CHOICE HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
ASTILBE, Davidi Hybrids. Tall, narrow, dark red- 
dish violet plumes. 6 ft. $1.00 each; $10.00 
per doz. 
Gloria. Dwarf, dense, plumy sprays of rich pink. 
2 ft. July. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Granat. Dark crimson; strong, divided spikes. 
a2 ft. June, July. $1.00 each, $10.00 per 
loz. 
White Gloria. A very beautiful white form. $1.00 
each; $10.00 per doz. 
*AUBRIETIA, New Large-Flowering Hybrids. Flow- 
ers of unusually large size in a rich assort- 
ment of shades. 
Leichtlini rosea. A hybrid with lively rose flowers. 
BAPTISIA australis. Racemes of blue lupin-like 
flowers on 3- to 4-foot stems. May-July. 
BOLTONIA asteroides. Masses of white flowers. 6 
ft. August-October. 
Latisquama. Pinkish 4 ft. 
August on. 
*CAMPANULA carpatica 
Blue. For rockeries and borders. 
August. Blue and white. 
*Garganica. Star-shaped flowers on fine green 
cushions, from June on. 
Medium (Canterbury Bells). 
and Mixture. 
Medium calycanthema (Cup and Saucer). Large 
flowers in rose, blue and white. 
Persicifolia (Peach Bells). Blue. 1 ft. 
Jilyeo ; 
Persicifolia Backhousei. Spires of pure white 
flowers. June, July. $1.75 for 3; $2.75 for 
6; $5.00 per doz. 
Persicifolia, Lavender Queen. 2 ft. June, July. 
Persicifolia Moerheimi. Exceptionally large, dou- 
ble, white flowers. Choice and scarce. $2.00 
for 3; $3.50 for 6; $6.50 per doz. 
¢Pyramidalis (Chimney Bellflower). Blue or 
white. 4 to 5 ft. August, September. 
lavender flowers. 
(Carpathian Harebell) . 
8 in. July, 
Rose, Blue, White, 
June, 
*Rotundifolia Robsoni. An American form of the 
popular Scotch Harebell with slender tubular 
bells on 1- to 114-foot stems. 
From July on. 

