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THE SARCOXIE NURSERIES PEONY FIELDS 
°3~£ardy flowers, continued 
Baby’s Breath, Bristol Fairy; Gypsophila Bristol Fairy 
One of the best flowers for producing an airy, graceful ef¬ 
fect in the garden or in vases of cut flowers. Dainty double 
white flowers x /4 in. across arranged in large, loose clusters on 
stems 2 to 3 ft. tall in June. If dried for winter use cut before 
fully open and hang tips down. Thrives in sun, preferably in 
a limy soil. Strong plants, 50c each, 2 for 90c. 
Baby’s Breath, Oldhamiana; Gypsophila Oldhamiana 
Single flowers % in. across, white barely tinged pink, in 
large, loosely arranged clusters on stems 2 to 3 ft. tall. 20c 
each. 3 for 55c, $2.00 per doz. 
Balloon-Flower; Chinese Bell-Flower; Platycodon 
grandiflora 
So named from the odd balloon-like buds which open into 5- 
pointed broad bell-shaped blue flowers 2% to 3 in. across, at 
the tips of the branches on stems 1 % to 3 ft. tall in latter 
June, sometimes at intervals during summer. It should have 
well drained soil. 15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Blanket Flower; Gaillardia grandiflora 
It blooms from latter May until heavy frost, inspite of heat, 
cold, wet and drouth. Flowers daisy-like, 2 to 3 in. across, 
maroon bordered yellow, as gaudy as a Navajo blanket, on 
stems IY 2 to 2 Y 2 ft. tall. Prefers full sun. Very free from in¬ 
sects and diseases. Divide and replant every 2 or 3 years. Very 
effective in combination with Shasta Daisies. 15c each, 3 for 
40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Bleeding Heart; Dicentra spectabilis 
An old time favorite, rich in sentiment and association. 
Heart-shaped rosy-carmine flowers with protruding white inner 
petals drooping on long stems 1 Y 2 to 2 ft. high, carried well 
above the foliage, in latter April. Needs rich, fairly light soil. 
Succeeds in full sun and excellent in shade. 40c each, 3 for 
$1.00, $3.50 per doz. 
Buttercup, Double; Ranunculus repens flore-pleno 
A creeping form with double golden flowers 1 in. across 
produced freely in latter April on stems 6 to 1 2 in. high; easily 
grown. 15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Canterbury Bells; Campanula medium 
Its spikes of somewhat bell-shaped flowers 2 in. long on 
stems 2 to 4 ft. high give a grand display in latter May and 
June; mulch lightly with straw during winter. Mixed colors, 
white, pink, purple and blue, single. 15c each, 3 for 40c, 
$1.50 per doz. 
Cerastium tomentosum; Snow-in-Summer 
Its creeping mat of small silvery foliage and profusion of 
delicately fragrant small 5-petaled white flowers on 6 in. stems 
suggest a mantle of snow in latter April and May. Excellent 
for the rockery, overhanging walls and dry, sunny situations. 
15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Chrysanthemum Pink Cushion, also called Azaleamum, covered 
in late summer and fall with orchid-pink flowers 
Chinese Lantern; Physalis Francheti 
Inflated orange-red seed pods, which may be dried in autumn 
for winter bouquets. 15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Chrysanthemums 
In October and the dull days of November when frosts creep 
into the air and the garden is nearly destitute of bright color, 
these keep up the succession of beauty; prefer full sun, but 
will stand shade part of the day. Hardy in well drained soil, 
with a light winter mulch of straw. Grows 2 to 4 ft. high. 
Pink, red, white, bronze and yellow, 15c each, 3 for 40c, 
$1.50 per doz. 
Chrysanthemum, Pink Cushion; Azaleamum 
In latter summer and fall it makes a dwarf mound with 
hundreds of small Chrysanthemums, orchid-pink becoming soft 
pink to almost white. Easily grown and gives good results the 
first season. 1 year, 15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Heavy clumps, 50c each; Extra heavy clumps, $1.00 each. 
Columbine, Special Mixed; Aquilegia 
One of the most dainty of latter April and early May flowers, 
beautifully spurred, drooping on many branched stalks 1 Y 2 to 
2 Y 2 ft. tall. Neat clumps of foliage throughout the season; at¬ 
tractive in the perennial border and rock garden. Prefers well 
drained soil and thrives in partial shade. Mixed colors, 15c each, 
3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Columbine, Mrs. Scott Elliotts 
Large flowers with very long spurs. Mixed colors, the pastel 
shades predominating. 20c each, 3 for 5 5c, $2.00 per doz. 
Careopsis lanceolata grandiflora 
A brilliant note of color in latter May and early June, with 
its golden daisy-like flowers 2 to 3 in. across on stems 1 Y 2 to 
2 ft. high. Excellent planted where the yellow will contrast 
with Delpninium or other blue flowers. Prefers full sun; toler¬ 
ates partial shade. Divide and replant every two years. 15c 
each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Daisy, Early Elder; Chrysanthemum maximum Early 
As the botanical name indicates, most Daisies are really 
single Chrysanthemums. Flowers 2 to 214 in. across, white with 
yellow center, on dwarf plants 12 to 15 in. high in October. 
Excellent in the rockery or foreground of the perennial border. 
Prefers sun. 15c each, 3 for 30c, $1.00 per doz. 
Daisy, Early Elder; Chrysanthemum maximum Early 
Elder 
In May the daisies, white with yellow center, 2 to 2 Y 2 in. 
across, are borne profusely on stems 20 to 30 in. high. Very 
vigorous; divide and replant every other year. 15c each, 3 
for 30c, $1.00 per doz. 
Blanket Flower 
Coreopsis 
