OLDS’ HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Olds’ northern grown hardy perennials listed 
on this page are either 1 and 2 year field grown 
or out of 2%-inch pots, depending upon the type 
of plant. We try to keep our stock of a good size, 
yet hold it young enough so that it can come to 
its full maturity after planting in our customers’ 
gardens. ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID 
PRICES. Plants are not sent with other items, 
but by themselves at the proper time for plant- 
ing or when weather will permit, direct from 
our Michigan growing station. Chrysanthemums 
are not sent until the end of May. We do not 
accept orders for nursery stock for shipment into 
the states of California, Washington, Oregon 
and Florida. 
HARDY ASTERS 
The Hardy Aster or Michaelmas’ Daisy is an 
excellent flower for background planting in flow- 
er borders. The stems are stiff, bearing gorgeous 
flowers from September until frost. Better flow- 
ers will be obtained if only 3 or 4 stems are 
allowed to develop to a plant. 
BEECHWOOD CHALLENGER. Bril- 
liant crimson red flowers in abundance on plants 
medium height. Early. Each, 60c; 3 for 
1.50. 
HARRINGTON'’S PINK. Large flowers of 
bright clear pink. Hardy, sturdy plants. Each, 
60c; 3 for $1.50. 
. HARDY PHLOX 
No border is complete without a planting of 
hardy Phlox. Bushy plants with enormous 
tresses of blooms. Prices: 1 Year Plants from 
Cuttings, all varieties, each, 65c; 3 for $1.75. 
AETNA. Excellent new variety which is 
highly resistant to rust. Tall strong grower and 
of superb deep scarlet color. 
_E. I. HARRINGTON. A phlox of dis- 
tinctive beauty. Flower trusses are extremely 
large and color is a delightful salmon shade 
with slightly darker eye. 
ETHEL PRITCHARD. Rich bluish-violet 
which blends well with other colors. 
FLASH. Rich carmine-rose with orange- 
scarlet center. 
LEO SCHLAGETER. One of the bright- 
est and flashiest of all red phlox, Sturdy grower 
and very free bloomer. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
The varieties we list below are very satisfac- 
tory in the protected border. They bloom late 
in the fall when most plants are through bloom- 
ing. Plants from 2%-inch pots shipped about 
the last of May. : "e a 
ALGON® UIN. Brilliant yellow. Very 
early. 
AUTUMN LIGHTS. 
striking early. 
CALIPH. Ox-block red, early. 
CAMILLA. Deep raspberry-rose color, early 
blooming. 
CHIPPEWA. 
CORAL SEA. 
coppery rose. 
DWARF JEWEL. 
lavender. 
EARLY WONDER, 
pon. 
EARLY JOAN HELEN. 
Copper-bronze, very 
Giant, bright aster purple. 
Salmon-buff suffused with 
Softly colored lilac- 
Large soft pink pom- 
Sparkling gar- 
AQUILEGIA, Mrs. Scott Elliott. One of the 
most graceful and dainty of the hardy perennials. 
Flowers are large with long spurs and colors 
cover all shades of lavender, purple, red, white, 
yellow, pink and blue. Hach, 50c; 3 for $1.25, 
AQUILEGIA, Crimson Star. Bright crims n PYRETHRUM, Robinson’s Hybrids. Finest 
with inside a waxy white. Very striking. Each, strain of Painted Daisies. Foliage fernlike and 
65e;. 3. for $1.75. ornamental. Stems strong and erect. Easy to flowers. 
CARNATION, King of Blacks. Fragrant grow. Hach, 50c; 3 for $1.25. 
large flowers of deep maroon with satiny black 
STARLIGHT. 
orchid color with white center marking. Large 
flower heads and florets. 
All the above are 65c each and 3 for $1.75. 
SHASTA DAISY, Alaska. The best known 
Beautiful pastel lavender- 
Strong grower. 
LAVENDER LADY. 
er. One of the finest mums grown today. 
MRS. P. S. DUPONT. 
of the best. 
