PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 
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Perennial Flowering Plants 
For the past fifteen years we have been growing 
perennials, adding each year desirable varieties until 
we have gathered together a collection which we be¬ 
lieve is the most comprehensive to be found in South¬ 
ern California. 
Through the years we have acquired an invaluable 
fund of perennial information which is yours for the 
asking. 
Our descriptions in this booklet are necessarily 
brief. We will be happy to go into detail when we 
meet you face to face. 
Prices—2l/j inch and 2|/2 inch pots, lOc each; 
$1.00 per dozen. 
3 inch pots, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen. 
4 inch pots, 20c each. 
Gallon containers, 30c each. 
A few varieties are slightly higher. Prices of these 
varieties are noted after their descriptions. 
Note—We have marked with an * the varieties particu¬ 
larly useful in Rock Gardens. 
ACANTHUS mollis 
Huge foot-and-one-half to two-foot leaves that are 
artisically cut. Deep, glistening green at all times— 
is quite tropical in appearance. Grows to two-and- 
one-half feet. Plant in shade or part shade. Gal. 
containers, 40c. 
AGATHAEA 
*Coelestis. Covered through most of the year with 
happy, l>lue, daisy-like flowers, it presents a quite 
striking appearance when used as an edging or for 
bright spots of color in shrubbery beds. Small, dark 
green, compact foliage. Grows to about one foot in 
height. Excellent for cutting. Give it a sunny loca¬ 
tion. 2 V 2 inch pots. Gal. containers. 
*Ethiopica. Similar to above. Flower stems longer. 
Blooms more freely. Gal. containers. 
AGAPANTHUS umbellatus (Lily of the Nile) 
Produces in summer huge umbels of thirty or forty 
individual flowers on fleshy four-foot stems. Arching, 
strap-like leaves reach to about one-half the height 
of the flower stem and present a distinctive appear¬ 
ance even in winter. We have them in blue and 
white. Plant in sun or partial shade. inch pots. 
1 Gal. containers. 
J AGERATUM 
I The compact plants are covered through summer and 
I fall with rich, deep-blue flowers. Exceptionally good 
;; for edgings and pot culture. We stock two varieties, 
i Blue Ball. Grows to eight inches. 
* ' Particularly useful in rock gardens. 
