CHOICE HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
CIMICIFUGA racemosa. Spires of white, 3 to 4 ft. 
high, during August and September. For nat- 
uralizing and shade. $1.75 for 3; $2.75 for 6; 
$5.00 per doz. 
CLEMATIS Davidiana. A Chinese species 3 feet 
high, with masses of sweet-scented blue flow- 
ers. A very showy border plant. 
*CONVALLARIA majalis (Lily-of-the-Valley). Ex- 
tra-strong clumps with flowering pips. Best 
in a semi-shaded, rather moist place. 60c 
each; $5.50 per doz. 
*COREOPSIS lanceolata. Golden yellow. 2 ft.. 
June-Oct. 
Lanceolata, Perry’s Double. Unusually large yel- 
low flowers produced during the summer. 2 ft. 
Mayfield Giant. A greatly improved form of this 
popular flower, with larger, longer stems and 
ca richer yellow color, $1.75 for 3; $5.00 per 
Oz. 
*COTONEASTER Dammeri radicans. A _ creeping 
shrub for the rock garden, with dark evergreen 
foliage and small red berries. 
*Horizontalis. More rapid-growing form and 
slightly more upright. Fine for dry, sandy 
banks. 
Either Cotoneaster, 85c each; $8.00 per doz. 
Specimen plants of the two varieties mentioned 
above are available at $2.25 each. 
CYPRIPEDIUM pubescens. Common Yellow Lady’s- 
Slipper. 1 ft. May, June. 
CYTISUS scoparius, Andreanus Hybrids. A vigorous, 
handsome broom with large, pea-shaped flaw- 
ers. 
Arlesienne. Amber-orange, overlaid with crim- 
son. 
Monterey. Coppery orange. 
Orange Beauty. Rich maroon flowers with or- 
ange bases during May and June. These are 
best planted as specimens in the border or 
as shrubs. 
Rosenante. Veined satiny cream, overlaid with 
markings of mahogany. 
Above plants from 31-inch pots, 85c each; $8.50 
per doz. 
*DAPHNE Cneorum. The Garland Flower which 
blooms spring and fall. 6 to 8 in., 75c each; 
SitonlOuns, 1.007 10) to 12atn, $1250; 12 
following ple>; 15) to) 18 ins, $2:257 18jte 
24 in., $3.25. 
Odora. Broad glossy green leaves on dense 
shrubs 12 to 24 inches high. Fragrant 
» flowers are cream-pink. Plants from 3-in. 
pots, 85c each; $8.50 per doz. 
DELPHINIUMS. See page 57. 
*DIANTHUS alpinus. Bright rose-pink blooms. 
2 inches. 
Allwoodi alpinus. 
Barbatus (Sweet William), Pink Beauty. Salmon. 
Bajbatus, Scarlet Beauty. Rich scarlet. 
Barbatus, Mixed. All colors. : 
*Beatrix. Shell-pink flowers over a long period. 
10 inches. 
*Caesius. Dwarf green cushions, studded with 
myriads of sweet-scented pink flowers from 
May on and again in fall. 
*Caesius fl. pl. A double form of the above, 
slightly more upright. May, June. 
COLLECTION OF 100 PLANTS 
FOR THE SUMMER GARDEN 
10 10 Worotice $1 5.00 
Achillea Ptarmica, The Pearl 
Aquilegia, Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids 
Dianthus (Carnation), Grenadin Scarlet 
Delphinium Belladonna 
Eupatorium coelestinum 
Gaillardia, Burgundy 
Heliopsis, Lemoine’s Hybrids 
Platycodon grandiflorum 
Rudbeckia hirta Hybrids 
Viola, Jersey Gem 
DIANTHUS plumarius (June Pinks). Spicy fra- 
piance: Single and double hybrids. 1 ft. May, 
une. 
Crimson King. Full double flowers of lively crim- 
son. The splendid plants produce their beau- 
tiful_ bloom throughout the summer. $1.50 
for 3; $2.25 for 6; $4.00 per doz. 
Delight. A new cross between D. Roysi and Sweet 
Wivelsfield. The plant is dwarf and com- 
pact, with flowers in a wide range of tints 
and shades of exquisite coloring from May 
until September. $1.50 for 3; $2.25 for 6; 
$4.00 per doz. 

