CORLISS BROS., INC., NURSERIES 
GLOUCESTER AND IPSWICH, MASS. 
BUDDLEIA Butterfly-Bush 
Charming. (New.) A glorious shrub, 
bearing throughout the season elegant 
long sprays with lavender-pink blooms. 
Micldle of June until frost. 5-6 ft. Pot- 
plants, 50 cts. each; $1.30 per 3; $4.00 
per 10; $35.00 per 100. 
He de France. The finest of the Buddleias. 
The symmetrical, fragrant flowers are 
rose-purple, suffused violet, and the 
terminal spikes are followed by a pro¬ 
fusion of side-shoots which give it a long 
flowering period. Aug., Sept. 6 ft. Pot- 
plants, 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; $2.40 
per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
CAMPANULA Bellflower 
★Carpatica. Carpathian Bellflower. Com¬ 
pact plant with clear blue flowers. June 
to Oct. 8 in. 
■A^Carpatica alba. White Carpathian Bell¬ 
flower. A pure, glistening, white-flowered 
variety. Indispensable for the rock- 
garden. June to Sept. 9 in. 
★Garganica. Spreading tuft covered with 
little blue starry flowers in June. 3-4 in. 
30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10. 
Glomerata superba. Large clusters of 
dark violet-blue flowers, good for cut¬ 
ting. June, July. 2 ft. 30 cts. each; 
80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10. 
Medium. Canterbury Bells. Single, bell¬ 
shaped flowers on erect stems. Blue, 
white, pink. June, July. 2—3 ft. 
Medium calycanthema. Cup and Saucer. 
I'all, erect-growing plants completely 
covered with large cup-and-saucer- 
shaped flowers. One of the loveliest of 
biennials. Good cut-flower. Blue and 
pink. May, June. 2 ft. 
Persicifolia. Peach-leaJ Bellflower. Broad, 
single blue, bell-shaped flowers arranged 
along a tall flower-spike. Very desirable. 
June, July. 2—3 ft. 
Persicifolia alba. Single, white bell- 
shaped flowers on tall flowering spikes. 
June, July. 2—3 ft. 
Persicifolia, Blue Gardenia. See page 5. 
Persicifolia, Blue Spire. A recent intro¬ 
duction with double blue flowers. June, 
July. 2 ft. Pot-plants, 35 cts. each; 
95 cts. per 3; $2.90 per 10; $24.00 per 100. 
Persicifolia Moerheimei. A fine novelty. 
Large, snow-white, semi-double flowers, 
2 to 3 inches across. Excellent for border 
and cutting. Rare. June, July. 2-3 ft. 
35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; $2.90 per 10; 
$24.00 per 100. 
Persicifolia, Summer Skies. (New.) 
This novelty Peachbell has cup-and- 
saucer-like flowers, white, suffused with 
pale lavender. Very charming. June, 
July. 2 ft. 35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; 
$2.90 per 10; $24.00 per 100. 
★Poscharskyana. A trailing plant with 
sprays of pale blue, star-like flowers. If 
kept cut, often gives three crops of 
flowers. May, July, and Sept. 4-6 in. 
30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10; 
$18.00 per 100. 
★ Rotundifolia. Harebell. Clear blue 
flowers on slender stems. June through 
Aug. 1 ft. 
CARNATION 
Caryophyllus, Grenadin. Hardy Carna¬ 
tion. Dwarf and compact in growth. 
Double flowers in various colors produced 
in great profusion. Crimson, pink, and 
white. June, July. 12-18 in. 
Crimson King. See page 5. 
CHELONE Turtle-Head 
Lyoni. Heads of showy, purplish red 
flowers, good for cutting. Aug., Sept. 
2-3 ft. 
KOREAN HYBRID 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
A fine new contribution to American gar¬ 
dens. In the hybrid Korean Chrysanthe¬ 
mums offered here, we literally have a new 
race of flowers for planting in our gardens. 
Their branching sprays, standing 2)^ to 3 
feet high, look like huge bouquets, echoing 
in their distinct way the whole color-range of 
Chrysanthemums. Sept., Oct. 
Strong-growing plants from pots 
Ember. Double. Glowing bronze. 
King Midas. Double. Soft yellow. 
The Moor. Double. Amaranth-purple, or 
port-wine-red. 
30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10; 
$18.00 per 100 
Apollo. Single. Dazzling orange. 
Ceres. Single. Soft buff-yellow. 
Daphne. Single. Golden rose. 
Diana. Single. Delicate rose-pink. 
Hebe. Single. Lavender-pink. 
Indian Summer. Double. Vivid orange. 
Mars. Single. Velvety crimson. 
Orion. Single. Brilliant yellow. 
Romany. Double. Carmine and nopal-red. 
Vulcan. Single. Garnet-crimson. 
EXTRA SPECIAL GIFT 
We will give one plant of the new 
brilliant red Amelia Chrysanthemum 
with every order of perennial plants 
for $5.00 or more. 
NEW SPOON CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
This new group will prove of particular 
delight to the autumn garden. The dainty, 
single petals, tubular for most of their length 
and flattening out toward the tips, assume 
the shape of a miniature spoon, thus giving 
them their name. Sept., Oct. 23^-3 ft. 
