MERTENSIA VIRGINICA (Blue Bells). Early flowering plant 
for sun or shade. Grows to 18 inches and carries drooping 
heads of clear blue flowers. 
MONARDA DIDYMA. 
good border subject. 
Deep amaranth red ray flowers. A 
NEPETA (Ground ivy). Low-growing plants valuable at the 
edge of the border. The spikes of tiny flowers are most 
attractive. 
Mussini—Quite dwarf. Lavender flowers all Summer. 
Souvenir de Andre Chaudron—A higher plant. Dark blue. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES. Tremendously big flowers in scarlet, 
red or pink. Bloom profusely in June. Plant in August if 
possible. 
Beauty of Livermore—The choicest large red. 
Goliath—Large bright red. 
Mrs. Perry Pink—Best pink poppy. Attractive. 
Olympia—Scarlet with salmon sheen. Profuse bloomer. 
Orientale bracteatum—Bright orange-red. May. 
PENTSTEMON (Beard-Tongue). Four foot stems lined with 
many firecracker-like flowers. A bright spot in the gar- 
den in July and how it does attract the hummingbirds. 
barbatus—Long spikes of scarlet flowers. 
garnet—Quite large crimson flowers. Of uncertain hardi- 
ness, but well worth while. Pot grown. 
PHLOX. The most reliable and the best of the Mid-Summer 
flowers. They need full sun, plenty of sprinkling and a 
soil that is not too heavy. Help them through the hot 
months with leaf mold in the soil and a mulch over the 
ground. The following varieties are decidedly worth while. 
Bridesmaid—Clear white with a large red eye. 
Colorado. Brilliant vermilion. Best in its color. 
Commander Koehl. Bright scarlet. A fine red. 
Coquelicot—The best vermilion. Very brilliant. 
Eclaireur. Large flowers of rosy lavender. 
Evelyn—Fine medium pink. Large flowers. 
Isabey—Salmon pink with a darker eye. Large. 
Jules Sandeau. A very brilliant medium pink. 
Maries Jacob. Strong bright pink with a dark eye. 
Miss Lingard. Early white. Among the finest. 
Mrs. Chas. Dorr. A very nice clear lavender. 
Queen of Groups—Rose pink. Unusually large trusses. 
Rosenburg—Carmine violet. A rich dark color. 
Silverton. Light lavender. Immense heads. 
Snowcap. A beautifully shaped pure white. 
Special French. Fine, glowing candy pink. Tall. 
Strauss—Purplish violet. A very strong grower. 
Struthers. Rosy carmine with a darker eye. 
Tapis ‘Blanc—A semi-dwarf white with large trusses. 
Thor. A very fine, large salmon pink. 
Von Lassburg—A good tall white. Mid-season. 
PHLOX SUBULATA. These creeping phlox varieties are of 
great value in sunny corners. The best colors are lavender, 
pink and rose. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragonhead). Good sized snapdragon- 
like flowers on strong long stems. Good for cuts or in the 
back of the border. 
physostegia—The tall variety. Rose or white. 
vivid—A dwarf variety in deep rose. 
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower). The buds resemble tiny 
balloons. The opened flowers in blue or white occur in 
large numbers on the three-foot stems. 
POLEMONIUM COERULEUM (Jacob’s Ladder). First-class 
blue flowering plant for the shade. Clusters of flowers on 
foot stems show in June. 
PRIMULA (Primrose). The gem plant of the shade green. 
In the early Spring the flat rosettes of leaves shoot up 
numbers of flower stems surmounted by clusters of white, 
yellow, pink and red flowers. Our wide range of flowers 
has to be seen to be appreciated. 
PRUNELLA GRANDIFLORA (Self-heal). Like very dwarf deep 
rose snapdragons. Do best in some shade. The flat foliage 
is glossy and attractive. 
PYRETHRUM (Painted Daisy). These daisy-like flowers 
range from white to red and occur single and double. Our 
aor eeE runs strong in the darker colors. Excellent cut 
flowers. 
