PERENNIALS by TUTTLE BROS. 
For over twenty years we have been growing perennials, adding each year desirable new varieties, 
until we have acquired a collection which we are quite sure cannot be equaled in Southern California. 
We have bright flowered perennials for every location, wet or dry, hot or cold, for all types of soil, for 
borders, beds, rock gardens and dry walls. And we know our perennials! 
Please note, following descriptions, approximate heights plants will grow. 
PRICES: 3-inch pots, 15c each, $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100. Gal. containers, 30c each. A few varieties are slightly 
higher. 
Prices of these varieties are noted after the descriptions. 
NOTE: We have marked with an * the varieties particularly useful in rock gardens. 
ACANTHUS mollis. Enormous 1% 
to 2-foot leaves that are artistically cut. 
Rich glistening green. Shade or part 
shade. 2 ft. Gal. containers, 40c; 5-gal. 
containers, $1.50. 
ACHILLEA Ptarmica. The Pearl. 
This hardy perennial is covered with 
pure white flowers from June until 
winter. 2 ft. Sun. Gal. containers; 3- 
inch pots. 
*ACHILLEA tomentosa. Wooly 
Yarrow. Forms a low carpet of lacy 
foliage. Yellow flowers through sum- 
mer. Drought resistant. Sun. 6-in. Gal. 
containers. 
AGAPANTHUS umbellatus. Lily 
of the Nile. Produces in summer large 
umbels of 30 to 40 flowers on fleshy 4- 
foot stems. Arching strap-like leaves. 
We have them in blue and white. Gal. 
containers. 
AGERATUM Little Blue Star. 
Dwarf border plant with feathery blue 
flowers. Blooms all summer. Sun. 6-in. 
Flats, 20c dozen; $1.50 per hundred. 
AGROSTEMMA coronaria. Rose 
Campion. Dazzling blood red, blooms 
in summer. Silvery gray foliage. Bushy. 
Requires little water. Sun. 2% ft. Gal. 
containers; 3-inch pots. 
ALTHAEA rosea. Hollyhock. Excel- 
lent tall erect background perennials. 
Double Bright Red, Double Rose, 
Double Newport Pink, Double Salmon 
Rose, Double Yellow, Double White, 
Double Maroon, Double Orange. Gal. 
containers. 
Single Mixed and Double Mixed. Gal. 
containers; 3-inch pots. 
*ALYSSUM rostratum. Dense heads 
of golden yellow in May and June. Low 
and trailing. Sun. Gal. containers; 3- 
inch pots. 
*ALYSSUM §ssaxatile compactum. 
3asket of Gold. Bright golden yellow 
flowers cover the plant so completely 
in spring that little of the silvery gray 
foliage can be seen. Sun. 6-in. Gal. 
containers; 3-inch pots. 
ANCHUSA italica. Feltham Pride. 
A new hardy dwarf variety bearing an 
abundance of rich gentian blue flowers 
in early summer. Sun. 1% ft. Gal. con- 
tainers. 
ANGELONIA grandiflora. Hand- 
some glossy foliaged plant to 2 feet. 
Lavender blue pentstemon-like flowers 
beautifully spotted with deep blue in 
the throat. Bloom in mid-summer. Sun. 
2 ft. Gal. containers. 
ANEMONE japonica. Wind Flower. 
Remarkable perennials for late summer 
and fall bloom. Single 1 to 3-inch flow- 
ers are borne abundantly. Hardy. Shade 
or part shade. Gal. containers. We grow 
these varieties: Prince Henry. Dark 
pink. 1% ft. Queen Charlotte. Semi- 
double medium pink. 4 ft. See color 
illustration on page 41. Single White. 
Glowing white. 4 ft. 
ANEMONE St. Brigid. An outstand- 
ing mixture of singles and doubles in 
a marvelous color range. Prefer shade. 
Elegant for spring bloom. 3-inch pots. 
AQUILEGIA. Columbine. Supply a 
wealth of bloom in partially shaded lo- 
cations in spring and early summer. 
Chrysantha. Long spurred yellow. 
Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
Clematiflora. Huge open _ spurless 
flowers that resemble Clematis. Mixed 
colors. Gal. containers. 
