58 Better Perennial Plants 
Uy State Nurseries 
COR.POR.ATeO 
Hardy Ferns Gypsophila, Bristol Fairy Helenium autumnale 
ERIGERON - Fleabane 
*Erigeron speciosum grandiflorus. Oregon Fleabane. 2 ft. June, July. 
Large handsome rosy lilac flowers with yellow centers. Very desirable for 
cutting. 
ERYNGIUM - Eryngo 
Eryngium amethystinum. Amethyst Eryno. 2 ft. June to September. The 
handsome flowers, foliage, and stems are deep amethyst-blue. A useful plant 
for winter decoration when dried. 
EUPATORIUM 
Eupatorium coelestinum. Mistflower. 2 ft. August to October. A very com¬ 
pact, wiry-stemmed plant with many heads of lavender-blue, .Ageratum- 
like flowers that last unusually long as cut flowers. 
EUPHORBIA 
Euphorbia corollata. Flowering Spurge. 18 in. July, August. An erect plant 
bearing broad clusters of tiny pure white flowers which can be used like 
Gypsophila for mixing with other flowers. 
*E. polychroma. Cushion Spurge. 18 in. Bright yellow flower bracts in May, 
changing to a rosy bronze shade. Very showy in the rock garden, because 
of its attractive foliage. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
HARDY FERNS 
The Ferns of New England take as readily to cultivation as the common 
garden flowers. While flowers require a sunny place. Ferns delight in some 
shady nook; they also can be grown in boxes on the porch or under trees, 
any place that is shady. 
Price of all Hardy Ferns is 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
*Adiantum pedatum. American Maidenhair Fern. 12 to 15 inches. One of 
the finest native Ferns. Grows with exceedingly graceful fanlike foliage 
which produces a handsome effect when massed. Plant 8 inches apart. 
*AspIenium platyneuron (eboneum). Ebony Spleenwort. 12 in. A splen¬ 
did Fern for stony places and in dry woodlands, and very desirable for 
rock garden work. 
•Athyrium filixfemina. Lady Fern. 2 ft. Finely cut foliage of rich green, 
making a handsome specimen plant if well grown in moist soil, either in sun 
or shade. 
*Denn8taedtia punctilobula. Hay-Scented Fern. 18 in. A good massing 
Fern, with broad fronds. Increases rapidly and is good for naturalizing in 
sun or shade. 
Dryopteris goldiana. Goldie Fern. 3 ft. Very stately Fern with hand¬ 
some fronds 12 to 18 inches wide. Its unusual beauty and grace make it 
desirable in all Fern plantings. 
*0. marginalis. Leather Woodfern. 2 ft. An evergreen species with leath¬ 
ery, rather stiff foliage, adapted especially to rocky places. 
Osmunda cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. 4 ft. Very handsome Fern of 
perfect habit with big fronds in circular clusters. Woolly when young and 
its big “fiddleheads” are interesting and amusing in the spring. Likes rich, 
moist soil where it develops noble proportions. 
O. regalis. Royal Fern. 3 ft. This very handsome Fern grows to perfection 
in thin shade with plenty of moisture. Its spore-bearing fronds rise high 
above the plant and are most decorative. 
*Polypodium vulgare. Common Polypody. 8 in. A good evergreen Fern 
for rockwork and borders, forming mats of durable foliage. Plant in well- 
drained soil in sun or shade. 
♦Polystichum acrostichoides. Christmas Fern. 1 ft. Very hardy ever¬ 
green Fern which is useful in almost all positions, especially in the rockery. 
Very satisfactory, requiring only common, well-drained soil. 
Pteretis nodulosa. Ostrich Fern. 3 ft. One of the handsomest, with big 
feathery fronds 6 to 10 inches wide. Good at the background of other Ferns 
or suitable as a speeimen. It needs good soil, and will thrive in the sun. 
Price of all Hardy Ferns is 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
FILIPENDULA - Meadowsweet 
These are handsome, Spirea-like flowers blooming in early midsummer. 
They delight in cool, rich sod, and look especially well at the back of the 
border, where their fernlike foliage and feathery foamy flowers form an 
admirable background for the plants in front of them. Plant them in bold, 
broad masses to give the best effect. 
Filipendula hexapetala (Spiraea filipendula). Dropwort. 2 it. June, 
July. This fine perennial bears clusters of rather large, cream-white flowers. 
It prefers a rather dry situation in full sunlight. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
*F. hexapetala flore-pleno. Double Dropwort. 15 in. A handsome double¬ 
flowering form of the preceding. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
F. purpurea elegans. Showy Japanese Meadowsweet. 3 ft. June, July. 
One of the most useful hardy plants, with dark green foliage, and purple- 
red stems and branches, passing into the silvery pink of the broad corymbs 
of flowers which are very freely produced. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
GAILLARDIA 
Gaillardia aristata, Dazzler. 3 ft. Large flowers of bright, golden yellow 
with rich maroon-red centers. 
G. aristata, Mr. Sherbrook. 3 ft. June to November. Rich, golden yel¬ 
low flowers with clear yellow centers on stout stems above the pale green 
foliage. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
G. aristata, Portola. 3 ft. June to November. Large flowers of brilliant 
scarlet overlaid with a coppery hue. 
G. aristata. Ruby. 2% ft. June to November. Vivid flowers of brilliant 
ruby-red, excellent for cutting. lOc each; $4.00 per doz. 
GYPSOPHILA 
Essential plants in every garden, not so much for their own flowers as for 
the assistance they render by contrast of color and form to showier plants. No 
satisfactory substitute exists for the feathery, airy grace of Baby’s Breath in 
bouquets of showier, heavier flowers. 
Gypsophila paniculata flore-pleno, Bristol Fairy. 3 ft. June to Octo¬ 
ber. A highly improved double white form, with flowers two to three times 
as big, beginning to bloom two weeks earlier and continuing throughout the 
season, blooming on the tips of new side shoots. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
*G. repens. Creeping Gypsophila. 6 in. June, July. This trailing, spreading 
plant is fine for steps and rock garden, with myriads of tiny, white flowers 
in graceful panicles. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
G. repens. Rosy Veil (Rosenschleier). 2 ft. June to frost. Graceful, blue- 
green foliage covered with loose clusters of showy, double pink flowers. One 
of the outstanding Gypsophilas. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
GEUM - Avens 
Geum chiloense. Fire Opal. 2 ft. May, October. Dazzling rich scarlet 
with orange sheen, often 3 inches across. Absolutely hardy! 35c each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
G. chiloense, Lady Stratheden. 18 in. July, August. Deeply crimped, 
semi-double, pure golden yellow flowers. 
*G, chiloense, Mrs, Bradshaw, 15 in. June to September. A very choice 
variety with large, double brilliant scarlet flowers. 
*G, chiloense. Princess Juliana, 2 ft. June, July. Large, double, pure 
orange flowers. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
Combine Baby’s Breath With Other Cut Flowers to Enhance Their Beauty 
