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MOUNT ARBOR NURSERIES — SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
PERENNIALS—continued 
SPECIALTY ITEMS—continued 
DELPHINIUM. Per 10 
BELLADONNA IMPROVED, CLIVEDON BEAUTY. Our strain of Belladonna 
Improved is produced from stock seed of Clivedon Beauty, carefully 
selected to keep it absolutely pure and true to type. It is far superior 
to much of the so-called Belladonna Improved that is on the market 
today. Beautiful sky-blue. Blooms in June and again in September. 
4 to 5 ft_._$ .95 
BELLAMOSA, LaMARTINE. It is a deeper shade than Bellamosa and has a 
distinct white eye. In color it is more like the old Formosum but is 
a much better grower and has better foliage. Is not so susceptible to 
disease. Long blooming period. 4 to 5 ft._ 1.40 
ENGLISH HYBRIDS, BLACKMORE & LANGDON. This English strain is un¬ 
surpassed in the development of the Delphinium family. Enormous flowers 
in blue, mauve and pink. Solid, erect spikes, very tall and rigid. Grand 
for cut flower purposes. Long blooming season. 4 to 5 ft_ 1.40 
DIANTHUS (RG). 
ALWOODII’S ALPINUS. A perpetual flowering Hardy Pink in mixed colors 
for growing in borders in sunny locations. Beautifully marked. 6 in._ .95 
HIGHLAND QUEEN. A gem for the rockery in June. Tall, strong stemmed 
pinks, brilliant crimson flowers. The very finest of new garden Pinks. 8 in. .95 
DICENTRA. 
EXIMIA (RG). This is not a particularly new item, but it is very worth 
while and few nurserymen know it. We recommend it very highly, equal 
to or better than the old fashioned Spectabilis variety. Rose colored 
flowers produced all summer. 12 in_ .95 
GAILLARDIA SUN GOD. 
Wonderfully prolific and hardy, neat in habit, with upright growth. 
Fine gray-green foliage, topped with magnificient chamois-yellow flowers, 
3 to 31/2 in. in diameter. 24 in. (Retails $1.50 per 3; $4.50 per 12; 
$30.00 per 100.)_ 1.80 
GEUM. 
FIRE OPAL. An unusual Geum of dazzling rich scarlet with orange sheen 
flowers, often 3 in. across. May to October. 2 ft_ 1.20 
PRINCE OF ORANGE. Hardy bright orange with dark foliage, fairly double. 
Profuse bloomer. July and August. 18 to 24 in- 1.20 
HEMEROC ALLIS. 
HYPERION. A hardy, pale yellow shading toward citron Hemerocallis, which 
will grow in dry, wet, sunny or shady places. Fragrant buds which open 
well in water. Blooms throughout July and early August. 40 in. (Re¬ 
tails 75c each; $2.70 per 3; $7.50 per 12.)_ 4.00 
LILIUM. 
ELEGANS TIP TOP. This is the original Red Russian Lily, and is best 
adapted of any of the Elegans for outdoor planting. Deep red. Stem 
rooting. IV 2 to 2 ft. high. Erect blooms. June-July. 
4 to 6 inches- .60 
6 to 8 inches_ 1.20 
MARTAGON. A very old Lily found in many old English gardens. It is a 
most valuable variety, growing equally well in partial shade as in sun. 
When established will bear as many as thirty purple, wax-like flowers. 
* Base rooting. June. 4 to 5 ft. 
4 to 6 inches_ 1.80 
TENNUIFOLIUM GOLDEN GLEAM. A cross between L. tennuifolium and 
L. Martagon album resulting in a beautiful hybrid. A more robust form 
of L. tennuifolium with flowers of a delightful golden-apricot shade. 
Stem rooting. June. 18 to 24 in. 
Flowering size bulbs_ 1.20 
PHLOX. 
AUGUSTA. (Plant Patent No. 252). The finest cherry-red Phlox ever in¬ 
troduced. Medium height, about 2% ft. when fully grown, with rich, 
bronzy green foliage. Blooms for a period of two months. (Retail 
prices; 50c each; $1.50 per 3; $4.50 per 12.)- 2.50 
BORDER QUEEN. Very large florets of rich satiny rose-pink. One of the 
best new pinks. Very rare and beautiful. Plants are dwarf and excellent 
for garden. August-September- 1.20 
CAROLINE VANDENBURG. Fascinating shade of Lilac-blue. Enormous 
flowers. Blooms profusely. August and September. Medium height_ 1.40 
COLUMBIA. (Plant Patent No. 118). The finest light pink Phlox ever intro¬ 
duced. The color suggests a delicate cameo-pink with faint blue shading 
at center. Exquisite effect. Sometimes called the “perpetual-flowering 
Phlox”, because of a lateral or secondary flower spike from each leaf 
joint. (Retails $1.10 per 3; $3.30 per 12.) July to frost. 24 in_ 1.40 
DAILY SKETCH. Large trusses of lustrous pink with crimson-rose eye. 
Very large, single florets measure 1% in. across. No other hardy Phlox 
produces florets so large. Color does not fade. Long blooming—starts in 
July and continues until frost. 3*4 ft. high_ 1.40 
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