Perennial Plants 
Brainard’s 



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 in yellow- 
orange to dark red. Plant them early for best results. 
30c each, 3 for 85c, $3.25 per doz. 
Pyrethrum (Painted Daisy) 
Roseum. Daisy-like single flowers in shades of pink. 
Ranunculus 
Repens Fl. PI. 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. 35¢ each, 
3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
Salvia 
Pitcheri. Deep indigo-blue flowers, in great profusion, 
on long, slender stalks. Aug.-Oct. 3-4 ft. 
Saponaria 
R—Ocymoides. Trailing plant, covered with a myriad 
of pink flowers in May and June. 6 in. Fine for 
rockery. 
Scabiosa 
Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). Charming soft lilac-blue flow- 
ers from June to Sept. 1% ft. Should have a rich, 
ag drained soil. 35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per 
Oz. 
Fischeri. See Specialties, Page 20. 40c each, 3 for 
$1.10, $4.25 per doz. 
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—Sedum. Low growing varieties for Rock Gardens 
and Ground Covers. 30c each, 3 for 85c, $3.25 
per doz. 
Album. Dark green foliage; flat heads of white 
flowers. 6-8 in. 
Fosterianum. Tiny bluish-green leaves; golden-yellow 
flowers. 2-3 in. 
Sarmentosum. Long graceful sprays of yellowish- 
green leaves; yellow flowers. 
Sexangulare. Dark green, compact foliage; golden- 
yellow flowers. 4 in. 
Spurium Coccineum. Olive-green foliage tinged red; 
rose colored flowers. 6 in. 
R—Sempervivum (Houseleek) 
30c each, 3 for 85c, $3.25 per doz. 
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. 
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. 
ee 1% ft. 35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per 
oz. 
Stokesia (Cornflower Aster) 
Cyanea Blue. From June to September it produces 
cornflower-like blooms of bright lavender blue, 3 to 
4 inches across. 11% ft. 40c each, 3 for $1.10, $4.25 
per doz. 
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. 
Double Mixed. 
Nigrescens. Dark red flowers, dark foliage. 
Thermopsis 
Caroliniana. Bright yellow flowers, on tall stems, in 
June and July. Fine for the hardy border. 4-5 ft. 
Thymus (Thyme) 
R—Serpyllum Coccineus (Scarlet Thyme). Much prized 
for edging, rockwork and ground cover. Bright 
crimson flowers. 2-4 in. 
R—Lanuginosus (Woolly-leaved Thyme). Creeping 
tiny, downy gray foliage and minute reddish-pink 
flowers. 3-4 in. 
Veronica (Speedwell) 
R—Corymbosa Stricta. Dark green foliage. Plants 8 to 
10 inches tall, spikes of intense amethyst-blue flowers 
in July and August. 
R—Incana. Splendid for rockery. Silvery-gray foliage 
ane spikes of violet-blue flowers in July and Aug. 
slants 
Longifolia Subsessilis. Long, dense spikes of rich blue 
flowers which are very attractive. Aug. and Sept. 
9-3 ft. 40c each, 3 for $1.10, $4.25 per doz. 
Viola 
R—Cornuta. Small, Pansy-like flowers in blue, white, 
yellow, apricot and ruby-red. 
Jersey Gem. Cornuta type, deep blue, like small 
Pansies; flowers all summer. 
Royal Robe. See Specialties, Page 20. 40c each, 3 for 
$1.10, $4.25 per doz. 
Purple Heart. (Plant Patent No. 671.) See Specialties, 
Page 20. 85c each, 3 for $2.95. 
Spring Beauty. Very large flowered, extra long stemmed, 
single, bright blue Violet though resembling our 
common Violet, it is far superior in every way; dis- 
tinctly different foliage. 
All Perennial Plants 35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz., unless otherwise noted. 
For price scale and quantity rates see Page 21. ‘'R"’ indicates suitable for Rock Garden. 
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