CHOICE HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Iris, Intermediate. 
Biuet. A neat-growing variety of fine true blue color. 
Firmament. Light blue, with deeper falls. Rather tall, 
growing to a height of 30 inches, but the flowers are 
large, frefely produced and very lovely. 
Helge. Fine clear yellow. One of the best. 18 in. 
35 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
COLLECTION—4 each of above 3 varieties, $3.25 
Iris, Rock-Garden. 
Iris cristata. Orchid form. 
Verna. Violet-blue.59 e 59 
Ensata. Pale lilac. 1 75 5 00 
Pumiia cyanea. Dwarf. Blue. 1 00 3 uu 
Prairie Gem. Dwarf. Yellow. 1 00 3 00 
The Bride. White. I 00 3 00 
LATHYRUS iatifoiius. A trailing perennial with pea-like, 
bright purple flowers. 4 ft. July. 
LAVANDULA vera, Munstead’s Var. The sweet English 
Lavender with masses of blue spikes from late June until 
September. 1 to 134 ft. 
• LEONTOPODIUM aipinum. The beloved Edelweiss of 
tender sentiment. Blooms from late May on. 
LEWISIA Howeiii. Forms a wide rosette of narrow crinkled 
foliage with apricot flowers overlaid with rose. 
LIATRIS pycnostachya. The purple Kansas Gayfeather 
with long plumes on 4 to 5-foot spikes from July to August. 
• LINARIA aipina. Dainty tubular flowers with orange 
throats. An unusual plant for a choice location. 
LINUM narbonnense. Large, pale blue flowers in May. 2 ft. 
Illustrated in color, page 96. ^ 
Perenne. The old favorite Chinese Flax with blue flowers 
from early May on. 134 to 2 ft. 
• LITHOSPERMUM prostratum. Heavenly Blue. One of 
the very choicest rock-plants with indescribably blue 
flowers on prostrate, wiry dark green bushlets. Rare. 
$2 for 3, $3.75 for 6, $6.50 per doz. 
LON I CERA nitida. A beautiful evergreen shrubby Honey¬ 
suckle with minute dark green leaves. Indispensable tor 
the distinctive rock-garden. 
Strong plants, $1 each; specimen plants, $2 each 
• LOTUS corniculatus fl.-pl. A beautiful trailer with umbels 
of double, yellow, pea-shaped flowers tipped with car- 
mine. Splendid for a dry bank. June, July. 
LUPINUS, in Color Groups. These are selected from the 
finest named varieties, producing spikes of enormous 
flowers in shades of blue, rose, buff, orange, terra-cotta, 
lavender, purple, cream, and ^vdiite. ^ . 
$2 for 3, $3.75 for 6, $6.50 per doz. 
Polyphyllus. White, Pink, and Blue. June, July. 
Polyphyllus, Harkness Regal Hybrids. A cross between 
L polyphyllus and L. arboreus. Produces strong spikes of 
great length, thickly set with flowers, including many 
new colors such as copper, orange, amber, rose, etc. 5 to 
6 ft. June-Aug. for 3, $7 per doz. 
Russell Hybrids. Novelty for 1938. This latest novelty 
from England is an outstanding horticultural achieve¬ 
ment. These new Lupins are exceedingly vigorous and 
produce magnificent spikes 2 to 2 34 feet long, on a. stem 
3 feet long. The florets are produced in a bewildering 
and beautiful range of colors with closely pla^d, wide¬ 
spread black standards and large keels. In effect they 
resemble the sweet pea. The florets are also retained 
throughout the spike during development. We are 
pleased to offer you stock out of 3 34-inch pots for early 
soring delivery. Illustrated in color, page 4. 
^ $2.25 for 3, $8 per doz. 
LYCHNIS, Arkwright! Hybrids. Brilliant heads of salmon 
to terra-cotta. 1 ft. May-July. , „ ^ 
Chalcedonica. Heads of brilliant scarlet on tall, strong, 
leafy stems. Very show^y. 4 ft. June-Aug. 
Forresti Hybrids. White through pink to crimson and 
carmine. 134 to 2 ft. April-June. , , , . 
• Haageana. Brilliant heads of orange-red and scarlet. 
Viscaria fl.-pl. Clusters of bright crimson heads on 1- to 
134-foot stems. May, June. 
Viscaria splendens. Clusters of rose-red flowers on slen¬ 
der stems. 2 ft. June. 
LYSIIVIACHIA Nummularia (Creeping Jenny). Bright 
yellow creeper. Alidsummer. 
MATRICARIA, Golden Ball. Golden yellow blooms on 
10-inch stems. 
• MAZUS rugosus. An excellent flagging subject, blue in color. 
•MECONOPSIS Baileyi. The rare and ever-lovely Blue 
Poppy of Thibet. It should be planted in a northern 
exposure, with plenty of leaf-mold and sand and a fairly 
continuous supply of moisture. The flowers, of a rare 
shade of CiEruleaii-blue, come in May and June. $1 eacn, 
• MENTHA Requieni. Minute carpeter for crevice work. 