Pink White Yellow 
Pot-plants, SO cts. each; $1.30 per 3; 
$4.00 per 10 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SPECIES 
Arcticum, Astrid. First hybrid of this 
hardy species, requiring no winter pro¬ 
tection. The shell-pink flowers measure 
3 inches or more in diameter. Sept., Oct. 
13^-2 ft. 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; 
$2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM 
Shasta Daisy 
Admiral Byrd. See Novelties, page 5. 
Westralis. One of the best Shasta Daisies. 
July to Sept. 2-3 ft. 
White Swan. A wonderful, new, double, 
white variety. Flowers are uniform and 
good size. A good cut-flower. June. 
2—2}/2 ft- 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; 
$2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM VARIETIES 
Amelia Hybrids. See page 5. 
Achievement. See page 5. 
Barbara Cumming. Semi-double, yel¬ 
low, shading to orange-brown at center. 
Aug. to Oct. 3 ft. Pot-plants. 
Daybreak. Fragrant single flowers of soft 
shell-pink, about 3 inches across. Excel¬ 
lent for cutting. Oct. 2 ft. Pot-plants. 
Early Bronze. Double bronze-yellow 
flowers. An early bloomer beginning 
about Sept. 20. 2 ft. Pot-plants. 
Jean Cumming. Large double flowers of 
pure white with the softest yellow and 
blush shadings at the center of the buds. 
Sept. 2—3 ft. Pot-plants. 
Jean Treadway. A splendid, double, 
Pom type, of shining light pink with a 
deep maroon-crimson spot in the center. 
A striking and effective early bloomer. 
Oct. 2—2L^ ft. Pot-plants. 
Sunny Boy. See page 5. 
CLEMATIS Clematis 
Davidiana. Bright green foliage with 
tubular, bell-shaped flowers of deep 
lavender-blue. Fragrant. Aug., Sept. 
2)/^ ft. 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; $2.40 
per 10. 
COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia. 
CONVALLARIA Lily-of-the-Valley 
Majalis. Sprays of small, fragrant, bell¬ 
shaped flowers of waxen texture. May, 
June. 8 in. Pot-plants. Ask for special 
quotations on quantities. 
CORAL-BELLS. See Heuchera. 
COREOPSIS Tickseed 
-A-Auriculata nana. Deep golden orange 
flowers with tufts of dark green leaves. 
May to July. 3 in. 30 cts. each; 80 cts. 
per 3; $2.40 per 10. 
Lanceolata. Lance Coreopsis. Large, 
cosmos-like flowers of pure yellow. Good 
for cutting. June to Sept. 3 ft. 
CYNOGLOSSUM Hound’s-Tongue 
Nervosum. Clusters of deep blue flowers 
in midsummer. Excellent foliage. June 
to Sept. 1 ft. 35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; 
$2.90 per 10. 
DAY-LILY. See Hemerocallis. 
DELPHINIUM Larkspur 
Belladonna Improved. The most con¬ 
tinuous blooming of all, producing 
numerous spikes of clear turquoise-blue 
flowers throughout the season. Greatly 
in demand. June. 3-4 ft. Pot-plants. 
DELPHINIUM HYBRIDS 
Giant Pacific Hybrids. See page 5. 
Giant Pacific White Hybrids. See page 5. 
Wrexham Hybrids. This is one of the 
newest and at present the most popular 
strain of the garden Delphinium. It is 
distinct because of its broad, conical 
spike and enormous individual flowers, 
IJ-^ to 2 inches in diameter, in all shades 
of blue blended with mauve and violet. 
June to Sept. 4-6 ft. 
DIANTHUS Pink 
Allwoodi, Rose Unique. (New.) Large, 
double, deep pink flowers in profusion 
on long stems. Spicy fragrance. Excel¬ 
lent when cut. June to Sept. 12-15 in. 
Pot-plants, 35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; 
$2.90 per 10; $24.00 per 100. 
Barbatus. Sweet William. Flowers in 
shades of blood-red and white, with flat 
fringed heads. June, July. 1-13^ ft. 
Deltoides nana erecta. (New.) Compact, 
erect plants with bright red flowers. 
July. 6 in. 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; 
$2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
VtPlumarius. Grass Pink. Shades of pink 
and white. Blooms from June through 
August if flowers are cut when they be¬ 
gin to fade. 9-12 in. 
HARDY GARDEN PINKS Dianthus 
★Beatrix. Compact foliage plant with erect 
stems supporting compact blossoms of a 
delightful shade of pink. June through 
Sept. 10—12 in. Pot-plants, 30 cts. each; 
80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
Bristol Maid. Very large, double rose- 
pink flowers with faint lavender shading. 
Free flowering in June. 10—12 in. Pot- 
plants. 
★Bristol Purity. Double, white, very fra¬ 
grant flowers that do not split. June to 
Sept. 8-10 in. Pot-plants. 
★ Furst Bismarck. Continuous bloomer. 
Dark green foliage and beautiful deep 
rose flowers. One of the best Hardy 
Pinks. June to Sept. 8-12 in. Pot- 
plants. 
Unless otherwise noted, all plants on this page, 25 cts. each; 65 cts. per 3 of one variety; $2.00 per 10 of one variety; 
$15.00 per 100 of one variety. (5 or more plants of one variety at 10 rate; 25 or more plants at 100 rate.j 
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