FALL PLANTING 
fALL IS THE BEST TIME TO PLANT THESE 
KINDS FOR EARLY SPRING BLOOMS 
SCABIOSA 
Its gigantic flowers frequently measure 3 inches and 
more in diameter. 23^2 feet. 
Caucasica. A delicate shade of lavender-blue, starting 
to flower in June and lasting well through the 
summer. 
Caucasica, Giant Blue. Isaac House Strain. Flowers 
larger and with longer stems, ranging from light 
lavender to dark blue. 
All Scabiosas, 35c each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50 
All Primulas, except where noted, 30c each; 
3 for 85c; $.^.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50 
DELPHINIUMS, PACIFIC GIANTS 
VERONICA . SPEEDWELL 
Amethystina. Amethyst-blue llowers on short spikes. 
2 ft. May, June. 
Blue Spire. A hybrid of V. Ion ijolia subsessilis and 
V. spicala with the glorious dark color of Subsessilis. 
2 feet. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 per doz.; 25 for 
$9.50. 
Erica, Blue. A neat, semi-dwarf form covered with 
spires of gentian-blue during June and July. 1 ft. 
Erica, Pink. A lovely pink form of the above, in bloom 
during June and July. 
■A^lncana. Bright silvery foliage with spikes of ame¬ 
thyst-blue flowers during July and August. 1 ft. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Japanese Speedwell. Com¬ 
pletely studded with spikes of blue flowers. 2 ft, 
Aug.-Oct. 
-A^Rupestris, Heavenly Blue. Dwarf and sprea<iing. 
Flowers very early, of an exquisite shade of blue. 
'^Rupestris, True Blue. Blossoms of intense blue 
during June and July. 1 ft. 
■A^Spicata. Long spikes of bright blue flowers during 
June and July, 13^ ft. 
All Veronicas, except where noted, 30c each; 3 for 85c; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50 
VARIETIES MARKED ★ ARE SUITABLE 
FOR ROCK-GARDENS 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
(To/i) Mrs. Perry (Middle) Beauty of Livermore (Bo»om) Perry’s Whr 
Michell’s Superb Hardy Phlox 
Count Zeppelin. Very large white flower with 
deep criiTison eye. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 
per doz.; 25 for $6.50. 
Daily Sketch. Extra-large trusses of light 
salmon-pink, with yery faint carmine eye. 35c 
each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50. 
E. I. Farrington. Large heads of beautiful 
salmon-pink flowers. 
Enchantress. Bright salmon-pink. Vigorous. 
Ethel Pritchard. French-mauve. A strong 
grow'er. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz.; 
25 for $6.50. 
Firebrand. Bright vermilion-scarlet with 
deeper center; large trusses Strong grower. 
Leo Schlageter. Pyramidal clusters of large, 
bright carmine-scarlet flowers, with sli'ditly 
darker centers. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 
per doz. 
Lillian. Lovely pure pink without a trace of 
magenta or rose. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 
per doz.; 25 for $9.50. 
Mia Ruys. Large trusses of pure w'hite. 
Mrs. William Jenkins. Pure white. 
Painted Lady. Silver-pink with salmon shad¬ 
ings and cherry-red eye. 
P. D. Williams. Pyramidal trusses of enor¬ 
mous, soft apple-blossom-pink, with darker 
centers. 234 ft. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 
per doz. 
Rheinlander. Deep salmon-pink, with a distinct bright 
red eye. 
Salmon Glow. Lovely flame-pink with salmon shadings, 
softened with lilac and white tints in center, the eflect 
as a whole being a neh salmon. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 
$3.50 per doz. 
Thor. Deep salmon-pink, suffused scarlet; a white halo 
around the aniline-red eye. 
All above Hardy Phlox, except where noted, extra-strong roots 
which will flower the first season, 30c each; 3 for 85c; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50. 
^Phlox Subulata • Moss Pink 
Alba. Star-like white flowers in May. 
Apple Blossom. Apple-blossom-pink. 
Atropurpurea. Rich French purple. 
Blue Hills. Early and a late fall crop of deep blue flowers. 
Vivid. Bright rose. 
All Phlox subulata, 30c each; 3 for 85c; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50 
Early-Flowering Phlox 
Miss Lingard. Pure white, witli a lilac eye. 
Very early. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per 
doz.; 25 for $6.50. 
Nivalis Seedling. Large llowers produced 
freely in the sprmg and intermittently through 
summer and fall. Warm i)ink with a bright 
zone. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 per doz. 
Rosalinda. Soft amaranth-pink blooms from 
June until frost. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 
per doz.; 25 for $6.50. 
