North Abing Fi 

CIMICIFUGA racemosa. Cohosh Bugbane. 5 ft. July-September. White. 
simplex. Kamchatka Bugbane. 4 ft. September-October. $1.00 each; 
$10.00 per doz. ; 
CONVALLARIA majalis. Lily-of-the-Valley. 8 in. May-June. Heavy 
clumps, 40c each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. Strone vj Db ‘ 
$1.80 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. P rong pips, 20c each; 
COREOPSIS grandiflora. _Big Coreopsis. 2 ft. May-November. Yellow. 
grandiflora, Mayfield Giant. 2 ft. Large golden yellow. 
grandiflora, Sunburst. 2 ft. Double yellow; long stems. 
CYPRIPEDIUM acaule. Pink Ladyslipper. 10 in. May-June. 
DIANTHUS - The Hardy Pinks 
The Dianthus family includes the fragrant old-fashioned Pinks and Carna- 
tions, and the Sweet Williams. They prefer good, well-drained soil. All have 
low tufts of foliage, making them useful for edgings. 
Dianthus allwoodi. Allwood Pink. 15 in. May-October. Fragrant single 
flowers in many shades of pink, crimson and white, mixed. 
barbatus. Sweet William. 18 in. June-July. One of the oldest garden 
flowers, a “must” in every early American dooryard garden. Colors: 
Pink, red, white, Newport Pink, Scarlet Beauty. 
cea line. Compact plants with double fragrant flowers. White and 
red. 
chinensis heddewigi. Heddewig Pink. 9 inches, All summer. Large 
fringed flowers in great variety of colors. 
plumarius semperflorens. Perpetual or Scotch Pink. 8 in. All sum- 
mer. Pink flowers. 
Hardy Hybrid Pinks. 
Beatrice. Semi-double. Salmon-pink. 
Furst Bismarck. Double cerise-red. 
Her Majesty. Double pure white. 
DICENTRA eximia. Fringed Bleeding Heart. 1 ft. All summer. 40c each; 
$4.00 per doz. 
spectabilis. Bleeding Heart. 2 ft. April-July. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 
DIGITALIS - The Foxgloves 
Old-fashioned biennials whose pyramidal flower-spikes make accent points 
in the garden or hardy border. 
Digitalis purpurea. Common Foxglove. 3 ft. June-July. Purple or white. 
purpurea gloxiniaeflora alba. 3 ft. June-July. Wide-open white blos- 
soms spotted with purple. 
purpurea gloxiniaeflora rosea. Rose-colored flowers. 
Shirley Hybrids. 5 ft. June-July. Enormous flower spikes in colors 
ranging from white to dark purple, interestingly spotted. 
DORONICUM caucasicum. Caucasian Leopardbane. 1 ft. May-June. 
Yellow. 
Mme. Mason. 2 ft. Taller and larger flowered. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
pardalianches. Bouquet of Gold. 2% ft. Canary-yellow; long stemmed. 
plantagineum excelsum. Showy Leopardbane. 2 ft. May-June. Large- 
flowered. 
ECHINACEA purpurea. Purple Coneflower. 3% ft. July-August. Purple. 
ECHINOPS ritro. Steel Globethistle. 4 ft. July-August. Blue. 
EPIGAEA repens. Trailing Arbutus. 4 in. April-May. Pink; fragrant. 
50c each; $5.00 per doz. 
ERIGERON speciosus grandiflorus. Oregon Fleabane. 2 ft. June-July. 
Lilac. 
FERNS, Hardy Varieties. For shady places. 
Adiantum pedatum. American Maidenhair Fern. 12 to 15 inches. 
Dennstaedtia punctilobula. Hay-Scented Fern. 18 inches. 
Osmunda cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. 4 feet. 
Osmunda regalis. Royal Fern. 3 feet. 
Polystichum acrostichoides. Christmas Fern. 1 foot. 
GAILLARDIA aristata, Dazzler. 3 ft. All summer. Yellow with red 
centers. 
aristata, Portola Hybrids. 3 ft. Large flowers, all hues of red, scarlet 
and yellow. 
GYPSOPHILA - Baby’s Breath 
No satisfactory substitute exists for the feathery grace of ““Baby’s Breath” 
as a foil for the showier, heavier flowers in bouquets, as well as in the 
garden itself. 
Gypsophila paniculata fl.-pl., Bristol Fairy. 3 ft. June-October. 
Double white flowers larger than those of the type, borne in profusian 
all summer long. Most effective of all. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
repens. Creeping Gypsophila. 6 in. June-July. A trailing, spreading 
plant with myriads of tiny white flowers in graceful panicles. Best for 
rock gardens. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
repens, Rosy Veil. 2 ft. June to frost. Blue-green foliage, with loose 
panicles of double pink flowers. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 

Better Perennial Plants 33 

Except Where Otherwise Noted, Perennials are 30c Each; $3.00 per Dozen 
6 or More Plants of One Variety Will be Furnished at Dozen Rate 
