

HERE is greatly increased interest in Modern Perennials—  // are strong field-grown plants of 
more will be planted this spring than ever before. There’s 27064 v#g0r and ability to with- 
real home-morale value to color and fragrance in a world 
stand our northern winters. In rare 
instances where plant habit indi- 
of war! Use Modern Perennials in a border along the vegetable cates better quality can be given in 
garden, and yours will be a Victory Garden at its best. So pot-grown plants, that is what we 
here are Modern Perennials—top-notch, easy-to-grow, most ‘“PP/., The famous J. & P. Guar- 
satisfactory, newest of the day—to bring you years of enjoyment. 
antee is back of every plant. 
For the most effective display, where possible use three or more of a kind. [ Modern Perennials are not 
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CATANANCHE, Giant Cupid’s Dart 
Ceerulea major 
One of our most popular introductions in Modern 
Perennials. Sometimes called Love Plant. Bright, deep 
violet-blue, 2-in. flowers like double Corn flower or 
Bachelor’s Button; on silvery, slender branching stems; 
silvery buds and seed-hips. Slender, tufted, silvery foli- 
age. Live and lovely for front of border. Height, 20 in.; 
excellent for cutting—this lacy, dainty flower may be 
used in bouquets of most any garden blooms with artistic 
effect. Fine for boutonniere. Blooms profusely from 
July till frost. Think of having these delightful flowers 
all summer and fall, right from the time the spring 
Bachelor’s Buttons go off because of the hot weather. 
Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. 
50c each; 3 for $1.35; 6 for $2.50 
Astilbe, Fanal @yie®. co. 

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To give you even greater pleasure from 
J. & P. Modern Perennials in your gar- 
den by increasing the quantity you can 
plant for the amount you want to spend, 
many special offers are included—like 
the Aster Garden on page at left. See 
particularly pp. 33, 35, 38, 39, inside 
back cover. 
CAMPANULA, Pride of Exmouth 
A new, tall-growing, 314- to 4-ft. Campanula of 
infinite grace and charm. The stately plants are a 
sensation wherever placed, and the lovely large 
many-petaled flowers create the miraculous effect of 
a semi-double version of the tremendously popular 
Campanula, Telham Beauty. The flowers start in 
May and keep repeating on the same spike until 
July. Very fine. Blue with softening slight lav- 
ender cast. Pride of Exmouth is a plant of many 
uses because the flowers and foliage harmonize so 
well with other plants in a garden setting, and the 
unique flower-spikes add a distinctive touch to 
bouquets and arrangements. 
G65c each; 3 for $1.75; 6 for $3.25 
Carnation, Silver Mine 
ASTILBE, Fanal 
Fanal means “‘lighthouse,’’ and these lovely, 
artistic plants will truly be beacons in your border 
plantings with their exquisite, feathery sprays of 
lively red. Easy-to-grow, hardy; likes elgney of 
moisture as well as good, rich soil, especially dur- 
ing the growing period; will repay a thousandfold 
with abundance of bloom all through May and 
June. A unique color—rich, deep red; dark green, 
prolific foliage. 15-in. pore tower well 
above 10-in. foliage. Fine for arrangements, 
combining with most any other flower. Fills long- 
felt want for red border plant, and one that likes 
moisture. Happy in either semi-shade or sun. May 
be lifted in fall and potted for winter bloom indoors. 
85c each; 3 for $2.25; 6 for $4.25 
CAMPANULA, Blue Carpet 
Carpatica Improved 
For edgings, groups, and rock-gardens—furnishes 
a “‘carpet of blue’ from June to fall; excellent 
in full sun or in semi-shady places. Larger, light 
blue, bell-shaped flowers on 5- to 6-in. stems. 
Neatly compact. A great favorite in borders and 
rockeries. This variety is exceptional, giving blue 
color when very little other blue is in the garden. 
Remains sightly in center all season; a great im- 
provement; does not sprawl. 
G0c each; 3 for $1.60; 6 for $3. 



Campanula, Pride of Exmouth 
CARNATION, Silver Mine 
Large, full, fragrant, double flowers—all pure 
white; hardy. In constant bloom from June until 
late October. Choice variety with fresh, dark 
green foliage. Excellent for cut-flowers. Sweet, 
pungent fragrance. Good for rockeries, borders, 
and in combinations. Grows to a height of about 
10 in.; blooms generously and continuously. 
50c each; 3 for $1.35; 6 for $2.50 
A good garden loam is best for perennials. Prepare 
hole large enough to easily take ail roots. Spread 
roots, firm each plant well, and soak very thor- 
oughly afterward. Leave crown of plant level with 
sutrounding soil. 
Plant tall plants like Delphiniums 18 to 24 in. apart. 
Medium plants 16 to 18 in. except wide spreaders 
like Heliopsis 18 to 20 in. Low plants 15 to 18 in. 
Dwarf plants and ground covers 8 to 10 in. 
Perennial borders fulfil a dual purpose. They give 
gay and colorful garden surroundings throughout 
the year and are a constant source of cut-flowers. 
The past few years have brought forth many won- 
derful improvements in almost all known kinds. 
We have searched here and abroad and also have 
been producing new varieties in our own nurseries. 
Our testing is done under northern New York 
conditions, where temperatures have gone down to 
30 and 35 degrees below zero. 
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