEDING HEARTS 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS 
How many times have you ordered Bleeding Hearts during 
the winter and early spring only to receive the usual reply, 
“Sorry, sold out!” Why not grow your own ! We offer you 
a good quality of A No. 1 quality plants from 2i/4 inch pots. 
$1.10 per 12; $7.60 per 100; $70.00 per 1000. 
PANSY PLANTS 
G. & R. ROYAL GIANT STRAIN—Ready to bloom when 
shipped. $1.50 per 100; $12.60 per 1000. 
BUDDLEIA—The Butterfly Bush 
This is perhaps the most popular of our garden and hardy 
border shrubs, being almost continually in flower from July 
until frost. The plant grows to a height of about four feet 
and produces an abundance of flower spikes which are made 
up of myriads of miniature florets of beautiful shades of lilac. 
The flowers are very fragrant and attract butterflies in great 
numbers from which fact the shrub has gained its name. 
ILE DE FRANCE (New) 
For brilliance of color, grace of its flower spikes, and uni¬ 
form habit of growth, this new Buddleia greatly surpasses all 
other varieties in cultivation. The plants develop into well- 
branched, symmetrical bushes 3 to 4 feet high. The individual 
flower spikes measure 6 to 9 inches in length. They are bril¬ 
liant rosy purple, with a violet suffusion. Their fragrance 
adds another feature to their beauty. We offer strong thrifty 
plants that will produce an abundance of flowers this summer. 
$1.20 per 12; $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. 
ALTERNIFOLIA (New) 
This is the hardiest “Butterfly Bush” yet introduced. Only 
once in a lifetime do we find a new shrub of such outstanding 
merit as this. While other Buddleias freeze down to the ground 
every winter, and during the summer grow to a height of five 
or six feet, being too large for a perennial border and not 
suitable for among shrubs, this wonderful new Buddleia 
DOES NOT FREEZE DOWN in winter, but is just like other 
shrubs, filling a long-wanted place for Buddleias. It is a very 
distinct and charming sight while in bloom, with its long arch¬ 
ing or pendulous branches covered with clusters of lilac-purple 
flowers from earlv to mid-summer. $1.20 per 12; $8.00 per 
100: $75.00 per 1000. 
VEITCHIANA 
Beautiful violet mauve; a splendid Summer flowering shrub, 
absolutely hardy under any conditions; flowers are borne on 
long cylindrical spikes; 12 to 15 inches in length. 75c per 12; 
$5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 
VARIABILIS WILSONI 
The latest of all the summer lilacs to flower, blooming in 
September. It bears immense, tail-like spikes sometimes 15 
inches long, of bright rosy lilac flowers with orange eye. 75c 
per 12 ; $5.00 per 100 ; $45.00 per 1000. 
LAVENDER GLORY (New) 
A new variety that is distinctly beautiful. The flowers are 
abundantly produced in graceful sprays during the Summer 
months. In color, rosy lilac. Stock is very scarce. $1.20 per 
12; $8.00 per 100. 
FARQUHARI 
A low-growing pendulous, spreading shrub, with rich green 
foliage and silver reverse, bearing in late summer, long racemes 
of purple flowers. 75c per 12 ; $5.00 per 100 ; $45.00 per 1000. 
VARIABILIS MAGNIFICA 
This is really a shrub but the top usually freezes back, and 
new growth starts from the root like other perennials. Plants 
grow three to four feet and are covered with long racemes of 
lilac-flowers all summer. 75c per 12; $5.00 per 100; $45.00 
per 1000. 