• MERTENSIA virginica. Nodding clusters of rich light blue, 
bell-like flowers, pink in the bud. 134 April, May. 
MONARDA didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Brilliant crim¬ 
son flowers freely produced from July on. 234 to 3 H. 
Monarda, Salmon Queen. Soft pale salmon on 3-foot 
stems. July, Aug. 
• MYOSOTIS alpestris, Indigo-Blue Gem. An improved, 
free-flowering form. Spring. 
• Paiustris semperflorens. Bright blue Forget-me-nots 
from June until late fall. 
• Ruth Fischer. Extra-large, brilliant light blue flowers. 
6 in. 
• NEPETA Mussini. Fragrant lavender spikes all summer. 
• Souv? d^Andre Chaudron. Lilac-blue flowers on 1-foot 
stems all summer. 
• NIEREMBERGIA rivularis- White, cup-shaped flowers 
from July until fall. 3 in. 
(ENOTHERA, Andes. A new variety like the evening prim¬ 
rose but better growth. 134 ft. June-Aug. 
$1.75 for 3, $5 per doz. 
• Fraseri. Large, pale yellow flowers from June to Sep¬ 
tember. 1 ft. ,1 a 
Fraseri, Eldorado. Semi-double, bright yellow flowers. 
Fruticosa major. Dense bushes; dark yellow flowers. 2 ft. 
• Mexicana rosea. Large white flowers, tinted rose, on 
1-foot stems all summer. x x a x 
• Missouriensis. Golden yellow flowers from June to August. 
Speciosa rosea. Bushy plants with large, soft pink blooms. 
Very charming. 
• PACHISTIMA Canbyi. A rare shrub from the mountains of 
China. Perfectly hardy and easily grown under all con¬ 
ditions. It makes a splendid foil for rhododendrons and 
other ericaceous material. The box-like foliage makes it 
invaluable for edging purposes, and the plants can be 
sheared to maintain any desired form. Extra-heavy 
plants are also available on request. , , 
10 to 12 in 85 cts. each, $8.50 per doz. 
12 to 15 in! $1.25 each, $15 per doz. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis. For ground-covers and 
^hndv T)laces 
1- year, field-grown plants $10 per 100, $80 per 1,000 
2- year, field-grown plants $14 per 100, $95 per 1,000 
Less than 500 at 100 rate 
• PAPAVER aipinum. A wee Alpine Poppy with dainty 
flowers in rose, yellow, and cream. 
y^ffiiirensc. Golden ^Wfonder. Large flowers in great pro¬ 
fusion all summer. . r • , 
Nudicaule, Coonara Pink. Charming shades of pink on 
graceful stems 134 to 2 feet high. • u -n- x 
Nudicaule, Sunbeam. Fine large flowers m brilliant 
shades of yellow and orange. Long stems. Bloom all 
summer. x. . • j 
Orientale, Cerise Beauty. Brilliant cense-red. 
Orientale, Gerald Perry. Orange-apricot. May June. 
Orientale, Mahony. Mahogany-red. $2.25 for 3, $7 per doz. 
Orientale, Mrs. Perry. Soft salmon-rose. 
Orientale, Olympia. Small; double; flame-scarlet. 
Orientale, Orange Beauty. Orange-scarlet. 
Orientale, Perry’s White. Satiny white with a crimson- 
maroon blotch at the base of each petal. 
Orientale, Royal Scarlet. Vivid red, dark center. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz., except where noted 
• PENTSTEMON Crandalli. Blue flowers on creeping mats 
in the spring. $1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Barbatus Torreyi. Deep coral-pink. 2 to 2 34 ft. July- 
Giant-flowering Dwarf. Full of flowers from July to late 
autumn in shades of blue, lavender, cream, rose-pink and 
blends of colors. . 
Spectabilis, Blue. Richest blue blooms on long spikes 
4 to 5 feet high. A spectacular show in the garden. 
• PHLOX amoena. Clustered heads of deep pink. 
• Divaricata (canadensis). Profuse bloomer m early sprmg. 
• DivaVicata Laphami. A compact form of the above, with 
clear orchid-lavender flowers in spring. Excellent for 
interplanting with bulbs. „ , , „ q 
• Stolonifera. Dense heads of lavender flowers on 3-incn 
stems from early spring until July. Excellent in sun or 
shade 
• Nivalis Seedling. New. Another native from the South. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Collection of Border Plants for Con- 1*15 
tinuous Bloom. 10 each of 10 varieties 
Achillea Ptannica, The Pearl 
Aquilegia, Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hyb., Improved 
Campanula Medium 
Delphinium Belladonna 
Dianthus barbatus 
Digitalis, The Shirley 
Gaillardia, Portola Hybrids 
Heuchera sanguinea. New Hybrids 
Lupinus polyphyllus. Art Shades 
Monarda, Salmon Queen 
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