Brainard’ s 

Perennial Plants 


Campanula, Canterbury Bell 
Campanula 
R—Rotundifolia (True Bluebell of Scotland). Small, 
clear blue bell-shaped flowers on slender stems. It is 
an attractive plant for either rockery or border and 
is in bloom most of the summer. 
CANTERBURY BELL VARIETIES 
30c each, 3 for 85c, $3.25 per doz. 
Media (Canterbury Bell). Old favorite; beautiful bell 
shaped flowers, white, pink, dark blue or mixed. 
June? 223 ft: 
Cerastium 
R—Tomentosum. A desirable low growing plant with 
silvery foliage and white flowers in June. Especially 
suitable for rockery or low border work. 
Coreopsis (Tickseed) 
Double Giants. Glorious double yellow flowers borne 
profusely on vigorous plants. 35c each, 3 for $1.00, 
$3.75 per doz. 
R—Auriculata Nana. A new and interesting variety, 
grows only 12 to 18 in. tall; flowers are like other 
Coreopsis in form and a deep golden yellow, outer 
edge of petal delicately fringed. 40c each, 3 for 
$1.10, $4.25 per doz. . 
Golden Shower. Throughout the season from June to 
frost the plant is covered with star-like golden yellow 
flowers 11% inches in diameter; foliage is slender 
and dainty. One of the good new perennials. 40c 
each, 3 for $1.10, $4.25 per doz. 
Delphinium (Hardy Larkspur) 
Pacific Giants. This strain of Delphinium surpasses all 
others in size and colorings; huge individual flowers 
mostly double. We offer strong plants in light blue 
shades, dark blue shades, pure white or in Pacific 
Giant mixture all shades of blue. 45c each, 3 for 
$1.25, $4.50 per doz. 
Lyondel Giant Hybrids. The Delphinium of tomorrow. 
A. new and rugged strain, developed in New Eng- 
land, especially selected for its large size flowers 
and wide range of beautiful colors. 60c each, 3 for 
$1.65, 6 for $3.00. 
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DELPHINIUM CHINENSE (CHINESE LARKSPUR) 
35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
Dark Blue. Rich deep blue. 2-3 ft 
Azure Blue. Beautiful light blue. 
Album. Pure white. 2-3 ft. 
Dianthus (Hardy Pinks) 
35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
R—A\llwoodi Alpinus. Showy single and semi-double 
fragrant flowers representing all of the Dianthus 
colors. 6 in. 
R—Plumarius. Single old-fashioned Scotch or Garden 
Pinks. Masses of bloom delicately, spicely scented. 
seca 
R—Delight. Very large, showy, fringed flowers, wide 
range of lovely colors pure white to crimson. 
R—Carnation Grenadin (Grenadin Carnation). Mixed. 
Dwarf, compact plants covered with lovely double 
sweet scented flowers in many colors during the 
summer and fall. 1 ft. 
Carnation Golden Sun. Very double, sweet scented 
clear yellow flowers. 
Carnation Grenadin Red. Shades of red; sweet scented. 
Carnation Grenadin White. Mostly double flowers, 
good size, scented. 
Barbatus. See Sweet William. 
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) 
Eximia. This variety, with beautiful cut foliage and 
dainty rose-pink flowers, should be in every garden. 
Flowers all summer. 35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 
per doz. 
Spectabilis. 
crimson heart-shaped flowers in 
racemes. 75c each. 
Old-fashioned Bleeding Heart. Rosy- 
long drooping 
Digitalis (Foxglove) 
Giant Shirley. Purest white to darkest rose, all blotched 
and spotted maroon and crimson. Mixed only. 4 to 
6 ft. 
Eupatorium (Hardy Ageratum) 
Coelestinum. Ageratum-like flowers of light blue; in 
flower from August until frost. 2 ft. 
Gaillardia 
Grandiflora Burgundy. Lovely wine red flowers on long 
stems. | 
R—Goblin. Flowers, yellow bordered deep red, on a 
neat, bushy plant 10 to 15 in. 
Portola Hybrids. Flowers are bronzy-red, petals heavily 
margined with yellow. Fine for cutting. 2% to 3 ft. 
Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 
Bristol Fairy. Individual flowers are decidedly larger 
and of a purer white than the commonly used varie- 
ties. June-July. 3% ft. Extra heavy plants. 75c each, 
3 for $2.00. 
Oldhamiana. A valuable, late flowering variety. 
Fragrant flowers of a lovely soft pink. Sept. 2% ft. 
50c each, 3 for $1.40. 
Helenium (Sneezewort) 
Autumnale. Broad heads of golden-yellow, daisy- 
shaped flowers during September. 5-6 ft. 
