HARDY PERENNIALS, continued 
IRIS SIBIRICA (Siberian Iris). They make large 
clumps of decorative grassy green foliage and 
produce an abundance of flowers excellent for 
cutting. 314 to 4 ft. June. 
Emperor. A dark violet-blue. 
Perry’s Blue. Clear sky-biue. 
Snow Queen. Pure white. 
MINIATURE IRISES. ~% An early dwarf type, 
blooming along with the daffodil. Beautiful 
and delicate in appearance, yet especially 
hardy. Recommended for the rock garden, for 
edging the border or alongside the garden path. 
Fauntleroy. »*% Standards white edged soft yel- 
low; falls purple edged yellow. 6 in. 
Mogador. * Milk-white standards; 
yellow. 12 in. 
Rose Mist. + Soft rose-lilac. 10 in. 
Sound Money. »* Rich golden yellow. Blooms 
spring and fall. 8 in. 
Tampa. » Brilliant mulberry-red. 1 ft. 
Tony. * Brilliant dark ruby-red. 1 ft. 
IRIS PUMILA (Dwarf Iris). *% Lovely little Iris 
only 8 inches high. Blooms in April and May. 
Useful for the rock garden; can also be used 
for edging. 
Excelsa. »% Pale Iemon-yellow. 
Sambo. ~* Dark violet-blue. 
Schneekuppe. * A large showy white. 
LAVANDULA (Lavender). Old-fashioned, fragrant 
plants with beautiful gray foliage and wiry 
spikes of lIavender-blue flowers. The whole 
plant is aromatic and the flowers are much used 
im the making of sachets. 
Delphinensis. A very hardy dwarf Lavender, 
growing dense and compact. Gray foliage. 
Dentata. Fine green foliage with serrated edges. 
The plant has a nice compact habit; is in flower 
all summer and fall. 
Twickle Purple. A new variety with deep 
purple-blue flowers, 2 ft. 
Munstead Strain. A _ taller-growing variety 
with gray-green foliage. 2 to 2% ft. June. 
Nana compacta. Dwarf strain of English 
Lavender. Very desirable. 1 ft. 
See also Herbs, page 38. 
LIATRIS (Blazing Star; Gayfeather). These 
showy North American natives all have grassy 
leaves and extremely bold spikes of flowers. 
Pycnostachya. A most attractive perennial 
with long spikes of rich purple flowers. 4 ft. 
falls soft 
Sept. 
Scariosa alba. A splendid new variety with very 
heavy spikes of snow-white flowers produced in 
September. A grand border plant for this time 
of year. 5 ft. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Scariosa, September Glory. A new introduc- 
tion and a veritable giant, growing up to 7 feet 
high. The gigantic flower-spikes are a rich 
purple from top to bottom, and in late Sep- 
tember make a marvelous display. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
LINUM Perenne (Flax). Old-fashioned border 
plant, absolutely indispensable. The foliage is 
light and graceful, and its bright blue flowers rest 
on the plant like blue butterflies. Myriads of 
blooms are produced incessantly from June until 
the autumn. 
LYCHNIS (Rose Campion; Catchfly). A hand- 
some plant of easy culture in any garden soil. 
They like a sunny situation and are excellent 
for beds or perennial borders. 
Chalcedonica. A striking plant. Heads of vivid 
scarlet flowers in June and July. 3 to 4 ft. 
Viscaria splendens fl.-pl. + A wonderful plant 
making a tuft of grassy foliage from which 
arise stiff stems, smothered with large, double, 
and extremely beautiful rose-pmk flowers in 
great profusion. 15 in. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
LYTHRUM, Red Beacon. A great improvement 
on the old-time Purple Loosestrife. Tall cerise- 
pink spikes. 3 ft. Aug.—Oct. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
MARJORAM. Sce Herbs, page 38. 
MATRICARIA inodora plenissima (Chamomile; 
Feverfew). A double white variety with at- 
tractive ferny foliage and an abundance of 
flowers. June, July. 2 ft. 
MAZUS reptans. *% A beautiful plant of carpet- 
ing habit, fine for the rock garden, especially 
in the crevices of walks and steps. It grows 
14 inch high, and in spring is smothered with 
lilac flowers. : 
MINT. See Herbs, page 38. 
