CHOICE HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
ASTERS, HARDY. The fcAowing are the most improved 
of our native wild Asters, so conspuroous during late 
summer and early fall. 
Alderman Volkes. Clusters of large, brilliant rosy red 
blooms. Very showy. 2 ft. .4ug, on. 
51.73 for 3, S2.75 for 6, S3 per doz. 
• Alpinus. Lavender flowers. SI for 3, W per doz. 
Alpinus albus. White flowers, golden centers. 6 in. Spring. 
Alpinus, Wargrave Pink, ^mi-double pink form, pro¬ 
ducing cascades of bloom from May to July. 
S2 for 3, S3S0 for 6, S6.50 per doz. 
Amelias, King George. Large, blue flowers of a beau¬ 
tiful shade. li in. July-Oct. S1.73 for 3, SS per doz. 
Amellus, Perry’s Variety. Soft pink, golden yellow 
center. 2 H ft. 
Climax. Lavender-blue, golden center. 4 to 5 ft. Aug,- 
Oct. 
Freedom. Well-formed flowers of mauve-blue, bright yel¬ 
low disc. 4 ft. -\ug.. Sept. S1.73 for 3, S3 per doz. 
Hybridus luteus. Golden yellow. 2H ft- -A.ug.. Sept. 
Si.7^ for 3, SS per doz. 
Lutetia. Roey lilac blooms 2H inches acroes. 2 ft. Aug.- 
Oet. 
Maid of Athens. Gltnious shade of roee-pink. 3H ft. 
• Mauve Cushion. Blooms in October and November. 
SI for 3, S3 per doz. 
Mt. Everest. A grand pyramid of snow-white flowers. 
51.73 for 3, S2.73 for 6, SS per doz. 
Queen Elizabeth. Snow-white. 3 ft. Early Sept. on. 
SI.75 for 3, C per doz. 
Queen Mary. Immense, glistening blue flowers. Early 
Sept. on. S2 for 3, S6 per doz. 
Red Rover, Medium-sized flowers of a glowing rcee- 
crimson. 3 ft. S1.73 for 3, S2.73 for 6, S3 per doz- 
Skylands Queen. Masses of large orchid-bhie Hooms. 
CCLe of the best blue hardy fall .ksters. ilid-.kugust. 
S1.7S for 3, S2.75 for 6, SS per doz. 
Wonder of Staefa Frikarti . Unusualiy lar^ flowers of 
an exquisite shade of laveinler-blue on branching stems. 
2 ft. July on. S1.75 for 3, S2.75 for 6, S5 per doz. 
ASTILBE Davidi Hybrids. Tall, narrow, dark reddish 
violet plvunes. 6 ft. SI each, SIO per doz. 
Gloria. I>warf, dense, plumy ^rays of rich pink. 2 ft. 
July, SI each, SIO per doz. 
Grartat. E>ark crimson; strong, divided spikes. 2J^ ft. 
June, July. SI each, SIO per doz. 
White Gloria. A very beautiful white form. 
SI each, SIO per doz. 
*AUBRIETIA. New Large-flowering Hybrids. Flowers of 
un’isu ihy large size in a rich assortment of shades. 
Leichtlini rosea. A hybrid with lively rose flowers. 
BAPTISIA australis. Racemes c« blue hipin-like flowers on 
3- to 4-foot stems. May-July. 
BOLTONIA asteroides. Masses of white flowers. 6 ft. 
.\ug.-Oct. 
Latisquama. Pinkish lavender flowers. 4 ft. Aug. on. 
• CAMPANULA earpatica Carpathian Harebell). Blue. For 
rockeries and borders. S in. July, .\ug. 
• Carpatica alba. white form of above. 
• Carpatica, Riverslea. Blue form with flattened sancers. 
July-late falL 
• Carpatica, White Star. A singular white fc«xa. 
Coliina Caucasian Bellflower). Compact, bushy plant. 
Blue, pendent bells. S in. May, June. 
Fragiiis, Heavenly Blue. Bell-^iaped with lower branches 
dnxjping. Flowers celestiai-hlue, about an inch across. 
• Garganica. Star-shaped flowers on fine green cushions, 
from June on. 
• Glomerata acaulis. Tubular flowers freely produced on 
fi-inch stems throu^out the summer. 
Medium ^Canterbury Bells). Rose, Blue, White, and 
Mixture. 
Medium calycanthema iCup and Saucer). Large flowers 
in rose, blue, and white. 
• Muralis. For dry walls and the rock-garden. Deep purple 
bells from June on. 
Persicifolia (Peach Bells). Blue. 1 ft. June. July. 
Persicifolia Backhouse!. Spires of pure white flowers. 
June. July. S1.75 for 5. S2.73 for 6, S5 per doz. 
Persicifolia humosa. Double Blue. .\ splendid double- 
flower.r.z form. Blue, 2 to 3 ft. S2 for 3, S7.50 per doz. 
Persicifolia, Lavender Queen. 2 ft. June. July. 
Persicifolia Moerheimi. Exceptionally large, double, 
white flowers. Choice and scarce. 
S2 for 3, S3.50 for 6, S6.50 per dox. 
Persicifolia. New Giant Hybrids. Very large flowers. 
2 ft. June. July. 
Persicifolia Pfitzeri. Double bhie cups on 2-j-foot stems. 
June. July. S2 for 3, S3.50 for 6, S6.30 per doz. 
Persicifolia, Telham Eteauty. Single flowers of exquisite 
China blue, fltjft. June. .'uly. 
