FLOWERS 
THAT LIVE ALWAYS 
HARDY, HEAVY ROOTED 
OUTDOOR 
JiSIlS 
Blanket Flower 
BLANKET FLOWER — Gaillardia Bremen. Cop- A 
pery scarlet with narrow golden edge. Abundant I 
flowers from June until frost. 
★ BABY’S BREATH (Gypsophila) — Bearing minute 
pure white douole and single flowers. 
BLEEDING HEART —Its flowers are pink and white, 
heart-shaped. Fine for shady places. 
25c each, 5 for $1.20. 
COLUMBINE 
IN MANY BEAUTIFUL COLORS 
HEAVY 2-YEAR PLANTS 
COLUMBINE —A dainty flower perched on long thin 
Stems. You may have COLUMBINE in many colors. 
The ALPINE for Borders and Rock Gardens; the BLUE 
LONG SPUR; and Most Delightful of ALL—DOBBIES 
MIXED HYBRIDS, a very fine assortment by a Euro¬ 
pean hybridizer which will be sure to charm you by its 
beauty. 
<> for $1.00. Postpaid. 
DAISY, GOLDEN MARGUERITE— Handsome, yel¬ 
low flowers produced all summer. 
DAISY, PAINTED —Pyrethrum. Artistic blooms of 
white and shades of pink and rose. 
ALASKA SHASTA DAISY— Range from the fully dou¬ 
ble to the single, and from pure white to pale lemon- 
yellow. 
SPRING MARGLTERITE —Yellow center, surrounded 
by white petals. Excellent for cut flowers. 
HARDY ASTERS or MICHAELMAS DAISIES— 
These Hardy Asters throughout the fall months are in 
a class by themselves. Blue, pink, lavender, white and 
red. 
★ CARNATION AND GARDEN PINKS— Lovely flow¬ 
ers with spicy fragrance.The GIANT DOUBLE CRIM¬ 
SON or in MIXED COLORS, or Deep Pink. 
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Early — Mid-season — Late 
2 Achillea the Pearl; 2 Carnations; 
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PERENNIAL PRICES 
HARDY HEAVY ROOTED PLANTS 
20c Each; 5 for 90c; 10 for $1.50 
(Except as noted) (Starred varieties are those best suited for 
rock gardens.) 
DELPHINIUM or Larkspur —They produce long 
spikes of BLUE in three shades .. . ALL SUMMER 
... You should have LARKSPURS in DARK BLUE 
BELLAMOSA, LIGHT BLUE BELLADONNA and 
the Beautiful BLUE GROTTO. 
CHARLES GURNEY’S SPECIAL 
NEW PERENNIAL FLOWERS 
2 Sunburst Coreopsis 
5 Red English Daisies 
2 Newport Sweet William 
1 Single Diadem Sweet William 
10 New Hardy Perennials 
and 1 Maltese Cross FREE 
All for only $1*50 Postpaid 
Golden Coreopsis 
★ COREOPSIS —Very choice large, golden yellow, daisy¬ 
shaped blooms, lasts until frost. 
★ BALLOON FLOWER —Bushes producing attractive 
flowers from Julv to October in BLUE; WHITE; 
MIXED; and NEW MARIESI—Dark blue dwarf. 
HARDY FERN —Long, graceful leaves making a beau¬ 
tiful, bushy border. 
LINUM-Flowering Flax —These attractive rich blue 
flowers last only a day, but they are borne continuously 
from July on. 15 inches tall. 
DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS— Exquisitely curled and 
fringed. APPLE BLOSSOM —Pink; BLOOD RED; 
and MIXED in a wide assortment of colors. 
PENTSTEMON — Beard Tongue. Graceful, abundant, 
in red, blue and pink. An effective plant for borders. 
★ STONECROPS or SEDUMS— The Ideal Rock Gar¬ 
den Plants. 
GOLDMOSS —Foliage green; flowers bright yellow; 
prostrate and slowly spreading. 
AIZOON —Bright yellow flowers. 1 foot. July and 
August. Excellent for the Rock Garden. 
SHOWY STONECROP (Sedum Spectablle)— Large 
bright red heads 18 inches high. Handsome light 
green foliage. August and September. 
"Achillea Pearl" 
★ FERN LEAF ACHILLEA—A cut-leaf Achillea with 
pink flowers. Beautiful in mass or border. 
ACHILLEA THE PEARL—Beautiful pure white but¬ 
ton-like flowers, borne profusely from early summer till 
fall. Height 1 foot. 
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NEW COLORS—NEW KINDS 
RED ENGLISH DAISY—Extra large double 
dark red flowers, quilled tubular petals. 
DOUBLE SUNBURST COREOPSIS—24 to 30 
in. tall. Large golden-yellow double flowers, \'A 
to 2 inches across. 
BLAZING STAR—Long, narrow spikes of rich 
purple flowers, 4 feet high, last all summer. 
★ MALTESE CROSS—Large heads, brilliantly 
colored. They liven up the border during summer 
and early autumn. 
★ NEWPORT SWEET WILLIAM—The best of 
the Salmon pinks. 
★ SINGLE DIADEM SWEET WILLIAM—Some¬ 
thing DIFFERENT—Showy crimson flowers with 
large white eye. 
NEW NAMED ORIENTAL POPPIES 
GOLIATH—A tall scarlet flower of huge proportion. 
Its black center glistens in a nest of blazing petals. 
PILOSUM—A Flaming Giant of apricot-orange color. 
MRS. PERRY—One of the best loved Orientals. Large 
handsome flowers of delicate salmon-rose with satiny 
black blotches. 
FELTHAM HYBRIDS—Scarlet, orange-scarlet, and 
apricot . . . Real beauties. To get an assortment of 
colors, buy at least five. 
Oriental Poppy Prices; 25c each, 10 for $2.00. 
UNUSUAL PERENNIALS 
CANTERBURY BELLS—Double Blue. Tall, erect 
plants covered with large cup-and-saucer-shaped flowers 
during May and June. 
SWEET PEAS—These Hardy, Perennial Sweet Peas are 
but little known in this country, but are great favorites 
in England. Extremely showy, charming climbers con¬ 
tinuously in bloom. In shades of Pink and Red. 
★ MEADOW RUE THALICTRUM—Yellow flowers. 
Foliage borne in feathery clusters. Useful for mixing 
with cut flowers. June. 4 feet. 
★ COAT FLOWER—TUNICA SAXIFRAGA. A pretty 
tufted plant with light pink flowers, produced all sum¬ 
mer, about 6 inches high; for the rockery or border. 
★ ADAM’S NEEDLE—YUCCA. A hardy evergreen 
plant with long leaves; a tall stalk producing as high 
as 200 flowers of pure white; blooms about June and 
July. The leaves remain green the entire year. 
CHINESE LANTERN—A very hardy perennial pro¬ 
ducing enormous orange colored fruit. Very attractive 
in beds, and excellent for winter decoration. 
★ NEPETA BLUE—An excellent plant for any location. 
Especially the Rock Garden. Dwarf, compact, masses 
of blue flowers all spring and summer. 
PERENNIAL FLOWERS ARE PERMANENT FLOWERS—PLANT A DOZEN EVERY YEAR 
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