SUMMER SKIES. A new cup and saucer variety. 
White suffused with lavender; a new color. 
3 for $2.00; $6.50 per doz. 
CARNATIONS, Hardy Varieties 
Scarlet King. Produces uncommonly large sol- 
idly double vivid scarlet flowers on sturdy 
stems 12 to 14 inches in length. The blooms 
closely resemble high quality greenhouse 
grown Carnations. 3 for $2.00; 6 for $3.50; 
$6.00 per doz. 
Crimson King. Deep crimson double flowers. 
3 for $1.55; $5.00 per doz. ; 
Hardy Border Varieties Mixed. A lovely strain 
of real hardy Carnations. Splendid for cut- 
ting. 3 for $1.55; $5.00 per doz. 
CATANANCHE bicolor. Cornflower-like blossoms 
from June until August. 2 ft. 
CENTAUREA dealbata. Rosy purple. 11/4 ft. July, 
August. 
Montana. Blue flowers in June and July. 2 ft. 
®CERASTIUM Tomentosum. The 
“Snow-in-Summer.”’ 
*CHEIRANTHUS Allioni (Siberian Wallflower). Or- 
ange flowers through May and June and a 
indispensable 
few in fall. 
CHELONE Lyoni. Dark rose-purple flowers. Likes 
moisture. 2 to 3 ft. 
CIMICIFUGA racemosa. Spires of white, 3 to 4 ft. 
high, during August and September. For nat- 
uralizing and shade. $1.75 for 3; $2.75 for 6; 
$5.00 per doz. 
CLEMATIS Davidiana. A Chinese species 3 feet 
high, with masses of sweet-scented blue flow- 
ers. A very showy border plant. 
*CONVALLARIA majalis (Lily-of-the-Valley). Ex- 
tra-strong clumps with flowering pips. Best 
in a semi-shaded, rather moist place. 60c 
each; $5.50 per doz. 
*COREOPSI!S 
June-Oct. 
Lanceolata, Perry’s Double. Unusually large yel- 
low flowers produced during the summer. 2 ft. 
Mayfield Giant. A greatly improved form of this 
popular flower, with larger, longer stems and 
ef richer yellow color. $1.75 for 3; $5.00 per 
Oz. 
lanceolata. Golden yellow. 2 ft. 
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SCOTONEASTER Dammeri radicans. A creeping 
shrub for the rock garden, with dark evergreen 
foliage and small red berries. 
*Horizontalis. More rapid-growing form and 
pie ty more upright. Fine for dry, sandy 
anks. 
Either Cotoneaster, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Specimen plants of the two varieties mentioned 
above are available at $3.50 each. 
CYPRIPEDIUM pubescens. Common Yellow Lady’s- 
Slipper. 1 ft. May, June. 
©DAPHNE Cneorum. The Garland Flower which 
blooms spring and fall. 6 to 8 in., 75¢ each; 
8 to_10 in., $1.00; 10 to 12 in., $1.50; 12 
to 15° in. Sl.7 530150. 18)in.,.$2.253) 18) to 
24 in., $3.25. 
SOMERSET. A new type of Daphne with much 
larger flowers than Cneorum. Very sweet 
scented and showy during May and June. 
The plant grows into a shrub approximately 
30 inches high with foliage resembling Box- 
wood. Plants 18 to 24 inches in diameter, 
$3.50 each; $38.50 per doz. 
DELPHINIUMS. See page 57. 
*DIANTHUS alpinus. Bright 
2 inches. 
rose-pink blooms. 
Allwoodi alpinus. 
(See Sweet William.) 
Barbatus, Scarlet Beauty. Rich scarlet. 
Barbatus. 
Barbatus, Mixed. All colors. 
*Beatrix. Shell-pink flowers over a long period. 
10 inches. 
*Caesius. Dwarf green cushions, studded with 
myriads of sweet-scented pink flowers from 
May on and again in fall. 
*Caesius fl.-pl. A double form of the above, 
slightly more upright. May, June. 
DIANTHUS plumarius (June Pinks). 
| oon Single and double hybrids. 
une. 
Delight. The plant is dwarf and compact, with 
flowers in a wide range of tints and shades 
Og exquisite coloring from May until Septem- 
er. 
Little Joe. A very neat, dwarf plant about 8 
inches high, producing large single, crimson 
flowers all summer. 
Spicy fra- 
1 ft. May, 
Loveliness. Delightfully fragrant, deeply lacini- 
ated blooms of delicate mauve-pink, from 
May on. The feathery appearance is very 
different from that of the other members of 
the Dianthus family. 
Rose Unique. Large, deep pink flowers on long 
stems. In bloom from June until frost. 
*DICENTRA (Dielytra) eximia (Everblooming 
; Bleeding-Heart). Fine for naturalizing in part 
shade. A summer-blooming Bleeding-Heart. 
Small, pinkish flowers; fringed foliage. $2.00 
for 3; $6.00 per doz. 
Spectabilis (Old-Fashioned Bleeding-Heart). See 
page 55. 
DICTAMNUS fraxinella. Spikes of rosy pink in 
June and July, on 2- to 3-foot bushes. 
Albus. A white-flowering form of the above. 
Either Dictamnus, 75c each, $2.00 for 3; 
$6.50 per doz. 
DIGITALIS. 
Gloxiniaeflora, The Shirley (Giant Foxglove). 
Many new colors. 6 to 7 ft. June, July. 
tsabellina. Pale yellow; very fine.: June, July. 
*DODECATHEON Meadia. Reddish purple flowers 
with orange eye. Resembles small cyclamens. 
Shade and moisture. |] ft. May. $2.00 for 
3; $6.50 per doz. 
DORONICUM, Clusi. 
daisy-like flowers. 
May. 
Caucasicum. Large golden yellow daisies in 
April and May and again in fall. 2 to 2% ft. 
ECHINACEA purpurea (Purple Coneflower). Red- 
dish purple. 3 to 4 ft. July, August. 
ERIGERON, Double Azure Beauty. This lovely dou- 
ble blue variety is a gem for cutting and ad- 
mired in the garden. The plants are 2 feet 
high and literally covered with flowers. 
Masses of canary-yellow 
Grows in clumps. Late 
* Indicates alpine and rock-garden plants 


*ERENUS ‘alpinus. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum. 
with blue foliage, stems Gnd flowers. 
August. 
EUPATORIUM coelestinum. The hardy Ageratum with 
heads of light purple flowers from August until 
frost. Splendid for cutting. 
GAILLARDIA 
Grandiflora Hybrids. Yellow and orange-red; 
brilliant. 1% ft., May-November. 
Mr. Sherbrook. A pure golden yellow Large flowers 
blooming all summer. Superior to Sun God. 
Rosy purple flowers. 6 in. 
Strong, handsome plants 
2 tte swya 
very 
Ruby. Red, very free flowering. Blooming all sum- 
mer. 
Dianthus Caesius 
Dicentra Spectabilis 

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