GLOUCESTER and IPSWICH, MASS. 
ARABIS Rock Cress 
*Alpina flore pleno. Beautiful, fragrant, 
double white flowers produced in 
dense masses. Splendid for border 
and rockery work. Excellent for cut¬ 
ting. Lovely combined with small 
flowers. Very hardy. May. 6-9 in., 
30c each; 85c per 3; $3.00 per doz. 
THE FEATHERY ASTILBE Spirea 
America. A delicate free flowering 
sort, with graceful floral plumes of 
pale lilac-pink. June and July. 2-3 
ft. 35c each; $1.00 per 3; $3.50 per 
doz. 
Avalanche. Attractive plumy sprays of 
pure white flowers. One of the best 
white varieties. June and July. 2-3 
ft. 35c each; $1.00 per 3; $3.50 per 
doz. 
Gloria Superba. Very lovely feathery 
plumes of brilliant deep pink. Vig¬ 
orous grower and a good cut flower. 
June and July. 1 ft. 35c each; $1.00 
per 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Granat. A strikingly beautiful sort 
with long well-formed plumes of 
splendid dark crimson flowers shaded 
salmon. July. 2-3 ft. 35c each; $1.00 
per 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Rheinland. Gorgeous plumy sprays of 
bright crimson shaded with salmon. 
Beautiful foliage. July. 2-3 ft. 35c 
each; $1.00 per 3; $3.50 per doz. 
BABY'S BREATH See Gypsophila. 
BALLOON FLOWER See Platycodon. 
BAPTISIA False Indigo 
Australis. Spikes of dark blue Lupin¬ 
like flowers. Very attractive blue- 
green foliage. May to July. 2 V 2 -3 ft. 
30c each; 85c per 3; $3.00 per doz. 
BEE BALM See Monarda. 
BELLFLOWER See Campanula. 
BLEEDING HEART See Dicentra. 
BUDDLEIA Butterfly Bush 
Charming. (New.) A glorious shrub, 
bearing throughout the season ele¬ 
gant long sprays with lavender-pink 
blooms. Middle of June until frost. 
5-6 ft. Pot plants. 35c each; $1.00 
per 3; $3.50 per doz. 
lie de France. The finest of the Budd- 
leias. The symmetrical, fragrant 
flowers are rose-purple, suffused vio¬ 
let, and the terminal spikes are fol¬ 
lowed by a profusion of sideshoots 
which give it a long flowering period. 
Aug., Sept. 6 ft. Pot plants. 30c 
each; 85c per 3; $3.00 per doz. 
CAMPANULA Bellflower 
*Carpatica (Carpathian Bellflower). Com¬ 
pact plant with clear blue flowers. 
June to Oct. 8 in. 
*Carpatica alba (White Carpathian Bell¬ 
flower). A pure, glistening, white- 
flowered variety. Indispensable for 
tbe rock garden. June to Sept. 9 in. 
Glomerata superba. Large clusters of 
dark violet-blue flowers, good for 
cutting. June, July. 2 ft. 30c each; 
85c per 3; $3.00 per doz. 
Medium (Canterbury Bells). Single, bell¬ 
shaped flowers on erect stems. Blue, 
white, pink. June, July. 2-3 ft. 
Persicifolia (Peach-leaf Bellflower). Broad, 
single blue, bell-shaped flowers ar¬ 
ranged along a tall flower-spike. 
Very desirable. June, July. 2-3 ft. 
Persicifolia alba. Single, white bell¬ 
shaped flowers on tall flowering 
spikes. June, July. 2-3 ft. 
Persicifolia, Blue Gardenia. See page 4. 
Persicifolia, Blue Spire. A recent in¬ 
troduction with double blue flowers. 
June, July. 2 ft. Pot plants. 35c 
each; $1.00 per 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Persicifolia Moerheimi. A fine novelty. 
Large, snow-white, semi-double flow¬ 
ers, 2 to 3 inches across. Excellent 
for border and cutting. Rare. June, 
July. 2-3 ft. 35c each; $1.00 per 3; 
$3.50 per oz. 
Persicifolia, Summer Skies Improved. 
See page 4. 
CARNATION Hardy. 