Stolonifera. Another wildling witli broad¬ 
leaved mats, producing dense heads of laven¬ 
der flowers on 3-inch stems from early spring 
until July. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz. 
♦New Compact Phlox 
These new varieties are very compact in growth 
and are excellent for use in a small garden. 
Alice Wilson. Bright lavender-blue. 
Ronsdorf Beauty. Lovely pink with deep car¬ 
mine center. 
Snow White. Small, pure white flowers. 
All New Compact Phlox, 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 
$3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50 
PyRETHRUMS 
Double Pyrethrums 
The flowers arc freely produced on vigorous 
stems 2 feet high. Individual flowers are often 3 
incfies across, witfi full, rich contrasting centers. 
Brilliant. A glowing and striking crimson of 
exquisite form and texture. 
Buckeye. Double flowers of a cruslted rasp¬ 
berry color. 
Lord Roseberry. Magnificent double flowers 
of a glowing pink. 
Miami Queen. Luscious deep pink blooms 
in unstinting abundance in May and June, 
and often again in the fall. 
Purity. Double; pale pink. 
Sylvia. A very fine white variety. 
All Double Pyrethrums, 75c each; 3 for $2.00; 
$7.50 per doz.; 25 for $13.50 
Pyrethrum Hybridum 
Single-flowering, Mixed. Flowers resembling 
colored daisies and blooming in June. Comes 
in mixture only, ranging from pure white to 
dark red. 30e each; 3 for S5c; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50. 
Oriental Poppies • Papaver orientate 
Beauty of Livermore. 'I'lic liiu- t dark crim¬ 
son with jet-black blotch. 
M rs. Perry. Beautiftd large Mowers in a soft 
shade of salmon-rosc. 
Olympia. Double llowers of brilihint scarlet 
overlaid with golden salmon. 
Perry's White. Pure satiny white with a bold 
crimson blotch at the base. 
Wurtembergia. Orange-red, 
All Oriental Poppies, 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 
$3.50 per doz.; 25 for ^.50 
Iceland Poppies • Papaver nudicaule 
Amurensis. 3 inches in diameter, clear briglil 
yellow, with lighter centers. 3 feet. 
Coonara Pink. A charming warm rose-pink 
faintly suffused with salmon-pink. Flowers 
are freely produced on long, slender stoms 
throughout the 
season, 
Iceland Poppies, 
35c each;3 for $1.00; 
$3.50 per doz.; 25 for 
$6.50 
Miscellaneous Phlox 
beautiful plant witli soft rose-colored llowers 
l^Amoena. A 
April, May. 
Divaricata (canadensis). Large heads of fragrant, 
ender flowers the latter part of April and in Miiy. 
Divaricata Laphami. Intense shade of lavender-blue. 
All Miscellaneous Phlox, 30c each; 3 for 85c; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50 
★ PRIMULA . HARDY PRIMROSE 
Acaulis, Blue Shades. Large, single flowers in various 
shades of blue. 
Acaulis fl.-pl., Lavender Queen. Double, lavender 
flowers on 6 to 8-inch stems in spring and often again 
in the fall. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 i>er doz.; 
25 for $9.50. 
Auricula. Leathery leaves and large, round llowers 
in appealing shades of many colors, all of tliern 
marked with a distinctly clear contrasting eye. 
Bulleyana. Heads of terra-cotta to orange-yellow 
flowers produced in tiers. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; 
$5.00 per doz.; 25 for $9.50. 
Beesiana. Several tiers of flowers on a single stem 
2 feet high. Whorls of velvety purple flowers (luring 
late May, June, and July. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; 
$5.00 per doz.; 25 for $9.50. 
Cashmeriana. Deep orchid-lavender flowers in dense 
heads. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 per doz.; 25 
/or $9.50. 
Giant Bouquet. Flowers often 2 inches across, from 
white to cream, yellow, scarlet, purple and crimson. 
Borne on strong stems. 
Japonica, Etna. Whorls of glowing terra-cotta on 
2-foot stems in May, June, July. 
Moerheimi. An excellent strain of Hybrid Japonica 
forms, in shades of yellow, orange, pink, and lilac, 
on stems 2 feet high. 50c each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 
per doz.; 25 for $9.50. 
Munstead Giants, Mixed. Flowers of large size in 
wonderful shades of yellow, from crexim to rich 
orange, also white and charming “eyeeP’ sorts. 
Red Shades. The above strain in a variety of red 
hues. 
Yellow Shades. Yellow varieties of the Munstead 
Strain. 
Veris. English Cowslip, A mixture in the various 
shades of red and yellow. 
Vulgaris. English Primrose. Trusses of light canary- 
yellow flowers. 
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PEONY, WALTER FAXON 
