Kare, Unusual aud Novelty PERENNIALS 
HE interesting items on these two pages are not necessarily new but are the 
result of searching far and wide for the unusual types that we feel it is our duty 
to reinstate for the pleasure of all true gardening enthusiasts. Others are new or 
recently introduced both here and abroad. You who have already grown many of the 
more common types will get a big thrill when trying at least a few of these specialties 
that we feel may still be new to your garden. 
ACONITUM autumnale. A _ little-known 
medicinal plant. Blue. Far more interesting 
and novel than the common Aconitum. 
3 to 5 ft. Sept., Oct. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
ADONIS dahurica plena. Attractive fern-like 
foliage with large, double, bright yellow flowers. 
One of the first spring flowers. 3 for $1.50. 
AQUILEGIA caerulea Heleniae. Beautiful 
large flowers of deep dark blue, with white 
crown. 2 ft. May, June. 3 for $1.50. 
AQUILEGIA haylodgensis. The most strik- 
ing blend of Jong-spurred blue Columbines 
we have ever known. May, June. 3 for $1.50. 
AQUILEGIA Skinneri. A Jong-spurred hybrid 
Columbine with yellow and red flowers. A 
miniature Crimson Star, smaller and pro- 
portionately more refined, with the same 
colorings. 18 to 24 in. 3 for $1.50. 
ARABIS alpina grandiflora superba. The 
specific character of this variety is found in 
its extravagant snow-white flowers and its 
compact habit. 10 to 12 in. April. 3 for $1.50. 
ASTER dumosus, Peter Pan. This petite 
Aster fashions a charming bouquet of glowing 
orchid-pink. 1 ft. Aug., Sept. 75 cts. each; 
3 for $2.00. 
ASTER yunnanensis, Napsbury. Bright heli- 
otrope with golden eye. Grand flowers on good 
stems, excellent for cutting in June. Neat 
plant habit growmg to about 18 inches. This 
novelty from abroad ts of exceptional merit. 
75 cents each; 3 for $2.00. 
CARYOPTERIS clandonensis. A great ad- 
vance on its familiar relative, C. incana, and 
making a gray-green dome some 3 feet high. 
Its whorled spikes of blooms of soft plumbago- 
blue are extremely beautiful. Very hardy and 
free flowering. Sept., Oct. 85 cts. each; 
3 for $2.25. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum, Fringed 
Beauty. Shasta Daisy. A strong grower with 
large, fringed, fluffy white flowers. Very good 
for cutting. 18 to 24 in. 85 cts. each; 3 for 
$2.00. 
DIANTHUS, Pink Primcess. A fine new seed- 
ling worthy of being called a garden gem. A 
true hardy type, flowering continually from 
early summer until late fall. Its spicy fragrance 
makes it comparable to the finest greenhouse 
varieties. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
DICENTRA eximia alba. Fine, fern-like 
foliage and slender racemes of small white 
flowers almost all season. This comparatively 
new Bleeding-Heart is a novelty in every way. 
Deliciously fragrant and has strong 12 to 
15-inch stems for cutting. 1 ft. May to Aug. 
85 cts. each; 3 for $2.25. 
ERYNGIUM alpinum. Sea-Holly. One of 
the finest of the genus. The large, feathery 
flower-heads of steel-blue often measure 3 
inches across. 11% to 2 ft. June, July. 75 cts. 
each; 3 for $2.00. 
FUCHSIA longipedunculata. A _ stalwart, 
hardy type of Fuchsia. Large trusses of scar- 
Iet flowers 2 to 21% inches long, hang grace- 
fully from slender branches all summer. 
75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
GENTIANA Purdomi. Prostrate stems. Large, 
upturned, violet-blue, starry trumpets. All 
Gentian admirers will love this one as well as 
G. septemfida illustrated. July, Aug. 75 cts. 
each; 3 for $2.00. 

GENTIANA septemfida. Crested Gentian. 
A beautiful species growing 9 to 12 inches high, 
bearing erect heads of blue flowers with white 
centers. Very floriferous. July, Aug. 75 cts. 
each; 3 for $2.00. 
INCARVILLEA grandiflora brevipes. One of 
the best sorts for rock-gardens, growing about 
12 inches high, with large crimson-purple, 
gloxinia-like flowers. You'll love its foliage, 
too. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
LITHOSPERMUM, Heavenly Blue. A well- 
known but little-distributed plant. Prostrate 
evergreen foliage; vivid sky-blue flowers. 3 in. 
Blooms all summer. 3 for $1.50. 
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ARABIS alpina grandiflora superba. 3 for $1.50 


GENTIANA septemfida. 3 for $2.00 
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