OLDS’ HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Olds’ Northern Grown Hardy Perennials are 
all two to three years old, field grown plants, 
unless otherwise noted. They should not be 
confused with the small one-year seedlings which 
are so often offered. Perennials should be used 
for permanent plantings in beds and borders. 
When once established they will produce an 
abundance of flowers for years to come with 
practically no attention, ALL PRICES ARE 
POSTPAID up to 1,000 miles from Madison. 
Add 10c if distance is greater. 
No orders accepted for. shipment into Cali- 
fornia, Washington, Oregon and Florida. 
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, 35c; 8 for 90c. 
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. Hach, 
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 
location. Each, 85c; 3 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 
prcoze. Mixed colors only. Each, 35c; 3 for 
Cc. 
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 
oes flowers until frost. Each, 40c; 3 for 
.05. : 
BUDDLEA. Charming. A new pink Bud- 
dlea. Long sprays covered with lavender-pink 
blooms. Each, 40c; 3 for $1.05. 
CAMPANULA, Telham Beauty (Persici- 
folia)—This variety has large bells of beautiful 
china blue. An improved strain of peach leaf 
Campanula, Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
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, 35c; 3 for 
90; 
COREOPSIS, Mayfield. Giant—Sometimes 
ealled Yellow Daisy. Borne on numerous stems 
in great profusion nearly all summer. Bach, 35c; 
3 for 90c. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, Biennial—Great 
pillars of bloom in rose-pink, blue and white. 
Mixed colors only. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
CLOVE PINKS, Dianthus Plumarius. Their 
spicy fragrance rivals their brilliant colors, 
yarying from pure white to the richest crimson, 
many being beautifully striped and laced. Each, 
30c; 3 for 75c. 
DAISY. Improved Elders or Memorial—An 
extra early Shasta Daisy flowering about Dec- 
oration Day. Taller and larger flower than the 
original. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
DAISY, Shasta—Burbank’s large white 
daisy. Flowers in July. 4 to 5 inches across. 
Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
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, 40c; 3 for $1.05. 
DELPHINIUM,~ ‘Pacific Giants. - Mixed. 
Perhaps the most. beautiful hardy plant in eulti- 
vation. 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, Hach, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
DELPHINIUM, Formosum—The true dark 
blue variety with white eye. Bach, 35c; 8 for 
90¢. 
DICENTRA, (Bleeding Heart)—-An old- 
fashioned flower which should be in every gar- 
den, Long drooping racemes of heart-shaped 
flowers. Bach, 40c; 3 for $1.05. 
FUNKIA VARIEGATA, (Plantain Lily). 
An excellent edging plant. Variegated foliage 
with bright blue flowers. Prefers a location 
with ample moisture. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
FIVE NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
The five varieties of Chrysanthemums listed 
below we recommend very highly for northern 
gardens. They bloom early in September and 
have proven very hardy in our trials for the 
last 5 years, where they wintered over without 
protection. Plants from 2%-inch pots. 
BURGUNDY. Beautiful bright red double 
flowers about 2% inches high. An excellent va- 
riety for a cut flower as it keeps well in water 
when cut. September. Each, 40c; 3 for $1.05. 
LAVENDER GEM. Beautiful lavender- 
orchid double flowers about 214 inches across, 
rather flat on the top. Plants 2% ft. high. Sep- 
tember. Each, 40c; 3 for $1.05. 
SNOW. Clear double white on strong 21% 
foot plants. Flowers average about 2% inches 
in diameter. September. Each, 40c; 3 for $1.05. 
SUNSHINE. Beautiful clear yellow on 2% 
foot plants. Flowers average about 214 inches 
in diameter. September. Very hardy. Each, 40c; 
3 for $1.05, 
AUTUMN. A very double bronze ball shaped 
pompon. The flowers are slightly flecked with 
red which has a tendency to enliven the bronze 
color. They measure 114 inches in diameter and 
plants average 24% to 3 feet in height. Sep- 
tember. Each, 40c; 8 for $1.05. 