MONARDA (Bee-Balm; Oswego Tea; Bergamot). 
Old-fashioned plants of easy culture anywhere. 
Highly aromatic leaves and pretty spikes of 
flowers. 
Dahliatown Orchid. A novelty of great merit. 
Shapes orchid-pink flowers. 214 to 3 ft. 
uly. 
Didyma rubra. Bright red flowers m July. 
246 ft. 
Didyma, Salmon. A salmon-flowered variety 
of the above. 2% ft. July. 
See also Herbs, page 38. 
MYOSOTIS palustris semperflorens (Forget- 
me-not). % It is of creeping habit and flowers 
from June until September. The florets-are of a 
pene clear pale blue with small yellow eyes. 
in. 
NEPETA (Ground Ivy). Old-fashioned plants of 
easy culture in the poorest of soils. They should 
be cut back after flowering, which will produce 
a very compact plant. 
Mussini. *% Masses of Jarge blue flowers in June. 
in. 
Six Hills Giant. *% A new hybrid with larger 
flowers and foliage. 1 ft. 
NEPETA Cataria (Catnip). See Herbs, page 38. 
G@ENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). *% Striking 
plants for sunny location. 
Glauca Fraseri. Golden yellow cups in July 
and August. 1 to 1% ft. 
IHumination ore Long salmon-pink 
buds and golden yellow 11-inch flowers. 
Hundreds of flowers from June to fall. 11% to 
2 ft. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis (Oriental Spurge). 
Fine ground cover for shade or semi-shade. 
Its bright glossy green foliage ts mvaluable for 
bordermg walks and drives. It is often used 
with success under trees where nothing else 
will grow. For quick results, plant 9 inches 
apart. Height 6 to 9 in. 
Plants from 3-in. pots, $2.75 per doz., $22.00 
per 100; 2-yr. field-plants, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 
per 100, $175.00 per 1000. 
PENTSTEMON Digitalis (Beard-Tongue). Spikes 
of white flowers with delicate mauve shadings, 
produced in great profusion in June and July. 
4 to 5 ft. 
PEONIES. They require a deep rich soil and should 
be planted so that the eyes are about 2 inches 
beneath the surface. To each root we recom- 
mend a 4-inch pot of bonemeal at planting- 
time, which should be well mixed in the soil 
about the roots. If planted in the fall, we rec- 
ommend also a blanket of manure or Mulch-o- 
Nure the first winter. Our plants are all 2 or 
more years old. They will not throw much 
bloom the first season, but should be estab- 
lished by the following year. 
White Shades, Double. 
Baroness Schroeder. Very large, tinted with 
delicate light pink; fragrant. 
$2.00 each, $22.00 per doz. 
Festiva maxima. Large flowers with feathered 
petals and crimson flecks in the center. 
$1.50 each, $16.50 per doz. 
Kelway’s Glorious. Highly rated (9.8) by the 
American Peony Association. Very full gleam- 
ing flowers of enormous size; sweetly scented. 
$3.50 each, $38.50 per doz. 
Solange. Broad, rounded petals suffused with a 
reddish gold light. A very strong grower, 
flowering in Jate midseason. 
$2.50 each, $27.50 per doz. 
Pink Shades, Double. 
Katherine Havemeyer. Large, fully double 
flowers of apple-blossom-pink; sweetly fragrant. 
Very early. $2.50 each, $27.50 per doz. 
Mme. Ducel. Sparkling pink with silver tones, 
True globe-shaped flower on a strong-growing 
plant. Midseason. $2.00 each, $22.00 per doz. 
Red Shades, Double. 
Felix Crousse. Brilliant red flowers, large, com- 
pact, and globular. 
$2.00 each. $22.00 per doz. 
Karl Rosenfield. Very fine rich blood-crimson 
flower. Strong grower. Free flowering; early. 
$2.00 each. $22.00 per doz. 
Yellow Shades, Double. 
Primevere. Sulphur-yellow center and creamy 
guard petals. Midseason. 
$3.50 each. $38.50 per doz. 
Double Peonies to Color. White, Red, and Pink. 