* Indicates alpine and rock-garden plants 


Loveliness. Delightfully fragrant, deeply lacini- 
ated blooms of delicate mauve-pink, from 
May on, The feathery appearance is very 
different from that of the other members of 
the Dianthus family. $1.50 for 3; $2.25 for 6; 
$4.00 per doz. 
Rose Unique. Large, deep pink flowers on long 
stems. In bloom from June until frost. This 
is an excellent companion to Crimson King. 
$1.75 for 3; $2.75 for 6; $5.00 per doz. 
COLLECTION OFFER: 3 each of the above 
4 varieties (12 plants), $4.00. 
*DICENTRA 
J {Dielytra) eximia (Everblooming 
Bleeding-Heart). Fine for naturalizing in part 
shade. 
Formosa. A summer-blooming Bleeding-Heart. 
Small, pinkish flowers; fringed foliage. $2.00 
for 3; $6.00 per doz. oo 
Spectabilis (Old-fashioned Bleeding-Heart) . Long 
racemes of odd-shaped pink flowers from April 
to June. 2 ft. 75c each; $2.00 for 3; $6.50 
per doz. 
DICTAMNUS fraxinella. Spikes of rosy pink in 
June and July, on 2- to 3-foot bushes. 
Albus. A white-flowering form of the above. 
Either Dictamnus, 75¢ each, $2.00 for 3; 
6.50 per doz. 
DIGITALIS. : S 
Gloxiniaeflora, The Shirley (Giant Foxglove). 
Many new colors. 6 to 7 ft. June, July. $1.75 
for 3; $5.00 per doz. 
Isabellina. Pale yellow; very fine. 
$1.75 for 3; $5.00 per doz. 
*DODECATHEON Meadia. Reddish purple flowers 
with orange eye. Resembles small cyclamens. 
Shade and moisture. 1 ft. May. $1.75 for 
3; $5.00 per doz. 
DORONICUM, Bunch of Gold. 
yellow daisy-like flowers. 
Late May. 
Caucasicum. Large golden yellow daisies in 
April and May and again in fall. 2 to 21 ft. 
*DRABA. 
*Haynaldi. Novelty for 1938. Globular rosettes 
‘ iy yellow flower-clusters in March and 
pril. 
DRACOCEPHALUM japonicum. Tubular flowers of 
a deep lavender on erect stems 10 to 12 
inches high. $2.00 for 3; $3.75 for 6; $6.50 
per doz. 
ECHINACEA purpurea (Purple Coneflower). Red- 
dish purple. 3 to 4 ft. July, August. 
*ECHINOPS rito. See page 60. 
ERIGERON, Double Azure Beauty. This lovely 
double blue variety is a gem for cutting and 
admired in the garden. The plants are 215 
feet high and literally covered with flowers. 
*Multiradiatus roseus. Dwarf, tufted rock-plant 
with pink daisies. Blooms throughout summer. 
*ERINUS alpinus. Rosy purple flowers. 6 in. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum. Strong, handsome 
plants with blue foliage, stems and flowers. 
2 ft. July, August. 
EUPATORIUM coelestinum. The hardy Ageratum 
with heads of light purple flowers from Au- 
gust until frost. Splendid for cutting. 
GAILLARDIA 
Grandiflora Hybrids. Yellow and orange-red; 
very brilliant. 11% ft. May-November. 
Mr. Sherbrook. See color page 59. 
Ruby. See color page 59. 
*Sun God. Large flowers of clear golden yel- 
low, produced freely on long stems. 
All Gaillardias, $1.75 for 3; $2.75 for 6; 
$5.00 per doz. 
*GENISTA hispanica, Golden Dawn. Vigorous 
shrublets with very large, golden yellow, pea- 
shaped flowers. 6 to 8 in. May, June. $1.75 
for 3; $2.75 for 6; $5.00 per doz. 
*GENTIANA acaulis. The beautiful alpine stem- 
less Gentian, with glorious trumpets of deep- 
est blue in spring and fall. 
*Acaulis Clusi. The beautiful alpine stemless 
Gentian with trumpets of deepest blue in 
spring and fall. 
Farreri. Large, upturned, wide trumpets of blue 
inside, violet and nankeen outside. : 
*Septemfida. A gorgeous variety and easily 
naturalized, with handsome blue flowers pro- 
duced freely during the summer. 
All Gentianas, $1.75 for 3; $2.75 for 6; 
5.00 per doz. : 
*GERANIUM lancastriense. Flowers of softest pink 
on trailing mats in summer. 
*Sanguineum. Clusters of rosy red flowers during 
June and July. 10 to 12 in. | 
*GEUM, Fire Opal. Glowing, semi-double scarlet 
flowers with a deep orange sheen. 2 ft. June, 
July. $1.75 for 3; $2.75 for 6; $5.00 per_doz. 
Lady Stratheden. Double; golden yellow. De tite 
June-September. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Double; orange-red. 2 ft. June- 
September. 
June, July. 
Mass of canary- 
Grows in clumps. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. 
Princess Juliana. A magnificent semi-double flam- 
ing orange variety in bloom from May until July. 
Zitte Silas) fons: 2075) foni6, $5-00epenwdoz. 
(Baby’s Breath). Grayish 
white. 2 to 3 ft. June-July. $1.50 for 3; $3.50 
per doz. 
Paniculata flore-pleno, Bristol Fairy. Flowers twice 
the size of the old double variety, plants branch 
more freely, and continue to bloom steadily until 
frost. 2-yr. roots, $2.00 for 3; $7.50 per doz. 
*Repens. A dwarf, trailing variety for the rock- 
garden, with masses of white flowers during the 
summer. 
*Repens Bodgeri. This is an earlier-blooming form, 
producing clouds of white flowers tinted pink 
from the middle of May on until fall. 


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