AUBRIETA PEERLESS HYBRIDS—erx 
(2)8. Splendid hardy plants for rock 
garden or front of border, easy to grow, 
and of unsurpassed brilliance of variable 
colorings. Vivid blendings of rose, lilac, 
purple and crimson in profuse richness. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 35c; ys oz. 60c. 
‘THE ASPHODELS 
Tall perennials in the Lily relationship, 
mostly from hot sunny hillsides that bor- 
der the Mediterranean, but still winter- 
hardy here. “kt” culture. Asphodelines, 
save ramosus. BREVICAULIS — (8) 28. 
Loose panicles of big, deep yellow flowers. 
Syria. Pkt. 15c; z oz. 30c. BALAN- 
SAE—(2)45. From rosettes of  silver- 
swished grassy foliage rise dense spikes 
of silvery white flowers with brown-gold 
line and pink reflection. Illustrated 
page 34. Pkt. 15e. LIBURNICA—(2-3) 
20. Airy rock garden miniature. Butter- 
yellow stars with buff stains. Pkt. 15c. 
LUTEA—(2-3) 60. Golden Asphodel or 
King’s Spear. Spires of crowded golden 
stars. Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 15c; 
7s oz. 80c. ASPHODELUS RAMOSUS— 
(3)60. Racemes of large white flowers, 
GOLDEN 
brown-lined. Pkt. 15c. OFFER 99A-53—  W@sbid&uut 
One pkt. each of the 5 for 60c. 

THE HARDY ASTERS 
Here are the true hardy perennial Asters, valued in rock 
garden and border. They cut. “kt” cultures BRACHY- 
TRICHUS—(2)10. Solid mounds of purple blossoming. 
From the Mongolian Altai. Pkt. 15¢. BARR’S PINK— 
(4)50. Big rose-pink flowers in high, long, autumn splen- 
dor. Some seedlings will have purple flowers. Pkt. 15c 
(3 for 40c). FARRERI—(2)20. Shaggy three inch flowers, 
rich purple, many-rayed, gold-centered. Pkt. 15¢c (8 for 
40c)k HYBRIDUS LUTEUS—(3)36. Great panicles of 
little starry flowers that open pure yellow but age to 
cream. Pkt. 15ec. SPECTABILIS—(3-4)24. The Showy 
Aster. Lovely blue-violet flowers of surprising size. Pkt. 
15c. PTARMICOIDES—(3) 15. White flowers in wide 
corymbose sprays. Pkt. 15c. TATARICUS—(6)72. Many 
high clusters of big soft blue flowers. Late fall. Pkt. 
l5e (3 for 40c). OFFER 100A538—One pkt. each of the 7 
for 90c. 
OTHER GOOD HARDY ASTERS. Priced per pkt. Alpinus 
15¢; Cordifolius 15¢; Conecolor 15c; Delavayi 20c; Diploste- 
phoides 15c; Dwarf Hybrids 20c; Elongatus 15¢; Ericoides 
15e; Gracilis 15¢; Hybridus Charming 15¢; Macrophyllus 
15c; Novae-Angliae Purple 15¢c; Novae-Angliae Pink 15c; 
Novi-Belgii Hybrids 15c; Puniceus 15¢c; Star of Wartburg 
15c; Tibeticus 15c. OFFER 101A53—One pkt. each of the 
17 for $2.00. 
ASTER HARDY PERENNIAL BLEND—Fine mixture, all 
of above, with others. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 35c. 
