PERENNIALS 
25 of a kind at 100 rate; 6 of a kind at dozen rate. 
Less than six at one-tenth dozen rate each. 
DELPHINIUM, Pacific Hybrids: 
Galahad Series. Large white 
Lancelot Series. The very best. 
Light Blue Shades. 
Dark Blue Shades. 
Lavender Shades . 
Pastel Shades. 
All Colors Mixed. 
English Hybrids. Selected strain. 
Belladonna. Light blue. 
Lamartine. Deep blue, white eye. 
GYPSOPHILA Paniculata (Single 
Baby’s Breath). 
2-year, No. 1. 
1-year, No. 1, % in. and up. . 
1-year, No. 2, in. diam. 
Lining-out stock, 1000, $7.50. 
Bristol Fairy. Grafted field-grown 
roots.• •.. 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS 
(Bleeding Heart). 
Large size, undivided clumps. 
Doz. 
100 
$2.25 
$15.00 
2.25 
15.00 
1.80 
12.00 
1.80 
12.00 
1.80 
12.00 
1.80 
12.00 
1.50 
10.00 
.90 
6.00 
.75 
5.00 
.90 
6.00 
.60 
4.00 
.30 
2.00 
.25 
1.50 
1.00 
2.50 
18.00 
2.50 
18.00 
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GLADIOLUS 
DAHLIAS 
HARDY LILI ES—P ERENNIALS 
A. M. GROOTENDORST 
Mail Address P. O. Box 123 
BENTON HARBOR * MICHIGAN 
Farm and Office Located on U. S. 12 
Three Miles East of Benton Harbor 
DICENTRA EXIMIA (Cut-Leaved 
Bleeding Heart). Doz. 
Large size, undivided clumps. .$1.20 
Medium size, undivided clumps .75 
HEMEROCALLIS, Standard 
Varieties. 
Flava. Light pure yellow; early. . .75 
Gold Dust. Golden yellow, brown 
outside, very early. 1.00 
Goldeni. Deep golden broad- 
petaled flowers. 1.50 
Lemon King. Lemon-yellow.1.00 
Thunbergi. Clear full yellow.75 
HEMEROCALLIS, Selected Choice 
New Hybrids. 
Bay State. Brilliant deep yellow . . 1.80 
:!: Cressida. Pale apricot. 3.00 
Cinnabar. Cadmium-yellow sprin¬ 
kled with rose-brown. 4.50 
D. D. Wyman. Superb golden yel¬ 
low with tawny splash on petals 4.50 
*George Yeld. Petals flushed and 
sprinkled rose. 3.50 
Gypsy. Light orange. 3.00 
:!! Hyperion. Canary-yellow. Large 
waxv flowers . 6.00 
100 
$ 8.00 
5.00 
5.00 
7.00 
10.00 
7.00 
5.00 
12.00 
20.00 
30.00 
30.00 
25.00 
20.00 
40.00 
Hemerocallis (Cont’d) 
Lemona. Clear yellow . . . 
:l! Mikado. Deep orange, 
*Ophir. Large golden yellow 
Royal. Golden yellow; fragrant . . 
Sir Michael Foster. Large apricot- 
Sovereign. Semi-dwarf, pale 
chrome-yellow, shaded brown 
Doz. 
100 
$1.80 
$12.00 
4.50 
30.00 
4.50 
30.00 
3.50 
25,00 
3.50 
25.00 
i 
3.00 
20.00 
* Among the 10 best varieties in 
the symposium of outstanding 
Hemerocallis for 1937 and 1938. 
IRIS KAEMPFERI (Japanese Iris). 
Mixed colors. 
.90 
6.00 
SPECIAL JAPANESE IRIS COLLECTION 
6-Petaled Varieties, 6 each of 6 choice varieties, 
separately labeled, 36 plants for only $3.00. 
LIATRIS Pycnostachya (Kansas 
Gay Feather) . 
PENTSTEMON Barbatus Torreyi. 
TRITOMA Pfitzeri (Red Hot 
Poker) . 
U. 8, Dens 
1.00 
7.00 
.90 
6.00 
1.00 
7.00 
2.20 
15.00 
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U. S. POSTAGE 
PAID 
Benton Harbor, Michigan 
Permit No. 1 
U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, 
Bureau of Plant 
Industry, 
Washington, D. C. 
RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED 
Terms and 
Conditions of Sale 
Prices are f. o. b. Benton Harbor, 
Michigan. 
3% discount for cash with order. 
2 % ten days to customers of estab¬ 
lished credit; net thirty days. 
No charge for containers. 
Shipment will be made by express 
unless instructed to the contrary. 
If delivery by parcel post is desired, 
include sufficient amount for postage 
with your remittance. Excess postage 
will be refunded. 
This price list cancels all previous 
lists and quotations. 