Poscharskyana. More vigorous type resembling Gai^ 
ganica. with prostrate stems covered with blue stars. 
Excellent in sun o*- shade or dry wall. 6 in. 
• Campanula pusilia, Miranda. Tiny, nodding BluebeHa, 
joyously produced throughont the summer until late fafl, 
on alezuier, 4-inch stems. One of the beat of our new in- 
trodurtiona. S1.75 for 3, S2.73 for 6, S5 per doz. 
Pyramidaiis 'Chimney Bellflower/. Blue or white. 4 to 
5 ft. Sept. 
Pyramidaiis compacta Steeple Bellflower). Long, bine 
-Pikes. I* in. Late July on. 
• Raineri. Wide-open saucers of China biue. 3 in. From 
-Aug. on. S2 for 3, S3.30 for 6, S6.30 per doz. 
• RotundHolia (The Scotch Harebell/. 
• RotundHolia Robsoni. An American form of the popular 
Scotch Harebell with slender tubular bells on 1-to 134- 
foot stems. From July on. 
CATANANCHE bicolor. Comflower-hkeblossoms frtWQ June 
until August, 2 ft. 
Caerulea. A very sturdy form with blue flowers during the 
summer. 2 ft. 
CEDRQNELLA cana. A fragrant aromatic shrub with 
beautiful foliage; flowers deep red-purple on spikes 15 to 
IS inches long all summer. SI for 3, S3..M per doz. 
CENTAUREA dealbata. Rosy purple. IH ft. July, Aug. 
Montana. Blue flowers in June and July. 2 ft. 
Macrocephala, Rays of Gold, Flowers resemble rbe 
Scotch thistle in shape and about the same size, of a deep 
golden yellow color. 
CEPHAl^RIA alpina. Best described as a giant yellow 
seabioaa. Flowers double, deep canary-yellow. 
CERASTIUM columns. A choice, new, compact form of 
Tomentoeom. with silvety foliage and covert with white 
flowers on 4-inch stems. 
• Tomentosum. The indispensable “Snow-m-Summer.” 
This variety must be given plenty of room since it seeds 
itself freely and is generally rampant unless curbed. 
• CHEIRANTHUS AJIioni Siberian Wallflower). Orange 
flowers through May aivi June and a few in f all 
CHELONE glabra alba . Spikes of curiously shaped, 
creamy white flowers. Likes moisrure. 2 ft. July, Aug. 
Lyoni, Dark roee-purple flowers. Likes moLsttire. 2 to3 ft. 
• CHRYSANTHEMUM SPECIES 
C. arcticum. Dense bushes covered with blush-white 
daisies. 1 ft. Sept. 
C. coreanum. Large, p inkish white daisies in loose sprays. 
Very showy. 2 to 3 ft. Oct. 
• C. Mawi. A new single Daisy Chrysanthemum with large 
pink Sowers about 2 inches aeroes. Grows about 1 foot 
C. rubellum. Clara Curtis. Illustrated in color chi page S9. 
C-, Pink Cushion. Graceful little mounds 1 to 1 feet 
tall and 3 to 4 feet across burst into bloom about Sep¬ 
tember 1 and are one mass of lovely pink, semi-double 
flowers, about 2 inches across, from then until stopped by 
frost. Makes a lovrfy specimen or border plant. 
Chrysarrthemum maximum Shasta Daisy 
C., Alaska. .4. decided improvement. Pure glistening 
white- 1 ft. Jnne—Sept. 
C., Beaute Niveiloise. One of the largest Shastas. The 
fringed, double-petaled flowers measure tq) to 7 inches 
across, on strong, sturdy stems. Very free flowering. 
21; ft. S2 for 3, S3.50 for 6 , S6.50 per doz. 
C., Burbank's Frilled. .4. lar^. double form wii frilled 
petals- Very scrarce. 
C., Diener’s Giant White. Large individual blooms from 
June to September. For borders or cutting. 
S2 for 3, S3.50 for 6 , S6.50 per doz. 
C., The Prince. Flowers often 5 inches acros, on strong 
stems. Blooms over a long period. 
C., White Swan. An unusually large, double Shasta Dafey 
biooming over a very extended period from late May cax. 
Excellent for bcM mass effects and cutting. 
Korean Chrysanthemums 
Agnes Selkirk Clark. Lovely 3-inch flowers of bronzy 
pknk. apricot, and salmon, two or three rows of petals; 
large golden center cushion. Height 2 to 2 3-3 ft. Sep¬ 
tember. 
Aphrodite. Real pink daisies 2 to 3 *-2 inches in diameter, 
produced in such profusion that tli low, 2 -foot plants 
are hidden by the flowers. The ctplw is a tender pink 
over an ivory backgrouncL aging ivory-white. Blooms 
Oct. 5. 
Apollo. Magnificent single flowers of bronze-red. old-gold, 
and glowing salmon. 2 ^3 ft. Blooms October 12. 
Caliph. Splendidly formed double flowers of oi-blood-red 
with petals carrying a rich velvety sheen that makes 
them stand out among all other red Chrysanthemums. 
Height 213 ft. October IOl 
Ceres. .4 lovriy combination of old-gold, chamois-yeflow, 
and soft coppery bronze. 2 33 ft. Blooms October 10. 
Daphne. The blooms are a lovely daphne-pink with an 
underiying sheen of lilac-rose, enhanced by a nua - ss of 
gdden stamens. 2 )-3 ft. Blooms October 12. 
• Indicates alpine and rock-garden plants 
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