DELPHINIUM 
AQU1LEGIA 
ACHILLEA 
COREOPSIS 
GAILLARDIA 
ACHILLEA— The Pearl: One of the most satis¬ 
factory white flowers in the garden. Its clusters 
of double flowers contrast beautifully with Gail- 
lardi, Balloon Flowers and Coreopsis. Blooms all 
summer .... Golden—Showy large, flat heads of 
yellow flowers on plants 4 to 5 feet. 
♦AQUILEGIA—Dwarf Alpine: Grows about a 
foot high, beautiful dark blue flowers .... Long 
Spurred Mixed—Many colors including yellow, 
pink and blue on long dainty stems. Bloom for 
all of six weeks. 
ASTER—The Michaelmas Daisy is the Hardy 
Aster: Blooming in fall with enormous quantities 
of blue and pink daisy-like flowers. Perfectly 
hardy. 
BLEEDING HEART: A shade-loving plant with 
drooping clusters of bright pink heart-shaped 
flowers. A beauty when planted with other peren¬ 
nials, especially Peonies. 25c each; 5 for $1.20. 
♦CARNATIONS—Mixed: Your garden needs the 
bright colors and spicy fragrance of these hardy 
Carnations. They come year after year, always 
adding beauty and fragrance. 
♦CHINESE LANTERN: A very hardy perennial 
producing enormous orange colored fruit. Very 
attractive in beds, and excellent for winter decor¬ 
ation. 
♦COREOPSIS—Lanceolata: Golden daisy-like 
flowers from early summer till fall .... New Gold 
Double—A bright yellow. Double, Daisy-like 
flower with long stems and a long blooming period. 
Very choice, hardy, and drouth resistant .... 
Sunburst Double— 24 inches tall, golden-yellow 
double flowers, to 2 inches across. 
DAISY—Golden Marguerite: Handsome, yel¬ 
low flowers produced all summer .... Spring 
Marguerite—Yellow center, surrounded by white 
petals, excellent for cut flowers .... Painted 
Daisy: (Pyrethrum). Artistic blooms of white and 
shades of pink and rose .... Alaska Shasta 
Daisy: Range from the fully double to the single, 
and from pure white to pale lemon-yellow .... 
Conqueror, The Tall Shasta: Grows to 3 ft., 
with big white flowers. 
DELPHINIUM—Light Blue Belladonna: Lit¬ 
erally a “Beautiful Lady.” A lovely delicate blue 
that defies description. Tall, sturdy, and many 
tall spikes of flowers. Plant them in masses of at 
least three. Shasta Daisies and Regal Lilies go 
well with Delphiniums. Blooms June to frost.... 
Dark Blue Bellamosum: As dark blue as the 
evening sky, tall and strong. Its flowers grace the 
garden and dominate its color in June and half of 
July, and comes again in August .... Blue 
Grotto: You have heard of the waters in the Blue 
Grotto of Italy. Words cannot describe the exqui¬ 
site color of this Delphinium. You will be delighted 
.... Gold Medal Mixed Hybrids: Extra tall, 
many colors. 
♦DIANTHUS—Atropurpurea: The midnight 
"Pink.” Dark red and fragrant as well as beauti¬ 
ful. Its fully double flowers will delight you. 
♦DIANTHUS, SWEET WILLIAM—Dark Crim¬ 
son Beauty: It supplies your garden with the 
color it needs in early summer, faithful and long 
blooming .... Double Choice Mixed: A riot of 
color, white, pink, red, and an assortment of these 
colors in the individual flowers. A beautiful cluster 
flower. 
FALSE DRAGONHEAD-Rosea: This False 
Dragonhead has spikes of delicate pink flowers in 
June and July, forms large clumps. 
HARDY FERN: A shade and moisture loving 
plant with long, graceful leaves making a beauti¬ 
ful, bushy border on the north or east side of the 
house. 
♦GAILLARDI, THE BLANKET FLOWER— 
Bremen: Coppery-scarlet with narrow golden 
edge. Abundant flowers from June until frost 
. . . . Dazzler: A pure yellow with maroon center 
. . . . Goblin: The Dwarf Gaillardi with large 
yellow flowers bordered with red. 
♦GYPSOPHILA, BABY’S BREATH-Dwarf 
Pink: Pink flowering dwarf for borders or Rock 
Gardens .... White Baby’s Breath: Of course 
you want it. Every gardener does. You can’t get 
the most out of your garden without the misty 
sprays of White Baby’s Breath. 
BRISTOL FAIRY, DOUBLE BABY’S 
BREATH: This large, double beauty is more costly 
because every one must be grafted. It’s worth the 
price because it’s beautiful and there is nothing 
quite like it. Great clusters of double white flowers 
borne on long stems. Bouquets are twice as lovely 
and gardens more attractive with Bristol Fairy 
Baby’s Breath. 30c each; 5 for $1.40. 
LIATRIS: “The Blazing Star,” so named because 
it looks like the path of a red star flying through 
the heavens. Tall stems all wrapped round with 
reddish-lavender flowers. Easy to grow. 
♦LINUM: Blue Flowering Flax. This dainty Blue 
Flower comes each year in greater profusion. John 
Peter says, “My garden would be lost without it.” 
Every morning till noon the garden is a cheerful 
blue, and it’s so easy to grow. 
♦LYCHNIS SPLENDENS: The Maltese Cross 
with the bright red flowers. It livens up the bor¬ 
ders from early summer till fall. 
♦PENTSTEMON: Commonly called the Native 
Blue Bell—Hardy, faithful, and a beauty. It is 
Blue, but still it’s cheerful. Its tall stems carrying 
many bells of lavender-blue is a gardener’s delight 
.... Barbatus Coccinea, The Blue Bell that 
turned RED: Tall spikes set with showy tubular 
scarlet red; blooms from June to August. 
PLATYCODON, THE BALLOON FLOWER: 
The buds are little balloons, but when they open 
they are blue four-petaled flowers that you must 
see to really believe. John Peter says, “Mine 
started blooming in mid-June and they’re still 
going strong—August 1. My garden couldn’t do 
without Platycodons.” 
POPPY, ORIENTAL—Brilliant: Brilliant fiery- 
red .... Princess Victoria Louise: Salmon . . . 
Mixed: Real beauties. To get an assortment of 
colors, buy at least five. 25c each, 10 for $2.00. 
♦RIBBON GRASS: A valuable addition to your 
garden. It grows in clumps to a height of about 
2 feet, sending up ribbons of green striped with 
white. 
♦SEDUM: In Latin the name means "Sitting,” 
and most of them do sit flat on the ground. That’s 
why they are excellent for rock gardens. They sit 
on the rock and creep in-between. We have a 
dozen varieties in pink, yellow, and whites. We’re 
putting them all together. Order 12 for $1.00 . . . 
Spectabile: Large bright red heads 18 inches 
high. Handsome light green foliage. August and 
September. Withstands drouth. 
HARDY SWEET PEAS—Lathyrus: They are 
perennials and grow rapidly. Charming climbers, 
and come year after year. Bloom continuously all 
summer. Splendid for covering arbors or trellises. 
You may have them in the Pink Beauty, the Red, 
the Rosy Red, or Mixed. 
♦YUCCA—Adam’s Needle: A hardy Evergreen 
plant with long leaves; a tall stalk producing as 
high as 200 flowers of pure white. Blooms about 
June and July. The leaves remain green the entire 
year. Very hardy, excellent for sunny, hot, dry 
places along foundations. 
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