OLDS’ HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Olds’ Northern Grown Hardy Perennials are 
two to three years old, field grown plants. 
They should not be confused with the small 
one-year seedlings which are so often offered. 
Perennials should be used for permanent plant- 
ings in beds and borders. When once estab- 
lished they will produce an abundance of flow- 
ers for years to come with practically no at- 
all 
tention, ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID up to 
1000 miles from Madison. Add 10c if distance is 
greater, 
Note: Plants will be mailed at planting time 
or when weather will permit digging. 
ALYSSUM SAXATILE. Basket of Gold. 
Masses of bright yellow flowers in early spring. 
Excellent for front row of borders or the rock 
garden, Each, 30c; 8 for 75c. 
ARMERIA (Sea Pink). Tall Hybrids. Large 
flowers white, rose and pink shades. Useful for 
edgings and cuttings. Grows 18 to 24 inches 
tall and blooms from June to October. Each, 
SO0cs a 10rai7 oc. 
ARABIS. Flora Plena. Pure white double 
flowers produced in dense masses. Splendid for 
borders. Each, 35c;° 3 for 90c, 
ASTER. Mauve Cushion. A circular cush- 
ion-like plant rarely exceeding over ten inches 
in height. The flowers are delicate soft mauve 
with silverish-white reflections, measuring about 
1% inches in diameter. They appear in such 
numbers as to completely cover the plant. An 
excellent fall blooming plant usually beginning 
to bloom in early October. Requires a sunny 
Jocation.. Hach, 35e; 23 ‘for? 90c: 
AQUILEGIA. Dobbie’s Long Spurred Hy- 
brids (Columbine or Honeysuckle). One of the 
most graceful and dainty of hardy perennials 
with its delicately tinted bird-like blossoms on 
their slender stems, bowing and nodding in the 
breeze.- Mixed colors only. Each, 30c; 3 for 
75¢, - 
BUDDLEA, Ile de France (Butterfly Bush) 
—A deciduous shrubby plant, growing rapidly 
from the roots each spring. Starts blooming early 
in July and bears great spikes of dark purple 
colored flowers until frost. Hach, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
BUDDLEA. Charming. A new pink Bud- 
dlea. Long sprays covered with lavender-pink 
blooms. Hach, 35c; 8 for 90c. 
CAMPANULA, Telham Beauty (Persici- 
folia)—This variety has large bells of beautiful 
china blue. An improved strain of peach leaf 
Campanula. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
CAMPANULA, Rotundifolia (Harebell), 
(Blue Bells of Scotland.) A good plant to grow 
in crevices of a rock wall or garden. Blooms in 
June. 10 to 16 inches tall. Each, 30c; 3 for 
75¢. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The 
varieties we list below are very Satisfactory in 
the protected border. They bloom late in the 
fall when most plants are through blooming. 
Plants from 24-inch pots. 
A. Barham. Early beautiful orange-brown. 
Height 2 feet. Usually in full bloom the last 
part of September. Hach, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
Carrie or Glory of Seven Oaks. A splendid 
deep yellow flower late in September. Height 
2 feet.) Hach; s0cs= 3 for, 75c: 
Firebird. Bright semi-double scarlet blooms 
in October. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
Normandie. A rather low growing variety 
flowering in September. Height, 1% feet. One 
of the very earliest and best cream-whites. 
Each, 30c; $8 for 75c. 
Uvalda. A large early pompon variety. White 
with faint pink on opening. October. Each, 
S07 8 Tore 7 5c; 
CHRYSANTHEMUM COLLECTION. 
One each of the above varieties for $1.00. 
CUSHION CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
This group of low growing ‘‘Mums’’ form a 
mound of blooms similar to the old Azalea. 
Plants grow 10 inches high and spread about 
2 feet. Literally covered with flowers early 
in September. 
Pink Cushion. (Amelia or Azaleamum.) Very 
popular owing to its early flowering character- 
istics. Lavender rose flowering in September. 
The parent of the cushion Mum, Each, 30c; 
3 for 75c. 
Red Cushion. 
75¢. 
White Cushion. White. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
Bronze Cushion. Deep bronze turning to cop- 
per yellow. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
CUSHION CHRYSANTHEMUM COL- 
lage BARI One each of the above 4 varieties 
or oc. 
CLOVE PINKS, Dianthus Plumarius. Their 
spicy fragrance rivals their brilliant colors, 
varying from pure white to the richest crimson, 
many being beautifully striped and laced, Each, 
25¢e; $8 for 60c. 
Deep red. Hach, 30c; 3 for 
COREOPSIS, Mayfield Giant—Sometimes 
ealled Yellow Daisy. Borne on numerous stems 
in great profusion nearly all summer, Each, 30c; 
3 for 60c. 
CANTERBURY BELLS. Biennial—Great 
pillars of bloom in rose-pink, blue and white. 