RUDBECKIA PURPUREA (Cone Flower). A fine border plant, 
bearing many large rose-colored daisy-like flowers. 
SALVIA (Meadow Sage). Graceful spikes of small flowers, 
valuable in the border. 
azurea—Light blue. Tall. Grow in a dry place. 
Nutans—Deepest blue flowers on two-foot drooping 
stems. 
SANTOLINA (Ground Cypress). A dwarf evergreen perennial 
with gray foliage. Can be trimmed as a very low hedge or 
even used for lettering. 
SAXIFRAGE DECIPIENS. Very dwarf foliage plants for the 
deepest shade. Turns crimson in Winter. 
SCABIOSA. Lovely lavender daisy-like flowers. Quite large 
and peau full frilled. They grow three feet high and 
cut well. 
SEDUM BRILLIANT. A fine low growing red flower for late 
Summer. The flat heads of tiny flowers are very showy 
in the border. 
SHASTA DAISY, ALASKA. Our best selling plant. Big flow- 
ers of purest white with yellow centers are borne in great 
profusion through most of the Summer. 
SPIREA FILIPFENDULA (Goat’s Beard). Very shaggy white 
single or double flowers on eighteen inch stems, rising from 
a flat rosette of finely cut bright green leaves. 
STACHYS BETONICA (Wound wort). A quite unusual plant 
having welvety white foliage. The lavender flower spikes 
are inconspicuous but the whole effect is very fine in the 
border. 
STATICE LATIFOLIA (Sea Lavender). Best described as lav- 
See ae breath. Flowers are fine for bouquets, fresh 
or dried. 
SWEET WILLIAM. Still popular old-fashioned flowers. The 
broad clusters of fragrant flowers daintily fringed come 
in a wide range of pinks and reds. 
THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue). Great masses of tiny flowers 
rising above a mass of fine cut leaves. Grows five feet. 
aquilegifolium—Feathery white flowers. 
glaucum—Yellow flowers, blue gray foliage. 
TROLLIUS (Globeflower). Unusually fine yellow or orange 
cup-shaped flowers carried well above the attractive foli- 
age. Does best in half shade. 50c each, $5.00 per dozen 
VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope). Tall showy old-fashioned 
Pee The tall spikes of white or old rose are quite 
showy. 
VERONICA. This group makes one of the bluest spots in the 
garden. They grow medium high and want full sun. All 
carry quite erect spikes of tiny flowers. 
incana—Rosettes of very gray leaves, in June carrying 
one foot spikes of intense blue. 
multifida—A variety growing 18 inches. Rather large 
flowers. 
Royal Blue—A good rock garden variety, growing 8 
inches high. 
rupestris—Quite prostrate. A fine rock cover. 
spicata—A tall plant with violet blue flowers in June. 
teucrium—Very dwarf and spreading. Flowers in May. 
VINCA MINOR, BOWES VARIETY (Trailing Myrtle). A fine 
evergreen carpeting plant for shady places. Fine under 
trees or evergreens. 
Small divisions for planting carpeting $12.00 per 100 
VIOLA CORNUTA (Tufted pansy). Bloom from April to 
October, especially if given a little shade and trimmed 
occasionally. Grows about nine inches high. 
Admiration—Deep violet. 
Arkwright Ruby—Very fine ruby red. 
Apricot—Rich apricot. 
Blue Perfection—Light blue. 
lona—Deep reddish purple. 
Jersey Gem—A rich violet color, that makes unsually 
good plants. 
Lutea splendens—Rich golden yellow. 
Papilio—Blue and white. 
White Perfection—Large, clear white. New. 
25¢ each, $2.00 per dozen, $12.00 per 100 
SE YOUR TREES GROWING 
BERORESB.UY.| NG 

Except as otherwise noted, all perennials are 35¢ each, $3.00 per dozen and $20.00 per 100; 4 plants for $1.00. Long 
orders of one and two of a kind cannot be filled at the dozen rate. 
or 
