
Better Perennials 
Nepeta mussini 
LIATRIS — Gayfeather 
Gayfeather is an appropriate name, for it well describes the long 
spikes that prevent monotony of form in the garden. It ranks as one 
of the best cut-flowers. Hat. 
Color In. Time of Bloom 
Purple 48 Aug.-Sep. 
Clear Purple 36 Jun.-Aug. 
LILIUM — Lily 
Fragrance and beauty are rarely combined in one flower to the 
extent that they are in the Lily. 
LIATRIS pyenostachya 
spicata 
LILIUM candidum—Madonna Lily. Pure White 36 Jun.-Jul. 
$ .75 each, 10 for $7.00 
pumilum—Coral Lily. Vermillion 18 Jul. 
3 for $1.50, 10 for $4.50 
pumilum Golden Gleam Orange Yellow 24 Jul. 
3 for $1.50, 10 for $4.50 
regale—Regale Lily White 42 Jul. 
3 for $1.65, 10 for $5.00 
umbellatum grandiflorum Orange-Red 24 Jul. 
3 for $1.50, 10 for $4.50 
LIMONIUM latifolium, Sea Lavender Blue-Purple 24 Aug. 
LINUM perenne, Flax Blue 18 May-Jul. 
LUPINUS — Lupine 
The long spikes of pea-shaped flowers of this ever-popular plant 
were formerly grown mostly in pink, blue and white but in the Russell 
Hybrids rich shades of red, orange and yellow have been added. 
LUPINUS polyphyllus Blue-Violet 30 Jun. 
p. albiflorus White 30 Jun. 
p. roseus Rosy-Pink 30 Jun. 
p- Russell Hybrids Red-Orange-Yellow 36 Jun. 
MATRICARIA inodora, Snowball White 18 Jun.-Sep. 
MENTHA — Mint (see Herbs) 
MERTENSIA virginica. Bluebells Blue to Pink 18 Apr.-May 
MONARDA — Beebalm 
Fragrance and brilliance have been the contribution 
to gardens since olden times. 
of Beebalm 
MONARDA didyma Scarlet 36 Jun.-Sep. 
d. salmonea Salmon-Pink 36 Jul. 
MYOSOTIS scorpioides semperflorens, Dwarf 
Perpetual Forget-me-nots. Blue 10 Jun.-Sep. 
NEPETA — Nepeta 
The lilac flowers and grayish foliage of the Nepatas make a pleasing 
combination. They will thrive in dry rock gardens and borders. 
Color iad Time of Bloom 
NEPETA mussini Lavender 12 May-Sep. 
m. Six Hills Giant Blue-Violet 15 May-Sep. 
NIEREMBERGIA rivularis White 6 Jun.-Jul. 
PACHYSANDRA — Spurge 
This evergreen with its glossy green leaves solves the problem of 
what to plant where a carpet of green is needed in a shady spot. Under 
trees or shrubs — as an edging for the shady garden — where grass 
will not grow — Pachysandra thrives and improves as the years pass. 
Planted six to eight inches apart each way, it will soon fill in to 
make a solid mat. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis 
2% inch Pots 
White 10 May-Jun. 
10 for $3.00 — 100 for $24.00 
PAEONIA — Peony 
The Peonies we offer are chosen from the best of the newer varie- 
ties and from those which time has proved to be the most popular and 
dependable. Bloom in May and June. 
Cherry Hill Garnet Red 30 May-Jun. 
Duchess de Nemours, large fragrant Ivory White 30 Midseason 
Edulis Superba Rose-Pink 30 Early 
Felix Crousse Compact large, Ruby-Red 30 Late 
Festiva Maxima Large Ivory-White 30 Midseason 
Karl Rosenfield Rich Dark Crimson 24 Midseason 
The above 6 varieties of Peonies are $1.25 each—10 for $11.00 
Louis Bigot Extra large Salmon Pink 30 Midseason 
Mary Brand Brilliant Red 24 Midseason 
Mme. Jules Dessert, Tinted with Pink, 
Creamy-White 30 Late 
Mons. Jules Elie Silvery tinge, Deep Pink 30 Midseason 
Tourangelle, Tinted with salmon. Pearly White 30 Late 
Walter Faxon Glowing Rose-Pink 30 
The above 6 varieties of Peonies are $1.50 each—10 for $13.50 
Midseason 
5 plants or more of one variety will be furnished at the 10 rate. 
