Summer Bloom 
BLUE FLAX—Linum perenno 
Slender, graceful ornamental 12-in stems terminated Avith 
pretty pearly blue saucer-shaped flowers. News ones appear 
each morning throughout the summer. Not suitable for 
heavy, damp soils. 3 tor 50c. 
MALTESE CROSS— Lychnis chalcedonica 
Umbels ol' vivid scarlet flowers on 2-3 feet stems in July. 
A long bloomer that reblooms if bloomed-out flowers are re¬ 
moved. 3 for 60c. 
BLACKBERRY LI LY—Pardanthus chinensis 
A good old-fashioned hardy perennial. Foliage looks like 
Iris. Flowers like a small orange Hemerocallis; followed by 
fruits liko a blackberry. July. 2 to 3 feet. 3 for 60c. 
BALLOON FLOWER—Piatycodon grandiflo^um 
Neat plants of upright habits. Large showy deep blue bells, 
preceded by blue balloons, on 2 to 3 feet stems in July and 
August. Considered one of the most beautiful plants for the 
garden. 3 for 60c; $2 00 per dozen. 
SCABIOSA HOUSE’S HYBRIDS. Charming lacy solid center 
daisy-liko flowers on long- stems suitable for cutting or for 
border use. 15 to 18 inches high. June and July. Shades of 
blue. 25c each. 
SCABIOSA FISCHERI. This Scabiosa has smaller flowers of a 
deeper shade that bloom from July till frost. Very fine for 
table cutting. 3 feet. 3 for 60c. 
SEDUMS 
The low growing varieties are gems for the rock garden and 
thrive in dry, sunny situations. Most of them are evergreen. 
Showy Stonecrop, which is not evergreen, makes a great 
showing late in the summer and early fall in the flower 
garden. Better varieties follow: 
Elegans. Pretty glaucous, bluish green bushlets. 3-4 inches 
high. 3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozen. 
Ellacombianum, Amongst the first five most desirable 
Sedums for the rock garden. A 6-incli bushy green mound, 
that takes on glorious colors of orange and red in Autumn, 
and yellow flowers in July. 3 for 50c; $1.80 per dozen. 
Sarmentosum. The best Sedum for a ground cover for hot, 
dry places. Grows rapidly. Very prostrate. 3 for 50c; $1.80 
per dozen. 
Spectabile Brilliant. (Showy Stonecrop). Broad succulent 
green leaves on 12 to 15 inch stems with large showy rosy- 
crimson unbels in August and September. 3 for 60c; $2.00 
pet 1 dozen. 
Spurium. Prostrate branches with terminal rosettes of 
bronzy leaves which turn red in winter. Pink flowers in 
June. 4 to 6 inches high. 3 for 50c; $1.80 per dozen. 
SEMPERVIVUM—Hens and Chickens 
Interesting plants forming rosettes of succulent leaves. Very 
attractive amongst rocks. 
Atroviolaceum. Deep purplish red leaves on rosettes 6 inches 
in diameter. 3 for 60c. 
Royanum. A large green form. 3 for 60c. 
Violescens. A bluish-gray leaved type. 3 for 60c. 
STOKES ASTER—Stokesia laevis 
One ol' the better late summer-flowering plants. Large 
double Aster-like flowers on 12-inch stems in July and 
August. Everyone likes it. 3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozen. 
TH Y V. E—Thymus 
Prostrate creeping, 4 inches high, perennials with fragrant 
foliage. Suitable for margins of dry, sunny banks, slopes, or 
rock garden. 
Lemon Thyme (T. citriodorus). Broad mats of lemon-scent¬ 
ed foliage and pink flowers. 3 for 60c. 
Woolly Thyme. (T. lanuginosus). Woolly leaved, quick 
spreading, prostrate plant. Perfect drainage must be sup¬ 
plied. 3 tor 60c. 
Crimson Thyme (T. serpyllum coccineus). Lovely red foli- 
aged mat in early spring. Sheet of small crimson flowers 
in June and July. 3 for 60c. 
TRITOMA PFITZERI—Red Hot Poker 
Produces an illusion of flaming fire. Kich orange spikes 
with a shade of scarlet, in August and September. Grass- 
like foliage. 2 feet tall. Very effective in the border or formal 
beds in full sun. Needs a little winter protection. 3 for 60c; 
$2.00 per dozen. 
1 RITOMA TOWERS OF GOLD This so-called Poker Plant is 
a rich lemon-yellow type. Good. 3 for $1.00. 
GLOBEFLOWER—Trollius ledeb ouri Golden Queen 
Large cup-shaped flowers of golden orange with exceeding¬ 
ly showy stamens in June. 1% feet high. Needs good loam 
with ample moisture. 50c each. 
DOUBLE COATFLOWER—Tunica saxifraga rosea fl. pi. 
Slender stemmed, graceful rock or wall plants covered with 
lovely double pink Baby’s Breath-like flowers all summer. 
Really choice and very desirable. 3 for 60c. 
SPEEDWELLS—Veronica 
Showy plants for garden and rockery use, according to their 
size. All are easy culture. Varieties are: 
Corymbosa stricta. Dense plumy spikes of azure blue from 
July to August. 6 inches high. 3 for 60c. 
Pink Woolly Speedwell (Veronica incana rosea). New. 
Lovely pink spikes, 6 to 8 inches high, in July. Silvered 
foliage. Very fine. 3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozen. 
Blue Spire. New. Supercedes Veronica spicata. Deep blue 
spikes in July and August. 3 for 75c. 
Clump Speedwell (Veronica longifolia subsessilis). Ono of 
the best plants for the hardy border and the best blue 
flowered perennial for August bloom. Attractive foliage and 
thick spikes of very deep blue. 18 inches high. Our very 
low price for this Spring only is; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per dozeo. 
TURTLE-HEAD—Chelonc Lyoni 
Showy heads of purplish-pink flowers in spikes and re¬ 
sembling turtle-heads. 2-3 feet high and blooms in August 
3 for 60c. 
Daphne Cneorum 
A lovely, low-growing plant at all times, but at its best dur¬ 
ing May and June, when it is completely covered with cluster¬ 
ed bright pink, delicately perfumed, blooms. Some flowers ap¬ 
pear again in Autumn. A splendid 8 to 12 in high plant for 
the lock gaiden or as an edging plant in front of evergreens 
and shrubs. It prefers a sunny position in a well drained 
soil. Protect the evergreen foliage from winter-burning with 
a little straw. Bushy plants, 9-12 inches across. $1.00 each. 
Pansies 
This year we have four fine large beds of pansies. Last year 
thousands of people were delighted with the brilliance and 
beauty of our pansy beds. Stop in at our nursery this spring 
and get your pansies freshly dug—not those that have stood 
around in baskets in front of some grocery store for a week 
or more. Plant as early as possible for best results. You get 
the best in Pansies when you get our Harrold’s Improved 
Swiss Giants in mixed colors. 
Bleeding Heart 
Dicentra spectabilis 
Everyone loves the old-fashioned 
Bleeding Heart. Long drooping 
racemes of large pink heart- 
shaped flowers in May and June. 
Two feet high. Grows in sun or 
shade. ) ou should have some of 
our st ong clumps. 40c each. 
