Barnes Bros. Nursery Co. 
Yalesville, Conn. 
SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS —Continued 
SEDU M—Continued. 
S. sieboldi. Round, succulent, glaucous foliage, resembling a small 
S. spectabilis. Flowers bright pink. Leaves edged pink. Each, 
25c; 3 for 60c. 
S. spectabilis. 18 inches. Upright, neat. Broad pincushion heads 
of pink in autumn. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
S. spurium coccineutn. Bronze Carpet. Bronze Carpet is probably 
the finest of any red-leaved variety of these easily-grown peren¬ 
nials. We find it a rapidly growing ground cover, bronzy red 
in the summer, changing to a shining copper-red as the fall 
advances. Perfectly hardy. Deep pink flowers. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
Sedum—Stonecrop 
SHASTA DAISIES 
Admiral Byrd. 2 ft. Large white daisies bearing two or three rows 
of deeply lanceolated petals with golden yellow centers. Flowers 
have a distinct frilled appearance. Very hardy. Each, 25c; 3 for 
60c. 
Diener’s Double and Semi-Double. 2 to 3 ft., Large, fluffy, white 
daisies borne continually from June until frost. Give them a 
sunny place and protect with a mulch in locations where the 
temperature goes below zero. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
May Wonder. Very early flowering, single white daisy. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
Ophelia. Very large single white daisies blooming from June until 
September. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
STOKESIA cyanea (Stokes’ Aster). 18 inches. Blooms its 3-4 inch 
blue flowers like huge China Asters from July till October. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
S. cyanea alba. White flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
THALICTRUM delavayi. A beautiful perennial having finely 
divided maidenhair-like foliage, purplish stems and panicles of 
pale purple flowers. Splendid to use with cut flowers in bou¬ 
quets. A handsome and little known perennial. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
THALICTRUM dipterocarpum magnificum. 4 feet tall with the 
same beautifully cut foliage as the preceding. Long panicles of 
dainty rose-purple flowers, each attractively set off by a bunch of 
lemon-yellow stamens and anthers. It will do equally well in full 
sun or partial shade. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. 5 feet. Deep, rich green foliage sur¬ 
mounted in June and July by long spikes of sulphur-yellow 
flowers resembling Lupines. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
THYMUS (Thyme). An aromatic Old World perennial, admired 
not only for its fragrance, but also for the beauty of its foliage. 
T. serpyllum album (White Thyme). Prostrate. Forms a mat 
of dark green leaves, which, in the summer, are sprinkled with 
pure white flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
T. s. lanuginosus (Woolly Thyme). Prostrate. Makes a carpet 
of grey foliage. One of the finest plants for growing along 
the stone steps of the rock garden. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
T. s. splendens. A prostrate variety with bright crimson star- 
like flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
TROLLIUS europeaus (Globeflower). 2 feet. Handsome per¬ 
ennials resembling large, double, golden buttercups. They bloom 
from May until September, thus furnishing fine cut flowers 
through the season. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
T. ledebouri, Golden Queen. 3 to 4 feet. Very vigorous and 
tall growing plants bearing flowers up to 4 inches across. The 
outer petals are a rich gold and the small inner ones, bright 
orange. They are extremely floriferous and bloom well into the 
autumn. Plant in a partially shaded place where the ground 
remains moist during the summer. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
TUNICA saxifraga rosea fl. pi. 6-8 inches. Charming little spread¬ 
ing plant. Wire-like stems covered with tiny double flowers of 
deep pink from June until late in the fall. A valuable and hardy 
rock garden plant. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
VERONICA, Blue Spire. 2 ft. A hybrid of V. longifolia sub- 
sessilis and spicata, combining the glorious dark blue of the 
former with the freedom of flower of the latter. Of bushy habit, 
this plant blooms at this nursery from late spring till freezing fall 
weather, thus providing good blue cutting flowers all summer. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
V. incana. 1 foot. Silvery grey foliage and spikes of pale blue 
flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
V. incana rosea. 12 to 15 inches. Most gardeners have long grown 
and admired the well known, silver leaved, blue flowered Veronica 
incana; it is a choice perennial. Now comes this importation 
from Holland, a silver leaved Veronica incana with deep pink 
flowers. To describe it fully: Veronica incana rosea is a low 
growing, white leaved, hardy perennial, which, during July and 
Auguat, sends up quantities of foot-long spikes of deep rose- 
colored flowers, making a striking contrast with the silvery grey 
of its foliage. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
V. prostrata nana. Prostrate. Covered with inch-long spikes of deep 
blue flowers all summer. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
V. pectinata rosea. One of the best creeping Veronicas, yet one 
of the scarcest. Beautiful soft greyish leaves and tiny spikes of 
deep rose-colored blossoms. We like it. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
V. spicata nana alba. 12 inches. A tight pyramidal clump of small 
shiny dark green foliage and short spikes of pure white Veronica 
flowers in May and June. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
V. teucrium, Royal Blue. 8 inches. Low and bushy in habit, with 
sheets of blue flowers in the spring. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
V., True Blue. 12 inches. Masses of intense blue blossoms in June 
and July. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
VIOLA cornuta (Tufted Pansies). These well known little plants 
are not particularly hardy, but if cut back in September to force 
new growth before winter and mulched with straw during the 
cold months, they will come through without trouble. 
Arkwright Ruby. A clear, glowing ruby-red. Fragrant. Con¬ 
tinually blooming. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Apricot. A large flowered, apricot colored variety. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
Jersey Gem. The well known everblooming violet-purple. Each, 
25c; 3 for 60c. 
Jersey Jewel. Rich purple flowers, somewhat larger and darker 
than those of V. Jersey Gem. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
King Henry I. The most prolifically flowering Viola we have 
ever seen. A real Johnny-Jump-Up type, making a neat com¬ 
pact clump, simply covered with little purple-violet blossoms 
with sky-blue centers and chrome-yellow eyes. This Viola 
bloomed* steadily in our beds from June until freezing weather, 
keeping its compact shape throughout that entire period. We 
urge that you try King Henry I. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
White Perfection. The finest pure white variety. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
Yellow Queen. An English introduction, having masses of very 
large golden yellow flowers all summer. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
V. odorata rosins. 6 inches. This is a fine, hardy real pink Violet 
The very fragrant flowers are produced in the spring and fall 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Veronica, Blue Spire 
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