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Corliss’ 
New Perennial 
Novelties for 1947 
The following is a selection of leading new and outstanding 
perennial novelties, grown and propagated at our own nurseries, 
where the climate is humid in the summer, cold, with bitter 
winds, in the winters. These extremes of weather produce 
rugged plants, so we are confident they will thrive almost any- 
where. 
*Suitable as rock garden plants, also. 
HARDY ASTERS 
Blue Lagoon. A charming variety of the Novi-belgi type 
with beautiful blue flowers. September. 214-3 ft. 50¢ each; 
$1.40 per 3; $5.00 per doz. 
Palmyra (New). The best pink of the Novi-belgi type. A 
very hardy, vigorous-growing Aster with masses of semi- 
double, pure pink flowers which make perfect pyramids 
on sturdy stems in Mid-September to frost. 3-4 ft. 45¢ each; 
$1.25 per 3; $4.50 per doz. 
Violetta (New). An outstanding Aster of the Novi-Belgi type. 
The flowers are double deep violet-purple; darkest yet. 
Hardy and sturdy growing. September to frost. 4 ft. Pot 
plants, 45¢ each; $1.25 per 3; $4.50 per doz. 
TWO EXQUISITE NEW CAMPANULAS 
Blue Gardenia (Originated by Corliss Bros., Inc.). That All- 
American Sensation. A new plant with flowers of lovely 
Gardenia form. Nature’s delicate workmanship has pro- 
duced a rare flower in this exceedingly beautiful and ex- 
quisite Campanula. The blooms, measuring 21-3 inches 
across, are a beautiful shade of glistening bright lavender- 
blue. They are produced almost the entire length of their 
30-inch stems, with five to eight flower spikes on one plant. 
These flower spikes with their charming, delicate blooms 
and dark green leathery foliage make excellent bouquets. 
The plant is extremely hardy and insect free, easy to grow 
in average garden soil with ordinary drainage. Blooms in 
June and July. 30 in. Pot plants, 50¢ each; $1.40 per 3; 
$5.00 per doz. 
Bluette (Originated by Corliss Bros., Inc.). New baby sister 
to the already famous Blue Gardenia. Identical in habit in 
all respects but color, that being a soft harmony of pale 
lavender-blue and white either suffused over the basic blue 
color or gracefully through it. Two-year-old clumps will 
issue forth several flowering spikes. 24-30 in. Pot plants, 
65¢ each; $1.70 per 3; $6.50 per doz. 


NEW HARDY CARNATIONS 
These are a new race of Hardy Carnations, important for. 
their compact growth, vigorous flowering habits, rich carnation 
fragrance, resistance to sub-zero temperatures, and cut flower 
value. Rugged in growth and foliage. Blooms from June to fall. 
Brine 
American Beauty. New. Large, double, brilliant carmine 
flowers with gray-green foliage. 