Caryophyllus, Grenadin (Hardy Carnation). Dwarf and com¬ 
pact in growth. Double flowers in various colors produced 
in great profusion. Crimson, pink, and white. June, July. 
12-18 in. 
Crimson King. (New.) Spicy, dazzling, double crimson 
flowers on stiff, stocky stems long enough for cutting. 
Exceptionally hardy, blooming freely through spring, 
summer, and fall. 12-15 in. Pot plants. 30c each; 85c 
per 3; $3.00 per doz. 
CHELONE Turtle Head 
Lyoni. Heads of showy, purplish red flowers, good for 
cutting. Aug., Sept. 2-3 ft. 
EXTRA SPECIAL GIFT 
We will give "The Biggest Little Book of Planting 
Information" FREE with every order of preennial plants 
for $5.00 or more. 
NEW SPOON CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
This new group will prove of particular de¬ 
light to the autumn garden. The dainty, single 
petals, tubular for most of their length and 
flattening' out toward the tips, assume the shape 
of a miniature spoon, thus giving them their name. Sept., 
Oct. 2 Ms-3 ft. 
Pink White Yellow 
Pot plants, 40c each; $1.10 per 3 of one color 
$4.00 per doz. of one color. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SPECIES 
Arcticum, Astrid. First hybrid of this hardy species, re¬ 
quiring no winter protection. The shell-pink flowers 
measure 3 inches or more in diameter. Sept., Oct. 
l 1 /2-2 ft. 30c each; 85c per 3; $3.00 per doz. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM Shasta Daisy 
Admiral Byrd. See Novelties, page 5. 
Mt. Shasta. See Novelties, page 4. 
Westralis. One of the best Shasta Daisies. July to 
Sept. 2-3 ft. 
White Swan. A wonderful, new, double, white variety. 
Flowers are uniform and good size. A good cut flower. 
June. 2-2V2 ft. 30c each; 85c per 3; $3.00 per doz. 
Aquilegia, Scott Elliott Hybrids 
CHRYSANTHEMUM VARIETIES 
Early Bronze. Double bronze-yellow 
flowers. An early bloomer beginning 
about Sept. 20th. 2 ft. Pot plants. 
King Midas. One of the best Korean 
’Mums. Double, soft yellow flowers, 
from Sept, to frost. 214-3 ft. Pot 
plants, 30c each; 85c per 3; $3.00 per 
doz. 
Chrysanthemum, Sunny Boy 
Tasvia. Semi-cushion type. Pure white 
flowers of fine form on low, bushy, 
compact plants. Early September to 
frost. 114-2 ft. Pot plants, 35c each; 
$1.00 per 3; $3.50 per doz. 
A NEW EARLY YELLOW CORLISS 
CREATION 
Sunny Boy. (Originated by Corliss 
Bros., Inc.) A good yellow sport of 
Early Bronze, identical in habit with 
its parent. Flowers 114 to 2 inches 
in diameter. Blooming in late Au¬ 
gust and early September, it makes 
an excellent cut flower and a good 
pot plant. 2-214 ft. Pot plants. 35c 
each; $1.00 per 3; $3.50 per doz. 
EARLY FLOWERING HARDY 
CUSHION '"MUMS" 
Amelia Hybrids. Truly amazing plants 
in five distinct colors—deep orchid- 
pink, bronze, white, yellow, and bril¬ 
liant red. The plants grow in well- 
rounded mounds, are of very free- 
flowering habit, and need only light 
winter protection. Sept., Oct. 18 in. 
Strong plants from pots. 
Pink. 25c each; 70c per 3; $2.50 per 
doz. 
Bronze, Yellow, White. 30c each; 85c 
per 3 of one color, $3.00 per doz. 
New Red. 40c each; $1.10 per 3; $4.00 
per doz. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Clara Curtis. See Novelties, page 4. 
Dean Kay. See Novelties, page 4. 
Dean Ladd. See Novelties, page 4. 
Treasure Trove. See Novelties, page 4. 
Yellow Dean Kay. See Novelties, page 4. 
Unless otherwise noted, all plants on 
this page, 25c each; 70c per 3 of one 
variety; $2.50 per doz. of one variety. 
(6 or more plants of one variety at doz. 
rate.) 
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