OLIVE LONGLAND. Large apricot toned 
LILLIAN. One of the most distinctive new 2 
phlox. Unusually large trusses of charming soft ™°% bright yellow center. 
pink. GRANNY SCOVILL. Beautiful copper- 
MOONLIGHT DREAM. Medium grower, °'°?7°: 
Large trusses of rich creamy white. 2 HARBOR LIGHTS. Pale yellow pompon, 
PRIME MINISTER. Clear pure white, D&W- 
brilliant red center. é st EA SNE Rich wine-red, this is a new va- 
riety. 
Large silvery-laven- 
Peach-pink. One 
One of the famous University of Chi- 
cago introductions. 
REDEVEEVEVr 
Velvety-crimson, perhaps 
sheen. Dwarf plants that bloom most of the variety. Very free flowering. Large white the best of all crimsons. 
summer. Hach, 50c; 3 for $1.25. daisies with golden center. Plants 2% ft. tall, SATURN. Fine bronze, early. 
DELPHINIUM, Pacific Giants, Perhaps the vigorous and hardy. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.25. SILVER TIP. Bright carmine with the tip 
aon Neekin hardy aaa mn PURO: ucee SHASTA DAISY. Diener’s Double. H. P.. of each petal a silvery white. 
e Meee eniic ceatle, This ig tie larcoet This strain includes an assortment of Eee SEPTEMBER CLOUD. White shading 
A aan an : ap ia types of double flowers ranging from fully to primrose. 
eee ta mildew-resistant strain. Bach, 75c; 3 double-fringed petals through semi-double to a SEQUOIA. Mellow amber with interesting 
Apter 2 type which, though single, forms an unusually vyariations. } 
GAILLARDIA, Hybrids. One of the most 
satisfactory tall hardy perennials. The large 
brown center is surrounded by petals marked 
with concentric rings of brilliant crimson, scar- 
let, orange and vermillion. One of the few 
perennials which is always in blossom. Hach, 
50¢c; 3 for $1.25. 
GYPSOPHILA, Pacifica. Pink Baby 
Breath. Grows 4 ft. tall. blooms September and 
October. Each, 65c; 3 for $1.75. 
GYPSOPHILA, Snow White Double. Dou- 
ble white Baby Breath. Grows about 2 ft. high 
and produces a mass of small white flowers, 
mostly double. Excellent for bouquets. Hach, 
65e30 3, for $1.75. 
Native plants are now very popular both for rock 
gardens and perennial borders. We are listing here 
some of the best and most popular kinds, These 
are not sent with other goods, but are mailed alone, 
postpaid, up to 1,000 miles from Madison, Wis., at 
the right time for planting, or when weather permits 
digging in April. Add 10c per plant if you are over 
1,000 miles away. No orcers for plants will be 
accepted from California, Washington, Florida, and 
Oregon. 
ASCLEPIAS (Tuberosa). Butterfly Weed, 12- 
15 inches; brilliant orange flowers in midsummer; 
well drained soil in the sun. Each, 5%c; 3 for $1.20. 
BLUE COHOSH (Caulophyllum Thalictroides) 
10-15 inches. The bunches of blue berries in mid- 
summer are the conspicuously ornamental features. 
Shade and leaf mold. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.20. 
BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria Canadcusis). The 
white flowers appear very early in the spring, Each, 
50c; 3 for $1.20. 
BOTTLE GENTIAN (Gentiana Andrewsi). 
The dark blue of the Bottle or Closed Gentian car- 
ries the flowering season for the wild garden into 
late October. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.20. 
CARDINAL LOBELIA (Lobelia Cardinalis). 
Brilliant cardinal flowers on stalks 2-4 feet high 
in August. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.20. 
DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES (Dicentra Cu- 
cullaria). 5 inches; white, early spring. Plant tiny 
bulbs shallow in rich leaf mold. Shade, Each, 45c; 
S for, $1.10. } ’ 
GREAT BLUE LOBELIA (Lobelia Syphil- 
itica). Deep blue flowers on 12 to 24-inch spikes 
in August. Sun or light shade. Each, 50c; 3 for 
$1.20. 