PERENNIALS IN “A” and “B’”—Here is much value in 
little space, fine garden materials that we just do not have 
room to describe individually. Priced per pkt. Abronia 
latifolia 15c; Achilleas pyrenaica 10c; sibirica 10c; Actinea 
acaulis 15c; Adonis autumnalis 10c; Agastaches urticifolia 
15c; anethiodora 15c; verticillata 25c; Ajugas chia 15c; 
pyramidalis 15c; Agave (Manfreda) virginica 15c; Althaeas 
Heldreichi 10c, Hohenackeri 10c, cannabina 10c, multiflora 
10c, sulfurea 10c; Anaphalis margaritacea 15¢c; Androsace 
carnea brig. 20c; Androsace sub-umbellata 25c; Angelica 
Pancici 10c; Antennaria neodioica 15¢c; Anthyllis alpestris 
15c; Anthyllis polyphyllus 15c; Antirrhinum asarina 15c; 
Arabis aubretioides 15c, Breweri 15c, caucasica 15c, nivalis 
15c; Armerias mauritiana 15c, Welwitschi 15c: Arnicas 
cordifolia 15c, foliosa 15c; Artemisias Absinthum 10c, 
ludoviciana 10c; Asarums canadense 10c, caudatum 15c; 
Asperulas suberosa 15c, tinctoria 10c; Astilbes America 
15c, Newport Pink 15c; Astragalus adsurgens 15c, crassi- 
carpus 15c, alopecuroides 15c, glycophyllis 10c, hypoglottis 
10c; Aureolarias flava 10c, glauca 10c, pectinata 10c; 
Baptisias minor 10c, versicolor 10c; Bellium minutum 
20ce; Bocconia (Macleayi) cordata 10c; Boenninghausenia 
albiflora 15c; Boltonia asteroides 10c; Boykinia elata 20c; 
Bradburya virginica 15c; Bunias orientalis 10c; Bupleurum 
shrubby species 15c. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Trailing 
Bearberry 10c, % oz. 50c; Arctostaphylos tomentosa 10c; 
Antennaria dioica rosea 10c; Boykinia Jamesi 20c; Bruck- 
enthalia spiculifolia 20c. 
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CALANDRINIA UMBELLATA—erdk(2-4)6. Clustered flow- 
ers of dazzling satin-crimson, indescribably rich. Sun- 
loving and drought-enduring. Pkt. 1l5c. 
CALIFORNIA ROSE—Not a Rose, but rather Rose-like in 
flower, this pretty trailer will revel in any odd corner- 
space. Lovely double flowers, purest of pinks, all sum- 
mer long. Winter-hardy. Convolvulus japonicus fl. pl. 
Supplied as sections of root. Each 30c; 3 for 85c. 
CATANANCHE — ecbkt(2-3) 25. Cupid’s_ Dart. Long- 
stemmed flowers that cut. Long-lived, drought-resistant. 
COERULEA—Soft blue. Pkt. 10c. COERULEA BICOLOR 
—Silver-white, center blue. Pkt. 10c; x oz. 25c. 
BOLTONIA LATISQUAMA—ebx60. Excellent long-bloom- 
ers with airy Aster-like flowers, blush white to pale pink. 
EARLY FORM—August to mid-September. LATE FORM 
—September to late October. Either form at pkt. 10c; 
1%Z oz. 80c; % oz. 50c. 
BAPTISIA 
Dependable beauty in Lupine suggestion. ‘“kt’’ culture. 
AUSTRALIS—40 inches. Showy indigo blossoms. Pkt. 
10ec; % oz. 25¢e; 1 oz. T5e. BRACTEATA—12 inches. 
Early spring. Enormous ‘Wisteria’ clusters of lovely 
cream-yellow. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35e. LEUCANTHA—50 
inches. Long cream-white spires. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20e. 
TINCTORIA—45 inches. Branches flower-tipped in gold. 
Pkt. 15e. VILLOSA—25 inches. Spring. Great, showy, 
bowing, golden flowers. Pkt. 15c. OFFER 102A53—One 
pkt. each of the 5 for 55c. BAPTISIA BLEND—Above, 
with others. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 35c. 
