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Hardy Poppies 
ICELAND POPPIES (Papaver nudicaule)—Delicate, sat- 
iny flowers on wiry stems a foot high, practically all 
Summer. These are in mixed colors, orange, yellow, 
and white. Good rock garden plants. 
Giant Orange—Solid Orange. 
The Emperor—Tangerine orange. 
Yellow Wonder—Buttercup yellow. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES (Papaver orientale)—Enormous, 
cup-shaped flowers in May; brilliant colors with metalic 
oe centers. Height about 2% feet. 50c each; 3 for 
1.35. 
Beauty of Livermere—Dark blood-red; extra-large flow- 
ers. 
Fairy—Pale pink; flowers of medium size. 
Mrs. Perry—Salmon pink; one of the finest. 
Perry’s White—Satiny white with crimson base. 
Orange Beauty—Brilliant orange scarlet, very showy. 
Peggy Joyce—Clear salmon-rose. 
Wurtembergia—Glowing rose-red, flower extra large. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
Any 6 of these named Poppies, for Spring 
planting only, for $2.50 | 
Hardy Phlox 
Selected varieties of these popular garden flowers, in- 
valuable for late summer bloom. All are hardy and of 
easy culture. 
Bridesmaid—White, light pink eye. 
Count Zeppelin—White, vermilion-red eye. 
Daily Sketch—Extra-large flowers; light salmon-pink. 
E. I. Farrington—Light pink. 
Frau von Lassburg—Pure white. 
Hauptman Koehl—Blood-red. 
Miss Lingard—Early. White. 
Rheinlander—Salmon-pink, claret-red eye. 
MISCELLANEOUS PHLOX 
divaricata % Charming soft blue in early Spring. 
subulata (Moss Pink) »% Bright rose. 
subulata alba % White. 
subulata lilacina »% Lavender-pink. 
For Rust on Phlox use #3 of Triogen or 
Bordeaux or Sulphur. Treat the soil. 



PYRETHRUM Feverfew 
roseum—Bright Pink, Red, and White daisies on long 
stems. Early. 
ROSMARINUS Rosemary 
Officinalis—Herb used for seasoning. .00: each 
SALVIA Meadow Sage 
officinalis—Sage, an Herb used for seasoning. 
a % Showy dark blue. June, September. 2 to 
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SANTOLINA Lavender Cotton 
Incana—Dwarf, gray, foliage, blue flowers. 
SCABIOSA Pin Cushion Flower 
House Hybrids—Soft violet flowers on long stems; June 
to September. 
TARRAGON—Herb used for seasoning and making vine- 
gar. 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 



USE SUMMER-FLOWERING ANNUALS 
as “fillers” in the perennial border 
Their continuous bloom supplies much-needed 
mid-summer color. Their varied hues make pos- 
sible the development of definite color schemes in 
the garden. 
Pot-grown plants are preferable; space them 



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SEDUM Stonecrop 
Dwarf Varieties 
Acre (Golden Moss) »% Yellow flowers. 
Album »% White flowers. ; 
kamtschaticum fol. var. ye Variegated foliage. 
Erect or Tall Sedums } 
Spectabile *% Broad foliage and flat heads of crimson 
flowers. 18 in. 
Trailing Sedums 
stoloniferum >% Flat foliage. Pink flowers. 
SEMPERVIVUM Houseleek 
Arachnoideum—F lowers bright red. Plant has effect 
of spider webs. ‘ é 
tectorum »% Bold, fleshy rosettes. Flowers reddish-pink. 
SHASTA DAISY 50c each; 3 for $1.35 
Mayfield Giant—Immense daisy like flowers. V/onderful 
for cutting. 
Chiffon—Dainty ruffled daises; yellow center. 
Esther Reed—Frothy pure white double flowers; always 
in bloom. 
TEUCRIUM Germander 
chamaedrys »% Evergreen, shrubby plant which can be 
clipped any height. Flowers purple. Excellent dwarf 
hedge. 
THERMOPSIS 
caroliniana—Sometimes called Yellow Lupin. Long 
spikes of bright yellow pea-shaped flowers in June 
and July. 4 ft. 
THYMUS Thyme 
citriodorus—Dark pink flowers. Fragrant foliage. 
serpyllum lanuginosus % Downy gray-white aromatic 
foliage. A trailer. 
vulgaris—A sweet herb with purplish flowers and fra- 
grant foliage. 
TRILLIUM Wood-Lily 
grandiflorum—Large, three-petaled white flowers. 
stylosum—Pink flowers. 
VERONICA (Speedwell) 
longifolia Blue Fay—Heavy grower, lovely blue spike. 
Excellent for cutting. 
Blue Spires—Gentian blue spikes flowering in early sum- 
mer; bushy, healthy plants; excellent for border. 
Rupestris —Exquisite plant for rock gardens. Thick dark 
green foliage buried under drifts of bright blue flow- 
ers in small spikes. 
Spicata—Well-known popular violet-blue flowers on stems 
two feet tall. Blooms all summer. 
VINCA Myrtle 
Minor—Evergreen ground-cover for shady places. Vio- 
let-blue flowers in June. 35c each; $2.50 for 10; 
$20.00 per 100. 
Minor, Bowles Variety—A great improvement over the 
old variety. 
VIOLA (Violet) 
Arkwright Ruby—F lowers all summer, ruby red. 
Chantreyland—Soft apricot-orange, exceptionally free- 
flowering. 
Floraire—Pale blue. Flowers all summer. 
Jersey Gem *% Pure violet-blue flowers produced freely 
on 6-inch stems. Blooms profusely from early Spring 
to frost. 
ROCK GARDEN COLLECTION 
An ideal Collection for filling the empty spaces in 
established Rock Gardens. 
1 Alyssum saxatile compactum—Yellow 
1 Arabis alpina—White 
1 Armeria maritima—Pink 
1 Campanula carpatica—Blue 
1 Dianthus Beatrix—Pink 
1 Geum Mrs. Bradshaw—Burnt Orange 
1 Iberis Sempervirens Snowflake—White 
1 Viola Jersey Gem—Blue . 
1 Sedum acre—Yellow 
1 Sedum spectabile—Pink ls 
Price: 10 ‘plants, $3.45 — 20 plants $6.50 