HEPATICA (Acutiloba). Three-parted leaves 
pointed at tips, Easier to grow than others because 
it does not require acid soil, Evergreen leaves over 
winter, new leaves following the flowers. One of 
the loveliest little woodland flowers of early spring; 
varying shodes of light blue, pink and white. Each, 
50c; 3 for $1.20. 
beautiful shaped flower with laciniated colored 
and quilled petals. 
on long, wiry stems. 
TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker Plant). 
hardy in the North and must be given winter 
protection. 
pear in August on spikes 3 to 4 ft. high. 
60c; 3 for $1.50. 
VERONICA (Longifolia). 
der plant. 
indigo flowers borne on 18-inch spikes. 
is bushy and the plants are upright in growth. 
Flowers 
S0¢; 
OLDS’ NATIVE WILD FLOWERS 
The large flowers are carried 
Hach, 50c; 3 for $1.25. 
Not too 
The heads of rich orange-scarlet ap- 
Each, 
This 
An excellent bor- 
Silvery blue foliage topped by deep 
Foliage feet. 
throughout the early summer. Each, 
SeLOL oa). purple, 
$1.60. 
POLEMONIUM REPTANS (Jacobs Ladder). 
A profusion of blue bells in spring. Light shade, 
fertile soil. 6-8 inches. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.20. 
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT (Arisaema _ Triphyl- 
lum). 6-12 inches; brownish purple flowers in May 
followed by brilliant red berries. Prefers slightly 
acid leaf mold. Shade. Bach, 50c; 3 for $1.20. 
SHOOTING STAR (Dodecatheon Meadia). 
10-12 inches; white or pink; May. Open, _ well 
drained but not poor soil. One of our most beau- 
tiful wild flowers. Hach, 50c; 3 for $1.20. 
SHOWY TRILLIUM (Trillium Grandifilorum). 
Flowers white, sometimes changing to pink. May. 
Rich leaf mold soil and light shade, Each, 30c; 3 
for 75c. 
VIRGINIA COWSLIP (Mertensia Virginica). 
10-20 inches; glaucous green foliage, pink buds fol- 
lowed by delicate blue flowers in early spring. Sun 
or shade; fertile, moist soil. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.20. 
WOODS PHLOX (Phlox Divaricata). Makes 
a lovely carpet of blue in spring. Light shade, fer- 
tile soil and fair amount of moisture. Each, 50c; 
8 for $1.20. 

WILD FLOWER COLLECTION 
18 Plants for $3.50, postpaid. 
Here is an ideal collection for the start of a 
wild flower garden, The assortment is composed 
of the following plants separately wrapped and 
labeled: 
3 Yellow Lady Slippers 
8 Hepatica 
8 Mertensia 
8 Shooting Stars 
8 Trilliums 
3 Jacks-in-the-Pulpit 
All 18 plants for $3.50, postpaid. 
DT 
TASIVA. One of the best. 
TREASURE TROVE. Golden yellow. 
wanted. 
Pure white. 
SYMPHONY. A beautiful mum. Color is 
a suffusion of copper, pink and red. 
All of the above are 75c each and 3 for $2.00. 
CUSHION CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
group of 
mound of blooms 
Plants grow 10 inches high and spread about 2 
Literally covered 
September. 
We offer these 
form a 
Azalea, 
**Mums’’ 
the old 
growing 
similar to 
low 
with flowers early in 
in five colors: 
red, and yellow. Please 
Ready last of May. 
bronze, 
state 
pink, 
colors 
for 
Each, 60c; 3 

af wy : 
(Lady Slipper). 
CYPRIPEDIUM PUBESCENS 
(Yellow Lady Slipper). Does well in 
any rich, partly shaded location. Yel- 

low slipper and brown-purple petals. 
May and early June. Most easily 
grown of all the Lady Slippers. Each, 
60c; 3 for $1.50. 
CYPRIPEDIUM SPECTA- 
BILE (Showy Lady Slipper). The 
finest and most showy of all orchids. 
It grows up to 2 feet high, bearing 
along the stalks several rather round- 
ish leaves, and on top one or two quite 
large rose-purplish or magenta and 
white flowers. Does exceedingly well 
in a moist and partially shaded bed 
of peat or leaf loam, Bach, 60c; 3 for 
$1.50. 