Mixed colors only. Each, 30c; 3 for 60c. 
CLEMATIS RECTA, A very fragrant pure 
white flowering dwarf shrubby Clematis grow- 
ing about two to three feet in height. Showy 
clusters of blooms appear during June and 
July. Hach, 40c; 8 for $1.00. 
DAISY. Improved Elders or Memorial—<An 
extra early Shasta Daisy flowering about Dec- 
oration Day. Taller and larger flower than the 
original, , Hach). 80c; 3\.for 7.5c: 
DAISY, Shasta—Burbank’s large white 
daisy. Flowers in July. 4 to 5 inches across. 
Hach, 30c; 8 for, 75c. 
DICTAMNUS, (Gas Plant). An old-fash- 
ioned favorite. The leaves have a fragrant odor 
and the flowers are borne in upright racemes. 
The plant has glands that secrete a volatile mat- 
ter and when ignited in hot weather will burn 
without injury to the plant. Plant on well- 
drained rich soil. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c., 
DELPHINIUM, Pacific Giants. Perhaps 
the most beautiful hardy plant in cultivation. 
Great pillars of bloom, sometimes 8 feet tall, 
increasing in size and beauty yearly. This is 
the largest and most mildew-resistant strain. 
Each, 50c; 3 for $1.35: 
DELPHINIUM, Belladonna, Sky Blue—A 
continual bloomer. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
DELPHINIUM, Formosum—tThe true dark 
blue variety with white eye. Each, 30c; 3 for 
75¢c, 
DICENTRA, (Bleeding MHeart)—An old- 
fashioned flower which should be in every gar- 
den. Long drooping racemes of heart-shaped 
flowers. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
FUNKIA VARIEGATA, (Plantain Lily). 
An excellent edging plant. Variegated foliage 
with bright blue flowers. Prefers a location 
with ample moisture. Hach 30c; 3 for 75c. 
EUPHORBIA, Polychroma. One of the best 
yellows for the rock garden. Compact, shrubby 
plants covered in June with brilliant yellow 
flowers. We highly recommend this plant. Each, 
35c; 3 for 90c. 
FOXGLOVE, (Digitalis) — A biennial, but 
renews itself from self-sown seed. Stately and 
dignified old-time flowers growing on tall stalks. 
The inverted, tubular blossoms are of very strik- 
ing beauty. Hach 30c; 3 for 75c. 
GAILLARDIA, Grandiflora (Blanket Flow- 
er)—One of the most satisfactory of tall, hardy 
perennials. The large brown center is surrounded 
by petals marked with concentric rings of bril- 
liant crimson, scarlet, orange and vermilion. One 
of the few perennials which is always in blos- 
som, 2 to 38 feet in height. Each, 30c; 3 for 
moe: 
GAILLARDIA, Burgundy—New, | shining 
wine-red Gaillardia. The first of the all-red 
Gaillardias introduced. Highly recommended. 
Bach; /30cs 3) fori 7 5c! 
GYPSOPHILA, OR BABY’S BREATH, 
Paniculata Compacta—When in bloom in Aug- 
ust it forms a symmetrical mass 2 to 3 feet in 
height and the same in diameter; of minute 
white flowers having a beautiful gauze-like ap- 
pearance. Can be dried for winter. Each, 30c; 
3 for 75c. 
GYPSOPHILA FLORA PLENA. This 
is a double variety of Baby’s Breath. Forms 
masses of minute double white flowers. Each, 
35c; 3 for $1.00. 
HELIOPSIS (Orange Sunflower). Flowers 
are of a beautiful deep golden yellow measur- 
ing 2% inches in diameter. Blooms from July 
to August on long 3-foot stems. Fine for cut- 
ting. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c, 
HOLLYHOCKS, Mixed — These stately 
old-time favorites, full of sentiment and beauty, 
bear large, perfectly-formed flowers in many 
lovely colors and shades. The flower of our beau- 
tiful city. Each, 20c; 3 for 40c; $1.50 ‘per 
dozen, 
HEUCHERA, Sanguinea (Coral-bells) — 
Beautiful plants for front row of borders, with 
slender, fairy-like spikes of richly colored 
crimson flowers; is noted most striking in the 

garden and light and graceful for cutting. 12 
to 18 inches. June to September. Each, 30c; 
SeObn OC. 
LIATRIS, (Kansas Gay Feather)—Showy 
plants 4 feet high with spikes of purple flowers. 
Grow well in sun or shade and most all soils. 
Blooms midsummer, Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
LINUM (Flax). Lovely flowers either blue 
or white on 12 to 18-inch bushy plants. Flow- 
ers from May to July. State color wanted, 
white or blue. Each, 30c; 8 for 75c. 
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HEMEROCALLIS, Florhan. Large trump- 
et-shaped variety. Flowers of rich golden yellow 
with yellow markings. A strong grower attain- 
ing a height of three to three and one-half feet. 
