perennials, 
Two species 
either at 
1 DOUGLASIA —ryt. Tufted rock garden 
mounds of pretty little flowers in spring. 
available,e MONTANA, pink, LAEVIGATA, red, 
20c the pkt. 
6 DOXANTHA UNGUIS-CATI—w. Showy Argentine vine, 
evergreen, with “Allamanda’” flowers of bright yellow. 
Under glass, North; open, South. Pkt. 15c. 
1 DRABA—erkt(1). Dainty rock garden perennials of 
earliest spring. Blend, species white and yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
1 DRABA REPENS—erkt(1)5. Mats of low green foliage, 
set over with a breeze-rippled canopy of little golden flow- 
ers. Pkt. 20c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c.) 
2 DRACAENA AUSTRALIS—w. Excellent pot plant, or 
for summer accents in lawn vases, porch boxes, etc. Long, 
leaves, often parti-colored. Botanically Cordyline. Pkt. 15c. 
1 DRACOCEPHALUM or DRAGONHEAD 
of inspiring beauty. “x” culture. 
NUTANS—(1-2)10. Dense spikes of intense blue, followed 
by long-decorative violet bracts. Pkt. 15c. RUPRECHTI— 
(2-4)15. Bushy, aromatic plants set with little spikes of 
fluffy blue, but sometimes in rose or white. Pkt. 15c. 
RUYSCHIANA—(3)18. Big and showy blue-violet flowers 
in fat cluster-spikes. Called hardy Blue Snapdragon (though 
a labiate). A fine species. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c. (Plants, 
each 35c). FRUTICULOSUM—(8)40. Showy long-bloomer, 
with whorls of elongated blue-violet blossoms. Good. Pkt. 
20c. OFFER 82A54—One pkt. each of above for 65c. 
2 DYCKIA BLEND—w. Desirable pot plants with dense 
rosettes of fat and glossy, pointed, spine-edged leaves. High 
inflorescence, sulphur yellow to orange red. Appearance is 
somewhat that of Aloe, but actually they are Bromeliads. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for T70c). 
1 ECHINACEA PURPUREA—ecdbx(3)45. Showy flowers, 
high cone centers, refiexed rose-purple petals. Pkt. 10c; 
RZ oz. 25c. 
1 EDRAIANTHUS — erx(2)4. Wheelbell. Grassy  tuffets 
carry radiating stems that end in crowded clusters of up- 
facing purple bells. TENUIFOLIUS — Most wheel-like. 
Showiest in rock garden. Pkt. 20c. PUMILA—A rare 
rock garden gem. Low, condensed. Pkt. 25c. 
1 ECHINOPS—ebx(3)70. Globe Thistle. Highly decorative. 
EXALTATUS—Metallic blue. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 25c. NIVEUS 
—White. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 25c. 
2 ECHEVERIA ELEGANS—w. Pretty pot plant, called 
Ghost-flower from the eery look at dusk of the silver-white 
Easy perennials 
succulent foliage rosettes. Little apricot-toned flowers. Pkt. 
25ce. (Plants, each 30c). 
2 ECHEVERIA GLAUCA—Handsome pot plant. Large 
rosettes, blue-glaucous, with purple suffusion, thick, crispy, 
succulent. Tall curling racemes of pretty flowers, rich 
pink, yellow at tips. Plants only, each 380c. 
2 EPIMEDIUM—Hardy rock garden plants of much charm 
for sun or light shade. Delightfully graceful foliage, just 
cut sprays of it are decorative. NIVEUM—8 inches. In- 
tricately formed blossoms like tiny snowy orchids. Plants 
only, each 45c; 3 for $1.20. PINNATUM ELEGANS—9 
inches. Exquisite little bright yellow flowers. From Persian 
mountains. Plants, each 50c. 
1 ELSHOLTZIA FARQUHARI — eocbx(4)40. 
candelabrum branches filled with attractive, 
bloom-spikes. Aromatic. Pkt. 15¢c; 34 oz. 
each 30c). 
3 ERANTHIS HIEMALIS—ryt(1)4. Winter Aconite. Bulb- 
flower blooming in earliest spring. Yellow blossoms, green- 
ruffed. Pkt. 15c; 7; oz. 25c. 