CALLIRHOE or WINECUP 
CALLIRHOE PAPAVER—*erbkt(8)16. In continuous bloom 
May to November. Blossoms are big, vivid cups of claret 
crimson, on slender, upcurved stems, the plants 30 inches 
across by half that height, all a brilliant blaze. Gorgeous 
sun-loving color through heat and drought. Jllustrated 
page 24. Pkt. 15c; 44 oz. 40c. OTHER SHOWY CALL- 
IRHOES—kt. DIGITATA—Suffused white to rosy violet. 
Pkt. 15e. DIGITATA WHITE—Pkt. 15c. INVOLUCRATA 
—Wine-crimson. Showy, long-blooming trailer. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 30c. ALCEOIDES HYBRIDA—Varied, white, pink, 
wine. Upright. Pkt. lic. OFFER 103A53—One pkt. each 
of the 5 for 70c. 
EASY HARDY CENTAUREAS 
They give quick, robust brilliance, long-enduring. Easy 
germinators. Good cut flowers. “x”? culturee ATROPUR- 
PUREA—(8)28. Showy blossoms, that may be yellow, or 
rose-toned maroon. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25e. BABYLONICA 
—Tall, spectacular yellow. See page 2 and front cover. 
Pkt. 15¢. BELLA—(8)16. Caucasian Beauty. Lilac- 
pink blossoms, fringed, starry, one to each slender stem, 
over silvery, feathery mat-spreads. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, 
each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00). CANDIDISSIMA— 
egdkt. Silvery, feathery foliage. Edgings or beds (Senecio 
leucostachys). Called Dusty Miller. Pkt. 10c; + oz. 20c. 
MONTANA—(8)18. Everblooming lace-edged blue. Flow- 
ers large. Pkt. 10c. PULCHERRIMA—(3)20. Perhaps 
most beautiful. Very large, fluffy flowers of rosy lilac. 
Foliage silvered. Pkt. 15c; + oz. 35¢. MACROCEPHALA 
—(38)45. Enormous golden yellow flowers of fullest fluffy 
doubleness. Greatly showy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25e; % oz. 
40c. RUPESTRIS—Double tassel blossoms of red-bronze, 
lemon or gold. Pkt. 15c. ROSE DELIGHT—(2-3)30. Big 
double flowers of lilac-rose edged with pink lace. Partic- 
ularly good, might be considered an improved Dealbata. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; %4 oz. 50ce. SALONITANA—(8) 35. 
Silvery foliage. Fluffy blossoms of pale lemon tone. Pkt. 
10c. : SCABIOSA— (2) 40. Big full-centered flowers of rich, 
glowing purple violet. Early. Long in bloom. Pkt. 10c; 
1 oz. 380c. STENOLEPIS—(3)50. Large blossoms of 
fringed roseate lavender from buds of brown basketry. 
Splendid cut flower. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 85c. OFFER 105A53 
—One pkt. each of above for $1.10. 
OTHER GOOD CENTAUREAS—Per pkt. Amara 10c; 
Carniolica (?) 10c; Chrysolepsis 15¢c; Calocephala 15c; 
Clementi (2) 10c; Dicroantha 10¢; FRITSCHI, violet, tall, 
good, long in bloom, 10c, % oz. 30c; Graeca 10c; Gym- 
nocarpa, Dusty Miller, foliage silvery, woolly, 10¢c; Jacea 
10c; Glastifolia, especially good, 7 seeds for 25c; Kots- 
chyana 10c; Leucolepis 10c; Melanocephala 10c; Micran- 
tha 10c; Nigra 10c; Oxylepis 10c; Paniculata 10c; Phrygia, 
good one, 10c; Plumosa 10c; Rosanini 10; Salmantica 15c¢; 
Scabiosa spinulosa 10c; Serbani 10c; Sordida 10c; Steno- 
phylla 10c; Tauscheri, silvered foliage, little lilac flowers, 
good, lhc. OFFER 106A53—One pkt. each of 27 for $2.60. 
CENTAUREA HARDY BLEND—Splendid mixture; includes 
all above. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 25e; %4 oz. 40e: 1 oz. $1.25. 
