Hardy Perennial Plants (cont.) 
CIMICIFUGA racemosa (Snakeroot) — feathery flowers 
on tall, graceful stems in September. Does best in 
shady places, excellent cut-flower. 10 for $1.50. 
FESTUCA glauca — Silver-blue grass that grows in com¬ 
pact clumps but six inches high. Good for borders. 
10 for 75c, 100 for $6.00. LO divisions at $3.00 per 100. 
HELXANTHUS multiflorus fl. pi. — Clear yellow, double, 
resembles small dahlias, fine for cutting. 10 for $1.00. 
BEARDLESS IRIS 
can be planted early spring to bloom this summer. Don’t confuse 
these rare, exotic species with the common German iris. These bloom 
after German varieties have finishd, unlike the Germans arc long 
lasting as cutflowers. Still new to most people and they need only to 
see them to buy. A few hundred will make, you some money. 
I. OCHROLEUCA 
Flowers resemble the florists’ Dutch iris but larger, white 
with small orange blotch on wide-flaring falls. 2-3 feet 
tall. A good stock permits lower prices this year. 
$1.00 per 10, $7.50 per 100. 
SHELFORD GIANT 
Giant-flowering ochroleuca, to 6 feet under favorable con¬ 
ditions. Huge, broad petaled ivory white blooms with 
wide, bright orange blotch on falls. Standards tinted 
cream; the whole flower appears highlighted from 
Within by a rich golden glow. Largest, most beautiful 
of the new beardless hybrids. $1.00 each, $7.50 per 10. 
ORIENTALIS HYBRIDS 
Hardy varieties that are prodigious b'oomers, established clumps 
often producing 50 or more long thin tubular stems rising from nar¬ 
row, ornamental grass-like foliage. Fine, long lasting cut flowers. 
Excellent for landscaping, especially around a pool. They do best 
with more moisture than should be given German iris and like some 
humus or very well-rotted manure) in the soil but will do well most 
anywhere except under extreme drought conditions. 
We have grown many-varieties but in line with our policy of offer¬ 
ing only those varieties which prove dependable we have cut the list 
to five varieties, all distinctive, top-notch sorts we can highly recom¬ 
mend. 
Ferry’s Blue—a wide-petaled variety of brilliant mid-blue, 
Very free bloomer on tall stems. 
Emperor—Rich, deep violet-blue color. Flowers are large, 
of good form and texture, on tall stems. 
Superba—large violet-blue flowers, handsome foliage, free 
blooming variety. 
Siberica bhie—-very tall, blooms profusely, light blue, espe¬ 
cially good near pools. 
Orientalls—medium height, showy deep purple-blue' color. 
Plant this in front of the other varieties. 
ALL ORIENT A LIS AND SIBERIAN VARIETIES 
15c each, 10 for $1.00, 100 for $8.00 
Last summer we ruthlessly cut our list of bearded iris, eliminating 
every mediocre sort and leaving only the very finest; truly distinctive, 
sorts with all-around merit combining vigorous, healthy habit of' 
growth, freedom of bloom, size and worthwhhe color. After critical! 
appraisal we, added a few new aristocrats, including three varieties! 
of the autumn-flowering strain which bloom a second time in Sep-1 
tember and October. Every variety in Our gardens now is a many-1 
times winner at major iris shows and in demand by all amateurs! 
because they are new and better. Cash in on this demand by growing! 
what your customers want. These mode,rn German iris will be of¬ 
fered in our midsummer list, ready in July. Glad to send you a copy: 
if you want it. 
PI RETHRUM, DOUBLE — An extra fine strain of this 
always-wanted flower, producing many fully double, 
high-centered blooms on long stems. Blush pink at 
$2.50 per 10. Deep red at $3.00 per 10. 
SEDUMS — Small supply of the following outstanding 
sorts, priced per each:, altissimum, 15c; anacampseros, 
20c; ewersii, 10c; maximowiezii, 20c; purpureum, 15c; 
Spectabile Brilliant, 15c; rupestre, 15c; telephium, 10c: 
stoloniferum, 15c. 
STATICE latifolia — Resembles babysbreath but bloom* 
August-September, lavender color. 10, $1.00; 100, $7.00, 
STATICE duniosa — New, dwarf. Dense, cushion-like 
panicles of silvery gray, to for $1.00, 100 for $7.00 
