STURDY PERENNIALS 
FOR PERMANENT COLOR AND BEAUTY 
WELL-ROOTED, 2-YR. FIELD GROWN PLANTS 
PLEASE NOTE e Perennials, strawberries, and plants shipped from pots 
will not be sent until proper time for planting, when 
new growth has started. This will insure immediate and better results for the 
customer. 
BLUE PLATYCODON - Balloon Flower 
Showy deep blue flowers from June to October. Buds resemble a small blown-up 
balloon, open into beautiful bell-shaped blooms of finest quality and texture. Grows 
to 2 feet and is fine for cutting. 35¢ each; 
4 for $1.00, postpaid. 
HIBISCUS 
Truly the ‘‘show-boy’’ of the perennials. 
Shoots start each year from the ground and 
grow to a height of 4 to 6 feet. They then 
bear great numbers of giant bell-shaped 
blooms measuring six inches or more across. 
Rich in color and hardy as an oak. Won- 
derful for background subjects or for an in- 
formal high summer hedge. Nice 2-yr. roots, 
Balloon Flower—Platycodon only 25¢ each; 5 for $1.00, postpaid. 

FOR SHADED BEDS OR UNDER TREES 
USE PULMONARIA “prvy DWARF PERENNIAL 
For those who want a plant which will do well in areas under trees or for beds in 
shaded areas, we believe that Pulmonaria will answer your needs. Grows only 8 to 
12 inches high and foliage is very thick and ornamental. Leaves are bright green, Hibiscus—-Mallow Marvel 
oddly blotched with white. In the spring the whole bed is aglow with hundreds of 
small, bell-shaped, reddish lavender blooms. Excellent as ground cover, also as a 
dwarf edging plant. Stays green until frozen for winter, and comes out first thing PERENNIAL 
in the spring, so there is only a short period when it is not effective. 
Heavy, 2-year plants: 35c each; 4 for $1.00; 12 for $2.50, Pata abi cia 
postpaid. inches apart as a general rule. Some 
large growing types may need to be 
planted slightly farther .apart. For 
borders and edging with dwarf va- 
rieties you will want to plant 6 to 
12 inches apart. We give the aver- 
age matured height in the descrip- 
tions of all perennials so that you 
may find it easy to plan your plant- 
ings. 


Puimonaria. Note Oddly Marked Foliage. Fine for Shade 
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Chevy Chase, Md., 
Mar. 16, 1946. 
The Krider Nurser.es, Inc., 
Middlebury, Indiana. 
Gentlemen: Your shipment of Roses, shrubs, etc., arrived in perfect condi- 
tion and are entirely satisfactory. Sa Mak. 

sa Regal Lilies for Grace in the Garden (See page 36) 
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