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PAPAVER NUDICAULE -- Iceland Poppy 
These lovely dwarf plants are of great value in the sunny border or 
rock garden. Their brilliant orange, yellow, white or pink flowers are 
produced all summer. 
Culture. Should be planted)in well-drained, sandy soil in full sun. Plant- 
ing should be done very early in spring or early in fall for best results. 
*Art Shades Mixture Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
These plants are of neat habit, forming a tuft of bright green, fern- 
like foliage, from which spring throughout the entire season a profusion 
of slender, leafless stems, 1 foot high, each graced with charming, cup- 
shaped, yellow, orange, white or pink flowers. 
PAPAVER SPECIES 
Schinzianum Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Somewhat taller and with slightly larger flowers than the well-known 
Iceland Poppy. Very profuse in bloom all summer and fall. Transplants 
quite readily. Color of bloom delicate buff-orange. A fine Poppy. 
PENTSTEMON .- Beard Tongue 
Very popular hardy flowering plants. Most attractive for massing in 
beds or borders. They are not only of graceful habit, but also decidedly 
beautiful from a decorative point of view. The many species are inter- 
esting subjects for growing in the rock garden or border. The flowers 
are tubular and Foxglove-like in shape. 
Culture. The Pentstemons require a rich, well-manured, loamy soil, and 
a well-drained, sunny place. The dwarf kinds should be grown on the 
margins of the border, or in the rock garden. Plant in autumn or early 
spring. Place the plants 10 inches apart each way. 
Barbatus, Pink Beauty Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A lovely clean shell-pink. A beautiful cut flower; one of the outstand- 
ing new and good plants; makes a delightful companion to Gypsophila. 
Grandiflora Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
The largest flowered of our hardy Pentstemons. A beautiful plant in 
the border giving 3-ft. spikes of huge pale blue flowers. Excellent for 
cutting. The handsome silvery leaves contribute also to its value. 

HARDY LARGE-FLOWERED PENTSTEMONS 
Garnet Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This is the first of a new strain of hardy, large-flowering Pentstemons. 
Heretofore, the only large-flowering Hybrid Pentstemons available 
were the Gloxinoides which are not hardy in the North. Pentstemon 
Garnet is of spreading habit and produces a succession of bloom from 
June until stopped by frost. The Gloxinia-like flowers are a rich 
garnet color, and are gracefully placed on stems 12 to 18 inches tall. 
The plants have from six to a dozen spikes continually throughout 
its flowering season. The flowers are excellent for cutting and last a 
week or more in water. Color illustration on page 55. 
Firebird Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This beauty came to us from Switzerland where it is known as Pent- 
stemon Shonholzeri. The flowers are Foxglove-like in size, on stems 
about 18 to 24 inches tall, and are a most beautiful ruby-crimson. 
The plant is easily grown, is free from insect pests, flowers freely, 
creates a lovely effect in the flower garden, and is a cut flower 
par excellence. Color illustration on page 55. 
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PEROVSKIA - Russian Sage 
A tall plant with gray foliage not unlike the Sage. The blue flowers are 
arranged in slender spikes forming terminal panicles which are excep- 
tionally fine combined with summer flowers such as Gladioli. 
Culture. A well-drained, loamy soil, not too rich, suits best. Plant in 
fall or early spring, 12 inches apart in sunny border. 
Atriplicifolia Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
During July and August and early September, the plants are covered 
with long whorls of silvery blue flowers which have a lovely, graceful 
appearance. The flower stalks are approximately thirty inches to three 
feet long and are splendid for cutting. The florists like this flower, par- 
ticularly for cutting, because it combines beautifully with Dahlias, 
Gladioli, and the taller summer flowers. The foliage is silvery gray. The 
plant is wavy, giving a silvery smoky effect in the garden. Hardy any- 
where. Does well in all kinds of soil, but should be grown in full sun. 
PHYSOSTEGIA - False Dragonhead 
Handsome plants for the sunny border or the wild garden, of easy 
culture. The flowers are borne in terminal spikes or branching racemes 
from July to September. ‘ 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil in groups in sunny borders, Plant 
in autumn or spring, 12 inches apart, and divide and replant every 
second year, as the roots are of spreading habit. 
Virginica, Vivid Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This is a new dwarf variety about 20 inches high, and a great improve- 
ment. It blooms three weeks later than the others, the flowers are a 
deeper pink; much larger and better, lasting a long time when cut. 
Summer Glow Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Towering stems often exceeding 4 feet, terminating in colorful spikes 
18 inches in length; similar to the parent, ‘’Gigantea,” but of a rosy 
crimson color that is altogether attractive and far more effective. 
A splendid background or cut-flower variety. It will supersede the older 
kind. Height 4 feet. In full flower mid-August. 
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT 
As Well as for Your Flowers 
What your plants need is a balanced organic plant food. Not just a 
stimulant. They need one containing in=right amounts, those things 
that make plenty of strong roots, produce sturdy stalks, thrifty foliage 
and an abundance of good sized blooms. 
That’s exactly the kind of Plant Food we use at Wayside. Much of 
our success in growing such unfailingly fine plants is due to it. 
What it has done, and is doing for our 600 miles of plants, it will 
do for your garden. 
Turn to page 174 and get the full facts about it. 
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