Other Hardy Perennials 
The Linn County Nurseries 
—Daily Sketch, 30c: Very largest of all, bright salmon pink, carmine eye. 
—E. I. Farington. Fine large salmon pink, lighter eye. 
—Enchantress, soft salmon pink with darker eye, very large. 
—Innocence. Large pure white. Compact trusses. 
—Jules Sandeau, large, delicate salmon pink, dwarf compact plant. 
—Lilian, 30c: Fine soft pink, faint tint of blue, very choice. 
—Mrs. Jenkins, large, white, tall. An old standby. 
—Painted Lady, pink with deeper center. 
—Special France, delicate rose with carmine-rose eye. 
PHYSOSTEGIA, False Dragonhead. Thrives in any good soil. 
—virginica grandiflora. 2 to 3 ft. Deep pink. Blooms in August. 
—virginica vivid. 1 to 2 ft. Deep pink. Early September till hard freezing. 
Fine for cutting. Massed, it gives the landscape effect of Heather. One of 
the choicest fall blooming perennials. Endures considerable shade. 
PLATYCODON grandiflora, Balloon Flower. 2 to 3 ft. June-October. Large 
ball-shaped flowers, either blue or white. Inflated balloon-like buds . 
POYGONUM sieboldi, Japanese Fleeceflower. 3 to 4 ft. Creamy white. August- 
September. Good for massing under trees, or the edge of woodland. 
—compactum, l x k ft. A compact dwarf form of the above. Invading. 
POPPY—Pilosum 1 to 2 ft. Salmon flowers on slender nodding stems. Perennial. 
—Oriental, Papaver orientale, 2 ft. Large, orange-scarlet flowers with black 
centers, May-June. Transplant the Oriental Poppies in August. 
—Oriental, Olymphia, 25c: Double, free blooming rich scarlet. Earliest. 
PYRETHUM, Persian or Painted Daisy, 2 to 3 ft. All colors white to deep red, 
as they run from seed. 
—Red, 25c: Selected plants. 
RANUNCULUS acris, English Buttercup. 1 to 2 ft. Upright, branching sprays 
small double waxy golden yellow flowers, May-June. Fine for Memorial 
Day. 
—repens, similar to above, but prostrate, spreading rapidly. Glossy dark green 
foliage. 
RUELLIA ciliosa, 25c: Long-tubed lavender flowers through the summer. For 
sunny places. 
RUTA PATAVINA, Rue. 1 ft. Blue-green aromatic foliage; small yellow 
flowers. Light sandy soil. An old fashioned herb. 
SALVIA azurea grandiflora, 3 to 4 ft. Sky blue, August-September. 
PRICES unless noted: 20c each, $1.65 per 10, $15.00 per 100. See page 30. 
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