Perennial Plants 
Brainard’s 



Scabiosa 
Primula (Hardy Primrose) 
Polyantha Giant Mixed. You should have some English 
Primroses in the garden. They are one of the gems 
among Spring flowers. Grows 6 to 10 inches high, 
covered early with brilliant colored flowers inyellow- 
orange to dark red. Plant them early for best results. 
25c each, 3 for 70c, $2.75 per doz. 
Pyrethrum (Painted Daisy) 
Roseum. Daisy-like single flowers in shades of pink. 
Ranunculus 
Repens Fl. Pl. Masses of double, bright golden yellow 
flowers. May-June. 
Rudbeckia (Cone Flower) 
Purpurea (Purple Cone Flower). Large, showy, reddish- 
purple flowers from July to Oct. 3 to 4 ft. 35c each, 
3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
White Lustre. This is a healthy, hardy, disease free, 
white flowered companion variety of the well-known 
Purple Cone Flower. See Specialties, Page 20. 50c 
each, 3 for $1.35. 
Saponaria 
R—Ocymoides. Trailing plant, covered with a myriad 
of pink flowers in May and June. 6 in. Fine for 
rockery. 5 
Scabiosa 
Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). Charming soft lilac-blue flow- 
ers from June to Sept. 114 ft. Should have a rich, 
Wes drained soil. 35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per 
Oz. 
Many of the perennials are medium tall to tall 
in growth. THESE WILL NEED SUPPORT. 
Don’t wait until the storm has broken them down. 
KEEP THEM STAKED AS THEY GROW. 
We can supply stakes of all kinds, and for 
tieing TWINE, RAFFIA, TWISTEMS, ETC., See 
Garden Sundries, Page 43. 

Sedum (Stonecrop) 
Spectabile ‘Brilliant.’ Late flowering variety, 18 inches 
tall. Light green foliage, and large heads of rich, 
bright, amaranth-red. 35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 
per doz. 

R—Sempervivum (Houseleek) 
Alberti. Medium sized rosettes of pointed leaves and 
bright rose colored flowers. June and July. 
Arachnoideum (Spiderweb Houseleek). A lacy net- 
work of fine threads spread from tip to tip of leaves, 
giving a cobweb effect. Bright red flowers. 6 inches. 
Globiferum (Globe Houseleek). Flattish rosettes of 
gray leaves with small yellow flowers. 1 ft. 
Tectorum. Broad rosettes of green leaves with reddish 
tips. Light red flowers. 
Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum Maximum) 
Alaska. Large snow-white daisies on strong stems 2 
to 21% ft. tall. 35c¢ each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
Sidalcea (Prairie Mallow) 
Rose Queen. Showy, erect plants, bright rose mallow- 
like blooms 1 to 1% inches across. 2 to 3 ft. July 
and Aug. 35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
Statice (Great Sea Lavender) 
R—Latifolia. An indispensable plant for either border 
or rockery. From its tufts of leathery leaves protrude 
its airy panicles of tiny delicate lavender flowers. 
July-Sept. 114 ft. 35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per 
doz. 
Stokesia (Cornflower Aster) 
35 each, 3 for $1.00,7$3:75) per doz. 
Cyanea Blue. From June to September it produces 
cornlower-like blooms of bright lavender blue, 3 to 
4 inches across. 11% ft. 
Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus) 
Single. An old favorite, beautiful compact heads of 
small single flowers. Mixed colors. 
Homeland. Dark red with large, sharply defined, clear 
white center. 
Newport Pink. 
Single Midget Mixed. 4 to 6 in. Color range is from 
white, salmon, scarlet, brick red to maroon, with 
most blooms tri-colored. A beautiful dwarf variety. 
Thermopsis 
Caroliniana. Bright yellow flowers, on tall stems, in 
June and July. Fine for the hardy border. 4-5 ft. 

Shasta Daisy, Alaska 
All Perennial Plants 30c each, 3 for 85c, $3.25 per doz., unless otherwise noted. 
For price scale and quantity rates see Page 17. ‘'R’’ indicates suitable for Rock Garden. 