TALL CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Th e 
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 214-inch pots. 
A. Barham. MJarly beautiful orange-brown. 
Height 2 feet. Usually in full bloom the last 
part of September. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Carrie or Glory of Seven Oaks. A splendid 
deep yellow flower late in September. Height 
2 feet. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
_ Firebird. Bright semi-double scarlet blooms 
in October. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Normandie. A rather low growing variety 
flowering in September. Height, 114% feet. One 
of the very earliest cream-whites. Each, 35c; 3 
for 90c. 
Uvalda. A large early pompon variety. White 
with faint pink on opening. October. Each, 
35c; 3 for 90c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM COLLECTION. 
One each of the above 5 varietes for $1.25. 

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, 35c; 
3 for 90c. 
Rane Cushion. Deep red. Each, 35c; 3 for 
c. 
White Cushion. White. Hach, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Bronze Cushion. Deep bronze turning to cop- 
per yellow. Each, 35c; 8 for 90c. 




CUSHION CHRYSANTHEMUM 
COLLECTION. One each of the above 4 
varieties for 95c. 
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. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
GAILLARDIA, Grandifiora (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 3 feet in height. Each, 35c; 3 for 
90c. 
GAILLARDIA, Burgundy—New, shining 
wine-red Gaillardia. The first of the all-red 
Gaillardias introduced. Highly recommended. 
Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
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. Oan be dried for winter. Bach, 35c; 
Stor V0c: 
GYPSOPHILA FLORA PLENA. This 
is a double variety of Baby’s Breath. Forms 
masses of minute double white flowers. Each, 
40c; 3 for $1.10. 
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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, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
HEMEROCALLIS, Fulda. Ooppery-orange 
shading to crimson. Sometimes called Brown 
Day Lily. 3 feet in height. Flowering in July. 
Bach, 36¢e3"3: for. 90¢, 
HEMEROCALLIS, Kwanso—A large dou- 
ble golden bronze day lily flowering in August. 
Each; 35c% 3 for 90¢: 
HEMEROCALLIS, Thunbergia (Day Lily) 
—A flower that does well in partial shade. Large 
lemon yellow lily shaped flowers in July. Each, 
3b5cy 3 for 90c. 
DAY LILY COLLECTION 
One each of the above four varieties for 
$1.05, postpaid. 
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, 25¢c; 8 for 55c; $2.10 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. Hach, 35c; 
3 for 90c, 
LAVENDER, True English. The old-fash- 
ioned sweet Lavender used in sachet, etc. Blue 
fragrant flowers in July. Plants 18 inches tall. 
Each, 35c; 3 for 90¢, 
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, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
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. Bach, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
MONARDA (Bee Balm, Bergamot). Bril- 
liant crimson flowers from June until August on 
tall plants suitable for borders. Foliage is de- 
lightfully fragrant. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES. Order from our 
Fall Catalog in August. 
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, 35c; 
3 for 90c. 
Lilacina. Similar to Alba but the flowers are 
larger and a delicate blue-lavender in color. 
Foliage is light green. Hach, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Rosea. Similar to Alba but a shower of 
bright rose flowers in early spring. Hach, 35c; 
3 for 90c. 
Atropurpurea. This variety will make an ex- 
ceedingly brilliant display. Flowers are deep 
carmine red. Hach, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Vivid. The finest of all dwarf or creeping 
Phlox. Bright pink with dark pink eye. Each, 
0G; Ss LOT 0c, 
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 
falls Hach, soe") o: 10%) 90e: 
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, Hach, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
SPIREA, (Aruncus, Astilbe). Hybrid Spirea 
of gorgeous shades on small spikes with large 
flowering heads. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
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. Hach, 35¢c; 3 
for 90c. ; 
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, 35c; 8 for 90c. 
| 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, 
35c; 3 for 90c. 
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 3 to 4 feet. Each, 40c; 
8 for $1.05. 

