GIRARD BROTHERS’ NURSERY, GENEVA, OHIO 

CARNATION 
CARNATION (Hardy) 
Carnation (Hardy )—Every garden should 
have a few carnation plants. Easy to grow. 
Blooms throughout the summer. Will make 
stems 10-18 in. long. A few blossoms mixed 
with other flowers will make a pleasing 
bouquet. Lovely for corsages. We are list- 
ing 3 colors from good varieties: Double 
Red, Double Pink, Double White. 
One each of 3 for $1.10, or 40c each. 
AQUALEGIA (Columbine) 
Aqualegia (Columbine) — Something else 
to pep up your flower garden. Flowers are 
about 3 inches across, some with spurs 
4 inches long. Colors are rich and clear, 
held on long stems 2-3 ft tall. Bloom gener- 
ously all spring. These come up year after 
year, in ordinary soils. We are listing 5 
of the best named novelties in this group. 
Chrysantha—rich golden yellow. 
Chrysantha Alba — Pure white and long 
spurred. 
Coerulea—Long spurred blue flowers. 
Crimson Star—Large flowers with crim- 
son spurrs and cepals, white pedals, sturdy 
grower. 
Giant Pink Hybrid— With extra long 
spurrs. 
45c each or 5 for $2.00. 
MERTENSIS (Blue Bells) 
shaped fiowers in shades of blue and later 
to pink. One of the first flowers to bloom. 
Mass planting of these, most attractive. 
We had a block of 19,000 of these in bloom 
early last spring. I am sorry that a photo 
of these was not taken. 
Z25e each or 5 for $1.00. 
HARDY PRIMROSE 
Munstead Giant—Large flowered in vari- 
ous shades of red, yellow, cream, buff and 
pink. Blooms very early in the spring. 
Flowers and foliage very attractive. Does 
well in the shade. 
40c each or 10 for $3.60. 
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BLEEDING HEART (Dicentra) 
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)—We are list- 
ing this ‘Old Favorite’ by request, from 
many of our customers. This flower came 
to be known many years ago. Is a favorite 
among’st flower lovers. Unlike many varie- 
ties that came in the picture and faded 
away. This flower becomes more popular 
as years go by. 
The heart-shaped flowers are pink with 
white centers, branched graceful and droop- 
ing. Foliage is fern-like. Very hardy and 
grows the height, 18-24 in. G60c each. 
LYTHRUM 
Lythrum—Purple Loosetrife. 
Mordens Pink— Beautiful deep pink 
spikes, blooming all summer. About 30 in. 
tall. New. 
40c each or 3 for $1.10. 
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 
Blue Moon—Giant azure-blue daisy type 
flowers, 5-6 inches across, on stiff stems 
12-18 in. Blooms June to November. 
40c each or 38 for $1.05. 
ASTER (Michaelmas Daisy) 
Aster (Michaelmas Daisy) — Beautiful 
daisy-like flowers. Very colorful in mass 
plantings, makes excellent cut flowers. 
Blooms September ’till frost. Height, 3-4 ft. 
Listed below are some of the finest in this 
family. 
ee cod Challenger — Bright crimson 
red. 
Blue Gown—Deep blue. 
Harringtons Pink — Clusters of slivery 
pink flowers. 
Mt. Everest—-White flowers on pointed 
stems, flowers down to the ground. 
Strawberries and Cream—Large clusters 
of deep pink flowers on tall stems, strik- 
ing picture. 
Violeta—New beautiful rich violet blue, 
flowers on very compact rounded bush. 
When in full bloom is a solid mass of color. 
50c each or 6 for $2.80. 
