Rare Perennials 
The Lester Rose Gardens 
and Uncommon Perennials 
In gardening 1 put common sense first because it restrains from 
any sort of folly or sham or affectation. 
—Gertrude Jekyll. 
We bring together here a few of our choicest uncommon plants that are best suited to 
the average garden. We think it will pay you well to look through this list carefully for it 
contains a number of items seldom procurable elsewhere. All are perennials of easy culture, 
unless otherwise indicated. 
Please do not think that because some of the plants we offer here are uncommon that 
they are hard to grow. All that we offer are of easy culture, some extraordinarily so. It is a 
strange thing that so many of these easily-grown, long-blooming, showy perennials are so 
seldom seen in California gardens. The Dimorpheteca eklonis, for example, is of easiest pos¬ 
sible culture and provides bloom, with us, almost every day in the year. The new Gaiety 
Dianthus, with its thrilling and brilliant flowers that will reach over three inches in diameter, 
borne all season, is a choice novelty you will not find offered by others, yet it is not a difficult 
subject. The three uncommon types of Columbine we list on page 24 are kinds seldom seen; 
they are sure to attract attention in your garden; and that dwarf Chinese Forget-me-not, 
''Firmament,” another novelty, will give a note to your garden of more intense blue than any 
other flower we can think of. 
And do you know the Erigeron? Visitors to our garden always spot its lovely blue-and- 
gold flowers and most of them have not seen it before; yet it is as easy to grow as your rankest 
weed and it is a grand cut flower. The Chelone we offer and illustrate is another perennial 
that flourishes like a weed and its soft salmon-red blooms are borne profusely. Both these 
perennials are closely related to some of our California wild flowers so they naturally make 
themselves at home in California gardens. 
Don’t overlook our New Double purple Russian Violet, our uncommonly fine strain 
of Transvaal Daisies at reduced prices, and the useful vines we list and illustrate, including 
the new Pink Jasmine. Again we say, look through this list of perennials carefully—for the 
lasting good of your garden! 
PRICES INCLUDE DELIVERY CHARGES PREPAID ANYWHERE, unless otherwise 
specified. Add California Sales Tax. 
ARABIS albida variegata —The variegated low growing, spreading sort with green foliage edged with 
light gold; provides a bright spot in your garden all year round; small white flowers; likes poor soil, 
ample sun. 3 for 60c; each 2 5c. 
ASTERS (Dwarf Hybrid Border Asters) —These are the new "Michaelmas Daisies” that rarely 
exceed 12 inches in height and that are unsurpassed for border planting, rock gardens and similar 
situations. These new varieties are a great advance over the old kinds; they have a very long bloom¬ 
ing season and their bushy forms are completely covered with bloom that ranges from exquisite 
shades of pink and lavender to light and dark blue. Our stock includes the latest and choicest kinds, 
and being propogated from divisions they are true to original types. 
Strong field-grown plants, 3 for 60 cents; 12 for $1.95; each 25c. 
Seed of our choicest selections, mixed, per packet 2 5c. 
(Choice cAzaleas 
Here are some grand Azaleas for average garden conditions in small sizes, so easy to transplant and 
become established in their new home. We can furnish large specimens if desired; quotations on request. 
AZALEA HINODEGIRI — This is the very showy bright scarlet azalea, free flowering and of dwarf 
habit that remains dense and compact, with rich green foliage, much used for massed bedding; one 
of the best. Strong well started small plants at this very low, special price, delivered prepaid any¬ 
where, 10 for $1.25; 5 for 75c; each 20c. 
AZALEA MOLLIS, The Chinese Azalea. One of the hardiest and best of all shrubs; very effective 
in mass planting. Blooms before leafing, — large flowers in great profusion in the common shades 
of salmon and orange. The bright green foliage turns to fiery bronze and red in the fall. Well-rooted 
plants 4 to 6 inches high, 10 for $2; 5 for $1.25; each 30c. 
BEGONIAS — The Tuberous-rooted kind, producing a glorious showing of camelia-like flowers all 
summer and fall, in the widest range of colors — white, yellow, scarlet, orange, salmon, etc. Large 
blooming size bulbs, 12 for $2.2 5; each 20c. 
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