^clilin^’6 PERENNIAL NOVELTIES 
Anemone 
September Charm. Beautiful silvery pink flowers, shaded 
with rose and mauve, 2 inches or more in diameter. Sept. 20. 
2 ft. $1.35 for 3, $2 for 6, $3.75 per doz. 
September Queen. Delightful flowers of an attractive shade 
of rosy red. Plants are about 2 feet high and produce quanti¬ 
ties of bloom. Sept. 15. $1.35 for 3, $2 for 6, $3.75 per doz. 
Asters 
Beechwood Challenger. Quite large florets of lovely red 
petals surrounding a bright yellow center. Early Aug. 
4 ft. $1.50 for 3, $2.25 for 6, $4 per doz. 
Blue Bouquet. The flowers are violet-blue with an attractive 
golden yellow eye. Oct. 1 ft. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Gayborder Queen. Medium-sized flowers of bright pink in 
compact sprays. A very pleasing variety. 2 34 ft. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Harrington’s Pink. Pure pink flowers, larger than any other 
pink .Aster we have seen. The plants are nicely branched and 
present a beautiful picture when in full bloom. 5 ft. 
$2 for 3, $3.75 for 6, $6 per doz. 
Ivy Logan. This is a blue Aster of a brilliant sparkling light 
blue such as we have not seen before. The plants really know 
how to produce flowers. 3 3 j ft. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Strawberries and Cream. An interesting novelty with the 
flowers first opening deep pink and then softening to a creamy 
pink as they mature. Sept. 4 ft. 
$1.50 for 3, $2.25 for 6. $4 per doz. 
COLLECTION OFFER: 3 plants each of Beechwood 
Challenger, Strawberries and Cream, and Ivy Logan (9 
plants) $3.50 
New Hardy Chrysanthemums for 1940 
Acacia. A profusion of small, glittering, delightfully fragrant, 
semi-double, sulphur-yellow blossoms completely cover the 
plant. Late Sept. 2 ft. 75 cts. each, $5 pur doz. 
Achievement. Compact plants covered with hundreds of 
blossoms of a lovely shade of orange, mixed bronze. Oct. 1. 
1 ft.; 134-ft. spread. $1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Autumn Lights. Masses of coppery bronze, semi-double 
blossoms with a gleaming orange tone which illumines the 
bronze tints. The blooms are 2 inches or more across and 
completely cover the compact, bushy plants. Late Sept. 
134 ft. 75 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Burgundy. Lovely double flowers of rich cerise-crimson, 
acquiring deeper amaranth tones in the center. A sweet- 
scented Chrysanthemum producing fine clusters. Oct. 5. 
234 ft. 75 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Ciara Curtis. See page 89. 
Gieam O’Gald. Aptly named, this splendid primrose-yellow 
Pompon fairly gleams in the autumn sunlight. Double 
flowers, 3 inches or more across, on strong, branching stems. 
Try grouping in clusters in the garden or hardy border. 
Oct. 1. 2 ft. 75 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Gobiin. The blossoms are perfectly formed, 2 inches acro.ss, 
and so nicely placed that each flower stands out distinctly. 
Color is a splendid warm bronze, shading to sparkling gold 
in the open flower. Oct. 10. 2 ft. 75 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Pomponette. An e.arly Chrysanthemum with flowers shading 
from warm bronze in bud stage to clear primrose-yellow 
when fully open. The compact, well-rounded plants require 
no pinching, staking, or disbudding. Sept. 15. 1 ft. 
75 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Shasta Daisy 
Esther Read. White Shasta Daisy with perfectly formed 
double flowers 4 inches across. Our plants have bloomed 
from early May until late October. 75 cts. each, $7 per doz. 
Supreme. The flowers are large, of splendid form, and a pure 
white color that retains its freshness during the life of the 
bloom. $1.50 for 3, $2.25 for 6, $4 per doz. 
Dianthus 
Crimson King. Full, double flowers of lively crimson. The 
splendid plants produce their beautiful bloom throughout 
the summer. $1.50 for 3, $2.25 for 6, $4 per doz. 
Deisght. A new cross between D. Roysi and Sweet Wivelsfield. 
The plant is dwarf and compact, with flowers in a wide range 
of tints and shades of exquisite coloring from May until 
September. $1.50 for 3, $2.25 for 6, $4 per doz. 
