PERENNIALS for Your Garden 
In planting your perennial border, 
plants of a kind together. 
Alkanets 
ANCHUSA, Dropmore Variety. 3 to 5 ft. Blooms in early 
summer and later if first flowers are cut as soon as wilted. 
Foliage rough and hairy, slightly gray. Flowers rich gentian- 
blue, in loose panicles. A rather coarse-appearing plant but 
fine in masses or as a border. Does best in partial shade. 
Each 30c. 
Barrelieri. Early dwarf variety, apparently hardier than 
others. Blue flowers with a white throat; suitable for cutting. 
Each 35c. 
Myosotidiflora. A dwarf form from Russia. Clusters of large 
leaves and bright blue, forget-me-not-like flowers. Each 40c. 
Astilbe Each $1.00 
Fanal. 1 to 2 ft. Feathery spikes of fiery crimson flowers in 
May and June. Foliage attractive and good looking at all 
times. 
Gloria. 1 ft. A beautiful pink variety. 
Avens Each 35c. 
GEUM, Fire Opal. Dazzling orange-scarlet flowers often 3 
inches across, produced abundantly. Very hardy. 
Baby’s-Breath 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. The common single Baby’s- 
Breath. Each 25c. 
Bristol Fairy. We recommend this choice double-flowered 
variety as being far superior to the common single Baby’s- 
Breath. Blooms all summer. Established plants are about 
3 feet m diameter when in bloom. Large plants, each 75c. 
Small plants 50c. 
Oldhamiana. Tangles of airy, misty light pink blossoms 
with white throat. Florets 14 inch in diameter. Blooms in 
fall. Each 35c. 
Rosy Veil. A dwarf pink continuous-blooming Baby’s- 
Breath. Each 35c. 
Basket of Gold Each 30c. 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum. 1 ft. One of the earliest 
flowering plants; suitable for the border or the rock garden. 
It has a bright spreading cluster of golden yellow flowers. 
Foliage gray-green. When ripe the seed-pods have a lace- 
like appearance and may be used in winter bouquets. 
Beard-Tongue 
PENTSTEMON barbatus torreyi. 2 ft. June to August. 
Spikes of bright scarlet-red bell-shaped flowers. An excel- 
lent cut-flower to arrange with delphinium. Each 35c. 
Garnet. A large- flowered dark red Pentstemon, blooming 
continuously until frost. Keeps well as a cut- flower. Needs 
winter protection. Each 50c. 
Charming Bellflowers Each 35c. 
CAMPANULA carpatica. Harebell. A very "satisfactory 
flower for the rockery or edge of the hardy border. It is 
perfectly hardy, and will grow in either sun or shade. The 
bell-shaped flowers are borne on Jong slender stems from 
early summer until frost. Blue or White. 
Telham Beauty. Peachbells. 2 ft. Many large beautiful 
light blue bell-shaped flowers hanging from each stem. 
Blooms over a long period. 
Rapunculoides. Spires of loosely swung bell-blossoms, 
from soft blue to deep violet. Long blooming period. 
Betony Each 40c. 
BETONICA grandiflora. 2 ft. June to August. Tufts of 
dark green foliage with rose-purple flowers on long stems. 
you will obtain most striking results by using three 
Buddleia Each 75c. 
Royal Red. (Pat. 556.) Blooms from July until frost, producing 
rich dazzling red panicles of flowers. 
Canterbury Bells Each 30c 
Cup-and-Saucer Variety. This well-known biennial comes 
in three choice colors: Rose, White and Blue. 
Bergamot or Bee-Balm Each 35c. 
MONARDA didyma. 2 to 3 ft. June to August. Attractive 
plants for the semi-shady or sunny border, bearing brilliant 
crimson flower heads. Foliage fragrant. 
Scarlet. Very bright. 
Blackberry-Lily Each 30c. 
PARDANTHUS chinensis. An odd and unusual perfectly 
hardy perennial with green iris-like leaves. The small, 
daintily black-spotted orange lily-like flowers are borne on 
24-inch stems. Seed-pods, when ripe, resemble blackberries. 
Blanket-Flower Each 35c. 
GAILLARDIA. Showy, very free-blooming perenials, grow- 
ing from 2 to 3 feet tall. 
Monarch Strain. Large, full-petaled flowers with unusually 
bright colors of red and yellow. 
Portola Hybrids. The flowers are very large, brilliant scarlet 
intensified by golden yellow tips. 
Bleeding-Heart 
DICENTRA spectabiilis. 1 to 2 ft. Spring. Favorite hardy 
perennial plants with deeply cut foliage and long racemes 
of graceful pink heart-shaped flowers. Needs part shade. 
Each 70c. 
Eximia. Plumy or Fern-leaved Bleeding-Heart. 15 in. Blooms 
all summer. Foliage finely cut and very attractive. Plant 
in a shady place away from strong wind. Each 35c. 
Double Buttercup Each 25c. 
RANUNCULUS. An upright double yellow Buttercup, 
blooming in early June. Flowers similar to the double 
feverfew. Good for cutting. 
Butterfly-Weed Each 35c. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. 114 ft. July, August. Bright orange- 
colored blossoms which last a long time as cut-flowers. 
Calamint Each 35c. 
CALAMINTHA alpina. A dainty little rock-garden or edg- 
ing plant with many rich purple flowers. Will grow in full 
sun or partial shade. 
Candytuft Each 30c. 
IBERIS, Queen of Italy. A dwarf evergreen plant with rosy 
lilac flowers in spring and early summer. 
Chinese Balloon-Flower 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. The Chinese Balloon- 
Flower gets its name from the interesting balloon-shaped 
buds which open into large bells. It blooms during the 
summer when there is likely to be a scarcity of flowers. The 
blooms are borne on 2 to 3-foot spikes and last a long time. 
All dead blossoms should be removed. As the Platycodons 
do not start growth until late in the spring, part of the old 
stem should be left on in the fall when cleaning the garden 
or a stake should be placed near it. This will prevent de- 
stroying the plant when working in the garden early in the 
spring. Blue. Each 30c. 
Double. Flowers have two rows of petals. Blue. Each 50c. 
All 35c. plants are 3 for $1.00 
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