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TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
Dictamnus 
Eulalia Japonica 
Chelone 
Lyoni (Shellflower). A 2-foot border 
plant of grace and dignity. Numerous 
flower spikes of considerable bulk 
during late summer and fall; showy 
purplish red. 
Centaurea 
Montana (Perennial Cornflower). Large 
violet-blue flowers, commonly known 
as Bachelor’s Button. May to Septem¬ 
ber. 2 feet. (c). 
Macrocephala. Very large thistle-like 
golden yellow flowers; useful for cut¬ 
ting and showy in the border. July- 
August. 3p2 feet. 
Cerastium 
*Tomentosum (Snow-in-Summer). A 
carpet plant with bright silvery foliage 
and white flowers; suitable for rockery 
or in dry, sunny places. 6 inches. May 
and June. 
Chrysanthemum, Hardy 
Button Varieties. Also asterlike varie¬ 
ties. Blooms at end of growing seasons, 
one of the last flowers in the garden. 
Excellent for bouquets and a superior 
keeping flower. 
Button Varieties. Small blossoms, less 
than 1 inch across. Color of button or 
asterlike, bronze, pink, red, white or 
yellow. 
Pompon. The word pompon as applied 
to the small flowering Chrysanthemum. 
They have been divided into three 
classes, those which are an inch and 
a-half or less are known as the button 
or baby type, those from one and one- 
half to three inches are known as in¬ 
termediate type and the large for dis¬ 
budding are from three to four and 
one-half inches in diameter. The true 
pompon type is round, not a flat flower. 
Coreopsis - Tickseed 
Lanceolata grandiflora. Begins to 
flower early in June and continues in 
flower until killed back by the frost; 
until then, it is one mass of golden 
yellow. The flowers are borne on long 
graceful stems, making them invalu¬ 
able for cutting. 1*4 to 2 feet. June 
to August. 
Daisy, Shasta 
Chrysanthemum Maximum. The flow¬ 
er has a small yellow center, and long 
snow-white petals. Very hardy, grows 
anywhere and succeeds best in deep 
moist soil. 12 to 15 inches. June to 
September, (c). 
Delphinium 
Belladonna. A magnificent sort with 
large spikes of the most delicate tur¬ 
quoise-blue. 
Bellamosa. Very dark blue variety, 
strikingly contrastive. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Tall growing 
Larkspur; dark blue or light blue. 
These tall aristocrats of the garden are 
loved by all growers of flowers. The 
pleasing contrasts in blues are very 
striking when planted with Tritoma 
and Madonna Lilies. Blooms June to 
October. 3 to 5 feet. (c). 
Kelway’s Mixed. One of the finest 
strains of Delphinium. 
Wrexham Strain of Hollyhock Del¬ 
phiniums. 
DICENTRA. See Bleeding Heart. 
*Dianthus - Hardy Pinks 
Pretty gray-green foliage and intensely 
fragrant flowers on long stems, excellent 
for cutting. Blossoms about 1 inch across 
in various colors, pink, red, white and 
fringed petals. Prefers a sunny, dry loca¬ 
tion, excellent for cutting. 
Dictamnus - Gas Plant 
Bushy and upright growing. Foliage 
glossy; flowers fragrant with a strong 
lemon aroma. Blooms June and July. 
Rose and white. 2 to 3 feet. (c). 
Digitalis - Foxglove 
Exceedingly handsome, stately plants, 
throwing up immense spikes of tubular 
flowers of all colors, 2 to 3 feet above 
the foliage. Blooms June and July. 
Doronicum 
(Leopard’s Bane) 
Caucasicum. Yellow daisy-like flowers, 
excellent for cutting, as it blooms in 
May on long stems, and keeps well 
when cut. Blooms May and June. 1 ft. 
Echinops - Globe Thistle 
Coarse growing thistle-like plants, suit¬ 
able for naturalizing in wild gardens and 
shrubberies. Silver-white stems, prickly 
foliage. 
A "Superb" Perennial 
Collection 
A 17 Gold Medal E 
Delphiniums F 
B 15 Gold Medal G 
Delphiniums H 
C 9 Digitalis (Fox- K 
glove) M 
D 5 Lychnis Chal- 
cedonica 
5 Coreopsis 
12 Aquilegia 
9 Platycodon 
8 Gaillardia 
25 Shasta Daisy 
9 Shasta Daisy 
114 Plants 
There is no border quite so lovely as one like 
this, where the stately Delphiniums and the 
graceful Shasta Daisies predominate. Persistent 
bloomers throughout the summer. This collection 
will nicely fill a space about 4 to 5 feet wide, 
and 15 to 20 feet long. 
