Wayside Miunstean STRATE 

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POLYGONUM - Dwarf Lace Plant 
Reynoutria Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This handsome ground cover was introduced a few years ago by 
Amos Perry, one of England’s oldest and best known plantsmen. It 
is of easy culture, very hardy and establishes itself quite rapidly 
from underground runners. It does best in full sun and its pale 
green foliage turns brilliant red in the autumn. Height is between 
4 and 6 inches. In the fall it produces numerous airy pink sprays of 
flowers not unlike those of the ‘’Silver Lace Vine.’’ The buds are deep 
coral and salmon, adding much to its charm. One of the best ground 
covers for sunny places where Vinca and Pachysandra would not be 
satisfactory. 
POLYANTHUS - Bunch Primrose 
The Polyanthus was obtained by crossing the Cowslip (Primula veris), 
and the Primrose (Primula vulgaris). It has the large flowers of the 
Primrose and the flower umbel of the Cowslip. 
Culture. They like a moist, shady position, and a rich, liberally manured 
soil. 
**Munstead Strain Mixed Colors Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This is perhaps the finest strain of large-flowered Primroses in culti- 
tivation. The plants grow vigorously and produce numerous stems which 
are topped with heavy clusters of bold flowers in all shades of yellow, 
cream, orange, buff, mauve, pink, bronze and dark rose. They create 
a riot of color in early spring which lasts for a month and more. 
*Veris Hybrids Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
This strain includes various shades of lilac, purple and violet, as well 
as a wide range of buff, orange, salmon and rich reds of vigorous growth. 
PRIMULA 
This genus contains many species of interesting hardy plants suitable 
for the rockery, the waterside and the border. No garden or rock garden 
is complete without a liberal planting of all sorts offered. 
Culture. Cashmeriana will succeed in good, loamy ‘soil freely mixed 
with leaf mold. Veris requires a damp, rich loam freely mixed with 
leaf mold and peat. All require light shade. Most gardens contain a 
damp, shady spot, and this would be an ideal place for growing hardy 
Primulas. Plant in early spring or early fall, 4 to 6 inches apart. 
*Auricula alpina, Giant Hybrids Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
One of the treasures of the rock garden. The growth is very attractive, 
forming rosettes of thick leaves, sometimes farinose or mealy. The flower 
stalks rise to a height of 6 to 8 inches, bearing heads of bloom of var- 
ious colors; exceedingly fragrant. 
*Cashmeriana Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Large, globular heads of a Bledenig purplish blue shade; prefers a moist, 
shaded or sunny situation. 
* Japonica Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
A lovely Primrose, producing long spikes of bloom from crimson to rose 
to almost white. The flowers are in whorls. A mass of these in the bog 
garden or near the pool or stream is a sight to be remembered. 
*Vulgaris Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
The true old English Primrose with pale yellow flowers. Do not confuse 
with the common veris. 
PULMONARIA - Lungwort 
A perennial noteworthy for hardiness of growth, freedom in flowering, 
and for its adaptability for growing in shady borders or rock gardens. 
The plants have rough foliage sometimes speckled with white, and blue 
or reddish flowers borne in racemes. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in groups in the shady, mixed border, in 
masses under the shade of deciduous trees, or in the rock garden. Plant 
10 inches apart in autumn or early spring. 
*Angustifolia azurea Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This plant does well in light shade and moist ground. Grows not over 
1 foot high and is therefore excellently suited for ground covering in 
shady places. In April and May large masses of sky-blue flowers are 
produced which make an excellent foil for nearby planted spring bulbs. 
*Saccharata Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A lovely early spring flower not unlike Mertensia, with pink flowers, and 
when through blooming the plant has beautiful ‘silvery spotted foliage. 
12 to 14 inches high. A valuable plant in shady places, 
PYRETHRUM .- Colored Marguerite or Painted Daisy 
They produce showy flowers of all shades of color, except blue od yel- 
low, freely on long stems throughout spring, which are of inestimable 
value for cutting. They grow in neat, compact tufts, and have elegant, 
finely cut foliage, which adds to the attractiveness of the plants. 
Culture. The best time to plant is in spring; early fall planting is also 
very successful. Grow them in groups of not less than three plants, 
planted a foot to 15 inches apart. 
Robinson’s Dark Crimson Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Single large disk-like flowers of rich crimson-red. Grows well and 
flowers freely. A favorite with florists for cutting. Three or more 
clumps make a very brilliant group in the border. 
Finest Mixed English Varieties Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
This mixture contains double- and single- flowered sorts in many shades 
of pinks rose and white. Strong, 2-year clumps that will give immediate 
results. 
RANUNCULUS - Buttercups 
Herbaceous plants of easy culture and with attractive flowers. 
Culture. All require a moist, loamy soil. Grow in partial shade or full 
sun, in colonies, planting a foot apart in autumn or early spring. Do not 
permit plants to spread beyond their allotted space. 
Acris flore pleno Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A double yellow upright growing Buttercup-like plant. Good for border 
in wet places; good cut flower and of simplest culture. 
SANTOLINA - Lavender Cotton; Ground Cypress 
Shrubby perennials with aromatic foltane and small, ele flowers borne 
in roundish heads, suitable for sunny, dry borders. 
Culture. Ordinary, light soil-in sunny, well drained borders. Best grown 
in masses, Plant in autumn or spring, 6 inches apart. 
**Chamaecyparissus Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Incana). A sweet-smelling, dwarf, evergreen ‘perennial, with delicate, 
silver-white foliage, useful as rock’ or border plants; also largely used 
for edgings to flower beds or walks. 1 foot. 






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