GREENBRIER NURSERIES . NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 
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Perennials 
Perennials are the permanent plants for the flower borders and 
the cutting-beds. With ordinary care and a periodic lifting and 
dividing of the kinds that spread, they last for years. 
AJUGA reptans. Bugleweed. Low, spread¬ 
ing plants with attractive foliage and 6-inch 
spikes of blue flowers in May and June. 
Makes a fine ground-cover, especially in the 
shade. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
ANCHUSA myosotidiflora. Forget-me-not 
Anchusa. Low plants with large, heart- 
shaped, rough leaves and slender stems with 
clusters of small bright blue flowers in 
April and May. An excellent ground-cover 
in sun or shade. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine), Mixed Hy¬ 
brids. The Hybrid Columbines have a 
wide range of colors—whites, yellows, blues, 
pinks, and reds—and graceful long spurs. 
Fine for cutting. Ht., 2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
Mixed colors only. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 
doz. 
Aster • Michaelmas Daisy 
Climax. A branching variety with masses of 
lavender-blue flowers useful for cutting or 
garden decoration. Should be divided every 
other year. Ht., 4 to 5 ft. Aug., Sept. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Asters, New Dwarf Border 
Low, bushy plants, rarely over 1 foot tall, 
completely covered with bloom during early 
autumn when low bloom is scarce. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Pale pink. See il¬ 
lustration on page 4. 
Marjorie. Bright rose-pink. 
Nancy. Pale flesh-pink. 
Ronald. Bright lilac-pink. 
Snow Sprite. Semi-double; white. 
Victor. Clear lavender-blue. 
Any of above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
ASTILBE (Spiraea). Fine garden plants 
with flowers in profuse spire-like clusters. 
They bloom in early summer. We have 
three colors: Pink, Red, and White. 40 cts. 
each; $4 per doz. 
Most of them like 
large, including only 
almost everywhere. 
Ch rysanthemum maximum • Shasta Daisy 
Alaska. An improved Shasta with pure 
white, daisy flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. 
Ht., 2 to 3 ft. Summer and fall. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Korean Hybrid Chrysanthemums 
These glorious Chrysanthemums are the 
result of crossing the very hardy Korean 
Chrysanthemum with the regular garden 
Chrysanthemums. The resulting hybrids are 
much hardier than ordinary varieties and 
bring new tints and shades in splendid, single¬ 
type flowers, so satisfactory for cutting. In 
addition to these desirable qualities, the new 
hybrids are sweetly scented, with fragrance 
comparable to that found in modern roses. 
The six varieties illustrated on page 4 are: 
Apollo. Bronze, old-gold, and glowing 
salmon, fairly sparkling in the October sun¬ 
shine. October 12. 
Diana. Chatenay-rose-pink, mingled with 
lilac-rose and soft salmon. October 12. 
Ceres. A lovely combination of old-gold, 
chamois-yellow, and coppery bronze. Octo¬ 
ber 10. 
Mars. Deep amaranth-red, changing to wine- 
red, overlaid with a velvety sheen. Octo¬ 
ber 15. 
Louise Schling. Three-inch flowers of 
salmon-red, changing to soft bronze-salmon. 
Remarkably free flowering. October 5. 
Daphne. Daphne-pink, with an underlying 
sheen of lilac-rose. October 12. 
All Korean Hybrids, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweet William. An¬ 
other favorite of old-time gardens, with 
attractive plants bearing large, flat heads of 
striking flowers. Ht., 1 Vi to 2 ft. Summer. 
Mixed colors only. 20 cts. each; $1.75 
per doz. 
rich soil and good drainage. Our list is not 
those plants which have proved successful 
Delphinium 
One of the most impressive perennials 
which amply repay a little extra care. They 
like a rich soil, well supplied with lime, and 
liberal feeding with wood-ashes and bonemeal. 
Cover the crowns with coarse sand or coal- 
ashes in winter. Spray occasionally with 
Bordeaux. Remove the spikes after blooming 
and they will repeat. 
Belladonna. Branching plants with light 
blue flowers. Fine cut-flowers. Ht., 4 ft. 
Bellamosum. Dark blue form of Belladonna. 
Greenbrier Hybrids. A fine strain of the 
exhibition types with heavy spikes of flowers 
in various shades of blue. Ht., 6 to 8 ft. 
All Delphiniums, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
DICENTRA spectabilis. Bleeding-Heart. 
An old favorite with little rosy red heart- 
shaped flowers in long, drooping racemes. 
Any good garden soil. Ht., 1J^ ft. Apr.— 
June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. Large 
clumps, 75 cts. each. 
DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Old-time favorites 
with long spikes of tubular flowers. We 
have one color, Deep Rose. Ht., 4 ft. June, 
July. 20 cts. each; $2 per doz. 
FUNKIA (Hosta). Plantain Lily. Hand¬ 
some plants with long, wide, arching leaves 
and long spikes of lily-like flowers. Healthy 
and hardy. Ht., 1 x /i to 2 ft. 
F. caerulea. Blue. July, Aug. 
F. lanceolata. Lilac. Sept. 
All Funkias, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata flore-pleno. 
The true double Baby’s Breath whose 
sprays of airy flowers are so useful in bou¬ 
quets. Plants are a great globe of filmy 
white when in bloom. Requires lime. Ht., 
3 to 4 ft. July, Aug. Seedlings, 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
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