CHOICE HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
• DRABA fladnfzensis. Prostrate mats covered with white 
flowers in spring. 
• Haynaldi. Novelty for 1938. Globular rosettes of bright 
yellow flower-clusters in March and April. 
• Olympica. Green cushions bursting with golden yellow 
minute suns in early spring and fall. 
• Repens. Clouds of yellow flowers in great profusion on 
6-inch stems. Spring. 
DRACOCEPHALUIVI japonicum. Tubular flowers of a 
deep lavender on erect stems 10 to 12 inches high. 
$2 for 3, $3.75 for 6, $6,50 per doz. 
• DR YAS Suendermanni. A choice and rare alpine producing 
mats of miniature oak-leaved wiry bushlets from which 
rise gorgeous white flowers. Very rare. 
85 cts. each, $2.25 for 3, $7,50 per doz. 
ECHINACEA purpurea (Purple Coneflower). Reddish 
purple. 3 to 4 ft. July, Aug. 
• ECHINOPS Ritro (Globe Thistle). Flowers of a steely 
metallic blue. 3 to 4 ft. July-Sept. 
• EDRAIANTHUS dalmaticus. Tubular flowers of purplish 
blue on stems 4 to 6 inches. Grass-like foliage. 
$2 for 3, $3.75 for 6, $6.50 per doz. 
ERIGERON, Double Azure Beauty. This lovely double 
blue variety is a gem for cutting and admired in the 
garden. The plants are 2 3^ feet high and literally covered 
with flowers. 
• Multiradiatus roseus. Dwarf, tufted rock-plant with 
pink daisies. Blooms throughout summer. 
Speclosus hybridus grandiflorus. Lilac to blue. 1)^ to 
2 ft. June on. 
• Trifidus. Flat tufts of daisy-like flowers of pale lavender, 
on 2-inch stems, from May until September. 
$1.50 for 3, $5 per doz. 
• ERINUS alpinus. Rosy purple flowers. 6 in. 
• ERIOGONUIVI umbellatum. Fine shrubby mounds of 
gray foliage with pale cream flowers from June to August. 
6 to 8 in. 
• ERIOPHYLLUM caespitosum (Oregon Sunshine). A native 
plant with finely cut, silvery gray foliage, covered from 
May to July with large yellow daisies. Excellent for a 
hot and dry exposure. 1 to 13 ^ ft. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
• ERODIUM absinthoides amanum. Ferny leaves of silve^ 
gray, with large, creamy white flowers in spring and again 
in fall. $2 for 3, $3.75 for 6, $6.50 per doz. 
• Chamaedryoides roseum. A close creeping mosaic 
studded with pink flowers throughout the summer until 
late fall. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum. Strong, handsome plants 
with blue foliage, stems, and flowers. 2 ft. July, Aug. 
Bourgati. A handsome border plant with glistening steel- 
blue flower-heads and bracts of pale blue. 2 ft. 
' EUPATORIUM coelestinum. The hardy Ageratum with 
heads of light purple flowers from August until frost. 
Splendid for cutting. 
GAILLARDIA, Burgundy. A lovely self-colored red form. 
Very showy. 134 to 2 ft. May-Nov. 
Grandiflora Hybrids. Yellow and orange-red; very bril¬ 
liant. 134 ft- May-Nov. 
Grandiflora, Golden Gleam. Sunset color. 2 ft. May- 
Nov. 
Grandiflora, Portola. Copper-scarlet, margined golden 
yellow. 2 34 to 3 ft. May-Nov. 
Ipswich Beauty. Flowers of enormous size in an excellent 
range of colors, produced on long stems from June on. 
3 ft. 
Mr. Sherbrook. Clear golden yellow discs produced on 
strong, vigorous stems in great profusion from May on. 
Another grand novelty. Illustrated in color, page 89. 
President Hoover. Bronze-red and yellow. 
Ruby. A grand novelty just released and deserving well- 
merited enthusiasm. Magnificent, large, deep ruby flow¬ 
ers. Excellent for cutting. Illustrated in color, page 89. 
• Sun God. Large flowers of clear golden yellow, produced 
freely on long stems. 
All Gaillardias, $1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
• GENISTA hispanica. Golden Dawn. Vigorous shrublets 
with very large, golden yellow, pea-shaped flowers. 6 to 
8 in. May, June. 
• Pilosa. A creeping rock-garden Broom with yellow flowers 
from May to July. 
• Prostrata {Cytisus decumbens). A spiny form with sprays 
of yellow, pea-shaped flowers from May on. 
Radiata. Dainty silvery bushlets with deep yellow flowers 
in June. 10 to 12 in. 
Sagittalis. A prostrate shrub with abundant masses of 
golden yellow flowers. May, June. 
All Genistas, $1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
• GENTIANA acaulis. The beautiful alpine stemless Gentian, 
with glorious trumpets of deepest blue in spring and fall. 
