TALLER BORDER PERENNIALS 
Here is a group of splendid perennial flowers, all winter- 
hardy here. For many others, see our General Catalog, No. 
29, sent gladly on request. 
GOLDEN ASPHODEL—eby(k) (3)60. Asphodeline luteum 
is a fully hardy tuberous-rooted perennial of quite spectacular 
effect during the long season that it displays its towering 
spires of golden stars. Sometimes it is called “King’s Spear,” 
but it was the Golden Asphodel of the ancient Greeks. It 
would be worth growing just for its decorative, silver-dusted 
foliage rosettes. Illustrated above. Pkt. 15c; Y& oz. 35c; 
*4 oz. 60c. 
ALLIUM AZUREUM—erbch(2)25. True, clear, azure 
blue; no lavender or purple about this. It is pure and 
unmatched among the blues of the garden. The starry 
flower clusters remain open and lovely for many weeks. 
Illustration above. Pkt. 25c. 
AQUILEGIA LONGISSIMA—ecbh(3)36. Blossoms of soft 
canary, with spurs extended to greater length than with 
any other species. Silky, glaucous foliage. Airiest of Colum¬ 
bines. Rare. Illustrated above. Pkt. 25c. 
VERBASCUM PHOENICEUM HYBRIDS—erbcdstx(8) 
25. Hyacinth Mullein. Blossoms of daintiest charm in 
tall, slender “hyacinth” spikes. There will be cream, apple- 
blossom pink, rose, lavender, violet and purple of Tyre, 
above ground-hugging leaf-rosettes like pebbled morocco. 
Blooms long in spring, and again in autumn. See illustration, 
page 3, but usually spikes are fuller. Pkt. 10c. 
PENTSTEMON SPECIOSUS—ecbh(2-3)35. The Showy 
Pentstemon. Magnificent cut-flower, or highly decorative in 
the border. Great one-sided, long-lasting spikes of bloom 
above crispy foliage. Charmingly varied, from delicate flesh 
tints, through rich pink and rose, to lilac, lavender and 
violet. Has been described as of “breath-taking loveliness.” 
Of fullest winter hardiness. Illustrated, page 12. Pkt. 15c. 
HELIANTHUS ORGYALIS—*ecbltx(5)90. Column Sun¬ 
flower. First half of the season the plants are grouped 
foot-wide pillars of rippling, undulating greenery. Then 
quickly they double in height, each stem topped with a 
branching four-foot panicle of pretty little yellow blossoms. 
A most desirable plant for the hardy border, strikingly 
decorative. Illustrated above. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 35c. 
LINARIA PANCICI—*ecb(2-3)36. Oddly formed blossoms 
of golden yellow with bright orange lip, are carried in pro¬ 
fusion over a long season. Blue-gray foliage. Grows to 
18 inches first year, blossoming as quickly as any annual; 
but it is safely perennial, and the second season will reach 
three feet. Illustrated, page 3. Pkt. 10c. 
ELSHOLTZIA FARQUHARI — *ecbh(5)36. Mint-shrub. 
Splendid late-blooming border plants, each with a vast 
population of long and fluffy bloom-spikes of soft lilac, 
carried candelabra fashion on many branching stems. Seems 
fully root-hardy. Will be a low shrub south, an herbaceous 
perennial north. An excellent cut-flower. Sweetly aromatic 
foliage. Rather easy. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 2N8—One pkt. each of above for $1.10. 
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