Snyder Bros. (Inc.), Center Point, Iowa Hardy Perennials, Nut Trees 



—Wan-Bun, $1.00. 2% feet. Soft cadmium yellow. 
HOSTA, Funkia, Plantainlily. Thrives almost anywhere. 
—Lancifolia. 2 feet. Lilac flowers in September. An especially good 
border plant for shady or very hard places. Very hardy. 
LIATRIS pycnostachia. Blazingstar or Kansas Gayfeather. 3-4 feet. 
Long narrow spikes of rich purple. 
LYTHRUM, MORDERNS PINK. 75c. 2-3 feet. Branched from the 
ground like a shrub. Clear deep pink, flowers nearly all summer, 
very hardy. A great improvement over the old Lythrums. 
RANUNCULUS acris. English Buttercup. 1-2 feet. Upright, branching 
sprays, small, double, waxy golden yellow flowers. May-June. 
Fine for Memorial Day cutting. 
SAXIFRAGA crassifolia. 1 foot. Broad green foliage, rosy pink flow- 
ers. April-May. Very fine among rocks. Leaves turn red in win- 
ter. 
SEDUM. Stonecop. Liveforever. 
—Kamtschaticum. 6 inches. Bright green foliage, golden-yellow flow- 
ers. 
—Middenderffianum. Low, tufted plants, spreading 1 foot. » Linear 
dark green leaves turn red in fall. Yellow flowers. Very choice 
kind. 
—Spectabile brilliant. 18 inches. Broad flat heads of rosy-crimson 
flowers in the fall. A splendid border plant. 
SEMPERVIVUM. House leek, Hen and Chickens. Excellent in rock- 
eries. 
—Globiferum. Small globular rosettes. Young plants roll away and 
strike root readily. 
—Tectorum Rosettes. 5-6 inches in diameter. Flowers pale red. 1 foot. 
PRICES unless noted 40c each, $3.50 per 10. 
NUT TREES 
Propagation of grafted nut trees was resumed. in the spring of 1946, 
and a limited number, mostly of one year old grafts, are now available. 
Prices of grafted nut trees may seem high compared to fruit tree prices 
but their propagation requires much more skill and the deep roots of 
nut trees makes it necessary to dig them by hand while fruit trees 
are dug by machinery. 
In transplanting any of the nut trees the tops should be cut back 
heavily otherwise failue is likely to be the result. 
BLACK WALNUTS 
BLACK WALNUTS want deep rich soil and in it grow very rapidly 
when established. For orchard planting they should be widely spaced, 
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