26 Perennial Plants 


Gardenside Nurseries, Inc., Shelburne, Vt. 


MONARDA.  Horse-Mint. North American 
plants, with aromatic foliage, and usually 
strikingly colored flower heads. They are of 
the easiest culture, but are valuable in the 
garden for the large amount of color they 
give. Especially when massed in the wild 
garden they are at home. In the border, they 
may be surrounded with Siberian Iris, to keep 
them in bounds. 
didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Oswego Tea, or 
Bee Balm. Grows to about 3 feet tall, each 
stem topped with a brilliant red scarlet flower 
cluster. 
fistulosa. The Wild Bergamot has smoother 
foliage, and is somewhat taller than the pre- 
ceding. Its flowers are a lilac purple. 
fistulosa, Bright Salmon. This and the follow- 
ing color variation, we think belong in the 
Bergamot group. Jn growth they are the 
same. The color is a bright salmon pink, and 
very attractive. 
fistulosa, Magenta Pink. A deep wine red 
color, that is more attractive than the name 
would indicate. 
MYOSOTIS. Forget-me-not. Little plants of 
America and Europe, found in moist and cool 
places, and loved by all for their cheery little 
blue flowers, and clean foliage. They like a 
partially shaded spot, in moist soil. Use 
them for edgings, for bedding, for naturalizing 
in damp ground. We like them carpeting 
under Peonies, etc. 
palustris. The true wild form is available to 
those who wish it for naturalizing. It is a 
sprawling plant, and grows in very wet soil, 
where we can dig it in large mats. 
Blue Bedder. A compact tufted form, with 
very large flower heads, useful where formal 
plantings are to be made. We grow these in 
quantity, and offer them in lots of 10 for $1.50; 
100 for $12.00. 
NEPETA. A family of aromatic herbs, of which 
the most widely known is Catnip. They are 
largely grown for drying, but a few forms are 
used in the garden for the effect of their soft 
foliage and blue flowers. Any good soil grows 
them strongly, and they may well be partly 
starved. 
cataria. Catnip may be a weed to some, but 
tO ja) pet cat 1tv 1s) a necessity. Put a clump 
in the corner of your garden. 
mussini. Cat-Mint. Grows 2 feet high, with 
soft grey foliage, and the flowers are in tiny 
racemes of soft blue. 
ukranica. Like the Cat-Mint, but less sturdy, 
and smaller in all its parts. 
OENOTHERA. Evening Primrose. Sun loving, 
dry land plants, found largely in North and 
South America. They are among the most 
colorful plants for the garden, and save for 
those species which are inclined to run wild, 
they. may be planted anywhere in the border, 
though a few are rather short for the back- 
ground, and are better in the dry rockery. 
macrocarpa. Sprawling stems, to about 1 foot 
long, with narrow green leaves. The flowers 
are as much as 4 inches across, bright yellow, 
and are followed by winged fruits, 2 or 3 inches 
long, and almost as wide, which are blown 
away by the winds. A showy garden plant. 
Fryverkeri. One of the Sundrops, growing to 
about a foot of height, with the flowers at the 
top of the stem. In this named sort, the buds 
are very red, and the flowers open to 2 inches 
across, brightest yellow. 
OMPHALODES. Navelwort. A small group 
of plants, related to Myosotis and Anchusa, 
and like them, with tiny blue flowers in pro- 
fuse heads. They like a moist, partly shaded 
or sunny location, and with their good foliage, 
are fine for carpeting. 
verna. Creeping Forget-me-not. Grows to 
about 8 inches high, with underground creep- 
ing roots. The leaves are ovate, about 3 
inches long. Flowers blue, or rarely white, in 
May. 
OPUNTIA. Prickly Pear. Several Cacti have 
been hardy here, but this is about the only 
Genus that has members growing normally 
this far North. These Opuntias like a very 
dry and barren place, and are often found on 
railroad embankments. Their use is obviously 
limited to the rockery, but when in flower 
they are very decorative. 
opuntia macrocarpa. This has the typical flat 
leaves, with thorns and prickles. New leaves 
grow from the tips of older ones, and flowers 
like large yellow Tulips, appear there also, in 
June, followed by red fruits. This form, has 
a distinct reddish blotch, at the base of each 
petal. 
PACHYSANDRA. Low growing plants and 
shrubs, with glossy foliage, native to America 
and Japan. Their culture is simple, as they 
grow readily in poor barren soil, and in dense 
shade. 
terminalis. Japanese Spurge. The best form, 
with evergreen leaves, growing to 12 inches 
high. 
PAPAVER. Poppy. The Poppy family is well 
distributed over the world, though not origi- 
nally found in many sections where it is now 
common. It likes full sun, and a deep well 
drained soil, and is thoroughly at home, 
wherever those conditions are given it. Its 
members are among our finest border and 
rockery plants. 
alpinum. A little gem, growing to about 10 
inches high, with finely divided, grey-blue 
foliage, and bright colored flowers in many 
shades from red to white, through yellow and 
orange. 
amurense. We grew this first, a year or two 
back, and were delighted with its large yellow 
cups, which are carried on 2-foot stems, above 
small foliage. In size, the blooms approach 
orientals, but the foliage is less coarse, and 
the plant blossoms for about two months, 
without dying down. We predict new hybrids, 
with this as a parent, will give longer flower- 
ing in the Oriental Poppy section. 
nudicaule. The Iceland Poppy is an old favorite, 
with showy 2-inch wide cups on tall slender 
waving stems. Ours has a fine array of 
colors. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES. The large flowered 
Poppies, should never be transplanted in 
spring, as due to their habits of growth, they 
are almost sure to be lost. Instead, place 
your orders for delivery in July, when they 
All Perennial Plants 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $18 per 100 unless otherwise noted, 
POSTPAID east of the Mississippi; add 5 PERCENT WEST. Five 
of one kind or variety exactly alike at 10 rate, 25 at 100 rate. 