ERINUS ALPINA—*erpstx(2-3)5. Jewel-flower. Dense, low 
mound-tuffets, set with charming blossom-miniatures in 
melting violet-rose. Long in bloom. Pkt. 15c; 8 for 40c. 
1 ERIGERON 
Handsome, hardy daisy-race for rock garden and pretty 
casual colonizations. Fairly large daisy flowers with many 
long, narrow petals, in lavender, violet, white, and pink 
flushings, with just rarely a golden orange. Blossoms rise 
on slender stems for foliage tuffets or mats. “kt’’ culture. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. (See also TREASURE CHEST). 
1 ERIGERON FLAGELLARIS—ergkt(2-3)8. Wide mats of 
prostrate, whip-like stems that root at their tips, and so 
extend. The stems are set thickly with small leaves, making 
effective close green carpets. Above come multitudes of 
slender-st-mmed baby-daisies in lavender-flushed white. A 
rapid, hardy, permanent ground cover for hot, dry posi- 
tions. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. (Plants, rooted divisions, each 
20c; 3 for 55c; 10 for $1.50). 
In autumn 
fluffy purple 
30c. (Plants, 
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LEWISIA 
REDIVIVA 
By 
i 
SAUROMATUM 
(IN FLOWER ) 
EREMURUS 
1 EREMURUS or FOXTAIL LILY 3 
It is June and the magnificent seven-foot spike of Ere- 
murus robustus that accented the border, is losing its 
hundreds of airy, soft pink star blossoms, but the nearby 
Eremurus Bungei from north Persian hills, is opening the 
rich deep gold of its pyramid-spires, and the lovely variety 
Isobel is showing pink-flushed, pale orange tones. Hremurus 
is of full winter hardiness, and there is nothing difficult 
about it save that the plants do not always flower first year 
after moving. “y’’ culture. Illustrated above. ELWESI- 
ANUS ALBUS—6 ft. Snowy white. A _ splendid early. 
BUNGEI—5 ft. Spikes of golden orange stars. ROBUSTUS 
—9 ft. Bright rosy pink stars, individually large, hundreds 
packed into tall spires. HIMALAICUS—8 ft. Dense spikes 
of fragrant snowy stars. SPECIAL HYBRIDS—5 ft. A 
distinct group, a little later in flowering and not quite as 
tall as the others average. Rich in delectable apricots, 
salmon tints, orange, shadings of copper and bronze. Some- 
times pure white. UNIFORM PRICE any of above, Pkt. 
of 20 seeds for 20c; 100 for 65c; 250 for $1.45. OFFER 
83A54—One pkt. each of the six for $1.00. EREMURUS 
ROOTS will be available for autumn delivery in several 
varieties, at prices ranging from 75c to $2.00 each, accord- 
ing to kind. Ask for quotation in September. 
EREMURUS PEERLESS BLEND—AII above, with others, 
in one splendid mixture. 25 seeds for 20c; 100 for 60c; 
500 for $2.50. 
1 ERIOGONUM 
Alluring blossoms in cream, lemon or white, but with 
pink or apricot suffusions, are carried in shaggy clusters 
over ornamental foliage. 6 to 20 inches. rbkt(2-3). 
Illustrated page 29. Pkt. 15c (3 for 40c). 
1 ERODIUM 
Pretty little ever-bloomers, mostly for the rock garden, 
though Manescavi fits the border. 
MACRADENUM—rkt(8)7. Blossoms of 
beauty-patch of radiating velvety black. Fern foliage. 
seeds for 15c. 
MANESCA VIiI—erbkt(8)15. Far-showy blossoms of burn- 
ing rosc-purple for months on end. Foliage feathery, aro- 
matic. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. (Plants, each 30c). 
CHAMAEDRYOIDES ROSEUM—Ever-bloomer for full sun. 
Close cushions, set from mid-spring to latest autumn with 
a continuous jeweling of upfacing pink flowers, these rose- 
pained 3 the whole not over four inches high. Plants only, 
eac Cc. 
| We defend earth’s beauty. | 
2 ERPETION RENIFORME—tThe dainty Australian Violet. 
Neat little kidney-shaped leaves in .rounded cushions of 
vivid green. Pretty flowers, the lower half of each petal 
blue-violet, the outer petal-half sharply folded back, and 
pure white. Everblooming pot or terrarium species (tech- 
nically Viola hederacea). Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85ce. 
soft pink, mare 

