Snyder Bros. (Inc.), Center Point, Iowa Other Hardy Perennials, Nut Trees 

PLATYCODON grandiflora, Balloon Flower, 2 to 3 feet. June-October. Large 
bell-shaped flowers, either blue or white, inflated balloon like buds. 
RANUNCUULUS acris, English Buttercup, 1 to 2 feet. Upright, branching sprays, 
small, double, waxy golden yellow flowers, May-June. Fine for Memorial 
Day cutting. 
SAXIFRAGA crassifolia, 1 foot. Broad green foliage, rosy pink flowers, April- 
May. Very fine among rocks. Leaves turn red in winter. . 
SEDUM, Stonecop, Liveforever. 
—kamtschaticum, 6 inches. Bright green foliage, golden-yellow flowers. 
—middendorffianum. Low, tufted plants, spreading 1 foot. Linear dark green 
leaves turn red in fall. Yellow flowers. Very choice kind. 
—spectabile brilliant, 18 inches. Broad flat heads of rosy-crimson flowers in 
fall. A splendid border plant. 
SEMPERVIVUM, House Leek, Hen and Chickens. Excellent in rockeries. 
—globiferum. Small globular rosettes. Young plants roll away and strike root 
readily. 
—tectorum. Rosettes 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Flowers pale red. 1 foot. 
STATICE latifolia, Sea Lavender, 1 to 2 feet. Broad, thick leaves, upright, 
finely branched panicles of small blue flowers. August-September. Splen- 
did for cutting and drying. Endures driest weather. 
THERMOPSIS carolina, 2 to 3 feet. Bright yellow lupine like flowers on 8 to 
12 inch racemes in June and July. 
Yucca filimentosa, Adamsneedle, 50c: 4 to 6 feet. Tall pyramidal clusters of large, 
creamy flowers. June-July. Heavy 3-year plants, 50c. 

PRICES unless noted: 35c each, $3.00 per 10. 
NUT TREES 
The production of grafted nut trees has practically ceased for the duration 
because all available manpower is needed to grow quicker yielding food crops 
or trees. Producing grafted walnuts and hickories in particular, requires much 
experience and time, as well as favorable weather conditions. Then they can 
not be dug by. mechanical diggers as the fruit trees can, but’have to be dug by 
hand, which is slow because of their deep tap roots. 
When conditions again become normal we hope to be able to supply the 
varieties which are proving most satisfactory. Meanwhile we suggest the plant- 
ing of seedlings grown from seed of the best varieties available. These can be 
grafted to known kinds when they are well established, and if this is not 
achived they should still be superior to ordinary seedlings. Nut trees are wind 
pollinated and usually self-sterile so it is necessary to have two or more varieties 
or seedlings together for cross-pollination. Otherwise nuts will not set or will 
not be well filled. 
BLACK WALNUTS. The better kinds have been grown long enough that 
people are learning how superior such varieties as Thomas, Stambaugh, etc. 
really are. Like in planting fruit trees it is necessary to use varieties suited to 
the region and no one variety is suited to all sections. 
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