$1.25 each, $13.75 per doz., $100.00 per 100, 
Single and Oriental Peonies. These beautiful 
Peonies, while not so well known, are of great 
merit. In the center of the wide-open flowers, 
stamens are often turned to modified petals. 
Cathedral. (Oriental.) Dark rose, pink outer 
petals, with a center of pale pink petaloids. 
$1.50 each, $16.50 per doz. 
Constance. (Oriental.) Pink with bright yellow 
center. $1.50 each, $16.50 per doz. 
White Mountain. (Oriental.) Snow-white 
with a central cluster of yellow petaloids. 
$1.50 each, $16.50 per doz. 
Sunkist. (Oriental.) A striking carmine with 
vivid orange-pink petaloids. 
$1.50 each, $16.50 
Nymph. (Single.) Large flesh-colore 
with a central tuft of golden stamens. 
$1.50 each, $16.50 per doz. 
Purity. (Oriental.) A pure white variety with 
narrow white central petals shaded yellow. 
$1.50 each, $16.50 per doz. 
PHLOX subulata (Ground Pink; Flowering Moss; 
Moss Pink; Mountain Pink). % These well- 
known plants, with pretty moss-like evergreen 
foliage, are most suitable for clothing banks, 
and for all situations in the rock garden. All 
are May-flowering. 3 to 6 mn. 
G. F. Wilson. Mauve. Rosea. Rose-pink. 
Lilacea. Lilac. Rubra. Crimson. 
PHLOX DECUSSATA (Hardy Garden Phlox). 
These beautiful plants are the mainstay of the 
garden m July and August. There are hundreds 
of varieties available today; the selection here 
includes the finest, and none choicer are ob- 
tamable. 
A. L. Schlageter. Scarlet-red. Midseason and 
very good. 2% ft. 
Catherine. Soft lavender, with no trace of 
magenta. Absolutely the best in its color range. 
A gem! Midseason. 21% to 3 ft. 
Daily Sketch. Salmon-pink; 
Midseason. 2% ft. 
Eva Foerster. Salmon-pink, with light eye. Ex- 
tremely large florets. A top-notch variety, 
Late; 2:ft. 
Flash. Cherry-carmine. 
distinct. Midseason. 2 ft. 
Mary Louise. The best white Phlox today. 
Absolutely perfect in every way. Late. 2% ft. 
Orange Beauty. Vivid orange-red. Late. 
216 ft. 
Any of above 7 varieties, 55 cts. each, 
$1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
PHLOX suffruticosa, Miss Lingard. Flowers 
in June and contmues on through summer. 
Large; white. 214 ft. 
PHLOX divaricata Laphami. % Trusses of 
large, fragrant, lavender-blue blooms in May. 
in. ‘ 
ORIENTAL POPPIES (Papaver orientale). These 
handsome large-flowered Poppies have few 
rivals among hardy plants. Their striking 
foliage and glowing flowers make them most 
effective for grouping with other perennials 
where a vivid splash of color is required in 
June and July. We offer pot-grown plants 
which can be moved at any time; these are 
grown from cuttings, not seedlings. 
Beauty of Livermore. Flowers of rich crimson- 
maroon, 9 inches in diameter. 3 to 314 ft. 
Cerise Bedder. Rich sparkling cerise flowers 
4 to 6 inches across with two rows of petals. 
Fine for cutting. 
Perry’s White. Immense flowers of a pure 
satmy white with a crimson-maroon blush 
at the base of the petals. 3 ft. 
Pink Lassie. Pale pink; large flowers. 
Purity. Soft shell-pink, with no spots or mark- 
ings. Very fine. 
All above Oriental Poppies, 55 cts. each, 
$1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
PHYSALIS. See page 37. 
PHYSOSTEGIA. See page 37. 
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower; Chinese Bell- 
flower). Fine hardy perennial, producing cup- 
shaped 2-inch flowers through summer and 
autumn. 
Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. 11% in. 
Grandiflorum album. White with pale blue 
tinge. 2 to 24 ft. 
PRIMULA (Primrose). % For the rock and alpine 
garden, for the semi-shady garden, for bright- 
ening up woodland walks, dells, and, indeed, 
for any place where the plants will be cool at 
the roots, 
er doz. 
petals 
large flowers. 
Very striking and 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, $1.20 for 3, $4.75 per doz. Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New York 
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