Perennials 
Sun 
18 to 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS—Sweet William 
Old favorite. Plant in groups. June. 
24 in. 
Giant White. Extremely large, pure white. 
Newport Pink. Salmon-pink. Very popular. 
Purple Beauty. Large deep purple. 
Scarlet Beauty. Lovely scarlet. 
Each 50c, Three $1.35 
DICENTRA—Bleeding Heart 
Eximia—Plumy Bleeding Heart. 
blossoms. April to Autumn. 
Sun/Shade 
Dwarf. Pink 
Sun or shade. 
12 in. 
Each 50c, Three $1.35 
Formosa, Sweetheart. Rare white. Spring to 
Pau 12: in: 
Each 90c, Three $2.50 
Spectabilis. Old-fashioned Bleeding Heart. 
Long racems of heart-shaped pink flowers. 
Shade. 
Each 90c, Three $2.50 
EPIMEDIUM—Barrenwort Shade 
Alpinum Rubrum. Crimson with white spurs. 
Low-growing. May & June. Leathery. green 
foliage. 
Lilacina. Lilac-rose. 
Macranthum niveum. White. 
Macranthum Rose Queen. Rosy pink. 
Pinnatum Elegans. Golden yellow. 
Sulphureum. Pale yellow. 
Each 60c, Three $1.65 
FUNKIA—Hosta Sun/Part Shade 
Lancifolia. Lilac-blue flowers. Shiny 
foliage. Partial shade. August. 2 ft. 
Each 50c, Three $1.35 
alba. Old-fashioned 
Pure white. August, Sept. 
Each 65c, Three $1.75 
Undulata variegata. Blue flowers. July. 2 ft. 
Each 50c, Three $1.35 
narrow 
Subcordata grandiflora 
August lily. 
GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA 
Blanket Flower. Everblooming. 
Burgundy. Wine red. Good for cutting. 30”. 
Dazzler. Golden, maroon center. 3 ft. 
Goblin. Dwarf red and yellow. Compact. Rock- 
garden. 
Monarch Strain. Giant size flowers in all colors. 
2% to 3 ft. 
Torch Light. Reddish bronze and yellows mixed. 
Portola Hybrids. Brilliant scarlet, copper hue. 
Each 50c, Three $1.35 
Sun 
GERANIUM—Cranesbill Sun-Rock 
Alpinum. Blue flowers, almost all summer. 6 in. 
Lancastriense. Salmon-pink. 6 in. 
Each 50c, Three $1.35 


Behnke Nurseries, Beltsvilie, Maryland 
GEUM—Avens. TRY IT! Sun/Part Shade 
Blooms in June and July and intermittently 
thereafter. Charming plants for border or 
bed. Evergreen foliage. 114 to 2 ft. 
Fire Opal. Orange-scarlet. 
Lady Stratheden. Golden yellow. Good foliage. 
Wilton Ruby. Strawberry red. 
Each 50c, Three $1.35 
GYPSOPHILA—Baby's Breath. Everbl. Sun 
Bristol Fairy. Double white flowers in large 
panicles. Sunny location. 4 ft. 
Each 75c, Three $2.00 
HELIANTHEMUM—Sun or Rock Rose Sun-Rock 
Low-growing shrubby rock garden 
Likes sun. May to July. 8 to 10 in. 
Ben Ledi. Rich crimson. 
Buttercup. Single golden-yellow. 
Fireball. Bright scarlet. Double. 
Rhodanthum Carneum. Pale pink. 
Each of the above 50c, Three $1.35 
plant. 
HELIOPSIS INCOMPARABILIS Sun 
Orange Sunflower. Everblooming 
Goldgrunherz. (Gold-Green-Heart.) THIS 1S 
GOOD! Finest new orange yellow Heliopsis. 
Excellent for cutting. Emerald green heart 
in center when bloom opens. July to autumn. 
S Fora tts 
Each 65c, Three $1.75 
HELLEBORUS—Christmas Rose 
Part Shade 
Great interest is being revived in the winter- 
flowering perennial which well rewards a 
little effort in selection of cool moist, partial 
shady location. Should not be disturbed for 
a number of years. Exceptionally hardy. 
Atro-Rubra. Winter- 
blooming. 
Rare, reddish purple. 
Each $1.50, Three $4.00 
Niger. Large white single bell-shaped flowers. 
Evergreen leathery leaves. Blooms December 
to February, depending upon locality. 
Each $1.25, Three $3.25 
HEMEROCALLIS—Lemon Lilies Shade 
Hyperion. Best citron yellow. Fragrant. 40 or 
more blossoms on single stem. July, August. 
2 tt 
Each 75c, Three $2.00 
HEUCHERA—Coral Bells Sun-Rock/Part Shade 
Pluie de Feu. 
Coral-red, neat-growing. June 
to Sept. 12 to 18 in. 
Sanguinea. Bright crimson. June to Sept. 12 
ports min. 
Each 50c, Three $1.35 


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