Flowers in June and July. Hach, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
HEMEROCALLIS, Fulda. Coppery-orange 
shading to crimson. Sometimes called Brown 
Day Lily. 3 feet in height. Flowering in July. 
Hach, 30c¢;) 3) 10naype: 
HEMEROCALLIS, Dr. Regel—Bright, rich 
orange yellow flowers in early June. Height 
about 1144 feet. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
HEMEROCALLIS, Kwanso—A large dou- 
ble golden bronze day lily flowering in August. 
Each, 800783) for: foe: 
HEMEROCALLIS, Thunbergia (Day Lily) 
—A flower that does well in partial shade. Large 
lemon yellow lily shaped flowers in July. Each, 
S0CsRtoutOr as OC, 
DAY LILY COLLECTION 
One each of the above five varieties for $1.10, 
postpaid. 
IBERIS, Little Gem (Hardy Candytuft.) 
Beautiful rock or border plant. Dark green 
foliage all summer, covered with pure white 
flowers in June. Hach, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
MONARDA (Bee Balm, Bergamot). Bril- 
liant crimson flowers from Jume until August on 
tall plants suitable for borders. Foliage is de- 
lightfully fragrant. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c, 
POPPY, Red Oriental. For a dazzling dis- 
play of rich and brilliant coloring no other 
flower can equal the vivid orange scarlets of 
the Oriental Poppies. 36 inches in height. Each, 
30c; 3 for 75c. Order early. 
POPPY, Mrs Perry—Like the red poppy in 
growth but a beautiful salmon in color. Each, 
300 so) 10K 475¢; 
Note:—After May 1st orders for Oriental 
Poppies will be held and sent in September. 
PHLOX. See next page. 
PHLOX, Subulata. (Creeping.) 
Alba, A dainty creeping Phlox that is simply 
covered in the early spring with a profusion of 
clear white flowers. 6 inches tall. Hach, 30c; 
S fOr 7 OCs 
Lilacina, Similar to Alba but the flowers are 
larger and a delicate blue-lavender in color. 
Foliage is light green. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
Rosea. Similar to Alba but a shower of 
bright rose flowers in early spring. Each, 30c; 
8 ‘for 75c. 
Atropurpurea, This variety will make an ex- 
ceedingly brilliant display. Flowers are deep 
carmine red, Each, 30c; 3 for 75c, 
Vivid. The finest of all dwarf or creeping 
Phlox. Bright pink with dark pink eye. Hach, 
30c;: 8 for 75c, 
PYRETHRUM, Roseum—tThe fern-like foli- 
age is attractive and the flowers ranging from 
pure white through shades of pink are beautiful 
on the plant, also as cut flowers. 20 to 24 inches 
Galle Vhachys30¢;593 for 75e: 
RANUNCULUS, (Early Spring Butter- 
cup). A very early yellow flower growing on 
warm, sandy slopes. Because .of its earliness 
well worth growing in the rock garden. 6 to 12 
inches. April. Hach, 25c; 38 for 60c. 
RUDEBECKIA, Purpurea (Conefiower) — 
Large purple flowers with brown cone-shaped 
centers. Easy culture. Good ordinary soil in sun. 
Height, 3 feet. Recommended for borders. Each, 
30c; 3 for 75c. 
SAPONARIA, Ocymoides Splendens — A 
very pretty dwarf creeper for the rock garden. 
Forms a cloud of dainty pink flowers in June. 
Attractive green foliage. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. 
THERMOPSIS, Caroliniana—A _ graceful 
plant with its long racemes of yellow pealike 
flowers. Greatly resembles a large yellow lupine. 
Height 2 feet, foliage dark green. Sunny well- 
drained soil. Hath, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
SPIREA, (Aruncus, Astilbe). Hybrid Spirea 
of gorgeous shades on small spikes with large 
flowering heads. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c, 
STATICE, Dumosus. Large, flat heads of 
tiny purplish-pink flowers. May be dried and 
kept for months. Blooms in August and Sep- 
tember, Grows 18 to 24 inches, Each, 30c; 3 
for 75c. 
VERONICA, Blue Spires (Speedwell). An 
excellent border plant. Grows two feet high with 
lovely deep blue spikes which show up well in 
the border. Foliage is bushy and the plants 
are upright in growth. Flowers throughout the 
early summer. Each, 30c; °3 for 75c. 
_ VIOLA, Jersey Gem—A violet that grows 6 
inches high and shows a continuous bloom of 
vivid purple from early summer until frost. The 
plants are literally covered with huge violets 
measuring more than an inch in diameter. Each, 
30c; 3'for 75c. 
YUCCA, Filamentosa (Adam’s Needle) —The 
sword-like foliage is very attractive. Well es- 
tablished plants have spikes of white, lily-like 
flowers in June. Height 8 to 4 feet, Hach, 35c; 
3 for 90c. 