Crimson Star. Crimson and white. 
Gal. containers. See color illustration 
on page 44. 
Longissima. Pale yellow. Spurs to 4 
inches in length. Gal. containers, 40c. 
Long Spurred Blue Shades. Gal. con- 
tainers; 3-inch pots. 
Long Spurred Orange and Scarlet 
Shades. Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
Long Spurred Pink and Rose Shades. 
Gal. containers. 
Rose Queen. Beautiful long spurred 
rose pink. Gal. containers. 
Snow Queen. Long spurred pure 
white. Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
Vulgaris. Colonial strain. Extremely 
hardy. A mixture of blue, lilac, pink, 
rose and white. Short spurred. A vig- 
orous variety that will succeed where 
the long spurred varieties are not satis- 
factory. Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
*ARABIS alpina. Snow on _ the 
Mountain. Low spreading white flow- 
ered variety with gray green foliage. 
4 in. Sun. Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
*ARABIS alpina rosea. Masses of 
pink flowers in late spring and early 
summer. Low spreading to 8 inches 
tall. Sun. Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
*ARISTEA capitata. Iris-like foliage 
and spikes of many bright blue flowers 
in spring. Evergreen. Sun. Gal. con- 
tainers; 3-inch pots. 
*ARMERIA maritima. An evergreen 
grassy leaved plant for low borders. 
Rose pink flowers on short stems. 
Blooms for months. Hardy. Sun. 3 to 
4 in. Gal. containers, 3-inch pots. Flats 
of 100 plants, $1.70. 
ASTER. Hardy perennials for sun or 
light shade. 
Ericoides. Much branched drought 
resistant variety bearing clouds of 
small white flowers in late summer. 
Sun. 2% to 4 ft. Gal. containers. 
Frikarti. Wonder of Stafa. Finest of 
all hardy Asters. From June until De- 
cember this busy plant will produce 
continually and in abundance large 
lavender blue blooms. Plant is free 
branching. 2 ft. Sun. Gal. containers, 
40c. 
*Little Boy Blue. The best dwarf 
aster of our acquaintance. Grows only 
to a height of 12 inches in a compact 
dark green ball. From July until Oc- 
tober is smothered with bright double 
blue flowers. Sun or part shade. Gal. 
containers; 3-inch pots. 
*Mauve Cushion. Forms a compact 
mass of glossy green foliage to 10 
inches tall and 2 feet in width. In late 
summer, fall and early winter it is cov- 
ered with delicate mauve flowers an 
inch or more across. Sun or part shade. 
Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
Novae-Angliae. Pink. This pink sport 
is a beauty. In summer and fall this 
dark foliaged variety bears great quant- 
ities of bright pink bloom. It is the best 
pink aster we have ever seen. Sun or 
part shade. 2 ft. Gal. containers. 
_Porterii. A much branched hardy va- 
riety growing to 3 feet that through 
late summer is profuse with small 
glistening white flowers. Sun. Gal. con- 
tainers. 
“Wartburg Star. Brilliant large lav- 
ender asters on good stems for cutting. 
Excellent foliage. 1 ft. Sun or part 
shade. Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
AUBRIETA deltoidea gracea. Rain- 
bow Rock Cress. Light blue flowered 
trailer for dry wall or rock garden. Sun. 
3 in. Gal. containers; 3-inch pots. 
BAPTISIA australis. False Indigo. 
Dark blue pea shaped flowers and 
smooth lupine-like foliage. Sun. 2 ft. 
Gal. containers, 40c. 
BEGONIA. Here is color for you in 
both flowers and foliage. For bedding 
purposes, for edging or in pots these 
attractive plants will delight you with 
their glossy leaves and refreshing blos- 
soms. Prefer shade but will grow in 
sun. Flats of 100 plants, $1.70. 
Alba. Dwarf white. Albert Martin. 
Pink or red. Christmas Cheer. Red. 
Luminosa. Red flowers. Bronze foliage. 
Indian Chief, Red. Maroon foliage. 
Prima Donna. Light pink. 
BELAMCANDA chinensis. Leopard 
Flower. Strikingly handsome orange 
flowers spotted with red, to 2 inches 
across. Iris-like foliage. Quite outstand- 
ing. Gal. containers. 

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