general list of perennials, please refer to our Spring, 1948 Catalog. 
PERENNIALS— Old-Fashioned Flowers 
| We offer here a limited list of perennial plants which we strongly recommend for fall planting. 
For our complete and 
PRICES of all perennials, unless otherwise noted, are 3 of any one variety for $1.25; 6 for $2.25; 
12 for $4.25; $30.00 per 100; 55c each 
WINTER PROTECTION FOR YOUR PERENNIALS: It is advisable to mulch newly planted perennials the first 
winter. Use a light mulch of excelsior, pine branches, or any other material of similar nature that does not rot 
and become 
too tightly matted over the plants. Apply the mulch after the ground has become frozen, from Iate November to late 
December. 
Note: * indicates rock plants, { indicates varieties useful for cutting. 
CIMICIFUGA (Bugbane) 
Bugbane will help to solve many a problem in 
the shady garden. Plant in large groups, and 
enjoy a delightful display of white spire-like 
flowers from July to October. 
*tDavurica. 3 to 4ft. Very fine small spikes in 
much-branched panicles. July. 3 for $1.65; 
6 for $3.00; 65c¢ each. 
{Japonica (acerina). 2 to 3 ft. A late-flowering 
species of free-blooming habit. August and 
September. 
tRacemosa. 4 to 6 ft. Long white spikes of 
bloom in July and August. 
fRacemosa simplex. A showy fall-blooming 
variety. White spikes 3 to 4 feet long. Late 
September and October. 3 for $2.00; 75c each. 
tSimplex, Armleuchter. A form of the above 
with larger individual flowers. 75c each. 



















Aster Frikarti 
HARDY ASTERS 
tFrikarti. One of the finest of the Hardy 
Asters, starting to bloom early in July and 
continuing until fall. Large, lavender-blue 
daisies on branching, 2 to 214-foot plants. 
3 for $1.50; 6 for $2.75; 12 for $4.75. 
Alpellus, Triumph. 8 in. A Jovely new Hardy 
Aster, a cross between Alpinus and Amellus, 
covered with sparkling blue daisies during 
June and July. 3 for $1.50; 6 for $2.75; 12 for 
$4.75. 
ANTHEMIS (Golden Marguerite) 
These rampant-growing perennials produce 
an abundance of cut flowers. They require 
little care and make a brilliant showing. Idea 
in the foreground of shrub plantings. 
tMoonlight. 18 to 24 in. Light yellow. 
Helleborus niger 
GYPSOPHILA (Baby’s-Breath) 
All Gypsophilas prefer a sunny, well-drained 
location. ie 
Bristol Fairy. A cloud of lovely white flowers 
: in huge Beniclee: July, August. 3 for $1.75; 
6 for $3.25; 12 for $7.00. ; 
*Fratensis. 8 in. Glaucous foliage and light 
pink flowers. May to July. : 
t{Oldhamiana. 3 ft. A pale pink, this hybrid 
extends the season considerably. July to late 
September. 
{Oldhamiana Flamingo. A new tall, double 
form. The lovely pale pink flowers are like 
Bristol Fairy in form and it grows just as 
tall but blooms four or five weeks later. 
3 for $2.00; 12 for $7.50; 75c each. 
tRepens Bodgeri. 18 in. Earlier than Bristol 
Fairy, the white flowers are tinted pink. 
Compact in habit. ; 
*tRepens Bodgeri, Rosy Veil. A dwarf pink 
form treasured for the rock garden or the 
foreground of the perennial border. 
All-Season Baby's Breath Collection 
Four outstanding varieties to give bloom 
from early June till fall. Two tall and two 
low growing: 
Repens Bodgeri Flamingo 
Rony Veil : Bristol Fairy 
OFFER NO. 8F-83A: 4 plants,1of each $2.50 
OFFER NO. 8F-83: 8 plants, 2 of each $4.50 

Cimicifuga racemosa simplex 

COREOPSIS (Tickseed) 
t{Baden-Gold. New. 2 to 3 ft. Extremely 
large, golden yellow flowers 3 to 4 inches 
across. Tall, wiry stems make it an excellent 
cut flower. Blooms nearly all summer. 3 for 
$2.00; 6 for $3.50; 12 for $6.50; 75c each. 
HELLEBORUS (Christmas Rose) 
*{Niger. This hardy perennial attracts great 
interest wherever it Is grown, because of its 
lovely single white flowers and its unique 
blooming season—December to March. 
The flowers are flushed with pink and are 
borne in sturdy stems. A partly shaded |o- 
cation in necessary, and the soil should be 
enriched with equal parts of manure, leaf- 
mold, sand and good loam. Watering is 
essential during dry periods in the summer. 
3 for $3.25; 12 for $12.00; $1.25 each. 
A New Christmas Rose 
*{Orientalis atropurpurea. A new red Lenten 
Rose producing crimson-purple flowers from 
February to April. Numerous blooms on 
12 to 15-inch stems. An easy and strong- 
growing variety. 3 for $4.00; 6 for $7.00: 
$1.50 each. 
TRUSSELL LUPINS 
These wonderful plants grow 314 feet high 
with the upper 2 feet of the flower spike a solid 
mass of color, ranging through yellow, pink, blue, 
white and various blendings. Blooms in June and 
July. Partly shaded, rich soil free from lime is 
needed. We do not recommend Lupins for plant- 
ing in the South. 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.25. 

Russell Lupins 


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