Amy Hore GREEN BROOK GARDENS Scotch Plains, N. J 
A/oveLtie5 1938 
THE BALLARD STRAIN OF ECHINACEA 
Some twenty-five years ago Mr. Ernest Ballard 
of Collwall, England, the famous hybridizer of 
Michaelmas Daisies, began to work with our native 
Echinacea, the Cone Flower. 
With patient skill Mr. Ballard has transformed 
Echinacea into a splendid garden plant. The strong, 
upright growth and dignity have been retained 
while the flowers have become much larger, the 
color is now a glowing rose, and best of all, instead 
of sparse petals hanging down in dejected fashion, 
the flowers carry wide, overlapping petals which 
stand out horizontally in a glorious burst of color 
around the center cones. 
These cones are an interesting feature of the 
flowers. When the petals first unfold, the center 
of the flower is slightly rounded. As the flower 
ages, the petals change color day by day until they 
fade to an "ashes of roses” color, while the centers 
enlarge until they have taken the cone shape which 
gives the plant its common name. Each flower will 
last for many days before becoming unsightly, and 
the plants are in bloom from the end of July 
through the rest of the summer. 
Echinacea is a long lived perennial, making 
an imposing clump when allowed to grow undis¬ 
turbed for several years. It does well in shade. 
The plants I am offering now have been propa' 
gated from Mr. Ballard's own stoc\, selected by 
him personally to send to my nursery. 
$2.25 
$7.00 
VIOLA "KATHLEEN” 
This viola is probably a seedling of the well 
known viola Maggie Mott, as the size and shape 
of the flower resembles that of Maggie Mott. 
The color is a lovely blue, and the flowers 
have a few rays at the center which are not strong 
enough to detract from their beauty. Artists have 
told me that they enhance it. 
The flowers are very large, are borne on long 
stems, and have a sweet perfume. The plants are 
strong, vigorous growers. 
I have watched "Kathleen” carefully and have 
found no other viola to compare with it in its 
ability to withstand the hot weather of our sum¬ 
mers. From the beginning of spring in April until 
heavy frost in autumn, there is never a day when 
the plants are not in bloom. 
This ability to flower in hot weather and its 
beautiful blue color are the outstanding charac¬ 
teristics of Viola "Kathleen.” 
Three plants $1.35 
Ten plants $4.00 
Both the Ballard Echinacea and Viola "Kath¬ 
leen” are to be had only at Green Brook Gardens, 
and are offered this year for the first time. 
Three plants 
Ten plants 
