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HARDY PERENNIALS 
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Price: 50c per plant, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, except where noted 
Varieties starred (*) are suitable for Rock Gardens. Varieties daggered (*‘}) are suitable for Cut Flowers. 
PENTSTEMON (The Beard Tongue) 
Few Perennials offer the graceful showing in a garden that 
Pentstemons do. The small tubular flowers like miniature fox- 
gloves in shape, grow on long spikes and flower from June until 
August. Most effective. 
+ Firebird—The flowers are foxgloye-like, on stems about 18 
to 24 inches tall, and are fiery crimson overlaid with an orange 
sheen. The plant is easily grown, is free from insect pests, 
flowers freely, creates a brilliant effect in the flower garden, 
and is a cut flower par excellence. This plant is quite similar 
in growth to Pentstemon Garnet, flowering just as freely and 
is more hardy. Price: 60c each, 85.00 per dozen. 
+ Garnet—“Garnet” is of spreading habit and produces a suc- 
cession of bloom from June until frost. Flowers of rich garnet 
color, gracefully placed on stems 12 to 18 inches tall. The 
plants have from six to a dozen spikes continually in flower. 
Excellent for cutting and last a week or more in water. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragonhead) 
+ Vivid—A new dwarf growing variety, that attains a height of 
18-22 inches, and is a marvelous improvement on any previous 
variety introduced. It is much deeper in color and has larger 
individual flowers. A splendid cut-flower. 
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower ) 
The Platycodons are closely allied to the Campanula and form 
neat, branched bushes of upright habit, 2 to 214 feet high. 
Attractive blue or white flowers from June to August. 
+Double Blue—A double form of the blue Platycodon. Very 
unusual, heavy flowers that are ideal for cut flower purposes 
and a type that attracts interest in all gardens. Height 18 
inches. 
+ Grandiflorum — A beautiful, deep blue. Single flowers. 
Height 18 inches. 
+*Grandiflorum Album — Beautiful pure white type of 
above, 2 feet. 
POLEMONIUM (Jacobs Ladder) 
*Bilue Pearl—Has finely cut, deep green foliage and showy 
spikes of baby-blue flowers in April and May. Sun or shady 
places. Attains a height of 9 inches. There is no burning of 
foliage on this variety. Will stand partial shade. 
PULMONARIA (Lung-wort) 
* Officinalis 

An excellent plant for the hardy border and rock 
garden, growing about 12 inches high. Flowers resemble the 
Mertensia to a great extent, Lovely blue blooms on beautiful 
silvery spotted foliage. 
PYRETHRUM (Persian or 
Painted Daisy) 
One of the best Perennials in our list. It is perfectly hardy, 
will thrive in any garden soil and in any situation except in 
dense shade under trees. As a cut-flower it is unsurpassed in 
daintiness and keeping qualities. Blooms in May and June. 
Grows about 11% to 2 feet high. 
+*Robinson’s Hybrids—Single daisy-like flowers, ranging in 
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shade from deep pink to red. Grand cut flower subjects and 
very showy in the garden. Long season of flowering make these 
an asset to any garden. 
* Single Mixed—An assortment of single daisy-like flowers 
in assorted shades of pink only. 
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