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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., LA CROSSE, WIS. 
1939 
FROST 
PROOF 
•Suitable for 
rock ji^arden. 
Unless Otherwise Noted 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
FOR PERMANENT PLANTING IN BEDS OR BORDERS OKUWN 
Each, 19c; 3 (or 1 each of any three 19c plants) for 50c; 6 for 95c; doz., $1.75, ppd. 
Heuchera or Coral Bells 
♦HEIJC'HERA. Bushy plants of easy 
culture bearingr loose, graceful spikes 
of scarlet flowers in great profusion 
from May to September. Dwarf grower 
of a compact habit. It is flne for the 
border and rockery. Each, 2 yr. plants, 
23c; 3 for 62c. 
Hibiscus or Mallow 
HIBISCUS 
Mallow. Also called Marshmallow 
|t>r Rosemallow. Greatly admired 
large open flowers, very striking 
brilliant red, in August and Septem¬ 
ber. 31^ to 4 ft. Splendid for the 
rear of the hardy border. Each, l»c. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Double. Stately plants. State color 
wanted: white, rose, maroon, yellow, 
red, salmon and mixed. Hollyhocks do 
not always run true to form and some¬ 
times produce some single flowers. For 
prices, see top of page. 
—Orange Prince. A beautiful clear 
orange, something new and novel in 
Hollyhock. Large and perfect double 
flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for TOc. 
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. The well 
known wild flower, with purplish, 
arching spathe; showy red berries in 
early summer. In a moist, shady place, 
the leaves remain until fall. 
LADY’S SLIPPER. Hardy, wild or¬ 
chid that thrives in a moist peaty soil. 
In shade or partial shade. Showy, in¬ 
teresting, large yellow flowers, slipper 
shaped. Water well in dry weather. 
Each, 23c; 3 for 65c. 
LUPIIVE. Very showy plants with 
spikes of sweet-pea like flowers from 
June to August. 214 to 314 ft. They 
do well in semi-shade. State kind 
wanted: Blue or Pink. 
MERTENSIA. Also called Virginia 
Cowslip or Blue Bells. May and June, 
1 to 114 feet, with pinkish buds open¬ 
ing to lovely blue flowers. Prices at 
top of page. 
LYCHNIS Chalcedonica (Jeru.salem 
Cross). Brilliant scarlet flowers in 
dense flat heads, fine for borders. 
Three feet. June to September. 
Lynchnis or Jerusalem Cross 
MONARDA, DIdyma (Oswego Tea). 
Showy plants 2 to 3 feet high, with 
aromatic foliage. Red flowers during 
July and Aug. Succeeds in any soil. 
Mountain of Gold 
MOUNTAIN OP GOLD 
♦Euphorbia Polychroma. One of the 
most beautiful plants we have ever 
grown. It makes a beautiful formal 
plant one foot high that is completely 
covered with deep lemon yellow flow¬ 
ers, rose-shaped, the size of a silver 
dollar. May-June. Later, the seeds 
color to bright red at the top of each 
stem, contrasting beautifully. All 
summer long, it is beautiful. Each, 
48c; 3 for .81.35; 6 for .82.50. 
MYRTLE (Trailing Myrtle or Vinca). 
A dwarf evergreen trailing plant that 
is used extensively for covering graves 
or for planting under trees where it is 
too shady for other plants to survive. 
PENTSTEMON. 2 to 3 feet high, 
bearing long spikes of large. Gloxinia¬ 
like flowers of showy pink. July. 
Phlox Subulata 
♦PHLOX SUBULATA (Ground 
Pinks). Forms a dense, low growing 
mass of evergreen foliage bearing 
dainty little flowers in Spring. Suit¬ 
able for planting op tops of graves, 
around bases of trees, etc. State color 
wanted: Lavender, Pink, or White. 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
False Dragon¬ 
head. Strong 
spikes of deli¬ 
cate pink flow¬ 
ers. 2 to 3 ft. 
Forms a splen¬ 
did background 
in the hardy 
border, with its 
long, massive 
spikes. Good for 
cutting. June, 
July. 
PINKS— 
See Dianthus. 
Physostegia 
Oriental Poppy, Perry’s White 
ORIENTAL POPPY 
Regal plants 3 to 3^4 feet high, far 
surpassing all the annual kinds in 
display of bloom. May ^ind June. 
—Beauty of Livermere. Deep ox- 
blood red with black blotch. A 
beauty. Each, 44c; 3 for $1.20. 
—May Sadler. Salmon-pink with 
black markings. C)ne of the finest. 
Each, 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
—Mrs. Perry. Orange apricot to 
salmon pink. A most pleasing shade. 
29 in. Each, 20c; 3 for SOc. 
—Olympia. Double, flaming scarlet 
flowers, produced on many stems in 
great abundance. Each, SOc; 3 for 
SOc. 
—Orientale. Tremendous blooms of 
bright crimson-scarlet. Each, 23c; 
3 for 60c. 
—Perry’s White. The flowers are a 
fine satiny white with a crimson-ma¬ 
roon blotch at the base of each petal. 
Each, SOc; 3 for $1.35. 
One Each of Ab ove 6, for $1.95. 
POPPY, ICELAND. Large and gor¬ 
geous flowers ranging in color from 
sulphur-yellow to orange-scarlet. As¬ 
sorted colors. Each, 25c; 3 for TOc; 
6 for $1.30; dozen, $2.45._ 
SALVIA, Pratensis. 2 feet. Largo 
bright blue flowers (sometimes red¬ 
dish or white) often 1 inch long. June 
to August. Prices at top of page. 
Just a word about your Plants, Shrubs and Seeds that 1 have been getting for the past 32 years. There is none surpasses 
them for quality and beauty.—Mrs. Charles Hastings, Jackson, Minnesota. 