We guarantee our bulbs and plants 
to be true-to-name, and cheerfully re¬ 
place or refund for any that prove 
otherwise. If stock is not satisfactory 
when received, return same at once and 
your money will be promptly refunded. 
Owing to conditions beyond our con¬ 
trol, we cannot be in any way responsi¬ 
ble for the crops. 
Phlox, San Antonio 
HARDY PHLOX for Spring Planting 
6 or more of a kind at doz. rate. 
25 or more of a kind at 100 rate. 
WHITE AND BLUSH-WHITE SHADES 
Doz. 100 
Bridesmaid. White, crimson eye.$1.00 $ 6.00 
Europa. Pure white with red eye. 1.20 8.00 
Frau Anton Buchner. Large white. 1.00 6.00 
Graf Zeppelin. White with vermilion-red 
eye . 1.00 7.00 
Mia Ruys. Large pure white. 1.80 12.00 
Miss Lingard. Waxy white, very early. . . 1.80 8.00 
Mrs. Jenkins. Best early white. 1.00 6.00 
Richard Wallace. Blush-white with deep 
pink eye. 1.00 7.00 
SALMON-PINK SHADES 
Daily Sketch. Salmon-pink with vivid 
crimson eye . 1.50 10.00 
Enchantress. Bright salmon-pink, dark 
eye ... 1.20 8.00 
Geo. Stipp. Deep glowing salmon with 
shaded lighter eye. 1.20 8.00 
Isabey. Salmon-pink. 1-00 7.00 
Lillian. Choice salmon-pink . 1.80 12.00 
Paladin. Salmon-pink, violet eye. 1.00 7.00 
Salmon Queen. Very fine salmon. 1.50 10.00 
Sweetheart. (New.) Beautiful deep sal¬ 
mon-pink . 3.00 20.00 
ROSE-PINK SHADES 
Border Queen. Clear deep rose-pink ... 1.30 9.00 
General Petain. Rose-pink, dark eye .... 1.00 6.00 
Jules Sandeau. Deep rose-pink. 1.20 8.00 
Morgenrood. Bright rose shade, deeper 
eye . 1.20 8.00 
Pantheon. Soft rose-pink. 1-00 6.00 
Riverton Jewel. Mauve-rose with carmine 
eye .. LOO 7.00 
PINK SHADES 
Annie Cook. Soft lilac-pink. 1.00 7.00 
H. B. May. Large bright pink. 1 00 7.00 
Nordlicht. A deep rose-mauve, shading to 
a deep carmine center. 1.20 8.00 
Special French. Blush-pink, salmon eye. . 1.00 7.00 
LAVENDER AND MAUVE SHADES 
Doz. 100 
La Vague. Mauve with carmine eye . . .$1.00 $ 6.00 
Lavender Beauty. Deep lavender. 1.00 7.00 
Mrs. Chas. Dorr. Clear lavender. 1.00 7.00 
Parachute. Bright mauve, white center . . 1.00 7.00 
RED, CARMINE, CRIMSON AND 
SCARLET SHADES 
Africa. Brilliant carmine-red with blood- 
red eye. 1.20 8.00 
Baron von Dedem. Brilliant orange-red. . 1.00 7.00 
Beacon. Clear cherry-red. 1.00 7.00 
Coqueficot. Red with salmon eye. 1.00 7.00 
Eclaireur. Brilliant rosy magenta. 1.00 6.00 
Electra. Rich satiny purplish red. 1.00 7.00 
Feuerbrand (Fireglow). Flaming orange- 
scarlet . 1.20 8.00 
Goliath. Large royal scarlet. 1.00 6.00 
Imperator. Carmine, darker eye. 1.00 7.00 
Juliglut (Julyglow). (New.) Vivid pur¬ 
ple-red . 4.50 30.00 
Leo Schlageter. Brilliant scarlet. 1.50 10.00 
R. P. Struthers. Fine rosy red. 1.00 7.00 
Sir Edw. Landseer. Fine bright crimson . . 1.00 7.00 
PURPLE AND VIOLET SHADES 
Aida. (New.) Deep rich purple, striking 3.00 20.00 
B. Compte. Rich satiny brilliant purple. . 1.20 8.00 
Champs Elysee. Dark purple. 1.00 7.00 
Royal Purple. Choice shade of purple . . 1.00 7.00 
San Antonio. (New.) Most vivid and 
brilliant color of carmine shaded plum- 
red. Good clean grower. Does not fade 2.50 18.00 
Wm. Kesselring. Large violet, white eye 1.20 8.00 
MIXED VARIETIES 
Per 1000, $45.00 .75 5.00 
SPECIAL PHLOX COLLECTION 
10 each of 10 selected varieties of our choice, differ¬ 
ent colors, correctly labeled and carefullv packed. 
100 nice strong roots for only $5.50. 