• Acaulis Clusi. The beautiful alpine stemless Gentian 
with trumpets of deepest blue in spring and fall. 
Farreri. Large, upturned, wide trumpets of blue inside, 
violet and nankeen outside. 
• Hascombensis. A dwarf trailing type with trusses of deep 
blue flowers, slightly speckled in the throat. Scarce. 
• Lagodechiana. Pale blue trumpets on trailing stems. 
June, July. 
' Purdomi. A species from Thibet with trumpets of bright 
blue, during July and August. Easy and vigorous. 
• Septemfida. A gorgeous variety and easily naturalized, 
with handsome blue flowers produced freely during the 
summer. 
All Gentianas, $1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
• GERANIUM lancastriense. Flowers of softest pink on trail¬ 
ing mats in summer. 
• Sanguineum. Clusters of rosy red flowers during .June 
and July. 10 to 12 in. 
GERBERA, Jamesoni Hybrids (Transvaal or Barberton 
Daisy). Hardy south of Baltimore. Needs heavy pro¬ 
tection over winter in northern states. 
Extra-strong, large, 3-yr. whole field-clumps for $2 each, 
$20 per doz.; l-yr. whole field-clumps, $5 for 6, $7.50 per doz. 
• GEUM Borisi. Brilliant orange flowers from May on. 8 in. 
Fire Opal. Glowing, semi-double scarlet flowers with a 
deep orange sheen. 2 ft. June, July. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Lady Stratheden. Double; golden yellow. 2 ft. June- 
Sept. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Double; orange-red. 2 ft. June-Sept. 
Princess Juliana. A magnificent semi-double flaming 
orange variety, in bloom from May until July. 2 ft. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
GYPSOPHILA cerastioides. See Novelties, page 13. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Pacifica. Sprays of deep pink flowers in the fall. 
Paniculata (Baby’s Breath). Grayish white. 2 to 3 ft. 
June, July. $1.50 for 3, $3.50 per doz. 
Paniculata flore-pleno, Bristol Fairy. Flowers twice 
the size of the old double variety, plants branch more 
freely, and continue to bloom steadily until frost. 
2-yr. roots, $2 for 3, $7.50 per doz. 
• Repens. A dwarf, trailing variety for the rock-garden, 
with masses of white flowers during the summer. 
• Repens Bodgeri. This is an earlier-blooming form, pro¬ 
ducing clouds of white flowers tinted pink from the 
middle of May on until fall. 
• Repens Rosenschleier. A deeper pink form of the above. 
• HEATHERS. There is a growing interest in Heathers, and 
justly so, because the group is not only very interesting 
but the plants will grow under almost all conditions and 
will prove a great addition to any garden. They are per¬ 
fectly hardy without protection and in fairly reasonable 
soil the rankest amateur can have complete success with 
them. 
Cailuna Alporti. Blooms from July until fall. 12 in. 
Calluna aurea. A golden form with lavender flowers. 
10 in. 
Calluna cuprea. Another golden form. 10 in. 
Calluna Hammondi. One of the best pinks. 12 in. 
Calluna nana. As lovely in winter as in summer, covered 
in July and August with pink bells. 6 in. 
Erica vulgaris, Prosper. More upright form with slender 
spires of green, bearing bells of deep rose during July, 
August, and September. 12 to 18 in. 
Erica vulgaris alba. A beautiful white form of the above. 
Erica mediterranea hybrida. Lovely pink bells from 
November until spring. A gem for the rock-garden. 18 in. 
Menziesia polifolia (Daboecia cantabrica). The Irish Bell 
Heather which is a joy from July on. 12 in. 
All Heathers, $2 for 3, $3.75 for 6, $6.75 per doz. 
HELENIUM autumnale rubrum. Terra-cotta. 3 to 4 ft. 
Aug., Sept. 
Autumnale super bum (Sneezewort). Lemon-yellow. 4 to 
5 ft. Aug., Sept. 
Gartensonne. A golden yellow form with masses of bloom 
during August and September. 
Hoopesi. Large, golden yellow flow'ers in IVIay and June. 
234 to 3 ft. , ,, , 
Riverton Beauty. Lemon-yellow; purplish black cone. 
5 ft. Aug.-Oct. n- j -XU 
Riverton Gem. Bright terra-cotta flowers suffused with 
old-gold from August on. 3 to 4 ft. 
COLLECTION of 100 Plants for the J-jg 
Spring Carden. 10 each of 10 varieties 
Cheiranthus Allioni 
Delphinium chinense 
Doronicum caucasicum 
Hemerocallis flava 
Lupinus polyphyllus 
Papaver orientale 
Papaver nudicaule, CooMra 
Polemonium Richardsoni 
Primula, Asst. Hybrids 
Shasta Daisy, New Hybrids 
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