CARNATION 
Carnations (Hardy). Good size blooms 
of fine firm texture, bloom well in any 
good garden soil. Pink and Red. 
CERASTIUM 
Cerastium Tomentosum (Snow in Sum¬ 
mer). Silver gray foliage, covered with 
small white flowers in June. Dwarf grow¬ 
ing, ideal for ground cover and rock 
gardens. 
CENTAUREA 
Centaurea Montana (Bachelor Button). 
Medium height, blue, in June, sometimes 
blooms a second time in late summer. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
Chrysanthemums. Hardy, bloom in late 
Autumn, often after snow. All standard 
hardy varieties and colors. 
COREOPSIS 
Coreopsis (Tickseed). Bright yellow. 
LARKSPUR 
Delphinium (Perennial Larkspur). Finds 
a place in every garden. The tall spikes 
of bloom not only add grace and charm 
to your garden, but are ideal for cut 
flowers. If the tops are all cut after 
blooming they will bloom again. 
Belladonna (Light Blue). 
Bellamosum (Dark Blue). 
Gold Medal Hybrids (Shades of blue and 
purple). 
Wrexham Hybrids (Shades of blue—tall). 
Extra large 3 yr. clumps of delphinium, 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Dianthus (Sweet William). Mixed Colors. 
Dianthus (Sweet William). Newport 
Pink. (Delicate Pink). 
DIANTHUS 
PINKS 
Dianthus Plumarius (Hardy Pinks). Mixed 
Shades. Similar to Hardy Carnation 
with finer foliage and single flowers. 
Maiden Pink. Low growing, fine foliage, 
covered with bright pink flowers all sum¬ 
mer. 
Digitalis (Foxglove). These are biennial, 
the same as canterbury bells. Mixed col¬ 
ors. 
ECHINOPS 
Echinops Rito (Globe Thistle). Steel blue 
flowers. Ideal for drying for winter bou¬ 
quets. 
A PERENNIAL GARDEN 
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