Loveiiness. Delightfully fragrant, deeply laciniated blooms 
of ddicate mauve-pink, from May on. The feathery appear¬ 
ance is very di derent from that of the other members of the 
Dianthus family. $1.50 for 3, $2.25 for 6, $4 per doz. 
Rose Unique. Large, deep pink flowers on long stems. In 
bloom from June until frost. This is an excellent companion 
to Crimson King. $1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
COLLECTION OFFER: 3 each of the above 4 varieties 
(12 piants) $4 
Hemerocallis, Mikado 
An attractive variety with large flowers of rich orange, carry¬ 
ing dark purple-red marks in each petal. Late June and July. 
2/4 ft- $1.50 each, $15 per doz. 
German Iris 
Alta Csiifornia. Clear deep yellow; falls faintly bronzed. 
Biue Velvet. Deep rich blue, lovely velvety sheen. 
Don Juan. Rich garnet-red; perfect form and stately bearing. 
King Juba. Standards, old-gold; falls, dahlia-carmine. 
Pink Satin. Finest soft pink-toned Iris. Smooth, stately. 
Piuje d’Or (Golden Rain). Fine deep clear yellow. 
White and Goid. Gleaming satiny white; brilliant golden 
beard. 
AM German Iris, $1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Liatris 
September Glory. The towering spikes of purple flowers are 
spectacular in the garden and for decorating purposes in the 
house are unsurpassable. 75 cts. each, $2 for 3. 
Nepeta, Six Hills Giant 
A strong-growin.g type more erect than Mussini. The plants 
cover themselves wnth lovely bluish flowers all summer. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Pentstemon, Garnet 
The gloxinia-like flowers are a rich garnet, and are grace¬ 
fully placed on stems 1 to 134 feet tall. The plants have from 
6 to 12 spikes and flower continually from June to frost. Ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. Very hardy. 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Physalis 
Francheti gigantea. Immense Chinese Lanterns, much larger 
than the ordinary Francheti. Ihe lanterns are a very deep 
shade of orange-scarlet. $1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Dwarf Phlox, Phlox Subulata 
Camla. A new perpetual-flowering type with large flowers of 
glistening salmon-pink. $1.50 for 3, $2.25 for 6, $4 per doz. 
Ronsdorf Beauty. A new Hybrid with compact cushions of 
deep green and lovely pink flowers. Blooms again in the fall. 
$1.35 for 3, $2 for 6, $3.75 per doz. 
Sampson. A distinct type with very large flowers of deep 
ro.se-pink on low mounds completely covered with bloom. 
$1.75 for 3, $2.75 for 6, $5 per doz. 
Snow White. Pure white flowers on neat cu.shions. A clean, 
fresh variety which is noted for its fall-blooming habit. 
$1.35 for 3, $2 for 6, $3.75 per doz. 
COLLECTION OFFER: 3 each of above 4 varieties 
(12 plants) $3.90 
Physostegia 
Rosy Spire. Fine new Dragonhead resembling its rosy crimson 
parent. Vivid, but attaining a height from 3 to 334 feet. 
Mid-Sept. 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Summer Glow. A towering variety often exceeding 4 feet 
with 134-foot spikes of rose-crimson. Mid-Aug. 
75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Oriental Poppy, Snow Flame 
The lower half of the flower is pure white, the upper half a 
flame-orange, creating a most unusual and brilliant effect. The 
orange band of the upper half of the petals varies considerably 
in width with each flower. $1 each, $10 per doz. 
Stekesia, Blue Moon 
The flowers are immense, often reaching 5 to 6 inches in 
diameter on stems 1 to 134 feet long. Blooms throughout the 
summer and autumn. 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Tritoma 
Mt. Etna. Unusually large spikes of rich glowing red. It 
comes into bloom early and is exceptionally free with its 
spectacular "Pokers.” 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Tower of Gold. Quite similar to Mt. Etna except that the 
color is a rich golden yellow. 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
VIOLETTA, Little Gem. The deep bluish purple flowers 
appear in late April and continue from then on until frost, 
with a short rest period during the summer. Stock is grown 
from cuttings only. $1.35 for 3, $2 for 6, $3.75 per doz. 
Novelty Shrub, Tamarix hispida aestivalis rubra 
(Summer Glow) 
There is an ethereal touch of loveliness and grace about this 
new red summer-flowering Tamarix. The flowers last a long 
time w'hen cut. Fine for the seashore, being tolerant to salt air 
and wand. Splendid for cutting. 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
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